Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-23
Shriners' Sack of Flour Brings
$4,000 and Puts Drive Across
Tulsa Bids Far Surpass It's
Previous Mark by
$42,500.
EACH POUND BRINGS 1000
Akdar Temples Record will
Probably Not Be Sur
passed Anywhere.

Tui6as quota for the second ma
tioual Ecd cross campaign went gal
Looping over the top last night. when
the ShrIners 100000 sack OF
flour was bid up at auction In the
lobby OF Hotel Tulsa to an even $780,
600. This includes the $1,000 bid on
The thirty pounds sold last Thurs
day night and makes Tulsh's total
hid on the entire ntty pound sack
El,0oO pound.
This raises The previous highest
bid, that OF Butte, Mont. $i2.50o and
raises that cltys average bid per
pound $3.50, 1t Is virtually certain
that Adkar Temple. of Tulsa, will
have the honor of decorating the
sack and taking II to the annual con-
Nention Of tho Imperial council at
Atlantic city In July. 1t is not be-
lieved that any other city in tho
United states viii raise Tulsn's bid.
unless It Is by New York.
Decoration Already Chosen.
The Shrihers OF Tulsa have already
decided on the character OF dccora-
ton they Will place around the
famous sack, II will be nickel
plated miniature OF an oil derrick.
appropriately inscribed as an adver-
usement Of the metropolis OF the
mid continent field.
With the t43,47G.50 realized from
the Shriners sack last night, which
witt br rturnGA In TO the general Red
Cross fund today, Tulsa's quota was
lifted In IN ann m hA nl
contributions to be reported at to-
days luncheon will no doubt raise
the total over 100000.
Furniture Men Buy First.
When Al Farmer began the nuc-
tion last night, the furniture dealers
OF the city bought the first pound
offered for t2,640.50. The sum had
been donated through the Red Cross
war solicitors. but 1t was used to
gboost the Shriners' auction and Will
credit TO the workers who collected
he reported at today's luncheon as
IL.
.. The SECOND pound was bought by
~ +. Harwell at $1,000. X. NJ. Me-
Farlin and ]. A. Chapman took the
third and fourth pounds at $4,000
each. Edward Soph, another team
captain, took the fifth pound at six
600. Harry III. Rogers bought the
sixth pound at an even $1,000 and
the Shriner members OF Tulsa dry
goods stores took the seventh pound
at $2,9sS. Curtis and Akin bought
the eighth pound at $1,000 and E.
w. Sinclair took the next at $1,000.
Clint Moore bid $1,000 for the tenth
pound and IL was sold to him.
How tho Rest Went.
G. T. Bungarner, acting for II. G.
pany, bid {g9S for the eleventh
fused TO accept bid for less than
Il thousand. He finally relented and
knocked the pound off at the above
figure when the bid was not raised.
George Boles paid $500 for the
twelfth pound and the 18th went to
j. w. Gilliland at $500 Mrs. Ed
ward Soph. another team captain.
bought the 18th pound at $500 and
Aucuoneer Farmer suspended the
sale for a rousing four-minute speech
by Rector c. V. Killing OF the Episco-
pal church This was followed by a
solo by Mrs II. Rogers Kemp, and
the sale was resumed.
The 18th pound was sold 10 IL,
Rogers Kemp for $4,000. Henry N.
Grcis took the next ut $4,000 and
Mrs. G. T. Bungarner anoher team
captain, took the nth pound Mt an
even $1,000,
Tho 18th pound brought the low
eat Of any Of the twenty pounds sold.
u went TO Henry Gels for $3.50. Jim
Crawford bought the next for $500
and the last pound wos offered il
was started at 1000 after which
there were many bids ranging from
81 up, each bidder paying only the,
difference betwecn hts own and tho
bid lust preceding when the final
pound had been bid up 10 $3.50 Al
Farmer. who had repeatedly an
nounccd that he would not let II go
for less than $4,000, ended the auc-
tion by bidding the last $50.
4 Tulsa Achievement.
Thus Tulsa added another brilliant
page 10 her long record or extra
ordinary achieyemep's' a mighty
cheer went up from the hundreds
who packed tho hotel lobby.
Following this Auctloneer Farmer
offered a Thoroughbred Scotch collie,
contributed by Miss Georgia Haberly,
and after several bids, w G. Skelly
bought It at $40, A Red Cross
flnwcr emblem. donated bv j. Bern
stein. was knocked off 10 Doctor Day
for $50.
A cap. takon from the head Of n
German soldier on the battlefield by
Lieut. Rortcn Armitagc, OF the Brit
ish roval artillery, formerly mem
her of the Princess Pat" regiment
OF Canadians, was placed on the
block and sold TO NJ. s,
Northrup for 1G35. Lieutenant Ar
mitarc personally accounted" for
The German, which Is n polite term
for saying ho Killed him The lieu-
tenant. who has been visiting In the
CITY for several DAYS was introduced
IN the crowd and given great ova-
tion He made a brief speech, telling
Of tho great work the Red Cross has
done. and said he owed his own life
10 ita ministratlons ns we'll as the
life Of his dear19f, friend.
The winner ofths cap, which con-
tains the bullet holes. showing how
Armitage's shots aid their work, later
donated Il back TO the Red Cross and
II viii he auctioned or again to-
night when several paintings by c.
s. Hatch Tulsa artist, and other
articles that have been contributed