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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
AGAINST
EIGHT HOUR LAW
BUSINESS WOMEN ARE NIGOR-
OUSLN OPPOSING Bill REG
ILATING WORK HOURS.
Claim IT FAVORS The men
Mc\lcslcr Organization Declares
Measure Would Give Other Sex
Unfair Advantage

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1O-CSpc-
ciaD The bill introduced in the
house by j, r. Williams, Whitman,
Wright and Wyand, providing that
women employees of various institu-
tions shah not work more than eight
hours a day rs meeting with opposi-
ton from many quarters. There are
also many endorsements Of the meas
ure, from labor organizations, etc.
The latest kick" against the bin
comes from the McAlester business
women's club, OF which Miss Edna
Lynn is president and Miss Charlie
Green is secretary. These women
protest against an eight hour law
for women on 'the grounds that IL
would throw women strcnographers
and other office women out of em-
sloymont, for the reason that the em-
ploycrs could place men in their posi-
tons who could work more than
eight hours Il day.
Labor organizations ana others ia
vorng the bill point ont the fact that
the bill would be a oGd send to over
worked girls in factories, department
stores, laundries, etc.
The McAlester business women's
club is sending the following circular
to women all over the state:
Dear Madam
I'VE wish to solicit your co-opcra-
ton in protesting against the eight
hour law for women" particularly
where it applies to stcnographers and
book keepers.
This is the most unfair law ever
proposed, as ii restricts women only,
competing with men in the business
world. This law if passed means the
ultimate removal of every woman in
business offices to be replaced by men.
Read this bill and discuss it with
those informed and you will readily
see the importance Of immediate ac-
tion. There are two weeks in which
to work before this bin comes up be-
fore Senate. 1t has already passed
the House of Representatives.
I'VE have called a meeting of the
stenographers in McAlester and is
sued a protest to our Senator, as n
body and are writing individual let
ters to all girls employed in offices
where this law will apply, asking
that they orGanze in their town ana
protest direct to their Senator
I'VE would suggest that you write
your Senator today also cali Your
friends together and as body or
ganize and assist ne in spreading the
fight among our fellow workers. Any
report Of good work accomplished
viii be appreciated.
Respectfully,
McAlester Business Womcn's club.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11

that they are not in favor Of a thor
ough Investigation and they also con-
tend that their investigation has
brought the real rotenness 10 light
but when It Is considered that Senator
Redwinc and Mr., Smith are absolute
ly together in this fight 10 uncover
fraud, the situation in the senate Is
better understood.
Political jealousy or political am-
bition viii unqucstionably mar tho
success OF an investigation in the end.
II all the truth should ever be- known.
as il must bo known 20 a few men,
the future success Of the democratic
party IS at once put into jeopardy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
WOULD CREATE A
REP. District
CONGRESSIONAL RIDISTRICTiNG
BILL SEEMS SURE or PAS
SAGE SOON.
EIGHT ARE DEMOCRATIC
Tulsa Democratic Asphants Might
Bird Mcclure.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. lO.--(Spe-
cialJ--In the remaining twenty-six
days Of this session of the Legislature,
two redistrictng bills must be acted
upon, one redistricting the state ju-
dicially ana the other a congressional
redistrcting bill Only within the past
few days have these bills attracted
very much attention, but from now
on, they will occupy much attention
from both houses.
What is said to be the congression-
al apportionment that will finally be
adopted was introduced i'm the house
last week bearing the names Of such
leaders as Williams of Comanche, TIAt
Of Pittsburg, Hunter of Choctaw.
Speaker MaXoy Of Muskokce. Bolcn Of
oklahoma, Crawford Of Pontotoc and
Wyand Of Muskogce.
This bill divides the state into eight
districts. seven Of witch are strongly
democratic and one strongly repub-
lican. In two of the supposedly dem
ocratic districts, the third and fourth,
the divisions are close enough to make
II an interesting rac,.
The big fight will be made on the
sixth district. In this district are
Congressman Charles Carter, Con
gressmen- elect joe Thompson and
William Murray in addition to H. II
Smith, who is a strong potential can
didato for congressional honors.
In the first district State Senator
Bob Echols, democrat, will have things
his own way. The second district,
which is republican, takes in Con-
gresham Dick Morgan. but may in
cludc Bird Mcclure. II he moves to
Logan county, as it is said he intends
to do
The Third district. in which Tulsa
Is located, takes in Congressman Jim
Davenport, with County Attorney Nal
10y Of Tulsa, and Representative cur
ry, together with Senator Nendcvon-
ter looming up as possibilities on the
democratic side with "A fighting chance
for a republican as Pawnee county,
Bird McGuire's home. is i'm the dis
trict
The Fourth district takes in Musko-
gee and is mapped out to suit Speak
or Maxey. who has ambitions TO go
t. Washington.
The Fifth district contains two
strong democratic possibilities. name
ly Representatives Durant and nm
The Seventh district which takes
I'm oklahoma county. suits Congress
man at large Claude Weaver. while
the Eighth gives Scott Ferris a cinch.
The districts follow:
District -Cimarron. Texas. Bca-
yer. Harper. Ellis, Dewey. Custer. Rog-
or Mills. Washita. Beckham. Greer.
Harmon and Jackson. Democratic ma
ioriiy. 4.703.
District Tow-Woods. Woodward.
Alfalfa. Grant Kay. Major. Garfield,
Noble. Logan and Payne. Republican
majority. 3.7os.
District Three-Osage. Pawnee,
Washington. Nowata. Craig. Ottawa.
Rogers. Mayes Delaware. Tulsa and
Creek. Democratic majority 2.66G.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
NEW BILLS IN THE SENATE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 10
Especial New senate bills:
BY Russell--Prociding for the col
lection Of county court judgments.
by Russell Providing a new meth
cd for the election Of congressman.
BY Jones and Warner of the SEN
ate and Chase and Cook of the house
Authorizing any taxpayer TO sue in
the name of the state.
Ry JcnesJ Limiting county physl-
clans fes to S2.50O a year.
~ Thomas Relating to state war
rants.
Dy Notwithstanding the lab
OI lien law.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
An Explosion Coming.

The situation Is so puzZling and
there are so many interests involved
that no conclusions can be reached,
except that there will be genuine eX-
plosion before the end of the session.
There is no doubt that Smith intends
tQ<fght to the last ditch for COM
plete investigation; that he intends to
drive from power. if possible, the very
men whom he says have fastened a
rotten system of politics on the state.
He complains that the people are not
aroused and have not brought the
proper pressure to bear upon their
representatives, particularly in the
senate and that no pure faction can be
completed unless the public conscience
is thoroughly aroused.
OF course the senator's stoutly deny
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
THE POLITICIANS NOW SEEM 70 BE
Winning FROM THEIR OLD ENEMY

Nothing much has leaked ont from
the Investigation which is being held
behind closed doors, except that there
Is talk that Smith, MaXey and lull are
working together on the committte.
Bob Lumsford, the oil leasing agent
of the school land department, was
kept on the witness stand for two en-
tire sessions of the committee and his
examination was rigorous and thor
uugh.
The charge is no longer heard that
Smith is "A demagogue and iakir,
but It il conceded that he has stored
away much evidence against certain
officials that has not been brought to
Hight.
The investigation will be thorough
or else it Is thought there viii be a
minority report made. If this minor
ity report is backed by facts it would
undoubtedly be adopted 10y the house
as the men who want TO conceal the
troll majority of the membership Of
the house. The executive sessions
agreed to by the committee is con-
sidered a victory over the. scheme of
the Pottawatomie representative who
believes as many others do that the
public should know all the facts, that
the public can make its own estimate
by the truth told or the truth con
CCaled.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-11
Nearing "a Close.


No further statements have been
given out by Chairman Maxey as to
the progress the committee is maxi
Ing, but it is already evident that the
committee cannot investigate every
department before the session expires,
as one week has already been con-
sumed in examining into the oil leas-
ing department, with still more wit
nesses on this subject to examine.
The senate will refuse to recess.
This much is conceded. The house
will be unable to come back unless
the governor shall call it or the senate
agrees to a recess. The senators are
conservative and are not in favor of
many offices; the house is
inclined the other way.
There is a big fight brewing in the
house but what it comes from Is puz-
zling to analy2e. Saturday joint
bill was introduced by Crawford, Max
ey, Williams and Bolen to redistrict
the state. This bill is thought to be
a blow to the ambitions of Mr.. Smith
to go to congress. He is placed in the
same district with Congressman Car
ter, Bill Murray and Joe Thompson
Is this a new alignment to coerce
some one or is it directed at Murray
or at the man from Shawnee? The
choice OF the people at this time if
they were to select a democratic can
didate for governor would probably
man the politicians would want to de-
stroy, but it is quite certain that he is
not ambitious to be governor and If
candidate at all would prefer to go to
congress.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14
Another Meeting

The meeting scheduled to take
place at the court house last Sat
urday was not very we'll under
stood among the women and few
attended. Some were afraid that
it meant those who attended had
to become a member of something
and that the dues would be high.
AS a matter of fact it was simply
an inquiry from the department Of
agriculture to get an opinion
first hand that the money and
workers furnished by the govern
ment would be more effective.
The theory now is to ask the peo-
Pile of the places or districts that
need help what is needed and then
the effort of those who want to
aid the people in social and moral
work, will be worth more. The
workers of the u. S. departments
usually work through and with
like or similar state organiza-
lions, which in Kansas is the, Farm
er's Institute and the ladies have
an auxiliary. While the
name may imply that only farm
ers and their wives may be inter
ested the membership is not con-
fined to rural districts and in the
agricultural states cities and com
munities are considered collective
ly since all are dependent on the
other. Another meeting is being
held at the Court house Saturday
afternoon and every woman in
Seward county shoold be there to
say what she and her sisters find
to be either wanting or lacking in
the women's daily toll and work
You will not be asked to join any
society at this meeting at 2 p. m.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Wednesday morning Mrs. X. j.
Mann left for Chicago where she
ltends taking clinical course in
mechano-therpy. Mechano-therp
is composed of points selected
from chiropractic, osteopathy and
Swedish movements. She in
tendens making tn e Swedish
movement one of h Ter special
points of manlpulations. This is
not new theory to Mrs. Mann
as her brother practlced this meth
cd of healing eighteen years ago.
After completing her course She
contemplates a short visit with
old friends and relatives at De-
catur, Illinois.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Miss Hazel Chamberlain is back
after an absence of several months
spent in Trinidad and Kansas City
Miss Miriam Hull and Mrs. A.
G. McKuman, of Gray, Ok, left
Tuesday on No. . for Springfield,
Mo. to visit their brother, G. S,
McKuman and family.
R. M. Cunningham and Rob
Robinson went to Elkhart on bust
ness the first of,the week.
The Liberal Creamery wants
your turkeys and chickens. Will
pay the highest market price. lady
The Liberal Creamery wants 5000
turkeys between now and Thanksgiving
Will pay the highest market price---adv
They Young Ladys' Mission
circle, of the Baptist Church
will give an interesting program
on The Immigrants" next Sun.
day night.
The Win One class of the Meth.
odist Sunday School will present
The Immigrants" at Sunday
School Sunday morning.
Clara Maynard is visiting at
Tyrone this week.
Claude Fuller, of Forgan, is
helping the telephone company
this week as they are running q
new line from here to Floris.
Guy Speakman, of Tyrone, was
a business visitor last Saturday,
Chas. Summers and wife have
returned from Excelsior Springs,
where they have been several
weeks on a short vacation trip.
Mrs. j, H. Prentice and little
daughter have returned from Cul-
Iison where they have been visit
ing relatives and friends.
Frank Swan spent last Sunday
at Tyrone visiting friends.
Aldried Vickcrs left Sunday
morning for Kansas City where
he went with a load of hogs. He
will visit friends at Lawrence be-
fore returning home.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Mesdames F. M. Dubel OF Car
so, Missouri and G. A. Roggens-
sles, of Bucklin, came Tuesday to
visit their parents, Paryin Hol-
land and wife and their brothers,
NJ. M. and @. P. Holland north
of Liberal.
The Economy Store was opened
the first of the week by the new
owner, w. p. Wright who has
secured the servicee of G. Q.
Hood as manager. The former
owners, Land & Thayer have not
not announced any plans for the
future yet.
d. G. Wood has purchased the
Liberal Cold Storage business
from Geo. Quinlan who has ac-
cepted a position with Swift & Co.
Geo. has a lot of friends who are
glad to see him accept a position
which may be more desired but
none of them want him to make
any other place his home. Mr..
Wood is not new in the business
circles here and is already a bust
ness success.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Mrs. d. A. Aubrey of Holly.
Colo, stopped over Wednesday
with Mrs. d. F. Woods on her
way to Guymon, where she is GO
ing on business. She is "a years
old and travels alone. From Guy
mon she will go to Woodward to
spend the winter.
Mrs. j. E. Grant and children
returned to Tyrone after visiting
her brother, E. L. Craft.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Mrs. G. M. Glen left Saturday
for Boulder, Colo, where she will
be the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
@. t. Martinson.
j. F. McWiIliams has gone to
Shawnee, Oklahoma, where he
will accept a position with the
Rock Island Railroad.
Mr.. John Hullette and wife
have returned to their home at
Wichita after having spent some
time visiting their son, Fred b.
Hullett and family.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14
LOCAL MENTION

Mr.. Bob Smith made a business
trip through the country around
Minneola and Pratt last week.
Miss Anne Vaughn who is
teaching at Hayne, spent Sunday
with her parents, as also did Miss
Mildred Long who is teaching at
Kismet. The girls are both grad.
yates of last years class of the
high school and are making sue
cess at their new work,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

@. E. Kelley and wife, W. W,
Friski and Mrs. 9. A. Kelley, of
Belletountain, Ohio stopped here
last week en- route to California in
the Kelley touring car.
K. f. Sanford, wife and daugh-
ter came overland last Saturday
from Texhoma in their Hupmo-
bile to visit A. P. Sanford and
family.
F. E. Lindley has gone to DIAL
hart on business and will go on to
Tucumcari before returning home.
Clyde Murphy and wife. of
Kidgman, stopped over at the
Sanford last week en- route to
California to spend the winter.
Emory Spence and wife, for
merly Miss Emma Layton. left
Tuesday for their future home
near Ridgway, Colorado.
Mrs. w. f. Lusk is here from
Pensacola, Florida visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Roy Harrison.
Judge H. V. Grinstead has re-
turned from a business trip to
Kansas City.
II. w. Magruder made a bosi-
ness trip to Meade this week.
Roy Engle had his arm broken
last Tuesday while cnanking the
+. A. Engie car.
&. G. Rector was called to New
kirk, Oklahoma the first of the
week to be at the bed side o. his
mother W h o suffered recently
from a paraletic stroke.
G. b. Taylor and family have
returned to their home at Green's
burg after visiting Mrs. Taylor's
sister, Mrs. j. B. Gribble and
husband.
Mrs. L. L. Higginbotham, little
daughter, Pauline and sister, Miss
Edythe jackson have returned
from Tyrone where they have
been visiting their parents,
Rob. Robinson returned We'd
nesday morning to his home in
Wichita.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Hullet of
Coldwater. Kansas, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B.
Hullet and family, returned home
the first of the week.
5. X. White and wife of Nom
mouth, ILL.,, and Mrs. M. g. Care,
Morgantown. West Va, are visit
ing A. P. Donnelley.
Frank Franklin went up to
Hayne this week on business.
Lee Larrabee, Ralph Colvin and
Ralph Summers are hunting ducks
down on the Beaver this week.
d. F. Woods is down on bis
ranch near Range, Ok. this week.
Ed. Woods, w. d. Wiley, Joe
Trindle and w. H. Feather went
to Meade on a business trip this
week.
Ralph Bangs has returned after
some time spent up in Michigan
with his mother.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

The Presbyterian Ladies aid
society will have their annual baz-
aaT Saturday, December 9Th 1913.
Besides the articles they will have
rugs, comforts and aprons for
sale, at the Star Grocery 1O.31t ad
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

The Needle Society of the
Christian church will hold their
annual bazaar of fancy articles on
Saturday, December 10. ad117
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14
ness success

REMEMBER-Funk q Wood
will pay you the high dollar for
any kind or any number of cattle.
ANY old time you want to SELF
them see O. Y. Wood at Liberal
or j. f. Funk at Hugoton. 425tf
Fur coats, Sl2 80 to S35
adyt 10 II Liberal Harness Co.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-14

Bring us your cream, butter,
eggs, poultry and hides and get
the highest market price. Get
your cream check when you deliv-
err the cream. One door west of
Carson House. Phone 354, Lib
eral Produce Co. 10.3-tf. adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-27

was finished, to surrender to the navy depart
ment large percentage of the weight allowance
originally granted him.
Take an empty tumbler, turn it bottom upward
and press it down into basin of water The
further you submerge it the smaller grows the air
space, the air becoming more and more CON-
pressed. II you could slightly increase the pres
sure or the confined air the encroaching water
would be driven outward. II the bottom of the
tumbler were pierced, the other hand the
air would escape and the water would rise and fill
the space. Substitute pipe instead of free
opening in the bottom of the glass and lead this
pipe to reservoir Of compressed air When this
compressed air is poured into the tumbler the
water will be driven out or the glass will rise and
free itself Of water In either case then the space
will be filled with air.
This is substantially what Mr. Wotherspoon
mas planned shall happen when a ships compart-
ment or compartments flooded through under
water damage of any sort Air will dispace the
water due to leakage and make the craft float
well nigh as IL she had not been injured OF
course this is upon the assumption that the
wound has occurred at the bottom and not the
top OF watertight subdivisions otherwise the
chamber will remain flooded.
But it takes good deal Of air to fill most of
the big divisions Of fighting ship, and there
must be piping to carry the air to these hundreds
OF separate chambers. How did Mr. Wother.
spoon provide for all these and yet not exceed the
Welgnt allowed him by the naval officials? He
did 1t by making of facilities actually already
provided for other services.
Foul air, gases and heat beyond fixed degree
must be guarded against in man.ofwar within
the various under water compartments. To ac
complish this end two pipes lead to each of these
chambers one to carry fresh air and the other
TO drain of the foul Also every fighting ship is
furnished with air compressors and there are a
number of tanks in which this air is stored at
very high pressure. Normally this air is for the
charging Of the torpedoes for some kind of me.
chanical work and for blowing the residual gases
and bits Of smolderng remnants of the powder
bags out of the big guns before the breeches
are opened for reloading. The very fundamentals
OF Mr.. Wotherspoons system were thus already
installed and few inexpensive connections alone
were needful to complete his requirements All
That was necessary was to tap the air supply sys-
tenn by flexible hose and join the connection to
the supply duct leading to any desired compart-
ment, at the same time closing the exhaust vent
Thus compressed air under perfect control could
be led into the flooded chamber and the water
quickly expelled.
That is not ALL the system makes it possible
to enter the injured subdivision through neigh
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-27

another field of usefulness. Compressed air Is
very searching, much more so than water and II
has the added advantage Of sounding an alarm
Wherever it manages to work its way through
even in a small measure Dry air, unlike water
is not destructive, and a compartment full OF
stores electrical apparatus Of any other things
sensitive to water could be flooded with com
pressed air for test without doing the least harm
to the contents
The value of this has already been proved in
a number OF instances recently and upon one
occasion the draining Of a leaking compartment
and the charging with air of the surrounding
compartments filled with stores resulted in the
saving of probably $4,000 or $4,000 worth Of
property. In a few moments after the automatic
alarm gave warning of the flooding the compress.
ed air was in service and the water driven over.
board again.
Perhaps the most striking example of the effec.
tiVeness OF this system for keeping injured
ship afoat and making it possible for her to pro
ceed to port was that Of the u S. s. collier Nero
The vessel struck Brentons Reef Rhode Island,
in July Of 1909. Ordinary salvage operations
failed to dislodge her from the rocks and It was
not until certain of her decks were sealed her
metically and number of the intervening spaces
turned into closed compartments and compressed
air pumped into her that she was released and
hoated She reached the Brooklyn navy yard.