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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Hopkins Says if Roads
Were More Saving They
Would Need No Raise
WAR NOT CONSIDERED
European Struggle Not
Cause of Roads Status,
Say Officials.

CHICAGO, April 17.-Basing his
~ testimony on statistics tabulat-
ed in 22 exhibits, W. NJ. Hopkins,
formerly manager of the transpOrta-
ton department of the Chicago
board of trade today sought to prove
that western grain freight rates
should not be advanced. The prin-
cipal contentious voiced by him be-
fore w NJ Daniels. interstate COM
merce commissioner who is hear
ing the petition of 4l western rail-
road systems for permission to ad-
vance their freight rates on certain
commodities, were, that a saving
equal to the proposed increase Of
one cent hundred pounds might
be effected in a more economic
method OF handling grain and that
grain now pays more than u fair
share of the total freight transpor-
tation charges.
Illustrative OF the present methods
OF handling grain which he classed
as uneconomic. Mr.. Hopkins cited
Continued on Page SiXteen.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
On the Floor Of Ocean Res
cue Diver Worked for
Hours to Save Life.
LOUGHMAN WEAK
WHEN REACHED TOP
Feat of Crilly in Releasing
Companion Is Remark -.
able, Say Navy Men.

HONOLULU, April 17.-Whi!e
working at u depth Of 22O feet
outside the harbor, where attempts
are being made to raise the submarine
F-4, Diver William l.. Loughman be-
came entangled in the lines attached
10 the submarine this morning, but
was released after heroic efforts last
ing nearly four hours.
AZ last reports Loughman was be-
ing brought slowly to the surface and
was resting at depth of 80 feet to
avoid TOO rapid a change of air pres
sure.
Loughman was lowered shortly
after 10 a. m, and was being brought
TO the surface when he became en-
tangled.
Frank Crilly, who recently made a.
record here for deep sea diving was
sent down to aid Loughman Both
divers worked strenuously to olsen
gage the lines to the submarine from
the air tube and line attached TO
Loughman's apparatus
Flhally Crilly slgnalled that Lough-
man was clear
Crilly was brought up first. emere
ing a few minutes after O'Clock. Tt
was that he had suffered no serious
eHects but that he was exhausted from
his hard work.
Naval officials said Crilly's feat Of
releasing Loughmau was remarkable
Such accidents as befell Loughman
could not be prevented. 1t was as.
serted, when divers were working at
4 great depth.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
REDMEN MEET IN
M'ALESTER MONDAY

Special to The World
McALESTER. Okla. April IL
Nearly one thousand members OF the
Improved order OF Redmen and the
Daughters Of POcahOntas are expected
lin McAlester next week for the fif-
teenth great sun session Of the great
council Of Oklahoma which will con-
vene Monday and extend over Tues
day. There will be three or four hun
dred regularly elected delegates and.
II former grand lodge records are
equalled. there will be more than a
like number Of visitors. Coalgate lodge
alone sends word that they will send
a special car Of $50 passengers
The grand lodge meeting will Opun
Monday morning with a parade. The
election OF officers which will be one
Of the closing features, will occur on
Tuesday.
The most distinguished visitor at
the "kindling Of the camp fire. will
be Frederick .. DOwnes Of Boston
Mass. the great incohonee Of the
order in the United States
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
NEW BUILDING TO
BE COMPLETED SOON

The new garage and salesroom now
under construction on Fourth and
South Boulder will, when finished, be
occupied In part by Messrs Ross
Greis & Hendee, oil men, who have
secured the agency for four cars three
of which are comparatively new tC
Tulsa, and all of them are high -cl1ss
machines. They are the Packard, Ma
tiondl Mercer and the Baker Jilec-
trio.
The building will be completed on
or about May ], and is of the NO -pOst
concrete style of construction, having
a frontage Of 75 feet and deptn Of
140 feet.
Mechanics from the PacKard and
National auto factories are coming 10
take charge of the mechanical details
relative to marketing the new cars
which show overy promise Of being in
great demand this season.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Underwater Boat Driven
Aground and Destroyed
on Coast of Chios.
100 ON TRANSPORT
LOST THEIR LIVES
Arrival of Spring Checks
Operations in the Noun
tain Districts.

A PPREClABLE progress on the
4 n two banks of the Fecht river.
as announced in the French official
statement Is an indication that the al
lied forces are pushing their campaign
in Alsace, for this river runs past Col
mar, capitol of upper Alsace. which
is one of the French objective points.
This is one of the movements which,
in conjunction with the operations
along various sections of the battle
front from the sea to the Nosges
mountains, the allies hope to put pres
sure on the Grmans to force them
gradually to withdraw.
The military authorities at Paris
say that the offensive operations are
developing all along the line, and that
the pressure thus applied may sim
ply grow in intensity until the grand
offensive" long longed for, has been
inaugurated by a gradual prcess and
not by sudden onslaught on some
fixed date.
Armies Are DcadloCkcd.
For the time being Russians and
Germans and Austrians appear TO be
deadlocked around that pivotal point
of the Carpathian mountains-Uzsok
pass. Several millions Of men are
fighting there for supremacy but, al
though the Russians have ceased TO
advance. they 'have not been driven
back
Unfavorable weather conditions.
swollen streams and impossible roads
are having a great influence on these
operations, in which no decisive ad-
vantage may be gained by either the
one or the other Of the opposing
forces for weeks to come.
The most striking incident I'm the
naval warfare is an attack made by
Turkish torpedo boat on British
transport. the Manitou, in the Aegean
sea Seemingly the Turkish warship
did damage, for the British official
statement, although stating that three
torpedos fired at the Manitou failed
to hit her, says 1t is reported that
100 men on the transport lost their
lives through drowning.
The British cruiser Minerva ana
Continued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
DEDICATION TO Be
HYECRKA FESTIVAL
Municipal Pipe Organ Cele-
bration VIII BE Clubs =.
Ninth Spring Event.

The dedication of the pipe organ i'm
Convention hall Thursday and Friday
nights. April % and 80, will be the
most unique entertainment in the his
story of the HyeChka club, in its nine
years of activity in presenting to Tulsa
music lovers the vocal and inStTu-
mental artists of two continents
The dedication OF the organ will be
the ninth annual spring festival of
music and song under the auspices of
the pioneer musical organization of
the state, and like each succeeding en-
tcrtainment of the Hyechka club, will
advance Tulsa's position In the musi-
cal world
1t was in the Hyechka club that the
movement to install the big municipal
pipe organ in Convention nall was
given birth The idea was nursed and
matured within the ranks Of the splen-
dld organization and the clubs mem
bers are now actively conducting their
campaign for the sale Of festival tick
cts, the proceeds Of which will be ap-
Piled on the purchase price of the big
instrument.
The dedication of the pipe organ Is
to be unique in this respect-the pro-
ceeds remain in the city of Tulsa, and
Will Apply " All asset lHdt VIII ne lue
property of the citizens at large. The
ragged ncwsboy on the street and his
widowed mother bent over the wash
toard will have just as big an inter-
est in the pipe organ as the wealthiest
oil man in the city.
1t will be one of the very few pipe
organs in the entire nation owned and
controlled by the people.
The interest evidenced by the ladies
OF the Hyechka club in the organ re-
citals assures the success of the big
festival and should secure for them
the support and liberal patronage Of
LEGAL music lovers and public-spirited
citizens
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Carranza Commander at
NucyO Laredo Is Killed
by Mistake.
BULLETS IN BODY
Carranzistas Mistook Theil
General to BE at Head
Of Villa Faction.

+ AREDO, April 17.-General Mac
II Ioyio Herrera, Carranza com
mander at Nueyo Laredo, opposite
here, was killed by his own men, who
mistook him and his staff for villa
troops, according to information re-
ceived here late today by General II.
X. Evans, in command Of United
states troops here
General Herrera and members OF
his staff it was learned here, had
taken a position on a hill some miles
south Of NueyO Laredo. No battle was
in progress but a Carranza military
train bearing a machine gun came by
and the soldiers mistook General Her
rera's party for villa troops and
opened fire. Herrera fell dead with
five bullets through his body. His
aide and several other members Of
his staff also were killed.
Burial at Laredo.
The information received By Cen
CONTINUED ON Page Two
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

Grace NJ. Il. church is being erected,
and directly across the street to the
north, between the Starr home and
the residence of Sheriff Wooley, is
the Washington schoolhouse, the
largest ward school in the city. No
fence separated the property from the
Children's Fairgrounds, and 1900 chill
dren daily played around his back
door, unconscious Of the very pres
ence of man who had been pointed
out to them as one of the worst char
acters in the country To be exact
the Washington school and one resi-
dence is all that separated the homes
of the outlaw and the sheriff.
Frequented Streets.
While policemen detectives and
deputy sheriffs Of the west we're on
sharp lookout for him; while his Ber-
tillon picture and measurements were
in tile hands of every police dep-At-
Continued On Page FourteenD
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
KENDALLITES TO
NAME CANDIDATES

A mass meeting Of the citizens OF
Kendall village will be held Wednes-
day night in the public school build
ing in Kendall for the purpose of nom
mating candidates to fill the city Of
fees in the special election which will
be called by the county election board
May IS.
The county election board has or
dered a special election to be held in
Kendall, in compliance with a petition
made by the citizens of the town that
such an. election be called. They
state in the petition that the city Of
fices have been occupied during the
four years since the city was incorpor-
ated, by the same men, by virtue OF
the fact that the present incumbents
have refused twice to call an election
at the time specified by law
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
SENTENCE WIFE AND SERVANT
Jury Reaches Verdict After Staying
out Twenty-four Hours.

Special TO The World
DUNCAN, April 17.-Life sentence
I'm the state penitentiary was the pun
ishment inflicted upon Mrs. Hattie
Holcomb, convicted in connection
with the murder Of her husband, S. p.
HolcOmb, which occurred on the night
of March T. The verdict was reached
Friday evening after "A jury had been
out twenty-tour hours Henry Self.
who had been a hired man for the
HOlcombs, confessed 10 the killing Of
Holcomb and was also given a life
sentence. lie implicated Mrs. Hol-
comb. but when placed or the stand
the woman denied every statement
that Self had made. ilolcOmb was a
wealthy farmer about so years Ola.
while the woman is % and Self about
the same age.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.)
LONDON. March 30.-The original
David of The Little White Bird (Slr
James NJ. Barrie's story that led to the
creation of Peter PAM has been killed
in action in Flanders. He was Lieut..
George Blewellyn Davies Of the rifle
brigade. the adopted son OF the
novelist once he collaborated with
his foster father to the extent of sug-
gesting a line in Little Mary. which
was adopted, and for that line he re-
ceived a royalty of one cent for every
production Of the play. Davies
mother also figured in some of Sir
James. books.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Knra Rnrnn Rombarded.

LONDON. April Il.-TeIesIaphIns
from Sofia under date Of Thursday,
the Times correspondent says:
"A Russian fleet has bombarded
Kara Burun, which lies inside the
Tchataija line on the Black esn, about
fifteen miles north Of Midia.
"Travelers from Dedeagatch report
that fresh groups Of German officers
have arrived in Constantinople. They
also say that the greater part OF the
garrisons of Adrianople. Domotica and
Kirk ilisseh have been WithdraWh
for the defense Of the capital.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
MAGNOLIA REFINERY
AFIRE; OIL BURNS

HOUSTON. April 17.-At Corsicana
the Magnolia refinery caught fire this
morning about IL o'clock from an ex-
plOsion In an agitator the flames
spread rapidly and eight tanks were
destroyed. containing 5000 barrels OF
gasoline, 900 barrels of kerosene and
Coo barrels OF naphtha; two pumping
stations were burned and the boiler
bouse was badly damaged The loss
Is estimated at 100000. The flames
are now under control. The automo-
bile fire truck was damaged to the
amount OF 5000.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
EnI Serbian Rclicf

IU0rresp0ndence Of The AssOclated Press }
LIVERPOOL April 1.-THE fourth
Serbian Relief Fund Unit, known as
the British Farmers Hospital left
for Salonica today. The party travels
on board one OF the British govern
ment's Transport vessels, formerly a
Mediterranean liner. The party in
cludes 40 persons. surgeons. nurses.
orderlles, and administrative officials.
There is one young American in the
group. Richard Schellens Of Corton,
Conn, a Yale and oxford graduate.
who since the war began has been in
the employ OF the American diplo-
matte service between Berlin and
London.
The relief party IL specially equip
ped to deal with typhus. cholera. and
the other prevailing diseases IN
Serbia.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
NInny Entrics IN EntnrItr.

LENINTTON, Nv, April IL
Eight hundred and fifty mares were
nominated in the $4,000 Kentucky
Futurity for fOals OF 1915, entries to
which closed April /, according to am
announcement by the Kentucky Trot-
today.
walnut Hill farm OF the late l.. v.
Harkness, here. heads the list with
So mares nominated
Entries were received from thirty
states, the District of Columbia and
Canada. Kentucky heads the list
with 3l9.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
TO RESUME RACING
IN GERMANY SOON

BERLIN, via London, April IL
(9:56 p. m.)-It is regarded in rae
ing circles as virtually certain that
racing will be resumed in Germany
this year. The first fixtures will be
a series of six Sunday races at Hop
pegarten, near Berlin, beginning May
16, to test public sentiment.
There is no present effort to re-
vive trotting and steeple chasing be-
cause the gentleman riders are serv-
ing I'm the army Several English
trainers have been released from the
detention camp at Ruhleben because
OF the shortage OF efficient German
trainers and Jockeys. American
Trainers MacCrery. Fred Taral and
Campabel and Jockeys Willie Shaw
and George Archibald have been en-
gagged for the season.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

streets Of this city He was a regular
attendant at the leading moving pic
ture theatres, where he saw enacted
upon the screen the reproduction of
the thrilling events that he had exc
Cuted in real life
The Starr home was within two
blocks of the home of Sheriff James
Wooley Of Tulsa county; four blocks
Of the home of Mayor Frank NJ.
Wooden Of Tulsd-the close neighbor
of members of the school board, news
paper men and city and county em-
ployes.
one. block from his home the new
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
ROTARIANS TO MEET
WITH "Y" WORKERS

The Rotary club of Tulsa has given
way to the Y. NJ. c. A. campaign for
the coming week and the weekly
luncheon of the organization will be
merged with the daily feed OF the
campaign workers.
This announcement was made last
night and comes as another evidence
of the keen interest taken in the work
by the live wires" of Tulsa.
Fully half the ROtarians are cap
tains or team workers in the Y. NJ. G.
A. campaign and rather than detract
from the success of either luncheon
that day, it was decided that Rotar-
ians and "Y" solicitors will lunch to-
gether.
The regular program for the Ro-
tary club luncheon will be postponed
one Weck.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
PADEN is NEARLY
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Special to The World.

Special 10 The World
PADEN, Okla, April 17.-Fire
which broke out here early this morn
ing practically destroyed half Of the
town before the volunteer fire depart
ment could effectively cope with the
flames All Of the east portion Of the
business district, including the hotel.
drug store and many other buildings,
were wiped out by the flames. a
number OF residences were also
burned.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
American Missionaries APP
peal to Wilson to In
teryene.
$4,000 CABLE TOLLS
Five Thousand Word Mes
sage Sent to President;
No Action Taken.
D-eposou oul W so4uls po1lun ou

ID -Bpos9u oql w s9lulS p5llul 5ql
Il 40 uoNu7AL5luI-'LI UJdV 'DNGNI
tions now proceeding between China
and Japan is recommend to Presi-
dent Wilson in the appeal recently
sent him by American missionaries in
this country. The message was . 1000
words and forwarded TO Washington
by cable. 1t characterizes the Japan
ese demands on China as acts of ag-
gression such as eventually will pre-
sent a menace to the United states
Recalling the fact that Japan has at
present in this country double her
usual quota Of troops (amounting to
$4,000 mem the missionaries urge
that Japan be notified that the excess
of troops should be removed.
The understanding here is that a
Chinese official or several Of them
paid the cable charges, amounting to
nearly $4,000, on the message to Pres
ident Wilson.
This communication was signed by
CONTINUED on Page TWO)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
GAVE AN ENEMY A CIGARET.
Gets Day in Prison Because He
Didn't Love His Country.

PARIS. April 17.-6:2O p. ny
a dispatch to the Haves agency from
Basel Switzerland. says.
The Cologne Gazette reports the
trial Of q German at Weimar on a
charge Of having given three cigarets
to q French prisoner passing through
the town. The court sentenced the
man to one days imprisonment for
a lack Of feeling for his nationality I"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Accidentally A Shot.

HpeclaI 70 Inc WorId.
DALE. April 17.-Whlle bunting on
his farm here, J. X. Cline was ac-
cldentally shot and died few hours
later from the effects OF the injury.
Cline had stood his gun up against an
old house and his dog ran against II,
knocking it down. The weapon was
discharged, the load striking the man
la the breast
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Dillon i'm HOSPITAL.

special 10 Inc NOrlu.
ENID. April Hilary Dillon. head
OF the Union Mutual Insurance com
psny, is in the University hospital
with broken leg. While out horse-
back riding his horse slipped and fell,
throwing Dillon TO the ground. Dill
lon was one Of the states witnesses
in the impeachment trial Of A L.
Welch, insurance commissioner.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Henry Starr, Noted Outlaw, Lived for
Months In the Heart of City of Tulsa

NIHlLE the officers of the west
w were searching for him in the
lonely and mountainous country Of
five states. Henry Starr, noted bandit
and outlaw, recently shot ana captured
at stroud, Okla, while executing the
robbery Of two banks, lived in luxury
il the heart of this city enjoying all
the comforts of modern life, driving
his own automobile and attending the
picture shows regularly.
This startling fact was revealed by
Henry Starr himself yesterday to Il
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
nl.en.e Nnl nlnrnn.cd

MORGAN CITY. La. April i7.-Al-
though meteorological examination OF
the two cases of suspicious fever
which arrived here two days ago on
the schooner Persis a. Colwell has not
been completed. federal health sery-
ice doctors have eliminated yellow
fever from their calculations Experts
sent here from New Orleans and Mo
bile said today that the disease was
rather peculiar. but that it was not
yellow fever
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
'JITNEYs DISPLACE TRAINS
Hobart, Clinton ana CordeI in Touch
With Motor Service Now.


HOBART, April 17-When the
Frisco recently discontinued two pas
senger trains, abolishing the service
between Cordell and Clinton and Ho-
bart and Clinton, 1t did not altogether
preclude travel between these places.
An auto company of Cordell today be-
gan auto service between these points
ana VIII make II permanent unless ID
be found the cost Is too much greater
than the returns. Two trips will be
made each way a day If this is not
warranted by the business done the
trips may be cut down to one way each
day rather than discontinue the serv-
ice. The railroad company discon-
tinued the service because IL did not
pay to maintain the trains. This is the
first place in the state where auto
service has been undertaken between
different towns
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
Labor Party Won

SYDNEY. Australia. April THE
South Australian elections this month
resulted In q labor victory. Premier
Peake was defeated. A referendum
vote on the liquor question resulted
in favor Of closing barrooms at D.
IN. instead OF IL y. IN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

RALEIGH. \. e.. April t7.-Alex-
ander b. Andrews. first vice presi-
dent Of the Southern railway. died
at his home here tonight after q
brief illness tie was "a years old.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18
STARR WALKED TULSA STREETS '
THE WEATHER REPORT /:

TULSA, April II. - The tempera.
ture; Maximum 81; minimum SO
south winds and clear.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Fore.
cast; Oklahoma, local showers Sun.
day and probably Monday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-18

Have yon a crippled piece
Of furniture?
You will find the ad. of a
furniture hospital on the
classified page.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-03-11

If you want to sell it. try a
Tribune Want Ad.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-03-11
Ianquaue Puzzle.

Foreigners are forever having trou
BILE with the English language. A Ger.
man recently arrived in this country
was in line for a good business deal.
IF the transaction goes through he
was told, you'll have all kinds OF
money"
Later he met the friend who made
the remark. "Vell," said he, der thing
has fallen through
That's too bad" replied the friend.
TOO bad? Und you is sorry make a
pile of money!"
''Oh, it went through all right" ques-
toned the friend.
Yah, so / said"
well, I'm glad of it. That's differ.
ant."-New York American.