Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-27

COMPLAINT CHARGING Jim Patton with
assault was filed In the court OF Lee Daniel,
justice Of the peace, yesterday. The assault
was alleged to have been made on H. H. Sloan,
who signed the complaint. Patton was or.
raigned and pleaded not guilty. In default Of
bond he was committed TO the county ,gil
MRS. A. B. CUMMINGS. whose husband
was killed in an accident while employed
with the Leidecker Tool company at Caspar,
Fourth and Kenosha Mrs. Cummings lef,
yesterday for Bartlesyoe, where the body
Of her hlfband was taken.
MRS. r.. G. MYERS, wife of the barber
who was found dead Tuesday evening at the
home OF O. A. Myers at s14 South Detroit,
where he had been rooming, will arrive this
morning from Kansas City to make arrange.
egram was received from her yesterday by
Mowbray's. who are holding the body Il. G.
Myers was not related to c. A. Myers.
THE CASES of Al venn, a local boxing
promoter, and II. S. Price, set for reaIing
in the municipal court yesterday, were con.
tinued until January because OF the Illness
OF witness Venn and Price were arrested
on complaint OF r. T.. Gordon house de.
tectivo at the Brady hotel as tho result OF
an encounter with the two men at the hotel
few nights ago.
A DECREE OF DIVORCE from his wife,
Martina Berry, was granted TO Everett j.
Berry yesterday ,by an order of Judge N. A.
Breckinridge OF the superior court: The de-
cree included custody OF Kenneth Berry IS.
yearold son OF Mr. and Mrs. Berry. The pc.
titon for divorce, filed last October, alleged
that Mrs Berry was guilty Of gross neglect
Of duties refusing to care for the homs or
cook her husbands meals.
CHARGING THAT her husband Roland
Daniels threatened rer life were made in a
l.
court yesterday by Mrs. Emma Louise Dan.
els The couple were married in September,
1916, and Daniels began his cruelty towards
his wife within a month OF the marriage, &c.
cordng IT, the petition. Habitual drunkenness
and non support were also alleged as grounds
for divorce.
CHARLES MILLER and Joe Miller or.
sisting su officer were each fined $40 in
municipal court yesterday. The Milcrs oper-
ate stere on First street and tho officers
were called there by customer who claimed
he had been defrauded The officers were or.
dered out of the store and IL became necos.
ssry TO use force TO subdue the storekcCp RS,
the officers testified.
MORE THAN one hundred drafted mon ar.
peared before the legal advisory board YES.
terday for assistance in answering the Iues.
tions and swearing TO affidavits contained in
the questionnaires. The three members Of the
board were kept busy thruont the day. Most
OF the registrants were accompanied by r,la
tives, who signed affdsvits stating their
claims for exemption on grounds Of de-
pendents.
CHRISTMAS DAY was busy ono for The
Humane society, A. NJ. WEIGH, agent Tor the
society declared yesterday. Two hundced and
thirty.f baskets were given TO poor families
in the city. In addition to assistance given by
other provident organizations. The two hun
dred baskets prepared proved insufficient and
overflow applications Kept the workers busy
thruout the day. Thirty five additional bas
kets wera prepared on short notice to meet
the extra demand.