The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-24
Nicodemus Makes Appear
snce, but Leaves City
on Friends Advice
ARB lTRATlON IS EXPECTED
State Board to Take Hand
in Settling Strike of
Phone Girls.
ny II 4, MALkUS.
(StafT CorrpHpondcnt. }

DRuMRIt;HT. sept. 2s.~-wcich..
business agent Of the oil nrid
workers union, whose membership
II declared Ia contain the radical
element responsible for tho dis
tua bancc here, WIS arrested Mt II
O'Clock tonight II was stated By
police officials that charge of
causing riot would he PLACED
against him. Mai. James A, Hell
and Lieut. L.. A. Hough. guard Of
fiS'rs of Tulsa. arrived tonight un-
der orders Of tho adjutant general.
Troops from Oklahoma City are on
the ground and companies at
Ninita, Muskorcc, Wagoncr and
Tulsa have been ordered To hold
themselves In readiness for orders.
Mayor W. u. Nirodenus returned
Intc tonight from Ousht.iE, hut
refused to make any statements
concerning the situation. No far
nine arn have bccn arrested u
connection with Disturbance.
Thrre arr held In Jail. One was re-
Ioilscd and five were taken 90 M
puIpa earlier In tfie day. The mr.
rest 81 WEIGH Il expected Co cause
further trouble.
DRUMRIGHT, Sept. 23.--
Four units of state guards
from Oklahoma City, in COM
mand of Maj. Orval Johnson,
arrived here at $3.50 o'clock
tonight. There are about $50
men included in the battalion.
The guardsmen were not
brought into town, but their
special train was left in the
railroad yards outside the City
limits, where they will re-
main unless an emergency
arises that cannot be handled,
by the, local officers.
with so or so special deputies
sworn In by UnderHhcrif Childress.
order IN being preserved here to-
night The expected visit Of $50 oil
field workers did not develop and
there have been no Disturbances
The sheriffs force and citizen depu-
ties are handling tho situation alone
~ having been thought advisable ~
take on Chief OF PoliCN AIRY and
his men partly because thoir pres
"ucr might incite me crowds on the
streets ana partly because they have
not had much sleep in the last is
hours
Mayor Leaves Cityt
Mayor Niyndemus appeared on The
scene again lto this afternoon, hut
on account Of bitter personal nntag-
ou.sm against him. Naa advised hy
frionds 10 leave town temporarily.
8 L. nf.Hf ..HtIgEL Nft
'uWohile Tor an unknown destina.
,iou
Members or the oil field workers
union and he central trades body
made an offer tonight 10 take charge
NJ tho policing Of the town with "a
suggestion that all officers disarm
ind leave the situation Co them. This
was rejected. slthouEh
10" armed guards who patrolled the
own throughout the day have been
AIKEN from the streets n could NOT
be- learned tonight whether the Offer
~ the Unions was official or emanS
I'd from unauthorized parties
The part ~ the telephone strikcra
has apparently been forgotten anH
city officials are declaring that
social settlement ir the district -
tanning the fires OF disorder
Mayor Hlamcs Encmics
mayor >le1d-mus ruy. out d
200 nl" currrspnrIru. f.-
duv before leaving fna .I.y DENYING
thtt his sffl'ui. Iu rH, g.-is' s.-is.
was responsible tnr rho 4gt. sFIau.
Personal ,uuI'v -f % huLsr...-r sir.
W,u'. D., said. te r,apuu# .H.H for ''r
continued .f.rfuE - tru4Hlr.
DruNi. mo- tH, streets ave bss.rn' .-
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