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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
Fire Explodes Gas Tanks.

Fond du Lac, Wis.,, Aug. 30.-Fire
destroyed the plant of the Standard
Oil company here late Saturday, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000. Heroic work
of the firemen prevented the flames
spreading to huge tanks containing
gasoline and oil.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
Chippewa Indians to Rice Fields. 4

Tower, Aug. s0.-About every
Indian on the Chippewa reserve here
is out today gathering rice. Thirty
six ~birchbark canoes are now at the
rice fields. They were loaded to the
waters edge with Indians big : and
little, and with camp outfit for two
or three weeks stay.
The flotilla padded up Pike bay,
thence up Pike river where long
portage must be made into Rice lake
where the rice gathering begins.
The Indians report fine crop this
year. The harvest will make the
coming winter easier for red men as
foodstuff will be gathered in suffi-
cient quantities to last them till
spring. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
Killed in Auto Crash.

Madison, S. D., Aug. 30.-John Mo-
lumby, a pioneer of Lake, county, was
almost instantly killed and his wife
was seriously hurt in an automobile
accident when the machine leaped
from the highway near here.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30

Industrial life insurance companies
in Great Britain are convinced that
war is what Sherman said it was.
Up to the present time they have
paid out nearly $4,00O,O0Os on poll
cies held by $4,000 soldiers and sail!
ors killed in war.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
Dies in German Prison.

-TOACO Ill UVA AAct4A L A40VA'
Duluth Aug. 30.--WOrd has just
been received by Mrs. Arthur Cob
ham of Duluth that her husband who
went to Germany in July, 1914, to
teach English, died on June s21, in a
German prison, where he was held,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
State Pioneer Woman Dies.

Mrs. Mary e. Collar, a former resi-
dent of Minneapolis, died late Satur-
day in St.. Cloud at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Daniels She
came to Minneapolis from Indiana in
1857 and removed to St. Cloud in
1883. -~.- .... s,zz
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-08-30
Northwest News

suspected of being an English spy.
He was 81. .,~ = -'.r.' --.~... r- .r- - ....
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
NEW OIL FIELD ROAD
TO AID SANTA FE
Such Connection WOuiG Mean
Another Direct Route to Kan
sas City for the Big Line.
Special to The World.

OILTON, Okla, July 1O.-The con-
struction Of another oil field railroad
means another expansion of the
Santa Fe in this portion Of the state,
according to the opinion expressed by
railroad men in general who visit the
oil field. There are two projects now
pending for such a road Governor
Haskell and associates have the
Tulsa Sapulpa Oilton line under con-
sideration, while Charles Page is
credited with being back Of the pro-
posed Tulsa-Oiton line to connect
here with the Santa Fc to Jennings
and south to Pemeta and Cushing
One railroad official expressed the
further opinion that when the Santa
Fe took over the Cushing
line from Dick Long of Muskogee and
his associates it was understood that
Long would help build a line east
ward to a Tulsa connection, and that
the Santa Fe would take it over when
completed. Long is now associated
with Haskell in promoting the Tulsa
Sapulpa- Oilton road.
Such a line would give the Santa
Fe another Kansas City-Gulf connec.
tion a far shorter one than that now
used via Wichita Arkansas City and
Purcell. 1t would also gave it prac-
tical control Of the oil field business.
This, in the past two years has been
the biggest railroad business in the
southwest and present indications
are that it will continue big for a
long time.
This oil field connection would con-
meet with another historic piece Of
road now owned " the Santa Fe, the
line south from Independence, Kan,
to Dewey, Okla. This was built
number Of years ago by Jake Bartles,
for whom the town Of Bartlesville
was named, and Senator Porter of
Caney Kan. They built the road
after many difficulties were encoun-
tered and overcome, and later they
sold it to the Santa Fe. A few years
ago the Santa Fe extended it south
to Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
KENTON SECRETARY
OF ELECTION BOARD


Joe Kentou, prominent young at
torney and Democrat, was yesterday
appointed secretary of the Tulsa
county election board, succeeding John
ID. Porter, who has held the office
for several years
The other members Of the new
board are Knox VI. Rowe, Democrat,
Of Broken Arrow, and Ray Short, Re
publican, OF Tulsa. They were ap-
pointed some time ago on the reDOm-
mendatiOn of the Democratic and Re-
publican county central committees.
The most Important position on the
board is that OF secretary as this Of
ficial Is usually the boss Of elections
in the county
Kenton was not an applicant for the
position and received his appointment
largely through the efforts - Cover
nor Williams Kcuton amnaged Will
Jams campaign in this section of the
state and is a warm personal friend of
the chief executive. The governor, II
is understood, realized that there had
been much criticism concerning the
past actions Of certain members of
the Tulsa county election board and
he desired 20 have a man appointed
as secretary who would insist on
square elections and fair play TO all.
Senator X. l.. Davidson recon-
mended NJ j. McNulty, city treasurer.
for the berth. it Is said, and John d.
Porter was also an applicant
"I will insist that future elections in
Tulsa county be conducted on basis
that will prevent criticism from any
quarter" was Kentou's only statement
yesterday when asked for an express
sion regarding his rather unexpected
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
OLD FIELD ACTIVITY
STILL CONTINUES
\ Two-Days' Trip Over Proven Terri
tory VIII Convince Any Man
That II Is Busy Race.

Special to The World.
OILTON. Okla. July 10.-A two
days trip over the oil field shows
there is absolutely no letup in the ac-
tyity that has been such an i'm
portant feature for the past ninety
days. In all portions Of the North
pool new rigs are constantly being
built, and this is also true as 70 the
outlying edges Of the pool on the
extreme west edge Of the field, just
north of Pcmcta, seven new rigs
were put up during the past week,
located not far from the Payne-Creek
county line and about a mile north os
the CimaTrOn river
All the way across the field rigs are
being put up on inside locations and
hundreds Of teams are busy hauling
material The completion OF the rail-
road to Oilton and Pemeta has cut
the haul by wagon to minimum and
the material can now be placed on
the ground more quickly than ever
before. This has also proved won
derful saving to the producers and
contractors as it has greatly decreased
the expense
In the northeastern extension the
development work is continuing rap
idly. John II. Markham now has two
locations on the Willie Ground al
lotment, Joining Oilton on the east,
and drilling is to start at once. There
are dozens of new rigs in the neigh
norhood Of the Monitor lease, indicat-
ing that the entire territory is to be
thoroughly tested.
The Oilton townsite was condemned
for oil purposes, about a year ago,
when Markham drilled dry hole on
the southeast corner He had some
good oil showing there His tests,
Just starting on the Willie Ground,
are less than a half mile east from
the Oilton duster. Drilling is in prog
ress on the White & Sinclair test on
the Lulu May Harris, just east Of OIL
ton on the Prairie test in section %
1877, four miles east, and also on
Prairie well on the Clarence McElroy
allotment in section 21-19-7.
A great amount Of lumber is also
being used throughout the field, at
the present time in inclosing the bat
teries Of l,6OO-barrel wooden tanks.
These long, low shed buildings are
becoming frequent everywhere in the
field. This work began about sixty
days ago. 1t lessons the danger from
both lightning and evaporation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
DRUMRIGHT IS AFTER
IMPROVED SERVICE
Lost Packages at Present All Reach
Big Oil Town Overland
From Cushing.


special to he World.
DRUMRIGHT July 1O.-The postal
department Of the federal govern
ment has entered upon negotiations
with the Santa Fe railroad to estab-
lish railway mail service on the Cush-
-Drumright branch. Oilton is al
ready receiving mail twice day by
train. c. f. Griggs trainmaster and
traffic manager of the Santa Fe, who
has spent the past several days in
Drumright said yesterday that it was
highly probable railway mail service
to Drumright would begin in the
course Of thirty days
Before the Santa Fe bought the
Oil Belt Terminal line, an effort was
made to get railway mail accommo-
dation to Oilton. The transfer of the
property delayed proceedings several
days but the new oil city was later
granted the service. Postmaster Blair
has been agitating the railway mail
question with the postal department
ever since the railroad to Drumright
was an assured fact. The fruits Of his
efforts were not known until Mr..
Griggs Informed the people yesterday
that the government had made in
quiry Of the railroad about the local
schedule. and was making arrange
ments to put mail car into Drum
right.
The arrangement will expedite mat
ters much. At present two wagons
loads. Of mail, coming by dirt road to
Drumright from Cushing once a day,
make mail accommodation very poor.
With two mails a day, citizens will
get better accommodation and the
postoffice force will not be forced to
do such strenuous work in the early
evening
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
LITTLE MARY
PIC KF 0 R D


Little Mary Ptckford, the idol Of
the screen, appears at the Empress
thcater today ana tomorrow. i'm
5-part photoplay Hearts Adrift."
tragic epic Of the sea The theater
is open from to If o'clock p. m,
so you may go at any time and be
sure to see the full performance.
The Empress under the new policy Of
pictures only for the summer season
Is proving q big success A ventilat-
ing plant which changes the air every
two minutes make the thcutcr abso-
mtely cool at all times The beautiful
stage setting attracts much attention
and lends an additional charm to the
pictures The next time you go
Movie shopping drop in at the
Empress and you will be surprised
how Comfy everything Is.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
Condemned Men
Can See Death
Chair Erected

Two mon IN tho state peniten-
iar, ,t NcAIo.to. .ro ,,,tor,f,.,,
'''''7
WoINu''h '"nslIH'l lhe electric
caa'f III Wh!ch ihey are 10 dle.
me cIlalI VIII not pe completed
III uino i"r lh' execution or
t''i''I ol iheSe condemned 'rlmi-
haIS on tlIe oates originally set
ana replleNcs Will nave TO De
EIahl'u ny Governor NlllIams IN
p'Ih C'ses.
iu,lnE inc administration or
lee CIu'e, thefe was but one le-
saI execution In oklahoma, and
thlL was negro 'vho was hanged
IN Iulsd inc Gay that Grace took
otIlce ana before he had an op-
portunlty to commute tho SEN
tehce.
Governor WlIIlalnS, however. Is
inclined 20 let the DEGREES OF ju-
RES ana courts stand, and thus
taf mas made no move toward
co"muntlhg the sentence Of
man coma amned 10 DE.
Sl,OOO Tor chair.
Ihe recent state legislature ap-
proprlated $4,000 Tor the con-
structlou OF an electric chair at
the penl'@ntiary where oil exc
cullons must occur hereafter.
Ihe tW' men now awaiting
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
HAS
FINISHED LABOR
Doing Hard Work in the Oil Fields,
Mother Acquire, Enough 10 send
Children to school
-nncinI m The MnrId.

Special 10 The World,
OILTON, OKLA, July 10.-Hcnce>
forward it is to be a season of rest
Tor MIS- Maggie Taylor, a washer
woman of Oilton since the town was
started, five months ago tomorrow
and a washerwoman for many, many
years before Oilton was born. And
there were tears Cf gludness coursiNS
down her checks when she told her
story several days ago, prior to leav-
ing for Colorado Springs where she
is TO spend the remainder Of her days
with a daughter
The years that have passed since
her husband died have been long years
Of hard labor but also it has been a
labor of love, for by washing almost
daily Mrs. Taylor has heen able to
keep her children in school and then
send them through college. Now that
her work is done, the children are to
care for their mother, and she is look
ing forward to long days and years OF
happiness.
Graduate of Bryn Mawr.
The daughter with whom Mrs. Tay-
lor will live i'm Colorado was only re-
Gently graduated from Bryn Mawr,
where she completed a course in
languages that has fitted her to be-
come an instructor in any higher ed
ucatioual institution in the entire
land. Eight languages does the
daughter speak fluently, according to
Mrs Taylor, who recites the deeds
of her offspring with great pride The
last to be mastered by the daughter
was the language of the Chinese, and
1t Is her ambition, according TO the
mother to become a globe trotter, fol-
lowing several years of teaching.
Mrs. Taylor says she has a second
daughter in a boarding school and
two sons in college. The girl who
has Just finished at Bryn Mawr, and
he other three children as well have
helped themselves through their col
iege years by working, getting an oc>
casional lift from their mother, who
earned 1t by bending over the tub.
But the washboard and boiler, the tub
and the flatiron have been put aside
finally, and as Mrs. Taylor hopes. for
ever. And she maintains, too, that
there is no woman in America, and
especially none that has emigrated
from Eiin's sod, who has four such
fine children, or children who have
been better to their mother than she
has
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
New Use for Tool House.
uarial To The World

DRUMRIGHT, July f0.-A large
well-built structure which once was
Toulouse for the Schaffer Oil COM
pany has been converted into a room
ing house. The building was one of
the first ever erected on the townsite
and is still one the best constructed
frame buildings in town. 1t has been
turned from its former location on the
vacant lot on Ohio avenue belonging
to the Fulkersons, and remodeled into
a boarding house. Despite the fact
that rooming houses rent for fancy
prices in Drumright the old building
has been unoccupied for many
months
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
Electricians Have Union.

NpUCIaI 10 Inc WOfIu.
DRUMRIGHT, july 10.-The elec'
trical workers Of Drumright organized
an electricians local last Monday
night at a meeting held in the bache-
lor quarters Of Johnson & Brown. H..
y. Johnson was elected president and
G. w. Van Horn secretary-treasurer.
The local organized with 10 charter
mpmhcrs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
New Photo Studio,

Speclal 10 Inc NOrIu.
DRUMRIGHT, July 10.-Sid Busby,
the famous oil field Photographer, is
installing his second studio in Drum
right. He is putting in a new stand
in the west side Of the new airdome
theater, which he will use exclusively
for quck-f finish pictures and sale Of
finished pictures OF oil field scenes.
Busby means to have the new stand
open in a very few days.-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
Scalds Result I'm Death.

DRUMRIGHT, July 10.-After four
days Of intense suffering, the three
year-old daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
j. c. Hash died Thursday afternoon,
as result of being scalded on July 3.
The Hash family lives about three
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
CHRIST'S TREATMENT
BY JEWS IS ARGUED
No Jolly" to Spit i'm Mans Face;
just Il Plain LOwdown Personal
Insult.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
OILTON. Okla, July 1O-"When
the Jews spat upon Jesus Christ and
demanded that he be crucificd, II was
to show their contempt and disrcspect
and TO this day if a Jew spits upon
another person it is because he de-
sires to insult him.
This was the argument presented
by an Oilton attorney W. B, Richards,
in the justice court of j. r. Robinson
during the past week and thereby Sc
cured the conviction OF q jew Harry
White, charged with an assault upon
another Jew, J. Helfner, by splitting
upon him. White was fined s. and
costs by Justice Robinson, but it is
understood ne will make an appeal.
There is quite colony Of Jews in
Oilton. They came during the first
days and as rule they are engaged
in mercantile lines. Competition
among them is brisk and they are
prone to 'jolly" among themselves in
regard to business transactions. Some
times the "jOlly' becomes too strong
and offense is taken even though none
is perhaps intended.
Friends Took 1t Up.
II was such a condition that brought
about the trouble between White and
Helfner. And their trouble has spread
among their personal friends until
there has been something Of tong"
war in Oilton during the entire week.
White declares he was only joking
Hclfner and intended no disrespect
whatever. He admits that he did
spit but not upon Helfner; that there
was a strong wind blowing and that it
carried the spittle toward and onto
Helfner's trousers In size White Is a
young giant, while Helfner Is de-
smaller; they team after the
manner Of Mutt and jeff
IT was not long after the splitting
episode that White was arrested for
IN alleged assault upon Hclfner.
When arra.gEed, Whites attorney
pleaded that there was no assault and
that none was intended. He argued
that splitting did not constitute an as
sault and that nowhere I'm the statutes
could 1t be found Justice Robinson !
after consulting the law books agreed |
with him, and 1t was then that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-11
CAN TUBERCULOSIS BE
CURED BY CRUDE OIL?
Eminent Physicians Are Making. an
Investigation as to Worth OF Pc
trolcum as a Medicine.
Special to The world.

PEMETA, Okla, July 1o.--An in
vestigation Is being made at the pres
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-03
California Mob
May Hang Negro

Woodland, Cal, Aug. Sam John
son, the negro fiend who attacked Mrs.
Michael Blevins at the home in Colusa
county and who murdered the woman 5
nephew, Richard Lindsay, when the boy
responded to Mrs. Blevins' cry for help,
was captured this afternoon at Capay,
ten miles west of Woodland.
When word was received here that
the train on which johnson was being
taken to Cohsa would pass through
here a great crowd rushed to the depot,
prepared to mob the negro if they got
a chance. The train, however did not
stop and officers proceeded to take
johnson to COlusa. Feeling is high at
Colusa and violence is feared when the
negro is taken from the train.
Jack Woods a young farmer who was
a member of the mob searching for the
negro. made the capture. Woods saw
the fugitive along a creek near Capay
and fired at him four times in an effort
TO cripple him, None of the shots took
effect.
The negro exhausted, put up his
hands and surrendered. Sheriff Stan.
ton Of Colusa county with his posse
came up at this moment and rushed
away with the prisoner.
The gang of ranchers made threats
Of lynching but the sheriff quieted
them. The negro pleaded piteously
with the sheriff to give him protection.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-03
DURSELL JURY GOES
TO VIEW PREMISES
Examination of States Wit.
nesses Begins at 4 O'clock
Today

The last Juror for the second trial
of Clarence o. Bursell, charged with
the murder of Charles c. Zimmerman,
was selected at 1870 this morning, and
the attorneys in the case began their
statements TO the jury. The state
ments of both sides were finished at
1890, and after an hour for lunch the
jurymen were taken in autos to the
scene OF the murder TO view the prem
iscs. Another special yenire Of u men
was drawn last night after the special
yenre of 30 had been exhausted. Only
nine Of the last special venire were Sc
cured and from them the remaining
jurors were selected. Nine had quail
fled last night to sit on the jury and
but three remained TO be selected this
forenoon.
The jurors chosen are; J. T. johnson,
Walter Pemberton, n, W. Lewis, f.
Gunderson Carl Steiwer, Theo Rubens,
b. +. Kumler, John RosseIl, Clifford
Brown, A, l.. Headrck, Grant Mmpny,
James B. Cooley The special venire
drawn yesterday contained the names
Of James Kennedy, c. G. Given, j. b.
Cooley, John Rossel, Adam Korb,
Chales Meier Jr.; Grant Murphy, A. C..
Libby, A, Il Clearwater, T } Cheshire,
{. NJ. Epley and R. G. jefferson.
The jury returned from the scene Of
the murder, which is about three miles
from Silyerton, at o'clock, and the
examination of the witnesses for the
state began Immediately
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-03
Killed His Friend Whose
Wife He Loved

San Bernardino, Cal, Aug. 3.-Whic
sheriff S pCse searched the desert to.
day for Denny Nicholson, ranches, ac.
cused of shooting w. d. Lamberth, 4G,
his friend of 25 years, Lamberth lay
dying in the county hospital here with
several bullet wounds in his body.
The shooting occurred on the desert
near Lamberth s ranch last night. Ac-
cording to information given the sher.
iff, Lambertn returned unexpectedly
to his place and met his wife driving
away with Nicholson in buggy. ll0
called upon them to halt, whercupon,
it is alleged, Nicholson fired with a
revolver. A pistol duel followed, but
all Lamberth 5 shots missed.
When Lamberth fell unconscious,
Nicholson carried him to the buggy and
rushed him to Barnwell, where ne sent
a telegram to the sheriff SAYING a man
had been badly wounded and needed
attention. Then he fled in
to the desert. Mrs. Lambcrth is uurg-
ing her husband
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-03
Passenger Receives
Refund On Ticket
After Years Wait

After waiting year and Il week Miss
AmDrosne G. Murphy informed the
state railroad commission today that
she had received the refund on her
tcket which she applied for July II.
loll, from the Southern Pacific. This
case went up to the Interstate Com.
merce commission at formal hearing
and the decision handed down bv this
body viii stand as precedent in future
cases of this nature.
During the summer of 1911 Miss Nur.
ply desired to visit the city of Omaha
ana on the trip Rished to make a side
TRIP into Wyoming For this side trim
she paid $735 additional and was TO
make the detour on her return to the
west coast. She found later that she
ana not have time 10 make the side trip
ana was charged 1890 more for the
direct trip from Omaha to CHEYENNE
Nhe applied for refund of Sl0.9j and
was informed by Jonn NJ. Scott that
'here was no ruling under which he
could make the refund, The matter
was taken before the Interstate som.
merce commission for a ruling ond
January ID, 1915, this BODY decided
O5. VI Wv.
The Southern Pacific returned non
$3.50 May 81 and advised that the sI9
90 was up othc Union Pacific. Miss
Murphy stated in her letter today tbot
she had received tln 40 an all