The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
,.ock Scheme Causes Ar
''y rest of Preacher On
Fraud Charge
sOIL SHALE PONH ="
e,dowed and Kept Up Home
for Boys in Omaha and
Loves to Preach

ma and fortune Oh tilc NV
snlS SS.rtirsou, 24-year-old preacher
,. ali Fhule stock salesman VINO
anu ma 20 the dizzy heights OF
ssp".cial mower that he might be-
ma ,n Americas greatest philanthro-
'0ln has becu blasted and the YOUTH
p'S" "n,srgynan will be returned to
l.hs lul Neb., where he is accused OF
Vnndnleutly securing large sums OF
ay ,7 connection with an Oil
sOn IL s,ocl, promotion scheme.
nS,nsor. was taken into custody
'Daryer police while he was with
y. h,,de OF twelve days, and. upon
Gos NJ counsel, win not fight ex-
sa,,on TO the Nebraska city, de-
."ss The fact that he stoutly MAIN
4 ,.,ns his innocence OF any wrong
s.Inr declaring that his transac-
Us have been entirely honest.
W Vrn,angled IN q web OF love. high
v,.snco and religion, tho Rev. Jen-
I u,"sar who Is n former pastor or
nn-.,hv+eriau churches In Chicago,
r.,-,v, Ind, and Brush, Colo, smil-
~ ~ Ellis the world" that his Jail
s..,.nca here is real treat,
ssougb the benches are hard, and
.svs that his conscience is absolutely
clear. .,
p.,,des a novel scheme to build up
:. annual income OF close TO half
,iniop collars, the clergyman, who
A., hesn termed by officers here as
sol shale ponzi," was working on
IN invention that he declared prom
led gasoline "a heap as water.
Isrtinson was yorced by his first
,,i,s IN Denver on August 20 on the
s,ornd OF mental and physical
,usltv~ Mrs. Jenkinsou, who Is the
spvh,er OF a prominent Brush, Coi.'
\ smily, charged, among other things
~, the minister iran around with
l,her women"
Ts was married for the second
rne within three weeks OF the
,.a,,ing OF the final decree OF d.
sorc. from his first wife, TO Miss
v,r.ha Peterson of Havelock, Neb.
officials question the legality OF this
IN hls cell at city Jail Jenkinson
,otly denied charges of infidelity
against him. =
IWh.n I walk along the streets
hank God that no woman can point
"a me and say that she had the
krong kind Of a love affair with
ne" he said. >,
"Listen, brothSr, and I'll tell you"
riled Jenkinson in referring 70 ms
nrs, wife When I think OF my first
wife ! recall that popular song;
Iaueh When I Think How I Cried
About You. Ny first wife wanted 10
h social butterfly. and It was
while she was still my wife that
got tho idea Of making money IN
stead OF Just preaching,
MY business transactions are en-
lrely honest" Jenkinson said. as
,uSsirg these money-maling Ideas
hat led 10 his arrest 81 am not
selling stock in my company the
United Shale oil company - I'm
giving Il away. Eventually my plan
would have netted me an annual
Income Of s4sO,oo0."
FypIains His Scheme.
Explaining his scheme, Jenkinson
said he maintained boys' home In
Omaha where nearly 100 boys live.
Z ask them" he said. 'how much
1, costs them 10 live, Invariably the
reply names a figure from $65 to
800 per month. I give them room,
board and laundry for $50 per
Yath, and make them a present OF
some stock In my oil shale company
as q bonus. In my working boys
home can feed tho lads very good
for s25 per month. planned a
home that would accommodate
1900 boys My arrangement would
result in a profit OF $40 per month
from each OF 1000 boys,---s4o,ooo
per month or s4so.ooo per year
profit.
And the best Of It is I am doing
the boys favor. I cannot be prose-
euted under the so-called blue sky
law, or any other kind OF law, be-
cause my company is all right Il
I'm wrong on oil shale, then Gov
erncr Shoup, Sir John Cadman. Lord
Foster and scores OF others are
wrong IN their contention OF the
value OF oil shale.
However, dislike the idea or
selling stock. so in the last month
I've bought back several thousand
delars worth that / had previously
7 Ike TO preach" Jenkinson con-
unued. 81 still preach to the boys
u my home. and when make my
fortune I'm going tosbuild a great
She place for boys.
IL Was College Student,
= studied six years in the uni
vmrsity OF Illinois and other schools;
played on the championship basket
nal team I'm Chicago; 7 was athletic
instructor for the largest church in
;;hlcago They cannot say OF me that
ne did rot try And it is ridiculous
. charge that ! had affairs with
women, That is the most fantastic
Aihg that can be said OF me. be-
.Hgse II is opposed TO an my prin-
.ples' l believe firmly in the single
%hdard uf morality"
MS invention to make cheap gaso-
ale' Jenklnson said, involved tho
4nhg Of the crudest kerosene and
ondiZ.ng agent with water. IL
~ make the highest-test gasoline
&shs land"
Senklnson said he was enjoying a
. slsa' experience" in Jail 1--WE been
onAhs 100 hard and needed a va
uoh, he said, land l will remain
y1i until i rot before accepting
~, and sufrendering one of my
%aHcdous."
Say Monument Goes Begging.
,onsh' oush' Eng. Sept. 23.-The
pos. po.3ihent 70 THONGS Gray, tho
vssS on which are inscribed some