Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-16


ney- general and complained Of law
violations in the mining CAMPS
Complaint against county officers
was also flied.
MUSNaGEE. May l5.--Muskogee
will Oppose any raise in gas rates
suggested by the oklahoma Natural
Gas company. at the hearing before
the state corporation commission at
Oklahoma city, May 10. This de-
cislon was the substance OF n report
made to the city com missloners at
their meeting. Tuesday morning by
Mayor Wi5ener, who, with Chas. A.
Moon city attorney and II. u. White,
city engineer, made up committee
appointed q, the last meeting Of the
commissioners TO investigate the
matter OF n proposed raise by the
oklahoma Natural Gas company.
CITY Attorney Moon will attend the
hearing at oklahoma City Thursday,
at which ume il is expected the OK
lahnma Natural company viii In
trOduce more testimony 10 the cor
poratlon commission showing why It
should be allowed to raise the rates.
Moon win protest on the part of
Muskogee stating that many large
business concerns in Muskogee will
move their plants to other sections
OF the country il the raise is granted.
Also the users OF domestic gas will
not sanction a raise in their rates,
QUAPAW, May 1.-THE work of
moving the M, o. N q. depot from
Lincolnville to a point about four
blocks east Of the Gateway hotel
will begin Ms week. The CONNER
cial club h raising bonus of $500
to secure the removal.
PICHER, May 1.-THE First Ma
tional bank of Picher opened for
business yesterday. A two-story
concrete building viii be erected for
the institution at once.
COMMERCE., May 15.-The Jop-
lin rooms and residence owned by
q +. Miller was destroyed by fire
yesterday morning. A guest in tho
rooming house from the short-grass
country caused some amusement by
rushing from the roomlng house
with his trousers on with the front
part in the reaI
ePICHER. May 15.-A big auction
of articles contributed by citizens
will be held Monday for the benefit
of fhe Red Gross.
PICHER, NAV 15.-G. c. whites
head enjoys the DISTINCTION of being
arrested twice in one day. The first
arrest was for intoyication and the
second for disturbing the peace.
BARTLESVlILE. May 15.--The
first Red Cross bank in the United
States will be opened for business
next Monday morning. The build
ing will be erected by members Of
tho carpenters union as their con-
tribution to Red Cross work.
BARTLESvILLE, May II ---
Charles Graham, u negro, working
out "a sen ence at the county rock
crusher. made his escape Monday
night. Graham Is the negro arrested
a short time ago when found in a
room with a white woman.
BARTLESVILLE May 15.-W, r,
Usage county. was in Bartlesville
yesterday to report an Usage county
farmer who was found boarding L.
200 bushels OF wheat The wheat will
be shipped out tomorrow for gov
ernment use.
BARTLESVITLE, May l5.--Mrs.
is. N. Winans, charged with killing
her husband, was on Tuesday bourid
over to the county court. She has
two little children, a boy aged and
girl aged years, in destitute cir
cumstanoes. They are being cared
for nv neishbors and the wife of
the county attorney. --
MUSKOGEE, Nav 15.--Fred Tay-
lor, 10 years Old, and one OF the
owners of the Modern Commercial
college; "Ted" Poole, IS, son OF
John J. Poole, 7l9 South Eleventh,
salesman tor the Pioneer Commits
sion company, and John Myers, 10,
are held IN the city Jail while Off
GERS are investigating their actions
| of early Tuesday morning when they
attempted TO give Muskogee relic
! OF hygone days by "shooting-up" the
/ town while driving through the
streets at pTeak-neek speed in a
| powerful siX%cylinder motor car
| THOUGHT THERE WILL Be
PLENTY LABOR FOR CROPS