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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
PUBLIC WARNED
OF EXT0RTION
Beware of Rising Prices
Blamed On Freight
Increase.
NOT A GOOD EXCUSE
Not More Than l6 Cents 10 a
Pair of Shoes Is Justified
by New Freight Rates.

NANKTON. s. u. Aug ILL.,
that the authorized Increase r.
freight rates viii. for example, lc
gitimateIy ada but from o to ~
cents 10 tho cost of r pair of shoes
Charles ". prth, president ~ the
National Security league. Issued q
warning TO the public today To be-
ware Of profitccring as result OF
tho new schedules MI Orth stated
that there arc undoubtedly mans
Fcupulous retailers who viii immc-
diatrly use the new rates az an OK
ruse FOR making large Increases IN
the price OF every day o"mmodo-
ties.
Mr. Orth's statement reads.
Used az Excuse"
"'Nine -tunths Of wisdom Is being
wise In time For which reason,
the National Security league wishes
10 warn the people that increased
freight rates recently authorized
by the Interstate commerce commis-
zion do not Justify any rise In the
prices Of most OF the things which
the people use. There Ia great
. danger, In the opinion OF the league,
that the freight rate increaso will
be used as an excuse or cnmOuflaBe
for stu further advancing tho high
cost Of living, To many people IL
will sound not only credible, but
convincing, II shop keepers say they
must advance the price on eggs or
shoes, because tho freight charges
have been increased from 20 to 40
per cent. Taking the latter as an
example, It will be seen that. az n
matter of fact, the increase In
freight rates might Justify an ad-
vance OF between five and sixteen
cents on each pair Of shoes. The
explanation OF this ls as follows
Shoes ~ Example.
There are four freight move
ments OF the leather In a pair or
shoes.
(a) Tho hide from tho stock
farm TO the slaughter
house
(b) The hide from Tho slaught-
erhouse to the tanner.
Co The leather from tho tanner
to the shoe factory,
.dl The shoes from the shoe
factory TO tho store which
sells them.
'As nearly as freight-ratea on an
average haul can be approximatcd,
each one Of these movements costs,
at the old rate. rs cents per 100
pounds. or IA cents per pound. An
increase OF 25 per cent in freight
rates would therefore increase
freights 10 "a cents per 100 pounds
or 3-i6 cents per pound.
Assuming that five pounds OF
hide, equal to about four pound,
OF leather. go into pair OF shoes
and that completed pair OF shoes
weighs pounds, tho increased cost
of same resulting from a 2b per cent
, increase in freight-ratc8 would be:
4 ta) 5'lbs. at 3-i6c per h., 1915 OF ic
B. tb) 8 lbs at o. l.6c per h., 1916 OF 1C
,(c) 4 lbs. at 3-i6c per ib.. IA OF ic
ADJ 4 lbs. at 3-16c per h., IA of lc
to which add. for
freight on containers.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11

Church Warden Earns Gratitude OF
All the Ministry.

SOUTHOLD, England, Aug 10
Thomas s. Denny has died without
becoming Rockefeller. He started
right His claim to fame is az fol-
lows;
AZ a church warden he found too
many three penny bits" in the col
lection box. lie cugitatcd Then he
corncred the three penny Bit sup
ply OF the town. Worshipcrs, be
ing ashamed to give coppers, were
forced to drop siNpences in the
basket
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
Oklahoma PrOspectOrs
Desert Oil Fields for
Fields OF Golden Grain

NEW YORK. Aug --Dcciarine
legend written with yellow chalk
on tho rear OF an automobile
which came across the Missouri
river by ferry here read, okla
homa to tho Yukon. To he'll with
oil. We're after golo" Their car
bore an oklahoma license plate.
Upon being questioned by
curious standcrsbv the traveller
explained they were from OKLA
homa city and Commerce. Okla,
and tho gold" t'icy geek ~
grown In fertile fields whcnt--
and tho Yukon they have In mind
is the Dakota and adjacent states.
Tho men expect to follow tho hnr-
vcst until II runs out I'm the nortn
and return homo about Christmas.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
American Party Picks
McGregOr to Head Slate

FORT WORTH Texas, Aug. 10
r A. M-Gregor Of Austin. wos So
icctod 10 head tho state ticket OF the
American party IN state convention
here today
Endorsement was given James T.
Ferguson Of Temple. former gov
crrorr, and william J. Hong Of New
York. who are the party's candidates
for the presidency and Nco prcsi-
dcncy. respectively.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
TUenty Human Skeletons
Found on Bank of RiUer

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug.
0.--Twenty-fivc human skeletons
have been found II miles south Of
here on the west bank OF the Laguna
Madre by Thomas steele and o. 81
Atwood. local contractors, lndica-
tions point TO the fact that they had
been covered by earth for many
years and II Is thought that the
storm OF September last brought
thcm to Wow.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
3 S-i6of lo


ibr to make II round figures. call It
DC. which would be the actual in
creased cost OF the leather in "A
pair of shoes under freight-rato
advance OF rs per cent. Allowing
y cent (Which In eXhorbitant for
tho purposo) TO cover the actuc
increased freight. rates on the other
material In the shoe, the maximum
increased cost would he 8 cents a
pair, or 1 per cent on IS pair
OF shoes.
Assuming that the entire move
ment OF hide, leather and shoes was
in district where the freight had
been advanced 40 per cent instead
OF 20 per cent. the increased cost
sull be only about & cents on a pair
OF shoes, II this sum IL doubled TO
cover increased freight on coal, new
machinery and other things which
are used in a shoe factory. tho maxi
mum increase on a pair of shoes
would be In the ncighborhood OF
l6 cents "A pair, or per cent on an
So pair OF shoes,
Two Per Cent ON Production.
The same principle applies IA
meat, eggs and butter. and practic-
ally everything else IN which trans.
portation by rail enters 10 any ex.
tent
"The $500, 100000 advance in
freight and passenger rates may
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
lay Hospital Cornerstone

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. To-
Governor j. II. A. Robertson, Dr. A.
II. Lewis, state health missioner.
and other state officials will go to
Clinton Friday 10 attend ceremonies
Rt the laying of a cornerstone for
the new state tubercular hospital.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11
win Open Bids Today
on Hard Surface Roads

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. To-.
Bids on the construction of hard
surfaced roads In Kingfishcr and
ComRnche counties will be opened by
the stdte highway department at /?
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Henry
Wood, commissioner, announced late
today. The work includes six miles
OF gravel road In Comanche county
and more than one mile of concrete
road in Kingfisher county.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11

seem n huge sum, but. when II ls
considered that this IL not more than
per cent on the annual production
OF tho farms. factories and mines In
the United States, proper pros
pective can be obtained of how
slightly the advance affects the cost
and price of any particular com
modify"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11

fuqda Captain Carr, OF the New
York homicide bureau, places little
credence in the sailors story and no
action will bo taken.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-11

NEW YORK, Aug 10--The chance
Identification of a newspaper photo
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
CAN'T MIX FARM
JOB BANDLOWDEN
William BOssOn to Quit as
Federation Treasurer.

william Bosson, executive committee
man Of the Lowdeu presidential CAM
paign, will tender his resignation as
treasurer Of the Indiana Federation of
Farmers associations at the board of d.
roctors' meeting April 3, he said today.
The reason assigned is that directors
of the farmers body are opposed to
activity in behalf of any candidate by
an officer of their organization.
II am going to resign because some
members of that organization think 1t
is inadvisable for an officer of the feder-
alton to take sides in the presidential
preference primary race" said Mr.. Bos-
son.
II am going to give all my time until
May to Gov. Lowden's campaign in
Indiana"
w. H. Hickman, editor Of the Hoosier
farmer organization, is also expected to
resign at the next meeting of the board.
Federation directors have prepared a
plan to ask candidates for certain offices
for statements on certain policies.
Questionnaires will be sent to candi-
dates for United States senator, gov err
nor and county commissioners.
Mr.. Taylor, general secretary has been
instructed to call a meeting of general
secretaries of farmers organizations in
Upper Mississippi valley states for the
purpose of uniting on certain policies.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
You OugEatn t Auto, Says Dad
BUT Grille DOES-AND HEREIN LIES MORAL

This tale of a girl, her dad and his
car may be of value to parents in deal
ing with other motor mysteries.
solved the mystery 1t was withheld from
print lest the intelligence cause "a fond
parent to say or do things he might
later regret. It is difficult to conjecture
what a man may do when the pride
of his heart" makes away with the
"apple of his eye"
A charming tapper of the high school
age recently asked papa for the loan
OF his new and costly motor. Papa de,
INJURED on the ground that he didn',
know her chauffeur. Daughter assem-
bled her guests and took the car in
papa's absence.
MUDHOLE DEFIEs
ATHLETIC GUESTS.
Throughout a beautifully moonlit, but
rather chilly, evening the party motored
about the countryside, singing songs
laughing and enjoying the ecstacy OF
speeding. 1t was late when the inevitable
mishap came. The heavy car begged
down in a mudhole and defed athletic
efforts to extricate it.
The joy riders walked all night to get
home. The arch conspirater stopped at
the home of friendly and discreet
neighbor and removed the evidences OF
her journey, left her coat and hat and
tripped jauntily into her homeS trying
to look sweet and refreshed. after
nights rest. She got away with lt.
breakfast passed smoothly and rs
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24

questions were asked until father came
rushing in from the garage with the
terrible news of the calamity.
The police were notified OF the theft
and a search began. The young lady
had honestly intended to confess her
guilt at a favorable moment, but she
couldn't remember where she had left
the car.
That day two of the youths who had
participated in the party returned to the
mudhole and succeeded In dislodging the
car. Instead Of driving to town with it
they began another tour and ran out Of
gas in Brookside park
Grille CONFEssEs,
But AUTO is GONE.
Pangs Of conscience wrung a contes-
sion from the daughter when she OBJ
served tina fathers appetite was gone
and that h. couldn't sleep nights. She
escaped reproach in the hurried prepa-
raSions for a salvage expedition. The
spot was located and evidences of the
cars sojourn there were discovered. The
theft theory regained favor
Several days later the fathers refec-
tions on the unwisdom of neglecting
theft insurance were interrupted by a
call from the police, who wanted him
to come down and look at a car. It was
his.
certain young lady now declares
that motoring makes her deathly sick.
Moral: Give your offspring the third
degree before phoning the police.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24


Purtikowski came to America some six
years ago from Poland
The government Of the United States
did not meet with his approval and
he set forth to change it to suit him
self
He thought liberty and justice meant
anarchy and destruction and Joined a
band Of trouble makers with ideas SINH
lar to his own" said DeMiller.
According to immigration authorities,
Purtikowski became affiliated with boil
shevik organization in Chicago.
He later came to indianapolis and
was here four weeks before being ar
rested.
During that time he was said to have
spread anti government propaganda and
tried to convert others to a belief in
his creed.
He was arrested last January and held
in the Marion county Jail.
BAGGAGE VIOLIN
AND OVERALLS.
Purtikowski is about 80 and has the
appearance of a typical Pole.
He is of a sullen nature and refused
to comment on his deportation.
His face was marked with prison pallor
and he seemed happy to get out for a
breath Of fresh air, even though his
destination lies outside the country.
Purtikowski left Jail this morning with
a violin and a pair of overalls compris-
ing his sole baggage.
The only objection he made was on
account of the fact that he had not
been notified Of his journey several days
in advance so that he could have made
preparations.
1t was said that Purtikowski was q
member of the communist party and that
he came to indianapolis to teach the
principles Of destruction and voeated
the overthrow Of government by force
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
GIANT BEAMS
FILL BIG AREA
S15,00O,OOO Activities in Down
town District Progressing.

Few Indianapolis citizens have grasped
the magnitude OF the work OF track ele-
vation and remOdeling of the Union sta
ton, because it covers acres Of ground in
The vicinity OF Meridian street, Illinois
street. extending over past Capitol ave
nue..
A birdseye view Of Z part Of the con
struction work reveals a wonderful ex-
panse of activity, the huge steel beams,
the stretch OF iron girders. the tall crane,
the excavations where the old Union
station train sheds used 10 be and the
thousand and one details present a YER
table scene Of transformation and prog
ress
A rough survey Of the cost of the track
elevation work in the downtown section
alone Is almost overwhelming, 1gurld not
in mere thousands Of dollars. but extend
ing up, up, up into the millions OF dol
lars.
Think Of spending S15. 600 600 in down
town track elevation work That's what
Frank c. Lingenfelter, city engineer, es-
Inmates the cost OF the work now. Ongi-
naly II was planned to spend about
100000 and that figure narIy took the
breath Of several big fnanciers Of the
Continued on page Thirteen-)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24

Regardless of the fact that dwellings
in indianapolis are in such demand thai
rewards are being offered for informa-
tion as to available rental houses, the
indianapolis school city, under the d.
rection of George c. Hit, business d.
rector. is wrecking large number OF
houses.
These houses are standing on property
that has been purchased for school sites
and the school authorities are clearing
them away, preparatory to letting con-
tracts for new buildings some time in
the dim and distant future.
No effort has been made to sell these
dwellings subject TO removal
No contract has been made to wreck
them.
No effort is being made to allow them
10 be utilized by people who are seek
inc dwellings.
Employees of the school city are en-
gagged in tearing them down, without any
consideration of when new buildings
will be built on the sites.
HOUSES USEFUL
TO FIGHT SHORTAGE
Many Of these dwellings are Of type
that could easily be moved 10 other lots
and utilized to help combat the short
age Of homes in the city.
Some Of them are Of a type that would
bring good money into the school funds
II they were offered for sale as they
stood.
But regardless of this possibility all
are falling under the hammers Of the
wrecking crew and whether anything is
10 be done with the material in them
seems to be a puzzle TO those who are
wrecking them.
II Is said. however, that this material
is being sold to certain favored per
sons who seem to know how TO go about
doing business with the school city.
At Merrill and Union streets three old
residences, including one large bricl
building. are being razed.
This property adjolns Manual Train
ing High school and is some distance
from school No. g.
At Kansas and Illinois streets nearly
an entire block of very small frame res
licences are being torn down. There Is
no schoolhouse in the vicinity.
This property was recently acquired by
the school board for school purposes.
GROUP OF FRAME
HOUSES DESTROYED.
At Sixteenth street and Columbis
avenue another group of small frame
residence buildings has been destroyed
This property adjoins school No. %
which has In connection with It eight
portable buildings.
These buildings are still standing and
are still being used for school purposes
The minutes of the school board dc
not show any authorization for the de-
struction or disposal OF these buildings
and there seems to be no violation Of law
In connection with the wrecking Of them
How much II is costing the school city
to destroy these houses is unknown.
No estimate Of 1t has ever been made
The plan of procedure seems to be to
order a gang Of wreckers TO tear the
building down and then TO report the
cost Of doing It as expenditure out OF
the school boards funds and depend on
Continued on Page Nine)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
ALLOWS CHARLIE
A YEAR OF GRACE
Mrs. Chaplin Says His Lore
May Return in That Time.

Los ANGELES March 2l-Nrildred
Harris Chaplin has decided to wait one
year for her celebrated husband, Charles
Chaplin, to return to her and their for
mer love.
This WIS her statement today on the
eve Of her departure for Grand Canyon.
the drst stop Of a Journey that Will
talgs her 60 England as the guest Of
Lady Stuart Mckenzie, now sojourning
az Coronado.
II Is Mrs. Chaplin's belief. she said
that in n years time Charlie viii find
HIS old love for her rekindled and that n
reconciliation viii be the happy result.
In that connection she said;
Il won't begin suit against Charlie
and Charlie, I understand, says he wont
begin suit against me
4 still love Charlie and feel sure
his conscience is hurting him for the
things he has done to me.
Il shall wait a year to prove 10 him
the kind Of a woman I am.
I have not been going out with any
body and am going to be even more OF
a recluse than I have been in the past
My only companion has been my
mother and I have stayed with her dur
ing our domestic controversy.
Perhaps in a years time Charlie viii
realize his mistake and come back to
me"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
COFFIN WANTS
12-STORY C. OF C.
Passes Hint for Big Building
at Booster Meeting.

Indianapolis will for many years be
under obligation to the Advertising club
of indianapolis for the work 1t is do
ing to make known the many natural
advantages indianapolis enjoys.
This was the statement Of Charles F..
Coffin, president of the Chamber of Com
merce, at a joint meeting of the Adver-
tising club and the Chamber of Com
merce, held at noon today at the Chamber
of Commerce building.
More than 400 men and women attended
the meeting.
IF there Is any knocking to be done
following this meeting about the in
adequacy of the meeting place, let It be
in a friendly spirit that will stimulate
sentiment for a twelve or fourteen-story
Chamber Of Commerce building" Mr..
Coffin said.
Mr.. Coffin also spoke on the new spirit
that has been born in IndianapOlis-the
spirit of saying good things for the city
instead of knocking" which has been
created by the work being done by the
general board in charge of arrangements
for the convention of the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs of the World, to be held
here June to 10
Merle Sidener, member Of the conven,
tiOn board. pointed out the reasons for
the bringing of the advertisers conven.
ton to Indianapolis and said that the
work of the convention board will, it is
hoped, start the wheels turning for a
big and better Indianapolis. Mr.. Sidener
urged that the work be continued by the
Chamber Of Commerce, following the con-
vention.
Paul Richey and Fred Mills, also
members Of the convention board, made
brief talks, explaining the campaigns to
'sen' indianapolis to itself and the
world and thus make Indianapolis the
best appreciated city in America"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
PRICES IS PCT.
DOWN? NO, UP IN
6 MONTHS HERE
Federal Agent Tighe Makes
Announcement After
Investigation.

Wholesale prices have tncrea sed on an
average of 10 per cent in the last six
months, according to Charles Tighe. spe-
ciaI agent of the department of justice,
who has been conducting an investiga-
zion into alleged profiteering in Indiana.
He lays the chief blame for high prices
on a lack of production and also on
eastern manufacturers.
wide variance of prices has been
discovered in indianapolis in the price
of meats, according to Mr.. Tighe. Ger
tain cuts of meat are sold in some stores
at Is cents a pound and in others at co
cents pound he said.
Retail stores of Indianapolis are oper-
ating under percentages Of profit fixed
by the fair price commission, the investi-
gstor said.
Mr.. Tighe said a report would be
submitted to the federal grand jury
next month.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
NORTH DAKOTA
NAMES WOMAN

BISMARCK, n. D., March 24-North
Dakota win send a regular republican"
delegation TO the republican national con-
venuon, practically complete returns
from last weeks primary indicated to-
day.
One woman--Miss Minnie J. Nelson
and nine men delegates 30 the republican
national convention were named.
NoupartiEan league leaders denied
claims OF the regular republicans" that
the league had suffered a defeat in the
primary.
Hiram johnson, the only republican
presidential candidate in the primary
was indorsed by both leading factions OF
republicans.
Gunder Olson. regular republican" 4"
was named national committeeman by
a majority OF more than GOO
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
mo-! DELAWARE
TELLS WOMEN
Majority of House in 36th
State Against Suffrage.

DOVER, Del, March 24.-Hopes Of
millions Of women TO vote IN the 1920
national campaign apparently went glim-
mer!ng here today when 1t became Ger
tain Delaware viii not ratify the fed
eral sunrage amendment
A bipartisan conferenee Of s.zialssoTs
opposed to ratification was held and
twenty members Of the house signed an
agreement not to vote for suffrage at
any time.
There are only thirty I've members of
the house.
Delaware would have made tt thirty
sixth state 10 r4tify the amendrent and
put ii into operation.
Suffrage leaders are continuing their
efforts. but without much hope.
WASHINGTON, March 24.--Alfred Du-
Pont. wealthy political and social leader
OF Delaware. is held by suffragists here
TO be the one man who can secure rati-
fcation OF the suffrage amendment by
The Delaware state Legislature.
Suffrage leaders are centerinS their
pressure upon Dupont, who is listed as
an anti" as they declare II be will
give his support 10 suffrage the legisia-
ture Is bound to ratify.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-24
WOOD LEADS IN
SOUTH DAKOTA
LOwden SecOnd-Gerard Wins
Democratic Vote.

MITCHELL, S. D., March 24.--Gen.
Leonard Wood led for the republican
presidential nomination in the South Da-
kota primaries, according to reports
reaching here today.
James W. Gerard appeared to be the
democratic fayoritc after a nominal con
test with J. o. Muroe, Illinois,
With reports from hfty-three Of the
sixty counties. Wood had a lead OF
approximately 1900. ~
His representatives here claimed remote
country districts win report pluralities
for the general sufficient to make his lead
in the state 1000.
Gov. Lowden and Senator johnson were
running close for second place, with
Lowden slightly In the lead.
The vote on the republican candidates
in the fifty three counties stood:
Wood, q, 1,99s.
LowdeR. 1880.
Johnson, 1880.