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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-26

L haven't seen DICK IN nearly
week, although he has been in the
city. He is making a reorganization
of the book concern and Mrs. Selwin,
who takes breakfast with him nearly
every morning, tells me that he is
growing old every day. 81 feel very
sorry for him." said Mrs. Selwin.
''He shows the scars of his business
troubles as well as those that are
PERSONAL.
You see, little book, 1 am trying
these days to keep out of his life as
much as possible and told him when
l came over here that he must not
feel me on his mind day after day.
1t seems to me, little book, as
though he had an added wrinkle
an added scar on his face-every
time 1 see him, and I know that tired
oh, so hopeless in his eyes
1 have put there. 1t does not make
any difference that l have done this
unwittingly; that would have saved
him from the horror of having log
for a wife, even more than would
have saved myself from being that
log if l could have done so. |
Looking back over it all it seems
to me that 1 have been one of the
worst of wives. l, who wanted to be
one of the best.
tried to say this to Dick the last
time he was in ere.
do you know, Dick dear, some
times think l am like that old wOm-
an who was the wife of a veteran of
the civil war;" said as 1 reached up
my hand and smoothed his hair my
mother used to tell the story-said
it was one of my fathers favorites
of the veteran who, in all the glory
of a somewhat faded blue uniform, |
brass buttons and white cotton |
gloves, sat in the street car on his |
way to the Fourth of July picnic.
"a stranger boarded the car and as
he sat facing the soldier and his |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-26

ana the veteran said:
Yes, sir, I've seen fighting. I
got this cash across the cheek at
Chickamauga. My stiff leg, by gosh,
comes from ball in the knee
Charlottesville. This thumb was
shot off at Gettysburg and lost the
tip Of my ear at Spottsylvania.'
" Dear me, said the stranger, how
interesting. You have indeed seen
hot fighting. But tell me, how did
you get that long, deep, murderoUs
dent down the side of your nose? A
cavalry charge - hand to hand en-
gagement?'
"The veteran ignored the question
and began to talk about the heat.
However, his wife interrupted.
eco on, Bill she said inpatient
ly, tell the gentleman how you got
the dent in your nose.
You shut up, Hannah said the
angered veteran under his breath.
" I won't, neither said the old
woman. For it just about rifles the
skin off me to hear you braggin' and
braggin' about the marks you got in
sAAC wal "LAAoC yOU lACHC4 OpCu yOuI .
head about the finest and most no
ttCeable mark of all-the one 1 give
ye with the fire shovel"
Dick had to smile even when he g.
WINGED at the application.
81 didn't mean to hit you with the
fire shovel, Dick" I said. 81 confess
at one time 1 wanted to hurt you
very much, but not in the way I have
done, and I want to tell you that 1
differ from the old lady of my story
in not being proud of the scar that
1 know I have put on your face
Dick came across to the bed and
lifted me up into his arms. 1t nearly
killed me, but did not make a sound
nor allow my flesh to cringe in the
slightest.
'Margie, please don't make light
of your awful tragedy" he said.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
HIT FROM BEHIND.

It is freely profcssod 10y the friends
Of the president that they are relying
for his recollection on the record II,
made i'm avoiding war and in the
diplomatic triumphs" he has
achieved. The president himself.
however, saw the incfncicncy Of this
plea, and added his advocacy Of pre-
paredness and his punitive invasion
Of Mexico. OF course. much OF this
has been half-hcartrd and Ineffective.
and there are those who make light
Of his accomplishments in the diplo-
matte field. Yet, after he has OBJ
tanned a showdown from Germany.
put up big bluff on Carranza ana
sent a saucy note 10 England, many
believe he is in a position individually
to make strong race. It is therefore
the endeavor Of the party to keep its
own record and all other issued in the
background and make Wilson him
self the paramount issue Just az
this time. then, II Is especially unkind
Of Mr.. Bryan TO throw a damper over
the whole scheme. lie frankly con-
cedes the probability Of Wilson's de
feat on this platform. both because
OF the admission that he is a minor
ity president and because Of his
search for recruits that will give the
party a fighting chance" Mir. Bryan
thinks the party is weakened by the
disaffection Of those whose sympa-
thies are for Germany or ireland To
counteract this, he proposes that the
president take advantage OF the pow
ers and prestige Of his position to in
stitute a peace movement directed to-
ward the warning nations Of Europe,
TO the end that he may pose before
the American people as the peace
candidate" and so win over the paci-
fist element in the Republican party.
Mr. Bryan is convinced there is moth
ing in the record Of the administra-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
SUMMER SCHOOL
BEGINS MONDAY
SiN Weeks Course to BE Offered for
Students in Elementary
Schools.

In order to provide means by
which pupils may make up portions
Of their regular school work, a sum
mer school, under direction of the
Tulsa public school system, will be-
gin classes Monday, June ~ The
school will be only for elementary
students. the demand not being great
enough among high school pupils to
warrant offering the course.
The school will be held in the high
school building and will hold classes
six days a week. The classes will
begin at S:30 O'Clock in the morning
and last until 1890 o'clock, the aft
ernoon being avoided on account Of
the warm weather The school will
last six weeks. a tuition will be
charged.
Miss Kate Moran and Miss Laura
Gregory have been retained as teach
ers for the school and others will
be added if the enrolment justifies
such addition.
The school is designed especially
for pupils who have failed to pass
some of their subjects in the regular
pullic schouls and wish to make the
work up during the summer. Pupils
Will be admitted only on recommen-
dation of the principal Of their
school Work taken in the summer
school will count as semesters
work In the regular system.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
"pOKCINE PItMS." "

when II comes to genuine piracy
I'm pork, Senator Sheppard of Texas
bitches his wagon to a star. Not long
ago this senator introduced proposal
TO ccouomi2e In governmental cS.
pensos 10y cutting the salaries Of alt
government employees. This was an
emincntly Democratic proceeding. for
II Is part of the recognized plan Of
that party to make as big show Of
economy MS possible without endan-
gcrinE too many votes in the process.
But now comes the 5unny part The
very next day. with that peculiar con.
sistcncy chlracterizng the present
majority party Mr. sheppard intro
duccs measures providing a S25O.O00
federal huilding for Brownsville. S75,-
600 structures for Childrcss. Huntsville
and Memphis, ana a $4,000 memoir
ial building for Canadian. Browns
villo is credited with population on
about ten thousand. huntsville two
thousand Canadian sixteen hundred
and Memphis less than a
thousand Taking the two prop
osiuous together. II looks as
though Mr. sheppard would take
away from the salaries OF government
clerks and mail carriers who. because
they have their feet In the federal
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
NENDING BROkEN PI.NNkS.

In the hope OF stealing Republican
campaign thunder, 1t is reported that
Democrats in Washington are hcwins
into form three tariff planks 10 be
Slipped into the St Louis platform,
namely one faNoring "a tariff com
mission, one favoring protection for
the dyostuffs industry. and one fav-
oring protection Of American indus
tries against foreign dumping and
providing heavy penalties for foreign
concerns engaged in unfair compcu,
ton in the United States. In view
TO see that these planks arr inserted
for partisan capital only Mr. Wilson,
himself, is only a recent convert to
the tariff commission idea, having
previously declared that the cost Of
production as "A basis for tariff lcgis-
lation does not exist as a scientific.
dcmonstrablc datum fact" and DEM
ocratic congressman have fought the
proposal consistently. As for the see
ond proposition. bill FOR the benettI
OF the dyestuffs industry introduced
bv Republican. with the endorse
mcnt Of the American Chemical SO
cicty, was very checrfully pigconholeu
and an attempt to get 1t before the
senate was voted down by Democrat,
votes. An anti-dmnprng clause to
the tariff act was thrown out. and.
while substitutes have been proposed
none OF them nave been practicu
enough to get serious consideration.
An anti-dumping clause is, at the
best. very insufficient substitute for
n protective tariff II is not the
amount OF goods that may be dumped
So much az the chcapncss OF then.
that constitutes the real menace to
American industry. But If the new
platform takes ever SO bold a stand
we cannot forget how thoroughly tnv
party has demolished its structure on
four years ago. Their platform dec
larations are for camraign use only.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
PROGRESSIVE EAR
TO GROUND AT CHI
No Nomination in Infant
Party Until After Re
publicans Act.

CHICAGO. June "A final pre-
convention conference of Progressive
national committeeman. state chair
nen and delegation chairmen was
held Tuesday night. Chairman Muir
doc: Of the national committee and
many of the leaders made speeches
urging that no nominations be made
by the convention Until Friday. En-
thusiastic applause was given Chair
man Murdoch and the conferees left
cor fiJcnt that precipItate action in
the convention Could be prevented
Chairman Murdock said after the
conference that after tomorroW's pre-
liminaries he was sure the platform
would be considered most OF Thurs
day and nominations not reached
until Friday.
viii Postpone Action.
1t was decided also TO postpone
opening of tomorrow's session from
IL O'Clock until noon.
George W. Perkins tonight reitor-
ated his opinion that the Progressive
convention would not nominate a can
didate until there had been time for
idil conference in accordance with
the declaration of the Progressive
national committee last January
I'VE said last January" declared
Mr.. Perkins, speaking for the com
mittee, that we would have a proper
exchange of views with Republican
leaders before we attempted to nomi-
nate a candidate. Simple courtesy re-
quires us to give opportunity for an
exchange of views before nomina-
ton is attempted.
At the meeting the cOnferees al
most to man leaped to their feet
and enthusiastically applauded Muir
docks speech advocating orderly,
temperate and deliberate conduct OF
the convention. A discordant note
came later, however, when Professor
Albert Bushnell Hart of Massachu-
sets urged the nomination of Colonel
Roosevelt on the opening day, if the
delegates were so disposed and en-
tirely in disregard of the Republican
action.
Elon r. Hooker of New York de-
clared Colonel Roosevclts strength is
growing hourly in Republican ranks.
Deliberations and adherence to the
national committees public program
of bringing up nominations Friday
also was counselled by j.. NJ. McCor-
mick, state chairman Of Texas
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
EXAMINING THE WRECK.

AS tho time draws near for "A new
Democratic platform, 1t is interesting
TO look back and see what happened
TO their last effort in that line. "Our
pledges are made to be kept when lH
office as well as relied on during the
campaign" was the concluding asser-
ton of that remarkable document
Yet how many planlls have escaped
the hand Of the wrcckcr? First in the
platform was the free trade plank,
which now reads runny in the light
anti-dumpins act The high cost
of living" declares another plank. ~,
serious problem in every American
home. The Republican party in its
platform attempts to escape from re
sponsihilty by denying mat they are
due to n protective tariff" But how
about present prices under n Demo
cratic tariff? "a private monopoly is
indofcnsible and intolcrablc." The
soaring price OF gasoline il, a sample
OF how Democrats stop monopolios
I'VE dcnouncc the profligatc waste oi
money wrung from the people by cx-
cessivc taxation through the lavish
appropriations Of recent Republican
congresses" Yet Democratic con
Ercss has appropriated more lavishly
than ever and there are more and
greater varieties Of oncrous taxation
than has been known for half CEN
tury. \ merchant marine was prom
iscd. yet they have only been able
TO get to the preliminary steps of IA
very crude and impracticablc effor,
TO build 1t up. An immediate dec
laration on Philippine independence
was pledged yet the bill setting "a def
mite date for the consummation Of
this cowardly purpose was defeated
by the votes Of Democrats who aided
the Republican minority. And II.
the face OF its declaration for a single
presidential term. the party is now
committed to the effort to rc-clcct
any plank that has not been wrecked.
The new platform will make inter
csting reading II printed alongside the
record Of the broken pledges OF 1912.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
COCKTAILS WOULD LAY
DOWN CANAL BURDEN
REITERATES TO SECRETARY
BAKER HIS DESIRE TO RE-
TIRE FROM PUBLIC LIFE.
Believes the Panama Ditch Is Now
Safe from Danger of Any
More Slides.

WASHINGTON. June 7.-Major-
General George w. Goethals. COVER
nor Of the canal zone. conferred to-
dav with Secretary Baker and is u,i
derstood to have reiterated his de-
sire to retire to private life. Secre.
tary Baker declined to discuss that
feature of the conference. He prop.
ably will present the generals re-
quest to President Wilson within a
few days.
General Goethals expressed satis-
faction with the condition of the
canal. telling the secretary that ade-
quate precautions had been taken to
guard against recurrence Of slides.
There may be occasional times in,
wet seasons when the canal will be
closed" he said. but even then It
will not prevent navigation for more
than a day or two"
The general applied for retirement
recently but when the slides occurred
he withdrew the application and as
sumed direction of the repair work.
II is understood his present request is
conditioned upon the wish of Presi-
dent Wilson and should the general
be asked to continue in service he will
willingly comply.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
FAIR ASSN. Guys
DRY FARMING SITE
Indebtedness of $1,000 VIII
Be Assumed by Group
of Boosters.

Tuesday afternoon the county
commissioners sold the dry farming
congress grounds to the Tulsa Fair
grounds association. private cor
poration composed of Tulsa boosters
and organized for the purpose of
clearing up the debts against the
grounds so that they may be returned
to the people as public fairgrounds.
Tho consideration was $2,235.
To assure that there will be no pri-
vate profit in the deal, 81 per cent
be placed in the hands of County
Judge Ramsay as trustee for Tulsa
county.
Newt Graham, secretary of the Fair
association, and w. A. Rayson, pres
ident. have been engineering the deal
and have undertaken the task of clear
ing up the debt.
The next step will be the purchase
of the kafir corn palace. Arrange
ments have been made for this and
its sale will he completed within the
next few days. After that the other
five buildings comprising the dry
farming congress group will be ac-
CURED.
The total debt against the grounds
VIII he aroind $1,000, portion of
which is already in the bank. 1t is
thought that the debt can be paid
off within the next three years, after
which the people OF Tulsa county will
own the finest fairgrounds and build
ings in the state. as the private COM
pany has agreed to turn over all the
stock as soon as the debts are paid.
These buildings are to be the home
of the Tulsa County Free fair. Under
the state fair bill Tulsa county holds
free fair each year. No admission
is charged, neither is there any price
on exhibit space, as all expenses are
paid by the state. Last year the fair
exhibits filled about all but one
building. This year it will he neces-
sary to provide space in all the build
ings, according to Newt Graham.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
SPEED DEMONS ARE
WARY OF COPPERS
Traffic Sergeant PiIkington Made Two
Arrests Yesterday and VIII
Bring Them All In.

Chief Lucas Of the police depart
mcnt Is backing his traffic squad to
the limit in enforcing the citys ordi-
nances and he is finding his men will
ing to take from the streets Of Tulsa
The reckless drivers, the arrogant
jitncy men and the careless Jay
drivers
As N in 1ication that things are
picking up in the traffic department
OF Ih. polite, Jim Iilkington made
Two arrests Tuesday, someth nE
winch W. -tan. as a high water
mark tor the sergeant who directs the
~ .W Cf .ulf.C at the intersection of
Man and Third.
Il want the laws enforced" the
chief said yesterday, enforced to the
letter There has been altogether
too much at this reckless and care
less driving The traffic men know
their business They have been Sc
lccted for their special qualifications
and they have been ordered to see
that the law is enforced | expect
them to do it,"
The chief suggested that in a city
the size Of Tulsa all accidents could
not be- avoided. bat he also said that
10 large l.r cont of head-on collisions
and suc' accidents could be stopped
f both drivers oboycd the ordinances
promulgated as much for their bene-
st 1853 fOr ...-. 81. other drivers, more
careful and cOnsderatc OF the rights
of others
IL intend to enforce the traffic or
dinanCce." said .iin PUkington, ito
the letter. The new ordinances Will
aid the police der artWent to a great
extent and soon | hope to see the
number Of accidents greatly de-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
SPLIT IN RANKS
OF 0KLAHOMANS
James Harris, Baffled by
Defeat, Prevents eau
Gus of Delegates.
NO CHAIRMAN NAMED
Are Also Disrupted on Man
for the Presidential
Nomination.

Special to The World
CHICAGO. June Upon the eve
of the opening Of the Republi-
can convention the delegates from Ok
lahoma seemed hopelessly divided OF
the organization of the delegation.
While McGraw has II of the dele
gates for him for national committee
man as the delegation now stands and
will have two more If the McGraw
delegation from the Fifth district is
5. atCd by the committee on creden-
tials, three of those already elected
could not be got to attend a caucus
to elect "A chairman and select mem.
bers OF various committees. But to
day Harris was no more successful,
the best he could do was to get his
own delegates to agree not to attend
caucus
Members Balk.
Tom Ferguson, about the first Nc
Graw man to begin to cut up, presuni
ably because he was not assured in
advance of his selection as chairman
of the delegation or place on one
of the important committees. STATE
Chairman Geissler also was in a re-
bellious frame of mind until he was
assured of the preference of the Nc
Graw delegates for chairman. Fur
gcSon announced that all he would
stand for was the selection of a Nc
Graw delegate on the committee Ur.
credentials which doubtless will be
agreed upon after the delegates reach
the convention tomorrow, but who
will be chairman on members of otn.
er committees is unsettled unless
Furgeson and the other two McGraw
Ill. 80. 4...
some sort of a frame up not yet
known
Divided on Nominee.
The Oklahoma delegation is also
just as badly divided on "A choice for
president Apparently Hughes will
have more votes from Oklahoma than
any other candidate, with Weeks sec.
ond and scattering votes for other
candidates, with little or no hope on
the delegation ever agreeing upon
any one candidate until the matter is
settled without Oklahoma having
much voice in the matter.
Friends of Roosevelt decare that If
Hughes is nominated Roosevelt will
run on a third ticket, and SO there
you are
Hughes unquestionably has a
stronger following than any other
candidate and will have unless Roose.
welt comes back or declares a prefer
ence among the favorite sons.
Some of the political dopesters de-
clare that if Hughes supporters fail
to put him over they will ultimately
turn to Roosevelt and that in the
stampede the colonel will be nomi-
mated.
ON the other hand the opponents
of Roosevelt pretend not to be afraid
of this. The people in Oklahoma can
make almost as good a guess as the
delegates present. Certain it is that
the nomination is still up in the air.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
WILSON AND PEACE
REICHSTkG ISSUES
Desire Friendly Relations
With U. S. but Not Will
son as Mediator.

BERLIN, June G.-(Via London.
June Z, 1870 a. m.)-t -tDelayed(
fVon Bethamnn Hollweg MASKS
were dropped in the reichstag today
as the imperial chancellor had re-
quested when the spokesman of tn.
Conservatives. Count Friedrich Won
Westarp, plainly avowed the party's
opposition to the chancellor's poll
cies While disclaiming responsible
ity for the particular anonymous
pamphlet which the chancellor had
cited. Count Won Westarp declareo
that this and similar outbursts repre-
sented a great popular movement
which the imperial chancellor has ig.
nored
DR.. SPAIN, leader of the center
party. Herr Won Payer, Progressive,
and DIR. Gradnauer Socialist, sup
ported the chancellor in his cam
paign against the pirates of public
opinion"
L. 5. Question Up.
The policies of the imperial chan
cellor under fire have to do with tnu
attitude of Germany toward the
United States and peace. DR. SPAIN
made notable declaration in which
he said
CnaHCellOr ana tne minister OF for.
eign affairs. Herr Won Jagow, on the
Zeppelin and submarine questions
have reassured me. our relations
with America must not be broken ui.
account of the submarine issue"
Count Won Westarp declared his un-
compromising opposition to President
Wilson as a peace mediator. But the
chancellor's speech disposed of this
subject. he asserting that he had not
the slightest official intimation of any
projected American Intervention.