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The Washington herald., 1916-06-08
Motor stocks Retired.

BY most observers the aspects of the
market were viewed with satisfaction be-
cause Of the retirement Of the stocks
in the motor group and kindred shares
from the excessive prominence they had
been gaining. Serious finance has plenty
to engage its attention in the provision
Of a market for the absorption of foreign
liquidation of securities. the extension OF
credit to foreign borrowers, and the con-
duct of new financing for staple domestic
requirements and it may be that the pres
ent money market represents efforts to
curb excessive speciality speculation which
might interfere with more consequential
undertakings.
The largest amount of gold for one
days shipment on the present movement
was received from Canada today, the con-
signment being 100000. increasing the
total current importation to about S35.-
10000.
The call loan rate Of renewal today was
advanced to 3 IL per cent as against 3
per cent on Tuesday. and the fact that
the arrangements of large credits for
London figured among the causes of the
hardening money market of the month
became known during the day.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-08
No Action on MidyaIe.
New York Attitude.

No action has been taken on the ex
pected Midvale dividend.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-08
"STREET" PRICES
CONTINUE firm
Stock Trading Decreases Ii
Volume Closing Tone of
Market Fairly Good.

New York, June 7.-Considering the I'M
portance of Presidential politics in the
immediate banking and business prospect
the stock market today gave satlsfac-
tory account Of its position. Quoted val
uss displayed underlying hrmness except
in a few instances
On the whole the session suggested that
Wall street was still waiting on the out
come of the efforts at Chicago to pre-
vent repetition of the 1872 split between
the Republican factions.
Trading in stocks was on a somewhat
diminished scale OF activity. but except
in the early part OF the forenoon there
was no general continuation Of Tuesdays 5
selling pressure. In the afternoon, there
was a good deal of irregular Improvement
under the leadership OF rails and the clos
ing tone was fairly strong.
Nor we're industTials altogether neg
lected or Disseminated against by buyers.
despite the heavier movement of motor
and related shares, and the persistence
Of critical comment on the sluggish inertia
Of copper and other metal stocks at a
time of unprecedented prosperity for the
metal industries.
The Washington herald., 1916-06-08

The Cook & Stoddsrd Co.,
113S-40 Connecticut Ave.
Telephone North 1910.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15

go. Trained in a Woman's school Of
emost active suffragists in the field.
Later, as secretary to Mrs. August
movement by observing and studyin
doing preliminary work for the womt
10
.RUMoR NATIONAL GUARD is TO
BE RECALLED FROM BORDER
e. 81 Paso, Tex, Sept. 15.-That ten
tative plans are under way for with
drawal of the national guard from
the border was revealed today when
kilograms from Washington reached
every guard commander asking how
many tourist and stock cars would,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15

politics, Miss Schuyler is one of the
She began as a newspaper reporter.
Belmont, she mastered the Woman's
, women in all walks of life. She Isl
MS party in Wyoming.
o.
be necessary to transport troops back
to their respective state mobilization
points.
Guard officers today are making up
reports Of the number of the cars
needed to carry each organization.
Paris. = Chamber of deputies au-
thorized new $2,400,O00,0OO loan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08

~HICAGO. June Tho Renuhli-
oo, ,o,io,o, ,,,,,.,,,..
O'''' ''''i "HSe'i'-
pled IN the coliseum today. heard a
keynote speech delivered by Senator
Warren g Harding NJ Ohio norfoo,od
.,.,-
an ''sai'~''''oi' ana ADJOURNED uhtil
IL o'clock tomorrow night. II all took
Just two hours ana in its lack of dem
orstrotior or o,,,h,,,s+ % lii,
lie strict attantion 10 ~ Ssi,,a ,'i,. ~,
hand wos rominiscant 90 thn pl,na
dolnbi, co,,,ontinn IS iooo ths. .'i
notad McEiri1v ~ poosa,'i, IT,.
80 hour a,,a t,,ont,. ,,,t,,o1W w 60
Jardina r. tor,nara ~ 'batr,,n., ~
ii,,arod a corof,,iI,, ,r..narad snooot,
nunctuotod in tLo ,oIii,ls noi,ts n.;,,
hrief nCriode of bandcIanning and a,,l
nIause but at M time did n domop-
stration cccur moro tbon a baIf min
MO
Tho convontion was Y5 r,inutes no
hind the hour arranged for its assem-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
WHICH PROVES THE
SLOTH A BUSYBODY
>cw YORK Zoo Man Denies That This
Animal u a. Lazy ~ Is
Gained

NEW YORK, June THE sloth.
heId mp since bible times as the
worlds LATEST animal. IS no such
thing No less an authority than EN-
snyder. keeper Of the Central park
200 Is responsible for this statement.
Bin says the sloth is the zoos most
energetic inhabitant It's busy all the
tiine looking for a place to lie down
and sleep.
Having slept itself nearly to death
an winter Snyder concluded it would
cheer the sloth bit to get some fresh
AR ard yesterday he had IL moved to
II cage In the open. AS soon as the
animal found a shady corner il loy
doWn ana snored Hoping t. keep il
HWake long enough To be fed. Snyder
put playful brown bear cub into the
cage. The sloth worked yaliant!y for
an hour in an effort TO find renosr
Late last night 1t was sleeping sras-
medically between pulls at its tail by
the pcstilerous cub.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
ESTIMATE DEAD
IN STORM AT 70
Sixty Were White Persons. Appeals
for Help Are Coming Through
out Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, June Three
deaths reported today brought the list
of Arkansas victims of Mondays tor
nadoes up to 10. Sixty Of the dead
were white persons and 10 were
negroes.
The names of many additional per-
sons who were injured were reported
today. These number at least four
hundred and the condition of nearly
twenty is reported serious.
Additional deaths reported today in
clude Charles Reeves. a farmer living
near Imbodcn in northern Arkansas,
and Mrs. Charles Corday and her
son Earl. Ia years old, near Pine Bluff.
All six members Of the Condray fam
lily were injured. Appeals for help
were received in Little Rock from
Cabot and Heber Springs. The Little
Rock board of commerce Immediately
sent two framed nurses to Heber
Springs and has started the work of
raising a relief fund.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
CITIZENS CAPTURE
DAYLIGHT BANDITS
Men Who Held Up Sapulpa
Drug Store in Jail
After Battle.

Special to The World.
CAPULPA, Okla. June THE two
~ men who early this morning held
up the Pioneer drug store on Mali.
street and exchanged more than thirty
shots with citizens posse before
they were captured. have been identi-
fled. They are Alvis Taylor and Herb
Farmer. Taylor is said to be one of
the most notorious all-around crooks
in Oklahoma. He is the man who. II
is claimed, assaulted former Chief OF
Police Burns of Tulsa when the latter
tried to arrest him last summer. He
has served time in McAlester several
times. say local authorities who are
familiar with his record. Little is
known of Farmer. 1t Is believed,
however. that his home is at Joplin.
The robbery was one of the most
daring in the city's history and the
first daylight raid to occur in years.
Few people knew of the holdup until
the gun battle started between the
bandits and citizens.
Asks for Drink.
II was shortly after o'clock when
Taylor entered the Pioneer drug store.
The proprietor, Bill Dougherty. and
two customers. were inside. Tayio,
said he wanted a drink of whisky
but Dougherty refused to give il to
him. Farmer then entered and this
seemed to be a signal for both men
produced revolvers and ordered e,.
eryone in the place to throw up their
hands. During the confusion which
followed. Col. r. NJ. Moss. who was
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
JURY DEADLOCKED
IN HUNT LITIGATION
Ramsey Discharged
Jurors After Being Out
for Three Hours.

THE jury in the case of for,oe,
l. Mayor O. d Hunt. charged with
pointing revolver at Robert Lozier
George Stanley and Fred l.. Kitchen
Jailed to agree upon verdict after
being out of the courtroom about
three hours yesterday afternoon. The
jury returned 10 the county courtroom
atter being Out a short time and 70
ported they could not agree. but wer,
sent back by Judge Ramsey At 5:2t
o'clock they returned to the court
room and were discharged
Throughout. the case was bitterly
contested. The episode leading up 10
the filing Of the charge against the
former city head occurred IN the city
hall late in January All of the plain
tiffs declared that Mayor Hunt mad
drawn the weapon without provoca-
tion when he entered the office in
which they were sitting.
Hunt said that Lozier picked up tho
chair in which he was sitting and ad-
vanced upon him menacingly and thar
he had drawn the revolver i'm self
defense. as he mad been threatened.
Grand jury Ghosts.
Ghosts OF the recent grand Jury
fiuscO walked through the proceed.
representing the defendant. declared
that the case against his client was
founded on malice growing out of the
dissension which followed the re-
moval Of Mayor WoGden among the
commissioners and others at the city
hall
Assistant County Attorney ed War.
ren prosecuted the case in a vigorous
manner Ills argument TO the hry
was brief. but he confined his sum
ming up of the evidence and had close
attention throughout
Attorney HARRISON vas Interrupted
several times during his talk by War
ren who declared he was going OUT
side the record
lt is improbable that the case will
come ur again durine the present
criminal term Of the county court nut
will probably be roassigred for the
next
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
Wins Final Victory When
His Delegation From
Fifth Is Seated.
is NOW NATIONAL
COMMITTEEMAN
Action in Sixth District
Sustained; Harris Rout
Is Complete.

CHlCAGO. June John r. Hadley
~ and Charles G. Moore. contesting
delegates from the Firth Oklahoma
district were seated, reversing the
action of the national committee
which placed a. Il. Wood and O. A.
Mitscher on the temporary roll
1t was victory for the faction of
J. j. McGraw. elected national com.
mittceman. today
The regularity of convention calls
was In question on the contest. A.
- wood, VINO died I'm Chicago hotel
the day his name was placed ON the
temporary roll was friend Of former
senator Burton. Mitscher had been
regarded as favoring Roosevelt
The action of the national commits
zee IN seating the McGraw delegation
from the Sixth district of Oklahoma
was sustained
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
keynote Speech Is Deliv-
cred by Senator War
ren Harding.
COMPLETES WORK
IN JUST 2 HOURS
Will Assemble Today in
Permanent Organization
for Real Fight.

CHICAGO, June IA cold,
wind-driven rain that has fallen
ceaselessly on Chicago since yes
terday afternoon, placed vehicles
at a premium today, drenched
delegates and spectators who
were compelled to make their
way on foot to and from the con-
vention halls and dampened any
attempts at out-of-door demon
strations-eXcept for the women.
Five thousand of them, suf-
fragists from many states,
trudged for two hours through
the downpour to the sound of
bands.
Hotel corridors reeked with
wet raincoats and umbrellas,
bunting hung draggled and
stained from stairs and walls
and booster clubs and booster
bands quit, discouraged, with
nightfall.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
WHY NOT ME?" SAYS
UNCLE JOE CANNON
Grand Old Man OF the Senate Relieves
He Would Make Some Preei-
dent himself.

CHICAGO. June His usual cigar
tilted at its usual sl:yward angle,
Uncle joe Cannon came into town
today skirmished about for conven-
ton tickets for his friends and then
gave utterance to this statement
81 don't lnow who the convention
will nominate. nut it could do a
blamed sight worse than to pick me"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
WILL TEST SANITY
OF RABID EDITOR
MuskoScc Publisher of Red Sheet
Faces Ailcnists
Board.

Special to The World
MUSkOGEE, June Charles l.,
clifford, editor OF publication called
the Red Sheet" was taken before
County Judge Leahy today to be eX-
amined as to his sanity.
At Gifford's request the hearing
was put over until tomorrow. He sub
mitted to the court Il list of fifty
names from which will be chosen
men whom he expects will testify that
he is not insane. among them is ID. y.
Fink, prominent banker, whom Gift
ford has libeled in his paper many
times.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
GAS DISCOVERY c\ FARM
TOO MUCH ibk WOMAN

Special TO The World
BLACkW ELL. okla. June !.
Mrs j. \. Wolf. wife of one of
the richest landos, nors in the
Blackwell oil Held, dropped
dead as a result ,f heart failure
brought on 10y the shock Of a
hic strike OF gas uu the farm
Wolf owns the southeast quar-
ter of section j-2o-l east. IN a
direct line between two big pro-
ducinG wells ana at the present
time there are siN wells being
drilled ON this farm.
Monday. however. enc of
them drilled int gas sand
which produced Ia the ucichhur-
hood of forty million feet ct gas,
and the roar was frighttul at the
Wolf homo, Just Il few feet
away
The shock was too great for
Mrs Wolf and she fell over
dead Funeral services and a
fitting turial are being ar
ranged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
To Build Grain Elevator.

ALTON. okla, June &c. Lips
comb. president of the Lipscomb
Grain company. with headquarters at
Liberal. Mo. has announced that tho
Lipscomb company will immediatepy
begin the erection of thoroughly
modern grain elevator at Alton
This now will give Alton three large
modern elevatara
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08

Special to The World
BRAMAN. okla. June One
woman. Mrs. T. 4 Priboth. east Of
this city. marketed over two hundred
dozen eggs during the month of May
at one grocery store in this city
\ prize had been offered to tn,
farm woman who brought the most
eggs to the market and In this way
a record was kept. The eggs were all
from hens raised on the Priboth farlI.
Several women had over one hun
dred dozen eggs during the month.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
UNKNOWN DEAD ARE
HONORED BY NAVY
services Held in Naval Yards for
Those Who Lost Their Lives
on the sea.

NEW YORK, June Memorial
services for the unknown dead OF the
United States navy were held i'm the
Brooklyn navy yarl yesterday after
noon under the auspices of the Sons
of Veterans of Brooklyn and Long
island. Among the five thousand per-
sons who attended the exercises were
uniformed delegations from the G. a.
r.. the Monitor Association OF Naval
Veterans. Knights Of Columbus and
Junior order Of United American
Mechanics. Sailors from the battle
ships anchored at the navy yard
were also present. ana those remain
ing aboard the ship stood at alton
tion during the singing Of THE Star
Spanglcd Banner" and saluted at the
end of the song.
Made Addresses.
Addresses were made by the Rev
John Lewis CLARKE. pastor Of the
BushWick Avenue Congressional
church. and Representative Daniel J.
Griffin OF Brooklyh. the benediction
was pronounced by Father Francis X
Broschart Of St Barbara's church.
Doctor Clarke's reference to Bouck
White and his melting pot. made
directly after the audience had sworn
allegiance to the flag. stirred the
crowd TO an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton.
America is no place for those who
desecrate the flag" he declared.
They should be put cut Of our coun-
try. Tho men who recently burned
the stars and stripes should not get
thirty days in prison. but a life SEN
tence. | would 90 further and say
that they ought to be hanged"
Following the addresses a minia-
ture reproduction of Ericsscn's Mon
itor. laden with flowers with the
flag flving at her bow was launched
in the navy yard channel For a few
minutes she flcated. drifting out with
the current. and then suddenly over
turned and sank. scattering the bios
SONS over the water Slowly they
driftcc out into the river and down
to sea.
AS 1t disappeared company Of
the Sons of Veterans fired a volley
over che water and a bugle sounded
"ta,ps".
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
Proposal Made That Inter
national Commission Sit
on the Case.
CONSIDERING MOVE
If Agreement Reached,
Both Presidents VIII
Appoint ENJOYS.

XIASH1NGTON June IA pro-
w posal to General Carranza that
the United states and the Mexican lie
facto government submit the whole
subject of their relations to an inter
national commission is being seriously
considered by the administration
Such a proposal, if It is made, will
serve as a reply to the Mexican note
demanding withdrawal of the Ameri-
can troops and may contemplate ad-
justmCnt o. many unsettled differ
ences that for years have caused ac-
cumulating EN- barrassr ent in the re-
lations of the two nations. Settit-
meht by a commission is provided for
expressly by the treaty of 1913. which
provides further that III such course
be proposed by either party it shall
he acceded to by the other unless
deemed by it altogether Incompatible
with the nature of the difference or
the circumstances Of the case"
Would Appoint Board.
President Wilson and General Car
rama would appoint an equal num-
ber Of commissioners under the plar,
and the meeting probably would be
held somewhere outside the territory
of both countries. There was no indi-
cation tonight that the president. wit n
whom rests The final word as to
whether the proposal shall be made.
had yet reached a decision or that
the reply would 20 forward within
the next few DAYS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08

EEtLIN. June Via Lon
, don. Fort NauN, one of the
NCrdun defcnses, has been cap
tured 10y the German troops. ac-
cording to the official statement
issued from headquarters today.
What remained of the French
garrison finally surreEdcred and
an attempt to relieve the fort on
Tuesday resulted in the capture
by the Germans of seven hun
dred unwounded prisoners.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08

COLuMBrS, n NJ. June 7-Cen.
}. j. Pershing, American expedition
airy commander, left here today for
american field base at Namiquipa.
hlnuahua after an inspection trip
10 me border along the line of COM
munication.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
Leading Advocates of the
Country Insist on 1t as
G. O. p. Plank.
HOLD DEMONSTRATION
Federation of Labor Off
cials Urge Measures
for Workmen.

y OLISEUM, Chicago, June L.
~ The committee on resolutions OF
the Republican national convention
held its first hearing at the coliseum
late today on matters which various
interests desire to have dealt with in
the party's platform.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee. presided, Three delega-
tions of women were heard on the
equal suffrage question and com
mittee representing union labor urged
planks it desired placed In the plat
form The womcn's delegation repre-
scented the National American Wom-
ans Suffrage association, the Com
grcssional Union for Woman Suffrage
and the Woman's Anti-Suffrage as
sociatiOn.
Asks for Plank.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi-
dent of the National American Wom-
ems association, presented a memorial
adopted at a meeting Of suffragists
here yesterday This memorial re-
qucsted the committee to insert In the
Republican platform the following
proposed plank:
THE Republican party, rcaffirmng
it's faith in government of the people.
by the people, for the people, favors
the extension of the suffrage to wOm-
en- as a measure Of Justice to one-half
the adult people Of this county"
Mrs. Gait made a brief speech sup
porting the memorial and then pre-
CONTINt 10 ON P.GI SENEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08


EORT NAUN, lying some five milo,
Il northeast of Nerdun which for
weeks past the French had been
stubbornly defending against terrific
onslaughts by the Germans. has at
last fallen into the hands of the Tcu-
tons. according to Berlin. The men
who defended the fortress to the last
surrendered to the Germans who also
captured a large number Of machine
guns and mine throwers.
Paris, however says the fort was
still in French hands early Wednes-
day morning but that since that it
had been impossible TO communicate
with the fort. owing to the violence
of the bomhardmcnt
Russians Gain.
Gains of considerable proportions
by the Russians over the Teutonic al.
lies. bv the Turks over the Russians
and by the Germans over the Brit
ish are recorded in the latest official
com mmunications from Petrograd,
Constantinople and London. In the
region of Verdun artillery combats
are in progress. while on the Austro-
Italian line the Italians continue to
hold the Austrians from further ad-
Vances
In the fighting that is going OF.
from the Pripct marshes to the ltu
manian frontier the Russians in their
big offensive movement have dis
lodged the TeutoniC allies from forti-
fled positions and brought their ag-
gregate Of men captured up to about
1000. They have also taken II
guns. 1874 machine guns and 40 bomb
throwers. Among the prisoners are
nine hundred officers
AS an offset To the Russian gains
over the Teutouic allies, however
Corstantinople asserts that in Asia
Minor, in the Kope mountain district
the Russians have been driven eight
kllometers east ward from positions
extending over II kilomctcrs. suffer
ing losses of more than thousan nd
men Killed or wounded. The fighting
in this immediate vicinity covers a
front of over 81 miles with the Turks
the aggressprs and with the situation
favorable to then. according to Con
staEtinople.
Turks Dispense Slavs.
In addition, in MesOpotamia the
Turks claim to have defeated and dis
persed Russian wings which were en-
dcavOring to carry out an envClOplng
Increment against them near khaui-
kin. northwest Of liagdad. but petro-
grad asserts that the Russians here
have captured additional Turkish po-
stons and put to tho saber several
battalions OF Turks
The Germans ana the British are
still fighting desperately in the IL
cinity of Ypres.
In an infantry attack against the
ruired village Of iioogc. east Of Epres,
the Germans captured the British
front line trenches running the vii
lagc, but all their attacks elsewhere
failed.
Around Nerduu, in the region OF
hill No. 3J4 and on the right bank OF
the Meuse from DamlouT to Douau-
mont the bombardu erts continue IN
tense
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-08
Committeeman Nnmcd.

CHICAGO, June National com
mittecmen and members of the com
mittee on resolutions elected at caucus
of the various Progressive state dele
cations Yesterday and today included :
National committeeman - w. S.
Holt, Arkansas; William Allen White.
Kansas; Pearl White, Louisiana: Il.
+. Fridge, Mississippi; |. Il. kirkwood,
Missouri John T. Hickman, Okla
homa; G. Thomas Taylor. Tennessee;
H. l.. Borden. Texas: George w.
Perkins, New York.
Resolutions-L. II. Putnam, Arkan-
sas; William Allen White, Kansas;
Whituell T. Martin, Louisiana: l.. w.
Graham, Mississippi; Joseph A.
Wright, Missouri; John Hickman. Ok
lahoma; John c. Houk, Tennessee f..
NJ. Etheridge, Texas; w. l.. Ransom.
New York.