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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
PROBE STARTED
IN MASKED RAID
Gun Battle in California
Being Thoroughly In
vestigated by Law

LOS ANGELES. April 24.--A
sweeping Investigation was under
way today and many arrests are
expected as result OF a gun bat.
tie Saturday night between a band
OF masked night riders and Officers
of the peace which took toll OF
one dead and two seriously injured.
The battle was fought in Inglewood,
n suburb, between 200 and 800
masked men making up the band OF
night riders. Constable Medford u.
Mosher. of Inglewood. died OF a
bullet through the heart, his son,
Walter Mosher. Is seriously wounded
and Leonard Reugg, deputy
sheriff, 1t is thought, will die.
After rigid questioning by Chief
Deputy District Attorney w. G.
Doran, the younger Mosher ad-
mltted that he and Reugg had a
part in the escapade and that he
was member OF the band which
decided to take the law into their
own hands. Mosher Is being de-
talned today and orders have been
issued not to let Reugg leave the
hospital.
The shooting was the result OF
Night Marshal Frank Woerner's
answering u call from an East Ingle-
wood family. when he approached
the house from which the call had
come, he was stopped by the
masked men, and thinking they
were bandits. opened fire.
simultaneously the supposed might
riders were mistreating Spaaisr
family by the name OF Elduayen
who they accused of conducting 9
still and sclling whisky.
The masked men are said to have
mistreated the male members OF
the family and also subjected the
women and girls to indecencies. a
neighbor's child. said to be dyinl
of pneumonia, was frightened into
the cold night air clad only ir
scanty night clothes.
william s. Coburn. grand goblir
OF the Pacific domain, Ku-Klu,
Klan, In statement issued today
said he had been called late Satur
day night and informed that som'
sort OF demonstrate was takin.
place in Inglewood and that thu
Ku-Klux Klan was being accused o.
| II. lie drove to the scene arrivint
there shortly after midnight.
III any member of the Ku-Klui
Khan participated in the affair HI
did so as an individual and not will
the sanction OF the organization
Coburn stated.
A thorough investigation Is alet
under way by the coroner.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
APRIL IS NEARLY
AS WET AS MARCH
Steady Downpour Monday
Boosted Precipitation
to 5.72 Inches

Tho steady, downpour Of rain
which fell most all Monday has
boosted tho total precipitation for
April, 80 far, to b.72 inches, accord
ing TO figures at the local weather
bureau. This II almost double the
rainfall for the corresponding month
last year. II ~ three inches less
than the rainfall for last month.
Tho rain yesterday came after
about ten days of balmy spring
weather which had brought the
trees out IN almost fun leaf and
caused crops TO come n humping.
Most OF the sprlng planting is al
ready In and farmers. truck gar
donors and fruit men throughout
the county are jubllant, according TO
]. s. Malone. county agent. There
is little corn implanted, according
to Malone, and that In the ground
viii DO greatly benefited by Mon
days rain The oat acreage this
spring Is ono OF the largest on record
aud the rain will prove n big boon.
Wheat will also be benefited.
Truck gardeners and fruit mon
say that unless the rain is followed
by Il frcoZo 1t means much in dol
lars and cents. True there has been
plentiful moisture this spring. but
n gentle rain, such as fell Monday,
followed by warm weather, VIII
make tho gardens bloom by leaps
and hounds About the only kickors
on the rain were tho oil mon. who
say that field operations will be
temporarily halted.
While tho county roads will be In
bad shape for q day or so, II no
more rain falls. tho roads Friday
will bo IN splendid condition, ac-
cordlng 10 tho county engineer. At
the worst, Tulsa county roads arc
not as bad as those in surrounding
counties. for the splendid grading
drains most OF tho water into the
bitches. This. coupled with the
system OF maintenance. makes the
roads boulevards 4S hours after n
hard rain.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
CHARGE TW0.MORE
WITH CONSPIRACY
Hastings and Friend Are
Released on Bonds of
$500 Each

Two more OF the alleged consplra-
tors In the primary election fraud
were arraigned Monday before JUS
tlce J. II. Thompson and released
on $4,000 bond each. They were
william +. Hastings and T.. Il.
Friend, who have been missing
since informations charging them
with participation In the alleged
election steal were issued several
weeks ago. Both bonds were signed
by G. III. Overton and NJ. i. Nc
Nulty, tr. Hastings was a defeated
candidate for city commissioner IN
the democratic primary and Friend
was an election official.
The two men were arrested sun.
day at Dallas, Texas. and brought
to Tulsa early Monday morning by
+. j. Bays. county investigator. The
men were arrested at the homo OF
Friends brother. They waived
requisition papers.
Friend ana Hastings were Jointly
charged with Joe Hastings brother
OF the arrested man: c. NJ. Down.
ing. defeated candidate for city
commissioner; II, w. and y. II
Goode. election officials: T. Ii. Cos.
tello, II. NJ. Doble and Jack Bod.
kins. Costello and Joe Hastings
have never been arrested. Downinl
and the two Goodies waived prelimi
nary hearings and Bodkins case 4,
still In Justice court.
The state presented its evidenc,
against him last week and his do
murrer was overruled, The defens,
was to present its evidence yester
day but the hearing was continued
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
Once a Lecturer on
Freaks, Val Vino NOU
Selling Fence Posts

Every circus man in the United
States and all the old time vaude-
VILE managers know Val Vino,
who not so many yenrs ago was
n headlIner In vaudeville doing
acts OF monologue, juggling and
everything that came In handy.
Then for eight years he was the
lecturer In the Ringing side show
and became the greatest authority
on freaks In the country.
But the story OF Val Vino IN the
story OF thousands OF others who
have visited Tulsa on their trav-
els. lie landed here with the
show in rain and mud three years
ago. lie contrasted the pleasures
OF Tulsa life with the dlscomforts
incident 10 the big top and now
he IL bnck here to stay. The jump
from lecturer on freaks to selling
posts for the Tulsa Fence and
Post company was an unusual
one but Val Vino has made II
successfully.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
DAY OF EPITAPHS
IS OVER HE SAYS
.Monument Maker Enlight-
ems Civilians AS to
His Craft

First Impressions about n man In
tho monument business are seldom
correct. 80 w. ". Siders. of the
Sidors Memorial Stone wortg. told
tho Civitnn club members yesterday
afternoon.
A monument maker is not gem
efally n man OF gloom, but nm nrti-
san with his heart and soul In his
work, and ever anxious to aid tho
public In designing a memorial stone
that IL a piece of art. and not some
thing that Is artlstically, esthetically
and generally out Of taste and har-
mohy.
lie said that the day OF epitaphs
was over. and that no ono was more
glad of II than himself Here Mr..
Sidors convulsed the club by stat
ing
There II only one thing that his
satanic majesty could use to claim
me for subject In the nfter-llfe,
and that iS for the many lies that
have carved on tombstones, and
many of those who paid mo to carve
lh'ui ll'lt hH'W lHhI lnty WtIf
lies when they selected the wording
for the phrases"
a. r. Trueblood. manager OF tho
loan department of the Massachu-
sotts Mutual Life Insurance com
pany with headquarters at Kansas
city Mo, was introduced by c. II.
Howard. OF tho Exchange Trust
company. Mr.. Trueblood said that
the Massachusetts company had
made an exhaustive survey of the
Tulsa district and after this investi-
cation had decided to make. loans
In Tulsa.
During our first year OF loanins
money on improved properties In
Tulsa, wo have placed more thar
s2b0,000 and expect TO increase oui
loans.' said Mr.. Trublood.
He told the club that he believed
that Tulsa and Oklahoma City had
passed through tho Industrial de.
preston that had engulfed the coun.
try for the past 1s to 20 months In
better physical and moral condition
than many other cities OF the coun.
try, particularly tho strictly indus.
trial territory.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25

wanted, and they pointed out a
diamond.
And Winnie Wigglefoot said, "You
are perfectly welcome to anything in
my shop"
So they wrapped the diamond up in
a beautiful green leaf and took it back
with them. When they passed Mary
James house the Queen Of the Butter.
flies said how very hungry she was, and
how she would love to have some de-
licious Mary Jane Syrup for lunch.
Mary Jane went into the house and
brought out a pitcher of Mary Jane
Syrup and poured out a lot on leaf
for the Queen of the Butterflies to sip.
and spread a great big piece Of bread
for herself. Then they sat down and
had a regular feast, while they planned
what kind of dress they would wear
at the wedding of Queen NAB.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
Crippled Pair,
Home Inmates.
Stage a Fight

ALLIANCE. Neb., April "a
Thomas tOrncry) Langford. So,
and W. a. Dunlap. G5. crippled In
mates Of Box Butte county farm.
Sunday debated the question Of
whether the use OF tobacco short
ons life and whether q user OF tho
weed can "onter the kingdom Of
heaven"
Langford, who smoke and
elbows, said he expected to live to
ripe old age and then get by
~. peter. despite his devotion
10 plpc and plug. lie IL In a
hospital. Dunlap, en- abstainer
will be held In jail pending the
outcome Of Bangford's Injuries.
W. *. Bnrkholdcr, suporin-
tcndont OF the farm. says the
ngod mon have quarrclcd for 10
years over Dunlap's lnsistence
that Langford was shortening his
life and cndangoring his chance
for salvation.
Sundays battle ended whom
Langford'H only eye was closed by
n blow from his opponents
crutch.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
MASONS AT REUNION
Scottish Rite Body Begin Four-Days
Session nt McAIe@tcr-IArgcst
Attendance I'm History.

Special 10 Tho World.
M'ALESTER, April "a. - The
snring reunion Of the Scottish Rite
Mnsons convened here this morning
and tho attendance bids fair to bs
the largest in the history Of McAles-
ter reunions. Three hundred candi-
dates were enrolled today and more
are expected The Shawnee lodge
put on the Master Mason degree
this afternoon In n very creditable
manner. Elaborate programs have
been arranged for each of the -four
DAYS.
Many Of the visiting Masons are
accompanied by their wives and
daughters and special amusement
features have been provided for
them. Madam Schuman-Heihk will
sing on Wednesday night Mt the
Rusbv theater. having been secured
by the Masons especially for the
occasion. Masons and their ladies
will he guests.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
S0DERMAN IS HELD IN JAIL
Defence Of Man Accused OF Murder
ing Dallas Hotel Manager Is Shot.

DALLAS. Texas, April 24.---D. T..
Soderman, under indictment for the
fatal shooting OF Jay Clay Powers In
the lobby of the Waldorf hotel last
Tuesday. will remain In the county
jail until the date of his trial for
murder. set for May 8, It was an
nounced following conference OF
his counsels, who stated that no
writ OF habeas corpus would be
sued for in the interest of obtaining
his release from jail.
II Is understood among the prose-
cutting attorneys that the defense
prefers to keep its hand undisclosed
until the day of the trial.
Police officials announced this
morning that Soderman will be
taken to the city Jail this afternoon
to have his photograph made and
the Bertillion measurements and
finger prints taken. Soderman's
Bertilllon record will be sent to Kan
sas City by request OF officials oi
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
FRANCE DEMANDS
RUHR OCCUPATION
Agreement of Parliament
tary Blocs Aiming TO
Force New March
POINCARE MORE STRICT
Openly Threatens Withdrawal
Of French Delegates From
Nations Conference

BAR LIE DUO. France. April "a.
Premier poincnrc. speaking 20 hlS
constituents hero today openly
threatened Withdrawal Of tho French
delegation from tho Genoa con-
ference.
No More Concessions.
"Our remaining a. Genoa" ho
declared, "ccr'uinly IN conditional
only upon concessions being mado
either to Germany or Russia. We
stand firmly behind tho decisions Of
the Cannos conference"
The French premier. recently ac-
cused by inference IN statements by
Premier Lloyd George OF England. Of
seeking to wreck the Genoa con-
ference. launched forth his program
for France In emphatic terms. Ilc
made the mlsundcrstnndlngs and
crises OF tho last few days Of the
Genoa conference the basis OF n new
defense OF Frances military policy.
Following yelled threat OF an
other French "solo" march upon
the Rhine, Poincare said:
"If We Had Disarmcd."
what would have happened IL
80 had dlsarmed too quickly In un-
dcrstandable todny. after the inn
prudence OF RApallo. Tho facts Of
the present situation demonstrate
that tho French cabinet was justi-
fled In insisting upon the rs months'
military service plan"
France must remain united"
poincare declared. working toward
a climax of patriotic fcrver OF the
sort that moves the Gallic tempcra-
ment,
"When called tho nation TO arms
In August, 1914, the danger threat
enlng US was less obscure and insld-
ious than II is today.
The realities appear less clear
today. as through an enveloping
haze. but the danger Is unchanged.
France In "ungratcfuI" Role.
France" said Poincare, has an
ungratefui role TO play at Genoa.
II is that OF defending the Cannes
resolution dealing with German
roparations payments and snnctiona)
and at the samo time preventing
"a rupture of the conference"
Tho French permior attacked the
treaty Of Rapallo as threatening
the Cannes decision which was
Frances last word In tho way OF
concessions from tho strict letter
of tho law of tho Versailles treaty.
The treaty or Rapallo," he
charged, "is q direct menace to Po-
land and stands az an indirect
menace against France. Rapallo
compromises and threatens to over
throw European equilibrium.
Neither simple financial and
economic formula, nor recommen-
dations by consortlums of bankers
can establish universal peace"
PARIS. April i4.--The newspa-
per Action Francals today demand
ed that Berlin be occupied by
France.
The Temps and Figaro professed
TO see war and the grim sound OF
cavalry and arms" In the Russian
treaty with Germany.
These bits OF revelation OF politi-
cal sentiment and pressure are typi-
cal OF the situation Premier Poln-
care faced az no spoke to his con-
stituents at Bar le Duo today. An
agreement OF parliamentary blocs,
said to be almost, Is not quite pow
erful enough to overthrow Poincare.
Is becoming restive and drawing
together. Their aim is forcing
through an uncompromislng mill
tary sanctions policy against Ger
many
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25

NNE ayMaryJane metAngelique
Golden Wings, Queen of the
~ Butterflies, who had great
golden spots all over her velvet brown
wings and eyes that shone like
diamonds.
The Queen said, ''Mary Jane, have
to buy a new diamond necklace for
Queen Mai, for when she gets married
next month. Come with me and help
pick out a good one."
Mary Jane said she would be very
glad to. So they went together down
to where the little spring bubbles from
under the root of an old elm tree, and
they watched the diamonds being
made by Old Mother Nature.
All of a sudden Mary Jane called
Winnie Wigglefoot, the wood nymph
who had charge of the diamond manu-
featuring, and they told her what they
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25

teams and rs Templars brass h,n.
with music and parades here %.
the s5th triennial conciave o, ~.
grand encampment. Knights Tsm
plar. gave New orleans q holldan
appearance today.
With no sessions scheduled un,u
tonight when band concerts will h.
given at three places, the more ,h.S
10000 visitors here spent the dav
taking steamer trips through tbs
harbor, visiting points OF interes,
and admiring the decorations OF tbs
city. said TO be the most elaborate
and extensive ever achieved in thu
south Wv
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
Harry Gillsfrdp Goes
to Hospital for Asthma

Special 20 The World
WASHINGTON, April 24.--Major
Harry Gillstrap, secretary TO rep
resentative Manuel Heriick and
former McAlester. Okla. newspaper
publisher, who for years has been
suffering with asthma, has been
with n severe case of bronchial
asthma, aggravated by the WASH
ington climate. The cure which the
hospital expects to effect will re-
Quire three to four weeks, IL Is said.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
Thieves Loot School building.

ETfVIhI 10 TNN WUfTU.
BRISTOW. April 24.--Thieves re-
Gently picked the local high school
building for operations and escaped
with nearly $500 worth of property.
Lewis Brown, negro. In being held
in connection with the case. Some
of the sllverware stolen from the
nchoolhouse has been recovered In
Tulsa.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25

that city, In order that It may be
compared with that of an escaped
prisoner who Is said to answer the
description OF Solderman recently
wireh to the police authorities there.
Powers. whose father Is promi-
nent in Louisville. KY. business af-
fairs. was shot down without warn
ing by Soderman In the lobby of the
hotel of which Powers was manager.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
Refinery Being Dismantlct.

NlNlTA, April GA part OF the
Sinclair refinery. which has been
almost abandoned for several
months, is now being taken down
for shipment to Drumright. The
tanks and much of tho other ma
terial will be transferred.
G. c. Wilson. who Is superintend-
Ing the work, said that the refinery
here could he operated as a wax
plant TO good advantage.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
CockIcburs XIII Many Hogs.

EpeCINI 70 The World.
WEIGH. April 24.--lt Is reported
that large number OF oogs have
died recently In tho vicinity OF
Welch from eating cockleburs.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS GATHER

Tricnnial Conclavc Opens in New
OrIcnns With Zig Celebration.
NEW ORLEANS, April "a
About 90 Knights Templar drill
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-25

EREE For children The complete NEW Mary Jane Fairy Tale. beau
Of
Write A. Aso ILL.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-14

in series which beeori short time ago
with "The Beggar Maid,' based upon
the we'll known Burne- Jones painting.
The object of these two-reel films Is TO
create greater general interest In the
damous art masterpieces OF the world,
and. TO accomplish this, story IL built
around each under the supervision OF
committee Of leading New York artists.
I1JHEN Will Rogers leftthe stage for
w the screen everybody laughed and
said: a.........-. -,
"Well. here Is one person who will
certainly never make good on the
SCREEN
But ROGERS capitalized his homely
face. has aIyays seen TO It that the
sub title writer preserved some Of his
famous witticisms and has pretty gen.
orally made good. Some of his come
dies have not been quite up TO the
mark, but, as a whole. he has become
n film favorite. And now. having
achieved that distinction, he just as
nonchalantly skips back to the stage,
where he is to be seen Mt TINS very
time at the Garrick. doubling Tor
Romeo" at the Arcadia. Is the next
TO last picture he has made.
1t tells OF Dasnful ioNer Wpo' w
cause of his sweethearts fondness for
movie stars, enters the MIN game MN.
self and ESSAYS. among others, the part
of Sbakespear's famous lover.
MATURE is certainly kind friend OF
N the movies. How many Of their
biggest thrills and their most vaunted
effects arc gained by some close CO.
operation on the part Of Nature and a
shrewd director?
Mention has Just been made OF the
ice jam in WAY Down East and
word has just arrived Of spectacular
production planned by Universal of Tint
Langdon Mccormick thriller. "The
storm" On the stage, that play was
pretty terrible ''melo.' Even with the
remarkable details Of stage craft, which
were used to make the blizzard and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-14

forest fire real. they were never real nt
all. The red electric light bulbs inside
the trees were very apparent and the
system Of wires by which they fell
against the cabin containing the hero
and heroine were no secret.
In the picture all that will be diff
ferent, ! understand Universal 10 OBJ
tanning permission to burn a certain
number of acres in wild piece Of
country 40 that they will be on the spot
with real thing.
A very similar story is used In
Conflict" which will be shown all
week at the Locust and Belmont
Theatres next week
Conflict" at and for three days
Locust Has at the Coliseum.
Tco Jom Here it is log jam
and its dynamitting
which furnish the goose feshy finale,
with n rescue Mt the cataract's edge IN
which Priscilla Dean Is the chief figure.
Priscilla Dean. by the way. seems to
have departed from the crook. under,
world type of play in which she gained
SO much success, and Is being cast IN
the roles Of out of doors hcroines VINO
cause battle royals between brawny lum-
beriacks and scheming "city fcllows.'
And again nature plays big part
in 'Trailin" with Tom Mix. which will
be shown at Fay's Knickerbocker.
This time it's the rolling prairie lal-
ways an ideal subject for the camera
mani and a young tendcrfoot VINO
aint no tenderfoot" Ito quote from ono
Of the charac cter's remarks) which, put
together, make an out -of doors picture.
And, apparently. nature is popular
thing with film audiences for they al
WAYS welcome Mix and Hart and Buck
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-14

realizes that fact the better It viii be
for them ALL Nt
0NE OF the unfortunate parts about
~ ID. w. Grifith's mere pretentious
pictures Is that after their runs in
legitimate houses. they seenr~ to dis !.
appear in the thin air for couple OF
years; and when they do come to light
in the more Inodestly priced houses,
they take chance on being out of date
or, at least, old-fashioncd in regard to
certain details of technique.
Way Down East" would not. in all
probability, become old fashioned tits
stage experience has shown that, but
,,, nevertheless its de-
way D0ioh but at the Aldine is
East Is a thing to be well
Back Agnin coined. It will give
the fans good
chance to compare Lillian Gish in the
two roles of "Henricttc" in "Orphans
Of the Storm. and the much prosecuted
heroine Of WAY Down East" And
there will be the typically American
masculinity Of Richard Barthclmess to
be contrasted with the foreign finessc OF
Joseph Schildkraut.
The Aldine, by the way, is TO have
Guiseppi Creatore as the guest con-
ductor Of the house for the week Of
January 20. lie is said to have been
studying the question of music for
movies. nnd will demonstrate the re-
suit Of his research. The picture, for
Shat week will bc "Thc Iron Trail"
onc Of Rex Bcach's Alaskan yarns.
THERE'S a ehort- reel subject on the
i Stanton bill with the Connecticut
Yankee" which is deserving of special
notice because It represents apsattempt
to answer the complaint abor fhe lack
Of really artistic atmosph in our
pictures. The fh is called gfhc Bash
full Suitor," ard It showslY short story
based upon the famous painting by
Josef Israels. which hangs in the Met
ropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
1.-THE Bashful Suitor" is the second