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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
ALLEGED SPIES BAIL
INCREASED TO $4,000
Government Produces Witness
Who'll Turn States Evi-
dence Against Defense.

NEW YORK, March 14-While
counsel were arguing a demurrer IN
the federal district court here today
in the case of Albert o. Sander ana
Charles \. Wunnenburg, indicted as
German spies, It developed that
George VauX Bacon, who in the gulse
Of an American newspaper corre-
spondent is said to have gone to Eng
land as their agent, had returned on
the steamship Cedric and would be
used as a government witness.
Sander and Wunnenburg, operating
under the name of the Central Pow
ers Film exchange, are accused of
violating the laws of this country by
Setting on foot and providing the
means for military enterprise
against Great Britain. They are al
legged to have sent Bacon to England
to gather and transmit to the United
States via Denmark and Holland in
formation of value to the. military
and naval authorities of Germany.
Bacon, it is asserted, was provided
with invisible ink with which to do
the writing.
The court overruled the demurrer
and Sander and Wunnenburg were
arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
Upon request of the United States
district attorney, their bail was in
creased from $1,000 to 100000 each.
| The district attorney said he had rea-
son to believe since Bacons return
had become known that the defend
ants would not appear for trial unless
their bail was increased.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
8 NARROWLY MISS DEATH !
\ Gas Stove Without II Pipe 10 Take
Fumes Away Was Cause.

\ gas stove. without pipe to carry
away the fumes. was the cause Of
nine persons narrowly escaping as
phyXiation yesterday morning. the ar
rival of Firemen Jack Brecn and w.
G. Bullock with pulmotor returning
Mrs. j. W. Naught to consciousness
after she had swooned from the ef-
fects OF the fumes. Eight other, in the
house at the time. were in a very Sc
rious condition when the firemen ar
rived.
Mrs. IL. G. Watkins and children of
oklahoma city were visiting at the
Naught home and the first indication
of the escaping fumes was noticed
when the children became i'll. Mrs.
Watkins also complained of feeling
faint and Mrs. Naueht opened the
door in order to allow fresh air TO
enter The thrush of the fresh air
minglnE with the poisoned air of the
house, ovcrcamc Mrs. Naught and she
fell in faint Neighbors, noticing
her fall. summoned help and within
a few minutes the city pulmotor was
ON hand. 1t took more than thirty
minutes to revive Mrs. NauGht, the
others recovering within a gew min
utcs after reaching the fresh air.
The home is at Hodge and Owasso
streets
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
"SAPULPA BILL LAW;
COMMISSION TO ACT
Whether Frisco Moves Shops
to West Tulsa Now Up to
Corporation Body.

Whether or not the Frisco shops
Will be removed from Sapulpa to West
Tulsa is now up To the will Of the
state corporation commission Gov
ernor Williams has permitted the bill
passed several days ago. which pro
hlbits the removal OF the railroad
shops from one city to another with
out the permission of the corporation
commission, to become "A law without
his signature. IL was announced here
yesterday
The bill was introduced by repre-
sentatives from Sapulpa and Creek
county shortly after the agitation
commenced to remove the big Frisco
shops from Sapulpa TO West tulsa \
delegation went from Sapulpa to the
state legislature to urge the passage
OF the bill. Altho the new law, which
was introduced 10y Representatives
Morgan, Chcatham, Campbell. Neal,
warren, GraVer and Walden and Sen
ator Davis. will, temporarily at least.
prevent the removal of the shops to
this city. the fact that the commission
Will have the authority to prevent or
grant the removal does not discourage
the men who have attempted to Sc
cure the change. They are fully CON
fident that the city which promises
the best for the railroads and the
employees of the road Will be chosen
by the commission as the city to get
the pie for which both cities have
been striving
Testimony in the controversy he
tween Tulsa and Sapulpa has been
submitted TO the corporation commits
sion and Il decision is expected within
the next month. Those backing Tulsa
are confident that the Frisco will be
permitted to move their shops
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
WALLER SEEKING TO
ESTABLISH AN ALIB|
White Man Charged With Kill
ing Five in Louisiana
Protests Innocence.

MINDEN. La, March 1l.--After the
two negroes, Mark Peters and Chester
Tyson, already convicted of com
plicity in the murder OF five members
of the Reeves family i'm the German
town settlement Christmas eve
night, had confirmed on the witness
stand today the principal facts re
lated yesterday by johnny Long TO the
effect that Henry waller, now on trial
here, had committed the murders the
defense attempted to prove by nu-
merous witnesses that Waller was
twenty miles away from the scene or
the murders
Whit and Jesse Waller, brothers OF
Henry. testified that Waller came TO
Sarcpta. about twenty miles from the
Reeves home, the evening before
Christmas and Jesse Waller sworo
that Waller spent the night at his
home. Mrs. Jesse Waller testified that
Henry Waller spent the night at her
home. that she saw him when he re-
tired at 1890 o'clock and saw him
again about daylight next morning.
Mrs. walter Dean, sister of Henry
Waller, and her husband testified
that Horny Waller was I'm Sarcpta and
came to the Dean home the night of
the murders, leaving shortly before
II o'clock with Jesse Waller.
Other witnesses for the defense
confirmed the testimony given by
Walters relatives. Some testified
that they saw Waller on his way to-
ward Saiepta the afternoon before
the murders and others testified that
they saw him at Sarepta late the same
day. Court recessed until tomorrow
with several defense witnesses still to
be heard. 1t is thot that the case will
go to the jury late tomorrow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
VIENNA WOULD STAY FRIEND
News OF Americas Action on Not,
PIcascS Austrian Government

VIENNA, March 12.-(Via Berlin
and wireless to the Associated Pres,
to Tuckcrton. n. j., March 14)-
There was a feeling of genuine relic
at the Vienna foreign office when tho
first authentic news reached here
from Washington after the receipt by
the American government of the
Austro Hungarian reply to the In
CURRY OF the United states regarding
this country's submarine policy.
The news came in the form If a
Wolf bureau dispatch saying the
Austro- Hungarian reply was regard
cd as leaving the door open for future
exchange Of ideas between the Unit
ed States and Austria Hungary.
Official circles the press and the
public received this message as mark
ing q new turn In the relations he
tween Washington and Vienna. The
view was taken that the American
government was inclined to consider
the position Of this country on IT,
own merits.
A rupture with the United States
would be regretted sincerely.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
LIFELESS FORM OF NEGRO
FOUND IN REFINERY POND
Arthur Curtis Disappeared Two Days
Ago: Other Workmcn ACci-
IDENTIFY Discover Body.

What happened to Claude Curtis. Il
negro employe of the Cosden refinery
whose lifeless body was recovered
from small pond at the refinery
yesterday? The case abounds In mys-
terry.
Curtis worked on a night shift A,
o'clock Monday morning he failed
to report al the superintendent's Of
flee TO check out. Altho his absence
was noted, no investigation was made
Quite by accident the body was dis
covered in the shallow pond yesterday
by another refinery employe. About
the bank were n numbr of footprints
indicating struggle.
Other workmen were called and the
body dragged from the water. II was
taken to n negro undertaking estab-
lishment where il was later identified
by Arthur Curtis as that of his son.
Burial has not been arranged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
IT'S YOUR KID NtYS

You have swollen feet and hands,
Stiff, achy joints Sharp shooting,
rheumatic pains torture you. You
have aching back pain in the lower
abdomen, difficulty when urinating,
Look out These are danger signals.
Trouble Is with your kidneys. Uric
acid poisoning, i'm one form or an
other, has set in. IL may lead to
dropsy or fatal Brights diease If not
checked.
Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
Oil Capsules Immediately. They are
an old preparation, used all over the
world for centuries, combining nat
ural healing oil and herbs, well-known
to physicians and used by thousands
in their daily practice. The Capsules
are not an experimental. make-shift
patent medicine" or salt" whose
effect is ony temporary They are a
standard remedy and act naturally,
gently and quickly. But when you
go to the druggist, insist on getting
the pure, original Haarlem oil in Cap
sules. Be sure the name GOLD
MEDAL Is on the box and thus pro-
tect yourself against counterfeits.--
Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
u. S. TO ASSEMBLE
MERCHANT FLEET
Shipping of Supplies to Allies
Would Be Nations Biggest
Part in War.
BUILDERS DISCUSS PLANS
Special Style of Vessels to
Elude U-Boats Favored by
American Experts.

WASHINGTON March 14.-Meas
ures to enable the United States in
the event Of war with Germany to
procure without delay a great fleet OF
vessels for transportation of supplies
t. the allies We're discussed here to-
cay by builders of wooder ships of the
Atlantic and gulf coasts, who met at
the call of the shipping board. Ytrus
that produce steel tonnage already are
working to their capacity. rhe mect-
ing was held primarily to give the
shipping board information as to what
the wooden ship yards could do II
their utmost were demanded. The
bullCers talked over standardization
and the use of larger percentage OF
Lnskilled labor and outlined to the
shipping board members processes
they could institute in an emergency,
To Call on Const
In the near future the board viii!
call in Pacific coast builders ana then
the makers of power machinery will
be consulted.
All the yards represented, II dovel-
oped, could expand their develop
ment under emergency conditions. The
board made note Of the Iotal number
Of standardized ships each could turn
out If called on.
shipbuilding committee Of the naval
consulting board, made statement
concerning the importance of cargo
ships in war time.
Would Ship Much.
If war should come, lie said the
country could best make its resour ces
of use by shipping maximum of sup
plies to Europe in the shortest posi-
lle time. For that purpose, he said,
in view Of the submarine menace, he
was convinced the most successful
fleet would he a large number of
moderately sized vessels with consid
cradle speed and quicl;Less Of con-
troll. Construction of such ships. he
declared would he one of the most
important duties of defense.
Great Britain is preparing to con-
struct large number OF standardized
steamers to carry Cargocs thru tho
submarine blockade. British yards
engaged in other work were ordered
10 construct the government vessels
first
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
BANDITS LEAVE CLEAR TRAIL
Two Cleveland Auto Robbers kiil one
Wound Another. Escape.

CLEVELAND. March 14.-The two
automobile bandits who killed Cuyler
Mowrcy today and wounded Nathan
Halper in escaping with bag con-
tanning $500, left two clews. Police
found two caps n the satchcl con
tanning $2.70O. which the thugs
checked to Toledo at the East one
Hundred and Fifty New York CEN
tral station. The headgcar had been
purchased here today. The automo-
bile used by the men was found near
the station. 1t had been stolen in
Akron, Ohio. and police went there in
search of them. Ilalper, who was
thot to be fatally wounded, Will re-
nnNnr
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
Now Look to Province.


Dudley i. Malone, collector of the
port of New York, remarked at a din
ner the other night that 1t was not
always best to have too much COM
pany, and told this story as an Illus
tration: In a rural school the teacher
was trying to instruct a class of young
sters in mathematics, and after quiz
zing several of the pupils. she turned
to a small party named Johnny.
johnny" said she, III your father
can build piece of fence in six days,
and your Uncle James can do it in
seven days, how long would it take
them to do 1t together
Ten thousand years" was the
quick reioinder of Johnny.
Ten thousand years." exclaimed
the amazed teacher what do you
mean, johnny"
II mean," answered Johnny. who
seemed to know papa and Unlce Jim,
that they would set around all day
smokin' and tellin' fish stories. -
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
FRANCE SPENDS HUGE SUM
War Cost VIII Amount $4,000, ,0OO, 900
Francs In June.

PARIS, March 14.-At the end OF
June, France Will have spent during
the war. in round figures, S3.O00.-
0O0, 900 francs. according to a report
made by Raoul Peret, reporter of the
budget committee of the chamber OF
deputies, in behalf of the committee
on the provisional credits asked by
the government for the second quar-
ter of the year. The resources of
every nature realized during the same
period are estimated by NJ. Pcret at
T3.40S. 600, 900 francs.
NJ. Peret In his report proposes In
creased taxation and certain reduc-
tions in expenditures.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
OPEN HOSTILITlES IMMINENT
Eastern Man Declares That Atlantic
Coast Is Highly Excited.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, March Ii
When armed American ships begin
crossing the Atlantic the covert act
may come which will precipitate open
hostilities between the United States
and Germany, is the belief of a. NJ.
Palmer formerly "A representative in
congress from Pennsylvania, and who
is here to appear in case before the
federal court OF the western district
of Oklahoma in which the principle
of the surrender clause is involved.
People of the middle west are not
so apprehensive of the international
situation as those living along the
Atlantic coast, says Mr.. Palmer. In
his section of the country the pros
pect of becoming engaged in war is
the most discussed topic. Mr.. Palmer
will appear before the federal court
in case involving surrender clause
to titles to Indian lands in Noble
county, and the case will be heard
next Tuesday.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
STOP LUMBAG0 PAIN,
RUB BACKACHE AWAY
Instant relief! Timber up! Rub
pain, soreness, stiffness
right out with "St.
Jacobs Oil"

when your back Is sore and lame
or lumbago, sciatica or neutritis has
you stiffcncd up, don't suffer, Get a
small trial bottle of old, honest "St.
Jacobs or at any drug store, pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache ani by tho
time you count fifty the soreness and
ameness is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing.
penetrating oil takes the ache and
pain right out and ends the misery.
1t is magical, yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn or discolor the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sci
atica and lame back misery so
promptly and surely 1t never dis9p-
points,--Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
TULSA DAILY WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1917

a law enacted a, the Joint request OF
the employees and the carriers; or
"S. \ board of inquiry 10 be dp-
pointed by the president.
"Our offers for a peaceful settle
ment were all rejected 10y the brother
hoods II we had refused TO meet
with our employees To discuss their
demands or II we had refused to sub
NIT the issue to arbitration this great
body of workers might have been jus
titled in leaving the service. But un-
der the circumstances the threat OF a
nation wide strike was indcfensiblc.
We left every door open for fair
determination of the merits Of the
controversy and every door is still
open.
Before Highest Court.
The Adamson railroad wage law,
hastily enacted last summer 10 avert
the threatened strike, is now before
the highest court for determination
as To its constitutionahty and meaning.
The railroads entered into an agree
ment with the government to keep
the payroll records Of these three
hundred thousand employees from
January | in such manner as to as
sure prompt payment to the employees
of whatever amounts may be due un-
der the construction placed upon the
act by the court The brotherhoods
on their part publicly stated that they
would axe no radical action pending
the decision of the court.
Congress has made no provision,
as so earnestly urged 10y the president,
for insurance against the interruption
of railway traffic by strike and the
country is apparently in the same po-
sition now that it was in the crisis of
last August"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
ALMOST A HUNDRED YEARS
FulI-Blood Cherokee Leader Dies at
Advanced Age.

Special to The World
TAHLEQUAII Okla, March IA.
Rev. Johnson Spade. "A full-blood
Cherokee. formerly a member Of the
Cherokee senate. died the first of the
week at his home. a few miles north
east of the town of yelling. He was
one Of the leaders OF his people in the
old days previous to the extinction Of
tho tribal government and was noted
as one OF the most able and eloquent
orators In the native tongue that the
nation ever produced. Mr. Spade had
reached the extreme old age of SO
years. out until a short time ago was
active and vigorous. He was, like
many others of the older full blood
Indians veteran of the civil war.
and will be buried in an old country
burial place north of yelling. where
a number of his old comrades repose.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
ARREST SOLDIER
IN GERMAN PLOT
Sergeant in Seventeenth U. S.
Cavalry Alleged to Have
Had German Papers.
MORE SCHEMING UNCOVERED
Officials Declare Movement
Afoot to Raise Teuton Reg
iment for Carranza.

EL PASO, March Sergeant
Alexander Fruchter of Company X
Seventeenth United States cavalry, Is
being detained at the Fort Bliss
GuardhCuse on a charge Of desertion,
it was stated by military officers to-
nigh, Fruchter is of German birth
and an investigation following his ar
rest is said to have resulted in tho
finding of a number OF German let
ters and other papers in his effects.
A German civilian said to have
been friendly with FruChter, has been
under surveillance by government
agents for mere than week here, it
was stated, ard an effort was being
made to connect him with the alleged
German plot on the border and In
Mexico.
Propose German Regiment
Additional confirmation was re-
ceived tonight by army officials OF
the cffer made to CarranZa officials
IN Chihuahua city to raise a regiment
of German rescr visits and other Ger
man residents if the Unired States de-
clared war on Germany and Mexico
became involved
This offer. according to infoi ma
ton, was made less than ten days
ago and followed a banquet at which
Americans were said TO have been
abused and toasts drunk TO the future
friendship Of Mexico an Germany.
Four German officers aie now with
francisco Villa, according to conti-
Dental Information received here. The
Whereabouts of Villa remains a mys-
terry. altho the main body of his
troops was reported near Bosario,
Durango Monday.
Villa was reported from one source
to have left with n body guard fer
the west coast OF Mexico to receive Il
large shipment of ammunition from a
foreign ship. Another iumor tonight
said he was near Parral and was
about to attack that town.
Secret Agents PLsy.
\ report was received here TODAY
by government officials that secret
agents were at work among the Mex
can laborers N Arizona, New Mexico
and ralifornia spreading anti-Amerf-
can efforts to induce them to return
TO Mexico. Promises were said TO nave
been made to them Of land and frea
transportation. CarranZa agents are
known to have been making effort,
here to indIcc former Mexican gcner-
ais and other army officers to return
to Mexico 1T once, offering full guar
antees and a restoration of all CON
Iiscatcd property in the republic
A large industrial organization here
announced today that all German en-
plcycg would have to obtain final citl-
zenship papers o. quit the service.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
U-BOATS REAP RICH HARVEST
Thirteen British Ships Above 600
Tons Go Down I'm Week.

LONDON. March 14.-(7:47 p. n.y.
Thirteen British vessels Of more than
1, 800 tons were sunk during the week
ending March II, says today's official
announcement on shipping losses
Four British vessels OF less than ! 500
tons and three fishing vessels also
were sunk
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-15
No Sympathy Strikes
By Other Branches

WASI1INGTON. March Full
cooperation to make strike effect
i've will be given by the American
Federation of Labor if the railroads
reject the demands to be made upon
them tomorrow by the employees
brotherhoods. No immediate SYM
pathetic strikes are contemplated,
federation officials said tonight. but
the brotherhood chiefs have been as
sured of prompt and hearty support
In every other way possible.
Officials of the federation's railway
department. representing more than
four hundred thousand shop en-
ployes, switchmen. tclegraphcrs and
maintenance of way laborers not af-
filiated with the brotherhoods. CON
ferred at length on the situation dur
ing the day. Altho no formal an
nouncement was made, it was said
the first move, If the strike comes,
Will be to admonish all union men not
to offer their services to take the
place of strikers.
New Friends for Trainmcn.
When the brotherhoods threatened
to call a strike last fall, railroads pre-
pared to meet 1t by enrolling other
classes of wOrkmen to act as engi-
neers, firemen, conductors and train
men and many of these were to have
been shop employees or switchmen.
Since then, however, the four broth
erhoods, long not on over-friendly
terms with the federation. have af-
fected working agreement with its
| leaders.
Plans for a general strike of all
other railroad employees have been
discussed at the conference of the
federation's railroad department but
| the belief generally expressed was
that no good would be accomplished
| by suddenly calling out all union men
at this time. The federation officials
will be in session tomorrow and prob
ably the balance of the week to keep
in touch with the brotherhoods.
wilson just Waiting.
| President Wilson is ready to act
promptly should the strike threatened
| beginning Saturday really prove i'm
minent after the conference between
representatives OF the railroads and
employees i'm New York tomorrow.
Any action is expected to take the
| form of a demand in the public in
terest that the two sides settle their
differences in view of the grave inter
national situation.
Thru Secretary Wilson and mem
bers of the federal board of mediation
the president kept in close touch with
the situation today. Secretary Will
son said tonight that he did not plan
to go to New York personally to deal
with the situation and would not dis
cuss the question of whether a gov
ernment representative would go.
! When a strike was threatening last
year Secretary Tumulty went to New
! York and asked representatives, OF
both sides to come to Washington to
discuss their differences with Presi-
dent Wilson.