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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
A STUDENT
CLASS OF AIRMEN

WASHINGTON. April 2-=-Secretary
Daniels is about to select n new class
Of 10 naval and marine corps officers
ard 20 enlisted mer to be organize
In June for instruction I'm naval aero
rautics at the naval station at Pensa-
cola. Fla. The officers will spend the
first six weeks AT the plant of some
aeroplanc manufactl rer. after which
Instruction IN flying will begin az the
Pensacola station.
When the officers and men begin
work requiring actual dying they will
'cceive 35 AND 80 per cent respectiyely
Increase Of pay.
There are already four aeroplanes
~ Pensacola: two. have been ordered
ard three more wili be bought soon
Eight student ayiators Of the class Of
officers formed last year are now at
the station and one of Them, Ensign
g. X. BrOnsO1, already has qualified
for his air pilot certificate.
MIR. Daniels already has before him
a largo number OF applications from
both officers and enlisted men desir-
Gus OF being included in the new class
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
From the Baltic Sea to Ru-
manian Border the Rus
slams Progress.
GERMANS IN NORTH
POLAND RECEDING
British Steamer, Norwegian
Bark and Three English
TraWlerS Sunk.
THE officers and crew of German

~ THE officers ard crew of German
i submarines held prisoners in
Great britain are accorded treatment
IN any respect worse than that of
other prisoners of war. for each pTls-
oror so treated a British army Off
cer held prisoner IN Germany "Wil!
.coiyc Corrcspondingly harshcr treat.
mcnt."
This Is Germanys threat of reprisai
against Great Britain's reported inten-
ton 10 hold until after the war FOR
possible trial for murder. the cap
'ured officers ana crews of German
submarines caught sinking British or
neutral vessels of commerce.
The German threat. conveyed 10 the
British foreign office by the American
ambassador, brought the reply from
the British foreign secretary thaI
the prisoners of two German sub
marines are being held in camps sep
aratc from ordinary war prisoners as
they had been engaged IN slnkihg
British and neutral merchant shlps
and .wantonly killing non-combatants.'
The secretary adedd mat these men
could not be regarded rs honorable
opponents but as persons who nave
committed acts which are oftenseS
agains, the law of nations and con-
trsry 60 common humanity.
Quiet in West.
Battles of considerable proportions
are proceeding in northern Poland
ana in the Carpathians, but on the
western front little is going on except
artillery duels and infantry attacks
similar TO those which have been pro-
ceeding at various points for some
time past.
strong Russian forces are attacking
the Austrians in the Carpathians ana
according TO Petrograd the MuscoVltes'
Jaenitr almost msurmountable bar
r,ers continue their progress, taking
enemy positions and capturing consid-
tContinued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
FORMER RAILROAD
HEAD ANSWERS SUIT
Development Company of America
Seeks to Recover S15.OOO,OOO
Damages.

NEW YORK. April 2.-Eobert S.
LoVett formerly president Of the
Southern Pacific company was today
directed by supreme court order 10
appear for examination on Wednes-
day next In connection with a suit
brought by the Development Company
Of America, a mining and smelling
concern. TO recover $4,000. 900 dam
ages from the Southern Pacific The
Development Company OF America al
loges that I'm 1910 when Mr.. L0vett
was president Of the Southern Pacific
company IL entered into an agreement
for the transfer Of securities to the
Southern Pacific. which was TO make
an initial payment therefor Of $780,
600 To enable the Development com
pany to meet certain pressing obliga-
tions. This payment, the plaintiff al
lcges. was not made with the result
that the company lost $4,000, 600
through the foreclosure OF many OF
Us holdings These included mining
and smelling properties In Arizona
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
Manufacturers of America
May Refuse Goods to
Great Britain.
CRIPPLES COMMERCE
Unless Conditions Are Rem
edied 100000 VIII BE
Out Of Employment.

DHlLADELPII!A. April 2.--Aincri-
Il can manufacturers We're urged TO
take immediate concerted action 10
obtain modification OF Great Brit
aims rules governing oversea COM
merce to neutral countries. by Her
man \. Metz. member of congress
from New York and a widely known
manufacturer. in an address at Il con-
ference of dye men here today. Un-
less the British government changes
It's policy. Mr.. Metz declared, hum
dreds of factories throughout the
United States will have to suspend op-
erations and about thirty thousand
men will be thrown out OF employ
mont.
The state department is doing all 1t
can to cope with the situation" said
Continued ON PAGE Eight)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
TAXING TULSA'S PICTURE.

Ar;.ph"tographs Of Tuisa's most
prominent citizens arc now being
taken. In an especially designed
studio located I'm the assembly
room ~ the Commercial club.
u ~ IN this studio that Fern
and De Gueldre. the Belgian arr
tist. viii photograph all the Tul-
sans whose pictures are TO appear
IN achievements OF Tulsa" the
real booster edition to be issued
by The World the latter part OF
this month. There will not be
line of advertising i'm the entire
editiOn-nOthlhg but news stories.
pictures and facts concerning Tul-
'si's past present and future.
Mr.. De Gueldre works all day
long taking the pictures There is
a sitting every half hour and
steady stream of subjects. Yes
terday and the day before all the
city's prominent bankers sat for
their portraits Mr. DE Gueldre's
photographs will be- works Of art
ln IN" stTictest sense. with paint
ei-'l backgrounds and other
touches such as only a true. por-
trait painter can give The World
wanted only the best photogra phs
Obtaln1ble for Achievements Of
Tulsa" so as TO make the picture
feature OF the edition strictly in
keeping with the whole artistic
scheme.
There has been a liberal re-
spOnse 10 The Worlds request FOR
anecdotes and stories OF early day
events. Many splendid articles
have been sent in ard will appear
I'm the special edition. Others are
wanted. Try your hand at IL while
II Il on yocr mind
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
Official British Observer
Tells Of Success by
France.
GERMANS WEAKENING G.
Twice Joffre' Men Could
Have Broken Through
German Lines.

Y ONDON. April - t9:i0 p. ny
IL The official British observer
with the french army in his latest re-
port. which was issued tonight, conf
pares the results achieved by the
French offensive in Champagne with
the objects with which the operations
were undertaken. The objects. he
says. were to keep a constant pressure
on the German first line defenses In
order to affect the use by the Ger
mans of the railway from Bazancourt
to Challerange and to wear down their
reserves of men and ammunition.
"As regards the first object" says
the report. "the pressure continued
for 81 days with the result that the
enemy had lost the fortified area
which he had been holding and con-
tinuaily strengthening for five months.
Ills use of the Challerange and BaZan-
CONTINUED On Page Eighty
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
CLERK Is INDICTED
FOR THEFT OF $25,OO

KANSAS CITY. April 2.-Charles
Oldfield. "a railway mail clerk. was in
dicted by a federal grand jury In Kan
sas city. Kan. late today charged
with the theft of $4,000 from an
Atchison. Topeka g. santa Fe mail
train between Kansas City and La
Junta. colo. in April, 1912.
Becauso of doubt among federal
as to whether the crime
was committed In Kansas or In Colo
rado. grand Juries in both states had
been entrusted with the investigation
and as a result Oldfield also was in
dicted on the same charge In Denver
today. The same witness who testi-
fled before the Denver jury appeared
here. The stolen package was con-
signed by registered mail from the
Commercial National
bank OF Chicago to the First National
bank of Pasadena. Calf.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
SENTIMENT STRONG
FOR RIVER BRIDGE
All Vlong the Line of Travel Icster-
day Tulsa Boosters Were I'm
Couragcd in Work.

The bridge booster trip To Skiatook'
Turicy. Collinsyille, Owasso ana DaW-
son Yesterday was a success IN every
particular, and not a single voter VINO
was seen was opposed to the DOhuS'
I'm fact. the sentiment. where the
matter had been discussed ana UNDER
stood, was decidedly In favor OF the
bonds for the bridges. one OF the
big farmers i'm the vicinity OF ska
took expressed himself as in favor
of The bonds, not only because of the
need for the bridges at Tulsa and
Sand Springs, but because the people
of Tulsa had always helped that part
of the country to get bridges and inn
nroyed roads, which as he put II, were
The two most important and beneficial
publlc benefits that the farming ele.
mont derived from the taxes they
paid. .
and cattlemau Of the north part or
the county, Is an enthusiastic sup.
portcr Of the bonds and assured the
delegation from Tulsa yesterday
when they called az his ranch that ne
would do all in his power to get
biz vote for the bonds.
Earring one or two mudholes, the
roads i'm the north part Of the county
are I'm fine shape, and the trip was
made interesting ty the experiences
i'm getting autos stuck in couple OF
them that could have been negotiated.
mad there not been too much advice
to the drivers from other occupants
of cars. all Of whom had different
notions of the road to take or the way
~ get around the bad places encoun-
tered. A number of road crews are
al work. and in a few days will have
the principal thoroughfares in tip
top condition.
Fourteen bridge boosters were in
the marty Yesterday and 1t is planned
TO have several more go on the trip
10 Broken Arrow this afternoon, leav-
ing here about o'clock. The roads
10 Broken Arrow are reported to be
In good condition. All who can go
should report to G. X. Mccullough.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
OF American Killed AT Hamilton.
Bermuda.

WASHiNGTON. April Sir Cecil
Spring Rice. the British ambassador.
has called upon the colonial secretary
at Hamilton, Bermuda, for q full re.
port Of the shooting Of George B.
Montgomery of Buffalo. y. :. by u
sentry az Hamilton.
The sta1e department had under
consideration today . mailed report
from william Allen. tho American
vice. consul. setting forth that the
boat M which Mr. Montgomery was
sailing was ffty yards outside of the
prohibited limit when fired upon br
sentry A nou-commisfioned officer
and the sentry both have been or
dcrcd 90 appear bofoIe court
martial the result ~ which has not
yet been learucr.
The consular report says shot was
fired without warning Tho bullet
shattered the right foot Of Mr. Mont
gomery. The foot had 10. be ampu-
tated and Montgomery Is reported
TO be in a seriphs condition. Regret
for the incident already has been eK-
pressed by the British ambassador
but until a full report is received, il
was stated today. the extent Of the
reparation which will be made cannot
be determined by the British gov
ernmenL
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
HUNGARIAN EMPEROR Is WELL.
Aged Ruler Takes Lively Interest in
AIlair- of StAir.

VENICE, via London. April ..
C9:OO y. m.)--Count Stephen Tisza.
the Hungarian premier. in speaking
today of his recent trip 10 Vienna. dur
Ing which he had an audience with
Emperor Francis Joseph. said that the
emperor appeared to be surprisingly
well and had gone through the winter
without the slightest cough or cold.
The aged ruler showed the liyeliost
interest I'm all the affairs of state. said
the premier
The hungarian government Is
reQuisitioning all grain and flour In
the country. Count Tisza today denied
that Hungary intended to withhold
foodstuffs from Austria and declared
that all surplus would he sent TO her.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
Prinz Eitcl Friedrich Is
Ready for Daring Dash
To Sea.
STORES ALL FILLED
Every Officer and Sailor
On Board and Ready
To Go.

NEWrnl;T NEWS. AprIi e..
IN Whether the German merchant
raider prinl Ei,el Friedrich viii put
to sea aud brave ia" danger Of AZ.
tack from Il fleet ~ allied warships
off the Virgni, capc- or submit tn In.
tcrnmcnt by the United states tonight
remained mystery.
II her orders are To- hrcak tor the
open sea. the Eitel Friedrich i, wei!
prepared. Her buukors are filled with
coal, her sturehoUs" has been re-
plenishcd. her machinery has been re-
paired and keyed up To- the maximum
strength, her officers and crew are re-.
signed 10 any fate and waiting lor the
word.
when the Eitel today finished taxi
ing on supplies that originally were
to have been delivered Sunday. two
Continued ON Page EightD
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
p,',o.rr2 ~ ShOn: "ShOuId Jack Haze
NM *#* *ne *#* NM
His Hair Cute" Ballot Taken
But the Judges DO Nor Agree

MORE than Jack himself ever
IVl dreamed, 1T has been discussed
pro and con whether the long haired
news yondcr would he prevailed upon
to have his tresses shingled A few
citizens, friends of Jack in reality
have been very anxious that ne be a
little ucater about his personal APP
pearaucc. other people have de-
Tended him heartily In his eccen-
tricity, maintaining that it Is his in
alienable right to dress as he likes
just SO long as he does not modest the
privileges of others. There ar" M
least two sides 20 Hhc question.
The local agent for the Saturday
Evening Post. feeling that under the
circumstances. the story i'm yesterday
mornings World was a reflection on
his kindness personally and directly
said Yesterday that ne had no motive
in Withdrawing Jacks agency except
TO comply with the request of people
who felt that drastic measures ought
20 be brought to bear on jach 10
clean az" as they expressed ~. In
order to ascertain what thc sentiment
of some Uf the citizens of Tulsa Was
ON the subject. several of them Vcru
asked 20 express themselves. Men OF
several professions were interviewed
and found to vary widely in regard TO
what they thought should be done.
What "ThcN say"
"Thorc ought 10 be som" way 10
make him clean up. Ills condition is
a menace to society and 10 th" health
of the community. II il entirely OF
his own 'olition. We have even in
sisted that he allow us 10 bear the
necessary expense Of haircut and
new clothes but he persistcutN re
fuses. was The statement of \. NJ.
Welch. Tuls, county humane agent.
To learn the legal phase of the site
uation, attorneys of high rank We're
NJ. \. Breckenridge OF the Tulsa
county superior court is especially sig
nificant His constitutional right as
an American citizen TO wear long
hair and be negligent about his per
son cannot he denied"
"When Jack had his news stand
outside your store, did he annoy you
IffSordeu 10 - d. l@Tie.imeh -of the
Friedman JcWelry company Mr..
Friendman's answer was prompt ana
cNtcmporancous.
Il always encouraged him 10 have
his papers outside here. He found the
window a convenient place TO stack
his stock Of goods. and / always lec
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
TWO DyNAMITERS
TELL GOOD STORY
oss-EXamination Fails to
Shake the Theory Of
Foreigners.

N1EW YORK. April ''toss-ex-
~ animation OF carmine 'a,bone
at trial with f.. Abarno charged with
attempting 70 explode bombs ih 81.
Patrick's cathedral failed today 20
shake the story that his particip2 2tiOn
in the alleged plot had been instigated
by Police Detective AmadeO Polignani
for the purpose Of framing him up"
The witness accused the police Of
beating him in order TO pake him
confess
Abarno also took the stand i'm his
own defense and told a similar story.
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03

JENNINGS. Okla, April Pas
senger train scrvice 'cver.the new road
now being built by the Cushing Trac-
tfoh company east from Gushing will
ne inaugurdted Monday when the
first train will be run ~ the new oil
field town. 10 miles east ot Gushing.
within tho near future. too. the Katy
will put on q daily oil passenger train
from Oklahoma city 10 the new town,
whict hns not yet been named. but
Tor which'a site Of 4C0 acres has been
secured Just south cf the Cimarron
river Several names for the now
towr are under consideration at the
present time.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
J. Y. Dickerson Last of
Prosecution to Finish
Argument.
CITES LORD BACON
CASE AS PRECEDENT
Defense Stressed Points
Showing Efficiency of
Watson.
Special to The World

Special to The World
NKLAHOMA CITY April 2,-J. 4.
~ Di.kerson was the last of the
prosecution to finish argument in the
impeachment case against A. +. wat
son, corporation commissioners. this
afternoon. Immediately the court
went into executive session for the dis
cusslon of the case The executive
session, however, only lasted a short
! time and this may be an indication
that the members of the court reached
a decision without lengthy argument.
The court adjourned 10 meet at 10
o'clock saturday morning. when they
viii vote I'm open session on the ver-
dicS.
Judge Dickerson laid considerable
stress on the case Of Lord Bacon, one of
! England's highest minds, impeached
! In l62l, and the acts with which he
was charged compared in a great
measure similarly TO those of Commits
siouer Watson. Bacon, however, was
sentenced to prison. Here the sever
est punishment is to take the office
away from the accused
! Ihe defense dWelt on the claim that
| commissioners Watson was peculiarly
, iltted FOR the position Of corpora ton
commissioner. Lord Bacon was
member Of the legal profession than
whom there was none better. lie had
the reputation of never having case
reversed, yet when il came to lndis-
Greet acts while in office there was no
CondOnement.
False rs He'll"
ITS as false as hell. It's as false
NRnnInHntlt
j, y. Dickerson, one of the members
OF the prosecution in impeachment of
(COntinued ON Pnpn Tmn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03

AN 4Vniur Inv.p Wh.u If rliutl TO
keen him and his nap,rs d.v We ale
wlys rot aIouu well topethur when
me- had his officr odtoininr"
mai. ,,,,... ~ n.,,,.,.,,.,.,
''' ''N'' ~" INV
IN view OF certain scriptures re-
&1iuing long hair, IN the l4lh verse
OF the llth chapter OF Iaul.s lrsl let
ter to the corinthians, the moral
phase OF long masculine LOCKS was
sought OF ReN G. w. Kerr. I'm my
opinion, PauIS admonluon To the peo-
pie OF 'orlnih was for them alone.
ana docs not apply to the world IN
general would not judge that the
ltnElh "l one half mas any ieuElouS
" 'o'" A'E ',t,f,"V' lai3 nrr Tur,'' Gibbons
uonaner Of tbo municinnI convention
han. chat as matter of protection
Of tbn. u,,hIic hnaItb he ourbt to ne
forced to sterilize his hair at least
once every wear whether he cuts #
or NOT "
"O,ber pcople have mentioned this
matter To me" said Dr l. r. Webb.
Tulsa city physician "and think /
nTa ife irony sro say siondnoni " l'' Of ] 6caIb a}
fccts nobody cXccpt himself lie is an
ohiec' domandinr ossistance ana on
coIrlormcnt ro,ber thon dcrision
lack ,s mo- doubt one of the best
known persons i'm the CITY. and has
friend, n. knows noting about MANY
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03

HAS MANY FIGURES
Capitalization of Roads EX-
ccedS Present and Book
Values. He Says.

chicago. April 2.-D'lbcrH r.
pcsota VailI",d apo Narchons. com
mission. ,,hNr, 40 u" interstate" com
mCrCc commission nearing ot the
western freight rat, case today, MS
opinion Goa 'eIuing " basis for the
rcasouableness oi rat.s He appeared
IN opposition - the ~ western rail
reads plea that the, h" permitted to
lhcreas" rates ON certain commodities,
(which, the railroads say, ar" uoC's-
sary e. Yield them - tax ,n'"m" Sn
their investments.
Mr.. Jurgcnscn quoted IN" apprnisa's
Of the roads involved IN Minnesota.
Wisconsin, Nebraska South Dakota
and part of Michigan. ana said tn"
capitalization exceeded tn" present
and book value of tn" properties. He
couJeudcd that Therefore the roason-
ableucss If rates should not bC COM
putcd upon = basis If the outstandiug
gtocks and bonds.
Tho outstanding capital stock and
,nied debt of the roads involved in
thcs" states averages s56.l mile
of main roadway. ana average "A mile
of all tracks at sot.?32" said Mr..
Iurgcnsen. "Contras to this The
book cost, as shown by the reports of
the railroads. rs $5l,39S mile Of
main roadway or $3G,556 a mile for
all trackage. The book cost is $l39,.
$4,000 less than the outstanding cap.
ital stock and funded debt The ac-
tual deprecated book cost is $685.
33&,000 less than the outstanding
STOCKS ard fuuded titrur.F Fs''s-.''s '.'<s@eA-s
Claims Il Is Wrong.
Concerning the various methods
adopted by the railroads In charging
depreciation, Mr. Jurgensen said the
Chicago, Burlington & quincy charged
tor depreciation 10 locomotives 1.21
to I.3' per cent. whereas 1t should
charge only 3.l6 per cent, and the
Chicago. Epck Island y Pacific
charged 0.lG to O.22. whereas II should
charge 5o2 per cent.
Nv hat is the effect of making 4
wrong calculation a. t" depreciation ,"
ASKED II. \. Edrcr'on assistant attor,
noy general of Minnesota.
The Burlington" answered the
Wicnes>. would charge greater sum
10 operating expenses and thereby re-
dGce its net earnings. but the Rock
Island would charge. less To- operat.
!ng expenses and thereby increase its
net earnings. Mr. Jurgensen said
the railroads charged too much to
general expenditures. averaging . to
- per cent. whereas the general aver
age in the state. he cited. was 295
per cent.
&. &. wright. counsel for the rail-
roads. asked the witness questions in
tended to show that single track
largely had been considered. and in
states where double tracks were used
no calculations had been made IL
the South Dakota figures. the witness
said. no allowance had been made in
the valuation of tho Chicago q North.
western for a new station in Chicago.
although the station building alone.
applied to the entire railway. would
add about $1,000 q mile to the cost of
the road.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
False rs Hell"

IT'S as false as hell It's as false
as hell vehemently repeated Judge
D. Y. Dickerson, one of the members
OF the prosecution in impeachment of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03

WASUINGTON, April 2--Forecast:
Oklahoma fair Saturday and sunday,
rising temperature.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03

There are a number of
good reliable parties who
have advertisements on the
want ad page for unfurn-
shed rooms.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
THE WEATHER REPORT :

TULSA, April .. a.--rhe temperatures
MillRum so; minimum 3. north
winds and clear.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-03
INVESTIGATE DEATH

Confined ON Page EightJ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-15
BY SHEA & KEEGAN.
Real Estate Auctioneers.

SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
a TRACT OF LAND IN HENRIco
COUNTY, VA, ON NORTH SIDE Of
THREE CHOPT ROAD, ABOUT
TWELVE u2) MILES FROM RICH
MOND.