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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
PROF. WALKER UNDER
FIRE BY EDUCATORS
of state Normal too Inter
cstcd in McDarmcnt Trial l.
Charge.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 9.-Meet-
ing of the state board OF education
will be held on August "a at which
time President X. II. Wilson says
charges that have been preferred
against Prof. a. S Walker teacher in
the state normal school at Durant. will
be investigated. Alleged activity Of
Walker in the defense OF Corley l..
McDarment, who was accused Of kill
ing a son Of Jess Watts. is complained
of by Watts to the board.
Three vacancies exist in school fac
ulties by reason of the oklahoma Ma
tional Guard being away. Major
Jack Alley, teacher of economies. and
Prof. G.. Y Williams Of the science de-
partment of the state university. and
Frank Wyatt. professor Of history at
the Northwestern school at Alva. are
those whose absence from school
work will neccssitate selecting some
one to take their places. The school
year commences with the first of next
month. and there is no indication now
that the troops will be relieved of duty
before that time. President Wilson
of the board has said, however. that
these men will not lose their places.
that they will be open to them at such
time they may be able to resume the
work
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
SIX POINTS TO
BE SETTLED YET
ycrsy Between Coal Miners
and Operators.

KANSAS CITY. Auf "a new
subcommittee early tonight was given
for settlement the six points not yet
agreed to in the new contract being
drawn between the Southwestern coal
Operators associate and the miners
Of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and
oklahoma. Both miners and opcr-
ators were hopeful that an agreement
would be reached soon and that a
strike of the $4,000 miners in the
southwest district. which seemed inn
minent today when it was announced
that a deadlock had been reached ia
the working agreement. proceedings
viii be uVerted.
The SIX points at issue, it was un-
derstood, are regarding working con-
dltions. It being announced tnat all
wage questions have been settled ami
cably.
The new subcommittee appointed
by the general committee is composed
of some of the members of the old
which early today re-
ported disagreement
The miners are now working with
out a contract. the ola working agtce-
mcnt having expired July 81
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
TRY TO CUT OFF
SUPPLY OF MILK
It. Iouis strikers Notify Grocery
Drivers To Ouit Delivering
Commodity.

81. LOUIS Aug. s--StrikIng milk
wagon drivers this afternoon began
To notify the drivers of grocery and
bakery wagons that they should not
haul milk from the dairies to be sold
at retail by neighbornood grocery
stores and bakeries.
This policy was adopted by strikers
after they came to :hc conclusion that
the groccrs and bakers were getting
milk and cream in such quantities
for retail as to render the strike in
effective
In some instances the drivers we're
persuaded to dump the loads into al
lcys
Druggists in the wost end were
notified by strikers not to buy any
more ice cream fr"m the st Louis
Dairy company. one of the large man
uiaCturcrs Albert W. Fischer a drug
gist, appealed for police protection.
saying the strikers had threatened to
overturn his automobile II he made
any more trips to the dairy FOR ice
cream. He WAS told that policemen
could not he furnished fer his indi-
Vidual protection. but hat II any at
tempt 1T violence were made he could
call on the policemen about the dairy
for protection
While many families. as result OF
the strike are going without their
daily supply of milk and cream. so far
as reported little II any actual suffer
ing has resulted thus far Early in
the morning, hundreds Of men. wom-
en- and children go to the dniries and
the distributing drputS To get the sup
plies Of milk that usually are left on
doorStcps
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
NEWSPAPER SUES
THEATER OWNERS
math of Stage Hand Strike at
the Capital.
Special 70 The Workl

Special TO The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 9.-Libel
suits against certain local theater
managers for s25. 900 damages have
been instituted by Tucker brothers,
owners and publishers of the Free
Pointer. and also managers Of the
Metropolitan and Dreamland theaterS,
the only two signing the new wage
scale asked by the moving picture op-
orators and stage hands. Several days
ago an article appeared in one of the
local papers. supposedly inspired by
the theater managers association
composed of those who have refused
to agree to the strikers demands. 1t
is alleged to have reflected upon the
business of the Tucker brothers. and
is said by them to have contained
false statements.
This is the latest turn in the strike
begun by stage hands two weeks ago.
1t is reported here today by leaders
of the white Rats organization,
carrying on the strike, that other
towns will probably be involved A
representative of the union returning
from Tulsa this morning said that the
stage hands in that city would also
ask for raise in wages and II not COM
piled with would go out on strike at
once.
Managers here who are holding out
against the strikers say they are not
worrying much. that they have exrer-
fenced very little trouble in getting
acts. This is disputed, however. by
members of the union.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
JUDGE LYNCH HOLDS
COURT UNDER A TREE
Sfauttgart Mob Puts End to Negro
Who Attacked 16-ycar-old White
Girl.

STUTTGART, Ark. Aug. 9.-After
being dragged from the Jail at De
Witt where he had been taken Sc
cretly to avoid a mob formed at Stutt-
CART, an unidentified negro about 20
years old was brought here at an
early hour this morning and hanged.
His body was riddled with bullets and
left hanging until o'clock this morn
ing when 1t was cut down. The negro
was arrested Monday for an attack
on the 16year-old daughter of Ernest
Whitman, a farmer of near Stuttgart.
The girl was taken to Dewitt yester-
day and declared the negro was the
man who attacked hGr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Efforts of MediatorS in Be-
half of Government Are
Well Under Way.
CALL WILSON ONLY
AS A LAST RESORT
Railroad Employees Side of
Mooted Question Will
BE Heard Today.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9-If the
~ United States board of media
ton and conciliation, which was called
in today fails to adjust the differences
between the railroads of the country
and their four hundred thousand en-
ployes, President Wilson will be asked
TO use his personal influence to avert
"A general strike. This statement was
made today by a representative of the
railroad managers who have been ne
gotlatlng with the men since June /.
Tor "A peaceful settlement.
The appeal to the president would
be the last resort and would be taken
only to save the nation from the trade
paralysis that would foNow a strike
OF the magnitude planned by the rail-
road men.
McdiatOrs U0h,r Way.
Late tonight efforts Of the federal
to bring the contending fac
tons together were well under way.
SIX hourS after railroad managers
hdd served notice on the men that
they would not withdraw their formal
rejection of the workers demands and
had proposed federal mediation, the
mediators and the managers were
clOseted in secret session. Mediation
was suggested in lieu of arbitration
under the Newlands act or by the in
trastate commerce commission pro-
posals which had been rejected by the
brOtherhoods
What was discussed at the confer
ence could not be divulged under the
mediation rules. but it was understood
that the railroad representatives out
lined their position in full and indi-
wi tn On
in meeting the demands of the men.
1t was reported that the railroads
stood steadlastly for the main feature
of their contingent proposition"
made at the June conference. which
conceded the shorter day, but elimi-
mated double compensation for differ
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
BORDER LIFE REAL
HEALTH RESTORER
Sick Rate Among Men of Olive Drab
said to BE Only la Per
Thousand.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-National
euardsmen on the Mexican border are
in far better health than the average
youngsters at home war. office author
tiles believe on the basis of their med
ical reports 1t was pointed out to-
day that never in the history of eN-
tensivc military mobilizations has
there been any such showing as that
made for the week ended August
when. according to the reports OF the
army surgeons to General Scott. chief
of staff, the sick rate of the militia
men was only ia per thousand. This
was far better than that of the reg
ular corps. where the sick rate was
3.45 per thousand.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
NEGRO WHO KILLED
NURSE MUST HANG
Death Penalty Is ASSESSED by Jury
After Black Confcsscs To His
Crime.

DALLAS. Texas Aug 9..-Thc
death PENALTY was assessed by a jury
ir district ccurt her, late TODAY
against Houston Wagner. negro. self
confessed muI derer of Miss Zaola
Cramcr. March 26 last Arguments
were completed at 6 o'clock and the
Jury returned its verdict a few min
utes later.
rhc body of Miss Crdmcr. a trained
nurse was found IN thc ceupus of a
local school ground on The morning Of
March u last Nearly Law her suit
case. with contents scattered about
tire ground Wagner was traced
through a cheap scarfpin found in the
dead woman's hair He was recently
arrested in Oklahoma, confessed the
crime. according to officers. Hrd re-
turned to Dallas. Before the jury to-
day he admitted the crime. saying
robbery was the motive.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
HERRICK WILL RUN
FOR u. S. SENATE
Former Ambassador TO Fra GO i
Nominated on Republican
Ticket in Ohio.

COLUMBTS. ohio. Aug 9.-Myron
T. Herrick of Cleveland, former am
bassad0r 20 France. for United states
senator and Frank II. Willis. incum-
bent for governor. on the Republican
tickett. Atlee Pomerene, incumbent,
for senator and former Gov James NJ.
Cox for governor on the DCWocatic
ticket will be the rival party standard
bearers in the Ohio fall campaign as
a result Of the statewide primaries
yesterday.
All four were nominated by majori-
ties so decisive as to leave no doubt.
In addition to the leaders full state
tickets and candidates for congress IN
the various districts were named by
both parties.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Terrorized Ice Plant Elm
ployes; Engaged Off
GERS in Battle.
MANY SHOTS FIRED
Finally Killed by Motorcy--
cyle Cop; Had a Crimi-
nal Record.

A t"fER battling with three police
= men in and about the plant of
the Peoples Ice company yesterday
morning for an hour and forty-five
minutes. during which time scores of
shots were exchanged. Broken Nose"
Bob McGee, a notorious police char
acter and dops ficnd, was instantly
killed by a bullet from the revolver
of Motorcycle Policeman c. H.
Hingey. The bullet struck McGee
sqrarely in the left eye and passed
into the brain. Detective Walter
overly shot McGee through the left
hand just before he was killed.
At the inquest held in the court of
Justice of the Peace Lee Daniel few
hours after the killing coroner's
jury found that McGee came to his
death while resisting arrest, and that
Hingey had fired the fatal shot while
acting in line with his duty. No
blame was attached to the officer
A call was received at the police
department at 1880 o'clock in the
morning saying that crazy man with
a gun was in the plant of the Peoples
Ice company and had frightened all
the employees out with a big gun.
Running Fight.
Illllh'Ss oNtlDN anu bIdnl 1lll-
inston were dispatched to the scene
of the trouble, and arriving at the ice
plant found McGee in possession The
officers closed in and the bullets
wlistled about the engines and ma
chinery for some time bcfo.e McGce
ran out of rear door and toward the
Katy tracks Pilkington and over
by took after him and another duel
was staged on the tracks.
McGee then disappeared and the
next heard of him was that he had
engaged in a hand-to- hand battle with
man named Rigsby when he was
found near his barn. Rigsby slipped
up behind McGee ond grabbed his
gun. but he whipped it away from
him and sent a shot whistling by him
and continued on his way.
Returning to the ice plant, McGee
and overly exchanged shots from
points of vantage behind pieces of
machinery, and the fighting continued
until Hingey fired from outside the
building through a window and the
maniac dropped in his tracks.
Detective Ed Egan. testifying at
the inquest, said: "McGce is one of
the most dangerous men that the po-
lice have ever had to deal with He
was addicted to the use Of hop and
was under the influence of the drug
practically all of the time. He was
lust as dangerous without it as he
was with it and would not hesitate
to kill anyone.
"McGec has three prison terms to
lis record Twice he was sent to
McAlostcr whore he did time for rob
bcry, and once he was sent up for
highway robbery i'm Kansas. He has
alwCys been . source OF trouble to
the department here. and was out at
the time he was killed for some Of
fcnsc or another.
while at McAlester he attacked a
guard with an iron bar in an effort to
escape. but was finally overpowered."
PCl'cc officials claim that not only
diC McGee use dope himself bot that
he peddled considerable quantity
of the orug among other fionds.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Cabin Creek Valley, West
Virginia, Visited by Ter
rifle Storm.
SEVERAL BODIES
ARE RECOVERED
Property Damage Reaches
100000, With Gas and
Coal Lands Hurt.

CHAILESTON, w. Va, Aug. e.
~ At least ten persons were drowned
by a cloudburst which swept Cabin
Creek valley today, according to re-
ports received here tonight Several
bodies have been recovered, but none
idntified. Wire and rail communication
has practically been cut off and re-
ports are mcager. The damage to
railioad, coal, oil and gas properties
is estimated at 100000.
scores OF houses were carried away
by the flood, telephone lines torn
down and numerous washcuts along
the railroads. A large bridCe on the
me CT the Charleston Interurban
hn!road company was carried off it's
piers near Cabin Creek junction.
CHARLESTON. w. Aa.. Aug 8
According to officials of the Virginia
ROVER company tonight at least $50
persons have lost their lives. Eleven
bodies have so far been recovered, but
many persons have been seen cling
ing to debris in the flood No assist
ance could he given them. The Sun
school excursion train which is ma
rooned near st. Adams is said to have
three hundred persons on board. Eff
Us 10 Iedcn tnem nave tailed.
-Four bodies have so far been re-
covered, Mrs. Lykcns and her daugh-
ter. Miss Pauley and an unidentified
woman. The Lykens family of eight
persons is missing.
Torrent Sweeps Down.
The cloudburst occurred at the
headwaters of Paint and Cabin creeks
and Coal river and the torrent which
surged down Coal river swept its
banks almost clean of villages while
the kanawha river rose several feet,
carrying on its crest houses and build
ings of all kinds. Near St Adams are
marooncd two passenger trains, one
of which is a Sunday school excursion
train. Nothing has been heard from
either. The Cabin creek valley has
"A population Of about 5000 persons.
Advices received here indicate about
One-third of this number are probably
homeless.
Plans are under way here to send
relief trains.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Nominee Has Letter From
Durand Saying Charges
Made Are True.
WAS ADVISED TO
RESIGN FROM u. S,
EX-Justice Tells Two Au-
diences of Flaws in Will
son Reign.

Nd1NNEAPOLIS, Aug. 9.-Charles
4V1 L. Hughes, replying to Secretary
Redfield's telegram denying that f.
Dana Durand was forced out of office
as director of the census today read to
a large audience here "a letter from
Mr.. Durand in which Mr.. Durand said
that he had told Redfield he would
resign, but wanted to remain and that
Redtield replied that the administra-
ton had decided on a change.
Mr.. Durand's letter, read by the
nominee in the course of an open-air
speech at the parade grounds, follows
in part:
'lnasmuch as the truth of your
statement with regard to the change
in the directorship of the census has
been challenged, | think it is only
fair to you that | should make this
statement My resignation as direc-
tor was distinctly a forced resignation.
At the first conversation | had with
Secretary Redfield, | told him that |
would resign, but that | hoped | would
be permitted to remain. He at once
told me that the administration had
decided that it wanted to make n
change, | believe TO create va
cancy' were his words. The next that
| heard OF III was an announcement IN
the press that my successor had been
named and | at once wrote out my
resignation"
Mr.. Hughes then repeated his De-
troit declaration with reference to the
displacement of IAN eminent scientist
in the coast and geodetic survey by
IAN excsllent stock breeder and vet
Urinary surgeon"
"In my Detroit speech, I referred to
the special exemptions by executive
order on the operation of the civil
service rules: that is, appointments
taken out. of the civil service by
executive order. ! stated that in the
year ending about April. 1916. there
had been removed from the operation
of the civil service rules by special
executive exemption about lOi. That
of trosc 104. twenty were appointed
without requesting the opinion Of the
civil service commi ssion. That in
22 cases. the civil service commission
was asked for its opinion and ap-
proval. and that in 62 cases, the
executive order was made directly
in the teeth Of the disapproval OF the
civil service commission.
Unfortunate Error.
unfortunately in the published re-
port of these remarks, by running two
sentences together that statement was
made to refer to the coast and geo
dctic survey / had just referred to
that bureau in connection with the ap-
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
French Take Trench.

The official communication tonight
reads:
North Of the Snmme We completely
reoccupied a trench north Of the Hem
woods where the enemy had taken
foot We took about fifty prisoners.
our progress continues north of the
Hem woods.
"On the right bank Of the Meuse
there was great artillery activity in
the sectors Of Thaumont, Fleury,
Vaux Chapitre and ChenOis. No in
fantry action took place.
The day was relatively calm else
where"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
BUTCHERS MEET
IN FULL BLAST
Convention Inauguratcd With Address
of Welcome by Secretary
Douglas.

Butchers and meat cutters. repre-
serting the states of oklahoma, Kan
sassas. Missouri and Arkansas. opened
their twO-day convention in the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms yester-
day. Secre tary Clarence Il. Douglas OF
the Chamber of CONNIE cree delivering
the address of welcome.
Following a busy morning and aft
ernOon session the attending dele
gates we're guests Of the local butch
ers at several social features. in,lud-
ing theater parties.
Today aside from the regular busi-
ness sessions cf the convention. the
delegates will be given an automO-
bile trip over the city. the cars Oeing
furnished hY lOcal lealers
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
THREE CONVICTED
AFTER JOPLIN RAID
Walter Miller. j. W. hpplcmdn and
VIII Burton Sentenced In
Municipal Court.

Arrested IN connection with the
raid on me Joplin drug store Tuesday
afternoon in which rs quarts and Sc
half pints Of whisky were found, Wal
ter Miller. ]. w. Applenan and VIII
Burton were given maximum scntcn-
ceG in municipal court yesterday aft
ernoon Attorneys filed rotice Of ap-
peal and the bonds were fixed at $500
for TIE first two and $3.50 for the lat
ter.
Miller was fined 500 and sentenced
TO ninety days in jail; i. w. APP
pleman was fined $50 ana sentenced
to sixty days in jail. and Burton was
handed a similar proposition
Y. T. Brown. who was arrested for
having bought whisky there. was dis
charged after tesiifying for the pros
cCLtiOn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
sub sinks t3 Ships.

LONDON. Aug. 9.-S D. m)--An
official dispatch from Berlin. accord
ing 10 Rctuer's Amsterdam cores
pondcnt. says that between July 81
and August 5. one German subma-
rine sank in the North sea 3 British
steam trawlers End one British gov
eminent coal steamer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Irons Reviewed.

BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Aug. 8
All mounted troops and many trans
portation facilities here we're reviewed
today hv brighten. James Parker.
commanding the Brownsville district.
The line of cavalry. motor trucks and
field wagons was six miles 'ong and
was viewed Nv thousands of persons
as II passed through the business dis
trjct
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
Continued Jar of Inter
urban Traffic Has Settled
Reservoir Here.
STRAIN VERY GREAT
Commissioner YOunkman Is
Busy to Remedy Trou-
BILE; May be Moved.

Panic broke loose in Commissioner
c. S. Younkmans department at the
city hall yesterday afternoon when it
became known that there was great
danger of accident to the pump sta
tion settling basin as result of the
continuous rumble of the earth about
and beneath the giant concrete res
ervoir caused by the traffic on the
Sand Springs interurban line.
According to a survey made by en-
gineers representing the firm of
Stephens and Stiles, of Kansas City,
Mo, who have been engaged by the
city administration to supervise the
preliminary work of enlarging the
watcrworks station, the southeast cor
ner of the great basin has settled at
least four inches and this is likely to
continue until a strain point is reached
and all water impounded in the reser-
voir breaks away, Gripping the water
supply of the entire city.
YOunkman Is Busy.
As a result of the discovery. Com
missioner Younkms-n was hurriedly
summoned to the scene late vest erday
and at once returned for a confer
cnce with Mayor simmons, who
agreed with the commissioner that
immediate action was necessary. Com
missioner Younkman announced aft
or his conference with Mayor Sim
mons that he would prepare "A formal
request which would he presented to
Charles Page, owner of the intcrur-
ban line, seeking to have the tracks
of the road moved at least twenty
feet farther from the reservoir in or
der to lessen the vibration which is
caused by the heaYy trains and which
has resulted in the settling of the
basin.
while it is possible that no i'm
II Wediate break in the reservoir might
result from the vibration of the earth
about and beneath the structure as a
result of the passage of heavy traf-
fic over the lines" said Commission
er Younkman. I'VE believe that the
safe way is TO have the tracks re-
moved some distance away. and |
will have a formal request prepared,
which believe the commissioners
will agree in having presented TO the
owner of the intcrurban line"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
New sDnt'pr burned.

CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas Aug. 3.
Fire of unknown origin starting on the
second floor today destroyed the
plant of the Corpus Christi Times and
did considerable damage to adjoining
property. The loss is estimated at
$4,000,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10

BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Aug. 3
The body Of private Frank II. Small,
third Iowa infantry, who died yester-
day following an operation for appen-
dicitis was sent TO his former home
at Oskaloosa, Iowa. today.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-10
THE WEATHER.

OKLAHOMA-Thursday and Friday
generally fair.
TULSA. Aug. 9.-The temperature:
Maximum lO2, minimum IA, south
winds and clear.