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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
FARMERS TO BORROW
GOVERNMENT. MONEY
Creek County Federal Farm
Loan Association Organized
at Sapulpa Wednesday.

World Creek County Bureau.
SAIJLPA, Dec 10 For the pur-
! pose Of taking advantage of the pro-
! VISIONS Of the federal farm loan act,
farmers from all sections Of Creek
county met in the district courtroom
~ this city and organized what is
sa'd 10 be The first organization Of
lts KIND in the United States. The
name Of the organization Is the Creek
County Federal Farm Loan associa-
ton
Nearly nfty farmers were present
nt the meeting aud became charter
members of the association. The fol-
lowing Officers were elected: James
o. !ussctt, Kcllyvillc. president: j.
g tlauder, Sapulpa. vice president;
q. {. Hughes, Sapulpa, secretary and
treasurer. I'm addition to the prCsi-
dent ana vice-presidcnt the director
ate includes W O. Baker Bristow;
O. u. Propst. Ncwby, and G. r.. Loud
crmilk of Sapuipa.
Rules and bylaws governing the
association that were adouted unani-
mously provide that the principal Of
ilccs of the association shall be cs-
tablished AT Sapulpa and that mem
bers OF rhe association may borrow
money from the federal farm loan
bank, soon to be established in this
distiict on first mortgage on Creek
county farm lands in sums ranging
from Sl00 to $4,000 at interest not
lower than ! per cent OF higher than
u per cent.
Duration of time on loans runs
from five 10 forty years. Applica-
lions for loans ranging from $500 to
$4,000 and amounting TO more than
100000 have already been filed by
members of the association.
Members of the association will
bend every energy to have one of the
farm loan banks established at okla
homa CITY
T.. T.. Drake, county farm agent for
Creek county. was Instrumental - a
large extent in the formation of the
association. For the past three weeks
he has been touring the county and
interesting the farmers in the urganl-
Zation. lie predicted that more than
two hundred members would he en-
rolled within. the next six months and
that applications for loans totaling
more than $250.000 would he filed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
LONG ARM OF LAW GETS
MAN FROM NEW MEXICO
Claude II. Bas>ham, Held in Creek
County Jail, on Charge Of
Grand Larceny.

World Creek County Bureau
SAPULPA, Dec. 13.-The long arm
of the law stretched away out to
Mattoon, n. NJ, after a man wanted
here on a charge of grand larceny
and late this afternoon the doors of
the county Jail closed on. Claude l.,
Bassham, who returned in the GUS
tody of II. \. Kiper, special Frisco
officer.
Information filed by the county at
torney charges Bassham with taking a
draft made payable to one Arthur r.
Bashan and converting it to his own
use when he knew it was not his
property. when arraigned before
Justice a. L. Crawford Bassham
pleaded not guilty and was committed
to Jail to await hearing in default OF
$1,000 bond.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
SAPULPA PRISONERS FIND
JAIL FARE UNFAV0RABLE E
|. W. w. Members and McNicans
Charged with Nagrancy
Want Hotel Grub.

NuIu Nltth county bureau.
SApCLiA, okla, Dec. l3.-Jailcr
Dunno OF the Creek county Jail today
declared that the l. w. w. members
and MeXicans serving forty days for
vagrancy We're the worst trouble
makers ever brought 10 the bastile.
II is said the men find fault with
everything in and about the institu-
tion and have asked that their meals
he purchased from hotels as they do
not care for the jail fare.
\ boy appeared at the jail today
with a communication addressed to
one of the members and when opened
ii was found To be written in a secret
code The message had been sent
from Tulsa. II was not turned over
to the man To whom it was addressed.
The seven men. who We're arrested
after stoning a freight crew at Kelly
vile last week when they were put
off the train, are serving forty days
each for VagranCy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
Ignored Divorce Law.

SptcIHI 70 IHt WUTIU,
RlNGLlNG, Okla, Dec l3.-The
law of limitations in Oklahoma that
forbids a divorced person marrying
within six months after the granting
of theN decree was no barrier to the
ambitions of Edgar Poe, n farmer of
near Loco, and Mrs. Mary Harris, a
telephone operator, for within As
hours after the district judge at Dun
can had told Mrs. Harris she was
free from the original nuptial bonds
she and Mr.. Poe were married in
Fort Worth. They live happily on
the Poe farm
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
AT WAR WITH MEXICO Now?
Ohio supreme Court Called On TO De-
eide Whether We Are or Not.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. 1S.-The
supreme court of Ohio today was
called upon to decide whether the
United states is in state of war with
Mexico. The question was raised in
a suit filed by Adjutant General +. s.
Bryant to obtain wartime pay while
acting as assistant adjutant general
from the time the Ohio national guard
was mobilized for Mexican border SER
vice until he recently was promoted
to adjutant general.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
BIRDS NEST PROVES COSTLY
Two Fires at 3f' West Jasper Attrib-
uted To Nest in Chimney.

Fire starting from n birds nest that
mad become iSnited in the chimney OF
an old-fashioned fireplace I'm a resi-
dence at 3l5 West Jasper completely
DESTROYED the furnishings of room
Monday According to the theory Of
the firemen birds had built their nests
IN large creviccs in the chimney and
the straw and grass with which the
nests were constructed were fired by
the heat.
1t was estimated that n loss of $500
was sustained. A fire OF like nature
occurred at the same address a year
ago
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14


OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 13.--The
appointment of Fred r. McCaulley of
Glen Pool, Tulsa county, to take the
place in the state department of edu-
cation vacated by IL. T. Miller was
announced today by Il. II. Wilson,
state superintendent Mr.. Miller re-
signs after having a connection of six
years with the department doing sta
tistical work. lie has taken employ.
ment with u local business firm.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14

7UO0THT N TUI WUTd-
ARDMOBE Okip. Dec &C.. 4 var.
rant was issued at Marietta near here.
today for the nrost of CA stewart
uharriue hlm with the murder of his
wife. who Nai found dead with a bull
let wound IN her head Yesterday.
Stewart ls wealthy land owner or
Marietta.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
SAPULPA HAS NEW PASTOR
Former Hugo, Okla. Divine Will Take
Tn rastoratC in Greek County.

NoT4u NItth NuNHNN buiNaus
SAPULpA, Okla, Dec 13. - Rev.
w w Armstrong, recently appointed
to the pastorate of the Methodist
church, south of this city, has ar
rived here with his family from Hugo
and will assume his new duties at the
services next sunday. Rev. j. NJ.
Cantrell, former pastor, will take up
his work at once in the Ninita district,
having been assigned there at the
recent conference.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
Will Bring Them TO Time.
.n.ta1 Frl. Nrnrll

COLLINSVILLE. Okla. Deo. Ia
The city commissioners have ordered
the city manager to draft an amended
ordinance which places fine upon
al parties refusing to pay sanitary
bills within a specified time.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
Judge Watts To Miami.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 13.-Chief
Justice Kane of the supreme court to-
day assigned Judge Charles c. Watts
to hold court at Miami for one day,
December Is.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
r OE q


Ii3B Smith, the
VILLAGE druggist.
SAYS that since
the htgh cost
or living fad
HIT the country
HIS dyspepsia tablet
BUSINESS has
FALLEN Off
70 an alarming
EXTENT.
lilOulci
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14
Made an Imprcssion.

Bab--Did father strike you favor
ably?
Bob--Well. not so favorably, but
very accurately.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14

I" Marx Cross" Leather
Goods. HOieprOOf Hosiery,
Daniel Green Felt Slip
pers in great Uariety to
choose from.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-14

We are shOWing the fin
est Trunks, Bags and
.Suitcases in the city. In
destructO Luggage eSclu-
SireiY.
Evening star., 1916-09-27

dentist, Lieut.. kaufman had made ar
rangements to have him detailed as his
assistant. A tent had been set up for
McVeigh in the regulars camp and he
had just started to work when moving
orders oame. Doc" McVeigh and Doc"
Harmon, another soldier dentist. had
been furnished an office" in the field
hospital camp by their commander.
Maj. Bowker.
Private McVeigh assisted Lieut.. Kauf-
man in examining the teeth of the reg
ulars and militiamen prior to making
out schedule of the work needed by
each of them. Corp. Borchardt, COM
pany clerk at the Signal Corps camp.
also assisted in this work. Doc" Bor-
chardt has little office" rugged up in
the first sergeant's tent at the Signal
Corps camp AMI he attends to the dem
tai work needed by his campmates at
odd times.
The order for the 22d to move put
an end to electric work that was being
done about camp by Corp. Ormes and
Privates Bentley, Dixon. Borden and
Heist of the Signal Corps. This after
noon they were tearing down those
wires which they already had strung.
Private Dixon did all of the pole climb
ing. Prior to coming west with the
District guard units he was an expert
trouble" man in the employ of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
For Duty at National Matches.

Details of officers for duty with the
national matches for 1915 are an
nounced as follows: Lieut.. Col. John
]. Dooley. National Guard of Maine, as
sistant executive officer; Capt. George
c. Shaw. 30th Infantry. adjutant;
Capt. Creed F. Cox, cavalry, quarter
master: Capt. Caleb r. Layton, I'd In
fantry. Florida National Guard, sta
tistfcal officer; First Lieut.. Thomas G.
Samworth. I'd Infantry. National Guard
of Pennsylvania; First Lieut. Joseph
T: Clement. infantry. and Second Lieut.:
Henry L: Baker. I'd Infantry. National
officers: Maj. Ernest l.. Ruffner, Medi-
cali Corps. surgeon: Maj. John E. Mum
roe. Ordnance Department, ordnance
ofhcer: First Lieut.. George K. Shuler.
United states Marine Corps, signal
officer. Lieut.. Clement, in addition to
his other duties, is detailed as finan-
cial officer of the national matches.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
;HARLES DE SALES WHEELER.

Charles de Sales Wheeler. formerly OF
Washington, has been nominated by
the democratic party for justice Of the
peace of the East Phoenix. Ariz., pre-
cinct. with a plurality of III over his
nearest competitor.
Mr.. Wheeler. who was born here
March %. 1891. attended Central High
School and st. Johns College. He left
Washington for the southwest about
five years ago. and two years later
took up his residence in Phoenix.
Mr.. Wheeler has specialized in the
study of law. and has taken keen
interest in the political affairs Of his
present home. He is a grandson of tho
late John Hill Wheeler of North Caro-
lima. who was at one time special en-
voy to France and later minister to
Venezuela. and who wrote what is re-
garded as the most authentic history
of North Carolina.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
GIVEN MILITARY SENTENCE.
Private Who Wrote Untrue Letters
to Newspapers Gets Six Months.

COLUMBUS, N. NJ, September 81
Private Hugh Clark of Company D, %
Massachusetts Infantry. has been SEN
fenced to six months at hard labor in
the disciplinary barracks at Fort Leav-
enworth, together with a dishonorable
discharge from the service.
Clark shortly after his arrival at the
border wrote letters to a newspaper
at Holyoke, Mass, from which his COM
pany came, charging his company Of
ficers with neglectng the men and his
captain with appropriating company
funds These letters were published.
Clark admitted their authorship and
adhered to the charges. He was tried
by a general courtmartial for conduct
unbecoming a soldier.
The euardsman's sentence was ap-
proved by the War Department.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS
ARE ALL OWED TO LAND

Release of Maj. Arthur S. Humphries
and Lieut.. Hugh Levick. jr., British
army officers detained at Ellis Island
on their arrival from England, was or
dered today by Commissioner General
Caminetti of the immigration bureau.
Evidence taken yesterday by a spe-
cial board of inquiry showed that
HumIairies is en- route to Canada on
leave, while Levick is on his way to
Boston to visit relatives. Both are
travelling entirely as individuals.
Mr.. Caminetti explained that the de-
tention of the officers was only a neu-
trality precautionary step, and that
there was no intention on the part of
the government to interfere with the
movements of European officers or men
coming into America as individuals and
not engaged on active service as mem
bers of a belligerent's armed forces.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported
to the health department in the last
twenty -four hours:
Murray E. and Genevieve F. Thorn
boy.
Charles N. and Ray c. B;ondi, boy.
John W. and Gertrude J. Griffith, boy.
Murray L. and Rosa F. Payne, girl.
James L. and Mamie Handy. boy.
Robert NJ. and Louise H. Boykin. boy.
William R. and Edith 1. Dyer. boy.
Otto J. and Irene A. Rainier. boy.
Cleo. L. and Leafy L. Redman, girl
Joseph and Evelyn Jamin, girl.
Louis E. and Ella v. Torreyson, boy.
Willard B. and Wilmina Follmer, boy
William r. and Georgia L. Fuchs. boy.
William H and Edith NJ Redsick, girl.
Robert S.. and Sarah E. Lusby, girl.
Thomas E. and Cepha Crane, girl
Samuel B. and Anna e. Miibourne, boy
Grant and Mary E. Newton, girl
Isaac w. and Alline Hawkins. girl
Frederick and Lizzie Wood. girl.
Albert B. and Ruth, B. Hughes, girl
Robert and Anna Chapman, girl
Casper and Ophelia Hill. boy.
John F. and Cora A. Butler, girl
John and Lena Robinson. bay.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
MRS. MINNIE I. CAN1ER.

I. Canter, wife of William Canter, men,
Der of No. 25 engine company, who
disappeared Saturday morning, leaving
her husband and five children. She
left the family residence, at $40 Raleigh
place, Congress Heights, shortly after
breakfast to go to market. She did
not appear there. however. and her
failure to return home that night
prompted quiet investigation, in
which her father, Frank Cox, and her
brother participated.
Failing to find a cfue to his wife's
whereabouts, Mr.. Canter this morning
appealed to the police to assist him
in the search. The appeal was made
when Detective Embrey and Sergt.
Weber visited him to have him look
at a photograph of the woman whose
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Probably Had About $12o.

Mr.. Canter told the police that he re-
Gently borrowed $500 and turned it
over to his wife to settle outstanding
bills. Most of the bills were paid, he
said, and he thought his wife had about
$12O in her possession when she went
away.
The missing woman is thirty-six
years old and weighs 1913 pounds. She
has light complexion and light hair,
and when she left home she wore a
blue suit, champagne -colored shoes,
black veil and dark sailor hat. Her
oldest child, a daughter, is eleven years
old, and the youngest is but thirteen
months old.
Discussing his wife's disappearance
with the police, Mr.. Canter said she
was fond of dancing and that he had
accompanied her to a number of dances
during the past winter and summer.
He suggested that she may have gone
to Baltimore, although, he stated, he
really had obtained no trace of her
since she left home to go to market.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Fayors Swiss Military System.

That the Swiss military system would
be of great good to the young men of
America was asserted by Miss Katherine
Dabney at a meeting of the Women S
Peace Prosperity and Preparedness
League at the Raleigh Hotel last even
ing. She said it would do away with the
stoop to be seen in so many young men.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood praised President
Wilson. She said the people of the
United States owe him a profound debt
of gratitude for having kept the country
out of war.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
A Prescription
for the Feet

To relieve aching, swollen. burn
ing, tender feet and make walking a
pleasure.
II you were to wear cloth gloves. covered
with thick leather gloves equivalent to
stockings and shoes), sixteen to eighteen
hours out Of every twenty-four. you soon
would have aching, swollen. burning, tender
I hands. That is because much Of the per
spration would be kept In contact with the
skin an unnatural length of time. and 1t
{ would dccompose and form irritating poisons
and a bad odor. 1t is this condition that
causes nearly everybody to have more or less I
trouble with the feet. But MUST wear =
stockings and shoes, and therefore the only
way to have foot comfort is to use something J
J to neutralise the poisons of the perspiration.
10 they cannot irritate and cause burning.
|, swelling. aching and tenderness. What is un- /
doubtedly the best Of all prescriptions for
this purpose is the foot powder now sold by
all druggists under the trade name of (
.Fastep" at IS cents. 1t is delightfully."- (
soothing. healing, deodorant powder. to
sprinkle the foot and rub in. Fastep is J
NoT SHOE powder, but FOOT powder:
1t Is guaranteed to give instant relief and
perfect satisfaction or money will be re-
funded by your druggist. Agents. 3. Fougera
& Co.. INC. 90 Beekman street, New York.
Advertisement. {
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Get Prizes for Fair Exhibits.

For splendid Participation in the
Panama fornia-international expo
sition at San Diego the Department of
Commerce has been awarded grand
prize-the lighthouse service and the
and the bureau of fisheries a grand
prize, according to letter received
at the department. from n. J. Penfield,
secretary of the exposition.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
DIR. WEDDERSPOON DELAYS.
To Occupy Foundry Church Pulpit
Two More Sundays.

Rev. DIR. William r. Wedderspoon,
who has resigned the pastorate of
Foundry M. E. Church to become pastor
of ST. James NJ. E. Church, Chicago,
will occupy the pulpit here for two
more Sundays. according to announce
ment made today.
Bishop Mcdowell of this city and
Bishop Nicholson of Chicago met yes
terday and made the necessary arrange
ments for DR.. Wedderspoon's transfer.
A special committee. representing the
congregation of Foundry Church, it is
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Census to Gather Cotton Data.

Census bureau officials are busy or
ganizing their forces for collection and
publication of monthly reports of cot
ton seed and cotton seed products, and
quarterly reports of cotton fiber used
in the manufacture of guncotton and
explosives of all kinds, and of absorbent
and medicated cotton. Those reports
were called for by a law passed in
August, and have imposed additional
duties on the bureau.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
CARD OF THANKS.

TURNER. We desire to express our
sincere appreciation to the pastor and
members Of Metropolitan Baptist
Church, st. Lukes. relatives and
friends for their sympathy and beau
tiful floral tributes at DELLA
TURNER'S death. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
Artillery Practice Deferred.

Battery was to have had artillery
practice next week, but will not have it
until camp is established at Douglas,
when they will go to a range outside
of that place.
While all of the lumber and screens
for the mess halls will be taken, it is
understood here that the District troops
will not have to construct them on the
new camp site, as they will be given
mess halls vacated by other militia
organizations formerly stationed at
Douglas. J. c. McC.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
MARRIED.
Jones'

JONES-LUCkEY. Mrs. Alice E. Luckey
wishes to announce the marriage of
her daughter, FRANCES A. LUCKEY.
and ALPHONZO JONES. September
is. 1916. at Sound Beach. Conn. by
Rev. G. w. Desknins.
Evening star., 1916-09-27

ALblNSON. On Wednesday, Septem-
Der %. 1916. FRANCIS j.. beloved
husband of Susie Atkinson (nee Fort
ney).
Notice of funeral hereafter.
BAGLEY. On Sunday, September "a,
SMITH, beloved son of Primas b. and
Letitia S. Bagley of 2505 Georgia ave-
nue. northwest.
Funeral on Thursday. September 2S, at
1 pm, from Lincoln Memorial Tenn
pie. 11th and r streets northwest
Friends are respectfully invited to at
tend. (Richmond. Va. papers please
copy.)
BARRY. On Monday, September 25.
1916. PHILIP j., beloved husband OF
Anna Barry and son of James and
Mary c; Barry. aged fifty-one years.
Funeral from w. w. Deals funeral par
lors. SIC H street northeast. on Thurs
day, September 2S. at $3.50 am, thence
to Holy Name Church, where mass
will be said at am. for the repose of
his soul Relatives and friends in
vited. Interment at Mount Olivet
cemetery. Chicago papers please
copy)
Carpenter; Suddenly, on Monday.
September 25, 1915, at 2:15 pm, at
his residence, 1909 7th street north
west, OSCAR L. CARPENTER, aged
seventy-f1ve years.
Funeral services at Lees undertaking
establishment, 1872 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. Thursday afternoon,
September %, at pm. Comrades of
Encampment, No. Ill, Union Veteran
Legion, and friends are requested to
attend. Interment at Arlington cem-
etery. 27
DEVEAL. Departed this life on Tues
day, September 26, 1916, at the Wash
ington Asylum Hospital. AMELIA
r
street southwest.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
DdCKERsoN: On Monday, September
dence. I'll l street southwest, ]. WILL
LIAM DICKERSON. beloved husband
of Virginia Dickerson (nee Gates).
Funeral from his late residence Thurs
| day, September 28, at 2:30 pm. In
terment at Congressional cemetery.
| Relatives and friends respectfully in
vited to attend.
DICkERsON. Members of Valley Forge
Council, No 81, j. o. U. A. NJ. are re-
quested to assemble at I'll 1 street
southwest Thursday, September 2s,
1916. at pm, to attend the funeral
of Brother JOHN W. DtCKERSON.
IRE WIDMEYER, Councillor.
Attest: GEO. W. RUE, Secretary.
CANNON. Members of Ladies' Auxili-
aries, Knights of st. John, are re-
quested to attend the funeral of Sis
ter ANNA L. CANNON at st. Martins s
Church Friday, September 2s,'1s16, at
o'clock.
NJ. E. BANNON. District President
NJ. c. RATCLIFFE, Secretary.
GREEN. Departed this life Tuesday.
September 26, 1916, at 3 am, at his
home, Alb 1st street southeast, JOHN
WESLEY GREEN. the beloved hus-
band of the late Julia W. Green and
father of Mrs. Emma G. Bell, Mrs.
Louise J. Bell. Samuel W. Green. and
stepfather of Mrs. Fennetta Nalle and
brother of Mrs. Jennie v. Thompson
Funeral from his late residence Thurs
day. September %. at pm. Friends
and relatives invited.
HOWARD. On Wednesday, September
81, 1916, ELLEN r., beloved wife of
Samuel T. Howard.
Funeral from ST. Paufs Church. 18th
and V streets northwest. on Friday,
September 20. at 10 am, where re-
ha
Evening star., 1916-09-27

understood, is considering a number of
clergymen who have been suggested as
successors to DR.. Wedderspoon. 1t is
not expected that a decision will be
reached in the matter for some weeks.
Evening star., 1916-09-27
doc" Mcveigh Also Sorry.

The removal of the infantry regiment
will be regretted by DOC" Mcveigh of
the field hospital, who will lose thereby
an opportunity to serve as an assistant
to Lieut.. Samuel Kaufman, an army
dentist. Learning that Mcveigh Is q
Evening star., 1916-09-27
BORN.

REYNOLDS. On September 23, 1916. to
DIR. and Mrs. Francois Hue K Rey-
nolds, a boy, FRANCOIS HUE K. Jr