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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Centralia Buries Veterans
OfWorld War Shot Down by
Radicals on Armistice Dav

CENTtALiA. Wash, Nov. IL
Al night long and today. by trains
and automobiles. members OF the
American legion, friends OF thA
four murdered former service men.
and loyal citisens generally were
arriving IL Centraiia to attend the
memorial service In the auditorium,
at Z O'clock TO-DAY -Dus4al fth,.y
bodies OF the -ictims OF the I. "
w. did not take place AZ one time
however. A. the request OF rela.
lives this program was changed and
Il 10 o'clock today the remains of
Arthur X McElfresh was buried
from the Christian church.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon from
the Presbyterian church the funeral
OF Lieut.. w. o. Grimm took place
Al ! O'Clock the large auditorium
was crowded with friends 10 pay
last respects 10 the memories or
Lieut. W. q. Grimm. Arthur r.
MoElfresh, Dale Hubbard and Ben
Gaasgrnnda. whose livea were
sruffed out by the bullets Of the
band Of criminals who have In
tested this city. tho mining region.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

logging camps and mills ever since
tho ]. W. W. came into being. The
services were conducted by the Rev.
II, W. Thompson. retired Presby-
terfan minister and veteran OF the
Civil war. VINO said In part.
= t+i-,.lA4-++t- ssy-e1t+rr>--
whose llvee have been snatched
away from ones deorest to them
ON EARTH In life we knew them ss
honorable citizens We knew them
s Kind and loving sons, some AZ
husbands and fathers hut we
shall know them In life no more
And yet We shall know them m
spirit. Az we know that righteou.
Norarene whom our mortal eyes
never have seen. but whose holy
deeds are In our memories day by
day and hour by hour, 80 viii
va have ever before us the bright
example OF these. our friends who
for US faced the bullets OF a cruel
enemy. offering their lives that we
and our country might live. And
tcontlnued. or Page z. Column g.,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
30-Hour Week Impossible,
Wilson Tells Coal Miners:
Oklahoma Mines Still Idl,
Governor May Be Asked 4
Demand No Negotiation
With Miners Until The)
Return 10 Jobs. 2

p,,xn.... 49,. ,s,, -. A. 1,..
"'' 'o"A' '"n' 'ne oAi
mona Coa' operators association NJ
send kilograms to the conference Nd
be,nx h.,a =, w..,,,x,a. ,..X
oncra,o-, -,.nd miner.
.,i.., ss"
any negotiation toward new scN
unui the miners Of Oklahoma sho~
good faith BY returning IA wo,1 "
no,.., co,,.. o-,,'. a
"'e'''"' W "e
'oc'at'on. would neither affirm NJ
deny that such action Ia con,.mplrta
hu, rumop from reliable sources ~
10 the effect that the kilograms mad
be sent this afternoon, and that 3oVs
tttnor honcrtson VIII be asked to -
Wv '''''"' n
oe~ernor 70 silent. q
~ noon today the governor said
had NOT been asked by Carter Ia tav
such action. rnd did not indfea
whether he would join with the op6sj
tors In making such demand N NJ
Il. l.. Price Of Nu,kogc. 4. tho ~
lahora operator al the conieronco
Washington Carter said ,odoy
uo,.,nor po,.,,.a. ,a.,.a, -
morni,y th,, ,hn a,,I,,,,s y, 49,
",. a. S,,h,. ~ ~" n,,Nuu. =. W.
tho action n, ,hc,, ,c,5e,, ,n ~,
tho f.der,, ror,, ma,d,,s era,r.
.tr,kc forr,he d,r. t,no,hcr 80.
strl,c. Of coal r,ncr,
,.,,.,
S".pa.s eno'nfr .'fhe sno
=" .ns vohu"slV Tween
.'s ~. uo "nn.'s. "le rDle'not
...,",, ~ mo, "'ns ", no VII 1roceso
"su~,'p .'s mnn .ne "npo'ntncut
''ss,on .. .nrer 20 neM
.Wss VI wv "eH 'n'o'Ven' bhe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
NEGRO ON TRIAL ON
CHARGE OF SHOOTING

Dick Sparks, negro, who four
years ago Ia alleged 10 have shot Mlhs
Connors. policeman, when Commons. with
other policemen. ralded house In the
negro district. was placed on trial to-
nay In district court on a charge OF
assault with intent to kin A Jury WA
completed Rt noon.
sparks was arrested In Kansas City
snd brought back hero q short time
sxo. O.. A. CarGlll and John r. Mar
TN, assistant county attorneys, are
prosecuting the case.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Salvation Army
MayFeedN Newsies
On Thanksgiving
But ''Guverner" Williams Is
TO Get First Chance,

II Judge r, l.. williams Of Muskog.e,
former soycrnor, doesn't respond TO the
letter sent him yesterday by Oklahomn
CITY ncwseoys inquirinG II the guy
ernor" knows any one here who can
lake his plac ~ host at the annual
Thankssivins dinner. the Salvation
Army hero MIL see that al, the lads
n'i up on turkey and trimmings,
Adjutant Kate Wilson OF the Rs,vn.
uon Army here said today that abe Ia
anxious 10 entertain the newsboys a,
neir annual feast, and will do 40 ,ini-ss
the former governor Wishes 10 observe
me custom he established during his
four years OF office.
the dinner viii be served at the Sal.
vnt'on Army barracks, 20i West Cal.
lf0rnia.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Judge Jones Comes
Here for Conference

District Judge Cham Jones Of Whu-
rika whose r-ceivrrship appointment
for the Burk Senator oil property In
the Red River bed came almost pre-
clpitating . clash between armed forces
~ Texas and Oklahoma, lsft hero TO-.
day on his way 10 Oklahoma city,
II 10 believed that Judge Jones will
confer with Governor Rabertson and
Attorney General Freezing over the
steps he ahall take from nov on toward
enforcing tho claims Of Okiahonana 10
tho properties In the bed Of the stream.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Oklahoma Deputies
Serve Court Notice

FREDERICK. Okla. Nov. II --(spe.
Deputies John Southali and Clifford
Rosson returned here today after serv. q.
Ing tho court order OF seizure Of dis
puted wells In the Red river oi, fields
but with the disputed land stili In Tex.
AS possession.
The order was served on A. W. Gal
breath. George Hale snd H. Y. McGee.
oil men, who. with ls armed guards
defied the shertffs from this city, Gal
breath is said TO have stated thnt he
was prepared 10 hold the land al any
coal"
rerryinan will report to Judge Cham
Jones tomorrow after which new
move n Anticipated In the controversy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
MANY VOLUNTEERS
10 AID SUFFERERS

Several small checks. approximately
dosen offers to do sewing, and the
services Of one church aid" society
have been offered Mrs. Rcuel Haskell. of
the Home Service section Of the Red
CrosA since her appeal yesterday Tor
women to sew on clothing for babies
the material for which the Red Cross
has on hand,
The clothing win he given to families
Of FORMER soldiers who are temporarily
y. ~ financial IN. st,nlts' but wP are not
eral women offered to take over the
caro- OF one Of the babies In qucs-
tion. Misunderstanding the nature Of
the case.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
METHODIST MINISTERS
GET SALARY INCREASE

NEW YORK, Nov. it-An average
increase OF ~ percent In the salaries NJ
Methodist ministers throughout tho
country a. meet the mounting cost Of
hting and establishment Of minimum
ealarief was announced today by the
Centenary Conservation committee of
the Methodist Episcopal church here.
This new scale OF pay win he in effect
generally by Jan. II was stated.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
County Information
Depends on Trial

whether q county information will be
f,lci against W. II. Parker, negro po-
lIccmnn, win depend on the testimony
int odaced In tho trial of Felix Jack
son, hegro. In municipal court, q. A.
Chrgill. assistsnt county attorney said
today. An information was prepared
At tho request Of Jackson, who alleges
Parker struck him over tho head with
. revolver. but 10 not 10 be filed unless
further facts warrant, IT,,
have been made against PARKER by ne
groee In the city. One complaint made
70 the county attorneys office was tina,
Patker nsvcr bothered the negro dives
sDd roornins houses. hut meddled In
the affairs Of the better class Of ne
9IOee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Little Gain in
Coal Production

CHICAGO. Nov. li.--siisht increase
In the amount OF bituminous coal pro-
duced throughout the country was In
prospect today. The miners, however.
generally showed a disposition TO await
Developments Of the meeting today At
Washington Of miners and operate
called by Secretary Of Labor Wilson 10
Negotiate n new wage scale
In some states, notably Illinois and
West virginia, threatened trouble by
tcontirued on PAGE 2. Column ~
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TWO WEEKS TO ADJUST
CITY BUSINESS AGAIN

II win take the city commissions
two weeks of continuous work TO get
the cty's affairs In business shape
following the settlement ot the budget
fight. Mike Donnelly, commissioner OF
finance. said today,
We have 4 small mountain of hills
ON the desk of every commissioner and
their payment will mean day and night
work. ne said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
EIGHT WEST POINT
APPOINTMENTS OPEN

Oklahoma has eight West Point MIN .
-taIy- Academy -eadniahipa opcn. which
Senators 0ore and Owen are At liberty
10 I'll by appointment. Regular an
nual entrance examinations will be
held February II. 1920. and successful
candidates will be admitted In June,
1870. Tho course 10 now fixed at three
years. with rank A. second lieutenant
In the United States army upon gradua-
tion. Cadets receive ei.o3s 10 a year.
which begins with date Of admission
20 the academy,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
|. w. w. Victims Buried;
Guard Shoots Millhand;
200 Reds Under Arrest
Raids on Radical HeadQuar-
ters Made in Several Pa
Cific Coast Cities; News
paper Men in Custody,

SEATTLE. wash. Nov i-Nearly
two hundred men. suspected OF beng
members OF the lndust rial Workers OF
the World were held in jails In va
tlOus cities and towns In the nOrthwert
today, H the result Of raids growing
out 81 the shooting at C.nttalia. Wash
Arnistcc bay
In adc tion twenty-riI alleged mem
hers Of the l. W W were held In in.ls
pt Centrnha and Chehniis. Wash, In
connection with the shooting
". \. Ault editor. and George r
Listman and Frank A. Rust. members
OF the board Of DIRECTORS OF the Seattle
Union Record. are at liberty on bail to =
day foSwIng n raid by federal officers
upon tna newspaper plant which In
owned by the Seattle Central Labor
Council The three were charged with
c'imlnal libel In connection with editor
ial comment upon the Ccntralia shoot
Ing. After iaking copies Of papers and
records from the office OF the Record.
the paper was permitted to resume pub
"''''0"' Sixty On. y Tacoma.
Sl1ty-one alleged members OF tho
W W were In jail Rt Tacoma. Wash
nineteen being taken into custody by
a detail OF police. deputy sheriffs and
American legion volunteers upon their
arrival from iogglng camp at Min
crnl wash. last night.
Wash. following tho Centralia shoo;
ing. ffty-eight were held a. l. W "
members
Three men held In jail at Olympia
Wash. In connection with the Cen
trnlia shooting. were rushed last night
by officials 10 the state reform school
at Monroe following reports that nm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Blind Cow Sold
ToBlnd Woman,
Husband Charges
'Meanest Man" Contest Be-
gun by County Attorney,

The meancst man on earth n be-
neycd 10 live In this city, II COM
plaint made TO the county attorneys
office today Ia true
The man sold blind COW to blind
woman. according to tho complaint.
The womans husband wanted 10
know II there Ia any law under which
the man cen be mado to take the COW
but was represented ss sound and
whole" when sold to the blind woman.
her husband said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
INJUNCTION AGAINST
REDS TO Be SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, Noy. 1.-THE sov.
ernment will sssh injunctlous senlnst
ssita,as who attempt . prevent '.osi
niiners from returning 10 thsit work
In accordance with the order issued
BY Judge Andesson In Indiana polls. the
department Of jHstics announced tNs
afternoon.
Attorney General Palmer this after.
noon Instructed Nh district attorneys 10
Use every effort to secure injunu,ioas
asalrst any Who preach defiance Of the
court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
MANY BOYS FOUND
IN NEED OF HELP

During the last week four small boys
have been found nearly froHen on the
streets,
Another was brought into the police
station this morning with his hands
cracked and shedding. He had not eaten
since yesterday and Mid he wouldn't 10
rorue because his father and mother
we're Eone and he couldn't find anyone
to take care Of him.
Somebody's to blame for this con.
ditlon," Captain Jenkins said. and wa
trs going 10 bring prosecution against
.ome of thesc people who don't take
roper care of their children"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
TO LEAVE SLAVS ALONE

LONDON, Nov, 1t.-As . result Of
the conference hssd In London by
stephen Pichon, French foreign min
lister. with members Of the British gov
crnnent, Frarfte and Enginnd have de-
cided not TO make any further sacrifices
IN favor OF the non -bolshcvik forces In
RussiA. according TO q Central News
dispatch from Paris today.
NJ Pichon accompanied PreMdeut
PnincArA To Inndun
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Book Profiteers Il
To Be Prosecute

Following receipt Of numerous ceN6
plants 70 the effect that dealers ~
charging q higher rate for school booto
In many sections Of the state than We
agreed upon In contracts In the rereH
school book adoption. 4 statement wSG
Issued by the sfats department OF edub
10 the penalty provided IN such cssaa
The textbook Law makes II q mi2
demcanor for a dealer TO charge a ratt
In excess of the contract price and fixS1
the penalty at a fine o' no, less thA&
500 nor more than $500 CompiaintD
should be made to the county attorney
who Is charged with the duty OF rrxs
ductins the prosecution. It Is pointea
out
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
MINERS TO WAIT
TILL CONFERENCE
ADJUSTS WAGES
Long Bitter Struggle at
Washington Forecast.
GUILE TIN.


WASHINGTON, kcv. "a. - De-
mands OF union miners for q 70.
hour week and q 20 percent Increase
In ~soes are lmposslbiltles and
ought to be sIIr,lnstsd At the very
beginning" Secretary Wilson De.
elarsd todsy In opening the confer.
snes between union offleiais And
operators called by him to settle
the differences existing In the coal
Industry.
"The stand pat position taken BY
the OPERATOR heretofore also 10 an
impossibiIity." said the secretary,
rapp'no the table TO sn,pnssizs his
uttetsnees. Admitting thst the
Washington wage agreement stlli
was In force. fhs secretary de-.
eiared the people were not "shy.
locks" and did NOT want 10 exact
"ths technical provisions q . bs~S
when the eenditisns uN1se which
the bond was made nave ehsNOod."
Goa ntInsrs AND spsrsters. Hsest.
Labor Wilson. IN a. sndesvss 20
reach new wage ApsNsmONt and
~lps cut the 1ifSsfaNess wklsh
eaussd the Natisn. wide strike were
called 10 order q 2:<o o'clock by
secretary Wilssn.
WARRINGTON. Nov lit viii b
sixty days before aofmal coal pro,i,,c
ton 10 resumed despite the pesact con
ierence which the secsetafy Of hbo
has called Into ss1s1on today. VILLA y
=. Creen.. sscfstary-tfsAsurer of In,
clAved when hs arrived here.
The, miners will not return 10 thril
work until u new agreement 10 mad,
with the operators In the confer sncc
Green predicted He declared tina,
any agreement nads In tho conference
would have TO be referred BY a con.
vcntion OF the miners.
The government has brow beaten
the miners and now We are here to zee
II they Will get after the operator. "
Green declared that the original de.
mands ~ the miners will be insist, d
upon. He prophesicd long and bttci
struggle In the conference.
Coal OPERATOR from the bl,umln,u,
fields arriving In Washington tods
presented an attitude Of DETERMINATION
Ms they prepared TO 20 into confer~nc,
with the representatives Of the Unite,
Mine Workers not to yield at any poin'
10 the demands concerning wages ant
hours that are being urged upon th.,m
Statistics and figures concerning tn,
operating time Of the mines In all IN,
producing fields and the average wofk
Ing time Of the different men employ X
In them which were gathered annual,
by tho department OF labor and otheI
divisions Of the federal government ar,
being collected by group Of stalls
tlciAns for presentation TO the confer
ence by the operators as a basis ~
resisting the demands for greater wage
and shorter hours, This claim 10 mad,
by the producers that the miners hav,
not taken advantage Of the oppor
tuni,ies thst wete offered them TO In
crease thelr wages through more work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
RED CROSS Gets
$4,000 TO DATE
All But IS Counties Extend
Drive Through Sunday,

ln sll but thirteen counties Of the
state tho Red Cross msmbcrship cam.
paien Ia being continIed with plans
for intensive work SuAlay. Rural dis
-trtots are still largely unreportcd In
complete rsturns place the state total
membership at lSisoo. u. to this morn.
Ing
Yesterdays resuits from city work
ers siumped sharply 10 1873 Cornmunl-
ties near Oklahoma CITY are cam
paiwnins at social ntectlnss with In
creased success
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
FAMOUS RIVER BOAT
COMMANDER IS DEAD

NEWPORT. Ky. Nov. il.-Capt.
Henry Bsscom Fsnton. 10 years old.
known for more than q half century
on tho Ohio and Mississippi rivers from
Pittsbursh to New Orleans. died At his
home here yesterday.
Captain Fenton served In both tina
union army and navy during the civil
boats, L. J. Workum. and Minnie No,
. for more than thirty.fiv Year,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
COUPLE FOUND
DEAD IN HOTEL
At POND CREEK
Man and Woman Said 10 Be
Residents Of Enid,

POND CREEK. Okla. Nov. IA
Especial "A man and woman idenu-
fled as J r Kirkwood and Frances
Jacoby OF Enid. were found dead In bed
In q room at the Ciem hotel at s O'Clock
this morning The couple. who were
registered as Mr. and Mrs, J. NJ Kirk.
arrived here at II o'clock last night
and said they were driving from Tulsa
to Enid. II Ia believed that asphyxia-
tior caused the deaths
They had left call for s O'Clock this
morning, but upon falling to receive
response 10 the call. = hotel employe
forced an entrance into the room TO
find them lying on the bed. fully
drsssed, but dead
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
HARRELD'S PLURALITY
OVER WEAVER IS 7O0

Official vote In tho Weaver Herald
Turner congressional election was an
nounced today by the state election
board as follows
Hsrrrld. li.7ss: Weaver. ll.o14: Tur-
ner. 10. This gives Harrcid. congress.
man-elsct, plurality OF 7os over
Weaver.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

LOCAL roRecAsv--Far and cor.
tlrusd cold tonight with freezing tenn.
peratursi fair With rising tsmpsr0turs
Saturday.
sTATt FORECAST - Tonight salr,
continued cold With frssslre tsmpsra.
tursi Saturday fair with rising TEN.
sHippGRs' FosGcAsr-M 10 n
In northern ana = 10 - dsorsse In
southern Oklahoma tonight.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14

Preliminary, hearing for Mrs. Nellie
sulllvan, chs rsed., with obtaining goods
under false prstenaes. viii be held this
afternoon In Justice J. T. Hlxhley'r
court. Mrs. sullivan Ia said TO have
purchased pair Of IA shoes at Kerr's
lrvgoods store and had them charged
~ another womNn's account
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
STEAMER GOES DOWN
WITH ALL ON BOARD

STOCKHOLM, Nov 1.-THE Swedish
steamer Peking, ?,2oo, tons. fundcre'l
In a typhoon IN the Pacific with the
loss OF all on board. while on her way
to GothenburG from Kobe. Japan. said
a dlppatch from formosa todNy. The
PekinG left Kobe on October Il?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
BULLETINS

In view Of damsus 70 the slty
bypass dam BY wavss rssuNine teSm
recent high Wlnds, ssa pattereeW,
city commissioner es public eros.
srty. wss preparing tkls sftstnscW
10 lntrodues In the omm'ssieNsrs'
msstlNp . RESOLUTION ask,No that
the e,H 90 available ser the Wstsr
department bs not WaNsfsvrsd 70
another fund.
--t,--
vH,Gsr. Nov. ~. "A ts,sVssm u
the stock sxeksNOs here osaS>o mat
0ab isls d'ARnuRsle ~ ~ tlWMo.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
Standard Declares Dividend socu..

CLEVELAND. o., Nov. it.-Direc.
tors Of the STANDARD on compsny OF
Ohio declared the regular quarterly
dividend OF $500 pcr share and an cxtra
Jan next to stockholders Of record
November 2S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-14
New York Judge.
Upholds Dry Act

NEW YORK. Nov. li.--Fedsral
Judge rrrncd Hand refused to0Ay TO
grNnt injunct'oRs restraining enforce
msnt NJ the volstead prohibition act.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-02
DYNAMITED THE MINISTER

TOXIC, Nov. IA bomb explosion
which rocked the official residence of
the Foreign Minister is battling police
authorities here.
The bomb, apparently of dynamite,
burst outside wall, the blast occurr-
ing but a few minutes before the ar
rival of guests at the Imperial Birth
day celebration dinner given by Wis
count Uchida to other ministers, men,
bers of the diplomatic corps and other
ministers and dignitaries,
A number of arrests have been
made, but authorities admit none of
the suspects has been implicated in
the affair. They add there is no clew
whatever on which to base a search
for the person or persons responsible.
1t was at first suggested that Kor-
can malcontents probably committed
the outrage, but this theory was dis
missed as unlikely and officials now
agree it musst have been perpetrated
either by Socialists or labor agitators.
Immediately after the explosion So
cialist meeting was raided and those
present were taken into custody.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-12-02
SCOPE OF FOURTEENTH
CENSUS EXTENDED

WASHINGTON, Nov, 29.-That
the fourteenth decennial census, ON
which the actual enumeration work
will begin January 2, 1920, is to be
the most important ever taken is
shown by the fact that the act of
Congress providing for this census
expressly increased the scope of the
inquiries so as to include forestry and
forest products, two subjects never
covered specifically by any preceding
census act.
The inquiries to be made relating
to population, manufactures, mines,
quarries and agriculture were also ex:-
tended in their scope by congress, the
keenest interest over the Forthcoming
census having been shown by the
members of the census committees of
both the House and Senate while the
law was under consideration.
The statistics gathered on mining
will include all oil and gas wells.
Many startling developments in this
important branch of the nations re-
sources are looked for by census of
fieials. The figures gathered in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas will no
doubt prove to be those most eagerly
, sought for, as shown by inquiries al
ready received by the census bureau.
The compilation and gathering of
forestry and forest products statis-
tics will be in charge OF special
force, of experts. The accurate and
comprehensive figures gathered con-
cerning this vital natural resource
will be much in demand, and the com
parsons made with conditions exist
ing before the war will be of great
interest.
Agricultural statistics will likewise
be the subject of special effort on the
part of the census bureau as the i'm
portance of farming is being realized
by the average citizen far more than
/ ever before.