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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
Roosevelt, Hughes and Roo.
Forces Begin Preliminary
Move for Mastery.
REPORT 40 CONTESTS
FOR CHICAGO MEET
Hughes Men Resort to Trick
to Have Candidates
Name Called First.

~HICAGO. May 80. - Republican
~ Roosevelt headquarters were
opened in Chicago today by J erber'
IL. Satterlee and Lawrence Graham
of New York and active work get
! ting delegate votes for the candidate
began. The headquarters We're opened
several hours before Colonel Roose-
welt arrived here en- route to Kansas
! Citv where ne is to deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow.
George Won l.. Meyer former Sec
rotary OF the navy, is expected II
Chicago tomorrow to assume charge
of the pre-convention campaign toi
Roosevelt.
Indications are that the plan OF
Frank II. Hitchcock to have the
name of Charles II. Hughes pre-
sented to the Republican national
convention as the first candidate may
result in an interesting hight be
tween the Root Roosevelt ana
Hughes forces.
Move Frustrated.
| Uitchcock's arrangement is that
when the roll of states iu called in
alphabetical order to make nomina-
tions for president to have Alabama'
the first on the list, yield in favor
of New York so that Hughes may
have the advantage of having his
, name presented first When friends
of Root and Roosevelt learned OF
this plan they declared they would
Iattempt to get recognition from the
chairman to present the name o.
their candidate before Hughes. They
said that the chairman OF the con
vention would be obliged to settle
the dispute at the time 1t arises,
h..r ~
thus far is forty, which involves the
right Of 62 delegates to seats in the
convention.
Secretary Reynolds received notice
= of "A contest over the eight delegates
at large from Texas. The contest
was filed by G. j. Hostrasser OF
Houston, Texas. and will be heard
by the committee when 1t meets tt
take up contests June |.
National Committeeman Ralph IL
williams of Oregon announced tina
when the delegation of ten from hi
III state arrives here June he vii
OF recommend that the five men chosel
re as delegates to the Progressive ma
M tional convention be seated as al
" ternates in the Republican convention
The list of alternates Will be fille'
Il by the election OF four unsuccessful
ut candidates for delegate and the ad
p dition of another. Hughes won in tn
lie Oregon presidential preferential pri
mary, but the law makes no provisio
OF for the election of altornates in tina
ch state. National Committeeman VIII
n Jams will make this recommendato
ng in an efforts to unite the Republica
and Progressive factions.
'es Establish Headquarters.
Senator John w. Weeks of Massa
chusetts will arrive tomorrow to rt
main until after the convention.
In Campaign headquarters for Senate
m L. Y Sherman Of Illinois, Senate
ld- CONTINUED on PAGE TWELVE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
DEVELOP new FACTOR
IN WILL 0RPET CASE
JOSEPH HARTMAN SHEDS Light
ON DEATH OF MARIAN
IAMBEltT.
Mysterious Telegram Also f1gures'
ONLY Secure Eisl:' Jurors I'm
the Case.

WAUKEGAN. ILL.,. May 20. - In
terest today at the trial of VIII or
pet. University of Wisconsin student
charged with the murder of Marian
Lambert. former sweetheart cen
tered around Joseph Hartman ana
telegram sent February q.
1916. from Lake Forest,
The message was addressed TO Jo-
seph Hartman in Chicago ana was
signed a.. II read, counsel Tor the
defense said. 'watsn q II case
comes to trial read letters VINO
either "A" or "G." are was not
learned. -.
Hartman went to the defense last
Monday with . story that Miss Lam
bert had been aided in her troubles
bv his cousin, Clara Cramer nurse
and that Miss Lambert had told ne,
that she contemplated suicide al
times. lie said his cousin was IN Io-
ledo. n,c
Kenneth Hawkins, counsel for inc
defense. went to Toicdo seeking MIS-
Cramor. lie was odd there that Sht
was IN Chicago ana ne returneu
Hartman then is said to have "dou'
blc-crcsscd" the defense, appea1n nt
at the office Of States Attorney padA
as witness for the state. Mr. w
kcrson said he could not eNplall
Hartman's actions. Mr.. Dady refused
TO comment regarding Hartman
Count adjourned over tomorrow
with still only eight jurors sworn III
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
ORERST AND TRAVIS
GIVEN CLEAN BILLS
Constable and Wealthy Oil Man art
Freed Of Charges Of Stealing
Gasoline from X. iiardman.

Constable Charles Oberst and sam
Travis. an officer of the Oklahoma
Petroleum & Gasoline Co.. both oil
Tulsa, were given clean bills yesterday
when they appeared before Judge
Crawford of Sapulpa on charge oil
stealing a quantity Of gasoline from
Kenneth Hardman of Kiefer.
The suit against Oberst and Travis
was brought by Hardman after the
constable had attached tank of gas
oline which Travis averred had been
stolen from his company. Oberst tolu
n STRAIGHTFORWARD story OF the VIII.
ness stand and declared he believed
ne was wholly within his rights In
making the attachment.
After hearing the evidence In the
case counsel for Oberst and Travis
demurred to the evidence and the de-
murrer was sustained.
Justice Lee Daniel has under ad-
visement a suit brought by Travis re-
Gently in which he charged Hardmar
and others with the theft Of quaint
| ties of gasoline. The courts decision
will probably be made known tomor
row and it is intimated that Hardmai
ct al. will not be bound over to court
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
SAYS HUGHES WILL GET
G, @. P. NOMINATION
LEADER PREDICTS
THAT THE JUDGE WILL
CARRY CONVENTION.
Docs Not Consider But Has High he-
gard for Roots Ability and
Experience.

NEW YORK. May ga majority
of the New York delegates to the lte-
publican national convention favor the
of Justice Hughes for
president, according to statement
given out today by Frederick L. Tan
ner, chairman of the Republican state
committee and a delegate at large
This is Notwithstanding the high re,
gard for Senator Roots ablhty anu
experience and in spite OF Justice
Hughes refusal to take any part Ill
the contest, Chairman Tanner SAID.
A letter signed by William barnes
as Republican national committeeman
and made public here today calico
meeting in Chicago June OF the ne"
York state delegation to the Repupn
can national convention. Some pom
ticians interpreted the letter as oai
for "a count of noses" of the Roose-
welt, Hughes and Root factions II
view of reported threats by delegates
from all three camps to introduce res
olutions at their first meeting look
ing to that end.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
WILL TRY TO PROVE
INNS IS MURDERER
STATE OFFICIAL SNhS on'"'''
MAN MURDERED WOMEN
FOR THEIR MONEY.
>,, ON Trial for Breach Of Trust oi
s3.Tt5.aO of Missing Womcns
Money.

ATLANTA. Ga, May 29.-The state
will attempt to prove that victor E'
Innos of Eugene, ore, not onIy 'ooN
SS.74b.2O from Mrs. Eiois Nei''''
Dennis. but that he murdered MIS-
Dennis and her sister. Beatrice NeiH'S'
Solicitor-General Hugh NJ. Dorsey an
nounced today at the opening OF tno
lines trial for larceny atter trust n'
Nelms sisters disappeared III o,'i Hn
tonic, Texas, in June, l9li, anu i%hncs %
and his wife later were acquitted .".
of charges of numbering the TWO A.
Inntn women. Both husband ana wlte
later were indicted here on larceny
charges. ,ry
The state today elected to Try
Iuues first after the defense had won
its point that the two shouiu Sc,
separate trials. First witnesses calleu
were intended to show lnnes allestu
connection with the murders anu 90,
licitor Dorsey produced sauSasI
mill In which he asserted ne Wouiu
prove the women's bodies were srouilu
nm at san Antonio. ON obJectlon OF
the defense, Superior Court Judge Beh
II. nm presiding ruled that the state
first must show that the W, 4o'1u
mentioned i'm the larceny indictment
was entrusted to lnncs before taklhE
up any other part of the case IL whS
! intImnted the state would later brihl
evidence regarding the alleged mur,
der. Mrs. John w. Nelms, mother OF
| the missing women, then TOOK tn'
stand and before adjournment testl
| fled regarding letters she sald he'
| uar,.ird daughter received from lnncs
who II is said, acted as attorney to'
Mrs. Dennis prior to her disappear
ancc.
Mrs Nelms referred to lnnes a
that demon" and was told by TN
court that such language would no
be allowed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
Empire Builder Blazes New
Trail After Long Fight at
His st. Paul Home.
HIS FUNERAL WILL
BE HELD WEDNESDAY
Started Out Poor Boy and
Amassed a Fortune
$250,O00,0 900.

or. PAUL, MINI, May 23.-James ].
- Hill. railroad builder capitalist
and most widely known figure of the
northwest, died at his residence in
Summit avenue at $3.50 o'clock TINS
morning as the result of an injection
due to bowel trouble.
Mr.. Hill was unconscious for nearly
12 hours before he died. DIR. Herman
NJ Biggs and DR.. Stanley Seager of
the Mayo staff together with mem
bers of the immediate Hill family
were at the bedside when the end
came.
The funeral will be held at the
Summit avenue home al 2 p. IN. We'd
nesday. Announcement OF funeral ar
rangements was contained in state
ment issued by the family late this
afternoon.
Contrary to expectation. interment
wilt not be in Calvary cemetery, but
in a private mausoleum, to be erected
at North Oaks farm. five miles north
east of St Paul, long the summer
home of the empire builder.
The general public will not have an
opportunity formally TO pay tribute
TO the leading citizen OF the northwest,
but Mr.. IIill's associates and the faith
full employees who made possible his
great achievements will be admitted
to the house to view the body before
the funeral services. The general Of
fices of the Great Northern railway
and the First National bank anc
Northwest Trust company will b'
closed all day Wednesday.
Send No Flowers.
The family statement includes re
quest that no flowers be sert. Kew
erend Thomas j. Gibbons, vicar-gen
eral Of the Catholic diocese OF ~
Paul. who attended Mr.. Hill durin
his last few hours, VIII oIncia'e
the funeral.
All afternoon kilograms continue
to pour in from all parts of the coun
try with expressions OF coincidence 10
tho family. A constant stream @
family friends called at the home an
at the residence OF Louis w. Hill neN
door. Few entered, most or thei
merely leaving words Of sympathy io
the elder Mrs. Hill and her chlldrei
Sank Rapidly
Following his relapse late yestel
day Mr.. Hill sank rapidly again dul
ing the night
All the members OF his 'an,llE "el
nt The bedside except Mrs. NJ. Beai
of Ney York, a daughter She Wi
arrive tonight. ,,.,u
According to DIR. James Gilfilla
the family physician. Mr.. Hill died
blood poisoning caused by intecti'
Of an hemorrahod which infecti'
finally spread. despite operation
from the right thigh to below the kn
Hone for his recovery was abandon
YESTERDAY -. T.,
James J. Hill's wealth has be
estimated at from OO.OOOOO
$500 O0O. 900. He was probably wor
between 5000. 100000 and S25o'oo
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
State Department Officials
Are Mystified by Non
appearance Of Missive.
MAY REACH HERE
TODAY IS REPORT
Word Received to Effect
That Demand Will BE
Made for Withdrawal.

XXIASHINCTON, May 29.-state
" department officials were
mystified today over the
failure of the new rote from General
Carrauza to reach the department or
the Mexican embassy. The depart
.ments advices indicated that 1t was
to be expected tomorrow.
Manuel Mendez, the foreign ofilce
attachc from Mexico city, who was
surpo sed to bc acting as special mes
senger. arrived here today. but de-
clared he had no knowledge of the
note whatever and merely had come
to Washington on vacation Ellseo
Arrcdando, the Mexican ambassador
designate, with whom, Mcndez con
ferred. said that none Of his messages
from ,he foreign office contained any
mention of a new note,
MAY Ask For Withdrawal.
Word that the ncto was coming
and that it probably would rereW tnt
suggestion that American troops n'
withdrawn from Mexico reached th'
department last week. Later uis
PATCHES from Mexico city said tn'
| GHrr1nIa KONtl illltilt Nho N'''N''N
| coutioUs 20 guard AGAINST premature
publication OF the note and that noun
INC concerning its contents would ID
revealed until ii had been presente'
in Washington. De facto EoNerhillei
officials were quoted as Saving the
expected it to be handed to Secretar
Lansing today. ,,,
Mr. Arredondo made no appoint
ment at the state department toua
and as tomorrow is hohuay ~
certain. the note will not be presehte
until Wed esday should 1t arrive 10
night or tomorrow.
Operators Operate.
The protest of ST American o
onerators in the Tampico regio
apainst decrccs of he de facto gov
ernment affecting their work stili
. awaiting consideration at the sta'
dopart,nent. 1t was received AT tf
, White Hcus, and referred TO SeCr'
torv lansing. Department adNlc'
: reported quiet at Tampico. The sell
, IRE OF several American-owned tan
cars mas been the only Glsquleu'
incident in that section ofilciaiy u
2 norted A protest VIII be made.
a Rumors transmitted by border mi
tarv commanders as matters OF Il
formation fer the war departme
soid TWENTY-FIVE thousand Carrah
d troops were mobili2cd near Chihu
d hua City. Officers here showed u
n tie interest in this report Gener
n Scott's comuent being that Gener
a Trcyino appeared to be acting IN q
o cordancc with the Scott-Obregon u
It derstanding. Trevin" ana Pershl
T. already have been authorized 10 co
: fer as military movements.
d Another rumor transmitted Sd
@ Mevico CITY papers quoted Genei
d Luis Herrera as saving he was rea
3 to attack the Americans If they q
not withdraw from Mexico bef,
1t June /. Special Agent Rodgers u
n not mentioned this report HERE
'r is the officer whose alleged rev
y precipitated many alarming repo
d at the time of the Columbus rald'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
Huge Harbor and Water
way Appropriation is
Through.
SENATOR KENYON
DENOUNCES BILL
Strike Out Amendment to
Create Commission; Fos-
tered by Administration.

HJASIIINGTON, May 29.-The
w senate passed today the rivers
and harbors appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately Si3,0OO,OOO. by 4"
vote of 50 to 81 after adding many
amendments.
lust before the final vote was taken
Senator Kenyon predicted 1t would be
the last of its kind to pass an Amerl-
can congress.
Let People Squcal.
"You are voting at least 100000
600 into this bill that is absolutely
uniustifiable." said Senator Kenyon
"You are dumping thousands of dol'
| lars into streams YOU could nos recos
ni2e as such when you crossed them
Your motto is Let the people squeaL
| | want to say that if the price o.
| holding my seat in the senate IS Il
vote for bills of this kind. the sea
may go"
shortly before the bill was PLACED
upon its final passage. the Newlahd
amendment to create national WI
terway commission, which has beer
accepted was stricken from the bill
on renewed point of order made D.
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
GCrc Against II.
| Nine Democratic senators vote
against the iii. Thcy were. Ashurs
Gore, Hollis. Ilusting, Newland
Pomorcnc. Shafroth. Taggart an
Thompson.
Senators Tillman and Thoma
. Democrats, sought to cast negauN
votes. but could not transfer the
pairs
Seven Republicans voted for Il
bill
The bill as it passed the houi
carried Approximately S4O,OOO.OO
IChief among the senate addition
were appropriations for the harbo
l at Los Angeles. Long Beach and 81
, Diego. Cal. and Duluth and Supe
ior on Lake superior.
An appropriation for 100000 II
g deepening East river, New York. WI
the only new project inserted in Il
/, bill by the senate. |, was urged
N the president and secretary OF u
a navy to provide "A channel for battl
' ships to the navy yard at Brooklyn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
House of Commons De
mands That Owners Sell
Stocks to Government.
WON'T HARM MARKET
Additional Income Tax Will
Be Imposed Against
Those Who Refuse.

r ONDON, May 29.--4:5O p MI
II Tn the house Of commons TO-DAY
Repinald McKenna. chancellor OF the
excheouer, moved the resolution ne
gave notice Of last week the purpose
Of which is to compel sale TO the gov
ernment under the mobilization PA"
NJ American securities hitherto with
hold nv their owners. Mr.. Mckenna
measure imposes an additional income
tax on American securities eNen'ptlne
those which are deposited witf the
Harold ]. Tennant. parliamentary
under-secretary for war, exPlaiheu
that as the balance OF TRACE Was
| against England there was a limit TO
~ evnortation of gold A loan al
raadv having been raised in America
the government had resorted TO the
mobiIiyation Of securities to meet the
| balance of liabilities
Won't Injurc Market.
This scheme. Mr.. Tenant said, ha9
been carried out with great care anu
| without any injury to the American II II
market The government had beeh
able to pay its way and preserve
| substantial balance III New YORK 10
enabje II TO meet charges which might
|
however. the supply Of American Sc,
curities offered to the government had
dwindled frori a torrent to little more
tban a triclxle 1t has been suEccsteo
that this was due e. natural eXhaus-
lion of the supply
Mr.. McKerna said the government
obtained securities ir STEADY s're..li
undar tbe rresent system, had never
paid Tor them in advance before thcN
were realized on in America and nae
taken them over without risk OF loss
vhen they we're required. He ne
iieved his plan would be sufficien
for tbe purpose. Tha tax is to go IN
70 effect July / for a period of ont
lyear. ,., o, ,,.;,,
corsiderable hostile criticism. IN
debate brought out the fact that IN
resolution was applicable to any tor
a;en securities. but that the treasur
must he willing to buy a security be
| fore il could he affected by the ta>
"Shcer Robbery"
l. William Watson Rutherford. Union
= ;st said the tax was sheer robbery.
He declared it was tax not tor reI
81 enue. but for punishment. lie sal
y the gov ernmcnt should be hcnest an
1t bring a bill compelling the sdie OF 81 :,
y curities. that would he coerciVe. Dt
al not mean. ,.z
D Sir Frederick Banhury. Unions
n, denounced The chancellor's propose
Id saving 1t was going back TO the DAY
of Isaac OF York. -
l. Winston Spencer Churchill defen'
L. ed the resolution. He thought u
n, chancellors proposal was very moo
i'll cst one, There were times when
i'll was moi possible or desirable TO dra
nice distinctions about equality
sacrifice. for unless the war we
prosecuted vigorously there would
he equality Of ruin for all =,
,tns st the conclusion OF the debate u
III resolution was adopted.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
MAY GET A TARIFF
COMMISSION AGAIN
Revenue Bill Also Provides
Against Unfair Competi-
ton After the War.

,,ou 90 Ad-
nv ASiilNuloN' "''S
" ministration measures ior
tariff commission. protection against
s.,. oonro,ition after the Euro
uniaii 49, nnda ANA encouragement
pa PEA" ~" American dyestuff industry
,,, n1i ~ incornorated in the general
VIII pe ,'i,I statement issued to-
revenue o',ii i,,,;,,, leader Kitchen.
nlgnt py az tbe house WAYS and
,,,aars COMMITTEES said:
means ..rh oain,.;tv members have final
=. sant,od 70 renort favorably TIE ad-
~ uee,utu .n,in W TARIFF commission,
n,iiinsu' MINIS, 49,, as Tho Rainev hill which will
klo", r1 90 ~ o tho General revenue bill
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
Adopt Strong Platform Of
Principles at Universal
Gathering at Chicago.
REPRESENT MILLIONS
Urge Foreign Policy Pro
testing Americans; Want
Neutrals for President.

May 29.-An Official
. statement Of the meeting OF
German American leaders held here
Yesterday and today was given out
this afternoon:
"All large organizations or amer,
cans of German ancestry throughout
the country were either directly rep
resented or assured of sympathetic
suppoit." says the statement
Ii quotes formal platform OF
principles" the substance OF whlch
was made public yesterday. ana an
nounces adoption of the Following
resolutions: .-.,,,o,
Of millions Of voters in the unlteu
States that:
Demand Neutrality.
"f We demand a neutrality II
strict accordance with the advice con
tained in George Washingtons ad'
dress TO the American people.
- We urge foreign policy
which protects American lives anc
American interests with equal hrm'
ness and justice
"3. We condemn every official ac
and policy which shows passionate
attachment for one belliEeTent ma
ton or inveterate antipathy Tor an
other.
-. We deplore those utterances
voiced by officials. exofficjals ah'
| others. designed to create. or tendinl
10 create a division along racial line
among our people.
Must BE Non-Partisan.
"5. We hope that no party WI
nominate for the presidency a candl
date whose views tend to estabhs
such a division. n,,,..
"6. We trust that the Republica
convention will unite all the element
i'm the party upon candidate whos
views are in harmony with thos
hereinbefore expressed.
~. We trust the Democratic con
vention will nominate for the pres
dency one who subscribes to the We"
expressed hereinbefore. 40,
IS. We assert that any candida'
for the presidency who is not IN a'
cord with the views expressed her'
inbefore is unworthy the support
free and independeot electorate
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
NO STRIKE OF ILLEGRAPHERs
Possibility of Trouble on Eve OF ne
pubIjcan Convention Is Eliminated

NEW YORK. Nav 29.-The possi-
bility Of a strike OF ccmme1ial tele-
praphers on the eve Of the Republi-
can national convention at Chicago
was virtually dismissed today by 5. j.
Konenkampf. president of the Com
mercial photographers union whlch
opened its eighth biennial conveh-
tion here. ~
Arrangements were made soon al
ter TIE convention net for the ap-
pointment of a committee TO discuss
the wage question anc general pohcy
~ orpanization as it relates to imme-
diate and future b Isiness. but 1t was
said II ere was no disrosition TO rush
matters. with resPecr to strike.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-30
s5 HAVE PAID CRIMES TOLL
Governor Williams Signs ENpirat'on
Pardous For Men IT. state Prison.

Special to The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. MAY 27.-Ex-
piration pardoDs were signed Dy Gov
ernor Williams today for % inmates
Of the state prison at McAlester,
whose terms will expire during june
and the early part ( July. Inc men,
With n few exceptions. are serving
terms of one to three years. tlerDer,
Reed will be released on June Z atter
having served sentence OF IL 2
years for shooting with intent to XII:
Biu Grimmett of Muskogee county
will have served his sentence OF ten
years for robbery.