The Tulsa Weekly Democrat (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 15, 1917 Page: 4 of 8
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TULSA KEKU DEMOCIIHT
Published Thursday Evening at Ersry Wsa*.
nSRNOX L. SMITH .....................EDITOR
H. H. HORTON...........GENERAL MANAGER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Dollar per year, Fifty Cents for Six Months.
WHAT GERMANY IS DEFENDING ON.
i*
ERMANY IS NOT DEPENDING UPON man
l I power or the submarines to win the war so much
as upon German-made sedition in the belligerent
countries now opposing her. The world can see the
apparent success of German plots in Russia. There is
evidence of the effort that is being made to do the
same thing in the United States. The Industrial Work-
ers of World, the socialists, the pacifists, the German
spies and the pro-German* in this country are doing
their best to Russianize the United States.
Up to this time they have not made a dent in this
country, but they are not discouraged. There is evi-
dence that German money is behind all these efforts.
This money may not come from Germany—it may be
supplied by Germans and pro-Germans in the United
States. It is being used, however—that much is cer-
tain.
This is the only hope that is left to the German
empire—to win the war by destroying the usefulness
of the United States. This country goes into the war
as the greatest moral force that has arrayed itself
against the central belligerents. It starts into the war
with the greatest man power and with the greatest
money power in the world. German influence is now
fighting the United States right here at home, in every
strike that is called, in every fuse that is lighted by
the industrial disturbers and by every act that is in
opposition to the prosecution of the war by this gov-
ernment. There will be no peace that will leave Ger-
many with the ability to start war again at a future
time.
It is said that Germany may a.«k for peace before
the winter ia over. That does not sound reasonable at
this time, when Germany is apparently winning many
battles on the Italian front; when Russia is out of the
war and helpless, crippled and put into its present help-
less state through German intrigue. Germany's actual
condition is not known, but in the very nature of things
Germany must be nearing exhaustion.
If this should come to pass there will be peace,
but it must not be the kind of peace that Germany will
ask, for Germany will try to save her face. The pre-
diction is made that the kind of peace Germany will
ask will not be granted. The blood of the millions slain
wDl cry out against it and the soldiers in the trenches
will protest There must be no compromise that will
leave Germany unstripped of the ability to make war. |
Germany is depending upon sedition in the United
States—that ia Germany's last hope. The sooner thin
is understood the sooner will this country be ready to
deal with those who light the fuses and with all wio
tiy to hinder the preparations for war,
KICKING THE*SOAPBOXES AWAY.
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T“\XR BE IT FROM US TO MAKE a guess at what
I""* will happen in Russia one hour ahead of the tele-
graph, but there is some reason to believe that
the soap boxes upon which Nikolai Lenine and Leon )
Trotzky are standing while they run the Russian gov- i
eminent will be kicked out from under them.
American newspaper readers must admit, too. that i
they are unable to understand the theories of these two
men. A few days ago Lenine was declaring that he
was not in favor of ending the war. He declared that
It must be fought by a different military organization
—by a militia whose members shall receive for their
services wages equal to those of first class workmen.
It is understood that he would have the soldiers vote
first on whether or not they would fight—a sort of
referendum before they went into battle. No doubt
they would be accorded the privilege of changing their
minds at any moment should they see fit to run in
preference to fighting.
This. Lenine said, would be the only democratic way
to fight and the only democratic way to end the war—
for every man to be free to fight or run, as he saw fit.
Today there is civil war in Russia, but it may be
ai bloodless as the former revolutions, and the circulat-
ing government continues to circulate. The soapboxes
are tottering and in a few days Russia may be able to
retire from the first pages of the newspapers of the
world.
CAPPER’S THEORY MAY VANISH.
FNAKERIES ARE TO BE PLACED under govern-
ment license the first of next month and Food
Administrator Hoover may be able to prove that
Governor Capper of Kansas was mistaken when he said
the farmers of that state had lost millions by price
fixing and that the consumeri would not be benefited.
It ia stated that the food administration has suc-
ceeded in tracing wheat from the farmer to the con-
sumer and finding the cost of every process until it
reaches the baker. Now the price of bread is to be
fixed and the government will clamp down on the miller,
the jobber, the baker and all of them. H the millers
are making the millions the governor of Kansas says
they are, they will have a hard time in concealing it
from Hoover and his helpers.
Capper’s theory is pretty will blown up already,
even before the clamps have been placed upon the bak-
ers. It is impossible to believe that the millers are
making those millions with which he charged them.
The price of wheat could not have been high enough
to have given millions more to the Kansas farmers un-
less the consumers put up for it. The governor of
Kansas must have been mistaken. He did not reason
sell He is running for the senate and he wants the
farmers’ votes.
There is in Italy’s disaster a lesson for all Ameri-
cans To avoid it the people of the United States must
stand together and defeat the common enemy. Any
man who is against the defeat of Germany is Ger-
many’s friend.
Rev. Stanley Roberts of Minneapolis has washed
his hands of the war and will have nothing to do with
it He visited a camp of soldiers and when he re-
turned to his immaculate home was compelled to cleanse
his hair and mustache of the detestable cigarette odor
which offensively clung to them. War has its horrors.
Sherman spoke of them, and Sherman knew.
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WE’VE HAD A WAR REFERENDUM.
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A BOUT THE TIME CONGRESS PASSED the re-
/—V solution recognizing the fact that Germany was
*at war with the United States a number of per-
s.ns were clamoring for a war referendum. They
wanted to let the people vote on it, believing they would
vote against war. No doubt the vote would have been
much larger then than it would be today, for there are . Oklahoma Attorneys to Join in
Zinc and Lead Mining Con-
cern With $150,000 Capital.
PERSHING
UNDER NEW ENACTMENT
BOY SCOUTS VALUABLE
AID IN SALE OF BONDS
FOB IMS. ONLY
thousands who did not understand at that time that ]
Germany intended to shove the autocratic power of the
kaiser across the ocean to the western hemisphere.
They know it now, and they know that had congress j On the theory that Oklahoma law-
not voted to fight Germany or had the people in a jyor» have furnished the brains and
referendum voted against war, it would have come to j ingenuity whereby other business' __
us anyhow, and that it would have been fought later |and professional men have organ- j Upon will avail himself of this
in the United States instead of being fought in France ;ized corporations and reaped millions' generous offer,
and Flanders and Belgium and Italy. ; therefrom, while thejawyers received
the army in France.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—Gen. John
J. Pershing, commander of the Amer-
ican troops in France, has taken out a
$10,000 policy on his life under the
war insurance law enacted by con-
gress at the last, session. In applying
for his policy General Pershing sent
the following message to .Secretary
McAdoo:
"By this act our government has
given its soldiers a privilege that no
other country has ever granted. The
very low rate and other advantages of
this insurance are so manifest that it
is hoped every man in the army who
needs insurance for those dependent
Applications totaling $2,200,000 al-
- , , ready have been made by members of
As a matter of fact, though, a war referendum has |£* w members of j th« army in France. _
organized a < mxJSKOGEE, Nov. 13. — George
corporation j yjandridge, a farmer, 21 years old,
whose members are restricted to, of Brlartown. died at the M. O. &
licensed attorneys in this state. The 0 hospital in Muskogee at noon t(?-
name of the new corporation will beday as the resu!t of a bullet wound
the work the lending
already been held, and the people themselves have voted i Oklahoma’s bar have
to fight Germany and to fight with all *he force ihat jzinc and lead mining
can be mustered in this great country. They voted for
war when they bought liberty bonds, and millions of
them cast their ballots for democracy in that way.
They voted for it again when they signed the food
cards, and other millions by this acation said they were
The Liberty loan bond campaign cf
the Boy Scouts of America has been a
wonderful success, returns so far at
national headquarters in New Yora
City showing $('•1,313,750 collected
from 2«6,229 subscribers
There arc 206,360 boy members of
the Boy Scouts of America throughout
the United States under the volunteer
leadership of more than 75,000 aduit
officials.
In the first Liberty loan, the Boy
Scouts of America in a four-day cam-
paign from .Tune 11-11 sold 139,645
subscriptions Amounting to over $23.-
000,000. War service medals were
awarded to 8,239 scouts who sold sub-
scriptions to more than ten different
homes or families.
In the second Liberty loan cam-
paign, 5,000,000 specially printed sub-
scription circulars wore furnished by
the United States treasury .depart-
ment. President Wilson offoied a fjag
to the leading troop in each state. Sec-
retary of the Treasury McAdoo will
award an emblem to the city with the
GOV. SHOTS
The Lawyers Alining company. It is j inflicted Saturday night by Clarence, ^ „ , , T. .
the first company of the sort in the|Hall i g -years old. son of J. C. Hall, ! highest record President Livingstone
United States. I deputy sheriff. The shooting follow- 'ho Hoy Scouts of America will pre-
All the stock will be subscribed a difficulty which arose at a pie sent a gold medal to the scout w it/i
in favor of righting for the freedom of the nations of and the company will be incorporated Supper. Dandridge was shot as he the largest number of subscriptions,
the world outside of the central allies. ion Nov. 24 with a capital of $150,000,' mounted his horse to ride away from land silver and bronze medals to oth-
The number of nersons who subscribed to the sec- I ^cording to E. G. McAdams, presl- the school house. Hall has not been ers The boy scouts throughout the
t he number of persons who subscribed to the sec j^ent of ,he Oklahoma City Bar asso ! arrested, the officers failing to locate country have done their level best
ond liberty load was nearly 10,000,000—more than the elation, who is also the organizer him.
number that voted for President Wilson when he was and president of the new company, j -
elected. The population of the United States is about j"”’ who llaM h<T" :rl 1 "lsa for tl'e H. F. SINCJLAIR AND HIS
110,000,000, so that one person in every eleven, or very 'Scribed MO,000 “ a fifth* of the PARTY ARE IN CITY TODAY j “probably* showTlOMOO.ioO of
nearly that ratio, counting men, women and children j entire stock. In Air. McAdams’ opin-j -. bonds sold to them.
bought liberty bonds and voted bv that action to carrv ion the subscribers are now worth Harry F. Sinclair and associates, I
tu: .. u i______ . .v _____jmore than $15,000,000. Inumbering more than one hundred,
on tae war. This is a much larger vote than has ever | The* subscribers in Joining the com- were in the city Tuesday, following!
country have done their level best
durng the boy scout campaign dates
of October 20-27 to sell Liberty bonds
and thereby render practical service
to cur country and complete returns
been given on anything that has come before the Ameri-
can people, when it is considered that the negative vote
was small. It cannot be said that those who did not
buy liberty bonds are not all to be counted as being
against them, even among the men qualified to vote.
This should put a stop to talk about a referundum,
for already it has been held. In buying bonds and sign-
ing the food cards the people of the United States have
voted overwhelmingly in favor of the war. They are
voting for it every day in paying the war tax, in work
for the Red Cross and in a thousand other ways. The
referendum argument is an argument no longer. When
congress convenes again there should not be a word
about a referendum spoken there. The people by their
action already have reproved those who stood out for it.
GIVING PRAISE*T(T OKLAHOMA.
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/''OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE bank
I J at Kansas City have praised Oklahoma for tak-
ing more than its quota of the last issue of the
liberty loan bonds. The final total that has been re-
ported was $32,721,390 subscribed in this state. The
maximum amount allowed for Oklahoma was $34,980,000
and the minimum was $20,994,000. The state came
within two million dollars of taking the maximum in
bonds and was far above the minimum.
Of course the federal reserve bank officials could
not go into details, but had they done so it would have
been shown that Tulsa led all other sections in sub-
scriptions to the liberty loan bonds. Tulsa took more
than the quot* allowed for this city and county and the
whole east side of the state did as well. Oklahoma
City is having a great deal to say about the subscrip-
tions made there, and Oklahoma City did well. The
citizens there are to be congratulated, but they are say-
ing nothing about the $1,000,000 in school money, be-
longing to the state, which was counted in the Okla-
homa City subscriptions and which enabled that city
to make such a good appearance.
That is all right, however, although it does show
the difference between Tulsa and Oklahoma City. In
Tulsa the bond subscriptions were made by the people
themselves—by individuals, firms and corporations.
There was no state school money used for the purpose
of swelling the subscriptions and making them appear
large. Oklahoma City was compelled to take this ac-
tion and to count the school money as a part of its
own. Otherwise the capital of the state would have
been short, and that would not have looked well for
Oklahoma.
There is no envy on the part of Tulsa citizens, it
should be understood. They do things well and they
are pleased when others do the same. Had it been
recessary to make subscriptions in Oklahoma City to
save the reputation of the state, no doubt, there are men
in Tulsa who would have contributed. Whenever the name
of Oklahoma is at stake, Tulsa citizens may be expected
to come forward and do their share to keep it bright
and shining. Here in Tulsa we are for the United tSates
first, then for Tulsa and Oklahoma above all other
considerations.
UNDER AUTOCRATIC*GOVERNMENT.
Tr IS ADMITTED THAT AMERICANS are now liv-
I ing under the most autocratic government ever
* known. They have virtually surrendered their liber-
ties to the government at Washington. Individuals
now have all the power that was formely vested in the
people themselves, but still they are subject to the will
of the people.
This surrender of power has been made willingly
pany selected the incorporators and a trip to the Osage district, where
elected the board of directors which they inspected holdings. The party
includes: Thomas H. Owen of Musko- will depart Tuesday night for Ardmore
gee, member of the supreme court; and the HeSldton oil fields and are
George Ramsey of Muskogee, former planning on building a pipe line *o the
president of the state bar association;
N. H. Gib3on of Muskogee; H. H.
Rogers of Tulsa: T. J. Leahy of Paw-
huslta: C. O. Blake of El Reno,
former president state bar associa-
tion; Judge D. A. Richardson of
Oklahoma City, former member of
criminal court of appeals; Judge J.
B. Dudley of Oklahoma City, former
member of supreme court commis-
sion; and E, G. AIcAdants, president
of the Oklahoma Bar association.
The company will engage in the
zinc and lead Industry in the Aliami
field. Another unique feature is that
the subscribers’ money will go into
the development of the work and not
Into the promotion of the corporation.
COUNTY CAMPAIGN FOR
Y. M. C. A. IS BOOMING
gulf.
APPLIED EUTHESANIA
TO DEFORMED INFANT I Frisco
CHTCAGO, Nov. 13.—Unless Dr.
Har-y J. Haiselden can prove the
legality of his action in condemning
Baby Paul Hodzima to a slow, but
painless death, he wfll have to face
the grand Jury if the baby dies, Cor-
oner Hoffman said today.
“X think Dr. Haiselden Is crazy,”
Coroner Hoffman said. ‘‘If the child
dies I will start an immediate in-
vestigation.”
The baby was bo. n with a de-
formed skull and an affliction which
makes breathing almost too painful
to be borne. Dr. Haiselden has pre-
served slow poison for the Infant.
Railroad Charged In-
formally With Discrimina-
tion Is the Complaint.
A committee
Vandever, C. S. Avery, J. Burr Gib
bons and Delarue Baker reported that
the Y. Ai. C. A. campaign in the coun-
ty would be. a success, Judging from
tho enthusiasm of the people.
Teams were appointed at Broken
Arrow, Bixby and
PRESSMAN’S UNION
EXPELS J. R. HILL
were appointed at Red Fcrk, Glen
Pool and Leonard to appoint their
own teams.
The teams named were as follows:
Broken Ariow, chairman: H. H. Herd.
I.. J, Barth, W. B. Header, T. M.
Hemseckar.
Bixby ■ Harry W. Worsham. chair
At a special meeting of the Tulsa
Printing Pressmen's union No. 226,
held Monday night, J. R. Hill was ex-
jenks7‘ Captains pelled ^°m membership. It was
11 rntr n I1 t A f n < ■ ae fieiAetl a
proven to fhe satisfaction of the
members that Hill held an I, W. W.
card previous to his Joining the press-
men's union, which is contrary to the
by-laws, and also to the constitution
of the American Federation of Labor.
"The pressmen’s union is not in
sympathy with the I. W. W. move-
*.....X .....r| ment, and the expulsiort of Hill should
man: O. ... Robinson, A. C. A me, Joe j demonstrate this fact," Bald a ment-
Panlter, George Wiles. W K. Green,: !)er of the union Alonday night.
J. Kays, H. H. Huston, O. P Kinsev.;____
oJv rnlfn Hamilton, chairman: j ALLEGED OKLAHOMA MAN
\ Hamilton, J. S. Law horn. O. „TT .
Neville, ’ P. Simmons, Dr. B W. Me- CHARGED WITH BIGAMY
T.ean.
T. A. Henry was appointed chair-
man at Red Fork; M. T. Self at Glen
Pool and H. H. Wilcox of Leonard.
Today the committee will organize
GEORGETOWN, Ky„ Nov. 13.—
W. H. Taulbee, wealthy ’Oil operator
is charged in a warrant sworn to here
today by county attorney, Church
at Sperry, Skiatook, Dawson and Tur-lFord, of Scott County, with bigamy,
ley j information was furnished by the
E. Rogers Kemp addressed a mass mother of Aliss Florence Harney, of
meeting of the workers Monday night! Bourbon County Kentucky, and thw
In the Y At C. A. gymnasium. The : warrant, sent to Oklahoma for service,
cards wore selected to canvass 5,000 ■ alleges that Taulbee and Miss Harney
names in the city. Ten causes are in-iwen' through a marriage ceremony in
e'uded in. the war budget of $110,000. Georgetown on Aug. 26; that Taulbee
___________ gave the name of Custer Taulbee and
NO MAN’S LAND TERRORS Spco^gt™ "g™6 license issued
ARE NOT FOR SAMMIES Arriving at the Methodist parson-
_. lage in an automobile the couple were
(By the Associated Press.) married, according to the records
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN here, after which Taulbee gave the
FRANCE, Mondav, Nov. 12—Amert- 'minister $20, and asked him to with-
can soldiers rapidly are becoming ex- '(hold the license from being filed with
pert at patrol work and thoi rofficers ,he county clerk at Covington until
pert at patrol work in No Man's Land i notified, saying that his father was
as if they had been at it for years very ill. and he desired secrecy for
This is explained partly by the fact l the present.
(hat activity In No Man’s Land along !, Not hearing from Taulbee the min-
the sector held by tl.e Americans vlr- istei- mailed the license and his re-
tuallv is oren warfare, which is lire- turn to 'he county clerk.
It is charged that Taulbee already
was married in Oklahoma.
ttnctly an American game.
TOOK POSSESSION OF
ACTO THAT HE HIRED
Transfer companies in Tulsa are not
satisfied wltn the arrangement which
(he Frisco lias made regarding
the removal of the freight, ac-
cording to Edward Chastain, president
of the Tulsa Red Ball transfer. An in-
formal complaint charging discrimina-
tion against all but the A. B C. com-
pany by tho railroad has been filed
with the corporation commission but
no reply has been received.
If the A. B. C. Transfer company is
allowed to deliver goods front the cars
direct to the consignee it will mean
other transfer companies eventually
will have to go out of business, ac
cording to Mr. Chay'ain, because they
will not be able to Gjupete.
Says Frisco Refused Rond.
“The Frisco refused our bond,” said
Mr. Chastain, "and rqfused to have
this new ponipany deliver the freight
to our warehouses. If the railroad
Company was sincere in wanting to re-
lieve freight congestion it would be
willing for the A. B. C. Transfer com-
pany to deliver freight of our custo-
mers to our warehouses. In this way
we would not lose our patrons and tho
congestion would be relieved at the
freight house. When the A. B. O.
Transfer company breaks tho seal of a
tar it should deliver the goods either
to the company which has a contract
to deliver it or notify us the car U
open, so we may get the shipment-
"The way they are doing now the
freight from a car is dollye-ed to t$o
-nerchant whether he has a contract
with another transfer company or not.
He can take it and pay for it on de-
livery or ho can send it back to the
freight house for ten days or so until
we can tret the bills. Some of the mer-
chants have refused the freight de-
livered to them In this way.
Hnv<! Suffered No Loss.
“We have lost no (rade so far be-
ceuse the merchants we contract with
hav e told is they will not do business
with others Any transfer company is
weloeem to come in here to do busi-
ness but it should not bo given priv-
ileges which companies, here for sev-
eral years, do not have. We pay our
taxes here and we wapt fair play from
the Frisee
transportation
and of the tureau of
Alleges That Colton
Growers Are Bilked
Out of Millions
Annually
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. 13.—As
the result of preliminary papers filsj
late Monday afternoon It is evident
that Governor VVilliamjy Intends to
start a legal proceeding unique in the
history of the United States, for it Is
apparent he will call every responsible
person in a great industry, or.c of Ok-
lahoma’s greatest, to the bar of Okla-
homa Justice and show whether it is
guilty of being a contributory factor
to what he alleges is the criminal
squeezing from the state’s cotton
growers of $4,000,000 yearly.
The industry alluded to is that of
cotton selling, ginning and all forms
of business which have to do with
making and selling the by-products of
eoiton seed.
More than one thousand corpora-
tions and individuals who gin, store
and sell cotton and more than fifty
concerns who make cotton seed prod-
ucts are summoned to court. The suit
filed by Assistant Attorney General
M. Crook by its declaration will sho.v
an illegal and pernicious combination
to monopolize and control tills branch
of the industry existing in this state
and the suit seeks not only dissolution
of the so-called "Cotton Trust” but
urges penalties and provides that stops
be taken so that the alleged evil may
never have a legal chance to exist in
this state.
Over Thousand Defendants.
1‘ositively every person in the state
connected In the cotton business is
made a defendant and the declaration
is inclusive enough so that hereafter
persons or firms are discovered who
should bo made parties to the dissolu-
tion suit in the opinion of the attot-
ney general, the state resc-rves tho
right to serve papers on them also.
The complainant is designated as be-
ing Attorney General S. P. Freeling.
Copies of the notice to defendants
will he sent out immediately. Corpora-
tion Commissioner W. D. Humphrey,
who received the petition today said.
Mr Humphrey will set a date for the
hearings as soon as possible
An immediate investigation of the
alleged filthy conditions surrounding
the plant of the Independent Pack-
ing company was demanded of the
mayor qnd board of city commis-
sioners, Tuesday morning, by Dr. S.
D. Hawley, city superintendent of
health, who stated that the institu-
tion as now operated is a disgrace to
any civilized community. The plant
while not in Itself within the city
limits is entirely surrounded by city
property. Its operation therefore
comes within the jurisdiction of the
county authorities.
Upon Dr. Hawley's recommenda-
tion a special committee consisting of
the mayor, commissioner of streets
and public property and city health
superintendent was appointed to in-
spect the institution and in case un-
sanitary conditions so warrant to con.
suit with the county officials relative
to taking drastic measures to reme-
dy matters. The health superinten-
dent recommended that the sale of
enemy trade have been established atlmeat '.lle Packing plant be pro-
OSAGE MOTOR COMPANY
HOLDS -GET-TOGETHER
--
After engaging "Skinny ’ Mitchell, ' ‘
a taxi driver, lo haul him t > Collins- A banquet 'Ya8 given at the
vllle last Sunday night, in onknown J'etj lul/' hotel Monday night by the
man forced Mitchell from his car and heads of the departments of the Osage
took possession of it there. The theft ^'°'or company. After the banquet |
of the taxi man’s cur is not a new short talks were made by several of
the men. E. P. Berry, president of
the company, outlined the policy for
the coming year. E. S. Worthington,
vice president, ar.J formerly with the
the New York offices, in addition to
the branch of the bureau of exports
which has previously been in opera-
tion at New York. The branch of the
bureau of transportation is in charge
of Air. Marc M. Michael and that of
the enemy trade in charge of Mr.
Howard Scherwood.
Unsville at the
then drove on.
point of a guu and
formerly of the Cosden company,
• were among those who spoke. A
! round table discussion followed the
. addresses.
The local company expects to sell
method of getting possession, but is
the first time it has been performed in
Tulsa. Mitchell reported the loss to
inis surrender oi power n«s uceu ensue wmmgiy i the police upon his return to the city _ . Overland comnanv md Wil
, , - ., .. T. ,, . , j i Monday. The customer forced the ' a nart uieriano company, and Wil-
and for the good of the nation. It could not be done drlvar frcm the car al tiie edge of Col- llam A- K>'an- secretary-treasurer,
in any other way, for there was no time for referendums.
There is a vast difference between this form of
autocratic government in time of war, when it is best
that it should be done, when it is made necessary by the
exigencies of war, and living under autocratic govern-
ment in time of peace. When the necessity for handling
the country's affairs in Washington shall have passed,
the liberties the people have always had will be re-
stored to them.
This government is now spending for war pur-
poses in the neighborhood of $40,000,000 a day and
this greatly affects industry, for it is in a great
measure payment made to American industries for
various materials, equipments and for transportation.
The government is taking ‘control of food and that de-
partment, considering the immensity of the problem, is
doing well. The readiness with which the food card
pledges werejgigned indicates that the people are willing
to help. The opposition in any line is so small that it is
immaterial. There are various strikes and disturbances,
but they are not fostered or fomented by the great mass
of American people.
Railroads are now being operated as a unit and
pooling is permitted. The control is in the hands of
L. S. BARTON RETAINS
M. E. CHURCH PASTORATE mo'rTt^n W^rth of Do^e
-- | cars ir. this territory the coming fiscal
Rev. L. S. Barton, pastor of the , year. Mr. Berry who has recently
Boston Avenue Methodist church. : returned from a trip to the factory,
South, has been returned to the said that the company nere had
church as pastor for the fourth year. J caused the Dodge Brothers' Motor
Mr. Barton was elected one of the \ company less trouble than any dis-
clerieal delegates to the next general tributor west of the Mississippi river,
conference which meets at Atlanta. I ---- - -- >
Oa l>( May u. S. INVESTIGATES
Rev. J. H. Ball, who has served four « AI»IT¥ I> t \xt tTE<n
years in the Tulsa district, as presld- l L.U A fill WAIt,K
ing elder, was moved to the Shawne. | _ SAPULPA, .Cov. 13.—The United j Surety^company
SETTLED FOB 51,1
City Attorney Scores Surety
Company for Failure to Meet
City’s Entire Liability.
district.
ffpon recommendation of City At-
torney John B. Meserve, the mayor
and board of city commissioners,
Tuesday morning, agreed to pay
$1,000 of the $5,000 damage claim of
Parmella Pinion occasioned by the
death of her son. E. Pinion, in a city
water ditch last July.
The city carried indemnity in-
surance in Pinion with the Southern
to Hie amount of
com-
hibited within the city until the san-
itary requirements are complied ivith
by the company.
Mould Abolish Mourning.
l HjCAGO, Nov. 13.—A movement
to abolish the practice of wearing of
mourning particularly was discussed
by Chicago women today. "Mourning
has a dispiriting effect on soldiers and
their relatives,” said Mrs. Louise
Deken Bowen, chairman of the wom-
an’s committee of the State Council
of Defense, it was suggested that as
a substitute a gold star on a service
pin or a sleeve band of the country’s
colors be used. *
AURORA. 111., Nov. 13.—Alleging
that he was flimflammed out of $500
when he paid that sum to be allowed
to marry Jane Vlahos and then dis-
covered that she was already married,
William Klantls brought suit for the
recovery of his money here today.
Klantls states that he paid the money
to William Goercaris, the girl's
brother, and makes them both de-
fendants in the suit He said that
when he finally learned that the girl
was already married, the defendants
asked for time in which he could pro-
cure a divorce. He claims, howevr,
that no efforts to get a divorce were
ever made.
church, on the north side
turned for another year.
———-——- j constantly through the mains. tlement of the claim which Is in the
Officer* are Killed. t A force of gjovernment engineers nature of a coniDromise The oltv .i
CINCINNATI. Nov. IS- City De- an dsurveyors arrived here Wednes- ,orney furtheT^^^
tectivo Albert Wegener and Patrol- day to procure data and make sur-! the dltv tranmet no businesTln tb!
man George Leporis are dead at the veyi concerning the action of more future' with^urety com name* tha?
result of an encounter with a bandit than f‘fty large oil corporations in prove negligent in^paying^alL for
in u pawn shop here today The man allowing crude oil and salt water to which they are dUtlnctlv le Jnv
shot Wegener is still at large. Leports (flow unchecked over vhe iands owned ! liable * tlnctly legally
was shot by a policeman who mistook ,by the Indians and In the vicinity of I Pinion was killed Ti.lv is
PW blm for the detective’s murderer, the water.hed near the big dam while enga^ in excavaHnJ. i!.1*;
five men in Washington who are not directly under M'egener had been called in the pawn morthwest of the city. d|toh near the Third street viaduct
-a . , . , j. , shop when a man. who is believed to City, county and state officials Tho . L : waauci.
the regulation of the government, but who nevertheless have robt,d tt jewelry store a week have brought action after action The Zna^me^f “n^!r
are supplementing other governmental undertakings of igo, offered several watches for sale, against the heads of the oil com pa- department y waler
an autocratic nature. The government is also attempt- The -wo men struggled, the bandit nles in an effort to obtain for the
broke loose and shot hLs opp.ment.MlM
He then rushed to the street, got into
an automobile and with his gun at the
chauffeur's head ordered the man to
drive him away.
ing to solve the difficult problem of price fixing. The
banks now act in such manner as in days gone by
would have caused the accusation that they were a
menacing money trust. This has been done, however,
not only with the permission, but under the direction
of the government.
Yet there is no complaint from the people. All
NO SCARLET FEVER
dtv a supply of pure water, but
nothing has ever come of any of, „ , _____ . —__________ ...» „
these At present a number of com- * CASES IN TWO DAYS:n*xt summer, will he urged to do s
L defendants In a rtrH ac- > - I -----
IGF HARVEST TO SAVE COAL.
A great harvest of natural Ice is
proposed by the United States fuel ad-
ministration as a means of saving coal
this winter. Fifteen million tons of
coal are used annually In American
lcc factories and refrigeratmg plant*.
The winter season manufactures each
year, without expense to man, millions
of tons of ice. Most of this is wasted
Every ton of natural Ice which Is har
vested will take the place of a ton of
artificial Ice and will cave 6C0 pounds
of coal.
I*octor Garfield, fuel administrator,
will take up with the ice companb's
plans for cutting and storing greater
emo mts of natural ice this winter
than ever before. In addition everv
householder, storekeeper, and farmer
who can obtain Ice from near-by riv-
ers and pends, and store It for
READY FOR FLEDGLINGS.
WACO, TVxnf*. Nov. 12 Ono him-
irvd t*nd seventy five cadets were ex-
'panies are
(tion for $1,066,600. brought by the
city in the district court, and only
! recently more than a score of opera-
tors were arrested on Criminal
charges.
Up until 10:30
morning, no new
o'clock, Tuesday
cases of scarlet
\'FW YORK. Nov. 13.-
of dollars for the Red Crt
-rii
fever had been reported to the clty|at Madison Square Garaen tc
health department. Ten caa« *de. I when society
No
department.
Sundaj
Hawh
»>• nr
ived.
I™
uned
the Whin
oday unti
that the rule
ktn.
turned out ir
a of the
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