Show Oil WEllS HOW ON MU MURRAY AY SAYS WAIT AIT Order for Shutdown Said to toBe toBe toBe Be Awaiting Signature Signature Signa Signa- ture OKLAHOMA CITY Aug Aut 3 Wi- Wi Oklahoma's thousands of prorated oil wells flowed on unmolested d today taking the rest of their allowed production production production pro pro- for August while oil men awaited a threatened shutdown order from the state capitoL Governor W. W V. V H. H Murray who has announced he would shut In prorated prorated prorated pro pro- rated oil wells in Oklahoma unless crude oil reaches 1 per barrel said sald this for forenoon noon I have nothing to say now Asked If an announcement on the order might be ex expected during the day doy he replied No but you ou ml might ht call me about 6 p. p pm p.m. in m. m tonight While the delay deJay In issuance of the order remained a puzzle the governor governor gover gover- nor let it b ba known last night that it was prepared for signature The contemplated campaign plan of the op operators appeared to be un Un- changed This was generally reported report report- ed to provide for tor active resistance of or any civil chU attempt to close the wells and a test case in federal courts if the governor called out the national guard as u he threatened Three federal Judges were sitting in Guthrie Okla today In a Clam Clam- pUtt pUn Refining company case e attackIng attackIng attack- attack Ing ling the states state's partial shutdown as exemplified d in the laws Their Judgment likely JUely would h have havea ve a n. strong bearing on any action of Governor Murray If the laws should be held void operators I Indicated then issuance of ot an al ex executive ex cx- order might similarly ba be held to be without authority Virtually all aU prorated wells ells were completing their runs th this morning The Oklahoma City field which one di diy day last week reached the low lovi point of approximately barrels production pro pro- Saturday saw barrels of af oil brought from the earth Y Yesterdays Yesterday's Yes Yes- production was even greater |