Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-23
OKLAHOMA YOUTH
INSPECTS SUBS
Former Aggie Athletic Star
Has Responsible Position
With Government.
IS AN ELECTRICAL EXPERT
Passes on Equipment Installed
in Uncle SANS Under
water Fighters.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
WALTER. Okla, Sept. 22.--An
Oklahoma young man is telling Uncle
Sam whether the electrical equip
ment OF his new submarine has been
properly installed. A graduate Of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
at saltwater, "A postgraduate %! an
eastern mechanical college, Gay
Woodson. son of Judge B. NJ. Wood
son. editor of the Walter New ERA
has advanced to- an important post
with the government, being heau
ouartered at Pittsburgh. Pa, ana
having as hi sterritory that in Whicn
numerous plants in Pennsylvania ana
adjoining states are filling contracts
for the United States.
The position is one of the most re-
sponsible coming under jurisdiction OF
the shipbuilding board. for shoulo the
slightest part of electrical mechanism
be Improperly placed 1t might mean
not only destruction of the submarine
Iut a Loss of American seamen. The
dutv OF young Woodson Is to be on
hand when n submarine is completed
and il it passes his Inspection II Is
ready for service.
4 Star Athlete.
VI
& NJ college became one or It's star
athletes and bore the distinction OF
being the first student in that school
IN hreak into some enviable records
held by the university. AFTER com
pleting his course he was sent py the
government into northwestern states
TO inuuire into the cause OF EXPLOSIONS
In threshing machines. Frequency OF
such explosions caused the charge to
be made that enemies or the govern
ment of the manufacturing company
putting out the threshers were re-
sponsibe.
After examining a few threshers
and witnessing some explosions Wood
son found that the cause lay In
vacuum formed between metal par
rel rim and the cylinder that revolved
in the center, the explosion being due
to the accumulation OF dust. lie rem.
edied the defect in mechanism ana
had his device patented.
The Westinghouse Electrical COM
pany learned of his genius and sent
for him to come east He was given
a position with that company and re-
tained il for several years, resigning
only a few months ago to enter the
employ of the government. He was
married a few months ago to n young
woman of Hollis. Okla. who was
boyhood sweetheart.
Likes Farm life.
Clay has done WELL" says Judge
Woodson, ''yet he is not satisfied. He
was reared in the open and wants to
get back to It. He likes the freedom
of the west and It's farm life."
Mortimer Woodson. youngest son .,
the Walter editor, whom a good many
western oklahoma people will re
member as lieutenant of his father
during the time the latter was expert
mentng in agriculture near Altus a
few years ago, has commission as
second lieutenant in the army and Is
stationed at Waco Texas.
Judge Woodson's farm expef,ence
was an interesting thing. After having
been county Judge. a member OF the
territorial senate and prominent
LAWYER for several years. he left the
bright lights and hid himself on q
farm that boasted of dugout for a
house. For two years he and Clay
and Mortimer were practical farmers.
Every clear night thru n crack In the
wall came the light Of title star. II
was their star of hope. they said. II
nay have proved so. Judge Wood
son sold the farm for $4,000 cash,
realizing a nice profit. and his com
panions have risen to conscientious
and responsible positions in their
countrxt'o service