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VOL. XII NO. 224
PAGE GETS JOLT
IN ATKINS CASE
Court Holds That Government
Has Right to Prove the
Doy Was a Myth.
WILL LAST MANY WEEKS
Most. Notable Oil Property Lit-
igation in State's History
on Final Round.
Fjiroinl to Tlio WnrM.
M I'SK( ) i KK May 3. Chai les Page
tlio Tulsa millionaire ran against it
snag in the famous Tummy Atkins
rase today when .Indue llalph K.
Campbell in Chitcd States district
court overruled the motion of Page's
attorneys to deny thu right of the
government's attorneys to prove that
Tommy was a myth.
The government attorney's declare
confidently that they have an abund-nnc-.
of evidence to prove that the
myth theory can he borne out. The
ruling of the court today is u big
victory for them.
After the somewhat lengthy opinion
of .Indue Campbell Case's attorneys
In open court evinced a strong in-
clination to throw poor old Minnie
Tommy's alleged mother into t lie dis-
card and rest the Page claims upon
Ills luck of knowledge of the non-
existence of Tommy. The government
insists that the defense of an Innocent
purchase hy Page will do his no Kood.
It is also Intimated that I "a up knew
there was no such person as Tommy
Atkins even heforti he bought the
land in question.
Din nun ntary I 'roof.
The government has consumed the
past three days In offering documen-
tary and technical proof as to the
manner of Tommy's enrollment at
Okmulgee on May 2:1 1;01 anil at the
conclusion of this proof the attorneys
for the government undertook to of-
fer Its evidence.
The case was called last Monday.
It is predicted the trial will occupy the
attention of the court lor at least
thirty days.
The property involved is the famous
Thomas Atkins allotment in sections
4 and 5 township is north innne 7
east in the Gushing field. Already
more than one million barrels of oil
liave been taken out and now there
Is a daily producing of six hundred
barrels consequently several million
dollars are at stake.
Many Claimant.
Charles Thro is operating the prop-
erty under a lease from Minnie At-
kins tho alleged mother anil sole heir
of Thomas Atkins. There are several
- other claimants to the property.
The government on behalf of the
Creek nation has filed the case now
on trial to cancel tho enrollment of
Thomas Atkins together with the
deeds and bonds of numerous parties
and to recover the property of the
Creek nation. It Is claimed by the
government that Thomas Atkins Is a
myth never existed and that his en-
rollment and the allotment of the
land are fraudulent.
rroiiiiiicnt Attorneys.
Charles l'nge and It. A. Josey of
Tulsa nro among tho numerous de
fendants. At least a score of lawyers
are in attendance representing the
government and the many defendants.
W. P. T. Germain and It. Allen are
prosecuting the case for the govern-
ment and C. II. Stuart Is defending
the case for Charles l'nge ami It. A.
Josey. 1'erhaps one hundred witnesses
are in attendance.
The government scored heavily
whrn Judge Campbell overruled the
contention of Charles Page that he-
fore Introducing evidence showing
Thomas Atkins was a myth It must
CONTI.NTKI) OM I'AiJE TWO
PLAN GREAT SERVICE
RESERVE FOR NATION
Details of Great Civil Organi-
zation Being Worked Out;
Taft Interested.
WASHINGTON May 3. Plans for
0 great national service reserve made
up of men not subject to draft into
the army and of women already ap-
prove1 by the war department were
submitted to the council of national
defense today at a conference of the
council with state governors and rep-
resentatives of state defense councils.
Members of the reserve would bo
available for any service they could
perform for the government.
Tho plans were presented by
flcorge Wharton Pepper a represen-
tative of the Pennsylvania state de-
fense council and chairman of a na-
tional committee of patriotic and de-
fense societies
Illg Men at H-d.
The reserve would he headed by a
board of nine nationally known men
which would operate thru a national
committee of members from all the
states. Under tho natiouul committee
there would bo state and district com-
mittees and In Washington a perma-
nent headquarters committee would
sit to carry on administrative work.
Membership on thu board of nine
has been tentatively accepted It was
stated by former President Taft
MaJ. Gen. George W. Qoethals and
Henry L. Stlmson former secretary
of war.
WouUI lny Roa-rvcs.
The purpose of the organization
would be to furnish any military or
civic service which could not be per-
formed hy enlisted men to aid In re-
cruiting to work under any prlvato
employer engaged In government con-
tractu or on farms and to supply the
army and navy. When not In active
service reserve members could aid
In home defense. They would be given
compensation for the time In govern-
ment gervlce.
One of the serious problems facing
the government Mr. Popper declared
Is to utilize the efforts of the thou-
sands who are volunteering for any
service they can render.
PASSEXGERS TELL
FAIRY STORIES OF
"SL'R" A I) VEXTURES
LONDON. May .1. American
citizens landed during the past
few davs from vessels sunk by
Gi rinati submarines tell remark-
aide tali's of the strenuous ex-
ploits of the I '-boats. In one
case three undersea boats ap-
peared simultaneously alongside
the ship one being a submarine
cruiser three hundred feet long
and the others ohl-fushluncil Hub-
marines with a length of about
120 feet. In another case a Ger-
man submarine wore an elaborate)
disguise of a fishing boat.
Itapl.l work of Subs.
In at least two cases the crews
of vessels sunk by siil'inarines
were rescued from open boats by
a passing ship only to suffer a
repetition of the disaster when
the ship on which they had taken
refuge fell prey to an underwater
boat.
The captain on an American
sailing ship which was sunk ten
days ago said:
Nests of r-llonts.
"Submarines are lying along
the sea lanes in regular nests.
'Juey keep well under the water
most of the time coming up now
and then for perlseoplc observa-
tion or on hearing the approach
of merchant craft which often can
be identified readily by tho
sound of the engines. Hy thus
conserving fuel the submarines
are able to remain uway from
their base a long time and also
they find means of renewing
their stores from ships which
they sink.
"The I'-hoat which sank us had
been out for six weeks. She had
one Hrltlsh captain on board. She
renewed all her supplies from
our boat nnd took all the nauti-
cal instruments.
2 BILLION BOND '
ISSUE NOW READY
McAdoo Authorizes Every
Bank in United States to
Receive Subscriptions.
WASHINGTON May 3. Secretary
McAdoo today telegrapheel the entire
list of 27013 national and state banks
and trust companies In the nited
State's authorizing them to receivo
subscriptions for the $20000110000
bond offering enlisting their co-operation
and requiring them to telejiraph
a rough estimate of the amount of
bonds each would take for itself and
its patrons.
To all clearing house associations
In tho country Sir. McAdoo sent a
telegram asking co-operation of their
members with the federal reserve
bank ef their district in securing sub-
scriptions to the loan. "I think the
appointment of local committees to
assist tho federal reserve bank in its
work will be extremely helpful" the
message added.
Already Pouring In.
To tho federal reserve banks upon
which will fall the heaviest amount
of detail work In connection with tho
flotation of the issue Mr. McAdoo sent
telegrams embodying his messages to
the other institutions and notifying
them that the results of 1 lie estimates
asked for would be placed at their
disposal.
The result of the first announce-
ment of the loan has been a deluge of
subscriptions aggregating many mil-
lions. Most of these came in by wire
to the treasury. Virtually every large
city and every state In the union was
represented in the hundreds of mes-
sages which began to come early in
the day and which poured in with
Increasing volume till thu offices
closed.
Italy Gets Full Amount.
Negotiations continued today with
representatives of the nations to which
the t'nited States Is extending credit.
Count dl Cellere the Italian ambassa-
dor received the full amount of the
first $1 00000000 loan mado by this
government to Italy instead of the In-
stallment of $:'5.000000 which had
been agreed upon tentatively a few
days ago. It Is understood that the
change was made upon representa-
tions that the needs of Italy would be
served best hy u transfer eif the e ntire
amount at once. This money was paid
out of proceeds of tho first offering of
treasury certificates of indebtedness
and other funds In the treasury.
Subscriptions to the second offering
of treasury certificates were received
during the day by federal reserve
bunks. Indications are that the secre-
tary will issue an announcement
shortly us to the size of the second of-
fering and call for the proceeds with-
in n week possibly a few days.
The $100000000 loan to France an-
nounced by Mr. McAdoo a few days
ago will be turned over to Ambassa-
dor Jusserand in whole or part with-
in a day or so. Meanwhile details of
tho proposed Initial loans to ltelgium
and to Hussla are being formulated
and announcement In the case of Hel-
glum is expected within a few days.
TO USE 71 GERMAN SHIPS
Seized Vetwcls Already Ile'lng Re
paired ami Made Ready to Serve.
WASHINGTON May 3. Seventy-
one German and Austrian inerch.wt
ships seized by tho government will
be repaired and ready for commission
within five months unless concealed
damage is discovered the federal
shipping board estimated todav. They
will add 635722 tons to America's
merchant marine. Many of the small-
er ships can be made ready for serv-
ice In less than four months and nec-
essary repair work Is now being
rushed in private sniping yards.
3 DROWN ON ROCKINHAM
Survivor 1'rom Sunk American
Armed Ship Arrive In London.
LONDON May'S. Threo men were
drowned by the sinking of tho Ameri-
can steamer Hocklngham by a Ger-
man submarine survivors reaching
here today. There were 12 naval gun-
ners on board.
TULSA
BRITISH BEST IN
FURIOUS BATTLE
Capture Fresnoy in Billiant
Plunge Despite Desper-
ate Resistance.
GERMANS STILL HOLD 0PPY
Hard Struggle Rages Around
This Point; Canadians
Again Triumph.
LONDON May 3. l ighting of ter-
rible intensity raged thru. ut the day
at thu main points of the Hritish at-
tack says Hunter's correspondent at
Hriu.sh headquarters.
' i lie buttling" he adds "has been
in many places of ding dung order
which runners it extremely uiilieult
to tlefinu the situation but 1 IhinK
it may certainly be claimed as a suc-
ccstul eiay tor our gallant troops. TIiu
most conspicuous gains havu been on
the flanks of the b ng front while
towards thu center up the valley of
the Scarpe we have luade less pi og-
ress owing to the Intensity of con-
cealed machine gun fire.
I'rcsiioy I'alls.
"Despite tlio opposition of massed
German fortes tnu Canadian troops
took I'resin y. tippy nowewr still
proved too strougiy held to attempt
to carry it by frontal attack without
entailing a heavier casualty list than
the enterprise warranted. The wood
In front of the ruined village literally
was infested with machine guns.
"Tilt! Germans are fighting with
desperate obstinacy.
Myriad Mathim- Guns.
' .Machine guns were placed In trees
at various heights while! lines ol un-
cut wire were discovered in gullys
which c mealed thrill from direct ni-
sci'vanon ns well .is from the search-
ing effect of our barrage so thai the
attack upon tiiis (dat e a mounted lo
little more than a reionnai.ssa'iee ill
force and our troops wi'hdrevv to en-
able the gunners to conccntrntf their
lire upon the newly discovered obsta-
cles. "South of tho Senseo the battle de-
veloped into a most successful sweep-
ing movement our troops reaching
Cherisy. Converging tactics upon
Iteincourt curried our advance across
tile I lindouburg line and threatened
to cut off the garrison ut Hullecourt.
The garrison was reported to have
been captured but thu report was not
confirmed.
.cv German Divisions.
"Several new German divisions
have Leen ldcntlfi d at different parts
of the front itiowing that the Ger-
mans continue to use their startoglc
reserves. Counterattacks usually on
a formidable scale developed prompt-
ly opposite every point where we
gained ground. The" enemy recap-
tured s:ome ground at Gavrclle Lut
tin- counterattacks generally were
broken up by our artillery fire which
was maintained with ulmoi.t Incredible
intensity."
2 DESERTERS BACK TO FLAG
Men Who 1 'led In l'cltcp Time Hurry
Ilae'k to Old Glory in War.
PITTPIIFKOH May 3 Tho listed
ns dpsprters Stewart M. W'althour and
Michael Gordon former privates In
tho Kighteenth Pennsylvania Infan-
try traveled from Liverpool Kng-
land to this city In order to re-enlist
in their regiment before It was called
out for guard duty. The two men had
deserted several years ago. An effort
Is being made to restore the men to
their regiment without trial for de-
sertion. BUTTER GOES UP IN PARIS
Minimum of OH Cents Abolished nnd
("list Jumps to $1 a Pound.
PA IMS May .1 The regulation fix-
ing the maximum retail selling price
of butter at an equivalent of 6Sc a
pound in Paris was abolished yester-
day by the minister of provisions nnd
the price went up to the equivalent
of $1 a pound.
"SHIP SUNK; ALL'S WELL"
That Is Historic Message Se-nt hy
Chief Mule! of the Hoe-klnglinm.
I5ALT1MOKK May 3. Tho wife of
Chief Mate Carver of the steamship
Hocklngham today received a cable-
gram from him saying:
"Ship sunk; all well."
Tulsa's Future Recruits Need Help in
Tulsa babies are amazingly healthy
the free clinics which are being held
at the courthouse this week show. The
youngsters gurgle and coo and blink
out on the world optimistically as tho
they realized it was their oyster awuit-
Ing to be opened. Only one in ten has
the slightest ailment.
Hut Just hero tho physicians In
charge of tho clinics Issuo a word of
warning. Ikc all flue mechanisms
their delicate constitutions require a
greut deal of attention. They have to
have a mighty good start and lots of
care all along the rooto If they aro to
survive the average Tulsa summer.
OKLAHOMA FRIDAY
J off re Kisses an
Oklahoma Girl
but
! Passes Miss Rankin
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; Mi'lr.'i ..iiMl Itank liniMit.c
WASHINGTON May S olive
Karl Mei'lintii-. daughter of 1!''U-
ri si'Titative Met 'Untie of Snyder.
Okla. bears the distinction of be-
ing the first American girl to re
ciive a full-fledged kiss on the
forehead from the gnat marshal
of France Joffre.
olive Karl aeeonipanled her
father as he filed by with other
lot tubers of roi:i i ss today to
greet the French envoys.
The French admiral. Clioche-
prut. itlio was first in line. Kissed
the hand of olive but when she
reached the begrt''led hero of
the Maine he look her by Un-
hand and pressed a real audible
smack under the little black
ringlets that fell down her fore-
head. Another little girl followed and
General Joffre served her In the
same manner. A few more con-
gressmen passed and then came
Miss llankin. The admiral bowed
low and kissed her hand but Un-
kindly old admiral refused her a
kiss much to the disappointment
of the thousands present.
FRENCH ENVOYS
LEAVE FOR WEST
(Elaborate Entertainments Are
Planned Along Route for
Distinguished Visitors.
WASHINGTON May 3. The
French mission beaded by Uene
Vhianl Marshal Joffre ami Admiral
Chnehcprat left here this afternoon
for a tour of middle western and east-
ern states after being enthusiastically
received on the floor eif the house- of
representatives.
The special train bearing the visit-
ors is due in Chicago about neon to-
morrow and officials In communities
thru which it will pass will be noti-
lieil in time .so that people along the
route may greet tho distinguished
Frenchmen.
Tour Ten Days
I'pon leaving Chicago the mission
will proceed to St. Louis Kansas City.
SpringJuild III.; Philadelphia New'
York and Hoston returning to Wash-
ington probably In ten days. As a
measure of safety tha statu ueiurf-
ment has withheld tho routes to he
traveled and times of arrival anel de-
parture in the various cities to be
visited.
Klahor.ite entertainments and re-
ceptions have been planned for the
members of the mission and hundreds
f thousands of people are expected
to greet them. From day to day as
many details as can be given with
safety will bp announced by the de-
partment of state.
lti Crowd Itiel "An Itovolr."
A great crowd grouped at ITnlon
station to see tho party cff. Outside
on thr-o tull flagstafls the flags of the
Fniteil States. France "'"I Oreat Brit-
ain were flying. As the visitors and
their escorts stepped fiom automo-
biles and walked to the train entrance
the crowd separated leaving a broad
path and (diet red and applauded.
officials representing tho state
navy and war departments and Am-
bassador Jusserand and other diplo-
mats escorted the Frenchmen to tliedr
train.
The marshal M. Vlvianl anel Ad-
miral Chocheprat stood on the plat-
form until the last moment chatting
with officials and saying "an revoir."
Just nt 3:30 o'clock the train began
to move the crowd cheered again and
the Frenchmen on the obs-rvatlon
platform waved their hats until their
car illsappeared In tho distance.
CUPID WAS ACTIVE IN APRIL
Nuinlxr of Marriage- Llci'iisr-s Here'
Greatest eif Any Month.
More marriage licenses were Issued
in Tulsa during April than any mouth
in the history of tho department ac-
cording to the report of Vernon Sea-
man deputy court clerk. Permits lo
wed were issued to 145 couples during
that time.
Fear of conwrlptlon nnd hope eif
delaying compulsory military service
undoubtedly led many youths to
hurry up the wedding date. However
spring with its spirit of amor always
increases the business of the marriage
license clerk and at least part of last
month's record can be traced to this.
"Many babies In apparently perfect
health toduy will never see the end of
summer" ono doctor said yesterday.
"lgnoranco as to food values Im-
proper clothing curclessness in ster-
ilizing' feeding l-ottles and exposure
to flies and mosquitoes forco tho val-
iant little new recruit to a strenuous
battlo with a well-organized foe."
"I am attending to two cases" said
one active Tulsa matron yesterday
"and they have repaid me many times
for the lubor 1 have expended on
Haby Week. In both cases tho chil-
dren were underfed and !f they had
not been reached at this tlmo could
never have lived thru tho summer.
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MAY 4 1D17
PATRIOTIC SONGS
Adopted Children Rally About
Old Glory on "Nativity
Night" at Revival.
STIRRING SCENES ENACTED
College Veils Roar in House
of God; Outsiders Come
First With "America."
One of the most dramatic incidents
of the Met'onm ll meetings occurred
last night when one Kiiglishman. two
Swedes one I lane three Canadian !
and one little boy and his mother
from Ireland arose and sang to the
crowded tabernacle "My Country 'TIs
or I nee on the first line the crowd !
surged to Its feet as one man ami
uddiil -a t h liiten.-e feeling "Sweet I
l-und of Liberty of Thee 1 Slug.''
Many Tense Miimcnt-v
It was Nativity night and the huge
tabernacle had been divided into stale
sections. Fnch section rose at the
call of Its state sang a song and sent
a greeting most (q the latter being
!'il !e M'ises There weie state mot-
toes college yells ulni.'i mater songs
and local sentiments galoie. It re
m.iined for the foreign born to give
express on to the surging patriotism
which must beat In every American
heart at the present moment and to
express in their Ulldleal greeting the
sentiment which makes of American-
ism a creed and of the belief that
here at last God has established a
melting pot wherein humanity shall
be above the nations a burning re-
ligion. The greeting of the forelgn-
boin American to the countrymen
of their adoption was: "God created
of one blie d all nations on the face of
the earth; God so loved the world
I hat lie gave Ins only begotten son.
thnt whosoever believelh In blin shall
not perish but have everlasting life."
Other I'litrioiic Songs.
When the crowd hail finished
"America" with almost equal fervor
It sang "Hlest le the Tie that
Hinds."
To show lint it had set up a little
melting pot "on its own" with oil
fires binning brightly underneath.
Tilled produced citizens from L'S
states with forty Oklahomnns (most-
ly children) who sent a greeting
about tiie Promised lind to the "for-
eign born" within their gates. old
Missouri lead the van with I'll. Penn-
sylvania hud SS Ohio 07 and Illinois
60. Kinsa;; piustertd 50 anil Ken-
tucky -10. "Tlie 'die numbers fell off
rapidly until they reached Minnesota
Nebraska and far away California
with ono representative each.
"I hope" said Lincoln MiConnell
"that none of you will be out when
your state roll Is culled In the great
kingdom on the other side."
Doctor McConnell took his text from
Psalm 1 ltf:fi!i-t;0: "I Hint on my ways:
My ways were not God's ways and I
turned my feet unto thy testimonies."
Whenever a man starts to do a thing
by thinking first It is likely he will
get something done worthy of himself
and worthy of bis opportunity. The
major part of all the trouble in the
world comes to us from our slovenly
habits of careless thinking or not
thinking at all. Nobody thinks Doc-
tor McCoiimll. does wrong when he
thinks up to the measure of his God-
given capacity to think. The revival-
ist spoke of his years of service as a
criminal officer and of his observation
of the prison's everlasting refrain
"If 1 had only thot if 1 had only thot."
The Alternative-.
lie said that no sinner had ever
planned his way ahead. He asked his
audience to suppose themselves sight-
ing along the gun barrel of their pres-
ent course. There were only two ulti-
mate alms for every man heaven or
hell. The man who was drifting Line
declared was never drifting upward
and that never In his life would i
man drift Into anything worth while.
He said that or all muddle-headed
thinking they were guilty of men
erred the most on the subject of re-
ligion and that this problem was
simplest. He said that men were Ilk"
Japanese spinning mice with "a
spinning in the bean;" with tliots that
went round and round and lead no-
where. Simple Course-.
Tn all the world said Doctor McCon-
nell there was no simplier problem
than that of salvation. Von started
with the premise that you were a
sinners that God had given his only
begotten son to save sinners that he
had Mild "come to me ail ye who labor
and are heavy burdened and I will
CoNTIXCKl) iX PAliK KOI'H
The women who have volunteered
motor car service for today ure: Mes-
dames 10. W. McCary Frank Greer
W. N. Sill Walter Mount F. Parish
Charles Rogers Chalmers Gillespie
Walter Mlchiieils J. H. Mcltlrney S.
W. Hryunt II. C. Tyrrell J. M. Gil-
lutt 8. W. Slahl and Miss McNeul
The women who will act as hostess-
es toduy ure: Mesdames A. Hooper
G. y. Gore rj shalcnuergcr and K.
W. McCary. The nurses In charge
are Mrs. Jack Sloan and Miss Hutch.
Kvery mother visiting the clinic is
given a booklet entitled "What Every
Mother Wants to Know About Her
Hub)" The booklet Is written by
11 PACKS
EC ROPE AX ARMS
FOR V. S. TROOPS I
7.1.Y SUGGESTED
WASHINGTON. May 3. American
troops that go to France will have to
use allied guns and munitions If they
are to be of use in fighting against the
Germans Howard Cofun of the ad-
visory commission of tile council of
nal'oiial defense today told stale gov-
ernors here for a defense conference.
The allies he said are manufacturing
more munitions (ban they can use and
can help supply the American soldiers.
"If our army is to be of service
there" said Mr. Collin "it must use
Kuropeaii standards. To carry our
standards abroad would create endless
confusion. We would have to estab-
lish factories abroad. Allied contracts
are lapsing here now and we can use
the output of our own factories
equipped to manufacture according to
Kuropeaii specific at ions."
The country will need more air-
planes than it can possibly produce
said Mr. Collin The Hrltlsh. he said
.sometimes has as many as one thou-
sand machines in the air on a single
front and kept behind the lines from
fifteen to twenty thousand more ma-
chines than the Germans possess.
TRANSPORT SUNK;
DEATH TOLL HEAVY
Submarine Sends the Rritish
Troop Ship Arcadian Down
and 271) Perish in Sea.
L" 'Nlu iN May 3 - The Fritish
transport Arcadian has been sung by
a submarine it was oil'iciuliy an-
ni uncoil today. II is repoi led 7 1 lives
were lost. All the victims are thot to
have drowned none being reported
killed by shellfirc
The admiralty statement f' Hows:
"The Arc i Man was torpedoed In
the eastern Mediterranean. She went
down five minutes afurward.
'Nineteen officers ten men with
naval ratings Ihiity-four members of
the crew and two civilians an- among
the missing who It Is presumed were
drowned."
The Arcadian K.'.tt'J tons gross was
owned by the Itoyal Mail Steam Packet
company of Llvei pool she was five
hundred feet long ami built at Harrow
In I situ she was withdrawn from
the passt tiger service early in the war
and taken over hy the Hrltlsh ad-
miralty. ALL R I G HT7 B OYSTTi N E UP
ItVglstrntlon Certificates Hero
for
Those Hit by Cnnsc-riplimi.
Ten thousand registration certifi-
cates for the men In Tulsa who will be
available for military service under
conscription were- received yesterday
by Mayor Simmons. As soon as the
conference bill is passed by both
houses of congress the mayor and his
secretary. Jack Kldrblge will begm
the task of enrolling all the males of
Tulsa available under the act. Thv
will be assisted by the postmaster and
the sheriff.
Among the questions asked each ap-
plicant are: Full name complete ad-
dress date of birth place of birth
native of what country occupation
married dependents military service.
CARRANZA GR0WS POPULAR
"Mexico for Mexicans" Policy Gains
I'avor for l-'irst Chief.
M KMCO CITY. May 3. A bill giv-
ing President I'arran.a extraordinary
povvera to deal wit 1 1 the finances of
the country passed the lower house of
congress today by a maigin of five
votes and was sent to the senate.
H'einiich von Kckhardt the German
minister in a statement today paid
triliiite to the ability of President
Carran.a and bis statesmanship say-
ing he had inaugurated a policy of
Mexico for Mexicans which was most
fitting for the country.
anotheTFnemyToTkaiser
Chilean Minister to Germany He.
niands His Passports.
UiNDo.N May 3. 17:32 p. m.)
The Chilean minister to Germany has
demanded his passpi.rts. acordlng to
a Central News dispatch from Am-
sterdam. Present Fight
Anna Stocso Richardson auihor of
"Letter llables and Their Care." They
also receivo a card of "Do and
Don't" esK.'ciully prepared for tho
Tulsa 1917 campaign for better bu-
bles. Homo of tho "Dont's" are;
Don't glvo us u pacifier.
Don't taka us up when wo cry.
biui't feed us at tho family table.
Don't keep us up late.
. Don't bounco us up and down.
Don't tako u.i to tho movr.
Don't dose us with medicine.
Don't tease us und mako us show
off.
Don't expose our eyoa to tho light.
Don't lift us by the arms.
PRICK 5 CENTS
iiliifF
CONTROL FOOD
Administration Asks for
Absolute Authority in
Distribution.
WOULD FIX THE PRICES
Clothing Fuel and Other
Necessities Also to Be
Regulated.
WASHINGTON' May 3. Absoluto
autliorit) to regulate in Its discretion
the pi eduction distribution and prices
of loot! and other necessities daring
the war was aske.) of congress today
by the administration.
In a bill intri duecd with adminis-
tration approval by Chairman Lever
of the bouse agiltultiiio committee it
Is proposed to empower tho president
under the war clause of the constitu-
tion to tako these measures whenever
In his opinion ilie national emergency
shall require:
To fix maximum ami minimum
prices f' r lood clothing fuel and
other necessities and t lie articles re-
quired for their production;
Woiibl Stop Spee'iilulion.
To prescribe regulations lo govern
the ptoduc'.iim of these commodities
and if necessary to requisltn ii the
producing factories mines or other
establishments)
To compel holders of necessities to
lele'se them in amounts Insuring
equitable distribution;
To regulate exchanges In such a
way as to eliminate market manlpu-
lat ion ;
To compel railroads to give piefer-
encp to the movement of necessities;
To levy such Importation duties us
he finds necessary lo prevent exces-
sive 'dumping'' of foreign products;
and
l imit Grain for liquor.
To Impose llmltati lis or prohibi-
tions upon the use of grain in tho
manufacture of liquor.
In addition the secretary of agri-
culture would be empowered to es-
tablish standard food grades.
To license and control the manu-
facture storage and distribution of
foods to prescribe the- pereenlugp of
flour to lip milled from wheat und to
re.gulute tho mixing of wheat flour
with other flour in the making pf
bread and ether food.
Would Not Histriib Trtele.
In a statement tonight Mr. Lever
declared there was nothing In tho
measure to disturb legitimate busi-
ness activities because It is hoped that
the mere conferring of the more ex-
treme new powers will be sufficient
without Its becoming necessary to
exercise them. It Is known that of-
ficials of Hie executive branches of
the government hold the; same view
believing that with such effective
weapons In their possession they will
encounter no tlilfieulty in lining up
on the side of tho public Interests
without legal action ail recalcitrant
private agencies.
The bill Is supple-mental to the ad-
ministration food measure Introduced
In the house early in the week pro-
viding for a survey of the country's
food resources and conferring certain
powers to prevent food speculation.
This measure was ordered favorably
reported from the agriculture com-
mittee today after the committee had
reduced the appropriation carried
from $2.1. ono. Dili) to approximately
120.00(1000 and had eliminated a sec-
tion authorizing the secretary ef agri-
culture to order the Immediate sale of
any food In such condition that un-
less promptly disposed of It will be-
come unfit for use. Thu section will
be Incorporated In a coming third
measure which is to confer broad
powers on the council of national do-
felise. To He- Cp Next Week.
Mr Lever expects to get both of
the bills up for action in the house
next week. The first already Is pend-
ing In the senate and the supplemen-
tal measure probably will be present-
etl there tomorrow
"The new bill." said Mr lvor In
bis statement "deals with all the nec-
essaries of life including foods feeds
shoes clothing fuel and articles re-
cpiircd for their production. Tho
measure is Intended only to meet tho
present emergency. It is limited for
tho period of the war and a sufficient
timo thereafter for read'ust nient. It
is based on the war clauses of the
constitution and Is applicable thruout
the country Irrespective of state lines.
"The purposes are to stimulate pro-
duction to reduce waste to clear the
channels of distribution to prevent
hoarding to assume fair prices to eli-
minate Injurious speculation to pro-
hibit evil practices on exchanges and
to protect the public against extor-
tion." TURN DOWN YALE'S OFFER
Collegians Wantc-cl to Go to Port Sill
ami Train for Officers.
NKW IIAVKN Conn. May 3. The
war department. It became known
here today has denied tho request of
the Yale university authorities that
the Yalo battery be sent to Fort Sill
as a corps for the purpose of training
its members for commissions in the
army.
The war department's decision states
that the proposal does not fit in with
the plan which the war department
feels obligated to carry out.
CLARK HOLDS FOR PRESS
SiM-ukcr IOuvch Chair to Take Vp
l ight on l'-plonagc Hill.
WASHINGTON May 3. Speaker
Clark left the chair today to open tho
fight to strike out the censorship sec-
tion of the house espionage hill as
proposed by ltepresentatlve Graham
of Pennsylvania.
Tho speaker declared the section
was In direct violation of the constitu-
tional guarantee of free speech and A
free press.
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