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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
Displacing King Coal.

CFrom The Wan street Journnl)
King Coal is very much harassed IN his
former undisputed fields. The electrifyng
of steam plants, mines, factories and even
railroads is going ahead at a steadily in
creasing rate but while coal may, unpercep-
tibly so far, lose some business in the do
nestle market, export GALES are increasing.
By-product plants being erected, and
operators are looking forward to the time
when the wasteful and costly methods Of
coal sportation will be done away with
and electricity will be produced right at the
mine and be transported cheaply and quickly
to the consumer cooking your dinner, heat
ing your house, running your factory, or
carrying you across the continent, untrou-
bed from SCOT and cinders.
What change such a transformation may
make is best demonstrated by what it has
done for the Pacific Coast, and especially for
San Francisco. However, electricity had less
to do with this change than oil, which has
supplanted coal 10 an extent at first un-
thought Of. All harbor and coastwise, as well
as all transpacfc shipping is using oil for
fuel Gas is made from oil, and the residue
is pressed into briquettes. The factories use
oil and the oil stove warns the house in the
rainy season.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
Still Covering Up.

The United States Civil Service Com.
mission completely misses the point of the
National Civil Service Reform Leagues
accusation that it is suppressing facts
lest publicity "embarrass the Administra-
tion"-if it does not deliberately seek to
evade it. What the Reform League-a
non-partisan, non-political body-seeks is
not permission to dragnet the commits
sion's records. 1t seeks certain definite
facts, such as are regularly and without
fuss made public by most state and mu-
nicipal commissions all over the country.
1t seeks the results of competitive ex-
aminations for fourth class postmaster
ships held under the Presidents order of
May 7, 1913. 1t wants to know the names
of the competitors, the ratings received
and the names of the men appointed.
Nothing more than this has been asked,
and this has been asked for under proper
supervision" By every conceivable in
depreciation of the spirit of the civil SER
vice law, the public, or any group of indi-
viduals in it, has right to know the facts
on which appointments to Office under that
law are made. The facts sought would
show whether John Jones, Democrat, was
appointed in spite of having received a
lower rating than Tom Smith, Republican,
as has been charged in many cases. If
such appointments occurred. the public has
a right to know it. If such appointments
occurred, it is quite understandable why
the Wilson Administration would not want
the public to know it. No other reason
for Withholding the facts can be valid.
Every time Mr.. Wilson's commission,
therefore, refuses to make public the rec
ords sought and Mr.. Wilson sustains it
the Administration declines to meet d.
rect and definite accusation of job grabbing
within the limits of the civil service. This,
as the Reform League well says, is a
policy "full of foreboding for the proper
administration of the civil service law
The conduct of the Administration in this
case is precisely what would be expected
of anybody Caught with the goods" and
thoroughly unwilling to have the size of
tho catch disclosed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
Powers of the Public Health Service.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The writer has noticed that DR.. Banks,
Of the Federal Health Service, cites the Fed
eral law known as the quarantine act of 1898
IS giving him the legal authority to take
control of the transportation facilities out
Of New York City, as he practically has al
ready done in connection with efforts to check
the spread Of infantie paralysis.
The quarantine act of 1898 was passed by
Congress when the country was threatened
with the importation of cholera from Europe,
and. while cholera is not specifically mem
toned, it is apparent from the general tenor
OF the act that protection against some for
eign plague was alone contemplated. The
penalty feature of the act is limited in its
application TO vessels engaged in foreign
commerce. The act very carefully refrains
from giving what is now known as the United
States Public Health Service any direct au-
thority over interstate commerce, and instead
merely gives this service (as bureau of the
Treasury Department. an indefinite sort Of
permissive authority TO take part in the
formulation by the states Of state regula-
tions 10 prevent the spread OF foreign
plague from one state TO another. II has
remained for this Democratic Administration,
with its Characteristic ineptitude, to seize APP
parently on a single clause in Section 5, with
cut reference TO the context, and try TO
work this clause as authority to usurp powers
really vested in the states by this very act
itself +. G. MILLER.
New York. Aug. II. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
Medical Writers and the Paper Famine.

AfTOW Inc Mfuitut ftttvful
We are all familiar with the physician who
goes around laden with reprints which he
forces upon acquaintance. He is the same
gentleman who persists in discussing every
paper presented in the medical meeting,
whether he has anything to say germane to
the subject or not. On examining his pro-
ductions for Il year, we find, as a rule, little
original work, and that little first published
in leading periodical and then reprinted
with slight revision in many smaller ones.
One interesting case is dragged in ad hbitlm
ct ad ndusedm to illustrate points in many
papers. and his references are nearly always
confined to himself. In view of the destrue-
ton of the forests 10 feed the paper mills,
in view of the possibility of war with its
privations and for the sake Of long suffer
ing public, will not the medical writer who
has nothing to say, say 1t!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
REPUBLICAN ECONOMIES
Some Savings Overlooked by Democratic
Platform Makers.

To the E6.-5- q The Tribune.
Sir: The Democratic platform adopted BY
the convention az Saratoga last Friday says
in part:
I'VE indict the Whitman administration for
gross waste of public funds. 1t covenanted
with the people TO reduce the number Of o.
fees and lower the cost OF government This
pledge it has wantonly violated"
Apparently Mr.. Murphy's convention could
not or would not stop TO look up the facts
in the case, but assumed that, because four
years of Democratic words and no Demo
cratic deeds almost wrecked the state the
Republican administration has done likewise
for had they stopped to ponder over the
facts before inserting this plank. they would
have found several things TO enlighten them
The departments of Efficiency and Economy
and State Fire Marshal. which were created
under the Democratic administration and run
at cost of s125,O0e year, were abolished.
The Office of the State Superintendent OF
Elections was reorganized; and, whereas II
cost s350,0O0 to operate in 1914, it costs but
$4,000 now. The Workmen's Compensston
Commission, which was clumsy and inefee-
tive. and the Department of Labor have been
combined, and. whereas the Workmen's Com
pensation Commission cost 100000 TO run
in the first year of its activity, under s1'
Governor Glynn, both departments are nov
run at cost of s936,000
Then look at the unnecessary Offices sbol'
ished in the State Engineer and Surveyors
Department Frank NJ. Williams. upon IS
suming the duties of his office, on January J,
1915, proceeded to relieve from duty, By the
simple method of combining two bureaus
which had existed under State Engineer Jonn
A. Bensel, large number of employees, with
consequent saving TO the taxpayers o.
81 $50 day. This, of course, greatly REDUCED
the cost of running this department, and the
engineering expenses of 1915 were more than
$500 900 lower than they were under Engineer
Bensel.
Compare any Of these savings they are oy
no means alb with the one made by MI
Bryan, who, appearing before the Commit
tee on Appropriations in the House in jan
uary, 1914, and speaking Of his own depart
ment, said:
department that would be run less thsn J,
was before. if | could bring it about, anu
the cost is sl2O less than it was last year.
The record of this not very striking eS0n
omy is TO be found in the speech mace ;"
the House on September II, 1914, by kep,e,
sentative Gillett, ranking member oil ts
Committee of Appropriations, and 1t CERTAIN.
ly does not substantiate the Democratic eIs.m
Of Republican extravaganza. which was
recklesslv made in 1872 On the other nsn''
the appropriation bill in the Senate ZOO
awav what little force there was IN vi.
Bryan's statement, as it came back 70 "a. .oe
House with two 81 800 clerkships and a s'''V'
Assistant Secretary of State added. =.
Perhaps Mr.. Murphy's convention j ~
capable of recognizing a cut IN tne pas az.
of the state when it does exist. Inc NS!'
VI ; ~, necniiar f. X. RAY.
Albany. n. Y, Aug. IL, 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16

gotten in ditch. while the machine grinds
on Fortunately, there are other ana
higher authorities, and the end of Charles
Stelow is not yet. The State OF New
York escaped the disgrace of putting this
man to death by the narrowest of margins
There should be no Juggling with fate
again. However shaken, the new evidence
exists; it must be thoroughly examined
and the whole case reheard afresh by a
Jury. Let us see swift action to this end,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
Belgians in England.
an of INC Trlbune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your correspondent L. Smith lA'n'''
can born) does the people Of England an ~
Justice when he says the doors are open !.
London to the wealthy Belgians. but not y
the poor. think he should go 20 Ens's"I
hofore be makes these statements and hn'
out for himself. | personally know OF mo-
instances where absolutely destitute peA'N]'
Belgians are being entirely supported % ~
friend and relations.
The good work that Ameriean-oorh
tributes 10 the German and Austro,huns
rian officers is obviously in the selhsn nv
est Of the Central Empires, since they are
desperate need of the product Of me ,sa'
E. C. USHER
English bornJ
Baaehvaad. N Il Aas. ~. ta1A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16
You cam purchase merchandise advertIse

Entered at the Pos,O1ce at New York Second Glass
Mail Matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-16

SUBSCRIPTION RArEs-By Mail rosias, Paid. outside
New York
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
IT'S TAG DAY IN
7ULSt;AElP THEM
Humane Society Annual AT
fair on Tap; Luncheon
Promptly at II.

THE eighth annual Tulsa County
L Humane Society Tag day will
occur today. and from all indications
1t will be the most successful one ever
held here. The society is badly in
need of funds as its work has gradu-
ally been increased and the scope ex-
tended until now it relieves the SUI
ferings Of thousands of persons and
dumb brutes annually. The detention
home and maternity hospital, one
branch of the society, are alone
worthy Of liberal contribution from
citizens today.
Twenty prominent women will be
patronesses and in the neghborhood OF
fifty well known young women and
girls will do the tagging. Hotel Tul-
sa is to be headquarters for the day
and the workers will invade the busi-
ness district early this forenoon. They
will have luncheon in the grillroom
of Hotel Tulsa promptly at 12 o'clock.
The hour was originally set for 1880
O'Clock. but yesterday it was set for IL
O'Clock sharp.
l.. J. Martin. d. +. Connolly. n. r.
Graham, Horace Speed. f. o. Tilburne
and other prominent citizens will
make five-minute talks at the lunch
con.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
TWO ASSOCIATIONS
HOLD COUNTY FAIR
Japanese Tea Garden Proves Big Fca-
turc of Great Fair Which
Started Last Night.

very fair crowd attended the first
night of the county fair, which was
held at the Y. NJ. &. A. last night un-
der the auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A. and
Y. w. c. A. The program will be
repeated tonight and a much larger
attendance is expected.
The Japanese tea garden on the
roof of the gymnasium proved the
most popular spot in the vicinity, the
winsome Mattresses being kept busy
the entire evening.
The gymnasium housed the main
show and side shows, with music pre-
dominating A dual swimming meet
between two boy scout patrols and an
exhibition by II. NJ Zimmerman
formed a water carnival which drew
"A great deal of attention.
Mr.. Zimmerman will perform some
new stunts tonight for his part of his
program and this will be his last APP
pearance in Tulsa. He will leave to-
morrow for Chicago, whore he will be
affiliated with the Chicago Athletic
club
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
LOPEZ TELLS STORY
OF VILLA MASSACRES
IN SHADOW OF DEATH, HENCH-
MAN RELATES SANTA YSABEL
AND COLUMBUS RAIDS.
Declares Villa Was Prompted by Mo-
tiycs of Devotion to His Own
Country.

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico. May
26.-(By Courier to Ell Paso. May 26.)
Squatting in corner of his cell in the
Chihuahua penitentiary. Pablo Lopez.
the captured Villa bandit. today gave
the Associated Press correspondent
the Villista explanation of the two
eliminating crimes of Francisco WI
las career-the Santa Ysabel massa-
ere and the Columbus raid.
Lopez was the bandits closest
henchman. his chief lieutenant and
his prime aide and eXecutioner in
both affairs
Sitting in the shadow of approach
ing death. for Pablo is to be executed
just as soon as his wounds are healed.
the bandit declared that in killing
eighteen Americans at Santa Ysabel
last January. he only obeyed Villas
orders. Lopez asserted that Don
Pancho's" motive both at Santa
Ysabel and Columbus was revenge
mixed with a desire to waken his
country to the danger of "gringo
domination.
Don Pancho,' he said. twas con-
vinced that the United states was too
cowardly to try to win Mexico by
arms and believed that it would keep
pitting one faction against another un-
til We were all killed off when our
exhausted country would fall like a
ripe pear into their eager hands"
At times also Lopez said Villa
would charge Carranza with selling
out to the gringoes." on such occa-
sions he said Villa would assert that
he must try for Intervention before
the Americans were ready" and
while We still had time to become "A
united nation"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
VXIASHINGTON, May 26.-The

WAsHINGToN' May 26'-The
w United States. denouncing in
reference with neutral mails has no.
titled Great Britain and France that
it can no longer tolerate the wrongs
which American citizens have suf-
fcred and continue to suffer through
the "lawless practice" those govern
ments have indulged in and that only
a radical change in policy restoring
the United States to its full rights as
a neutral power will be satisfactory.
This notification is given in the latest
American communication to the two
governments. the text or which was
made public by the state department
tonight The time in which the
change must be effected is not speci-
fled but the United States expects
prompt action.
Will Press Claims.
Notice is served that the United
States soon will press claims against
the British and French governments
for the losses which already have
been sustained.
The text of the communication. ad-
dressed to the British and French am
bassadors to whom 1t was delivered
Wednesday. follows:
II have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your eXcellency's note OF
April last in which are stated the
contentious of the British and
French government in regard to the
right to detain and examine parcel
and letter mails en- route by sea be-
tween the United States and Europe.
"a fter a discussion of the use OF
the mails for the transmission of par
GELS and of the limitations to be
placed on 'inviolable mail the joint
memorandum of February Is closes
with the following assertions:
May Seize Mails.
"1-That from the standpoint of
the right of visitation and eventual
arrest and seizure, merchandise
shipped in post parcels need not and
shall not be treated otherwise than
merchandise shipped In any other
manner.
"2-That the inviolabiityy of pos
tai correspondence stipulated by the
eleventh convention of The Hague of
1907 does not in any way affect the
right of the allied governments to
visit and if occasion arise. arrest and
seize merchandise hidden in the
wrappers. envelopes or letters con-
tanned in the mail bags.
"3. That through their engage
ments and respect for genuine cor
. respondence' the allied governments
will continue for the present to re-
frain on the high seas from seiZing
and cOnfiscating such correspondence
letters or dispatches and will insure
their speediest possible Transmission
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
ARREST EIGHT FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Chief Of Police Lucas Gives Officers
Instructions to Arrest Any and
All Speed Manacs.

Chief Lucas traffic squad is or
ganized for business. OF the II ar
rests made by members of the de-
partment yesterday between 7 o'clock
in the morning and the same hour
yesterday afternoon. eight were for
violations of the city's traffic regula-
tions.
THE men have Instructions to ar
rest all violators of the traffic ordi-
nances" Chief Lucas said last night,
"and / want them to follow these in
structions to the letter. There has
been much evadng and violation of
the ordinances some so severe that
accidents have occurred. This Is AS
much violation of the law as carry
ing concealed weapons or selling liq-
uor. The Will receive the same
treatment at the hands Of the depart
ment"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
BRANDEIS VICTORY
ASSURED FACT NOW
THE ADMIN ISTRA ALTON
NOMINEE NEXT TUESDAY
Republican Senators Admit Defeat.
He VIII Get Solid Democratic
Vote.

WASHINGTON, May &c. - Victory
of the administration in its effort to
make Louis D. Brandeis an associate
justice of the supreme court was re
garded as assured tonight when the
senate agreed to vote on the nomina-
tion next Thursday. Leaders on both
sides of the controversy agreed that
debate should not be extended, but
that the views of each side should bo
embodied in majority and minority
reports to be made public after the
vote. The vote. if there is roll call.
also Will be made public.
Republican senators opposed to
Brandeis concode tonight that he Will
be confirmed: that he Will receive
practically unanimous Democratic
support and in addition Will get at
least four Republican votes.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
WAS WARNED OF LISBON FIRE
Burning of Naval Arsenal Predicted
Weeks Before In Warning Letter.

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
LISBON. Portugal. April 1S.-Al-
though the origin of the fire which
destroyed the naval arsenal in Lisbon
on April 10 is still undetermined. IL
Is said that the fire was foretold sew
eral weeks before il occurred in a
warning letter to the government,
supposedly from Germans. threaten
ing a long series of reprisals If Portu-
gal persists in participation in the
war 1t is also reported that the
minister of war. Major Norton de
MattOs. has been threatened with
death If he persisted in the inquiry
as to the origin of the arsenal fire or
any similar disasters.
The burning of the arsenal was CO.
incident with the sinking of the Nor
wegian steamship Terje Vixen as
was briefly reported by cable. The
vessel has on board $1,000 tons Of
wheat from America. Her sinking in
Cascae bay fifteen miles west Of Lis
bon. is the first indication of German
submarine activity along the Portu-
guese coast. Advices had been re-
ceived previously from London that
a German submarine attack against
the Portuguese coast might be at
tempted and Captain Leotin de Rego,
commander of the Portuguese naval
ly learned OF the presence of two
German submarines which are sup
posed to have scattered mines in the
neighbOrhood Of the bar It does
not appear to be established whether
the sinking Of the Terje Vixen was
due to a mine or torpedo. but 1t is
believed that IL was due to the lat
ter. The vessel was three and a half
miles from the Bar. when three eN-
plosiOns occurred. ana the vessel sank
within half an hour. There was just
time for the twenty-seven men aboard
to get away safely.
The loss IN the burning of the ma
val arsenal Is important. not only be-
cause the arsenal buildings were some
of the finest of the new Lisbon. but
the naval museum there contained a
wonderful collection of models of
ships ancient caravels and modern
vessels Of all types. The banqueting
hall i'm connection with the naval
school. which was also destroyed was
one of the sights of Lisbon. being of
immense size and elegant in archi-
lecture.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-27
Pershing and Gavira Will
Form Further Plans for
Cooperation.
MEETING WILL BE
AT U. S. QUARTERS
Officials Learn That Mex
lean Note May Demand
Immediate Withdrawal.
VXJASHINGTON, May 26.-Another
w conference of Mexican and

VXIASHINGTON,M May 26.-Another
w conference of Mexican and
American military commanders was
arranged today. Secretary Baker
announced that General Pershing'
heading the American expedition in
Mexico, would meet General Gavira,
Carranzas commander in Chihuahua.
at the latter's request to work out
plans for closer cooperation in their
military operations. General Fun
ston has approved the proposal.
1t is believed that General Gavira
will go Immediately to General Per
shings headquarters at Namiqulpa
for the conference. Some definite
ARRANGEMENT to preclude the posi- :
bility of clash between Carranza and
American soldiers by keeping them
apart is expected here to be one of
the important results of the discus
sion.
Officials were not advised whether
General CarranZa or General Obre-
gon has approved of the Gavira re-
quest and it was believed he prob
ably acted upon his own initiative
as supreme military commander of
the state of Chihuahua.
While arrangements for the con-
ference were being made by Cen
eral Funston the state department
received today its first official in
formation as to the probable tenor of
the new note from General CarranZa
on its way here by special mes
scnger.
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City reported that while he had been
unable to obtain any official hint OF
the contents of the communication
newspapers in the capital, closely
censored by the federal government
were printing statements that II
would demand immediate withdrawal
of the American expedition.
To Appcasc Mcxicans.
While officials here believe the
phraseology of the note will be
largely for Mexican consumption de-
signed to appease popular indigna-
ton over the presence of United
States forces in Mexico, they hope
General CarranZa has not gone SO
far as to make an unqualified de-
mand for withdrawal. Eliseo Are
dondo, Mexican ambassador-desig-
nate, issued a statement today de-
claring the Carranza government was
doing everything in its power to
bring the negotiations to conclu-
sion satisfactory to all parties and in
manner which will sacrifice neither
'',e self-respect nor the pride OF
either nation"
The ambassador also announced
that the foreign office was prepar-
ing to publish the complete text OF
the correspondence with the United
states regarding the present stua.
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