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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
SECOND PRIMARY
CALLED IN TEXAS
"Run-off' Set for August
26 for One National and
Three State Men
FOR DEMOCRATS ONLY
History of Primary Law Dates
Back to First Enactment
in 1903

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. I2.--Thcro
VIII ho a'run-off a primary election"
IN Texas On August 80. Al that time
the democratic voters OF the state
VIII select party nominees for Uni
ted states senator. Lieutenant goyer-
nor. superintendent OF public In
struction ana state treasurer. Run
offs In these races arc necessary
because at tho primary election OF
july 90 no candidate for one of
these offices received majority of
all the votes cast.
This Is one OF tho curious foGturcs
~ the primary election system in
Texas. Prior to 1903 tho parties were
free to nominate IN any manner they
might choose. In many OF tho cOuu-
ties the democrats already were
using the primary election to nomi-
nate local candidates, and. I'm some
cases, to Instruct delegates as TO
state, and district offlcce.
In 1903 the first primary election
law was enacted. II was the product
Of the work OF Judge Alexander
Terrell, who was minister to Turkey
in Clevolnnd's first administration.
Judge Terrell went 10 the legislature
largely for tho purpose OF writing
this law. He entertained the belief
that It would prevent tho use OF
money IN elections and nominations.
a belief that has been vindicntod in
vcrsely. Tho act provided for an
advisory primary election, but left
conventions free to make the nomi-
nations for district and state offices.
Test Is Disappointing.
Tho test In 1904 was disappoint-
ing. Judge Terrell went back to the
legislature and In 1905 rewrote the
law. II required parties OF 100, 900
or more votes TO nominate all off,
ccrs I'm primary elections and re-
duiroi ii majority of thc convention
votes TO do 40 In the case OF state
and district officers. It provided
that these convention votes. based
on the yoto for tho democratic
nominee for governor In tho last
preceding general election. should
be prOrated among the several cam
didates for an office.
The nominations OF the democratic
party in 1905 were made under this
system. u proved cumbersome. The
convention votes were proratod 10
the third declmali II took a day 20
call the roll, as the county delega-
tlons some OF whom had only n
casual acquaintance with tho three
RS" had serious troubles with higher
mathematics and hours were spont
by expert accountants in making the
ADDITIONS. Adding machines crowd
cd the orators OFF tho speakers
stand.
Under the rule, tho low man was
dropped at the end OF each ballot.
and the county delegates were free
to prorato the dropped votes 20 the
remaining candidates,
After tho 6ccond ballot for COVER
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
SPEND MILLIONS
IMPROVING ROADS
Railway Investments to
Aggregate Over $50
Millions
MOSTLY EQUIPMENT
Santa Fe, Frisco and Other
Lines Compete for Fu-
ture Business

So much attention has been TO-
cused recently on the activity OF the
railways in the buying equipment
that the public has practically lost
sight Of the appropriations which
have been made for improvements
to roadway facilities, according TO
local operating executives. Yet the
same tendency toward further ex-
pansion OF facilities Is in evidence,
the officials state.
A comparison OF the projects un-
dertaken In the past two years shows
the substantial upturn in railway
construction work In 1929 as against
preceding periods. More than thirty
individual projects. each involving
an expenditure OF 100000 or
more. have been undertaken In tho
first six months this year, and more
are being ANNOUNCED weekly, It is
explained.
The projects, according TO reports
k-pt by the Railway Age. include
such work as the Atchison, Topeka
q Santa Fe second track from
Yampi, Arlz., to Griffith Cs6,500,-
000). and the Ellinor, Kan, cutoff
fl,60O,0O0), the Canadian Pacific
pier at Vancouver. Il. c. $4,000
0O0), the Chicago, Burlington a
Quincy shops at Denver (S2,000,-
000), the Great Northern terminal
at Tenatche, Wash. (s1.5O0, ,0OO).
the Illinois Central third track from
Matteson, I'll, to Kankakee C$2,000,-
0O0), the Michigan Central bridge
across the Niagara river $4,000
II ~.
classification yard at Denison, Texas,
(s3, 900, O,O0O). the New York Cen
tral Castleton cutoff $4,000, ,O00) =,
the Pennsylvania improvements at
ST. Paul Union Station, 1922 pro-
gram S5,0OO,000), the st. Louis
San Francisco second track t1,5O0,-
000) and the Union Pacific freight
station and other improvements at
Denver (s2,000,000).
A study OF the entire field shows
an even larger amount OF construc-
ton work on projects OF smaller
magnitude, SO that in the aggregate
the improvement and betterment
work already authorized and under
taken this year is estimated to in
volve an expenditure OF more than
50,0O0,000. This figure, however.
does not include the passenger ter
mindi at Cleveland FOR the use OF the
New York Central and Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago IL St Louis, and
the Illinois Central terminal at Chi
cago, both of which have been au-
thorized by the interstate commerce
commission and for which plans are
now being prepared. The new
Union station at Chicago must also
be included in the list OF definable
developments and IT is expected that
several million dollars will be spent
on these various projects this year.
The financial district showed par
ticular interest the past week in a
resume of the New York Central
program 70 handle increased traffic.
This road recently has placed orders
for new equipment costing S36,944,-
072, the largest order for new equip
ment placed by any one railroad this
year
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Special to The world.
PONCA CITY, Aug. 12-some OF
the men, who are expert stackers OF
sheayes OF wheat, maintain that It Is
necessary to stick a long pole from
the ton down through the center OF
tho stack I'm order to prevent the
creation from blowing over, but this
is entirely unnecessary according TO
Clarence Dilworth, farmer and eN-
tensive landowner in northwestern
Kay county and acknowledged 10 he
a champion when IL comes to stack
ing wheat, go,
AN you have to do" says Dil-
-,.c-,h. Hs TO insert some OF the
straws from ono sheat underneath
the twinc that is binding another
when you are building the top or
can on the stack, and In this way
the entire top is thoroughly knitted
together and IL will hold until the
stack is torn down TO thresh the
wheat" This is borne out by the
fact that a stack OF wheat, which
lDilworth built during the 1924 har-
vest season, was not threshed until
May OF this year and the grain was
found 10 be In fine condition,
IL took the rainy seasons that pre-
vailed last year and this, at harry ST
time, to bring out the fact that the
stacking Of wheat Is almost a lost
art throughout the wheat belt.
| only the older men understand Just
| how To pyramld a stack, so that II
viii weather the storms and keep
the grain IN good condition, and II
develops. too that many OF these
men are too old in years to with
stand the excessive heat on top OF a
stack, and the result Is that in each
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
QUEER ACCIDENTS
JetToi Sewers JuguIar Vein OF TO-
Ycnr'Oid Boy Causing Quick
DcDth---trhcrs TO Recover,

Special 20 Tho World
BRAMAN, Aug. 12.--Henry Wehs-
ster 10, son OF W +. Webster, re-
ceceived "A fatal injury when rum
ming along Main street he did not
nee n jetrod, projecting from tho
rear end OF tool car. The rod ems
tered his throat and severed his Jug
ulnr vein, causing death soon after
ward.
Thomas Young OF near Billings.
has n broken right arm as the result
OF an encounter with n bull. The en-
raged animal chased Young across a
field and got him Just as he was
crawling underneath threshing
machine separator
Lee Landes OF the Eame communi-
~ has his right arm badly crushed
as the result OF catching H. under
the oross-arm that drives the cam
wheel on a threshing machine. He is
IN a serious condition.
J.. ]. Joiner Of near Wakita, Ia in
the hospital with two broken shoul-
ders and collar hone. He received
the fun force Of both hind feet when
n horse he was currying kicked at
a passing dog. Attending surgeons
say no VIII be a cripple tor life,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
FARMERS ENTER
STORE BUSINESS
Cooperative Program Ex-
pected to Cut Their
Costs
Special to The world

Special 70 The World.
MOUNDS, Aug. IA farmers
cooperative store Is being planned
by the farmers OF this vicinity who
are on the point OF organizing a
company for the purpose of estab-
fishing such n mercantile business
here. According TO the plans already
made 40 per cent OF the stock will
be taken by farmers at $40 each,
while several men more influential
financially will take the remaining
81 per cent OF the stock.
Merchants here report an unpre-
ccdented sale OF fruit Jars this sea
son. owing to the unusual yield OF
peaches, plums and other fruit and
lorrics one dealer estimates that
his sales alone viii total half car
of fruit tars.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
SEEK WILCOX IN
OLD OIL FIELDS
Several Firms Ready to
Drill Down to Deep
Pay Sand
Special to The World.

Special TO The World.
BARTLESVILLE, Aug. l2.-That
Bartlesville will be given n fair test
Of the second sand--or Wilcox sand
is a certainty. Three or four diff.
ferent concerns are contemplating
drilling to the Wilcox sand" in
land have already been blocked and
all arrangements made. SO far as
known the drillers bit has never
touched the second break in the
lime in this county but once. The
one exception Is the deep test
drilled TO the granite by the Barns
dali OIL company in the northern
part OF the county a few miles from
the famous Caney gas well which
burned for many months about Is
years ago. But few indications were
found OF oil or gas in the Wilcox at
that time. The structural forma-
tion in Washington county Is prac-
tically the same as that south OF the
Arkansas river, local geologst
said Saturday A geologist who Wis
tied northern Arkansas recently says
there are two Wilcox sands. the first
and the second, which crop out in
that section. The first is about 400
feet under the Mississippi lime and
the second about $50 feet under the
lime. An eastern concern has leased
500 acres OF land and several local
companies and individuals are taxi
ing the matter up and Bartlesville
may enjoy another period OF the
boom days when she was. the oil
center of the country.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Home Missionary Work Is
Keeping Pastors BnSy in
Central Oil Field TOWnS

Special M Tho Word.
BEGGS, Aug. l2.--BeEgs minis
ters who are Interested IN work
have found that IL ia not necessary
TO go 10 China or Africa In order 10
Curry on missionary campaigns.
Looking about for an opportunity
10 do service, they saw that many
country dlstrcte near Beggs wore
without preaching services and
planned 20 devote a part Of their
time 10 tho filling MS much as they
could, tho needs OF the people iu
these districts.
Al least seven ~ the country
school districts around BeggS now
have regular appointments with one
or more ~ the preachers OF Bcgg5 20
preach 40 them ono sunday out Of
each month, aud Irregular services
are held az number OF other places.
The young peoples organizations
Of both the Baptist and Methodist
churches are helping their preachers
by putting on programs at the coun-
try schOolhOus's. Sometimes they
put on n program which they would
have used at their regular meeting
on sunday evening and AT other
times they get up special programs
for those occasions.
REV W r. Rosser, pastor of the
Methodist church. has regular ap-
pOintmcnts with two country dis
trlcts and often dcyotcs the other
Sunday afternoons TO other places
beside holding his regular services
In his own church pt Eoggs. Tho first
Sunday OF each month he breaches
a. Usage sChoolhuuse, fIvo miles vest
OF Beggs, and on the third Sunaay
at Mayflower, six miles northwest
OF the city. This work Is purely mis-
sionary. according to Rosser, who
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
,ELECTION IS ASSURED
Maj Over Her Nearest
Opponent Was 469, Most
Ever Given the Job
LIFE TIME IN HUGHES
Sensation Occurred When She
Announced Her Can
didacy

Special TO The world.
HOLDENVlLLE, Aug. ~. - Miss
Alice Means ran phenomenal race
for the democratic nomination for
county school superintendent OF
Hughes county, her plurality far ex-
coeding even her most sanguino ex-
pectations. Her majority over her
nearest opponent, o. H. Graham Of
Dustin, wAs 400, thrice as great as
the majority OF any candidate for
this office IN the history OF the
county Since she has no opponent
In the general election in Novem-
Der. tho nomination assures her
election.
Miss Means In n popular and wells
equipped young woman and her fu-
ture In state politics Will be inter-
csting TO note.
She is an Oklahoma product. hAv-
Ing been born somewhere In Okla
homa," in n little log house rs years
ago. OF Alabama and Tennessee par
entage. when Alice was but years
old, Mrs. Means suffered tho loss OF
her husband, leaving her with four
children. Alice being the oldest.
w. II. Means was successful
ranchman. and when he died left
sufficient to educate and rear the
family. had it been Judiciously In
vested. However. Means. as many
southern gentlemen. had chosen TO
not inflict business management on
his wife, prcferring to carry all tho
responsibilities. When he was gone
and no ono TO whom she could go
for advice. II was not many years
until tho nest egg was gone.
Alice attended school In Holden
Vile, graduating from the high
school here, after which she at
tended Missouri State normal at
WarrcnBburs nnd then to Oklahoma
Central normal Mt Ada. One OF the
bitterest disnppointments OF her life
was that she was unable 90 attend
the oklahoma state university, for
with her eighteenth birthday came
the knowledge that sho must assume
tho responsibility OF provider Of tho
homo.
instead OF going 10 Norman she
procured u rural school out OF We
tumka. or nights she not only
siaded her own papers but other
teachers as well. 10 be able to add
n little more to the family purse.
Taxes and commodities were high
but thoy had 10 be met. The second
year she taught III iioiiehy.Iis,
which enabled her to be closer TO
following years she taught In Dus-
tin. For three years she has been
deputy In the county superinten-
dents office here.
An Interesting anocdote is related
concerning Miss Means entree into
the county superintendent's office.
VIRGIL Durham, the incumbent, had
been cognlzant for several months
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
CLEVER CAR THIEVES
Push Machine Distance Before II Is
Started--Flvc Berths I'm Pnsscn-
ger Train Robbed,


Special 20 The World.
FINITA. Aug. IA new Ford
touring car was stolen from the
garage OF r. E. Armstrong, 2l5
south Brown street. Tracks in the
alley indicated that two men had
taken part in the robbery and had
pushed the car for considerable
distance In the alley before starting
" Armstrong has offered $26 re-
ward for the return of the car and
similar sum for the apprehension
OF the thieves.
II Is thought that there Is no con-
nection between the car robbery and
mat OF sleeping coach on the
frisco train No. 1i2 on the tracks
N this city about 2 o'clock sun
gay morning when five berths were
tansacked and money valuables
laken, II is thought that the car
ROBBERY was an inside" Job. a mes
sage from Baxter Springs, Kan, told
me operator here of the thefts, and
pair of pants containing a dia-
mond pin and another pair contin-
sawatch, were found along the tracH.
Shler 10 Police Lester BaNley. who
Investigated the case, did not di-
,yulse how much money was stolen
from the berths,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Ponca kecps on Paying.

Special 20 The world,
pONCA CITY, Aug. ~. -- ponca
city Is keeping mp rs paving record
and at the present rate win hayc
better than 20 miles by the end OF
this year not including the several
miles Of hard-surfaced highway
leading out of this city Roth South
Elm and South Usage streets are be-
ing paved At the present time. total.
INK an additional milo, and all tho
preliminaries for paving South Sew
enth street three-quarters Of mile
have been arranged Cleveland ave
nue.. over a mile long. is TO be paved
at once also.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Better Terms for Fair
Exhibitors in Nation

Special 20 Tne worid,
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. a.
Livestock exhibitors on the Midwest
fair circuit. starting at Sedalia in
August and including Iowa, Ne
braska, Oklahoma and Texas state
and other fairs. get better terms
from the railroads this year. Last
year the rules governing shipment
of their exhibits, allowed them, free
for each car, not over 200 pounds
OF feed and not over $50 pounds Of
baggage. Under the new rule OF
the railroads handling exhibits for
tNGse fairs will carry free, with
each car Of exhibition animals, up
TO 500 pounds each Of baggage and
feed
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13

says that collections at some OF the
places Just about pay for the RaSn-
line used In driving there and back.
Ho believes The efforts will bring re-
suits by forming foundations for the
organization OF churches IN tho fu-
ture.
Reverend Edwards of tho Raptlst
church has preached nj some Of the
country districts and Is planning to
do more OF II In the future. lie has
not had any regular appointments In
the past, nut thinks he will preach at
Locust Hill every fourth Sunday IN
The future Rosser ana Edwards IN
their appointments In the country
districts In the afternoons, IN order
tu d"hvcr their regular morning and
evening sermons at the churches in
Boggs Rev Rosser also makes
spcaklug dates through the week
during the school months when II is
cool speaking at night. He also talks
a. many OF the Friday exercises put
on by the rural schools.
Rev. T., VI. Myers, another minis
tor who lives In Beggs. does all his
preaching I'm 'he country districts as
he does not have n church in Beggs.
lie has regular appointments at four
places, deYoting one Sunday OF each
month 10 each place. On tho first
sunday ~ each month he breaches
AZ white Mounds, on the second
sunday al Eram, third Sunday at
SHARP and fourth Sunday at Usage
sohoOlhouse.
Rev. W y, Forrest, who also lives
IN R"ggs and has no local pastorate
breaches every third Sunday nt Ma
tura, Forrest also fills unschedpled
appointments at various rural school
houses,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
LcnNcs With Fricnds.

Special 10 The world.
VINlTA, Aug 12.-Mrs. IKE Par.
ish and little child are rcnorted 10
have left their home southeast OF
this city near Little Cabin creek q
few days ago, and II is claimed Mrs,
Parish deserted her husband 10 20
away with Mr.. and Mrs, T, y Han,
who had been camping IN that Vi
cinity for some time. Parish was
informed by Il friend that Mrs Par
ish and Mrs. Hall left this city by
train and that Hall left In a car.
Hall sold willow chairs for living.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
90 Per Cent of the
Executives Born in
Provincial States
Special to The wo,ld

Special to The World.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.--"Sixty
per cent OF a representative group
OF 100 well known men in the
New York financial district were
born In states other than New
1ork,' the National Bank OF
commerce In New York finds as
the result OF n survey OF the sltlNl-
ton published in the December
number of It's magazine, Com.
merce Monthly. About half OF
the remaining 40 per cent, were
born In New York City itself.
1t is common knowledge" the
bank declares, that New York
draws her captains Of finance and
industry from all over the United
states. This representative group
includes officials such as presi-
dents OF life insurance compnnies
which have assets in excess OF
SlOO 100000; presidents OF trans
portation, telegraph, telephone
and express lines; officers OF
banks and trust companies with
capital, surplus and undivided
profit OF Si0,O00,000 or over, and
directors OF other large business
houses"
The bank claims the table Of re-
suits does away with tho idea
that nearly all big men come
from small towns" Twenty-eight
OF 100 came from towns whose
population is less than 5000, but
2S others came from cities OF
100000 or over. Two came from
places whose population IL be-
tween 5000 and 10000; IL from
cities between 10000 and 10000;
. from cities between 10000 and
100000: II from cities between
100000 and 100000, and 7 from
other cities between 100000 and
100000.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
SEEK ORIGIN OF
GUM IN GASOLINE
EXperimenters of u. S.
Bureau Of Mines
Seek Element

Special 20 The world.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. IT,
In the course OF an Investigation
now In progress by tho bureau OF
mines into the nature OF gum
forming" constituents OF gasoline,
several gasoline and other petrol
cum products were heated In a
small bomb. and prcssures Of con-
siderable magnitude were dcvel-
oped. As tho bureau has received
many inqulries for data showing the
pressure that may be developed In
a Still when gasoline or other oil
Is subjected to elevated tempcra-
turea, II was thought advisable TO
record the pressurcs observed at
various temperatures IN tho course
OF this work, IL was found that
petroleum products with a low boil
Ing range--such as caslnghead gas
ollne and some OF the lighter motor
gasoline n higher pressure
at a given temperature than water
Vapor. Petroleum products with n
relatively high boiling range--Huch
as kerosene and transformer oil.
generate less pressure than water
vapor at u given temperature. In
general, the pressure generated by
petroleum products when subjected
to elevated temperatures varies in.
versely with the average boiling
point OF tha product. The tempera-
ture- pressure curves, however. are
not parallel. due to the varying COM
position OF the products. For the
same reason, the dlstillatlon range
curves are not parallel Details Of
the experiments are given In serial
2SGS, Just issued by the bureau OF
mines
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
TEACHING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

Ramona Schools Prepare TO Give
Lessons in Fayoritc Amusement.
Special 70 The World.
RAMONA, Aug. 12.--prot. J. T.
Clark OF Marshulltowu, Iowa. has
been secured as band master and
teacher or orchestral music here.
Clark Is already here and viii bring
his family as soon MS he finds a
suitable home for them.
Superintendent Of Schools Ell
wards announces that Prof. NJ. A.
Dunn OF Meadvlllc, Mo, viii teach
the commercial department.
Maurice Bass has been chosen nth
letlc coach and physical culture di-
rector,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
accredited Herd of
White Faced Cattle

Special 10 The World.
V1NITA. Aug. 12.-John Frank
lin, a prominent stock grower OF
Craig county. Is the first man in tho
county 20 receive a certificate show
ing that he possesses an accredited
herd Of beef Hereford cattle the pa
per having been presented 10 him
by Doctor Purdy. who made the test.
Besides raising purebred cattle the
Franhlins have won a wide reputa-
tion for raising fancy chickens, that
being Mrs. FranGlin's specially. Both
cattle and chickens will be on exhi-
bitlon at the fair In September
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
Water Young Trees
Daily Nursery Man
Advises OkIahOmanS

Special 10 The World.
DuRANT, Aug. ~. --- ]. T.
FOote, manager OF the Durant
Nursery company admOnishes
people who have young trees. and
older ones, too, to water them
every day, especially during such
weather az Oklahoma recently
experienced. The drOuth will
XIII the trees unless they are well
watered, he says.
He also advises that people
mulch the trees, one very con-
venient way Is 10 put the grass
cuttings around the trees. This
will keep the top OF the ground
from cracking open, and Will hold
the moisture. Those who neglect
their trees will more than likely
lose them, he says.