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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
GRAND.

There's a regular show coming TO
town. singing show, a dancing show,
a laughing show, show with the
prettiest and best dressed chorus OF
this or any other season, a show with
a dozen stars, an entertainment which
entertains 1t Is Charles Dillingham; s
great big syncopated musical produc-
ton, Watch Your Step" which will
be presented at the Grand opera
horse on Saturday, November IS, for
a special matinee and night perform
ance.
Charles Dillingham; repaired an
evenings entertainment in a mana
gerial sense and fashioned 1t in his
usual perfect manner He knew what
his customers wanted and gave II to
them. To provide tinkling tunes for
the affair he engaged young Irving
Berlin, who for the past few years
has r1ade US all march along to Alex
andor's Ragtime Band. To furnish
the quips, he engaged that veteran OF
many battles with the chorus. Harry
b. Smith, who has to his credit scores
of SUCCESSES. To gown the half hum
dred sylphs, he engaged Helen Dry
den, no has an eye for color schemes
Watch Your Step" is stupendous.
II has more stars Nhan the MILKY
Way" more fun than dozen ordi-
nary musical comedies, and more
beautiful girls than man is supposed
to see In "A half dozen musical shows.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

shouldered gent who 'peared to be al
ways on the dead run, even when he
was sitting down is pretty sick"
stated the landlord of the Petunia
tavern. "He has been kept tollable
busy Of late, editing his paper, lead
ing the band. auctionccring occasion-
ally pulling teeth for his suffering
subscribers while the dentist was off
on drunk, and practicing osteopathy
more or less-he took a course in that
by mall about a year ago. OF course,
he Is a candidate for the postoffice,
and has taken parr in the few Joint
debates recently, and acted as judge
OF a baby show last week, and has
been going to 'the depot most every
time a train went through and taking
up a straw vote of the passengers, and
50 on. The doctor don't seem to know
what is the matter with him, but I
reckon he just nacherly spread him.
self out SO thin that he snapped in
two sOmc'rs"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
SPORT GLEANINGS

CLEVELAND.-Battery men of the
Cleveland American league club will
be sent to the spring training camp
at New Orleans at least ten days in
advance of the other players, accord
ing to plans announced by Manager
Lee FOhl.
I'VE got the jump on the other
clubs last spring because our pitchers
were ready, and. barring accidents,
propose to have them in as good
shape next April" Fohl explained.
Eleven pitchers and three catchers
will form the advance squad of the
| club, which is to report about Febru-
AIRY 20. The men are Morton, Covel-
eski, Beebe. Roehling, Coumbe, Gould,
Lambeth. Smith, Petit, Klepfer and
Penner, pitchers; O'Neill. DAILY and
De Berry. catchers.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-"Hurry Up"
Yost, coach of the Michigan football
! squad, finally has failed to live up to
| his nackname.
Yost recently was watching the first
eleven in practice. Quarterback
Sparks was tearing through his sig
| rails.
"He hurries his team too much" f"
shouted Yost, and then he told Sparks
| TO ease up bit.
You can't slam down the field the
way you could in the old game" said
the Michigan football wizard. with
ten yards to gain you have to take
your time"
And so the Yost nickname, won in
1900, received its first setback.
DETROIT. - Detroit may have a
boxing club this winter. Efforts are
being made to obtain official sanction
for a series of shows. Governor Fer
ris blocked two or three attempts to
remove the pugilistic lid in Detroit In
| the past two years
BLOOM y g TON, Ind New
| bleacher seats have been installed on
Jordan field. where Indiana univer-
| sity athletic events are decided, bring
| ing the total seating capacity up to
$500.
| CHICAGO. - Jess Willard, the
| heavyweight champion, is considering
entering the real estate business in
Chicago, according to information re-
Ceived by his associates. His contract
with circus has expired and he plans
| to motor from Fort Worth, Texas, to
| Chicago, arriving here about Novem-
Der q. He is reported to be much
heavier than when he started out
with the circus He weighs in the
neghborhood of 275 pounds, it is
said
CLEVELAND.-Ma Lee Fohl
OF the Cleveland Americans Is of the
opinion that Pitcher Edward Klepfer
will be much more efficient next sea
son for the reason that Klepfer has
undergone an operation for the re-
moval of his tonsils.
"klepfer's throat bothered him last
season." Fohl said, "and I am certain
that If he had submitted to an opera
ton last spring he would have been
II different pitcher"
ANN ARBOR, Mich-Soccer foot
ball Is to receive considerable atten-
ton from University of Michigan stu
dents this year. The boosters for the
English sport include "a students
from South Africa. who have a team
Of their own. 1t is planned to send
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

During social evening woman
sang for the guests. one of the
guests turned to a meek-looking lit
tie man sitting at her side and said: {:
How awful, Who can she be?"
That" replied the man addressed,
'is my wife"
"Oh, l b-b-beg your pardon!" stut-
tered the other. shes really al
know she'd sang beautifully If she
made a better selection OF her mu-
sic. Who do you suppose wrote that
song?"
II am the author of that song" re-
piled the meek-looking little man.
Argonaut.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Soccer foot
bali is to receive considerable atten-
ton from University of Michigan stu
dents this year. The boosters for the
English sport include "a students
from South Africa. who have a team
Of their own. 1t is planned to send
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

chief effect in driving German COM
merce from the seas.
Prior To the war and the opening of
the canal it was the expectation of
the canal officials that II very impor-
tant part of the tonnage handled by
the lnterocean waterway would be
owned 10y the Hamburg American line
of Germany That line made greater
preparations for the use of the canal
than any other steamship company.
Yet not ton of Hamburg American
freight has passed through the canal.
The war cut it all off.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
canal opened almost simultaneously
with a commerce disturbing and de-
stroying war, 1t did surprisingly well
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
Profit First Year Sinks
Into Deficit of Second
When Slides Occur.
SLIPS ARE POSSIBLE
War Also Helps Increase
Loss as Steamship Lines
Are Cut Off.

WASHINGTON, Nov 11.-Up 10
date the Panama canal is "A net loss
to its owner, the United States, from
the standpoint of earning money.
Yet it would not be fair to make the
statement that the canal is a failure.
The canal will only be a failure If
slides of earth and rock continue to
block its channel so frequently and
for such long periods as To make its
operating expenses exceed its reVe-
nues.
During the first year of its opera
ton the canal demonstrated the fact
that 1t can be operated at small
profit. at least. During the second year
the balance went to the wrong side
of the ledger with a vengeance. II
did so because the canal was in op-
Grafton only five months of the 12.
For seven months it was blocked to
all travel by slides.
How many more slides will come?
Nobody knows-not even General
Goethals. lie and his engineers be-
lieVe that the worst of the slides have
been experienced. Put there is no
guarantee against further stoppage
of the waterway. Ultimately it is con-
ceded that the slide danger will be
practically eliminated. But that is
an indefinite time. New slides may
come at any time to block the chan
mel. 1t is something OF a gamble, with
the odds gradually growing in favor
of the canal, as, the dredges patiently
remove the material that slides down
the cut.
War Cuts OFF German Trade.
The canal looked like much big
ger success during its first year than
It's second, and this despite the fact
tnat IL was opened to traffic, al
though not formally, just after the
European war began. The war dis
turbed channels of trade and had its
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

Loss ............ 1869, ,664.13
II must be borne in mind that the
expenses of operation. maintenance
and overhead charge do not include
interest on the canal bonds which
were sold to pay part of the cost of
construction
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
Call Not Needed.

"How long is that orchestra going
o Ilay in the grllroom?" asked the
nerN Gus stranger in a large city.
For several more hours" replied
clerk. DO you want to leave a
call?"
"A what?"
~ call. Do you want us to wake
YOU up"
Great Scott! No, Give me some.
thing to put me to sleep"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
Staging n Speccli.

"All fixed for my speech?" In
quired Congressman Wombat.
you'll find the laughter and ap-
plause in the correct places"
BETTER arrange for some fellows,
too, to ask a few questions. And I'll
have the answers ready"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
Indeed She Was,
Indeed

What do you think of the story Of
the goose that laid the golden egg?
asked Uncle George.
"I think If she knew II was golden
she was an awful goose to 90 and lay
! it." said little Dorothy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

this team to the Pacific coast during
the holidays. II a sufficient guaran-
tee can be obtained from coast col
leges. Nine of the men on the Mich
-igan team played on the same team
In Africa.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

BLOOM NGTON, Ind New
bleacher seats have been installed on
Jordan field, where Indiana univer-
sity athletic events are decided, bring
ing the total seating capacity up to
8, 200
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17
Columbia - South Carolina V

Columbia South Carolina VS..
Mercer.
Far West.
Berkeley-Universt Of Washing
ton VS.. California.
Moscow-University of Montana VS.
Idaho.
Logan - Montana Aggies VS.. Utah
Aggies
Colorado Springs 49, University OF
Denver VS.. Colorado Springs.
Fort Collins-UniVersity of Utah VS.
Colorado Aggies.
Denver-Colorado School of Mines
VS.. University of Denver.
Los Angeles - Pomona college VS..
Occidental college.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-17

CLEVELAND.-Pre Dunn OF
the Cleveland AMERICANS has an
nounced that he has one or two posi-
BILE trades in view and that he also
hopes to buy at least one young out
fielder
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
PLAGUE PROBATION
IN SMALLER TOWNS
County Health Authorities
May Take Steps To Ex-
tend Quarantine

Much relief is evident today over
the prompt and effective action taken
by the City Health Board and the
Board Of Affairs as a preventive of
the probability Of the infantile par.
alysis epidemic spreading in this com.
munity. The regulations Of the Board
prohibiting children from attending
public gatherings and theaters while
meeting with some slight opposition
from those who are directly interested
in theaters has received the approval
Of practically every person in the city.
The case Of paralysis at Morgantown
is reported to be improving and the
authorities who have it under observa.
ton report that the little girl will re.
cover readily as the case is not OF the
most virulent character.
County Health Officer DR.. L. N. Yost
left the city yesterday for Cincinnati
where his son will enter medical col.
lege this fall. In the absence of DR..
Yost, City Health Physician DR.. c. M.
Ramage Is acting in his stead.
A meeting Of the County Health
Board is being considered at which the
matter of prohibiting the children In
Warrington. Fairview and other coun.
ty towns from attending theaters, pic.
MICS and schools will be discussed. The
county health board Is composed Of
the county physician and the prosecut.
ing attorney together with one member
Of the county court and the county
clerk. It is not likely that any action
will be taken by this body until the
return Of DR.. .Yost.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
Tempting FARE AT
MOONLIGHT PICNIC
Business Mems Outing Will
Be Held Regardless Of
Weather Conditions

Roasted corn, watermelon, sand.
wiches, pickles, lemonade and cigars
will be on the bill Of fare for the Bust.
ness Mems Association moonlight pic.
mic, which will be held in Loop Park
tomorrow evening regardless Of the
weather conditions. II 1t happens to
rain the outing will be held in the Air
dome. Five hundred ears OF the very
best sweet corn will be roasted under
the personal supervision of Harry vii.
liams, who Is an expert in this bust.
ness.
The outing will be strictly stag and
only the members Of the Business
Mems Association and a few Of their
guests will be present. The prepara-
tions for the building of the fire will
be started in the morning. The trac.
ton company will furnisha load of
ties which will be used in addition
to the remains Of large tree that was
struck by lightning, to build the fire.
The corn will be furnished by w. s.
Hussey, an enterprising grocer of
Edgemont. The watermelons will be
donated by w. F. Haney, local whole
sale dealer. J. s. Haggerty will bring
along several boxes Of his best cigars.
The address Of the evening will be
given by L. P. Souders, of Clarksburg.
There will be several short talks Civ.
en- during the evening by local mem.
bers Of the association. The large fire
will be lighted at noon and the corn
will be placed in the red hot Goals
about $3.50 and be ready to eat in a
short time. Butter and salt will aid
to great extent in making the corn
delicious. Lemonade will be made
from the spring water in the park. M.
B. Cobun, Locust avenue grocer,
will be POSTMASTER for the occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
Bakery Truck
Went Over Bank


Okey Hawkins, driving a motor de.
livery truck for the Model Bakery,
went over the bank this morning Just
west Of the crematory on the Barrack.
vile road. The car was ruined, The
contents which were bread and rolls,
ETC., were ruined and Hawkins slight.
~ injured about the legs. He is able
to be out though limping.
The accident occurred about 10: 80
o'clock. DR.. Smith, of Pennington,
who was coming into the city, saw the
accident and assisted Hawkins, render
ing necessary attention and brought
him to the city.
The car which is practically total
loss will be brought in this evening to
see what can be done in the way of
using some OF the parts.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
)ONGRESS MAY
finish ITS WORK
AND QUIT TODAY
Emergency Revenue Bill
Went To Conference
This Morning
TERMS
President Authorized To Use
Naval Forces and Army
To Enforce
.ANTI-BLACKL|ST TERMS
fRy Associated Press1

(By Associated fTe9SJ
& WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The only
important piece of work standing in
the way Of adjournment which proba'
bly, will occur tomorrow. or possibly
even late tonight, was the smoothing
out today Of House and Senate diff
sferences on the administration emer.
tgency revenue bill providing for the
raising of $2o5, 100000 annually, the
Creation of a tariff commission and 9TH
ser important economic principles.
This bill was passed last night in
the Senate by a vote Of AZ to 16 with
five Republicans voting for 1t. It went
to the conference today as soon as the
House had gone through the formally
OF naming It's conferees, several Of
whom have been working on 1t infUr.
smally for the last few days.
Amendments designed to provide
means of retaliation against Great
Britain for embargoes on American
goods, the trade blacklist, and inter-
ference with the malls, were agreed
to without roll calls, and were unop-
posed in debate
These amendments, all applying to
condition during existence Of war in
Which the United States is not engag-
ed, would authorize the President to
deny by proclamation the use Of Uni
ted States mails and express, telegraph
wireless and cable facilities to citi-
zens of belligere mt nation which
does not acco:A - american vessels
citizens, completes or corporations,
. Fall 90 III ~
Including unhampered traffic In mails
which the vessels or citizens, firms or
corporations of that belligerent coun-
try enjoy in the United States or its
possessions"
Without clearance to foreign or do.
gmestic vessels from American ports
which give "apy undue or unreasona.
able preference, or advantage in any re.
ispect whatsoever to any particular
persons, company, corporation or any
particular description Of traffic In the
United States residing in neutral coun.
tries abroad" or its subjecting any Of
them to "any undue or unreasonable
prejudice, disadvantage, injury or dis.
Examination in regard to accepting, re-
sceiving, transporting or delivering or
refusing to accept or receive, trans
port or deliver any cargo, freight or
passenger"
10 Deny by proclamation the CONNER
scial privileges and facilities Of the
United States to any vessel or citizen
of a belligerent nation which does not
accord full facilities Of commerce to
American citizens that are accorded
citizens Of other nationalities or to
withhold clearance until reciprocal
liberty Of commerce and equal facili-
ties of trade" have been restored.
Employ the land and naval forces
.of the United States to enforce the
2retaliatory measures; and to prohibit
importation Of goods into the United
States from nations which prohibit
fthe importation into their own or any
Sother country, dependency or colony
ct any article product Of the soil or
tndustry Of the United States and not
Injurious to health or morals.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
REPUBLICANS
ARE CERTAIN TO
WIN. S'AYS-GANIES
Vigorous Campaign Planned
in Clarksburg Last
Evening

HARRISBURG, W. Va, Sept. g.
Plans for vigorous campaigns were
laid at meetings Of the Republican
state executive committee and the
executive committee of the Third con-
gresstonal district here yesterday anu
last night.
The state committee met in the as
sembly hall Of the Waldo hotel fol-
lowing, a rousing reception rendered
by city and county committees, other
party workers and the First Regiment
band of the West Virginia Nationa,
Guard. I. Wade Coffman, circuit clerk
and secretary Of the county commit
tee, made an address Of welcome and
short talks were made by others.
Among the leaders present were
Judge Ira E. Robinson, of Grafton, the
nominee for governor, and Joseph H.
Gaines, Of Charleston, who came here
to begin active work as the new state
chairman. Plans were made to have
Judge Robinson start stumping tour
by automobile Saturday In Fayette
county.
1.-THE Republican party will win in
West Virginia this fall"
This was the confident declaration
OF Chairman Joseph Holt Gaines.
There Is not the least doubt but
that the entire state ticket will be
elected, as will Charles e. Hughes.
candidate for president, and his run.
ming mate. Charles w. Fairbanks.
"Republicans-of West Virginia are
In full harmony and are determined
to wage hard fight this fall for the
election Of all their candidates. While
the campaign has been late in start.
ing because Of the primary and for
other reasons, we will have short
and sharp one which will make the
enemy know they have a foe worthy
Of their STEEL"
Judge Robinson will leave here to.
day for Wheeling, where he has been
invited to attend the state fair. Fri.
day he will speak at the reunion of
the Society Of the Blue AMI the Gray
at Ravenswood. Monday afternoon,
Sept. II, he will address the Repub.
!ican voters at Beckley and Monday
night at Winding Gulf, Tuesday he
will attend the Elks' state convention
at Bluefield. On Wednesday, SEPT.
1-3, he will make trip over the Nor.
folk & Western railroad, reaching
Clarksburg the following day.
At the congressional committee
meeting, which was attended by mem
bers from nearly all of the eleven
counties In the district, Frank B. Hay.
maker, Of Clarksburg, was elected
chairman; Charles B. Goodwin, Of
Weston, was chosen secretary, and
William G. Osborne, of Clarksburg,
was elected treasurer. Stuart F.
Reed. the party's nominee for coz
gress, advised with, the committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
N, EARL MORGAN
IS CHAIRMAN Of
SPEAKERS BUREAU
Will Arrange Dates For Re-
publican Orators in
This County
BUSY At HEADQUARTERS
Chairman Amos Working
Out Details of County
Campaign Plans
BUSY At HEADQUARTERS

M. Earl Morgan has been placed in
charge of the Speakers Bureau at
local Republican headquarters and q
number Of plans are now underway for
the efficient handling of this depart.
ment during the next two months. All
Of the Republican speakers that come
to Marion county will be under the d..
lection Of this bureau and Mr.. Nor.
gan acting as chairman will arrange
all dates and schedules for both TIE
cut OF the county speakers and :he To-
cal talent.
Although Mr.. Morgan declined the
candidacy for prosecuting attorney yet
he Is still an enthusiastic party worker
and the Speakers Bureau under his
direction will be one Of the chief fea.
lures of the campaign in this county.
A number Of prominent state speakers
are now assured while arrangements
are being made to have several speak.
ers Of national prominence here at var.
ious times.
The force at the local headquarters
office under the direction Of County
Chairman Frank r. Amos, are busy
In working, put the hundreds of little
details that have to be completed.
When the actual aggressive campaign
opens they will be ready and every.
thing will go through without
hitch.
The mailing lists are being revised
and stenographer Sylvester Clayton
has begun to send out circulars and
literature to every voter in the coun.
ty. A great amount of mail is receiv-
ed every day from party workers
throughout the county and state and
every message brings the report that
harmony and good feeling exists in all
the outlying sections. p.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
KILLED HUSBAND
IN CHICAGO PARK
Stroll of Estranged Couple
Had Tragic Ending
Woman Confesses

10y ASSOClAteQ freSSJ
confessed today, the police said, that
she shot and killed her husband, Jas.
in Washington park last night. Barnes
was the Chicago representative Of a
New York soap firm.
The woman who had been estranged
from her husband told the police he
had attempted to strangle her and that
she fired the shot to save her own life.
Three bullets entered his head.
Until making the alleged confession
Mrs. Barnes had stoutly maintained
that her husband had ended his own
life. She previously had admitted
purchasing revolver but asserted
that she kept it in her apartments as
protection against burglars.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-09-06
Zeppelin Grew Is
Buried in England
ROUTE TO THE CEMETERY WAS
LINED WITH POLICE.
(Ry Associated Prcssi

LONDON, Sept. GA great crowd
gathered today to witness the funer.
al Of sixteen members of the crew OF
the Zeppelin which was brought down
during Saturday nights raid. In view
OF the strong protest made against
burial Of the German airman with mil.
itary honors, a strong force of police
was on duty to maintain order.
Thea whole route to the cemetery
in the little village OF Potters Bar
where bodies of Germans were buried
was lined with police. During the
night common grave was prepared
for the men and a smaller one for
the German officers.
Spectators began to arrive by train,
automobile and bicycle long before
noon and siezed on the hill near the
entrance to the cemetery as point
Of vantage. Others gathered in near
by fields, for entrance to which far
mers made small charge.