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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
u urriiun II.

@ehlcmulb y Seioner Derlanbteh
lebtcn Mpltog cine Gorloolu1a @icb
uno Sfucinc nnd ct. 2ouis.
Taitnr NuClsmun uno Geo. Sol5em
BON GhampiS mnrcn unl Mritog be
ilitspciic bier.
Sreo Stciufc ullh 6ottin lin0
Gbas. Cooper ,nb @ottin madten
lcbtc ISOLDE IN Srn. Steinfe'S Nltc
cine Tohrt nod st. 2p,liS uno S%urilrf.
Sscnr 2iceom Oscar calf, Norolo
0asconl, Chill Boss, @crncr Sbuli,
Srsire Brandt mo Gbos. Sprcfel,
mcppr muren am Somstag in Gbas
mciS, no tic in Die bort or9anlIirtc
Soipitol . Mbtbeilrna Scr Nrmcc ciu.
gemuitert ml,roen.
Sri. Selene 3eienum ipor lctte
ISOLDE sum 8eiud ibrer Gltern bier.
s. 8. Brandt befanb lid, LETTER
5reitoa IN 8eihGftsiohen III Gbo.
mois.
sSrou W. 6. Surner lit al, Sreitol
mad einem lan9eren 9ei1dc in ct
2ouis, mieoer 5liriidacfebrt.
$. 5. unb 8. S. Merteus begobcl
lid Iebte @o6e nadJ ct. 2ouis mi
febrten ont Sonntag in einenl ncllel
Snter- State Muto 5urild.
Serb. Senneberger ncbit 5onili
lit gc9cnpdrtig bier ollf 9eiuh be
leiner Ml,ttcr Srau Nntpn ScnnC
berger.
Oas ilt Solge oes Sohmoiirrs aui
geitobene &irhenconaert ioll nun al
n16iten Sonntog, Den l., Slli. 81
llbr Iadmittaes M bcr beige
@bang. Sofobi , Stride Pathfinder
Mnber ben 5mei &irdenh6rcn, Der
MGnner. unb 8%emiidten Gbor, noe,
ben einiac iu,ge bieiisc mliifaliidl
Tolente bas Bette geben, mos tic bC
ben. Iilh einigc fllr5c aniprade
peroen eripartet. Gin Seil Der Stiid
iino flaiiiide Grobucticnen oclitihe
8omponiiten, Wie bon Stronger, Cue
5el, .9artbolop II. a., ei
anoerer Seil 2%eiihngen oeutid
anlerifoniider Wuiifer, AUDI nlebrc,
engliifer. &ein gintrittsgelo, 10,
bern cine Silberfollefte miro erbobel
Scr Grtrae lit fir firdlide 3tped
beiimmt.
Ger aIte Serr Spaete biitet oo
Belt. Gin S&laganfal bot ben a
ten 5reunb eetroffen. Die ltnfe &c
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
F. J. koeIIer,
s4mieb Il. @agenma@er

Sermann. Wo.
Sd ,perbe beFtrebt iein nur bic beae sr.
beiten unb Naaren au ~Iieiern. .Sd sabe
lan9e Griabrpns i'm pferbebeTdlaaen 10.
pobl ME i'm Sdmiebes unb Basenbonb,
inert.
Tarmuasen. Yusaies, Wanur.e Spread.
ers unb Sarm. NaId,insn an Sanb ober
anf geiteluna au siiniieen Be~binaunsen
uno gu a~nnebrnbaren qreiien seliefert.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

3n bertaafen: Elm 8aditein 8obn.
bars nit 7 3immer, auf bas SEQ.
oernlte eingeridtet. Srnen friid
angeItrihen. Got 60 bel 100 I'M Gen.
trltm bon Sermann. 8reis ,,no 8e.
bineuneen giinitig. Nad3ufrasen in
Scr Office 8. 81.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
Wadt lie 10 idon luie ne,t.

CAPT mid eller giito, Surrep, ober
gllggp anItreiden uno linen elm melt.
cs Mnsieben geben.
Bouts Saberi it o #,
Sermann, Wo.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

email en- 9edies
idnb se9a6t,
Serr 8eoattio<
mar? Wea bann
nil i'd Sbne
fase, mas bas
meint. Solang
Der MenI9 gang
tiff an ben
8ett liese buH
III nit bas ges
rinaIte Mufes
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
Marriage Licenses.

Julius Duchholz, Swiss
Anna Heumann, Bay
John Grindra, Collinsville, Ill.
Jennie Schranck, st. Clair, Ill.
Hugo c. Wagner, Hermann
Myrtle Walker, Hermann
Harry Lane, De Soto
Ida Frey, Morrison
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

8einnben: a,1f Der gpllntproab, Elm
8aar beinaDe gan5 ,leller Sdube, Die
Der g%igentbiimer bel mir abbolen
fam, nod 8e5ablung oieier In5eige.
@ NJ. Serauer,
Supt. Der Yoor Sarnt.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

Teriuren: cine .9ars8in" nit A
Gerlcn unb blallcn Stcin beiebt.: 81
bcralc @elobmlng ipenn in Der Office
oicics 9lattes abgelicfert.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

SasSOerbot. Sd perbiete biermit
allies Sagen anf mcinem 2anoe un0
lperoe llebertreter bieies &erbots &C.
rittlih berfolgen.
SoiepD % 0 It.
Serman1, Wo.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

3m ~berfanfen: Gin Bridge & 8eed
&ange nit bier aodberben, 10 gut pie
rcll. 81 einenl billigen HreiIe.
Sol. Spefbols,
Morriicn, $40.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

gu pcrfanfen: Cine gbalnters
Iourine Gar sit einent billigen Srcis
ic. Iah5ufraeen in Ser 5arnners &
McrdontS 9anf oocr bel 9. @. @rot
$40.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

3n 0erfaufeu: Srauue @obnDal.s
nit 5 3imn1er oil Ser neitl. 2. Stra.
&c. Srcp. Meiobart, @om.
Sermann, Wo.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

3m %berfanfen: Gin Mcltaurant. ino
Gonfeften . @eidaft in Der Stabt
Worriion. Nahaufragen bel
6. s.. Cooper,
Morriion, Wo.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

re 1T ucIdhnt, iucrn and niht gang
unbcpealid. SoiientIi6 fam CT halo
Ipicocr icinc Euit bolen.
las Nodppoiicr lit Surildattrrten'
MonG,c @ci5cnicloer, weIdle III Der
fiiblcn 6rilblings6cit iid) ilbcr er'
martcu gut cntluitelt butten. iino
total pcr0Set uro gum Seil nod IN.
fultipirbor. Gas pernihtctc acrit'
lono lit 5lrnl lcil ncll cin9eprlaa5t.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
Ufrmer sdreibebrtef hrs
Hbilipy sauerampfer.

Msin lisbsr 9srr 3sbattiondr'
~ -. e..
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

Sn Serfanfeu: Sdones 8ubfalt
Wan penoe iih on
Trteberi6 o IN n,
Sermann, Ro.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

Ger 5ar6mansel bas bebroblidfte Gle.
ment" ibrer Gntuidlnns.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29

Plus Der ameritanii9en Sertilin.
puitris" lit elm Nufiab in elmer i4peis
3er 3eituns b%etitelt, in peldem ss
u. q, heibt:
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1917-06-29
HroSmfte.
Gorrigiert BON
SohnS s. 6elmers

Gorrigiert bon
gg9ers WilIing 6 0.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
The Crimson Stain
mystery.

CONTINUED FRoN PAGE TEN
ing the way to the door. I'VE don't
seem very popular here"
For a fun minute after they left
Bob Clayton stared in mute despair at
the closed door. Then. with a sigh
that was almost groan. he sank
down on diyan and covered his face
with mis- hands.
lie had loved the worthless woman.
And, until now, he had mover been
able wholly TO realize her true char
acter. 1t was a bitter awakening for
the infatuated man.
Presently he got up and moved to
the window unconsctously seeking {,
last look at the woman who lad Just
wrecked his illusions.
His glance swept the street below
He saw nothing of Nanya. But hia
eyes fell on man who was walking
rapidly along the opposite side Of the
street And, even at that distance. he
recognized the pedestrian as Pierre
La Rue.
II ever so perilous-to take his mind
off his grief, Clayton snatched up his
hat and ran down the stairs. two steps
at a time, to the street
La Rue was just rounding the next
corner as Bob emerged upon the side
walk. The artist gave chase, follow.
ing swiftly but cautiously.
After awhile rs he trailed his man,
Bob realized. from the direction
Pierre was taking, that the Crimson
Stain chief was evidently planning a
visit to the Montrose house.
Clayton moment later followed
lNf Inn lid al A ~
sage leading TO the panel. He saw
the panel opened. just ahead of him,
and saw La Rue pass thru into the
room beyond.
Cautiously. Rob stepped into the
laboratory. As he did SO lie felt him
self seized by two hands as muscular
as gorllla's, that dug deep into his
throat.
Clayton tried TO tear himself free
and TO Prapple with the man who had
lured him th!ther and then had so
met La Rues he felt his strength ooze
away.
Long and silently lie Rue held the
others fascinated gaze. as a serpent
Is said to hold n birds Then Pierre
loosed his grasp on the hypnotized
mans throat and turned toward the
appartus.
Going to a telephone that stood on
corner table. la Rue called up n
trucking company and ordered a
small motor truck sent at once 10 a
spot in the street to the rear OF the
Montrose house.
After which he pointed to the ap-
paratus. Clayton, obeying his un-
spoken command, helped Pierre pick
up the heavy machine and carry II
down the passage and out OF the
house.
When they had loaded It onto the
newly arrived truck in the rear street
Pierre turned once more to tho dazed
Clayton and said, tersely:
"Go back, ahead Of me-"
Mechanically FOB retraced his steps
thru tho hedge into the Montrose
near garden. and thence into the
house by the side door, and up into
the laboratory, There. at WORD
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

rr,,, &, p,.o Ia. ...., ,,,,,., a., ,t,. doc-
tn,'s f1vnrito 'hoir
W. picrrc toLiu'' '' Giant r,uc from
.,,rdn, '"Ni'' na, ,ioa ''n, U"t nnra omd ,T
fnnt ,rhcr hc loft mo stn,iT,oI NAN
nero and dan,rtnd
EorI,, nov, ,nnrniry noh CI,vton
,,rnl,nN 'N ~, hi. or'aae,,cn, ',''',S % no ro,,nI
bir,eeIe hound tn tbc rhnir Al tho
,o,,o rroucnt iortor ,fontr,s, on
tcrc,, tho ronr, .,d s,o,nJ in ,,.,rdor-
I'M, disn,v n ,bc fottcrcd ,nnn
- I soiIovoi pierre IA Dne bcro 10
,n,,,.l,iod poH s,,ni,li,, ,,,rbo NOV,
min, rcmrmher ,wol,o inst nov
WI, ,,, h,nno,cd >,
Tbo dortnr ronsir,, bir,s,lr ,ror,
,ts Io,.rtFiod d,.,o 81 ~ ,',iga,,or
Loco rcti,iro.
81 ,,nl,,, r,! ne mona ,hor go, pr,
n,,,r, on,root ,,n,, ,n urru,is. ,,o,,
win sav notbin. ia anyonn nhout his
premise rnc,'
own, ccrt,irI. 90 ,o,, i,.t.t r
,erood 'nob nor,.io,yod ,ho n,hor,s
c9rncS,nces Dnt "
.,rbont, yo,,t" criod N,,troso ,,,
gor,inn roj,oe 60, ,bori, ,,n,, lii ali
nv, h,arti, 'N' VIZ"
"'' '''''
while piorro IA Rue had hoon husv
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"a = a. iD 40 III n q
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an odd ,'rn sin,,io .ncr,, 90
,rarrors b,d e,1r,ed ~ .,u
'N,o Of, ranro. s,id in ro,l,. 60 a
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10 ,i,.ch 80 49,, tnr ,,isnsois n, ~,
nm! trd,.o ~, hi, ,h,r,"t"r - -
!,1,1o ,,ot nr",1or bnncb about hin,
,oo ;, ,,.o,,, an ,r,nnor ornhoiGonod hy
no o,hn,s. ,',ido'n 'n,,oi irtoro., wv
nc,.or aoo Do, ,,oa,', ,',ton Ia hoo
nv, 81. -, 40 ~ os nc w. Lno,,, Nv ,,,hnro
ho IIyon az Mai bn Gons J v,hon y,c
nro,,', ,,,tu, I', WI b"ra,, ,',,j
a,io "t VIII a o., ea, "e'S ai,S nmS 'mS
roe,en,od ,w'ro, ,.io hMo f., thin it, it," and
,bat no onnro,ns in dis",,iso 70 uo
,an ,,na nvt r.bo bc rotiiy &C. ,nd
,bra.,on '" l",,, ,ho con, ~. 70
vnrns, S,orIo,, o,o,ii b,vo hir, v,bere
200 -, hir, -
uornid S,aniov nm bis r.y % tho
offioo th,t n,nrnt,g dronncJ IN M
Cia,,tor,. Ciiai e,rd,o IN W",, vas NOT vet
tbeye ana stonlev vas about to leave
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
WASH FACES IN THE SPRING
Nurse Finds Seven Kids. Mother and
Dog Living in One Room.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. l3.-Mrs.
Rose Wright, nurse for the city board
of health, believes she has found the
dirtiest house and the dirtiest "passel
of kids" In Topeka. In trip to an
east side home yesterday morning to
investigate n measles report Mrs
Wright found seven children. their
mother and dog, all living in one
small room.
THE children were so erimy
couldn't see whether their faces
showed indications of measles or not.
and when ! asked their mother TO
wash their faces, she said they had
the black measles, Mrs. Wright said
The woman thot she would play
safe, she said, 'and not wash the
children's faces until spring, so they
would not be in danger of catching
cold.
Mrs. Wright ordered the house
swept out and tackled a measles sign
ON the front porch.
The seven children range in age
from weeks TO ~ years. said Dr.
II. H. Clark. city health officer, land
their poor health is just an example
of what dirt and neglect Will do for
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
TIE stars incline. but do not
compel"
The Daily Horoscope
sunday. January IL. 1917.
Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndieate.)

Fair fortune attends all today.
Saturn, Mercury. Neptune and Mars
are In benefic aspect In only one
direction is there any menace and that
Is where romance or love affair, are
involved
It is day auspicious for spec kers,
philosophers and religious teucbcrs.
There Is good sign for prelates,
clergymen and theological students
Charity has kindly direction.
Need of aid for people in the sluns
of cities is indicated and uuch suf-
fering may prevail next morth.
Land specup;lon prooai.y . VIII be
popular In the next few woeNs. Colon
lzation schemes will comuurI attcn-
ton.
Farmers and stockraiscr, have the
promise OF large hoivuts. but heavy
losses VIII occur in ~. W.s, and an
epidemic is prob lblc
All who write foI periodicals have
better sway thJp has pHded them
recently. The 9tars Indicate that the
public Will crave novelty and demand
real literature.
pageants and symbolic plays prob
ably viii gain great Vogue In 1917
and these may be part of the new
education that the soe,s promise.
Scientists may discover strange
cause for nervous diseases dstrolugcrs
assert I'm the occu. mIurncrs pro-
duced by the war IN Europe Wnrch
has released many sous premIturely.
After the new mood ON the twenty
third Of the month there may he se-
rious depression IN st,ct owing to
some foreign Influence.
\ difficulty affecting tho relation
~ England and ,he co,r'i,s Is prog
r,sticatcd by British 3s:tclogers.
I he death OF famoLs uctor, who
viii meet a tragic end. is indicated,
novel sports will be intcJIuced 70
outso the public. which Kill demand
rc, creation GS never before In the his
tony of the United Stat,l
Persons whose birthdato IL Is should
Ice careful in avoiding accidents and
shptld guard The heath during The
cN year. Business wa. DO more sat
lof; ctory than domestic conditions.
Children botu on dis day may be
hirh-strung and irritable. inolihed to
qdatrel and auAiG u tor change Thty
erl likely to he accordingly clel CT uid
su, cessful
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

t. the clothes closet To his aston
ishncnt II WIS empty Stanley had
departed, In Nanya's wake.
Instead Of going to his office lIar-
old returned home. lie spent the
bulk of the morning ia the now ia
milinr tack of making mp as Pierre
La Rue Thence, he went downtown
to the shop of the importer to whom
hr had heard clayton telephone.
Promptly at o'clock two porters
ca me puffing up the stairs and into
Ruh's studio, bearing a big packing
box. Two minutes later Doctor Mon
trosc and Florence arrived on their
visit of inspection.
Bob. with clcat and hammer. pried
OF the packing boVs cover. So in
tcrostod were he and his guests IN
this process that none Of them
CHANGED to look upward Therefore
they wholly failed to see Tanner and
i<iol and Nanya. who were pccrinS
down In keen excitement thru the
skylight
with final tug clayton tore off
The box cover and plunged his hands
ir the jute and paper beneath. Then
he jumped back The paper had he
gun To stir. And before Bob could
speak or move a man sprnuG cut of
tho box ana stood bowing before
NJ m. u WIS l'ltlIc lsd lAu'.
All three of the studios other oc-
cupants stared agapc. So did tho
three onlooltcrs above them Then
Doctor Montrosc. with a sutled cry,
pat his hnuc on La Rue. as II to make
sure the intruder was not a ghost
with SWIFT motion Montrose then
toro away the newcomers false beard.
Il1rold stanley stood revealed to
the dumbfounded beholders.
so that's who he is" muttercd
Tanner in Grass aston!shmont.
Stanley crossed TO the door. Then
be turned and faced the Montrosos
and Clayton. What he said 10 them
in the fow seconds before he left the
room tho three on the skvllght could
not hear But they could note his
words effect Oh the others I'm the
studio.
They saw Doctor Montrose turn as
pale as death. They saw Florence
sink 10 the floor as tho under the
weight Of horror too great for her
to bear.
Read the story hcrc-thcn see the
pictures at the Empress.
Ito be concluded next weck)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
WOMAN INJURED IN
CRASH OF TWO CARS
Large and Small Machines
Meet at Second and Cincin-
natl; Mrs. Krest Hurt.

Two autos going In opposite direc-
tions met in collision at the cor
ner of Second and Cincinnati ut |
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and as
a result Mrs. c. NJ. Kerst, 1907 North
Main, was thrown from the machine
driven by her husband and suffered
bruises on her forehead and scratches
on her face. At the Physicians and
Surgeons hospital 1t was said that
Mrs Kerst's condition was not seri-
Gus at present, altho 1t had not been
determined whether she had suffered
internal injuries or not.
The car which Mr. Kerst was drlv-
ing was large touring car and
going south on Cincinnati, and
Lenore Hubbard driving "A five pas
senger car, was coming west on Sec
ond According to Mr.. Kerst the
Ford seemed to turn right into the
big car throwing Mrs kerst to the
ground and the wheels of the ma
chine passed over her
Lenore Hubbard, who lives at $40
East Tenth, was unable to give her
version of the affair as she was so
badly shaken up and frightened as
n result of the accident that she was
unable to talk, altho her mother gave
out statement for her. She sayt
that the two cars met at the corner
and the accident was unavoidable.
Mrs. Hubbard says that, altho Lenore
is only l6, she has had con-
siderable experience in driving and
that il was thru no fault of the girl
that the accident occurred
Mr.. Kerst is "A plant chief for the
Gulf Pipe Line company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
DEED AFTER 29 YEARS
Texas Negro Makes Last Payment on
Eighty Acres.

PARIS. Texas, Jan. ls.-County
Auditor j. s. Baker executed n deed
today TO II negro for eighty acres OF
land north OF Blossom, which be-
longed TO tho permanent school fund
Of Lamar county and which the darky
bought 29 years ago on time at 70c
an acre. the total purchase price be-
ing sac. He has just made the final
payment. lie kept the interest paid
up and part OF the time paid little
on the principal, when the principal
had been reduced to sS5 he paid for
several years only the annual interest,
$3.50, at 10 per cent
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
Soal. EN- Anyhow.

II remember when we were kids
mother would sometimes give us "A
spanking when we hadn't been doing
anything serious"
HUH"
Sometimes n kid would catch It
whether he was guilty or not. She
figured that a spanking now and then
was not amiss."
What are you driving at?"
"Oh, nothing. Some judges around
SHE country seem to apply the same
rule in filming alleged speeders"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
Trmc Enough.

A teacher IN an English school had
been reading TO the class about the
great forests In America.
And now, boys she continued,
(which one Of you can tell mo the
pine that has the longest and sharpest
needless"
Up went a hand In the front row.
"Well, Tommy
"rhe porCupiuc!"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
CAPITAL SHIVER|NG;;
GAS OFF, COAL SHORT
Fuel Situation at Oklahoma
City Worst in History;
Main Broken; Relief Soon.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. l3. Al
mo on the border Of the most eXton-
si'e gas field In the country, Okla
homa city tonight Is without gas for
heating or lighting, owing TO break
~ the main supply pipe leading from
DcpcW ANA ShamrOck whore the wells
supplying The capital are situated.
Inc thermometer early this evening
registered - degrees above zero, with
forecast for probably the coldcst
weather of the winter before morning.
Already there IS intense suffering
among the poor, while the majority
of those Of the residence districts have
engaged quarters at the downtown
hotels for the night until every hos
telry I'm the city is filled to its capa-
city and expect TO sell lobby rom
Nefore midnight.
Coal Is Scarce.
The situation is the most serious
which has ever confronted the city in
its history and scarcity of coal adds
10 the complications which have re-
suited from the announcement Of the
distributing company late today that
the gas supply would become com
plctely exhausted before : O'Clock to-
night Manufacturers, who would
have been running overtime aud de-
pending on gas fuel, are closed for the
first time in many months, while pub
lie buildings that generally stay o. n
evenings all arc closed.
Suffering General.
The break in the main is said - be
So serious that at least three hours
will he required to complete repairs
after the excavation Is made, while
four hours longer will he necessary
for the gas to again reach Oklahoma
city after 1t is turned into the pipe.
An epidemic of measles, which has
prevailed here for some time, is cN
pectcd to he greatly augmented thru
necessary exposure of children to the
cold.
Practically all towns along the
oklahoma City main are similarly al
fccted. it became known, and there Is
general suffering over distance OF
seventy miles leading to the gas fields.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14

"But | thot you said your new
cook was n jewell
So | did"
And yet she left the second day ?'
Yes Tcu see she didn't like the
kind of setting we provided for her."
Birmingham Age Herald,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
EDITORS OF STATE
CLOSE ANNUAL MEET
Adopt Resolution Encouraging
Printing; Ashton Urges
More Cooperation.

Special TO The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 18--Tn-
struction I'm printing should be in
cluded In the course Of study at the
a and NJ college, encouragement
should be given by the newspaper
fraternity TO extension work In that
line now established AT the state uni
Ncrsity. was tho sense of the mem
hers of the oklahoma Press Hssocia-
ton formally expressed in resolutions
adopted this afternoon before clos
ing the midwiuter meeting. Draft
ing of new lible law. among pro-
visions of which shall Toe that re
traction of an erroneous statement
IN the paper shall constitute de-
fcnse. and that instead of allowing
punitive damages let the judgment
be for actual damages, was consid-
cred Matter of securing legislation
for legal advertising was referred to
the committee looking after the leg
islatiVe end.
The association decided to assist
In a financial way the national legis-
lative committee which is looking
after interests affecting newspaper
men all over the country.
W. C. Ashton, commissioner Of
labor, told the publishers that mu-
tual insurance organization among
the newspapers would bc the best
way 10 solve the question of liabil-
ity insurance. and that compensa-
tion should he made TO apply to all
plants. regardless Of the number of
employees.
Resolution was adopted as repre-
scnting the sense of the association
To- maintain an files OF newspapers
in the offices of the historical SO
ciety
Into Paper Shortage.
committee consisting Of Senators
Golohie, Ferguson and Kerr and
Representatives Condor. Hodges and
llenslcy was empowered To- present to
the legislature resolution memorial
izing congress to take some action
toward relieving the print paper
famine.
Speaker Paul Nesbtt of the house.
for - years newspaper man him
self, addressed the editors saturday
morning on the ethics of the pro-
fession. lie bitterly condemned the
flv-ly-night hlackmailing newspaper.
"Tis Kind of a sheet, started for tho
purpose of assailing characters unless
paid to keep still, should not he digni-
fled 10y being called newspapers" he
said. 'They are the biggest menace to
you newspaper men. for the average
member OF the legislatures bases his
judgment Of the newspaper business
upon his analysis Of these petty
grafters That is why the newspaper
men have never gotten thru any
really beneficial legislation"
Business Institution.
The speaker declared that the best
way To get by in the newspaper busi.
ness is to run it as a business institu-
there 4
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
CITSHINt

CUSHING Grady McDaniels was over
come by gas fumes while inspecting tanks at
the loading station in Cleveland Thursday
and died before aid could reach him lie
was % years old and formerly lived al
Birmingham. Ala to which point his body
was shipped for burial