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Show BULLETINS! j STILLWATER, Okla, May 91 Eeckman Cobb, 22. of Birmingham, I Ala , a student at Oklahoma Agricul- j tural and Mechanical college here,' was shot and killed on a street bor-1 1 derlng the college campus at noon 1 1 today Earl Gordon, 25. of Miami,' I'kla. also a student, was arrested and placed In Jail. , Gordon was standing by Cobb's i body when Sheriff O . R. Lille ar- I rested him He made no statement 1 other than "that Cobb was after him " j A revolver was found on Cobb's body, ' according to the sheriff. Cobb was shot four times, dying ! i Instantly. He was married and had ' a son 18 months old. Both Gordon,! and Cobb were former soldiers who had been sent to tho college for vo- ' i national training by the federal gov I ernment No charges have been filed. BON US VIEWS UNCHANGED. WASHINGTON. May 9. Views ofj' President Harding on the soldiers' i ! bonus legislation, described today at ' the White House un unchanged, will 1 1 bo transmitted within the next two I days to Chairman McCunibir and Re- J publican members of tho senate fl- j naneo committee. , DINE WITH HARDING. WASHINGTON. May 9 Fifteen of I J the leading railroad executives of the L country have been invited to a din- i ner conference May 20 at the White II House to dlsruss rate adjustment Th-? J Interstate commerce commission.'! which recently concluded an inquiry 1 1 Into general transportation levels, has1 reported to President Harding It was j stated today at the White House that It does not possess the authority under un-der tho law to determine the general J policies inolved In rate readjust mtnts . OIL CONTRACT PROBE. WASHINGTON. May 9 Information Informa-tion regarding all contracts ami agreements entered Into by the Inter-lot Inter-lot department affecting naval oil j reserves will bo ready for submittal to i the senate early next week, Acting; Secretary Finney said today Send-1 lng of the data to the sonate In response re-sponse to a resolution to that body had been postponed. It was Indicated, until Secretary Fall's return from his extended tour of Indian reservations and reclamation projects in New Mex-ICQ Mex-ICQ and Arizona, which is expected ! next Monday. MAKES NO APOLOGY. WASHINGTON. May 9 Attorney I General Daugherty In a statement prepared at the request of President , Harding and transmitted by the president presi-dent today to Representative Mondell of Wyoming. Republican house load-1 or, declared tho record of the de-partmenl de-partmenl of Justice In connection wltg I war contract cases calls for no apology apol-ogy and none Is Intended." Apparently replying to reoent charges In the house of Inaction In reports re-ports of war fraud cases, the attorney attor-ney general asserted "the plans are ; laid and all cases will bo energetically energetical-ly roseouted." He added that "very substantial progress" had .been made to date by tho department, despi'o lack of adequate facilities In men and money. SHIPPING POLICY WASHINGTON, May 9. President Harding's purpose In Inviting Republican Re-publican members of the senato and house merchant marine committees to confer with him tonight was said lodaj at the White House to be to OopvlncS them that he is entirely in ..upport of the administration ship bill I and is anxious to have this legislation adopted at the present session. |