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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
cient such representative citizen might

cient such representative citizen might
state. it is more than a territory. Be
sides. to accept a delegate would delay,
if not defeat. what is our need, and our
right. full representation in House and
Senate. of the federal Congress.
80. Political conditions at present in
the District present an unfair repre-
sentation of the American people to the
foreigners, transient here. or travelling
in our republic. They charge that we
have a concrete case. in the federal
capital, of distrust of our own polit
ical institutions. When we attempt to
explain, we misrepresent democracy.
and stultify our self-respect. The
nations capital, of all parts of the
country. should have the best, not the
worst. sample of what popular govern
ment can show the world Our schools
should teach the youth, going from
them by thousands each year, their
duty as voting citizens to preserve and
promote good government by all the
people. Our schools are mute upon this
important public duty, for the resi-
dents are denied the exercise of the
very acts that make for the veal or
woe of the future of the nation. For
eieners behold this, and smile sug
gestively.
Long Demand for Representation.
10. When Congress first assumed
control in the District. in 1900, the
population was not five per cent of
what it is today. Half century later.
1850. the population was not seventeen
per cent of what it is at present. Yet
during that fifty years there was dis
content. and frequent demand for rep
resentation. Today the population is
six times what it was two generations
ago; and it's wealth has grown almost
one hundred fold.
"All citizens of the United States
have heirship to a threefold citizen
ship; to the local community, to the
state and to the nation.
In the District of Columbia we have
the rights of the local community; the
right to a voice in local affairs. We do
not owe any allegiance to any one of
the forty-eight states, and should not
assume to have; Congress is our legis-
lature. But all citizens, all residents
of the District, American born or nat
uraltzed. are citizens of the United
States and should enjoy all the rights
as citizens of the United States Only
arbitrary and unwarranted exercise of
power denies the exercise of that right
in the citizen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
DISTRICT REFORMATORY
MAY Be READY JULY |
Supt. Whitaker to Rush Work on
Temporary Quarters for Long
Term Prisoners.

Effort is to be made to have the Dis
trict reformatory at Lorton, Va, ready
for the reception of 200 prisoners by
July /.
This was learned yesterday following a
meeting in Commissioner Newman's Of
flee of the penal commission appointed
to draw up plans for the workhouse
and reformatory Justice Stafford of
the District Supreme Court and John
Joy Edison. with Mr.. Newman, compose
the commission.
Preliminary work on the reformatory
barely has been begun. but William
II. Whitaker. superintendent and
builder of the workhouse at Occoauan
Va, who also is to direct the building
and development of the reformatory,
thinks he can have temporary quar-
tiers for the accommodation Of long
term reformatory prisoners ready by
the beginning of the fiscal year, July i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Residents Bona Eide Citizens.

&c. A large proportion of the citizens
of the District are employees of the
federal government. That fact is more
the reason why such residents should
have the ballot here. in the community
where their domicile is: their actual
home. These citizens, now under civil
service rules. are bona f1de citizens in
the District; they should be allowed the
ballot upon all public questions; to ex-
press their wishes and opinions that
way. and not be compelled to sign petit
lions for redress, and thus expose
themselves to possible oppression
They should be made to feel like free
men. which can only be when they are
permitted to exercise the rights of
freemen. No citizen is at his best who
cannot. Both the citizens and the gov
eminent are losers by the present des-
potism.
-. There is race question in the
District, but not more of a problem
than other cities have to deal with
Whatever it was forty years ago the
negro vote. and the white man who
controlled it, as charged, are not here
today. The problem is not menace
as some assert; nor can it become a
menace. with modern methods of yot-
Ing. The schools and modern condi-
tons have transformed the negro of
forty years ago. Besides the negro
population is less than one third of all
and much of that transient. and could
not vote Anyhow, democracy must
meet this issue in the American repub-
lie. and we should bravely meet IL. in
the capital, as elsewhere. We shouId
obey the federal Constitution, and not
violate It,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05

Artistic Floral Decorations
and choice homegrown flowers for
all occasions. Consult GUIDE, 1914 F ST.
-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
CITY ITEMS.

Side Splitter. Chaplin in s"The Fatal
Mallet," Virginia. Also great war
drama, "A Traitor to His Country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Features of the Campaign.

Visit New Orleans, Mobile. Pensacola
during Mardi Gras. Low round trip
fares to March 6. Through sleeping cars.
Southern Observation-Disclosures
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Do Not Want a Delepate

~s. We do not want delegate, SIM
ply. regardless of how able and eff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
Troop At.

1.-The contests which were on in our
troop for the months of January and
February closed February rs and the
prizes were awarded Friday. A tubular
fashlight. the prize for the patrol
leader having the best patrol record,
was won by Fred Stiokel OF the Eagle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
James Hugh Kelley Files Brief
With the District Com
mittee.
ASKS REPRESENTATION
IN ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Quotes President Tyler as Showing
Anomalous Condition of Capital
in National Government.

James Hugh Kelley. president of the
District Self-government League. has
filed with the Senate District commit
tee a statement and argument in ad-
vocacy of the so-called Chamberlain
resolution. which seeks to bring about
full representation in Congress and the
electoral college for the District of
Columbia.
Mr.. Kelley advances ten reasons In
favor of the passage of the resolution.
The statement is as follows:
1.-The aim of the District Self-govern-
ment League is to Americanize the
government of the District of Column
hia: to make it more republican and
more democratic. Therefore it is
part of our chosen work to favor such
legislation as is sought by the Cham
berlain resolution for a change in the
organic law. the Constitution of the
United States
these reasons:
Il. Such representation in the Sen
ate and House is not inconsistent with
the sovereignty exclusive legislation,
of Congress over the District, as given
by the Constitution of the United
States; but would simplify the duties
of Congress as legislature for the Dis
trict.
IN Harmony With U. S. Principles.
80 1t is in harmony with the funda-
mental principles of American political
institutions that taxation without rep
resentation is tyranny and it is not in
violation of any compact made or i'm
piled. in the cession of this territory
by the state of Maryland. to the SOW
ereignty of the United States govern
ment.
80. President Tyler said. in 1874:
The District presents the only anomaly
In our republic, where the legislators
Gawmakers) are selected by others
than those for whom they make laws
This anomaly has never worked well.
1t has imposed upon the lawmakers
of the District. 1t need not continue.
1t ought not exist in republic. 1t
serves no purpose that cannot be better
served by the change proposed.
"A. The admonition of President
Adams. in 1900. to Congress. then about
to assume the important trust Mr..
Adams phrased it. of legislation for
the District, was to this end: that the
the first consideration. Neither content
nor happiness can dominate any COM
munity that has the right, but is denied
the exercise of the right. of suffrage.
John Randolph said. in 1903. Such an
experiment was dangerous to liberty
1t is. Evidence of that exists in this
capital today.
"5. Discomfort because denied
voice in selecting those who make the
laws they had to obey was one of the
reasons the citizens on the south side
of the Potomac voted, three to one. to
be allowed to go back to Virginia. This
appears in the debate in Congress upon
the proposition for retrocession. in
1886. 1t were better to have had the
ten miles square today and contented
people Washington should now have
both banks of the Potomac.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
LORIMER DIDN'T
@. K. THE LOANS

CHICAGO, April 5.-Detailed his
tory of all the notes Of the various
Munday- -Lorimer- -Huttig enterprises
as shown by the books and records of
the La Sale Street Trust and Savings
bank was given today at the trial of
william Lorimer, charged with con-
spiracy in connection with the failure
of the bank. Pierre Coleman, an ac-
countant who has spent two years in
examining the records OF the bank for
the state. was the witness
From your investigation did you
find the o. X. of Mr.. Lorimer on any
loan that the bank made to any Lori
mer- -Munday concern? Lorimer's at
torney asked.
II don't remember ever having seen
Lorimer's signature"
did you ever find any instance OF
Lorimer's having kited a check?
"No; Of course, the Lorimer Lum-
ber company account is something
like check kiting."
you know Of single crooked or cor
rupt act committed by Mr.. Lorimer
as result Of your investigation"
II would not care to answer such
a question on honor. l examined the
records to get the facts and have told
everything / found"
Frank johnson. a bookkeeper for
merly employed In the bank before
its transfer from national to a state
institution, was called to testify as to
whether Lorimer knew of the condi-
ton Of the bank. He said he had or
ders to give the former senator each
day copy of the financial condition
Of the banh-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
SUB SITUATION IS
WORRY TO WILSON
New Reports Tend to Def
initely Establish Guilt
of Germany.

WASHINGTON, April S. Presi-
w dent Wilson discussed with Sec
retary Lansing tonight the situation
growing out of the accumulation of
evidence indicating that German sub.
marines were responsible for the num-
erous recent disasters in which the
lives of American citizens have been
lost or endangered.
Dispatches received today contain
ing the reports of the naval attaches
at London and Paris regarding the
explosion which damaged the British
channel steamer Sussex and ether
messages regarding the attacks on tho
British ship Berwindale and the bark
L:engairn were before the president.
Secretary Lansing declined 10 di-
vulge the contents of the dispatches
All reports from abroad have indi-
Gated that the evidence gathered by
the attaches tended to prove that the
Sussex was torpedoed So far no word
has come from Germany in response
to Ambassador Gerard's inquiry at the
foreign office.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07

full influence in the state" he as
serted. The only criticism l have
to make of the newspapers Of Okla
homa Is that many of them are too
partisan-too much inclined to stand
for what seems to be the dominant
thing rather than the right thing.
Some newspapers are judged too
harshly and too quickly. Usually
the men we most hate before we
know them are the men we like best
after we know them well But on
the whole the press of Oklahoma is
as good as the citizenship of the
state"
In his closing remarks he pleaded
for the elimination of personalities in
political campaigns and for higher
order of government, to the end that
everyone might live together peace
ably "as neighbors."
Ed S. Vaught president Of the Ok
lahoma City Chamber of Commerce
and one of Oklahomas foremost cit
izens, delivered pertinent, eloquent
and forceful address.
II never saw people who thought
so well of their town as these Tulsa
fellows" he declared. "And," he
added, "they certainly have a right
to feel that way. l was here five
years ago. and then you did not even
claim to be more than the third city
in the state, while today you are con-
ceded to be the second city. Then
you were town. Today you are a
city-a city of beautiful paved
streets, of costly and modern school
buildings. with a wonderful Y. NJ. c.
A. building, n massive Convention
hall, exquisite parks and palatial res
licences.
He paid glowing tribute to the
men who have made and are making
Oklahoma City and said he hoped
Oklahoma City would always be the
first city in the state and Tulsa the
capital in the pioneer days, he de-
clared. are the men who have stayed
by it in its darkest days and are still
staying with the old ship"
Too Much Politics.
"As Tulsa and Oklahoma City go
so largely. will the rest of the state
60" he said In conclusion, "and that
being true, we must set the right eX-
ample as citizens and as men. In the
last few years we have had too much
politics in Oklahoma and not enough
business. If the money wasted on
politics had been spent in getting new
industries and increasing the dinner
bucket brigade every town in the
state would have more money and
more population than it now has"
+. B. billiard of Tulsa said that the
Oklahoma City mer were entitled to
first prize in oklahoma as builders.
for they have erected a wonderful
city on the bald prairie, without any
natural resources to start with. while
God had endowed Tulsa with all the
requisites of great city before hui
manity began to develop 1t and whip
it into shape.
o. d. Halsell. prominent capital
wholesale grocery man and others
spoke briefly between midnight and
one o'clock this morning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
BANDITS HOLD UP
OKLAHOMA TRAIN
Take $115 and Four Gold
Watches From Passen-
gers, Then Escape.

NHUSKOGEE. Okla, April 5.-Two
1vx masked bandits held up and
robbed the passengers in the smoking
car of Rock Island passenger train No.
Al as the train was leaving Howe,
Okla. tonight, and after securing
about $115 and four watches, COM
manded the conductor to stop the
train, after which they escaped.
Posses are now being formed at
Howe and Red Oak to pursue the
bandits.
According to the train crew,
the two bandits boarded the passen-
ger train at Howe and remained on
the platform until the train was well
under way. Then, placing handker-
chiefs over their faces. they entered
the smoking car at the front door,
pulled their revolvers and commenced
shooting. While one walked through
the car gathering the passengers
money and valuables, the other
walked behind and kept the passen-
gers covered.
When they had gone through the
car, they commanded the conductor
to stop the train. Passengers in the
coach just behind the smoker wit
messed the holdup but made no effort
to interfere. Not more than two min
utes was occupied In going through
the car and the train was stopped
only three miles west Of Howe, ac-
cording top assengers.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
MOOSERS APPLAUD
NAME OF TEDDY

BANGOR, Maine. April 5--The Pro-
gressive state convention today
elected delegates to the national con-
vention and adopted n platform, the
principal planks OF which advocated
national preparedness. an adequate
merchant marine and u protective
tariff framed by a nonpartisan.
scientific commission"
George c. Webber of Auburn, in
an address as chairman. drew pro-
longed applause when he urged tho
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for
president.
Former Congressman Victor Muir
dock of Kansas in an address char
acterized Colonel Roosevelt as mot
pacifist, but pacficator" and said that
in the White House he would prove
this war-worn worlds chief bene-
factor"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
THOUGHT SUB WAS
WHALE OF A FISH
Passengers Tell of Deliber-
ate Attack on Steamer
Sussex.

VXIASHINGTON. April 5.-A
w graphic account of the wreck
of the British channel steamer Sus-
sex with the assertion that the vessel
was torpedoed deliberately and with
out warning by an enemy submarine
is contained in report by Rear Ad-
miral Grasset to the French general
staff, made public here tonight by
the French embassy.
The report says the captain. second
officer and deck officer distinctly
saw the torpedo as well as several
passengers, one Of them telling his
neighbor to look at that great fish
swimming toward the ship"
Prcmeditatcd Attack.
Because of the outlines Of the boat
her course and the time Of her cross
ing the admiral says the submarine
could not have been ignorant of the
ship attacked.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
CHILD LABOR BILL
READY FOR SENATE
Has Been Amended by the
Interstate Commerce
Committee.

TXIASHINGTON. April The
w child labor bill. which recently
passed the house in spite Of vigorous
opposition by cotton manufacturers.
was amended in several important re-
spects by the interstate commerce
committee of the senate today and
will be favorably reported to the lat
ter body within few days.
The bill as passed by the house
would have prohibited the employ
gent Of children by manufacturers
Of goods shipped in interstate COM
merce. As amended today 1t would
prohibit the shipment in interstate
commerce of goods In the manufac-
ture of which children had been en-
ployed. The committee held that this
change would make an attack on the
constitutionality of the measure less
probable.
Another amendment to the bill
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07

makes a producer. manufacturer or
dealer liable to prosecution II he
ships in interstate commerce prod
uct from a plant where children have
been employed thirty days prior to
such shipment. The house bill made
this period sixty days but had es-
tablished a rule of evidence in con-
nection Herewith which was elimi-
mated by the committee today.
The bill will be reported to the
senate by Senator Robinson Of Ar
kansas. In a statement analyzing the
changes made in the house bill by the
senate committee today Senator Rob-
inson said that while the house bill
sought to 'stigmatize and prevent the
shipment of products into which pre-
scribed child labor has entered" the
senate provision penalties persons
who ship or attempt to ship such
products of mine, quarry or manufac-
turing establishment.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
TO OPEN TRAINING
CAMP FOR FAIR SEX
$50 Womcn VIII Discard Powder
Puff for "NIuskct' at San
Francisco. June 1.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-Two
hundred and fifty women will go into
military encampment on the United
States preside here June 1. for six
weeks under strict military rule to
learn the ways of war. according to
an announcement ade here today by
Mrs Frederick II. Ccalburn. regent of
the San Francisco chapter of the
woman's section of the Navy league.
1t will be a real military company
with uniforms, captain. lieutenants.
sergeants. corporals and privates and
dinner will be called mess" Sixty
women. 1t was said. already have en-
rolled.
The object Of the camp is to train
women in first aid work.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
MAKE Is ARRESTS
IN TRAIN ROBBERY

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. April g.
Authorities tonight were without
tangible clews as to the identity of
the bandit who last night robbed sew
eral passengers on Union Pacific pas
senger train No. /. westbound, few
minutes after 1t pulled out of the sta
tion here. Fifteen suspects were ar
rested during the day. but all except
one. Joe Daley, were released.
Daley Is held pending satisfactory
explanation of his presence at Corlett
Junction when the robbery was COM
mitted. A total of $500 in rewards
has been offered for the capture of
the robber.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
OIL WORKER IS MURDERED
Dispute Over Land Leads to ShOOtln,
by OIL Field Worker.

ARLINGTON. La, April 5.-Pat An
drews, an oil field worker was shot
three times and killed here today by
w. II. Savage. Pipe Line company
foreman. A dispute over the owner
ship of land led to the tragedy.
Savage first attacked Andrews with a
club and shot him as he was running
away. After the shooting Savage left
the scene and posse, hurriedly
formed. pursued him. Savage mounted
an oil derrick where he was captured
as he was haranguing a number Of
oil workers. Andrews and Savage are
both men Of families.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07

BERLIN, April 5.-tVia Wireless to
Tuckerton) The taxation committee
of the reichstag fixed the amount Of
the increases in the postal taxes re-
Gently proposed. Stamps for letters
are increased three pfennigs in cost
and those for printed matter two
pfennigs. while for kilograms the in
crease is two pfennigs for each word.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN
RAID ON ENGLAND

LONDON. April 6-(5 a. m.)
A Zeppelin attacked the north
east coast Of England about $3.50
o'clock Wednesday night. but
was driven off by the anti-air-
craft defenses.
The official announcement
says that some bombs were
dropped, but there is no infor-
nation yet as to the casualties
or the damage.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
SAY ANOTHER AIRsHIP WAS HIT.
Claim TO Have Found Copy OF Wire.
less Sent BY Commander.

LONDON. April 5.-That another
Zeppelin airship in addition to the
LIS was hit in the recent raids on
England. was statement made by
Harold j. Tenant. parliamentary
under-secretary of war in the house
of commons today. Mr.. Tennant
would not specify the place where the
airship was hit but said he had re-
ceived knowledge OF It through
carbon copy OF a wireless message
sent by the airship's commander
which was picked up on the ground.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-07
SPELfING GAIN
Many Colleges and Universities Have
NdODtpd New Method

NEW YORK, April 5.-The num-
ber of universities. colleges and nor
NAL schools which have adopted SIM
plified spelling now is IA, gam Of
81 in the last year, according TO a re-
port made to the simplified spelling
board at its annual meeting here to-
day. In these institutions there are
10000 students.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-04-27
Daddy 'sBedtirne
n How Bunny Pinkie
4 Boy Mornings.

- Nee time there a
~ His Pmkie. wasn't it," asked
had
outstanding
va a
Ie little boy used TO take him the park when he
school his
c
Now IfGkie a a to
self
4 boz to
lie
doorsl listen
o Oncew the
his
the little boys mother picked
He loved He dashed around the tub Uttered
had
ea
a fresh lot him during quiet"
what finally became of him. asked
Sad tell accidentally kicked
good old for a bunnysix years" said daddy