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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

Hearne. Disbrow and Bragg loom Just
as brilliantly on the horizon OF racing
| history as those OF Thomas, Duray
I Chassagne. coatalen, Resta and Bab-
| lot II remains TO be seen which OF
the two Is superior, handling the lat
est type Of modern racing car.
one American driver, however,
stands out from the rest, both by
virtue OF his driving skill as well as
his mechanical ability. That Is Ralph
De Palma. Handling European ma
chimes OF the most delicate construc-
ton, DO Palma has time and time
again demonstrated his ability to win
success. At the wheel OF his old ia
vorite, the Mercedes, that shared the
first three places in the last French
Grand PriN, the Popular Randolf looks
like the one best bet OF the American
contingent.
For the Europeans, probably Resta
and Thomas will do most Of the star
ring. The battle between this pair
and De Palma should prove one Of the
most sensational in history, with the
publc's good Will, naturally riding
top-heavly with the Italian.
All this. Of course, is largely guess
work, and IL may be that some rank
outsider Will finish with first honors.
The element OF racing luck, so care
fully considered by all racing men, the
more expert they become. will play
AZ large II part In the next five hun
dred mile race as in any other con
test Right now however, It looks
largely lige a three -COrnered fight be-
tween Thomas, Resta and De Palma.
The result Of the next indianapolis
5OO-mile race will be far reaching. In
the first place 1t will settle the ques-
tion OF individual supremacy between
the 1915 output Of cars and drivers.
More than that, however, and this is
by far OF greater importance, it will
determine the trend to be followed In
future automobile construction and
design.
In this connection 1t may be noted
that all types Of motors, save those
of the four-cylindeF overhead valve
variety are scheduled to be conspicu-
GUS Joy their absence. Races Of the
past have already demonstrated the
comparative inefficiency, size for size,
of motors other than those OF four
cylinder overhead valve design. The
fact that other types are still being
developed, notably skies, eviyghts, and
even twelvcs, is due only to the fact
that they provide u more continuous
torque due TO the greater number Of
power impulses per revolution OF the
rear axle.
Under the old system of four cylin-
der design, due to the bulk and weight,
as well as inefficient valve construc-
tion OF motors, generally, this problem
OF continuous torque could not be
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

solved. The new racing car, however,
with its light weight, high speed
motor which not uncommonly turns
over 5000 T. p. m during a contest,
points the way out OF the difficulty.
once the next 5O0-mlle race thor
oughly proves It ID possible to get as
many power impulses per revolution OF
the rear axle with. light, efficient
four-Cylinder motor as II was with a
heavy cumbersome six or eight, over
a sustained period Of service, and the
last mentioned types OF construction
will disappear from the scene.
Chassis design, too will be AFFECTED,
producing a general tightening or
parts and a simpler yet sturdier as
sembly. These changes, OF course. Will
take perhaps a couple OF seasons 10
accomplish. yet, in the end, they Will
come just the same. In this manner
does racing and especially tho IN
dianapolis 6O0-mile sweepstakes, by
virtue of the wide attention 1t com
mands, Justify its existence from the
purely utilitarian and economic point
Of view. 1t is the forcrunner of new
things, quickening progress and ad-
vanciug civilization.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

be perhaps a shade In favor OF the
| foreign car. The fact that All the
| Eur,no,p r,,ct,,o. ,ro ,.otor.n. ~,
n,a,,i d, ,,r,,nitt,,,, -, r.t,iI', n,a
Iost I,ronnh ,,rand priy a,d ~ ,batr
aLilit, In racn Is docinttoI,' l,nn ar,
1uanfit,y ,,n,,id go, g. - ,b.,, ~
sIIgbt edpe over the Ansrica.n fieId
yrIirb s'ncc A. u,as built csnccI,Ii,, tn
mpot me sneedUo,'s now tbree bun-
drcd rubir inch siz. IiInltatinn ia stiu
moro or Ios, I'm mo rNporimrntaI storo
Al tbpt tbe American field may he
prndurtive OF several s,,rprises Amer
ican cnrIurerlnr ability ana construr-
tive talent has prnyod itsrIf canal 70
emergencies Am Other limos OF mccbon.
lcaI cndcayor- why not then. i'm the
field Of pufoutobilr racing Exports
Inn the know state that several Of the
American designers have something
mn tIcir sleeve mat viii mako the
Europcaus SIT nm and take notice
Whether this win actually proye TO
be the cage. OF course. only the day
of tbo five hundred uiIa raCa .ap tell
Aside from mo uuoatiou OF pechsn-
les, however. there lis another aIl-lm-
portant element in the determination
Of "a possible five hundred mile race
winner That ia Inc question Of
driver.
Since the success NJ Darius Rcsta
In both tho Vanderbilt and Grand
Prix races AT San Francisco. the stand
ing Of American drivers os compared
with those of Europc hitherto taken
for granted at par. has been mooted
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
HUMAN VOICE FROM
COAST TO COAST
Lincoln Highway Course
Followed by the
Wise.

when Alexander Graham Bell, the
father Of the telephone, talked from
New York to San Francisco the other
day his voice followed almost eX-
actly with but a few miner diverg-
ences, the route he would take If he
drives to the coast this summer over
the Lincoln Highway. And in travel
ing that route personally he would
cover but fourteen miles more than
did his voice
The transcontinental telephone line
runs from New York to Philadelphia
to Pittsburgh and into Chicago over
practically identically the route of the
Lincoln Highway, which, however,
does not enter Chicago but passes 1S
miles to the south From Chicago
west is passes through Omaha, Grand
Island, North Platte and other cities
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

ing u cross country telephone line,
Yet the actual length Of the line, ac-
oordlng TO figures supplied bN the vice.
president OF the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, Is 1870
miles while the speedometer on the
car OF coast-t -to-coast driver over the
Lincoln highway will register just
1854 miles as he picks his way
through the streets OF San Fransisco.
The road il Just IA miles longer, and
yet wire can take u birds flight
across valleys and gulches where a
car must pick its winding way both
down and up AT more than one
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

in Nebraska on tho Lincoln Highway.
But few diyergences from the Lincoln
way route are found west OF Chey-
enne, except that tho wires follow q
more northerly course across Nevada,
touching the highway, however, at
Salt Lake City and rejoinlng II again
at Reno and following the same route
through Sacramento and Oakland
Into San Francisco.
No greater proof that the Linsoln
highway Is the shortest coast to-
coast road could be wished; miles Of
wire and poles cost money and every
possible short cut is followed in plao..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Factories Unable Deliver Cars Fast Enough for Demand

shallow western lake the poles run
straight across their bases sunk in
the bottoms ooze, whilO the car must
go around.
Until we can cut our roads through
miles OF solid rock, tunneling noun
tans the Lincoln highway will remain
the shortest and most direct route to
the Pacific coast Even that would
save but some 200 miles. The shortest
connecting transcontinental railroads
with all their tunnels, have COM
bined mileage OF 3,1s1 from New
York to San Francisco.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
FACTS OF ROWLAND AFFAIR.

10 the Citizens of Colorado:
There are certain phases of the sor-
did Rowland incident which it seems
to me desirable that the citizens of
Colorado should clearly understand.
1t is public calamity under our
system of government when any i'm
portant department of it becomes a
victim of distrust and suspicion.
We have just passed through per-
'od of years during which public men
and the departments Of public SER
vice have been under the most merci-
less and destructive attack. Courts,
executive departments and the legis-
iative department have all had their
turn to the disadvantage of personal
reputation and confidence in the hon.
esty and good faith of these various
departments. Certain glaring evils
have been corrected through this
drastic process, but everyone familiar
with the history Of such matters in
this state knows perfectly we'll that
an entirely different situation has
been brought about. A profound
change Is manifest in the attitude now
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
BELGIUM is LAND
WITHOUT BUSINESS

Herald subscribers have read many
special articles regarding the Euro
pean war and the conditions sur
rounding Belgium and other countries
but we doubt if any more interesting
writer is to be found than Lafayette
Young, editor and publisher of the
Des Moines, Ia, Daily Capital, Iowa's
leading newspaper, who left the Unit
ed States few weeks ago to per-
sonally inspect Belgium and gather
data for a series of letters to his pa
per, and not being copyrighted we are
going to give our readers his views
and impressions as they are written
in different vein than the average
war correspondent. Whether you
agree with all he says or not, we feel
absolutely certain that what Mr..
Young writes can be relied on. Fol-
lowing is his first letter from Rot
terdam:
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

There is an old saying: In time
of peace prepare for war. The Her.
aid will add another: In time Of
health prepare for death-to meet
the Great Ruler of the universe.
There is God and future and if
we live right it will be our lot to
meet and mingle with our loved ones.
The many unexpected and sudden
deaths, like that Of N. F. Cooke, who
was considered in the prime of health
a week ago, are constant reminders
that ii may be our turn next.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

of men which as a whole is cleaner
or more honorable than this assembly
l know numbers of men in it who
became members solely to perform
public duty.
1t will be disaster if in the issue
presented, and informed public opin-
ion does not assist us to assert def
nitcly our independence of control
other than that which we all admit,
namely, accountability to the state
for what we do whether good or III
PHILIP B. STEWART.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

To be jailed in Mexico, regardless
of cause, is to take long chance on
disappearing" for keeps.-Morning
paper.
The above is certainly too true ow-
ing to the watchful waiting policy of
the president, who has issued more
ultimatums to the various would-be
presidents and generals of Mexico
than would fl bushel basket, to in
turn be insulted. And this again re-
minds US that Huerta did not salute
the American flag. Instead he was
assisted in making his getaway with
couple of million of dollars robbed
from the people.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
N. F. COOKE CLAIMED BY DEATH
(From MONDAYS Daily.l

'Nick" Cooke, resident of this sec
ton for thirty years, and known to
nearly every one in the San Juan
basin, is dead. Since the first of
the year he had been far from we'll.
A little over week ago he went TO
Trimble, healthseeking. Five days la
ter he was stricken with pneumonia.
He was hastened to Ochsner's hospi-
tai for treatment. From the FIRST it
was recognized his condition was
critical The last of the week he suf-
fered a stroke of paralysis and later
the spinal menengitis complication.
He failed rapidly until the end came
yesterday morning at 10:30.
Nicholas f. Cooke was born ir
Philadelphia, August T, 1857. When
a small lad his people moved to Chi
cago, where he lived until youth of
10. Then he cast his lot in New
Mexico, where he made his home un-
til he came to this country in 'S5
1t was there he wooed and won Mis-,
Burnetta Stockton for his life com
panion. Their marriage was sol
emnized 35 years ago. Of the chill
dren that were the fruit of this un.
ion, three survive, Charles Cooke of
Durango, Walter Cooke of Telluride
and Miss Marie Cooke of Los Ange-
les. The boys were at his bedside
when the end came.
Mick" Cooke was a companionable
sort of a man, endowed with much
business ability. For u number OF
years he conducted a wool and hido
buying establishment and enjoyed a
liberal patronage and acquired con-
siderable money. Later he embarked
in other lines of business. At the
time of his death, he was holding
the office of secretary of the Colo
rado-New Mexico Fair association,
and to him was due much of the great
success of the last event. The sale of
Navajo rugs and Indian curios oc-
cupied part of his time.
The deceased was a member of
several organizations, the Masons,
Elks and Woodmen being among the
number. In the last named he carried
an insurance of $4,000 in favor Of
his wife.
Mrs. Cooke, who was in California
at the time of his death, left Los
Angeles for Durango last night AT 9
o'clock. If she makes connections
she will arrive here Thursday even
ing. Funeral arrangements will be
held in allegiance awaiting her COM
ing.
Last evening, not many hours af-
ter N. F, Cookies death occurred, a
message came from Kansas City con-
veying the news of his brothers
death.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

1t is too bad to have children cry
ing for bread on account of the ad-
vice given by agitators and accepted
by coal mine employees. As the Her.
aid pointed out at the time, and many
times since, it's not the agitators and
United Mine Workers officials who
suffer as their salaries continue no
matter If the rank and file do go hun
cry. Mother Jones' is not suffer-
ing for any of the necessities of life,
neither is Mr.. Hayes or any of the
men who are responsible for the
strike. This, however, does not re-
lieve the pangs of hunger of the
wives and children of the men who
have been idle for year or more
and the charitable people will be do
ing u good work TO extend all the
lid possible. We have given to the
starving Belgians, the suffering in
Did Mexico and would not neglect to
are for our own people even though
hey are the victims Of set Of men
vho gave Colorado an unenviable
sputatien-
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

The allies are not going to land in
Constantinople without considerable
loss as the English and French have
already found out, while Russia may
encounter some opposition by way of
the Bosphorus.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

The statute books are SO burdened
with useless laws enacted during the
Shafroth reign that the present gen.
eral assembly is at loss where to
commence the looping off and every
time move is made to retrench the
Democratic press howls that it is ow-
ing to a desire to get rid Of Demo.
cratic officeholders. How patriotic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

The smart aleck of the Telluride
Journal has probably been lacked up
by the administration for its weak
defense of a policy that has brought
stagnation and ruin to hundreds OF
thousands of people. Mr.. Wilson is
hard taskmaster.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

Before the bones of Beachey, the
daredevil aviator, were inferred, u
man named Smith was racing to San
Francisco to obtain the exposition
contract for fancy flying held by
Beachey. No matter how many are
killed there are hundreds of others
willing to take their chance. But we
should worry.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

Carranza is undoubtedly very skep-
tical about the story that George
Washington never told lie. The
former is plainly more inclined to the
view that all men are liars, including
himself.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

Autographed stationery does not
increase business or the standing Of
firm, city or county government.
Some of the biggest fakes in the land
sport the nobbiest letterheads and en-
vclopes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

The Herald has not and is not up
holding any wrongdoing on the part
of the general assembly. At the same
time the general public is well pleas
ed over the tendency to pass little
legislation
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
Belgium in Ruins.

There are great many stories ap-
pertaining to the war in Belgium
which are greatly to the discredit OF
the German army, but | am not per-
mitted to speak in regard TO these
Certain it is, however, that the de-
struction of Belgium seems to be
complete; buildings and cities by the
acre-by the hundreds of acres. In
fact-are in ruins. With my present
information | cannot understand why
such thing could have been.
Germany is tightening the lines
around Belgium and is fortifying ev-
erywhere preparatory to any further
trouble which may come. Everybody
expects the war to commence in red
hot shape about the middle of April; /;
the English army will then be ready
and there will then be u general
all along the lines. The
destruction will begin and thousands
Of fine young men on all sides will
lose their lives.
do not yet know the cause of
This war, and do not believe that
else does. 1t ought, however,
10 go on until something is settled.
It ought not to end by the wholesale
daughter Of men--that would mean
II the allies win Belgium
will be restored to more or less the
she was in before the war,
md II Germany wins Belgium will
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

Whenever correspondents find news
scarce they make up story to the
effect that Italy is about ready to
declare war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

Now is the time for farmers to sort
spuds and prepare proper seed. Do
not wait until time to plant.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

European nations are SO bent on
securing peace they are fighting for
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25

All! The Ingiyorating Whiff of the
Pine Forest.
How it clears the throat and head
of its mucous ailments. II is this
spirit of Newness and Vigor from the
health-giving Piney Forests brought
back by DR.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey.
Antiseptic and healing. Buy bottle
today. All Druggists, 25c.
Electric Bitters . Spring Tonic.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
Minister in Companion.

DR.. Baylis, a resident of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who is preacher and also a
lecturer, has been my companion
since started for Belgium. He is
energetic and does great many
things that would ordinarily have
to do. He has been sent over here
by the New York branch of the COM
mission for relief i'll Belgium, and
upon his return to America is to de-
liver illustrated lectures showing the
continued need of help in Belgium.
He is active in securing photographs.
We were Photographed with Minister
Brand Whitlock at Brussels and with
Minister Van Dyke at The Hague.
We were also photographed this
morning on the deck of the steamer
Southpoint, which brought over here
100000 bags of flour for the commits
sion, the flour having been gathered
by the Northwestern Miller" of Min
neapolis. DR.. Baylis has gathered a
great many photographs of other
kinds, some of them showing the
ruins of the destroyed cities and
towns of Belgium. Taking these pic
tuivs out of Belgium is contrary to
the German orders, but DR.. Baylis
took his chances.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-03-25
lBy Lafayette Young.l

ROTTERDAM, March /, 1915
(By Mail.)-I have just mailed lot
of copy for the Capital. / have been
in Rotterdam a week waiting for a
boat After the German proclama-
tion in regard to the blockade there
was sort of disposition to wait and
see what would happen. Hence for q
time some of the lines suspended their
services. The Hollnnd-America line
sails from Rotterdam and is to send
out boat tomorrow. The vessels
have all been newly painted to indi-
cate what country they belong to, and
every effort has been made to save
the vessels from destruction.
However, there are floating mines
in the North sea and European wa
ters. The North sea is not far away
and if l were to go to London by the
way l came over here l would have
to cross the North sea from Flushing
to Folkestone, the distance between
these two places being about hun.
dred miles. The latter town is in
England and the journey from there
to London is by rail, but do not ex-
pect to go back that way.
My present arrangement is to sal
tomorrow March y by one of the
steamers of the Vatavier line, which
is Dutch company.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-16
FOLKS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UNDER THE HATS
WOMEN WEAR BESIDES HAIR AND HEADS.
BY JANE WHITAKER

Perhaps it is a lacey creation with
a bit of. chiffon tucked here and there
like cloud-stuff; perhaps it is stiff,
with a quill at the very proper angle,
perhaps you find it in the French
room and you just let your lips form
an "ah" and hurry away lest your
eyes rest on the price tag-but in any
event it is the thing that all women
love and cOVet, a hat.
Apart from wondering how in the
world trimmeTs managed to put al
most nothing on hat so that it
looked like a dream, I never gave
much thought to more than the price
and the style of it until 1 received a
notice of a mass meeting of milliners
to be held under the auspices Of the
Straw Workers union Tuesday night,
at $50 W. Washington St, that they
might discuss measures to better
their intoIerable conditions, and l de-
cided to find out the history Of a. hat,
whether is be just tailOr-made with
a stiff quill or the price-prohibitive
creation in the French room.
am not going to tell you the name
of the girl who talked to me, for to do
so would mean that she would be
Dlacklisted from working at her trade,
and she has to work for her living,
but I am going to tell you just what
she said to me.
Conditions in the millinery trader"
She laughed, but it wasn't laugh of
mirth, it was sardonic. ''They are
worse today than at any time since
1 have been a trimmer.
There was a time when a girl
made a whole hat. Now machine
workers make the hat and the girl
does the trimming. There was a time
when trimmers made 81 and IS day.
Today they cannot make more. than
SIS a week and few of them make
more than $3.50 a day. Marshall
Field & Co. pay experienced trimmers
en- a vvooIT ond an inovDorioroo5
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-08-16
| er, as copyist and finally graduates

into trimmer.
81 got a position last year with
some German-Jewish people on Mil
waukee av. They paid me SIS a week.
l trimmed 10 hats a day and when
you consider that means you have to \
plan and take old material and the
insufficient amount people will buy
to save money and out of it all make
something that will satisfy them, you
will realize it is some strain. They
discharged me because did not
make enough hats and hired girl at
S12 week, who promised to trim 80
hats a day.
''The milIiner is responsible for the
moods of every one. If it is a stormy
day and the madame isn't able to sell
as many hats as she thinks she
should she blames it on the trimmer
and may even drag out her books Of
the year before to show where she
sold more hats on the same day that
year with a different trimmer. If
the customer is a crank and says she
doesn't like the way the hat is
trimmed after it has been trimmed to
her order it is again blamed on the
milliner. It is necessary to please the
boss, his wife and daughter, the GUS
toner and the crank and trim hats.
"a woman came here this season
from ST. Louis. She said she could
not get trimmer for less than S25
a week and would have to promise a
14-week season. She came to Chi
cago offering SIS a week and a To-
week season. Z
ct is seasonal work. At the long
est there are II weeks in the fall sea-
son and IA in the summer season,
which means 26 weeks of work in
a year, and a girl must almost kill
herself in the busy season trying to
make enough to keep 6Dr in the slack
season until she can get some other
kind of work.
UOE, va. ,1r,oC+ IN 80 49,, L.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-29

Pressly.
A. F. Pickard to Paul Skipellett.
Florida Development Co. to Liz
zie C. Beauchamp.
Nathan p. Bryan and wife to
Florida Development Co.
Anton johnson to A. I. Mann.
q. w. McCorquodale and wife to
Nellie A. Bryant.
South Land Securities Co. to Le--
Roy r. NahaRey.
W. D. Morris and wife to John
ston & Brown.