Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-11
City NeUs in Brief


W. J. SYKES Of Muskogec was in the
city yesterday visiting friends and attending
to business matters before several Of the oil
companies. lie returned last night.
COMMISSIONER 9 $. YouYfMAN Of
the waterworks department announced yes
tcriay that he would publish an order
prohibiting the use of water for sprinkling
purposes during fire alarm. The maximum
pressure Of the water pump has been reached
due 10 the demand made 10y lawn sprinkllng
and the fire department would have no water
with which to fight fires the commissioner
declares.
THE REV. II. W. GRAY Of Dcs Moines,
Iowa, was in Tulsa yesterday en- route TO
First Christian church. former pastor,
the Rev C. f. Morgan. has resigned in order
to become identified with AL Oklahoma manu-
featuring concern.
ASIDE FROM many other publicity boosts
thruout the country Tulsa this week i ac-
corded considerable space in two prominent
theatrical journals dealing with the present
construction Of three elaborate new play
houses In this city
Tim DOING MORE business than ever,
smiled r. j. Schwartz, cider salesman-apple
in Tulsa yesterday. But he explained
ut, not to demand for cider; fortunately
| sell vinegar too
HARRY MoRRELL and Bob" Lewis,
police officers at Bartlesville, Okla, were
among the spectators attracted to Tulsa yes
tcrday by the baseball game between the
local cops and the fire iaddies
WHILE no statistics affording a good
comparison yet are available, canvassers
working on fulsas new city directory yes
terday declared indications were that the
total census would disclose that the city's
population is much nearer the figure indicated
by the federal draft registration, that the
sixty thousand mark claimed the past year.
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TILMAN DYE, who is wanted in Ardmore
for alleged murder. was dpprehended early
Yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff Frank
Wolfe and two undcrsheriffs from Carter
county. Dye was taken about twenty-five
miles nor,west OF Tulsa after a hard chase.
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DIR. W. W. BRoDiE will preside at to-
days weekly luncheon Of the Tulsa Rotary
club in Hotel Tulsa o. O. Boston. florist,
will be the principal speaker. and he is eS
pected to throw several bouquets.
OVER FIFTY young people OF the Boston
Avenue Methodist church gathered In the
! church basement last might and spent the
evening In an ld-fashion pie social. The
auction was carried on by the Epworth
| IeaCucrs and the money raised was turned
into the treasury OF the society. This was
/ the first entertainment Of series planned
for the summer months.
| CLAIMING NEGLECT Of duty .nd deser.
tion MS grounds for divorce Mrs. Eliza Cole
/ filed suit In superior court yesterday against
Frank h. Cole, her husband, They were
married at West PLANES, Mo. in 1905 and
have been separated since l9lo.
| CHARGED WITH having stolen forty feet
OF copper cutters from the Lincoln school.
house Rene Caro- and Clyde Swan, both OF
] al tod
terday bJ Juvenile officers and will be ar
raigned In Juvenile court this morning The
lads were apprehended Sunday with II feet
Of the gutter in their possession and were
Wcch. juvenile officer. Failing to do this
they were arrested yesterday
UNABLE To PAY = 500 fine which he
was assessed in police court Monday for
having exceeded the speed limit, W. T.
philips jr young son Of Mr. and Mrs,
W. p Phillips OF Maple Ridge was forced
spend ye'terdhays IN home Ins Igom ,o ' Visit % is
Viui,a His release probably Will be nego-
tatcd this morning
JUDGE n F.. MNEILL appreciates the
position OF juryman. In order TO alleviate
he discomfort OF the jury in the Wolverine
| oil case the court ordered large electric
fan installed at one end OF the jury box yes
terday.
WHEN IT BECAME impossible to hear
testimony in the district courtroom Yesterday,
Judge n f MeNeill ordered the sheriff TO
close the alley between Main and Boulder
which runs back Of the courthouse. The
alley will be temporarily closed during court
hours for the rest OF the week
,e1AL OF THE case Of Ed Grassland
versus Judge Conn Linn. In which Grassland
asks sl65 which he alleges Linn ewes him,
was set yesterday for Saturday, July Ia.
NANCY c. cRAw4sHfes. &c year. old,
died in her home In Park Hin addition at
| S;go D. m. Yesterday. The funeral arrange
men,s have not been completed as yet.
THE FUNERAL services OF Mildred F,
Rcnson. II years old, who died Monday
afternoon, will be held Thursday afternoon
at . o'clock from the Mowbray chapel, The
burial park. She is the daughter of Frank
| l.. Benson.
THE BODY q Mrs Lucille Goble, who has
been living at 1912 East Burch, was sent to
| Pittstield. III Tor burial yesterday Mrs
Goblc was widow and staying here with
her brother.in.law, J. II. Thompson.
THE erSrR,L 6 os Grover Bland who
died here Monday, was held in the Mowbray
chapel yesterday afternoon at J o'clock
Grover was the son Of L. c. Bland Of North
Main lie was 25 years old. The burial was
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THE FUNERAL service Of c F, Woods,
| who committed suicide in downtown barber
| shop Monday. will be held from the home,
I2l9 West EAston this morning AZ . o'clock.
The iutermCnt will be made in the Oakawn
cemetery.
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| pATROLMAN YOUNG. patrolinE Little
| Africa" was unable TO handle three ANTONIO
| biles fined with joyriders early yesterday
! morning While msneuverng all but one
man escaped win Moore was arrseted. All
cars were speeding.
THE SOUTH SIDE bungalow fire station
| at Eighteenth and Boston Is being made
ready Tor occupancy. All that remains Is the
| installation of equipment the building being
| entirely finished. The station resembles q
| i<,dern bungalow.
II. +, HARM became identified with the
| police department yesterday as patrolman.
| Chief OF Police Lucas Is looking for eS'
| perieneed men with which TO augment the
| force
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ALTHo THE majority OF police officers
were at Association park yesterday afternoon
| there was no sttempt on the part OF the
| lAwless TO run amuck In fact, the afternoon
| passed quietly, no arrests being made.
| MRS. ELLA BASS EMrTH Of Gainesville
| Texas, passed away in the Oklahoma hospital
where she had been under treatment for some
| iime Mandav airht The deceased leaves