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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
-HOBOES CONVENTION
Will MEET TODAY
HAVE INVITED TAFT TO ADDRESS
MEETING OF THE MI
ORATORS. =

CINCINNATI, o., jan 31.-In de-
fiance Of the order of Mayor Henry
r. Hunt that the "hoboes" assemble
here tomorrow, without being arrest
ed and sent to the work touse, James
Eads Howe of St. Louis, the mil
lionaire hobo" who Is promoting the
assembly of the convention today said
the convention would begin as sched-
uled tomorrow and test would -
made of the rights of a citizens peace
full assemblage.
Today the following telegram was
sent to President Taft at Akron. O..
I'VE represent 100000 Of Ameri-
cas- unemployed invite you to attend
our convention here tomorrow.
Howe declared tonight that meet
ing of the unskilled migratory and
casual workers association. the Off
cial name of the hoboes organization
would be called at the Central Turn
er hall. and IL an attempt is made
by police to break up the meeting an
appeal will be taken to the courts.
Joseph Felts. the millionaire soap
maker, who is interested in the Henry
George movement. has promised to
be one Of the speakers during the dOn'
vention.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
TULSA DESTINED 10 BE 4 GREAT
CITY.
Representative Of supply Company
Points out Prospects for Manu-
featuring establishments.

Tulsa Is destined to become on of
the greatests manufacturing cities
and railroad centers In the southwest,
and the time for the final accom-
plishment OF those achievements. Is
not so very far on"
In this manner j. V. Smith, a Chi
caGo business man. who was in Tulsa
yesterday, sizes up his impression of
the city, upon the occasion OF his
first visit here and following a tour
OF nearly every state in the union. in
the interests of the American PrJt-
ers Roller company Of Chicago, OF
which concern he is general repre-
sen.ltive
Mr.. Smith will leave Tulsa today
with the firm intention of putting In
a boost for the city whenever the
opportunity arises. lie has been
forty years engaged in the printing
roller manufacturing business and has
a wide acquaintance among printing
pressmen In the United States than
perhaps any other man engaged IN
his line of business.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
MANY SENSATIONS IN
SNEED MURDER TRIAL
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT AN At.
TEMPT WAS MADE TO BRlBE
NENIRENiEN.

FORT WORTH Tex. Jan. 3l-Sen.
sations in the J. B. Sneed murder trial
came thick and fast today and moro
startling developments are expected.
The first out of the ordinary incident
was when counsel for the prosecution
formally warned all witnesses for thu
state to beware Of strangers. At noon
Senator Hanger special prosecutor,
said the witnesses had been told not
to associatae with, and particu arly
not to drink with strangers.
This warning is said to be pre-
caution decided upon since the publi-
cation that Edward Throckmorton
was dying at All Saints hospital IS
the result of frequent drink ng with
strangers. Throckmorton, who is
son of former Governor Throckmorton
is the states star witness, having beeu
seated beside A. G.. Boyce, Sr. when
he was shot down by sneed in tho
Metropolitan hotel.
II was announced tonight that hopes
are entertained for Throckmorton'
recovery, but that his condition IS
most serious. He is stll unconscious.
Shortly after the opening of the
afternoon session direct evidence cs
an alleged attempt to brihe a venire-
man developed. followed by an order
from the court prohibiting newspa-
pers publishing the charges. When
court adjourned for the day two jur.
ors had been accepted by the state
and defense.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
MEXICAN TROOPS
RISE IN revolt
CITY OF JAUREY " NOW IN THE
HANDS OF MUTINOUS
SOLDIERS.
Two AMERICANS killed
Unconfirmed Reports Say That 20
We're Killed During the
Hours of Rioi. :.

Ell PASO. Tex, Jan. 31.-The gar
rison of Jaurez, Mex, across the river
from here, rose in revolt at 6:30
o'clock tonight and in an hour the
mutineers were in possession of the
city. Lootng and promscuous shoot
ing prevailed for hours. The COM
mander of the garrison was thrown
into prison with the chiei OF police
while other prisoners were released.
American residents and many Mex
leans fled to the American side. The
two Americans, Gus Runke and Fred
L. Teyva. employees in a gambling re
sort were shot when the building was
riddled with bullets.
a passenger train about to depart
over the Mexican Central for Chihau-
hua and the city of Mexico, was de-
tained by the mulcontents.
Four troops Of cavalry from Fort
Bliss were rushed to the American
bank of the Rio Grande to protect
citizens and treserve neutrality.
Guards were stitioned at the street
corners, at the street car and the rail
road bridges and at the two bridges
at the smelter "a mile west of FL Paso.
Refugees were assited ayros sthe bor-
der at the fordable places along the
river.
AS near as can now be ascertained,
the uprising was due to report
printed in Chihuahua newspaper,
which arrived today stating that Gen
eral Pascual OroZco. one of the lead
ers OF the Madero revolution had re-
signed his military position at Chi
huahua and to the discharge today Of
100 men of the Juarez Harrison. The
dismissal of these thoops was taken
as a confession Of the Orozco report
There We're reports that twenty per-
sons had been killed. but when the
ooting had subsided reporters were
unable to confirm these reports.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
AN AUXILIARY PLANT FOR SAND
SPRINGS INTERURBhN Al
ARCHER AND MAIN.
MORE EQUIPMENT ORDERED
\ Terminal Also AT Main and Third
or IOurlh--I}all Park About u
Mile and Half out.

Work will begin at once on "A two
story brick building at the northeast
corner OF Archer ana Brady streets
in the vicinity of the Brady hotel, Ia
be used as "A sub-power station by the
sand Springs lnterurban Railway 60.
| The building viii he one terminal on
the extension Of the Sand Springs line
now being built, and which will give
the railway opportunity to carry pas.
sengers direct from the business sec
ton of the city to Sand Springs. The
The line will extend west on Archer
street from Main
A big power plant is now being
built at Sand Springs, and all equip
ment on the road is to be converted
into electrical apparatus instead OF
being propelled by gasoline, as is now
the case. Three handsome new sum
mer cars have just been ordered for
use on the road, as heavy travel Is
expected ON the line the coming sum
mer, owing to the attractiveness of
the park and the fast growing popu-
lation of Sand Springs.
1t was also announced that within
few months time the Sand Springs
line viii operate from either Third
and Main or Fourth and Main, direct
to the park, and that fifteen minute
service would be maintained.
4 handsome now baseball park is
to be built on the Sand Springs line
about mile and half from the bus
mess section Of Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
TAFT ENDS HIS
THREE DAY TRIP
MADE HIS LAST SPEECH AT .Ak
RON, ONO, LAST
EVENING.
DEFENDED TARIFF BOARD
Says the Democrats Are Trying to
Lcgis ate the Board out OF
Existence.

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 31.-PreslGent
| Taft brought his three-day trip
through northern and central Ohio to
an end here tonight with reception
and dinner given by the Akron
Chamber of Commerce in his honor.
! The president spoke of the tariff
board at the dinner and gave his red
sons for wishing its continued exist
ence, which is threatened he said. by
n democratic house of representatives
for the first time in memory of mem.
bers of his party.
Neither Mr.. Taft nor other diners
wore evening clothes at the banquet.
The arrangements committee pressed
for time, said they would rather en-
tertain the president than give him
twenty minutes to dress. Leaving Ak
ron late tonight the. president is due
in Pittsburgh early tomorrow and
should be in Washington late tomor-
row afternoon.
With Mr.. Taft on the trip from
Columbus was former Senator Dick
Republican Committeeman A. l. Vorys
l.. c. Lailn, one of the managers Jf
the Taft forces in the state. The pres
ident appeared on the rear platform
of his car at Westoville. Gambler, Ga
lena. Danville, Orovolle and a few 9TH
er stops.
The crowds that came to the sta
tions to greet him We're large and
their greetings were friendly, although
much of the tripwas through territory
that went democratic at the congr ss-
ional election in 1910.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
Wilson Makes No Reply.

NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-The latest
statement Of Col. Watterson in the
Wilson Harvey -Watterson controversy
reiterat ng that Governor Wilson OF
New Jersey dare not face the facts
was read over the telephone to Mrs
Wilson at her Princeton, n. j., home
tonight Mrs. Wilson insisted upon
hearing the substance of the Waiter
son statement She reported to the
governor at dinner and he sent back
word that he positively had no ans
wer to make whatever.
The governor will leave at midnight
for Richmond, Va.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
UNCLE SAM WILL TEST METHODS
OF ADVERTISING.
Reports of Enllstmcnts VIII Hereafter
Tell What CAUSED the Recruits Dc-
sire 10 be- u soldier.

The army recruiting station in Tul-
sa will hereafter send in its monthly
report to the head recruiting officer
in an entirely new form. The reports
from this time on will show not only
the number of recruits examined and
accepted, but the manner in which
each of the amateur soldiers was pro-
cured for Uncle Sans fighting forces.
Newspaper advertising, posters, flags
In front Of the recruiting offices. Of
ficers on the street in uniform. and
literature are some of the modes Of
advertising, which are supposed to at
tract the would-be soldiers.
Two recruits have been sent from
Tulsa station to Fort Logan, Co., this
week. They are George White OF
Enid, and William II. Stevens, Of
Tulsa. The former went to the field
artillery and the latter enlisted in the
infantry.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
INDIANA DIVIDED OVER TAFT
AND ROOSEVELT. >.
Thirteen District Conventions SHOW Il
Decided Difference OF
Opinion.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 81. Taft
and Roosevelt sentiment was divided
in resolutions adopted today by re-
publicans of the state, when they met
in thirteen district conventions. A,
eight of the meetings the Taft ad-
ministration was endorsed and a,
three Of them the president was en-
dorsed for nomination. At the
eighth district meeting at Muncie
Roosevelt was endorsed in caucus. In
some OF the districts which commend
ed the present administration. Roose.
welt sentiment was so strong that no
mention was made OF presidential
preference.
The republican state committee will
organize in indianapolis Friday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
IlE WISHES HUSBANDS WOULD
LIST PROPERTY.
John Smtlcy Ciiy Assessor, Declares
lie l. Bothered Ia Death thas-
ing Down Town.

Guy Tax Assessor John r. Smiley,
who started active assessing IN the,
city has already met with some per.
picking problems, and IL now trying to
figure out II way to escape the wrath
of the angry people who believe that
he Is responsible for the high taxes
that have been imposed on them 10y a
democratic administration.
The principal trouble he meets with,
according 10 Smiley, is that when he Is
In the outskirts Of the city and drops
into IA house 10 assess the property,
the women tell him he must see their
husband at his office down town, as
they cannot give him a list of the
property, This You see" said Smiley
yesterday means that | must lose an
hour or SO chasing downtown after
that husband. would like to suggest
that the husbands leave IA list of their
assessable property with their wives,
thus saving us much trouble and eX-
pcnse
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
CHRISTIAN CHURCH BtRACAS
ELECT OFFICERS.
Decker is President with Hume, Sec
rctary-Each Member To Have a
Recruit BY sunday.

The Baracas of the Christian church,
held their regular monthly business
meeting Tuesday night New officers
elected for the ensuing yea ras fol
lows: Ernest Decker president, Lee
Carpenter, vice president; Joe Hume,
secretary; Ralph Williamson treas
urer; B. G. Critchett ch0r'ster; VII
liam Wst, pianist
After the regular routine II busi-
ness was dispensed with the members
present. as guests Of the correspond
ing secretary. r NJ Lear, repaired To
the refreshment parlors. to spend the
closing moments Of their session. Be
fore adjourning each member pledged
himself to procure a new member for
the class by next Sunday morning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
SIX weeks NASTY WEATHER
BELIEF WAS BROUGHT TO AMER
ICA by TRADITION AND iS SO
HANDED DOWN.
He IS A HARMLESS Rodent
\ Formidable Adversary AZ Home
Although lie l. an Innocent and
Non-Destructhc Creature.

Tomorrow is the steenth hundred
anniversary OF the birth of the ground
hog, and some time between sun-up
and sundOwn the little animal is
supposed to emerge from his retreat
ON the banks of the Arkansas river
and ascertain in his primitive way
what kind of weather We win cXper-
ience for the next few months.
The age of the annual shadow
day is not known. 1t was brought
to America by tradition. an dis hand
ed down from generation to genera
ton by that means since the time
when llendriCk Hudson turned the
prov of the Half Moon against the
current of the river which now bears
his name, and anchored beneath tho
impending brow Of the bankside pal
isades. Perhaps, old Charlemange
lodged through the one time impcn-
etrable forests of Germany to avoid
seeing his shadow on the second day
of February-at any rate the genera
ally accepted rural superstition which
in many sections of the country has
bordered upon actual belief, was we'll
known among the early Dutch settlers
of New Amsterdam.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
A HEALTHY increase
IN BANK CLEAR|hCS
THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1912,
NEARLY HALF MILLION BET
TER THAN YEAR AGO.

Showing gain Of more than s300,-
900 over the corresponding period a
year ago. the bank clearings in Tulsa
for the month Of January were a
splendid indication of the city's finan-
cial status. The figures given out
by the clearing house yesterday show
that the clearings for the month just
ended amounted to the grand total OF
s2.S77,sii The clearing for Janu-
ary. 1911, were s2,652,6C0.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
Slnlcn Goods Rc,o,rrcd.

DENVER, Col. Jan. al Nearly
three thousand articles of value. said
by police inspectors to have been
stolen by W. T. Johnston, a Union
Pacific travelling electrician. were
found by the inspectors today in
Johnstons rooms here.
The alleged booty included 250 silk
necktles. 500 pairs OF silk socks. more
than pint measure of gold rings and
unset jewels.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
PRIESTLY \ CANDID\TE FOR
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN.
An Avowcd supporter of Roosevelt
lie VIII Oppose Harris for the
Place.

BARTLESNILLE. okla, Jan. al
Col. G. c. Priestley, an avowed sup
porter of Colonel Roosevelt for nom
nation for president. today made
public his formal announcement for
republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma. James Harris. OF
Wagner state republican chairman,
is also an aspirant for the place.
Harris is in favor Of the renomina-
ton of President Taft.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
Prison for Poisoning Husband.

IONA, Mich, Jan. 31.-Mrs. Amelia
Jones, convicted recently OF attempt
ing to murder her husband by feed
ing him poisoned pie, was today SEN
tened to from five to ten years In
the Detroit House of Correction. Her
victim. Henry s. Jones. is said to be
crippled for life.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
LEADERS plead NOT GUILTY
STRIKERS MADE No DEMDNSTRt-
TlON WHEN THEY WE'RE AIR
RNIGNED IN COURT.
The FUNERAL WAS QUIET
Soldiers Did Not Allow Any Demons
stration When Murdered Wo-
man Was Buried.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. 3l.-En-
couraged by the presence of a large
force of soldiers, more operatives ap-
piled for work in the textile mills to-
day than on any day since the strike
Of 10000 employees began nearly three
weeks ago. The mills agents gave
out IA story tonight saying that In ono
of the larger mills fully forty per
cent of the Regular complement re-
manned for work. "Stll more marked
Improvement is expected during tho
remainder of the week"
The strikers, however, -leny any de-
sertions from their ranks. At strik.
meeting today representatives of one
nationality after another reported
their people as standing pat Most
of those who are working are said
to be French-Canadian and other
English speak ng operatives.
Leaders Plead Not Guilty.
To-day was one of the quietest since
the inception of the strike. The ar.
raignment in court OF Strike Leader
Joseph 7, Etter and his lieutanant,
Arthur Giovannitti, who are charged
with being accessories to the murder
of Anna Lopizo, provoked no trouble
although it had been feared DEM
onstratlon might result They plead,
ed not guilty and were denied ba l.
Col Sweetser, the military conf
mander rescinded the permission ha
had granted for "a parade in connec-
tion with the funeral of the LopiZo
woman for fear there might be an
outbreak among the body of 10000
strikers who had planned to particl-
pate. Word of his action did not
reach the strikers until several hum
dred had gathered about the under
taking establishment where the line of
march was to have been formed ana
1t was necessary to send squad Of
soldiers to dispense them. When the
soldiers appeared the crowd quietly
melted away. Late this afternoon the
woman's body was buried, the funerai
procession consisting of only one
hearse and one carriage.
An autopsy was performed today
upon the body of John Rami, the Syr-
ian who VAS stabbed during small
riot yesterday morning, in an effort
to determine whether he had been
stabbed by a bayonet or had died OF
a knife thrust, from some one in tho
crowd. If the autopsy settles the
question, the authorities did not make
the fact public. Rami will be buried
tomorrow but col. Sweetser has de-
creed that there shall be no parade.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT HAS AL
LOWED IT'S EXISTENCE FOR
MANY YEARS.
TOLD Roosevelt ALL OF IT
Alleged Former President Consented
10 Consolidation of Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company.

TRENTON, n. j.. Jan. 31.-Abso-
lutte denial of alleged violation of the
antitrust law is made by the y. S.
Steel Corporation, its subsidiaries
and directors in their answers which
will be filed tomorrow morning in
the United States district court here,
to the governments dissolution suit.
Five of the answers will be filed
among 33 defendants.
The effect of its organization, the
Corporation declares ras been to
cheaper production, economics and
increase foreign trade from $4,000
900 to $50, ,00O, 900 annually within 10
acquiesced in its existence, the an
swer says, that it is now 400 lote, as
a matter Of equity. to insist that its
organization is Illegal.
Roosevelt Knew II All.
Nothing was withheld from Presi
dent Roosevelt by Messrs. Gary,
Frick and Gary, on November 4, 1907,
the answer says they then had his
consent to the corporations proposed
consolidation OF the Tennessee Coal
ana Iron company; nor We're the so
called Gary dinners productive of
agreements to regulate prices.
The answers made public tonight
are those of Andrew Carnegie. John
ID. Rockefeller, John ID. Rockefeller
Jr., and Edmund G. Converse. The
Rockefellers make a joint answer.
The Messrs. Rockefeller denied
they have had an active part in the
formation of the corporation the eld-
er Rockefeller declaring that he has
had no immediate relation to the iron
or steel business since l9O-.
Mr.. Carnegie says he had no ac-
tive part in the plans for organizing
the corporation and no voice, direct
or advisory, in its management. He
admitted selling the Carnegie Steel
company to the United States Steel
corporation, but denies that the ac-
QUESTION by the Carnegie company of
its subsidiaries was in restraint of
trade.
The answer Of Edmund c. Con-
verse, "a director of the U. s. Steel
corporation is similar to the corpo-
rations answer
Each of the defendants pray that
the suit be dismissed
The answers to be filed tomorrow
with those filed Monday by the Min
nesota group of land and mining COM
panies and five individuals named
as trustees will complete the answers
from all Sc defendants named in the
suit, The next step will be the fill
ing of replication by the government
which must be done within 80 days
unless an extension of time is granted.
After that a commissioner will be ap-
pointed to take testimony.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01

PIERRE, s. d.. Jan. 31-Democrat-
ic leaders of South Dakota met In
conference here today and perfected
temporary organization. No endorse
ment Of presidential candidate was
made.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-01
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.--Weather
forecast. Oklahoma: Fair and some
what colder Thursday; Friday fair.