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TULSA OKLAHOMA s I N I A V . MAY
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'I v I N I'Y SIX PAflES
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GERMAN SUBS
SEND TWO MORE
SHIPS TO FL00B
Underwater Boats Again
Deal Destruction in
Ocean's Trade I at lis.
CREW OF BOTH
VICTIMS RESCUED
Zeppelin Raids and Bonk
bardnient of Dunkirk
Excite Londonites
LONDON May I. (10:46 p. m.)
German submarines which (or
n couple of weeks had i n confining
themselves to 'the North sea where
they sank a number of trawlers
again havs made their appearance on
tin- trade routes oft tin- west coasts
of Ireland and Fnglatid and caught
two' Victims They wore the British
steamer Edale which was sunk off
the Bcllly Islands and the Russian
steamer Bvorono which was attacked
off the Blaoket islands. In 'both oases
the crows were saved.
This taken In connection with the
warning Issued to American travelers
In trans-Atlantic liners doubtless
means another attempt with a greater
number "f submarines to combat the
blockade by England. It is only just
announced by the English papers
that this admiralty has found a means
of dealing with submarines and the
people In view of the latest attacks
upon steamers are awaiting the re-
sult with considerable interest in the
face of these submarine attacks Zep-
pelin raids and the bombardment of
Dunkirk which brings the war closer
home. England remains as calm as
ever. There are some of course who
feel anxiety over the western battle
line i.ut general? the feeling is one
of optimism based on the success
with Which 'the allies have w ithstood
former attempts of the (icrmans to
get through to the coast ports.
Many Leave Dunkirk.
The bombardment of Dunkirk
Which W8X repeated yesterday and
which resulted in considerable loss of
lite has caused many women and
(Continued tin Pane Two.)
Girl Shoots Lover
Who Said He Wasn't
Loved Enough by Her
PALM SPRINGS May 1. Peter.
Glennon a ranch hand was killed and
the Rev. Paul Relnfels a Catholic
priest from Paloma. 111. was wounded
in a fight last night at Chlno canyon
a gulch frequented hy hcalthseekors.
M
C.lennon shot in an effort to kill
Relnfels and Miss -Clara Shcrrer. a
nurse attending the priest who has
been in of pneumonia hut whether
Clennon received his death wound
from a shot fired hy the priest or was.
.slain hv Miss Shcrrer is living Inves-
tigated hy the sheriff.
Father Uein'fels was taken to Ban-
ning today where examination re-
vealed that his wound was slight.
Olennon Is said to have been In
love w ith Miss Shcrrer and last night
according to accounts given by the
priest ami the young woman appeared
and announced that he Intended to kill
both of them. Opening fire and wound-
ing the priest.
Miss Shcrrer grappled with the as-
sailant. As she and the man fought
father Relnfels Is said to have drawn
his pistol and fired.
DEFECTIVE COMPASS
CAUSED BIG CRASH
NEW ORLEANS May 1. A defec-
tive compass on the passenger steamer
Heredla together with unusual
weather conditions -was. responsible
for the Heredla ramming the mule
ship Parisian and the sinking of the
steamship Theodore Wejms at the
mouth of the Mississippi river March
L'7. according to testimony given to-
day by Phillip Wuertz. the llercdia's
pilot.. Wuertz gave his statement at
a hearing of the Investigating hoard
of the Associated Branch Pilot's as-
sociation. The Parisian ran aground in the
passes two days hefore heing rammed.
Wuertz also was piloting that vessel
when the mishap occurred. He stated
that the Parisian which was loaded
with mules for the allied armies did
not "steer well" because of recent re-
pairs and that the alleged defei t
caused her to he caught hy a treach-
erous current and carried onto the
mud hank.
The hearing will be continued Monday.
Until War Is Oyer
NORFOLK Va. May 1. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels after a confer-
ence hern today with Hear Admiral
Heatty. commandant of the Norfolk
navy yard announced that the In-
terned CJerman converted cruisers
Prinz Bitel Prlcdrlch and Kroiiprlnz
WUhelm would he held at the navy
yard at Portsmouth until the end o'
the European war.
Double Romance of Duke-Biddies
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INCREASE EONS
AND BOOST THE
PRICE OF CRUDE
Noted Preacher Here Today
Seveuty Per 'enl "l' Produc
tion Outside of ( 'ushjug
Is Now I Laiidled.
PRODUCT SELLS 15c
ABOVE MARKET
MARY
Ij DUKE
News of Re Lval in Business
Adds i" Prosperity in
the Fields.
iuI rui's outside of the Cushlng
pool increased t" JO pen cent of
the orodui Hon.
lushins crude marki I '
r.' cents per barrel oi
above the posted price.
now
i cents
PlIll.APKI.I'IllA. May 1 Miss Mary I.. Duke sister of Angier Buch-
anan Duke who has just married Miss Cordelia Drexel Riddle is expected
to announce her engagement at once to Anthony . Drexel Piddle jr.
brother of the bride. Both Miss Duke and Mr. 'v. -. Jr. were among the
attendants at W- wedding of their brother and sister respectively in Holy
Trinity ohurch here.
Miss Duke has been active in educational work among the young wom-
en of North Carolina whence her family domes She. her father and her
Uncle last year gave $800000 to Trinity college at Raleigh to found a
coeducational curriculum
LARGE ATTENDANCE IHEROES WILL COME
OF STATE BANKERS THOOSAND STRONG
THESE iwo announcements yester-
day brought smiles to the faces of
Tulsans ami win do much to bring
back to its fullest extent the prosper-
ity that was and will be Tulsa's.
Yesterday marked an Important day
in the history of the development of
the oil Industry in Oklahoma. And
the best pail of it is that the future
for the oil business In this stati looks
brighter now than at any lime in the
last eighteen months.
Yesterday morning one of the laig
est producing firms In the Cushing
pool announced that beginning with
the first day of May as far as they
'wire concerned the price f Cushing
crude oil produced by them was So
cents per barrel It also was staled
that a number of the largtfSt of the
Cushing' producers were standing with
them in holding their oil for this
. price.
l "We notified customers to whom we
are shipping tank-Car oil several days
ago" this producer said "that oil
May 1 we would ask .""' cents per bar-
rel for oui' oil. Without exception
they accepted the price which In ii-
seii is inuiiaiivc mill  osiiiog on can
no longer be purchased at the mar-
ket price of 40 cents In 80 days the
price will be advanced to mi cents.
This price of course does md apply
to present contracts hut partially all
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
SANTA FE ROAD
BUILDERS TO BE
HERE MONDAY
I reading ( Officials of System
Will Be Guests of Tulsa
Business .Men.
EXTENSIONS OUT OF
TULSA ARE PLANNED
ROBERT BTUART MAC ARTHUR
i if New York city former pastor of Calvary Baptlsh church now president
of the World Bapiisl Alliance seOOHd largest church organization In the
VVOIOI Will OCIIVel 1 VV o ei mons ill loisil lollop one 11 11 n ill. noil 'ie
this evening at convention hall.
KREISER EXPLAINS j ONION SERVICES AT
ORGAN TO KIDDIES1 CONVENTION HALL
( )im' Thousand Tulsa Young
sters I car and Sec ( Jreat
M iisical' I list rument
Dr. MacArthur Will Deliver
Two Sennons Morning
and Evening Today
Ride Over ( ' i t to Parks to
Sand Springs and ( 'oun-
tvy ( 'lull Is Program
DPI l I lis U ltd II I
BE HERE MONDAY
C W. Kouns general manager;
c. s. (aci d membei of the board
of directors; .1. R Koonts gen-
eral freight agent E. I.. Cope
land treasurer; n. c. Prihbie
general claim agent; It A Rut
ledge chief engineer; T. h.
Stephens Chief signal engineer;
p. m Jones superintendent of
t be telephone servtct ; .1. C Bur-
nette assistant general freight
agent p. s Brooks general live
Stock agent; .1. p. cm Ingham
general attorney; Edward Itay-
mond general superintendent!
Payson Ripley diVislog superin-
tendent; W T. Treleaven division
freight agent and J p. Jarrell
publicity agent.
FIFTEEN representatives of the
Santa I'e the largest railroad
III the UnlMd States will ho In the
city all day Monday looking over the
business of the community and mak-
ing the acquaintance of the business
linen. The representatives are the big
gest men in the Santa Pc. thus com-
posing a (roup Which stands higher
In the commercial life of the country
Mi. in anj other which has ever visited
Tulsa in an offui.il capacity. They
will arrive on a spech I train over tho
rov. Robt. L. Williams Will
Be Tulsa's Guesl for
Annual Event
Tulsa for Three Days Wi
Entertain Brave Defend-
ers cl1 Stars and Stripes.
(Continued on I'age Two.)
1 NO AN I I Wll Bit N SPIRIT
A GOOD TIME PLANNED TULSA CAMP UNIQUE
Luncheon at lintel Tulsa
Wives to l!p Entertained
at Country Club.
HUNDREDS of hankers from all
parts of Oklahoma and many
from the more Important bank-
ing centers outside the state will
pour into Tulsa next week the
occasion being the annual con-
vention of the Oklahoma Bankers'
association which will convene in
Tulsa for a two-days' session May 13
and 14. In addition to the bankers
there will be a great crowd of (Band
Army veterans with their allied or-
ganizations and the Spanish War
Veterans of the state with their uf-
flllated organizations.
Governor Robert I.. Williams of the
state of Oklahoma will be the guest of
honor during that week. The gov-
ernor attended by his military staff
probably will arrive In Tulsa early on
First Spanish War Veterans
Organization at Guthrie
Ten Years Ago.
(Continued iin Page Two.)
IQsnape Prom Przemysl.
VIENNA via London May 1. (0
p. ni l Sergeant Johsnn SV.acz anil a
detachment of 14 hu.-sars attached
to the Austrian garrison at Przemysl
QallCla have reached tho Austrian
lines after an adventurous journey.
They left Premysl a few hours be-
fore It was .surrendered to the Rus-
sians Mitch 'ii.
On a number of occasions they en-
oountered Russian patrols but lost
only ons man.
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand Invited
Sergeant BSSCS to diliiu-r and rewarded
him with gold and silver distinguished
service medals.
Lawson Case to .Fury.
TRINIDAD May I Tho ease of
John It. Lawson labor leader on
trial for the murder of .John Nimnio
a deputy sheriff October 25 t 1 3.
went to the jury late this afternoon.
Tho day was given over to the ar-
guments of attorneys and the charge
to the Jury of Judge lllllyer.
Craw b Picked Ita
SAN DIEOO Calif. May 1.
Eleven members of the crew of the
steamship Victoria which foundered
off the Coronado Islands late last
night were picked up by the schooner
Plyer this afternoon. They had taken
to the lifeboats shortly before the
Victoria sank.
The Victoria's 15 passengers were
.en off last niglil.
M Y Hi s PR liAW VTK N.
The Grand Army men tho
Veterans of the Spanish-American
war and allied women's or-
ganizations will hold their fifth
annual joint encampment in
Tulsa on May 13 13 and 14 ft
behooves the citizens of Tulsa to
make especial preparations for
reception care and entertain-
ment of the veterans of these
two great wars and their ladles.
Therefore 1 Prank M. Wooden
mayor of the city of Tulsa do
hereby call upon all citizens of
Tulsa to show some maik of rc-
pect to our distinguished coun-
try's defenders upon these three
days anil respectfully urge that
the homes be decorated with
patriotic bunting and flags that
all premises and parkings he
beautified and that resident!
throughout the community strive
earnestly to make this encamp-
ment "a great epoch In the
achievements of our city.
Wherefore I have affixed
hereto my signature and the of-
ficial seal of the great city of
Tulsa Oklahoma; this first day
of May In the year of our Lord
1915.
(Signed) Pit AN K M.WOOPKN.
(SenD Mayor of Tulsa.
Attest:
K. B. CLINK City Auditor.
TUP FIBST camp of Pnlted Span
Ish War Veterans organized In
Oklahoma was Camp Robert B
Huston at Guthrlt which was must-
ered in ten years ago. It was named
for Capt Robert B Huston of outh-
(ContlnuiHl On Page K:ght. )
English Blockade rirm.
BORDBAUX Franco May 1
(S:25 p. ni. "The Fnglish blockade
remains as firm as ever as It would
bo a dangerous experience to at-
tempt to force it." said Victor Augag-
neur the French minister of marine
speaking of the subject of the Ger-
man bombardment of the French sea-
port at Dunkirk.
"Never has it been a question of
the bombardment of Dunkirk by a
German fleet" the minister said "or
by the enemy's vessels of largo ton-
nage against our coasts."
Pan-American Countries Not Oppos-
ing United States Plan-.
WASHINGTON May l. Published
reports that the visits of Dr. Pauro
Muller the Brasllian foreign minister
to Argentina and Chile had for lis
object the formation of an alliance
by those countries to counteract the
influence of the United Slates In the
western hemisphere were declared by
Secretary Bryan todav to he un-
founded so far as information reach-
ing the United stales government
was concerned.
He said the state department had
heard .nothing com ei nliiK Dr. Mailer's
visit "that would suggest or Indicate
anything except the firmest of
friendly relations with the United
Slates."
The exchange of visits of high of-
ficials of Argentina Brazil and Chile
has attracted much attention here
but officials look upon any move-
ment tending to unite the largest of
the South American countries as
helpful towards bringing all the
American nations Into closer relation.
WERE ADMITTED FREE IS NOTED PREACHER
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
Mis; Miirie Caslova Wins
Eearts of 'hildren by
Violin Solos-
Waterway liciglil HcrvirO
SPRINGFIELD May 1 Announce
mc'nt was made today that beginning
May St a through waterway Height
service will he established between
central Illinois and New Orleans In
anticipation of the building of Gov
ernor Dunne's proposed waterway
connecting the Illinois river with the
Chicago drainage canal a company
on that day will begin running pack-
ets between l.aS.ille the head of navi-
gation In the Illinois river and New
( 1 1 leans.
This Information was received by
Governor Dunne today" from E S.
Conway manager of a Chicago piano
company which will ship a load of
pianos pn the initial trip at a freight
rate of "i c uts compared with a rail
rate uf $1.10. At present an eight-
foot channel exists from .New
leans to La Salle.
ON'K thousand kiddies ami 300 par-
ents were guests Of the HuechkB
( lub at convention hall yesterday aft-
ernoon. It was the first Step toward edu
rating the children ol Tulsa along
musical lines and that the conceit by
Edward Krelser organist; Matte Cas-
lova violinist and Mrs. W. N. Robin-
ion singer wa- appreciated there
can be 'no doubt.
Vigorous applause greeted each
number and especially the Cradle
Song Mr. Kn-tser's own composition
.which he played with great earnest-
ness upon the lug new municipal
organ.
Mr. Krelser. who directs a large
children's chorus in Kansas 'itv and
Is therefore accustomed to handling
I Continued (in I'age Two.)
SHOT BY WIFE HE
BLAMES HER; DIES
or-
DR1 M RIGHT is SKCONI)
IN Vt'MBKRS ol' READERS
POPVL VI ion CONSIDERED.
S- iai to Tin- World.
DIU MRIGHT oUa . pril 29.
Over nine hundred copies of Tbe
World me -old daily iii Drum-
right lii this respect 'tin World
i- hy far tin- hailing paper of
tin- CiiHhlng-Drumrtghl oil field
Its daily circulation being o'er
three tunc- that nf any other
impel-.
l'cy persons realise what great
leaders the oil field people
really are. The announcement
wa- recently made by the Curtis
publishing company which pub
Uahos tin- Saturday Evening
Post ami two other magasines
that inumrigbt stood second f
the United Stalls- anil Canada in
the number of Copies sold In
proportion to the population
This estimate was baaed on a pop-
ulation or PI. 000 here. oiler
magasinea ami periodicals have
an - 1 1 1 1 1 1 large sale among the
oil ii. i.i people
In
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by
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KANSAS CITY May I. Boil's
Bchwelger shot by his former wif
in the county courthouse here this
morning died late today Mrs Clara
Bchwelger his assailant will recover
from the Iwo self. inlln N il bullet
wounds physicians said tonight. Allot
firing five shots into the body of her
former husband Mis Bchwelger
turned the weapon on herself
in a statement which he signed
Just before he died Bchwelger de-
clared Mrs. Bchwelger had mads
threats to shoot him.
The shooting followed a ruling
court adverse to Mrs. Schweiger
her petition for annulment of the
vorce. which was obtained
Schweiger last November.
Schweiger was president of
StrUCtion company and well-to-do.
REFUSE THE JITNEYS
uianta ny Will Not Be Restrained
From Action
ATLANTA. May I. Judge Fills In
the Fulton county superior court to-
duy denied the application of Jitney
bus owners for a permanent Injunc-
tion restraining this city from en-
forcing an ordinance regulating the
j operation of the conveyances An ap-
' peal to the state supreme court was
noted and Judge Bills allowed the
 appellants until May 6 to complete
j their papers Meantime a temporary
' restraining order Issued several weeks
I ago will remain In force.
In their prayer for a permanent In-
junction the jitney bus owners al-
leged that the ordinance which re-
quires a bond of $5000 for each ma-
chine was discriminatory confisca-
tory and un onstitutional.
Edward Kreiser Will Fur
aish Music From New
Municipal Pipe Organ.
CHURCH history will be mole m
Tulsa today.
Two epochal events will mark both
morning and evening religious ser-
vices as being .something worth re-
membering if participated in and
somethlhg to regret if missed.
Robert Btuarl MacArthur D D.
i.. i.. D well-known International
traveler lecturer and minister will
deliver the sermon both at the morn-
ing and at the evening services.
Doctor MacArthur is sought for
throughout tho civilized world and
had it not been for the European war
In- would have been in some foreign
country at this time and Tulsa would
have been deprived of hearing him.
The occasion of his appearance in
1 1 'ontitiued ill I'age Two.)
now TO ADJUST slot k RATES
Packer- Object to Railroads' Pro-
posed Vilvanoe
CHICAGO May 1. Live stock
freight rates In the southwest should j
be adjusted on the basis of the in-
terstate rales Instead of being ad-
vanced approximately three cents a
hundrejx pounds according to testi-
mony of '. B. Helnemann. assistant
traffic manager of Morris - Co..
packers who appeared today as a
witness in the hearing of tho west-
ern freight rate case before the in-
terstate commerce commission.
The advance petitioned by the 41
western railroad systems which are
seeking to Increase transportation
rates on certain commodities in the
opinion of the witness would work to
rlie disadvantage of "Oklahoma City
particularly and would . still further
limit the stock raising district from
which it naturally draws Its product
"Extra Special Hazardous."
DRUMRIGHT Okla. May 1. not
many folks know that an oil shooter
Is ranked as the poorest insurance
risk In the world. In the insurance
rating he Is described as ' extra spe-
cial hazardous'' and only $.'00 worth
of Insurance may be issued to him.
There are 11 different grading of in-
surance risks according to the dan-
ger of the work In which the appli-
cants are involved. The oil shooter
Is at the bottom of the lot. Most
other oil field workers are classed as
fairly good Insurance risks.
Gold Leaves Mexico.
NooAi '. Bonora. Mexico May 1.
jose Maytorena villa chieftain in
Sotiora arrived here today to make
this his capitol Maytorena a wife and
daughter preceded him here and con
tinned on to Los Angeles and accord-
ing to reports current here took with
ItUem $s:.oouO gold.
And President
Forgets Duties
To Toddle Baby
Wll son YESTERDAY WAS MERE-
LI THE GRANDFATHER OF
FRANCIS SAYRE; PLANTS TRKfi
nb LAU 'Is WITH BABE.
Uni.i.i v MtfT-i W N  m 1 1 M n I
w irow W ilson laid aside the
ares f president t the United
Slates here today and became merely
the grandfather of Francis Bayre tho
small son of his daughter Jessie and
Prancta B Sayre assistant to tho
president of Williams college.
The president came ull the way to
Wlllianiatown despite pressing public
business to take part in planting a
"baby tree' ior h. grandson lato
this afternoon and to act as one of luj
godfathers at the christening cere-
monies tomorrow.
Mr Wilson will have for Washing-
ton again tomorrow afternoon arriv-
ing tie re Monday morning. Virtually
the entire college population of WU
lltfmstown was at the station to wel-
come the president who was accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss Margaret
Wilson his cousin. Miss Helen Wood-
low Hones and his naval aide and
physician Dr. Crayson.
Soon after the arrival at Williams-
town the entire family party gathered
"ii the lawn of the Bayre home and
planted a small walnut tree presented
to baby Bayre by President Garflsld
of Williams. It was a happy group
and the president joined in the laush-
ter when the baby firmly grasped tha
tree With both hands and tried to
take it from his father. It was the
first time the president had s. en the
l a by since shortly after his birth at
the White House.
The christening tomorrow will bo
held In St. John's I'roi. stunt Fids
copal church at J:30 o'clock and will
be strictly private.
President Given Present.
i lie president uni .ir Say re s
brother will stand sponsors f r the
baby as goilfathets and Miss Agnes
Winter of Philadelphia will be god-
i..ll...r Cl. ..-.. 1.
'"VI". I. ...HJ ...-.-"'ii. "Ill
Mrs Say re m settlement work In
Philadelphia prior to the tatter's mar
riage. A large collection of presents.
including a drinking cup from the
president were received by the bihy
today. The president also brought
here a baseball and bit given him for
the baby hy the Washington Amer
ican league baseball team when he
opened the Initial game In Washing-
ton several weeks ago.
Mr. W ilson spent tonight quietly at
the Bayre home.
The president It became known
was slightly disturbed by the sudden
stopping of his train at West Tlnla-
delphia early this morning yvhen the
brakes we e quickly applied. Other
members of his family were badly
striken ami a r.egro porUr tell u dust
a door glass breaking It. Railroad
officials explained that the sudden
application of brakes was due to a
mistake.