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TIIE T Uli S A WORLD. SUNDAY. KKHRUARY 7 1 91 S
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GERMAN ORDER
AFFECTS TRADE
VESSELS OF D.S.
"Wilson Does Not IW'liVve
Neutral Ships Will
1Y Menaced.
BRITISH USE FLAGS
NEUTRALS CHARGED
'Aniericaiv Foreign . TraoV
Will Ho Destroyed Tf
Order Stands.
WASHINGTON K'H. f..-tW.
dent Wilson and his cabinet til-
day discussed the possible effects on
neutral shipping of the German proo
laniatlon declaring as naval war zones
the water areas surrounding; Great
Ttrllsln and Ireland and bordering Hie
north and west coasts .f France rind
a portion of the Netherlands.
Inasmuch as the text of trio German
'admiralty's proclamation hail not
arrived no conclusions were reached
and no consensus of opinion deVclopfll
hh to what diplomatic steps should he
i.im bv the t nilect Mines gocn
Should the communication fail
in ent
to arrive liv tomorrow .inms
tarv Lansing will direct Ambassador
Gerard at Horlin to make the -ens-tornarv
Inquiry at (lie German foreign
office 'as to the authenticity of ii pub
lished report.
if ii. Oci-oian iiroclaiiiatioti
vhcti
offiriallv transmitted corresponds. In
phraseology to the report which emit
tv wireless yesterday it was suggested
in . v..eoiU-H ..milters that the course
of the American guvi-rnim tit probatd;
wolud he to inquire first of the Got-
ina n
government what measures c
liroteition or convoy can oe expo n-
I... infO-icnn men hunt ships passing
through the designated war zmu s to j
neutral ports ami second of the
Hrllish government as 1o whether or'
not II h"S Issued the alleged seen j
order permitting the uso of Iieutral f
flags hy h.T merchant men.
(barge Misuse Neutral I-'hms.
A denial by Great Britain t.f the
existence of the order would he fol-
lowed it Is understood hy an Inquiry
.f tin' German authorities as to proof
of their chargi'. The suggestion that
neutral flags were lilr mlsURed
caused no little concern anion high
officials who said they had heard no
reports of It before.
it was stated on high authority that
the United States government proh-
anlv would not go furl her than to seek
to establish what measures the tier-
man navy will tal.e to aid American
dhips In passing safely through the
var ones and what efforts will be
inadi' to verify the neutral character
of vessels flying the American flag.
The right of a belligerent to desig-
nate a water area as a war zone within
which it Is dangerous for neutral craft
to venture Is a lately recognized prln-
elnle of International law though toe
extent of the rone the degrtv ol
menace to neutral vessels and the
Tight to Interrupt lawful commerce in
the only existing water route between
neutral countries have never been de-
fined. duly Search Neutral Ships
High officials her- did Hot bclievv
lis some German papers have inti-
mated that the German government
intends to deliberately d"stro tnntral
vessels in the war zone. Holes of in-
ternational law it was pointed out.
call for careful search of a neutral
vessel to determine how much of i's
cargo is contraband and even then the
tdilp tan he destroyed only In rare
emergencies and on the confident
Biiniplion that It would have bt'on con-
demn) d as a prize.
While In many quarters the action
rt Gi.iinnnv was referred to as a
"blockade." technically me
tion of war zones is an entirely aiun- thpr Ux( llpn the pe(pp h. llS.
ent matter. Neutral vessels uncler a j 8.rted Ulut thp nHtn whs In no more
Idockade are absolutely forMdden . ljllI1Ker rf waI. now it waM a y.ur
from entering the blockaded areas bin UK) an n()v (.n(!.r w cimtimio to
undiT Germany's proclamation tnere i w Bmni(r f tn rnited States pur-
ls no penalty or obstacle directly (H ) Wn W.(V 1 th. other hand
placed against the passage of a nr' ' Ii worn- ij tliwl if America entered into
tral ship through a war zone after the n .... r. 0 lt . war
warning against the dangers that exi t : t . f u 0.v"
. t ...... t .... I I'.tjunl eX.
inere. in eneci i iieuii.vi
ters the dangerous area at its own
risk a situation somewhat analogous
to the mine-strewn fields of the North
sea though destruction by a subma-
rine vvhosi' nationality could be ascer-
tained would differ in legal con .-
qui nces' from the explosion of a con-
tact mine responsibility for the laying
of which might in'iir be fixed.
Thf German adinlrality's notice. It
was contended at the German embassy
is the natural result of the Hritish atti-
tude towards foodstuffs Intended for
Germany. It was made plain inai im
Intention of the order as understood
J cr. is to prevent the entlaiice of food l
Into i:iigland. While none of the neu-
tral embassies and legations had In-
mictions from their home govern-
incuts todav It was suggested that it
was unllkelv that a change from the I
policy of protesting in speemc oas.
onlv would be mule. The possibility
vi a. Joint protest hy neutrals was dis-
cussed Informally In dlplomatle quar-
ters but without official sanction.
It was stated at the legation of the
N.e.i crbnds that a conference would
in lodd tomorrow between the min-
ister i'h valler Von Kappard and offi-
cials of the state department. In order
to ascertain the probable -wtlon of this
government.
(Miicials at the legation character-
Ivied the situation as extremely serious
for all neutrals whoso ships ordinarily
pa's through the danger stone and s-
pcially for Holland whose entire
coast lliie Is affected.
rnnnlng IScals Il'-mlng.
HA IITLL'SV 1LLK. Feb. fi. A crowd
of foiil fans saw Arlos Fanning of
Tlartksvlll" defeat Curl Fleming of
MrAlester. Oklahoma. In ten-round
i. n't slaited bv the Bartlesvlllo Athletic
cb b h-rc tonight. Fanning has met
several fast boys In Kansas City the
last year. Tommy Hogan of Kansas
my.' and Warner Smith of Bartles-
VI He' fojjht a six-round draw.
Sci-oml (icrinnn Vi'nr Ixian.
ItKCLIN. Feb. 5. ( Hy wireless to
Bnyvillfi.i According to the Overseas
Ivews agency a twond (Jerman war
Joun probal'ly will bo Issued at the he-
ginning of March and on favorable
terms a the eonVtlon of the money
market U ex'-'tf tloually good.
I'll I) OKLAHOMA INDIANS
IIVF. .MILLIONS 11)11
WASHINGTON Fel. 5.--The
amendment proposed tu the In-
iliiin appropriation by Senator
representatives the stiiuo provis-
Mlsslaslppl CIlOClllWS to fill1 Hint
In the court of claims against I lie
4 )k lit honiu Chnctuws Was today
rejected hy tlio eoniinlttmi on af-
fairs of t tie senste. The eoni mit-
teo passed thf provision author.
l.lng a payment of two hundred
dollars per capita to the Okla-
homa Chnctuws la the name form
as It was passed hy the house of
'John Sharp Williams to allow the
Ion authoria's a payment of ono
hundred dollars per capita to the
i'hii kasaws. If the provision us
passed hy the 'ommltteo passes
the senate it will cause u lllstrl-
kution of more than five million
dollars anions the t 'hoclaws and
Chickasaw's of Oklahoma thjs
Vi a I'. 1' J. Hurley of Tulsa na-
tional attorney- for the Choctaw
Nation represented the Oklahoma
Choctaw In the henrin. Ueford
Hond of Chiekasha represented
1 he Chickasaw.
TWO DREADNAUGHTS
FOR UNITED STATES
Xavjtl ' Appropriation Pill
Passed' Last Night After
a Fight.
Two Pattlesliips of Largest
Design Provided for
In Measure.
WAsrilNGTi i.N l'h. 5. vr
.sfieinioiis protest from Majority
I .Miter Iluh iwood the house ill pass-
ing the naval i ppropnat 'on liill to-
night retained provision for tin- con
struction of two new dreadnoughts.
Representative t'tulcivvood d i lared
the nation was fa' ii)g a protmhle
treasury deficit next yi'n of $:1."i.oiI0.t
out) and economy advocutea led hy
him succeeded in striking out appro-
priations aggregating more than six
million dollars for five sul. marines a
transport and a hospital ship.
The hill as it goes to the senate ear-
th's $1 44B4XiM)a find authorizes the
following construction program:
Two battleships of the largest and
most nowerful design. SV.Rilil.OHO each.
exclusive of armor and armament.
Six torpedo destroyers Jt'-'.'
each.
One sea-going nulimariue torpedo
boat 1 ton out).
Klevfn submarines. Sr.r.n.tHHI each.
One oil fuel ship Jl. 140000.
The proposed hospital ship would
have cost $2M0000 mid Hie transport.
$1100000.
An amendment was adopted author-
izing the construction of three of the
six destroyers on the Pacific i oast.
Five of (he' submarines are to b built
there. The hill provides that any of
the vessels authorized may be con-
structed in government yards hut
Ghalrnian I'adgett of the naval ' om-
mittee explained that the New York
plant the only one to wnioli a battle-
ship might he given already Was
working to its capacity.
1'lght Over DreaiiuougliK. .
All new legislallon Including pro-
Visions for I lie creation of a naval re-
serve for- -in aide' for operations in
the navy department to load a war
hoard and for creation ef the rank of
admiral and vice-admiral were
stricken fiom die hill several days ago.
An effort wili he loade to liav them
restored In the senate.
The light for one battleship wis
Warmly waged and at one time 'I fp-
patently was Von. When Iteprcsi'nta-
tlve llobsoti mo'nl that four ships be.
aut horlzi'd Kepi esc at at tve Ciiderwood
offered all amendment to reduce the
number tu one. The Inderwood
amendment was curried 142 to
Immediately afterward howevv tue
Ilobson nmendment as amended wax
defeated. IIS ti U!l tlius leaving the
original provision for two ships uu-
chansed. The hill Itself finally was
passed without a roll call.
Mr. I'rdervvood ph tided earnestly
for eeonomx dei hiring Ilie house must
decide between retrenchment' or fur-
HREE PLAYERS RE- -
FUSE S. A. CONTRACT
MONTGOM HHV Ala. Feb. 6. Jud
Daley outfielder Cat lionahue
catcher and Mcl.eod a pitcher mem-
bers of the Montgomery Southern as-
sociation team last year today an-
nounced that they had returned un-
signed contracts offered them by the
Little Hock club which secured the
Montgomery franchise. Terms of-
fered by the Little Kork management
the players stated were not satisfac-
tory. MOYIFS TO AII "SAFirrY FIKST."
W arnings. Against Avllontt to Aeai'
on Son-ens of Italtimoip J'ii'turc
House.
The hoard of police oomrtiissionrrs
of Haiti more. In co-operation with the
Automobile club of Maryland has ar-
ranged with the management of all
movlng-ptcture parlors In Baltimore
to display. In the near future the fol-
lowing "safety first talks" on the
screen:
1. "It Is dangerous for children to
play In the streets; they man be In-
jured or killed by pausing vehicles.
Catching on bohliul vehicles Is also a
dangerous practice. I'arents be warn-
ed In time."
2. "Save yourself from accidents
by crossing the street at the crois-
Ing.i only; look both .ways before
crossing and be sure the Why Is clear."
3. "Driver of at kinds of vehicles
will avoid accident and save them-
selves from arrest and consequent loss
of time and money by observing the
traffic regulations. Copies of these
regulations will he sent gladly on ap-
plication. Co-operate with us to make
the streets reasonably safe."
4. "I (rivers of automobiles and
motocycles are warned to keep within
requirements of the motor vehicle
laws and the traffic regulations. Vo
your part to 'help the police In try-
ing to safeguard pedestralns and other
vehicles from accidents; do not take
onances."
'Hoard l'olice Commissioners
BONDHOLDERS BUY
DEFUNCT RAILWAY
Fifty Three Thousand Dol-
lars Wns Paid in hy a
riK-. ' ii.ni.
TO IMPROVE THE ROAD
i HiddtM Tieiil'eseiiting Chica-
go Promoters Had High
I Bid Put Lost. :
THF hoioiholders of the Okla-
homa I'nloil Trarliotl Conipanv
tiiroiigli A J.' lMddson yesterday
bought Ilk Hie asset of the company
when it was offered at a receiver's
;.alo. The property soil for $3.uu.
Four certified checks covering t!u
puii base price were given ti I'. 1J.
M.igfce. receiver of the company. The
checks were certified by the Fx-
change National banli . urti were
signed ry I. F. Crow former presi-
dent pf the defunct Colonial Trust
company. A mortgage was held by
the Colonial Trust 'company on the
railroad property before It was dis-
solved. Crow represented those who
were Intel'vslcU in the tanking' in-
stitution. A. A. Small r'TtsiiletH of tV Com-
pany befoit it was placed in receiv-
er's hands opened the bidding wtth
an offer of $10000. lliddison fo
lowed with a bid of $35000. A. I..
I'avls acting for Chicago capitalists
run the price up t' f;tJ50 and was
high. He was given Mo minutes In
which to fortify hw checks How-
ever he could riot get ill toucrt with
Chicago promoters in that spare of
time and the property i.i-nt li iiiddi-
son at Hie hid of $53 aim.
"The company will be reorganized
as soon as til court approves the
sale which will be at the to-xt term
of the disirict' court here in March"
sail Hiddison lasi night. "Intensive
Improvements of the O. t'.-T. system
are contemplated. New ars will be
purchased and the. line generally Im-
proved. An extension of thp svsteni
on streets oilier than t!i
ated on is included in
those liiteif sled ill the line.
CITY DECIDES ON A
JITNEY ORDINANCE
Street Car Officials Agree
k Proposition of May-
or Wooden.
A i liiti.ii urn was the evtioM of
I'Tiday's meeting of the tity eommisi
sion when representatives of the Jit-
ney ami street railway people met
with the city dads to' frame a ;ltney
regulation ordinance suitable to both
parti' s. '. II. Hosier presidt nt
the Tulsa street railway agreed
of
to
be content with an ordinance which
would exclude the nickel nutu serv-
ice from streets noon which electric
ears run excepting Main north of
Sixth and Third one block each side
of Main.
lie also stati. 1 that the street rniN
way company would have no griovj
ance tf tin .litmy wore charged ill
license fee of $10 per annum for cucll
seat ill the automobiles employed and
made to furnish a Jii.fliHl assurance
bond for each machine.' ('. f. Walker I
attorney for the Jitney people slated I
that he was satisfied with all those
specifications excepting the tax I
which he considered too' high. .
The riimniii(in voted to instruct
the city attorney to frame an ordi-
nance conia iiing i ne oeians imroeii
upon.
Says It Prohibit..
In a pnnference between Hosier and
Walker yesterday afternoon no
agreement between thie differences
was reached. The commissioners ex-
pressed their belief ai favoring the
proposed ordinance as read this
morning.
"We are willing to have healthy
competition on lino parallel to us
but on other streets we cannot com-
pete with the Jitney if It 1 allowed
IW filler IMI 17 1.-V-" "I I -I 9 r
i- n..-i- l.v
afternoon. "We have agreed upon a i
smaller license fee than formerly (te- I
manded. It is fair In every detail
and 1 think the Tulsa citizenship will
agree with me."
Mr. Walker stated that bis
ei(ent
considered the proposed ordinance
liiilalr the license fee and other regu-
lations making It prohibitive to the
operation of the Jitney.
"We will not interpose further In
the matter of getting regulation by
thp ordinance route" sild Walker
yesterday. "The present proposed or-
dinance is prohibitive."
He did not say be would apjieal to
the courts.
Al'STKAI.IA Oi l'KKS MOKC. MI'.X.
expeditionary Force of Ten I'lioiisiind
Men to British.
MELBOCKNF. Australia Feb. 4.
(Via ionaon v.'ci. t mo p. in.; n
further expeditionary force of ten j
thousand men has been offered hy
Australia and accepted by the Hrit-
ish government This Is In addition
to reinforcements of four thousand
men monthly.
Steamer Mar ISc Held.
COPENHAGEN Feb. 6 (via Lon-
don 7:45 p. m.) Inasmuch as the ex-
portation of cotton from I Denmark Is
prohibited a question has arisen
whether the steamship Navahne
which was towed Into Esbjerg after
having grounded on the bar. will h)
permitted to proceed to Bremen with
her cargo of cotton. The1 American
consul general Is endeavoring to pro-
cure the consent of the Danish govern-
ment to the forwarding of this cargo.
Then He Bought the Kin.
Affable Widow "Do you know
Mr. Oldboy my daughter Maud hase
set her eyes most lovingly on you?"
Mr. Oldbov (much flattered)
"Has she really? I have alweys con-
sidered her a sweet girl."
Affable Widow "Yes onlr today
she said 'that's the sort of gentleman
I should like (or my papa!' "
FRENCH ARTILLERY
IS VERY EFFECTIVE
rA R IS Feb. 5. ilrt Ji f i.i i
Tii French otth'lal ooniiuuiili .it'
mud puMic tonight says:
"liurlnir tlio night of Fitrtiafy i-'j
gome Germ a u contingents endeavored
without success to advance from their
trenches t'f u'e Nolro L'.inio t' Lor-
ette. "otlp artillery has V n supie very
f'ectle ihootltq; on the valley tf tjia
Alsn.
'in (.Tiatnpagno to the north cf
reausejour our troojjs made some
slight luogross during the night To
tht) U 't ti cf Ma.ssiges tlie tro any be.
gun an .ttck during th day if 11
dav slid was repulsed.
"In tho Argonne we halp consoli-
dated our position en th grouml
whirl! e captured febriurv I ut ita
gat lie.
"Iti ANace a flernian ittac1 t. the
south cf Itkirche uus reputseil
"An aviator dropped several bomhs
ii Poll SI. Hie and it is rtporiej four
civilian v ere killed "
DEMOCRATS HOPE TO
SHIFT SHIP BURDEN
Arneiided Pill Py frVn.'itoi
(iv lay Pt I'elief for
tiVPartv.
pew T om Krat ! .Loaders
Hold Hope of Prealdiig
Determined Filibuster
j WASHINGTON. Teh. 5. Admlnls-I
l tratimi iieniocrats vf Vif fn.at lie-'
j 11. Veil tonight that tiny had fotind j
way ti turn tlio Mirden of th nhip !
pnrchase bill fight liacl to tlio lle-
' publican side from wlieiire it Was
Mhllted t v their own siiou'ders si sud-
ileiilv lasi Monday by tin- .illianee of
.insurgent leinorials iiri'l tniriorlty.
'tin in hers.
! l iesplte tlio fart that tin h f'otiui
j t hemselv es still laeh ing V otes to carry I
'a motion to recommit Hi" bill with
instruct ion for Its niiieinlmeiit; tlm
so now oper- l" mm ill" iiiaiiguraii u Touav ine ursr
th" iilans .fimoe In ;i substitute plan win n Sen- I
1 ator Gore who Introduced all amende. I :
:ship bill vestrrday moved t'l dis- j
fl arg'i t he comnirrce committee liom
iUi ronsiiler.it ion. The champions of
tlie bill lifter .i careful canva.-s i f the
situation to. lav believe they tan get
Votes enough to carry the Gore mo-
tion and in that way the amended bill
wlih h virtually Is the cauc us measure
with chang") designed to draw sup-
port from the I'rogTcsMve-Kepub-llcans
can be reported back to the
senate and theieby force the Itepub-
tic.ins to resume their defensive light
to prevent the lull from coming to u
I. rial votp.
ec." ( ntil Monday.
In view of this situation the allied
tpposltion forces determined today
upon a lest and tallied enough votes
to . force a fere
f the senate until
Moiulav. Seu.ii.T Clarke ()f Arkansas
v lin I' d the I leinni ratio revolt made
the motion for I lie iece.su. The ad
ministration icmoorats did not op-:
li.eo it although it had been planned
1 tu call ii t h' i lore motion toni' n ow. '
I Apparently (' v of the I leuiorratio
I leaders tiow hive much-hope of break-j
inc.- the so. (ailed Republican llllbnster i
i against the nic.isi.rc however and
there were nruiv Illinois today Hint
; the bill liuiv 1"' laid aside after stteii-
nous efforts to pass it within the next'
We. l. so tint :i piopriatiun measures
ir;n In? considered
Today the r.eicite was enlivened by !
speeches of iiib ;;nltlcant mid regular I
Iiemocrnt" rehearsing the revolt over'
the bill. .Senators llaruwlok and
Vardanrin vigorously ilefended their
positions In revolting and' assailed
Si iintor Slo.ii- for his attack upon ;
then:. Senator J .ur.es agjin eiiiiei.-o I ;
Ms eoli'KU"s alul particularly 'ar- I
raigniai .-ten nor t'amden who he said !
would "liold an the hands of the pns. j
i'l'Mit while the JiepllhllCillll tied j
j ju.ni
U. S. CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ENDS
John II. INiln ) Ci-electcd I'rcsld' llt;
Winihl Vt utralii' All Trade-
Ships. WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Flection
of officers by the new board of dl-
I ?
1 rector
brougnt to a close tonight tne
annual convention of-the Chamber of
Commerce of the Culled States.
! Sessions of the convention during
1 1 lie past three days had been marked
by notable speeches and debates on
1 1 he country's geiiernl business situa-
tlon with particular reference to the
effect of the Kuropean war on foreign
trade.
John If. Cnhey of Boston w;m re.
elvcted president.
At the final session K. A. Fllen.' of
Boston vice president of the Inter-
national Congress of. Chamber of
Commerce advocated the establish-
ment of Indemnity societies to guar-
antee the delivery of American goid
to foreigners as represented In sell-
ing and the adoption of a copy
righted stamp by American trade or-
ganizations to mark goods sold abroad
by their members.
A feature of the session wa an ap
peal of Ambassador Naon of the Ar-
gentine republic for the complete neu-
tralization .of ships plying between the
Americas so that they would not be
subject to search or detention by bel-
ligerents. Arrangements will be made Imme-
diately at the headquarters of the
chamber to conduct the referendum
on merchant marine questions Includ-
ing government ownership and oper-
ation of ships ordered yesterday after
an extended debate on the ship pur-
chase bill pending In the senate.
MANY INDICTMENTS
Twcnty-sl Deputies Indicted for Mur-
der of Strikers.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J.. Feb. 5.
Fifty-two Indictments charging
murder were returned this afternoon
by the Middlesex county grand Jury
against i! deputies in connection with
the shooting of lit strikers at Roose-
velt N. J. January 19.
One of the 21 Indicted men Is still
at large. Of 27 In Jail two John
H. Noland and Frank Coyle were
discharged from custody no Indict-
ments having been found against
them.
i sTMr ci rri. ni s I
STATE BANKERS 1
PREPARE A BILL
- .1
1U Plae hixy
t'V I'll .AH AUegetl
"Paiikers'
Wfltlt PiiJiTip1 Peqllireinclits
Jivlliij'eiisiiig Malik '
' . lock.
S.irinl fa 1'llK V i.rlj.
OKLAHOMA CiTY. Feb. R
tion lit reserves inme sevi
aralnst persons nssunilng t
term "hankers" when they a
dm -1
ill-.
p
use t ' i
not tv
ally Conductlmr a linking business a.
better mnrkct for the guaranty fund
warrants und thanges In the reipiiir.
nleiits In lh Increasing of oap'.i.il
stoclr of lianks iir i'' wof the Ihi'-
the ttato Hankrrs' association will a -K
III n bill that Is about completed "d
readv for resentattou to the legisla-
ture." The lilt will probably be lui.-
clui'i il the first of the coming wei'k.
Itesrives uiidi r the present law .lie
required t' 'ho 5Ti per cut 111 pities of
ovr L'.MHi imputation and -0 perP'nt
where the population is less lliati
2."itu) flu Vatikers went this reduc".l
ti it iiml 16 per -petit respectively.
This would prevent the boarding of ta
niiirli luiiney In the opinion of the
hankers. The law for national hinks
under tdmllar. condition Is l.i end
1J-il. Thrt HVerag tale of reserve
throughout thrt CnlleJ Males I l
per cent In state banks and tin' mor-
al uvv in Oklahoma about 22 P' t
cerit. The new rate If adopted Would
still leave th ftVerage In Oklahoma
about 17 per cent larger than ill the
I 'lilted States.
It Is said that person prestlmo to do
n banking business ami advertise ue!i
but In reality liave no a tit hority' to bt
such business. This class tll hankers
waul ti) reach Wltli a sevi'ie penally.
A belter rnaTket Is tlesireil for the
disposition .f guaratitv fund .Wairaiits.
The bankers Want to feel that in any
ease w her a hank must tn taken over
thV want t be lit a position where
they may Iuie all liumediate market
for the warrants which must bi issii' t
and riot t" comt'i lleil to nurse the
b.inl.s along as lias hii-li On" else tit
some install' '. !' I he past.
It ts said that In per cent if the
bankers have not paid lires that have
boeii assessed a-'a'ilst tloin for the
past Iv.o ears. These i! lis uf (bos'
fur Hie upkii of the organization
pavitig l'..r h ii. and esUibliMhtneni of
an ofliie i'or te tiecretiiry. mid otb. r
xpensm. It is tile purpose t. reqeire
p.v law tint the alr-liun'OMit ones pay
their lilies.
Relative tt tl'i Increasing of the
capital stook of n state blink ul'ilcr
the present law wh 'n the deposits o'
a bank amounts t i ten turns the ci-
ital stork then the capital stock mils'
he Increased. In this respeit. how-
ever the deposits of other banks flic
not Iniliolid. and I he bunkers now
want all deposits Included. Tliis
would make it easier for the hunks tu
Increase tin i I' capital stock.
I MAY VACATE H1U11
SCHOOL BUILDING
Will ISo Kni'lii in Mi'lcaillih' Ituibling
When llealih Department Moves
In Gitlhi le.
Spin-in I t' 'I'll" Win-Ill j
OKLAHOMA CITY. Fell .?..'-Ap-
portloni'ieat of space yn t.ii Mercan-
tile building to include the "tale of-
fices that are now housed In the old
liign xi hool building is being figured;
by the ' Interested departments. Tln
state ill parlmelit of Innlth will be re-
moved to Guthrie thus vacating one
very desirable suite of rooms in the -downtown
building. Several coneeins
tot connected with the state will va (
cate other offices and a number of
state offices that are using more space
than they need will b" givon .unallcr j
quarti rs. The ileoa I t lllelit of agri-j
culture has secured ri suite of rooms
on Ihe tMrd flo.il'.
COMMITTEE HAS NOT 1
ASSUMED DUTY YET j
Would Be a TciIIoiih Task If They
Tried to Carry tin Assignment
Out In Detail.
Sir.-iiil In Tlii- Werlil
OKLAHOMA CITV Feb. 3. -The
n.it toe of the legislature that has
been appointed ;iad a resolution to
visit the office of t ho state treasurer
and destroy a large number of can-
celled Interest coupons has not yet en-
tered upon that task. The work will
be tedious and consume considerable
time if the committee shall go to I ho
trouble of personally counting aal
verifvi'iir all the coupons that liavn-
accumulated and which are Included
In the resolution under which the
committee was named. If they take
the figure's of the treasurer's office
however it will be simply a case of
bin lag the Janitor build a firo and
(lump the material Into It.
DUFF'S "RESIGNATION
As MenilK-r of State llm atlonal
Board ltcoelvtsl by Governor.
Spe.hil tu Tin! World.
OKLAHOMA CITV Feb. 3 A. W.
Duff formerly of Mangum but re-
cently removed to St. Louis sent his
. :...!... a - - i... - ii.
Tesigcmjon inuai an iihtiii" i "i m-
state board of education. It has been
understood that Mr. Duff Intended re-
signing but It was not received by the
governor until today. As there is an-
other vacancy on the board. J. F.
Warren of this city having resigned s
few days ago Governor Williams will
probably make new appointments he-
fore the present legislature adjourn"
as these appointments must bt' acted
on by the senate If made during the
session of the legislature. The board
of education will have a regular meet-
ing bffore time for the legislature to
adjourn.
ROBBER BILL IS LAW
Governor It. I Williams Has Affixed
His Signature.
Peni-Ul to Tlie World.
(iKUHOMA CITT Feh. 8 The
bank robber bill Is mw effective giv-
ing the governor authority to In his
discretion pay 11000 reward for the
capture of anyone attempting to com-
mit a felony. The bill was designed
especially to cover th crime of bank
robbery but was amended to make It
of more general scope. Governor Will-
iams signed the bill today and as it
carries the eiueig'.lu) It Is now effec-.
The House of
ifprfi
c Q6S. MAIN
. Successors- to
vercoai
Now
SCI
-.'Yi'iraS
.'5l?W
tf.!-;-"..'
e'VvV '3
fcnisffa
Mvi'i'v
silli" lit
lleiV:
HP
' f 1
$1.95 $2
five. An appr.
made tt allow
the bill
ipl iatioii
for the
of 1 1. 10110 is
provisions oi
STOP-LABOR TROUBLE
Cumiii'sioncrM to Try to Adjust liif-
Icrcni'cs
III t llslllll I H ill.
OKLAHOMA i
.rfit-r betiiL- in
ITV. Fi-li. 3. A a'
de bv V. O. Ash-
ton state labor coimiiKih nt r todav
Jo adiusl the differences between. tin
tank builders III the CiisMng field
and their employers. The men have
been i strike for several week
o'e r
the open shop proposition and
Commi
loin r Asliton Ii endeavoring
to I. ring about
:i settlement of the
trouble. It
is understood that some
difficult '.' has oc curred in getting tin-
men to cuter a conference bin it is
believed that the trouble will be
settled soon.
I.OCXL UlMI'AMKS II It I I It 11).
IVuir Nw Coihitiis Organized In
Tul- Are Now Imsii poralcil.
OKLAHOMA CITV. Feb. 5 Secre-
tary of State J. L. Lyon today sued
tin.' folh lilng charters to Tulsa com-
panies: Oukwood Oil company capital $10.-
OiiO; Incorporators. J. A. Hull. W. II
Klser and Hess ilcKnight.
The McMlllan-Ounn oil .V Has
Co.. of Tulsa capital $13000; in-
corporators. James K. Dunn of Tulsa
H. F. McMillan and Ri.vliss sti el of
Kniivis City.
Marathon Oil and (Jim company of
Tulsa capital 110000; Incoi -poratois
Y. K. Hawley L. F. Harm and C. L.
Honitker of Tulsa.
l'roducers tmployinent coiup.uj of
Tulsa eaoltal ll.noo; uieorporat.us
W. F.. M niton J
F. Stiffler and Karl
Snecd of Tulsa
BROTHER AND SIS-
TER ARE SLAVERS
J-)
Fred
Cltv.
fed-
KANSAS CITV Feb. 5. Mrs
sio Iiollovvay and her br ther
McClure both of Oklahoma
Oklahon'ia. were found guilty i.'
tuai court here today of violating tlio
Q
at
TRUUSER SALE
juiir of Ti'iiiiscrs in lln stor.i' on
o'.;i! I'lili'i'cil prico-. illblli'il
$3.15 $3.85 $4.35
I3uvs clioice of spe-
cial" lot of $2.50 and
.$3.00 Hats.
Mann act In'tr.iiisnorting Mrs. Minnlo
McClure from ok la fiom.a City for Ini-
1 1 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 piirposis Senlanci- will be
pas-'-d la I. r. .
The case aliracied at tenl n i from
i r 1 1 1 1 1 : v-i vv hicii permuted Mrs. Mo-
I'l'.ire the i.iV erilinel t's Wilne.sn to
'estifv against h'-r husband. Judge
an alU" nbiirnh In Id that Ihe plac-
ing of a wife in "vv.i'le sl.ivery" oon-
ttitutes an .isaaull up'-t e r. A.-s.iult
cases are i xeoptod In tin- la.v which
p-events a V ife aqo ari :g a vvilni.v
at h'-r husliaioi's trial.
OIL SHIP SINKS
IN MID OCEAN
Sleanicr Is VA l is kill Hut f Ii v
lliiiij-l iM- N Ml siM'il;
Says iiclc.
NKW YORK l eb. f. The S;and-
atd Oil tank srtip Cliesier which
."..nled fi'.m his oil January 21 for
Itotterdsm. was wreelod and aban-
doned in mid-ocean aim her crew of
'i.'i were r seie-d ov the Aiiieihan lin-
er I'hil idelpliia .Ma-online i a wire-
less m-- age lacei'.-eil Ii r.- t d iv fr ml
the i'liilad'-lphiu's cupt.iin
The wil.bss me cue laeivcd by
the line did not state the i- nt num-
ber of lil'Mi is scut-d
officials of Ihe Stai.-laid I Mi .-oin-pany
said that the I'hrst.-r iunmi a
crew of atiout ;i."i. other lbi:i the
'iVllcless tnes age tiny hail ris-eivd
no word that the ess had been
w reck ed.
I'l.W st lCM It ll IM'I 1. 1 I ION.
Tlio l.iitle Known IVrtioni if Snuih.
ern (alifomhi to lie I y torvtl.
HI'.VKVA S'Mt' rl ind tvi.i ('.iris)
Feb. 3 (j 30 p. m -A Swisi wlell-
tlflc txneditioii heide-1 bv 1 r. Helu-
rich of l.ucei no and c oisisiing of
l'rofessor Hel. Ilaltiii.ii.il ant Kid-rich-
will leave for the t':iit-"l St.rtei
jiy way of Hiiml b..iivrrew with the
ei.iect of exploring the little knorvn
portions of Lower C;itfornin. On their
arrival in tl' I nlttd States several
AiiK-rlouis will Joiu the expedition.
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Lorton, Eugene. Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 118, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 7, 1915, newspaper, February 7, 1915; Tulsa, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc135257/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.