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IL INVESTIGATION OF
STANDARD OIL RAID ON OKU. FIELD;
STATE ENJ1STHEFIXIN6 OF PRICES
United States and Oklahoma Begin Drastic
Action in Regard to the Arbitrary
Slaughtering of Oil Prices
producers in oil
envoys maymove
GEORGE TUCKER WANTED.
Oklahoma Congressman Puts in
a Resolution for Sweeping
Investigation.
DISTRICT INQUIRY AS TO
STANDARD'S CONTROL
& ♦
❖
MOVING TO A CRISIS.
Protection for Indian Warda an Ob-
ject cf the Proposed Inquiry—Se-
lect Committee of House to
Have Large Powers.
WASHINGTON. May t—A seeping tn-
vestlgatloi by * "elect ommlttce of the
house as to whether the Standard Oil
company ia violating the Sherman antl-
❖
J Actions tending to establish the
^ responsibility ot the Standard Oil
company for slaughtering prices <f-
^ln the raid-continent field have been ❖
^ started In several ouarters, and ♦
^ they are converging In the dlrec- ♦
^ tlon of 26 Broadway with marked ♦
^ rapidity. ♦
♦ Commissioner Sells of the in- ^
•Q. dian bureau, which U largely con- ^
^ cerncd in the oil territory, is to be ❖
^ on the ground soon. The con- ♦
^ gress of the United States hag be- $■
^ gun an Investigation c4 great scope ^
and suggestlveness. The independ- ^
^ ent oil producers of Oklahoma arc ^
^ backing a formidable movement. ^
♦ and t'ie corporation commission of ^
<- Oklahoma has taken decisive ac- ♦
4- tlon. ♦
, Trades bodies, oil 'nen's organl- ^
nations,, newspapers and private ^
citizens are all working along the ^
idea that the prices prevailing ❖
for oil are not fixed under any
Just syetem, but under a totally ❖
selfish and menacing truat agree- ♦
ment. ♦
Tulsa, aa the center of the oil
Corporation Commission Enjoins
Pipe Line Companies From
Fixing of Prices.
SELLER NOT WITHOUT
VOICE IN THE MATTER
to it nil
Adjournment to Havana Is Sug-
gested by South American
Ministers.
<■
♦
^ George Tucker, whtne son la ly-
' Ing at the point of death at Ka-
^ pulpa ia wanted badlv by the boy
4 at th.it place. Tuck er is supposed
^ to be in Tulsa, but the police de-
^ partment was unable to find him
at ear'.y hour this morning. Aany-
^ one knowing of hia whereabouts
«$• should ucquaint Him of his son's
<> illness at once, as his death la
^ a atter of hours and the boy
wants his father.
♦
REBELS WILL ATTEND
TO UNHORSING HUERTA
be repeated. There ia no guarantee,
no assurance, not even an Intimation,
that the general conditions which have
eli used the blooin of the Amerlcun peo-
ple to boil will be remedied.
FULL RESPONSIBILITY
Secretary of War Directs That AU Persons in the Trouble
Territory Shall Give Up War Material to the
Army Officers.
International News Service Claims
That Administration Is Waiting
for Constitutionalists to
Push Dictator Down.
Proceedings Taken Under the Deci-
sion In Kansas Insurance Case
In Which State'a Right to
Intervent Is Upheld.
truat law or any federal law, or whether !aaaaaaaaaa666^4^
there is any Justification on the part of
that company, hlch owra and controls
Oklahoma oil pipe lines to refuse to re-
ceive o'l iroduced from Indian lands and
to reduce prices of crude oil, la provided
by a resolution Introduced late today by
Congressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma.
Referring to the fact that Oklahoma qll
has recently been cut fr-m 11.05 a barrel
to 50 cents, the resolution directs the
committee to *nqutre and report to con-
gress as at>on aa possible whether, the al-
leged action on the pari of the Stand-
ard Oil company la either In direct or In-
direct violation of any federal law, and If
so, then the committee I* directed, after
conducting open hearings In Washington
or elsewhere, to Immediately recommend
to congress legislation that will make
possible the protection of the Indian
ards and their property as ell as the
TTpon the ground that there ahould he
country ^ll"be the ''starting'point £|two r>ar"0R aRrw(1 ag to a trttde. whlle ln
for the coming probts. ^jthe ease of the oil Industry In Oklahoma
♦ the purchasing price is arbitrarily fixed
by the buying agencies, the Oklahoma
state corporation commission, at the con-
clusion of a hearing ln Oklahoma City
Saturday, granted an Injunction restrain-
ing the pipe line companies from further
reducing the price of crude petroleum.
The corporation commission takes the
stand that Inasmuch as the independent
producers have no" say whatever In the
matter it la the duty of the state to step
in and represent them ln a direct manner
by fixing a just price at which Oklahoma
oil should sell.
Kansas Insurance Case Governs.
Some years ago the state of Kansas
fixed the fire insurance rate. The In
surancc companies protested and the state
supreme court upheld the state. An ap-
peal was then taken to the United States
Attorney General's Proceeding
in Price-Fixing Charge
Before Commission.
ix. limit
demands that u. s.
, — — --- OKLA HOMO CITY. May 2.—Conditions supreme court and a very sweeping de-
"dethronement of oppreiBive methods jn Healdton oil field, resultlhg from cision rendered In farvor of the conten*
and monopoly in the state of Oklahoma. limited handling and carrying capacity tlon of the state of Kansas. There were
The committee is empowered to em- repeated reductions in the price of two important grounds for this decision,
ploy legal end clerical assistance to send cru(jft 0jj j)y tjie Magnolia Pipe Line com- One was that insurance companies are
for persons and papers and administer panv were told to the corporation com-! quasi-public concerns. The other was
oaths, an 1 shall have the right to report nijgsjon Friday afternoon by Wirt Frank- that as the insured had no say in the
its findings at any time |jn^ president of the Ardmore Oil Pro- matter of rates to be charged the state
The resolution also directs the commit- <;lu.erg association, at the first session of had the right to fix the price of Insur-
tee to determine whether improper in- {lie inquisition Instituted by Attorney ance so long as they should not prove
fluences hi.ve been exerted by the Stand- t-jcneraj West Into conditions prevailing In confiscatory.
ard Oil company or any of its subsldaries the ^ea|,jton fteid. | In regard to the oil industry, Corpora-
to secure cither franchises, permits or , Development in the field has practic- tlon Commissioner Htnshaw has taken
other alleged vested rights In, tljrougn. or stopped entirely because of no ade- the position that the sellers of crude pe-
over Indian lands belonging to Oklahoma qliat0 market and fair price for the pro- j troleum, not having any voice in the
Indians whereby that c.mpany has se- Auction. Mr. Franklin told the commls- matter of the selling price of their prod-
cured a complete monopoly In the \&\- gjoll weus are being drilled at pres- net, the state should act as their repre-
uable products belongi-i< to tlie Indian oxcc.pt "off -sets," and wells tentative and see to it that the price paid
Iwhich are under contract to be completed for oil In Oklahoma Is commensurate with
; at a certain time. the price paid by the purchasing agencies
I Mr. Franklin estimated the present pro- in other fields, cost of transportation and
duet ion of the field to be approximately quality being taken into consideration.
2,000 barrels a day. This estimate, he i Injunction as a Starter,
explained, was based on reports made j The first step taken in the matter
to him by producers. The Magnolia Pipe upon the part of the state corporation
Line company has never at any time commission was the granting of the in-
since Its connection with the field taken junction restraining the pipe line compa-
more than 10,000 barrels per day, he said, nies from further reducing the price, but
No action had been taken so far as he the independent oil producers are confi-
know, he said, by the company to Increase dent that the battle for adequate com-
its handling capacity. jpensation will not stop there. -The com-
Two Questions. | mission holds that oil is worth what the
Two questions are involved in the in- companies are paying for it today and that
vestlgation. One Is the price of oil, jt must be shown a decisive reason for any
which has been reduced from $1.05 a bar- further reduction before the same can
rel to 50 cents a barrel. The other is be made. While the commission has de-
the request of producers for the Magnolia elded that oil cannot go lower, tho fact
Pipe Line company, which serves the aA f0 whether It is now too low will be
field exclusively, to increase Its tankage determined later and if it shown to the
ENCAMPMENT TO TULSA and carrying facilities in order that the commission that the producers in Okla-
homa are being discriminated against
there is little doubt but that Just and
wards of the government.
u. c. v.milleft !
tulsa last night
Special Carrying Tulsa Banners
and Boosters Is Off for
Jacksonville.
INTEND TO BRING 1915
development of the field may proceed
1 Around these two propositions the teB-
Governor Cruce Adda Invitation on timony taken In the Investigation will
center. Reports of tests made of the
Behalf of 8tate to Tulsa'a Bid to
Hold the Next Big Encamp-
ment In Thla City.
gravity of the oil by a chemist at the
state university and a United States gov-
ernment expert have been introduced as
evidence before the commission.
Attorney General West stated that he
would ask on behalf of the producers for
r. h... ,.,iin an immediate order prohibiting the Mag-
On board the best equipped train Qn)u pjpe Iitne company from making any
is as °<° « ■
*+ 11 n'rini k inrnt night over the Frisco first gaining the consent of the cor-
bound for Jacksonville, Florida, to at- Poratlon commission pending the outcome
tend the annual encampment of the cf the request for better and more
United Confederate Veterans and the qnate facilities.
Sons of United Confederate Veterans. I
Tho trains conalsted of observation, I ..... .
standard and tourist sleepers, reclln-, TULSA NEWSIES WILL
ing chair ear and combination baggage j vigit a A \in fiPPIVf'S
car. The train waa decorated with two; VlSlI BAIN ti Brltirtuo
large sixty foot banners. One of the «_
banners read: "Tulsa, U .8. A„ the) A jarge number or Tulsa newsboys,
young riant of the southwest, wants emp|0yed by both The Democrat and
the United Confederate Veterans' En- the world, will be given a free ride to
campment in 19X5." On the other ban- | gan(j Springs park Sunday afternoon,
ner this was inscribed: "Eastern Ok- carles Page, owner of the Sand
lahoma wants Dixie to help lier secure gprine,g interurbun line, laat week
a riv* rate that Qod Almighty intend- agrce(i to furnish a car, and the boys
ed she should have. | an have made big plana for the out-
The train wUl go over the Frisco to, lng- T(,e party of newles will be In
Sherman. Texas: then on the H. & charRc of Bennie Goldberg (Sherlock)
T. C. to Houston; on the Frisco to ex-Kan as City boy.
New Orleans: on the L. A N. to Mont- I
gninerv; on the A. C. line into Jack- j
■enville. It is scheduled to arrive in R|TTH SHAHAN SENT TO
*r - ' * I STATE HOME FOR GIRLS
The encampment of the Sons begins |
at 3 o'clock upon the afternoon of the
arrivnl or the oklahoma Dftftv The Ruth Shahan, ap rettj, black-eyeu,
.o *nto^n™tt^ following j th^t'^e^^riSsted" on
equtable selling price will be fixed.
•\ny rate the producers need not worry
about any further reduction ln the price
paid for Oklahoma crude.
Oil Firm Brings Action.
In addition to the above the Quaker Oil
A Gas Co. has filed a complaint with At-
torney General West to the effect that
The Texas Company Is running Its own
oil through Its pipe lines and Is refusing
to pro rate the runs among the Individual
producers, as s required under the terms
of the Yeager-Strain law.
Judge Clark granted a mandamus com
pelllng obedience to the Yeager-Strain
law. The Texas Company appealed the
case and was given five days to perfect
Its appeal. Judge Clark also granted
supersedeas on the ground that the
Yeager-Straln law may not be constitu-
tional. This means that while this law
Iei being tested out In the courts It Is In-
operative, at least ln this case. Here Is
another case of the law's delay at a time
when there should be none.
(International News 8ervice.)
WASHINGTON, May 21.—All efforts
to draw Carranza into their negotia-
tions having met with failure, the A-
B-C envoys attempted mediation of the
Mexico problem, suggests that they do
not propose to wait long for an armis-
tice.
They propose now to proceed with
their negotiations without considering
the constitutionalists
And to surround their deliberations
with absolute neutrality, it Is further
stated that they are preparing to ad-
journ with their conclusions to Ha-
vana.
There were three important devel-
opments today in the situation, and
they came from a source close enough
to the envoys aa to be recognised aa
authoritative.
They are very significant.
The three A-B-C governments have
practically given up their effort
toward an amicable settlement of the
present difficulty. The constitutional-
ists refuse to discuss mediation for
their differences with Huerta and
there are no prospects of pacifying
Mexico by mediation aa viewed under
present conditions.
The administration, however, is not
disposed to hurry Huerta. It does not
want him to salute the flag and bow
to the majesty of the United States
and bring to an end the present com-
plications. It is up to him to resign.
The nub of the situation is:
The Mexicans cannot be induced to
drag their negotiations through a long
mediation, and Carransa and Villa, It
aeems, will be able alone to push
Huerta off hia throne.
In fact, there is growing here a con-
viction among close observers of the
situation that the sudden activity
which developed In the past few days
among the oen«UtutionaU t —their at-
tacks on Tamblco and their announced
Intention of pressing their campaign
against Huerta's forces at SaltlUo,
etc.—was the result of intimations
from the adminiatration that this gov-
ernment wants Huerta removed and
wants It done quickly and that It will
appreciate very much any help that
the constitutionalists can give ln thia
direction.
Thla would explain the "watching
and waiting" attitude ot America.
Let Rebels Settle It.
It is significant that, during the past
few days, the state department haa
taken pulns to emphasise the fact that
according to the rules of The Hague
peace tribunal and such other authori-
ties as exist on the subject of war,
the constitutionalists would be per-
fectly entitled to continue their war
on Huerta even while mediation nego-
tiations were in progress. The admin-
istration thus paves the way for the
constitutionalists to continue their ef-
forts to dislodge Huerta, even should
they, for the sake of appearance or any
other reason, decide to change their
minds and agree to permit the medi-
ators to consider a settlement of their
own difficulties with Huerta. This may
happen. They may change their minds
and they may agree to mediation of in-
ternal conflict in Mexico, but so far
they have riot done so and tho attitude
of the mediators today in eliminating
the constitutionalists now seems to
leave for peaceful settlement only the
existing Inconsequential controversy of
this government and Mr. Huerta.
Compared with the rest of Mexico's
troubles, the controversy of the United
States and Huerta Is inconsequential.
It Is. In fact, the smallest part of the
tribulations of the republic south of the
border. And the settlement of the dif-
ferences of the United States and the
Huerta de facto government will have
little or no effect on general conditions
in Mexico—will contribute nothing to
the much needed pacification of the
country. Unless a radical change of
aome kind Is brought about—some-
thing that Is not even in the wind now
—the internal conflict will continue,
lives and property of Americans and
other foreigners will De In as great
danger as before, and the outrages that
have shocked the civilised world will
e
Call Made Upon Major Russell,
Commanding the Vera Cruz
Outposts, to Leave
LAND AND SEA FORCES
QUICKLY MARSHALED
Reinforcements Sent Out to Head Off
Expected Attack on Waterworks
—Report of SO0 Mexican*
May Have Been Myth.
Mllit K 'o IS WELL (S mdlKEffitllE II
PbiVEl DON 11 Of TK iffiU?
United States Troops Will Guard Mines and Take Responai*
bility for Property and Lives—Deliberate Action of See*
retary Garrison Taken Upon Strength of Major Htl> ;
brook's Investigations—Troops Are to be Scattered
Orders Will be Given Each Command Direct Front
Washington.
(By Charles Michelson.)
VERA CHITS, Mexico, May 2.—Reports
ere received here this afternoon that
the Mexican federal Boldiers had attacked
American outposts and that fighting
was continuing intermittently. Rein-
forcements were rushed to the front both
from the fteet and the land forces.
Defi of the Five Hundred.
Five hundred Mexicans, cavalry and In-
fantry, commanded by a lieutenant, sent
a messenger to the American outposts
under a flag of truce at 9 o'clock this
morning and demanded the surrender of
Major Russell and his force of the Third
regiment.
The absurd demanded was, of course,
rejected.
The Mexicans then gave UM Americans
t n minutes to lay down their arms.
Major Russell communicated with head-
quarters and was ordered not to fire un-
less fired upon.
An 8. O. 8. call mas sent to Admiral
Badger, who replied:
"Reinforcements sent Immediately from
the fleet. Also land forces."
By Biplane.
Cuptaln Mustln from the battleship Mis-
sissippi flew to the front In a Curtlss
biplane.
The attack at the front was made
while the Mexicans were making prepa-
rations to attack the small force stationed
at the water works. The Mexicans ex-
pected to either destroy the pipes or make
the water unfit for use by their methods
employed, ln order to establish a food
blockade from the Interior. This was be-
ing done In hopes of starving out the
Americans.
Marines Gathered.
Three companies of marines under
Major Butler are entrenched at the water
works. A special was sent from here
with orders to pick up 800 soldiers and
marines to reinforce the men at the source
of the water supply.
The march of the Mexlcnns towards the
reservoir was reported here by army
scouts early today. They said the Mexi-
can detachment consslted of 300 men.
Aviators Balllnger and L.aMont have
started In aeroplanes for the scene
Steamlaunches from the battleship Ar-
kansas are running along the coast
protect the aviators from sharp shooters.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-Under author-
ity of tho president, Secretary of War
Garrlaon today Issued a proclamation
calling upon the people 'u tho strike dis-
trict of Colorado to surrender all arms
and ammunition to tho United States
army officers now In cnarge at the var-
ious troubled localities.
Secretary Garrison's telegram address-
ed to Major Holbrook a*. Trinidad Is In
the most sweeping terms and demands
the disarndng of not only strikers but
the m<ne guards.
Secretary Oarrlson's determination to
issue the proclamation an reachmed af-
ter mature deliberation upon reports
from Major Holbrook at Trinidad.
It was printed out In il'rectlng the aur-
render of arms to army commanders at
the reapectlve station*, the government
asumes all responslblll' / for the protec-
tion of porperty which mdlvlduala, asso-
ciations, firms and corporatlona hitherto
have been guarding on ihetr own account
Elmphaals was laid upon the fact that
the sweeping terms of the proclamation,
calling all "not In mlltary service of the
United States to surrender thlr arms ap-
plies only to localities here the United
States troops are present.
As the trouble districts are widely
scattered throughout 'lotorado, no ai
officer 111 be in supreme command of the
military forces sent inti the atat*. See.
retary Garrison will IsJue hia orders dl
rectljr to the officers in comand of the
forcea In the various ocaHtles.
THe ONLY WAY tO GET ALL
THE TULSA EWS.
da:
The Mason hotel is headquarters lor mu i"K "5—.V" V.T'
the Sons. The Tulsa Coinnicrcial club father b wis 1, "",s 'l'|V' L... Conn
V lit maintain headquarters at the Ara- corrigible bj Juven le 'j^gi J?'01
VeteWr,,1nah '* j ho",nel'or girls a7 OklahomaCUy
lOf tMe \ ClPnnS. |nL. ...Ill l.A In nirlohnmo rifv
(Continued on Pug# 12.)
. She will be taken to Oklahoma City
I Sunday
SANDERSON FINED $10
FOR ALLEGED ASSAULT
C. A. Sanderson, former secretary of
the Commercial club and defeated can-
didate for mayor on the independent
ticket, was fined )10 by Justice Lee
Daniel Saturday for an alleged assault
on J. O. Campbell, a real estate man
and a neighbor of Sanderson. Justice
Daniel held that Sanderson did not
have aufllclent provocation to warrant
him atrlklng Campbell.
The Sanderson case was continued
more than a dozen times, probably
more than any previous case ever tried
before a justice of the peace in this
city. It was set for hearing more than
a month before the last month and was
continued twice a week until Saturday,
when it finally was disposed of.
The temocrat prints an edition
at 11. the same as the world. It
is prii.tlng an edition at 2:10
o'clock which has pretty effectusi-
ly killed off the Sua at I o'clock,
which rever did havt anything but
a street sale.
The tegular Issue of The Demo-
crat g<es out at 4 to correspond
to the World's morr.lng edition.
The Democrat has a 6 o'clock
edition the same as the World.
Besides this It has a 2 o'clock mall
edition.
The Democrat has cne more edi-
tion than the World and Sun com-
bined. It prints more paper day
by day than both put together, it
sets more type and is worth more
as an advertising tiedlum than
both combined.
A measure of the type set and a
comparison will easily show the
greater amount of reading matter
and superior quality. It all costs
only 10c per week.
The Gil News, the Society News
and In fact every department Is
what those especially Interested
in that department depend upon,
especially for Tulsa News.
The only waq to get all the news
when It Is news and get It right.
Is to read The Democrat.
The aviators were ordered to hug the
coast line until they were In tho city
directly opposite the water works.
Reinforcements Arrive.
At 1 o'clock. Vera Crus time, Captain
Thorne of General Funston's staff, said:
'General Funston haa lust received
word that a train load of Infantry has
reached Major Rusell's camp to support
him and Russell advises that the federals
have retreated. General Funston had or-
dered other troops to go to the assist-
ance of Russell, but learning that the
federals have retreated he has cancelled
the order. Not one shot has been fired
by the men under his command, Major
Butler Informs us."
It was evident that word of the Incident
hMd reached federal headquarters In some
'orm because shortly before I o'clock
150 ruralcs appeared near Tejara. They
evidently expected to find a hattlo In
progress, but, being disappointed, they
rode away.
On the theory that the demand fur the
surrender of the water works was author-
ised by General Maas, a general warning
has been sent to all posts to be pre-
pared.
It is deemed probable that the Incident
wss the result of over-sealousness of a
♦ I young federal officer, but the Immediate
^ action of our forces showed their wonder-
ful state of preparation for possibilities.
Beforf the time allowed by tho lleuton
ant's ultimatum had expired aeroplanes
were up. the train was started and no-
tice was sent to the troops along the
line that It would pick them up—this all
by wireless.
The aeroplanes were back before Gen
eral Fuston had released the report of
the Incident. They circled the scene of
the threatened hostilities but saw no sign
of any considerable number of federals.
Perhaps the S00 men claimed by the lieu-
tenant are non-exlstant
"MOURNERS" STILL PARADE
NEW YORK. May 1—Although John
D. Rockefeller, Jr.. was miles away at
his father's estate . t Pocantlco hills,
"mourners" continued their marching
today in front of he Standard Oil build-
ing on lower Broad w jy as a protest
against the strike In the Colorado coal
fields In which the Rockefellers are In'
terested.
Upton Sinclair was conspicuous emong
the marchers. He w.tt released from
prison last evening after having paid
fine Imposed for disorderly conduct
A arrant was Issued ti day for the ar-
rest of Murle Ganz. an orator of the In
dustrlal Workers of the World. It was
based upon affidavits s«ttlng forth her
repeated threats agalnit. Mr. Rockefeller.
Both Sides Pleased.
DRNVER, Colo., May 2 — Secretary Oar-
rlson's proclamation calling on all per-
sons In the strike district not
the military service of the United States
to surrender their urms and ammunition,
elicited a statement from J. F\ Wellborn,
president of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company, who said "it suits the operators
perfectly. We told Major Holbrook the
diy he arrived that we were willing to
turn over our nrms the day he said he
could control the situation."
When shown Secretary Garrison's proc-
lamation, E. Ij. Poyle. district secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
said:
We understand this order to mean that
mine guards, detectives, militia and strik-
ers are to be disarmed and peace main-
tained by United States troops. This be-
ing the case, trouble in the strike zone
Is at an end, but if the militiamen are
to bo allowed arms there is sure to be
trouble, since a large percentage of them
are In the employment of the coal com-
panies."
In Charge at Ludlow.
TRINIDAD, Colo., May 2.—Troop
fifth U. S. cavalry, sevent men, under
Captain Foerster, today took possession of
Ludlow. The mlittla force which has been
occupying the Ludlow district moved out.
Major W. A. Holbrook said that Cap-
tain Foerster would have full authority
In the Ludlow district. He Intimated tho
troops after establishing camp might be
divided, small details being sent any point
where they were needed.
The major was shown a dispatch _
of Secretary Oarrlson's proclamation
Ing on parties to surrender their
He declined to make any comment.
B. I.awson said:
"ir the proclamation really means
guards will be disarmed and the ml
kept out of the district, our men will
over their guns without hesitation.
If it should turn out that the a
dnes not apply to mine gnards and
inllltla, I can net say at this time i
will be the attitude of the strikers."
Troops Raady to Oo.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.. May 2 ~In I
cordanco with orders from the Up
Stntcs war department, three squ
twelve troops of IU men of the
cavalry, under command of Col.
Lockett, will leave Fort Oglethorpe
afternoon and tonight for Trinidad, f
The troop goes fully equipped with _
and rations for ten days. The troop* <
all ready for detraining and of the i
sections which Is to transport
Colorado, the first will leave shortly i
noon.
AH OepeaOl en Treapg,
DENVER, May 1—Activity la the <
rado Industrial war, so far aa tM
administration was cqaootu
day on the arrival of additional
States troops, probably neat week.
Amnions was advised that Secretary I
rlson had ordered troops to the
district In northern Colorado. They
dclleve the 2TS militiamen In that <
Advices to the adjutona generafe i
were that a troop of cavalry under Ca,
Foereter would relieve the militia at i
low some time today. ^
The report of the special military coaae
mission, which Investigated the battle Bt '
Ludlow and the burning of the striker's
tent colony, was being awaited In the heps
that It might throw additional light on the
Incidents of April 20. It waa understood IB ;
would not be ready before late In the d"-
Gov. Ammnns waa busy preparing
message to the legislature, which win <
vene In special session next Mondsy.
WASHINGTON. May 2.—In
tlon of the proclamation Secretary Gar-
rison made the folowlng statement: 1
learn that the use of fire arms has besB
widespread. In the district from WsIS—
burg south, sn area of about 400 square
miles, there are at least sixty mines.
They are located mainly in canyons and
are very difficult to reach. The strik-
ers and those sympathising with them have
recently organized and armed themselvea
and the operators have had hundreds 04
mine guards who also are armed.
The state troops In certain localities
have served to aggravate the troubles^1
Conditions In the Canon City dletrict
similar to those ln the Walsenburg 4
trict.
"There was a very serious conflict at
Ludlow, where women and children
well as men, were killed and since that
time the feeling has been ceaslvely ,
ter. And there have been other conflleta
resulting In the killing of those belong-
ing to each side. Many strikers are for-
eigners who do not speak English and It
Is very difficult to make them under*
stand.
"It Is hoped thst the proclamation
calling for all parties to give up
arms will be cheerfully and
compiled with and a great source of <
ger thus removed."
ARMS DELIVERED.
WALSENBURG. Colo.. May 2—
first move toward actually disarament'l
the Southern Colorado strike sooe ws
made late today when It was announce*
that B. J. Mattlson, assistant general
manager of the Colorado Fuel and I
company had agreed to deliver to
United States regulars all the guns IB
possession of the guards at Walsen ul
Rouse.
ENID OFFICERS HOLD
"BLUE SKY" VIOLATOR
H. H. Thomas, formerly of Tulsa, Is
held at Enid (or Tulsa authorities on
a charge of violating the "blue sky"
law. Thomas who Is charged with
mortgaging property that did not be-
v olng to htm. will be returned to Tulsa
4. today and arraigned ln a justice court
Monday.
Well Known Fancier Elected as
President of Organization;
Plan Big Show.
Ward Allen, one of the best known
poultry raisers In Tulsa county, was
elected president of the Eastern Okla-
homa PoulLry aaboclutlon at a mcctinc
of the board of directors of the organ-
ization Saturday nlgnt. Plans for the
biggest poultry show ever held under
the auspices of the association were
laid at the same time. The exhibition
will be ln Tulsa next fall.
Other officers elected for the ensuing
year at last night's meeting were:
O. W. Morris, first vice president;
W. M. Hackendorf. second vice presi-
dent; J. M. Binding treasurer, aud
John R. Bear ham. secretary.
GRIMES CHILDREN TO
LEAVE FOR NEW HOMI
Margaret E. Kerfott, traveling ma-
tron for the Joseph Walters "home tor
homeless children," at Kansas City!
will take Nina and Mina Grimes, the,
two blind infants cared for b ytt-.e Htt-
mane society and the county for thB
last month, to her Institution today.
The Grimes babies are the first blind
children ever admitted to the Walters
home and It was only through the per-
sistent efforts of Humane Agent A.
M. Welch that a place for them was
secured there.
Ml«f> Kerfoof, who travel* constant-
ly for the Walters home, will retura'
to Tulsa two weeks from now for thB
purpose of soliciting funds for the IB*
stitution. The Walters home, she saya,
now shelters sixty-one little ohildKB.
It Is maintained entirely by subscrip-
tions.
At the end of 1912 there were employ
in the gold mines of the TrausVatl ,
whltu* ail.I 2fl.\ AAS
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