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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

tern slides are being prepared. hun
drcds Of them. and on a score OF sub
jcCts. They are to be sent out to rural
school districts where views will be
thrown On the screen while local peo-
pie give lectures specially prepared
By the University explaining the pic
lures.
From twelve to twenty.four commu.
mites are placed on one Circuit" for
which schedule Is made out The
lantern slices are sent TO the school
house Grst on the schedule, where n
local person runs the machine and
another gives the explanation to the
pictures. >'
Each one of these entertainments Is
made up OF about ~ slides with the
lecture that accompanies them. The
range is from views taken in Okla.
homa as well as elsewhere on better
roads, more pleasant home surround
ings, Improvement OF rural school
grounds. etc, TO views OF travel.
"AroHnd the World in Eighty Min
utcs.' Japan" the Panama Canal"
"Our own National Capital city,"
Scenic Wonders OF the West" etc.
Then an introduction is given to sci.
encc In its simpler forms through n
picture and lecture study of polleniza-
tion of flowers. designed to assist the
farmer to better fruit growing and
interest the rural youth in the won
ders OF botany and zoology. Other
subjects are treated that tend to open
up TO the people the wonders of their
own surroundings.
Each community viii receive a set
of six lectures, one month.
The cost Of the service was first an
nounced at s12,00 a community for the
slides and lectures. Later, DIR. ]. w.
Scroggs, in charge of the movement
in Oklahoma, found that he could be
Of service to state advertisers 10 the
extent that they would pay half tho
cost. In return, three minutes OF each
entertainment is given over to the
showing of advertisement slides. The
local community may take an equal
time for the showing of local adver.
tisers' slides to further reduce this
cost VI $500
Then this is only beginning OF the
movement DIR. Scroggs OF the state
university, for a score OF years an ed.
ucator in Oklahoma. Is carrying on
for the betterment of the people OF
the rural communities. The univer-
.Ns l.. 4.
quire, that each community receivin ,
the service organize Community
cub that will maintain at least three
activities, debating club. the mater.
ial for which the university will fur
nish free; an agricultural club salts.
factory to the state Agricultural and
Mechanical College.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
PRODUCTION TAX
IS SUSTAINED
SUPREME COURT HANDc DOWN
UNANIMOUS OPINION; EN-.
AcTMENT UPHELD
SAVES SPECIAL SESSION CALL
Some Questions Unanswered; $780,.
600 Has Been Paid Under Pro.
test by OIL Podueers Of
the State.

Oklahoma city validity Of the Ok
lahoma gross production tax law en-
acted by the nnh legislature and
which provides for the layying ani col.
lection OF a tax OF ? per cent upon
the gross production of oil aud gas
in Oklahoma is upheld In a unanimous
opinion given by the supreme court
The law I'm question Is generally
regarded as one OF the most important
revenue. producing measures passed. by
the last Legislature and its constitu-
tionllity has been vigorously contested
by the oil producing interests of the
state almost since It's enactment. Al
ready taxes amounting to approximate
~ 100000 have been paid under pro
test by producers who have been fight
ing the law.
The opinion Of the court. which was
written by Justice J. f.. Sharp simply
upholds the cOnstitutiOnality Of the
law and does not dispose Of a number
OF important questions raised by those
who opposed IT, The act itself confers
exclusive and original jurisdiction upon
the supreme court In all questions per
tanning to the law and in view of this
the court held that no question was
properly before II except those directly
touching on the question of whether
the Legislature acted within the scope
OF its authority in the passage OF such
law.
h. VutaaI la
nection with the attack on the law and
which are not disposed OF by the court
by reason of the original jurisdiction
feature. Is that OF who pays the tax
on the royaltys production. the lessee
or the lessor. This was considered by
oil producers as one OF the most i'm
portant questions presented to the
court.
The law provides that the tax OF
per cent on the gross production shall
be in lieu Of all other taxes upon ma
chinery and equipment used in the
production of oil. and It was contend
ed by producers that this provision had
the effect Of eXempting property '~,"
| taxation contrary to provisions of tn,
constitution. The court CONSTITUTES thi,
provision OF the ,tw. not as an eNemp
tion. but as n substitution Of one form
Of taxation for another. II also hold.
that Il Is not a property tax. but is 9
business or occupation tax such as tn,
legislature has the right TO provide fol
uuder section ~ Of article 10 OF Tn,
| constitution.
The decision OF the court Is giver
| I'm the case OF the Wolverine oil Com
pany. which instituted original pro
ceedings before the supreme court BE
fore the proceedings we're institute,
In the higher court statements wer,
filed by producers with the state boart
OF equalization, setting forth their oh
| iections To the law. when the pro
| ducers were protesting before tn,
equalization board Governor William,
| declared that II the law was declared
| invalid he would convene the legisla
ture in extra session to pass one t,
| take It's place
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
TO DOUBLE STRENGTH OF NAVY
Daniels Plans Would Call for Immense
Appropriation.

Washington Fifteen 10 twenty
fighting ships OF the dreadnought and
battle cruiser type. with proper.
Tomato number Of sea-going subma-
rincs. coast submarines. scout cruisers.
dcstroycrs and auXiliaries enough to
make new American fleets con.
tcmplatod by Secretary Daniels for
recommendation as tlye-v,ar build
ing program for the United States
navy.
President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels have discussed informally the
needs Of the navy and are agreed that
m ORDER 10 he adequately prepared for
defense the present strength of the
fleet must be almost doubled in 'he
next five years. with the addition Of
many OF the latest types OF fast and
powerful fighting craft
Details as To numbers have not vet
been worked out, but the idea of fixing
a ratio for continuing program over
period Of five years is the basic prin.
ciple upon which the general board Of
the navy and Secretary Daniels now
are planning their recommendations.
The nyeyear naval program when
completed would add In addition to
dreadnoughts and battle cruisers.
nearly hundred submarines. about
seventy destroyers and several scout
cruisers and proportionate number
OF fuel and hospital ships.
An important part Of the program.
too, will be proposal for large in.
crease in personnel. Appropriation for
at least 5000 additional men will be
asked for the first year to make up
present deficiencies and an adequate
numbeC win be sought to man the new
ships built in the five-year period.
The total cost of the proposed pro
gram for the first year. according to
present deficiencies. and an adequate
s24s. 100000 or about 100000, 900 In,
crease over last year.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
SHIP NEGOTIATIONS ARE RESUMED
America to Ask Settlement Of Germany
in Lusitanla Case.

WashlnEton.-N Negotiations with Ger
many looking to a settlement OF tho
cases Of the Lusitania, Cushing. Gulf
light and Nebraskan win he resumed
this week by Secretary Lansing and
Count Won Bernstorr. the German am
bassador. These cases have been held
in abeyance until the torpedoing Of the
Arabic was disayowod by Germany and
reparution promised
In the case Of both the American
ships Nebraskan and the Gulnight. Ger
many already mas expressed regrets
and promised 10 pay damages. The
case Of the Lusitania presents tho
greatest difficulty At the time the
vessel was sunk the German com.
mander was understood to DE aCting in
accordance with instructions generally
given to sink belligorent ships without
warning. Germany expressly dis
claimed liability for the loss of neutral
lives in sucn occurrences.
state department officials are basinr
their case on its legal aspects, taking
the view that the German naval code
issued az the beginning or the war con
formed TO international law in requlr
ing passengers and crew to be removed
to a place of safety. Officials contend
as the war zone decree was confessedly
retaliatory measure It could not
diminish the legal rights of neutrals
and Germany, therefore is liable TO nav
indemnity for the loss of more than one
hundred American lives on the Lusj
tania
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

Let's see. You live in the com
muter zone, don't you? Much build
ing out your way"
We'll. ! should say there is. We've
just con pleted two new tennis courts.
a nine.hole golf course and"
Il mean real building"
Il was coming to that. We've put
up two new garages and extended the
piazza on the country clubhouse"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
Trouble Ahead.

u met Newrich today. lie says
he's sending his daughter to finish
Ing school"
81 can see his finish when she gets
back"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

do you know where | can buy any
counterfeit money!" inquired the man
with a suitcase.
Are you looking for trouble?"
NO. But I'm against the tipping
evil and at the same time | want to
go through the formalities and avoid
being made uncomfortable by the
walters"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

Il have Just received word" said
the clerk to che telephone company
that = man has been caught holding
81. 900 embezzled from us. What reply
shall | send?"
Tell him to hang up the receiver
said the president.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

Pinkham' = V egeta-
bile Compound they
would enjoy better
health. | suffered
from n female trou.
BILE, and the doctors
decided 1 had a
humorous growt tn
and would have 70
be operated upon,
but | refused as | do
not believe in opera
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
A Record.

~ hear Mr and Mrs. Naggcr have
agreed 20 separate"
Glad 10 hear II. That's the first
thing they've ever agreed ON since
they got married"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
DON'T SNIFFlEi

You can rid yourself of that cold in
the head by taking Laxative Qulnidins
Tablets. Price Doc. Also used In
cases OF La Grippe and for severe
headaches. Remember that.-Adv.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

Switzerland normally sells $1,000.
900 worth of cheese to the United
States yearly.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue Delighti
the laundrcss. At all good grocers. Adv
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
Go slow-but youn arrive late.
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
"Femenina" Price SOC and 81 90 ADV.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-10-23
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Louisville, KY think il more suf.
foring women would take Lydia +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
'CARRANZA CLAIMS
CONTINUED VICTORY
Reports Successes Great
and Small All Along the
Line in Mexico.
From The Tribune Burcau.l

Washington, April 8.-Claims of
victories, great and small, all along the
line, were made in a series of dis
patches received to-day at the Washing
ton agency of the Constitutionalist gov
eminent from various quarters of Mexi-
co. The first and most important came
from First Chief Carranza himself and
said:
Since yesterday morning a battle
was started near Celaya, State of Guam
ajuato between forces commanded
by General Obregon and those personal
ly led by Villa, and ! am just in receipt
of a communication from General Obre-
gon advising me that he has defeated
the enemy, inhicting upon him a loss
of more than two thousand dead and
wounded and large number of prls-
oners. arms and ammunition. Obregon
is in pursuit"
Another statement from the Consti-
tutionalists SAYS that they have received
advices from General Gales that he
has attacked and routed the army Of
General Jose Maria Acosta in Northern
Sonora. The Nillistas lost about five
hundred dead and wounded, and Gales
captured 115 rifles, 10000 cartridges, a
quantity of provisions and number of
carts. The Constitutionalists losses
are given as between twenty and thirty
dead and wounded.
The State Department has received
no confirmation of this claim, and is
disposed to look upon it as somewhat
of a premature report.
Another OF the dispatches received
by the Consttutionalist agency re-
lated that General Felipe Angeles,
Villas most trusted commander, had
marched out of Monterey en- route for
Saltillo. This was from FL Paso, but
third dispatch, dated Laredo, stated
that the Villista force under General
Bracamontes, marching to tho attack Of
Nuevo Laredo, had been met at Lam
pasas and defeated with loss of sixty
killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
CHURCHILL WARNS
Mitchell OF PERIL
Says Mayor Will Find Himself
on Streets if Education
Board Is Reduced.

President Churchill of the Board Of
Education. speaking last night at a
dinner given by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company at the Hotel As
tor for Everett V. Thomas, one Of its
superintendents, predicted that the
biggest mistake Mayor Mitchell could
make would be to put through the bill
cutting the board from forty-siX to
nine members.
81 am n friend of Mayor Mitchell"
President Churchill said, but | want
to beat him on this bill. If this bill
passes the Legislature the Mayor will
find himself on the streets of New
York.
81 asked the State Commissioner OF
Education why he wanted the board
reduced He would not talk. | asked
others and they all sde-stepped. /
asked the Mayor if the present board
was deficient. He answered that IL
was too large to control That's the
secret of all this some one wants 10
control the Board of Education.
"The men we do not want on the
board are of the Plymouth Rock.
highbrow type-the kind who come 70
this city, buy homes on Fifth Avenue
and work in Wall Street The
butcher and the baker and those who
send children TO school-those are the
men we want"
About two hundred were present,
and among the speakers were Haley
Fiske, Frank o. Ayres, Frederick
Ecker. the Rev. J. T. H. Barry and
Senator Boylan. Mr. Thomas was
given a diamond and pearl stickpin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
CALLS POLICE FREE
OF POLITICAL RULE
Woods Tells of Reforms During
Administration at Mems
Club Dinner.

Arthur Woods. Police Commissioner,
celebrated the anniversary of his ap-
pointment as head of the department
by giving a review of the work of the
force in the last year at the dinner
of the Mems Club of st. Georges Epis-
oopal Church, last night.
AT the end Of twelve months" said
Mr.. Woods, 81 believe the police feel
that neither political nor any other
influence enters into their perform
ance of their duties. 1t would have
been impossible for me to carry out
the reforms which have attempted II
had not had the cordial and enthusl-
astic support of the Mayor"
The Commissioner explained that 1t
was his ambition TO have the executive
and administrative branches of the de-
rartment as entirely separated from
each other as they are in the War De-
partment.
George W. Wickersham laid stress in
his speech upon three important prob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
PRISONERS BEATEN
IN COURT BATTLE
Women Faint as Detective Is
Attacked and Others Are
Trampled Upon in Rush.

As he was being led to a cell after
heing held on charges of violating the
Sullivan law and felonious assault in
having a weapon in his possession,
Nicholas Sporsnzo suddenly attacked
Detective James Daltcn in the West
Side Court yesterday, shouting:
you're liar. He framed me up"
In a second another prisoner was in
the fight. Court officers went to Dali
IONS assistance, and Magistrate Nolan,
standing up, ordered the officers to use
force to subdue the prisoners. They
obeyed.
Two women were carried from the
courtroom after they had tainted, and
several others, in the rush TO get out
of the room, were trampled. 1t was
fifteen minutes before the case could
90 on.
was in court, said that while her son
was a loafer and had been arrested
many times, she knew that when he
said he was framed" by Dalton ne was
telling the truth. And as she left the
court she exclaimed:
"If they send my boy to prison | will
avenge him.
old. during q gang fight at Columbus
Avenue and Ninety-eighth Street, April
/. Detective Dalton had testified that
he saw Sporanzo catch revolver that
had been tossed into the air immediate
" after the shooting, and had arrested
him after a chase through Central
Park. q,
Arrested with Sporsnzo was Edward
Laury, who refused to give his ad--
dress. The next day, Albert Furst. Of
I0l West Ninety-ffth Street, surrend-
cred himself to the police, saying that
he had fred the shot that hit the girl
in an attempt to kill Laury to satisfy
an old grudge. 80. ,
Yesterday Furst and Laury testified
that Sporanzo was not in the neighbor-
hood of the shooting and several wit
nesses furnished an alibi for Sporanzo.
The magistrate asked Dalton if he was
sure of his man, and Dalton replied he
was positive. The charge OF felonious
assault was then entertained. and a
charge of carrying concealed weapons
was added.
Furst was held in $4,000 bail, and
Laury was discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
HICCOUGHS FIVE
MONTHS; LIVES
Attacked in November, Only
Remarkable Nerve Keeps
Sailor from Death.

When Cortland Brooks finished din
ner at his home in Patchogue, L. l.,
last Thanksgiving Day, he was attacked
by fit of hiccoughs. New Years Day
he was admitted to the Brooklyn City
Hospital, still suffering from the at
tack. and has been q patient there ever
since. having hiccoughed continuously
for almost FIVE months!
Brooks is more than six feet in
height. with constitution hardened
by many years spent as a sailor on the
high seas. His powers Of resistance,
combined with remarkable nerve.
physicians say. are all that kept
him from dying weeks ago. No one
suffering from an extreme case Of this
sort has been known to survive more
shan q month
Since Thanksgiving Brooks has lost
more than sixty pounds. All known
methods Of relief have been tried with
out effect the latest treatment being
10 place the patient upon form much
like that used in cases of spinal
trouble. while a high caloric method
Of feeding has been adopted such as is
lScQ III cases Ol " puOlu 4N'ti anu
other wasting diseases.
During especially bad paroXysms the
patient hiccoughs from twenty-five TO
thirty times minute and since his ad-
mission to the hospital he has not been
free from such an attack for more
than twelve hours. At other times the
hiccoughs come at the rate of ten or
twelve q minute, and these are peri
ODDS of cOmDaratiVe rest for him There
is no diminution Of the attack while
he is asleep.
In spite Of the steady drain on his
vitality, Brooks temperature has re-
NAMED normal. and his continued
cheerfulness has astonishcd those in
charge OF the case.
Physicians have adopted the theory
that a tubercular affection of the spine
is the cause of the continued hic-
coughs and have placed the patient in
a frame on that account
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
SIMPLE SPELLING
MOVE TO PAUSE

The Simplifed Spelling Board held
its annual meeting at the Waldorf on
Tuesday and Wednesday without tell
ing any one about it. Yesterday the
office manager, Henry Gallup Paine,
issued a summary of results. and an
nounced that the last year had been
the most successful in the history of
the board.
1t was decided TO make no further
recommendations of changes in spell
ing until those already put forth are
more generally used. The twelve
words approved by the National Edu-
cation Association have been adopted
by more than twenty newspapers,
among which are "The Post" of Kan
sas City: "The Post" Times" and
Rocky Mountain News" of Denver,
of Des Moines.
decalog, prolog. demagog, pedagog, tho,
altho, thoro, thorofare, thru and thru
out.
Eighty-six universities, colleges and
normal schools have approved the
principle of simplied spelling. This
is an increase of sixty-tive since April,
1914.
At the meeting Eases and Problems
of Field Work" were discussed by the
various agents and the Office manager.
Professor Charles Ii. Grandgent, of
Harvard, was elected president; Henry
Holt, secretary, and Gano Dunn. treas
urer. The other members OF the ex-
ecutive committee are Professor James
w. Bright, of Johns Hopkins; DR.. Mel
vii Dewey, Professor Brander Mat
thews, of Columbia; Fred j. Miller.
Professor Calvin Thomas, of Columbia.
and DR.. William Hayes Ward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-09
Yuan Shi-kai Acts
Alone for China

Peking. April S-Yuan Shi-kai, Pres
ident OF the republic, has carried the en-
tire responsibility for China of the nego-
tiations with Japan, and virtually alone
has obtained the best terms he could.
He often has sought foreign advice.
Only this week the President received
two foreigners, and was advised by
them TO radical courses, each diamCtri-
cally opposed to the other. He followed
neither, but continued on a course de-
signed 10 afford China protection by
continued negotiation and concession.
Consequently China ia to-day discuss
ing with Japan certain o. the Toxic
demands which she at one time re-
fused even 10 consider
Progress of these negotiations is be-
ing watched with the closest attention
by all foreign diplomats in Picking In
terest centres in what concessions
China will make on the clauses in
Group 3 of the japanese demands.
These provide for employment by China
of Japanese advisers; for Japanese
right of ownership TO land in the in
terror of China; for employment of
japanese police in China; that China
purchase munitions of war from Japan
and grant Japan railroad concessions
in the eastern part of Central China;
that China permit Japan to work mines
and build railroads in Fukien Province,
and that japanese subjects be allowed
to propagate Buddhism in China.
Some diplomatists in Picking believe
that Japan. having obtained China's &C
ceptance of vital points in the first four
groups of demands, is prolonging dis
cussion of other demands primarily to
obtain concessions on the clauses of
Group 5.
When China asked Japan to remove
her military forces from the republic
the communication was couched in the
feeblest and most conciliatory Ian
guage.