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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-07-15

For Sale--Second hand bags for
grain and vegetables at the Central
Milling Co.-Adv. "''tr TIT
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Socialist Women
Of Germany Seek
To End the War

Correspondence of the Associated PrcSs)
LONDON, April 6.--Nowa has just
reached London Of secret intcrna-
tIonal conference Of Socialist women
In Bcrne. switzerland, last week
The conference was called by the
international secretary, Mrs Clara
Ictkiu, one Of the leaders OF the Ger
man Social Democratic party, TO con-
slider the policy to be adopted by the
organization In regard To the present
war The delegates present repre-
scnted Germany England, France
Russia, Poland, Holland, Switzerland
Italy and Austria.
y general resolution adopted called
for "a speedy ending of the war by a
peace which shall eVpiate the wrong
done TO Belgium, impose no umiliat-
ing conditions on any nation, and rec
ogni2c the right Of all nationalities
large and small, to independence and
f-gOvernment"
The resolutions referred in general
terms to the CapItalstic and imperial
istic origin of the conflict, the menace
Of the armament intero SITS ard the eX-
tCrtiuns Of contractors and food spec
ulators
Relations between the delegates
were entirely amiCable, it is said No
announcement Of the conference was
made In advance because of the dan
ger attending the trips Of the dele
safes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
WOMAN MUST SPEND
HER LIFE IN PEN
Mrs. Hattie HOlCOmb Il Convicted on
Charge of Completely In Kill
ing Husband.

Special to The World.
DUNCAN, Okla. April 16.-Mrs
Hattie Holcomb, charged with COM
plicity in the murder OF her hus-
band. S. l.. Holcomb was given a life
sentence by "A jury i'm the district
court here Friday. The jury rem
dered a verdict at o'clock Friday
afternoon, after celebrating twenty
four hours. The case was tried In
this county on change Of venue
from jefferson county, where the
murder was committed on the night
Of March Il. last Henry Self who
confessed to the crime and was given
"A life sentence at Waurika two weeks
ago. implicated Mrs. Holcomb: that
the murder was deliberately planned
and executed and that Illicit relations
had existed between him and the wom-
an was the testimony Of Self in the
case Mrs Holcomb denied any com
pllcity i'm the crime and characterized
the testimony of Self and other wit
nesses as lies. She was cool and col
locted throughout the five days Of the
trial. Holcomb was a wealthy farmer of
jefferson county, aged As years. Mrs.
Holcomb was fifteen years his Junior,
while Self, the self-confessed muir
derer. was 90. Self was hired hand
on the Holcomb farm. This was the
first woman convicted Of that crime
I'm Stephen county.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
OBREGON CONFIRMS
HIS BIG VICTORY

SAN ANTONIO, April ia spe-
cial from AgIas Calentea SAYS: Gen
eral CbregJn in his official report to
Flrst Chief Carranza completely con-
Hrms the first unofficial statements re-
gardlng his overwhelming defeat OF
Nilla near Celaya yesterday The bat
Tie began ON the 18th and operations
We're spread over an area Of about n
hundred square miles. The firing line
was 10 miles IN length The constl-
tutionalist forces numbered between
twenty five and thirty thousand and
villa had about thirty thousand. The
consutuuonalist troops were COM
manded by Generals BENJAMIN HIN.
Ceurio Castro. Alcjo Gonzales Mar
Tin Triana, fOnZllU Novao. Fortunate
Maycotte ana Portirio Gonzales. while
Colonel kloss was In command OF the
artillery"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
State Department Conducts
Investigation Into Jap
anese Plans.
WARSHIPS MASSED
Officials Explain 1t As a
Coincident Due to an
Accident.

WTAsHINGTON, April l6.-While
w disinclined to credit reports
that Japan had established a naval
base at Turtle bay, Lower California,
United States officials today instituted
an investigation with the idea of
learning exactly what use the bel
ligerent warships were making Of
Mexican territorial waters
Secretary Daniels instructed Rear
Admiral Howard of the Pacific fleet
to ascertain whether there was any
foundation for the published stories.
Secretary Bryan has received no in
formation from the American consuls
in Lower California that the Japan
ese intend to establish a naval base
there.
Enrique G. Llorente. Washington
representative of General villa, tel
egraphed Estevan Cantu, military
governor Of Lower California, which
Continued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Dies Suddenly, Only Few
Minutes After Physi-
\ clan Left.
BURIAL ON SUNDAY
Deceased Was State Sena-
tor from Rhode Island
for 80 Years.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Nelson w.
" Aldrich, for 80 years United
States senator from Rhode Island, a
Republican leader whose name was
stamped on tariff and currency legis-
lation of his party died here today
of an apoplectic stroke at his home on
Fifth avenue, aged n. He will be
buried in Swan Point cemetery, Prov
idence, r. l., Sunday afternoon.
Or. John $. Thatcher, his family
physician, had left Mr.. Aldrich less
than half an hour before he died.
When Doctor Thatcher left. Mr.. Aid
rlch appeared to be recovering from
the slight attack of indigestion which
yesterday put him in bed. Ten min
Continued on Page Three)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
CONTINUE PROTEST
ON HIGHER RATES

CHICAGO, April 16.-Analysis of
coal freight rates to South Dakota
points was made today before w. NJ.
Daniels, interstate commerce commits
sioner in the hearing of the petition
OF Al western railroads which are
seeking an advance in freight rates
on certain commodities.
d. l.. Kelley, rate expert Of the
South Dakota railroad commission, in
terpreted the figures which he de-
tailed as showing that South Dakota
points already suffer from discrimin-
alton in freight rates and that the
proposed advance Of 10 cents ton
would be an additional burden.
we claim here" said the witness.
that the carriers are endeavoring to
impose the increased rates upon the
heaviest and largest tonnage which
they carry"
Protest OF Lincoln, Neb. manufac-
turers and dealers who object to the
10 cents a ton increase In
coal rates to Lincoln from mines in
the southwest, was made by Il. S.
Whitten, secretary Of the Commercial
club of that city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Oklahoma Charters.

NDNrIaT 70 The WOTT1-
OKLAHOMA CITY. April t6.-Sec.
retary OF State J. l.. Lyon today issued
the following charters:
Shawnee Baseball company capital
$4,000: incorpOrators. D. +. sparks.
Ardmore; j. G.. Sparks. Ada; W. l..
Templeton, w. II. Brooks. Shawnee.
The Terlton Drug company. capital
s2.100: incorpOrators. X. r. Calhoun.
Lee Watts. Hallett; +. S. Bobbitt. j.
o. Barnard. Terlton.
Atlas Coal company OF Hcnryetta.
capital $4,000; incorporators. y. +.
Stewart. j. w. Mills, 5. X. Taylor.
MuskOgce.
Tulsa-Jennings Investment COM
pany capital $4,000. incorporators,
+. r. Albert. Harry A. Kolb, ID. Gay
lord Powell, j. NJ. Shields, Tulsa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
HOPE TO SETTLE
CHICAGO STRIKE
Governor Dunno Orders the
State Board of Arbitra-
ton to Assist.

CHICAGO, April 16-Governor
Dunno ordered members OF the state
board Of arbitration today to offer
their services to Chicago building
trades workmen and their employers
In the interests Of Industrial peace. A
call was issued Immediately for a
meeting or the board Monday.
The strike order issued by the
carpenters district council, which be-
came effective at the close Of work
yesterday. was followed today by a
retaliative measure I'm the form OF a
lockout directed to 5000 carpenters.
The lockout debarred the union car
penters from work on 1000 buildings
which are being erected by 1900
contractors who are pledged and
bonded to maintain their stand until
every union in the structural trades
comes 20 terms The terms include
an anti-strike agreement covering a
period Of three years The union
leaders declared tonight that the
strike would not end until the de-
mands Of the men for an increase in
wages Of five cents an hour had been
granted.
It was estimated that 125,OO0 wage
carncrs' men and women. were made
jobless today for the lockout and
strike tied up operations ON 100000
600 worth Of work
Employing interests predicted to-
day that the list Of idle will grow un-
less an agreement to arbitrato Is
reached.
Three building trades unions that
are confronted with the alternative Of
accepting the employers association S
terms or being locked out are: Bridge
and structural iron workers, cement
finlshers and marble settlers. Agree.
ments with the employers have been
delayed by jurlsdctional disputes be-
tween the unions themselves.
Reports of violence today caused
employers 10 take precautions TO pro-
tpCt their upu-uuf,r, yprtrrp,n
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
HAWLEY TO PREACH
IN OKLAHOMA CITY

Dr. +. w Hawley, president OF
KeEdal college, and Phil -. Dixon,
fndnc al director OF the institution.
both VIII be in Oklahoma city over
Sunday and Mr.. Dixon probably VIII
be In the capital several weeks, SUI
lervisirg the work OF printing the
kendalla brum.
DR.. Hawley is going tonight TO fill
the pulpit Of the First Presbyterian
church Of Oklahoma City Sunday
morning For the past three weeks
he has preached at the First Chris
tian church Of Tulsa, filling the va
cancy Of Reverend George p. Taub-
man.
Dixon said yesterday afternoon
that he intended staying in oklahoma
City until the college annual had been
printed. lie expects to have the book
back I'm Tulsa for distribution on
May 3.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17

VXTASHINGTON, April 16.-Con-
w frmation was lacking at State
department tonight Of thee victory
claimed by Carranza officials here and
in Vera Cruz to have been won by
General Ohregon over General Villas
forces near Celaya. The Carranza
claims were officially reported from
Vera Cruz, but advices from various
points in central Mexico indicated
that the fighting was still going on.
No report was received from villa
headquarters, where General villa is
I'm personal command of his troops.
OF the fighting today it was indi-
Gated that the severest engagement
was at Salamanca, near lrapuato.
The Carranza gency made public
tonight the following cblegram from
Vera Cruz:
"Vera Cruz is delirous with joy
over Obregon's great victory, Thous-
auds are parading streets cheering for
Carranza, Obregon and the Carranza
government II is generally thought
villa will never recover from this
blow. ObrCSon is steadily pushing
1orth toward lrapuato. General Luis
Continued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
VILLA TROOPS TO
CHECK GEN. OBREGON

FL PASO, April 16.-All available
Villa troops we're reported today as
being rushed to assist in checking
General Obregon's advance north
along the line of the Mexican Central
railroad.
Mobile troops were said to have
heen ordered into central Mexico from
Tepic state, on the west coast and
from the northeast, where the villa
army has been attacking Matamoros
and investing the port Of Tampico.
General Angeles, Villas second in
command, already has reached Tor
reon from Monterey
Advices from Mexico City today said
that all was prepared at the capital
to move the Villa-Zapata convention
government 20 chihuahua CITY
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
JIM ELLIOTT HAS DISAPPEARED
Three Thousand Dollars and n Horse,
Also Gone; Family at Loss.

DUNCAN, Okla, April 16.-Disap-
pearance of Jim Elliott. farmer. has
been reported TO the authorities here
and a search has ben commenced for
him. IL is said that he disappeared
about week ago and nothing OF his
whereabouts has been heard since
When he left he took one of his
horses and had about three thousand
dollars cash with him. His family
understood he was going to buy cattle
His horse was later found at the home
Of his brother-inlaw.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
STATE SHOULD PAY
FOR REQUISITIoNs
Special to The World.


OKLAHOMA CITY April t6.-
While no Oklahoma legislature has
ever made an appropriation for the
expense. the state should pay costs In
serving acquisitions for offenders To-
Gated In another and wanted In this
state. is held in an opinion to Cover
nor Williams from the attorney-gener-
ais office During the administration
OF Governor Haskell W. w Holcomb
Of Woods county an officer. Incurred
expense I'm going after a man wanted
in oklahoma II Is understood that
the claim for expenses has never been
settled. and the question was asked
wheaher the county or the state
should pay n The attorney general
holds that it Is a claim that should be
settled by the state. but as there is
no appropriation for a fund Of that
kind II IL possible that the account
must be rendered as a deficiency claim
and presented to the next legislature.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17

NO LIVES LOST BY
INCENDIARY MISSILES
In the Carpathians Warm
Weather Sets in; Roads
Are Deep in Mud.

"A lE raids over England, France and
"A Germany trench. infantry and
artillery lighting in France the Car
pathians AMI parts Of Russia Poland.
ard an attack by Russian warships
against Turkish merchant ships and
ottoman ports in the Black sea, COM
prise the main features Of the war.
Probably the greatest interest at
taches to the spectacular flights OF
German airmen over points of county
Kent England, and the city of Amiens
france, and bomb dropping raid bv
allied aviators on towns i'm west Ger
many While 1t is said that little ma
leIlul damage and only slight casu-
altles resulted from the attack on sew
cIal kentiSh towns and villages. 10
persons are reported to have been
ruled or wounded by bombs dropped
from German Taube in the vicinity
.tl the cathedral I'm Amiens.
Two Civilians Killed.
Two civilians We're killed and one
person injured in Rottweil. Wurttem-
purg, by the exploding missiles from
a french biplane, which attempted 10
destroy the powder magazine. while
other allied avlators threw bombs on
Leopoldshoehe and MaiZeres Les
Metz 10 miles north Of the German
fortress OF Metz Ten bombs, accord
ing TO Paris, found their target i'm
Leopoldshoehe- workshops of a rail-
way stauon-and forty fell on the
electric station Of Maizieres Les Metz
SIX struck the powder magazine at
hottWeil. Paris says and a huge red
Ilame shot up, surrounded by dense
smoke. Ihe army commander at Stutt-
CART, however, declares that aside
from the fatalities the damage done
at Rottweil was slight.
England believes that the three
raids along the coast I'm the past three
days are only reconnaissance and
that an attack in force by Zeppelins
ana aeroplanes may be anticipated
wherefore dnti-alrcraft guns have
Continued on Page Twelve)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Head of Big Packing Plant
Says Unionization Is
Discouraged.
ABOUT MEMS WAGES
of Plants
Say Employees Have a
Chance to Go Up.

THGCAGO. April 16.-The Chicago
~ hearing of the United States
commission on industrial relations,
begun two weeks ago, was concluded
today with a fitting glance at work
ing conditions and wages in local
packing houses.
The witnesses were j. Ogden Ar
mour president Of Armour & Co. and
director on the boards of a number
OF railroads and banks, and j. f..
O'Hern, his superintendent of plants.
Most of the questions directed at
Mr.. Armour had been submitted TO
him in advance and he repeated the
questions and read the answers rap
idly from a typewriter document.
The essential part of his testimony,
Continued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
LEASES \ CLAREMORE PAPER.
Clark smith VIII Take Extended Va
cation.

Special to The World.
CLAREMORE, April 16.-Clark
Smith, who has been owner and pub
Usher of the Claremore Messenger,
the leading Republican newspaper Of
Rogers county, for the past nine years
has leased the plant to ]. j. Sanders
who will take charge of the same on
MAY I. Mr.. Smith and wife will leave
early in May for Iowa for a short visit,
after which they will journey TO CAL
ifornia. where it is their intention to
reside for some time for the benefit Of
Mr. Smiths health.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Gives for the Bclgians.

CLAREMORE. April 16-John II.
Carder. owner ana manager of the
New state greenhouses, located i'm
Claremore. is the first resident of
Claremore 10 come forward and head
a list Of public subscriptions I'm this
city for the relief and assistance Of
the starving non-combatants and chill
dren OF Belgium. With a letter ad-
dressed 10 one of the focal newspapers.
Mr.. Carder enclosed a check in the
sum Of $40 and stated that it was his
hope that a nicc fund be raised in
Claremorc FOR the Belgians' relief
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
MAGNOLIA REFINERY
AFIRE; OIL BURNS

HOUSTON. April f6.-At Corsicana
the Magnolia refinery caught hre this
morning about IL o'clock from an ex-
plosion in an agitator. the flames
spread rapidly and eight tanks were
destroyed, containing $4,000 barrels OF
gasoline. 1000 barrels OF kerosene and
600 barrels Of naphtha: two pumping
stations were burned and the boiler
house 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 1900.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
ShnIt OF Ammunition

El' PASO April is Telegrams re-
ceived tonight from villa explained
that HE abandonment Of the attack
on Celaya had been caused by a short
age ot ammunition. He admitted hav-
lng received ne1vy losses IN the CEN
ter OF his attacking formation during
fighting this week The MESA ges
were sent from Irdpuato. Villas base
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
$100 FOR POULTRY
state Board of Agriculture Endorses
Legislative Act.

Special ~ The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 1G.-The
state board Of agriculture has adopted
resolution endorsing the action OF
the legislature I'm making possible an
appropriation not to exceed 500 TO
be available in each county for the
development of tho poultry industry.
This money may be appropriated by
the county commissioners and can be
used in offering prizes for the best
specimens Of poultry and in whatever
other way deemed necessary to nc
complish the purpose sought In
some counties the aid provided will
be OF great help. while in others II is
not needed
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS.

A photograph Of the Tulsa
Country elub golf links. clubhouse
and Environments will be taken
this afternoon at O'Clock for uae
in Achievements of Tulsa, the de
luxe booster edition to be issued
by The World about May 1.
VI. Y. ArnOld, president OF the
Country club. requests that as
many members as can possibly at
tend be on the links this afternoon
at the above named hour, in or
der to lend the proper life" to
the picture.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
Hucrla Is Not Party TO Peace Plans,
Says Gamboa.

SAN ANTONIO, April 16.-F'red-
erico Gamboa, chairman of the per-
manent peace conference organized
here some months ago, who has re-
turned TO the city. denies that Huerta
Is associated with the plans of the CON
ference which are being worked out
with a view to establishing peace i'm
Mexico. lie intimated that Felix Diaz,
who favors the peace conference plan,
would not accept Huerta's co-opera-
tion. Diaz was appointed ambassador
to Japan by Huerta and while on his
way to the orient was recalled. Gen
eral Diaz refused to return to Mexico
City and has since been refugee in
the United States
T. Il. Peltran, CarranZa's general
consul here, said:
The leaders in Mexican affairs are
severely Huerta's affront to
the United States to publicly critic
Using the policies Of the government at
Washington and the actions Of Presi-
dent wilson
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
ASKS FOR RELIEF
Judge G. w. Clark Says His Work
in His Own District Il TOO Heavy


in His Own District Il Too Heavy
Special 10 The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 1G.-
Judge O.. w. Clark today petitioned
the supreme court to be relieved Of
the appointment as one Of the district
judges to assist the supreme court
commission, giving as his reason press
OF work in which his personal atten.
ton is necessary. There are u number
of cases. he says in his petition, only
partially litigated. over which he has
presided, and attorneys signing his
petition say that 1t will be almost nee
essary for Judge Clark to follow them
through complete adjudication. Con-
sequently it would be impossible for
the Judge to give much Of his time on
the commission, and he asks that he
be relieved altogether. Governor VIII
liams has expressed a willingness to
accede to the request Of Judge Clark
and the court will probably take action
during the day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
ROBERT CAMPBELL APPOINTED.
Vacancy Left by Hester Is Filled by
AnadarNo Citizen.

7TTTTTTT
OKLAHOMA CITY. April 16.-
Governor Williams today appointed
Robert Campbell Of Anadarko a mem
Der Of the state board OF education to
I'll the vacancy caused by the resig
nation Of b. H. Hester Of Claremore.
Mr.. Campbelrs term as a member Of
the board will not expire until July l..
1919. There is still one vacancy 90 he
filled on the board. Mr.. Campbell Is
a well known school man Of Caddo
county
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
New Pastor at CIaremore.

CLAREMORE. April 1s.-Rev. III.
NJ Gardner, formerly pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church at Desloge.
Mo. has accepted the pastOrate Of the
Presbyterian church I'm ClaremOre and
moved 10 this city To enter upon the
the duties of his new charge.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-17
HUERTA
AGAINST
Hundreds of Protests Flood Az Mails
To White House.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Protests
against the continued presence in the
United States OF General Huerta, for
mer provisional president of Mexico,
have been received at the White
House. II was learned tonight. in large
numbers within the last few days.
Most OF them came from Mexican
residents i'm tins country. Some asked
that General Huerta be depOrted.
others that he be arrested and still
others that he be tried for various al
legged crimes.
The protests were sent to either the
state or labor departments. as their
nature indicated, without comment or
instructions from President Wilson,
being allowed to take q routine
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