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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
PROHIBITION AND SUFFRAGE
PLACED BEFORE CONGRESS
Orginial Bllls Amended 10 Force Rcgu-
latlon or Rejection by States
Within Seven Years.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Constitu-
tional amendments for nationw wide
woman suffrage and prohibition were
placed before the house for action to-
day by the judiciary committee, which
reported both resolutions
The prohibition resolution already
passed the senate and requires only
passage I'm the house to submit II 10
the states. The suffrage resolution.
however, must pass the test in both
house and senate.
The judiciary committee amended
both resolutions to provide that un-
less the states ratlfy or reject them
within seven years from the date OF
their adoption In congress they shall
die. The prohibition amendment
would become effective one year af-
ter the date of it's ratification.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
ALCOHOL IN BEER TO BE
LIMITED TO 2M PER CENT
Amount OF Grain Available
by About One Third.

WASHINGTON. Dec 11.--At the
request OF Food Administer Hoover,
President Wilson will issue within the
next few days proclamation reducing
the alcoholic content of beer to 2A
per cent. The use of grain for brew
ing will be cut by the order about 30
per cent.
The proclamation has been held up
pending a decision as to whether the
percentage should be based upon vol
ume or upon weight. II finally was de-
cided to set a weight standard to pro-
tect brewers OF ales and stouts In
whose heavier product the alcoholic
content runs higher by volume.
With the alcoholic content meas
ured by weight II Is said, there ac-
tually will be about per cent OF al
cohol In beer figured by volume.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
CONGRESS TO PUT
PUNCH INTO WAR
Effort Will Be Made to Get
Greater Efficiency in All
Military Preparations.
COMPLAINTS TO BE TRACED
Lack of Clothing, Food, Rail
Accommodations and Guns
Under Consideration.

WASHINTON. Dec. 11.-Steps were
Initiated in congress today to obtain
fuller information about and establish
closer connection with the govern
ment's war activities, past and future
A general inquiry into the work OF
the war department, especially in
arming and equipping the nations
man power, was ordered by the SEN
ate military committee. Capital lead
ors said it was the torerunner Of SINH
lar Investigations by both senate and
hcuse committees of all phases of ex-
ecutiVe. conduct of the war which
would in measure accomplish the
purpose Of the proposed joint COM
mittee for "the conduct of the war
the joint committee idea was aban-
doned at the last session because OF
President Wilson's opposition.
Inquiries by standing congressional
committees into the navy deartments
activities and the work of shipping
board and other wartime agencies o:
the government were said to he con-
tcmplate0 with a view to securing the
greatest possible efficiency in prose
cution of the war
-, ""' D'p"r''c"t fHS''
me war department INQUIRY VIII be-
s,i .oHlorTo"' "heh Generai crozler'
chlef OF ordnance VIII appear before
,he senate committee at Secretary Ba-
ker uireouon TO TESTIFY regarding ord
nance manufacture and supply Sec
retary Baker and general staff off
GERS, as Wen as departmental and field
commanders VIII follow. Senator
ChamDerlain' chairman or the com
Ihlttee' said much OF the testimony
would DE contidenual and given In ex-
ecutiVe session, tho some of the ses-
sions would ne PUBIC.
ne decision TO inquire into the wa
departments operations was said TO be
unanimous IN ,he senate committee
ana wfhout partisan tinge. IL came
aIter ,Wo hours discussion oil reports
rom se;iotors VINO nave VISITED army
etHlps durins the recess OF congress
senator's Chainperiain, Wadsworth
frei1snuyseh. ahc others tod or con-
eohuitiohs observed and reported to
tnem, especially regarding lack OF
clothing IN many camps, lack OF ord
',ence ana unsatisfactory sanitary con-
ui'ions.
Many Rnmors to Re Traced.
1t is understood the committee
heard of large quotas of men In camp
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
Explosion of Chemical
Works BLOlC to Germany

LONDON. Dec. 11.-Germany sut-
fered disaster comparable with a
very serious military defeat in the ex-
plosion last month, which destroyed
the Greshe.m Chemical works near
Frarkfort-onthe-M Main, one of the
greatest munitions factories in the
world, according to a statement Issued
today by the press bureau. 1t Is said
TO be impossible to reconstruct the
works during the war. The statement
adds that sooner or later Germany must
show on her fighting fronts the ef-
fects of the staggering blow.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
NO GAS, jim HAS TO STEAL
Person OF Color Tells Court There Was
No Other Alternative

The gas shortage in Tulsa made Jim
Pierce. colored. thief. That's what
Jim told Justice Lee Daniel yester-
day when he was arraigned before tho
magistrate on charge of stealing coal
from the Santa Fc railroad yards.
Justice Daniel admitted that the
provocation was great but didn't think
it was complete justification.
There wasn't any gas and the wood
man promised to bring me some wood,
but he didn't. so there was the coal
and Just had to take It," said Jim.
Justice Daniel fined him $40.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
ALLEGED BANDITS ARRESTED
Two Caught at Hot Springs Believed
Robbers OF Chicago Bank.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Dec. H.
James E. Curtis and Leonard X. Banks
were arrested at a Hot Springs hotel
early this morning by detectives from
Chicago. aided by local police officers.
suspected of completely in the robbery
of a Chicago stock yards bank In De-
cember s. in which the robbers se-
cured $500.
Curtis and Banks came to Hot
Springs on December and had been
stopping at one Of the leading hotels
since. One of the arrested men had
about $500 on his person.
Chicago and Hot Springs office,s
are still searching the city for two
more suspects, both OF whom are
known to have been In the city.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
Dartmouth Citizens Fight
Fire in Munitions Ship

HALIFAX, Dec. 1l.-With complete
disregard for their own lives. n group
of Dartsmouth citizens today boarded
n steamship, said to have been laden
with munitions. which was afire ana
after hard work the flames were ex-
tlngushed.
Since the explosion on the Mont
Blanc. crews of French munition ves-
sells are reported to be unwilling to
enter Halifax harbor.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
British ShipbuiIding Is
Fast Gaining on U-BOats

LONDON, Dec. 11.---British tonnage
completed in the month Of November
was within measurable distance Of the
tonnage losses In that period by enemy
attacks, It was announced In the house
OF commons today by Sir Leo Money.
parliamentary private secretary to the
ministry Of munitions.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
British Casualties

LONDON. Dec. 1.-THE British
casualties reported for the week end
Ing today numbered 1886, as COM
pared with 2s,SS2 in the previous
week. The casualties were as follows:
Killed or died of founds: Officers,
$50; men. 5,052.
Wounded or missing: Officers, 97S;
men. 16,967.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
LANE TO BE HERE TODAY
Red Cross Campaign Manager TO Com.
pletc Organization for Work.

Special to The Word.
BARTLESV1LLE, Okla, Dec. TO-
II. A. Lane. secretary of the chamber
of commerce. who is campaign man
ager for northeast Oklahoma. embrace
ing IL counties in the Christmas Red
Cross drive. Is rapidly organizing the
district. He will be at Tulsa tomorrow
when final organization will be per-
fected.
Mr. Lane was over greater part OF
the district last week and he said he
never saw so much enthusiasm and ex-
pected the membership drive would be
far beyond the expectations of those
in charge. Mr.. Lane will return home
the latter part Of the week and from
then on even during the week of the
drive he will conduct the work from
his office here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
Registration of Boys
for Military as They
Become II Proposed

WASHINGTON. Dec. H.
Registration FOR army duty OF
all young men as they become of
age Is proposed In q bill intro
duced today by Senator Wads.
worth. Those who bccome OF
age since the draft law was
passed would register at once.
and others would come ut SIX
months intervals.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
AS the NelUs Breaks
Among Friends.


NAVAL BASE IN BRITISH
WATERS. Dec. 1.-The American.
who was taken prisoner by the Ger
man submarine. which torpodoed the
destroyer Jacob Jones. spoke German.
according TO survivors. He was on !.
raft and when hailed by the Germans
replied to them In their native tongue.
Thereupon several OF the men on the
U-boat lifted him into the coming
tower. Then the boat was submerged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
Panama Declares War
on Austrid-HungQry

PANAMA. Dec. 11.-Panama de-
clared war on Austria yesterday Tho
government. In cooperation with the
Canal Zone authorities, is interning
Austrians. The zone has now been
cleared OF Germans and Austrians In
accordance with President Wilson's re-
cent ordar
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
The Weather

TULSA, Dec. IL
Maximum 81: mini.
mum 4: north winds
and clear skies.
OKLAHOMA FORE
& A ST: Wednesday
air, rising tempera'
uie: Thursday fair,
colder. .,
LOUISIANA: Wed
nesday fair, warmer IA
north and west pof
tion; Thursday fair. =.
ARKANSAS; We'd
|nesday fair, ri,ias
temperature: Thursday
fair colder in north
west portion.
EA ST # u \ A )
wednesday fn'r, ri'''
hg tie IN peratur r e;
thursday fair.
w Il S T 7 II \ A y:
Wednesday and Thurs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
Hats Off, Gents!

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE execu-
tive committee OF the Democratic
state committee today adopted a reso-
luton under which II women members
will be added to its present member
ship Of 81 mon.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12
These Have Paid.

Sergeant VIM. c. Nesbitt.
Corporal Larnon j. Brown.
Corporal James Wheatley.
Corporal Jesse Moore.
Corporal Charles w. Baltimore.
? Private William Breckenridge.
Private Thomas c. Hawkins.
Private Carlos Snodgrass,
Private Ira b. Davis.
Private James Divine.
Private Frank johnson.
Private Risley W. Young.
Private Pat cWhorter.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12

KANSAS: Un.ettled Wednesday and proo'
ably Thursday; somewhat warmer "euhe'
day colder Thursday.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
ROCK PILE SPOILED
THE COUNTY JAIL

The story from the city hail Is that
tramps have quit coming to Hiawa-
tina. In days gone by Hiawatha's city
Jail was a popular nd much renown-
ed hostelry for the vagabond class.
A good bed and a feed made the place
worth little extra travelling in order
to get to Hiawatha. Even in the win
ter of 1916 as many as 23 guests were
accommodated in / night Then some
cruel, hard hearted persons suggested
a city rock pile. After a good big
meal and a comfortable sleep in the
warm Jail visitors were further ac-
commodated by being given the prop
er exercise on the rock pile to make
their life of luxury set we'll. But the
rock pile spoiled it all. Some one put
sign south of town at the stock
yards and north of town near the old
coal chutes warning all travellers to
beware of the city Jail as the institu-
tion had a rock pile. Now the num-
Der Of guests usually is only or 8.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
EAGLE SENTENCED
TO LIFE IN PRISON
FOR KILLING PIGS

MANHATTAN, Kan.--Convicted on
circumstantial evidence of having
ing murdered several young pigs, an
American eagle was sentenced to life
Imprisonment by Judge S. A. Porter
of Manhattan. Frank Brooks of Gar
rison Crossing, 10 miles north of
Manhattan, having missed several of
his young pigs within the last week
blamed predatory wolves and set
traps for them. In making the
rounds Of the traps he found an Am
erican eagle caught In a trap by
of it's talons. Having heard that there
is a law forbidding the killing of an
eagle, he brought the bird to Man
haitian and laid his case before
Judge Porter and County Attorney
Hal E. Harlan. "If there Is a law
forbiddlng me to kill this bird, l wish
the county would take charge Of
him." said Brooks. IL don't wish to
lose any more pigs" Judge Porter,
Immediately got in telephone connec-
ton with his son, William Porter
commissioner of parks of Topeka, and
arranged to have the eagle sent there
to be confined behind iron bars, whore
he will be a part of the Gage park
collection of wild birds.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
GERMAN WAS NOT
BESTED BY JEW

A Jew travelling man called on a
German merchant once every year
for Is years, but had never succeed
ed in selling any goods to the Ger
man. However, the Jew never lost
patience, and never failed to treat
the German in a very courteous man
ner, and every time the jew shook
hands with the German and departed
from the store, the German would
say, "Nell, you too" Finally the Jew
succeeded in selling a bill Of goods
to the German. That sale broke the
ice, and the jew gained confidence,
and decided to ask the German
Something's" MY friend" said the
Jew to the German, for Is years l
called on you, and every time / left
your store you would say Veil, you
too Now, my friend, that always
puzzled me so much. Vat did you
mean by always saying, Well, you
you too?' The German was not
reluctant about allaying the Jews
curiosity, and explained In this man
ner: "Nell. my lieber fruend, it vas
dis way. You couldn't fool this
Dutchman vunce. 1 knew dat ven
you left mine store, and got around
der corner of der block, dat you think
out loud to yourself, Something's mighty
mean about me, so l says to you,
Vel, you, too Amt dot rich H"-At-
Gibson Globe.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
SCIENCE AND A
BASEBALL GAME

Science may be compared with
professional baseball, the squarest
game in the world. There Is almost
no such thing as a fakir in baseball;
the noted men in the game can hit
the ball, and handle II in the field,
exactly as their reputation indicates.
OF the hundreds of thousands who
play baseball only / claims to be able
to hit the ball as often as Ty. Cobb;
and the official score warrants his
claim. In science, also, a man must
show you and the world; he sticks to
the score card. Darwin was the
greatest player in the game, and the
thousands of scientists admit 1t as
cheerfully as ball players and lovers
of the game admit the greatness Of
Ty. Cobb. But there Is dispute
about everything else; inliterature,
art, politics, religion, law, medicine,
philosophy, the drama, society, ora
tory impudent bush leaguers invent
score cards, and claim they are Of
ficial.-E. w. Howe.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
CLAIMS THE RECORD
FOR KILLING RATS

Rats have been unusually plentiful
the country over. They cause a great
deal of loss to property. In Boston
it has been figured that rats cause the
loss of S1,O00,000 worth of property
each year. The women OF Boston
have started out to fight the rats.
That sounds funny as nothing more
amusing could be imagined than
women rat killers. The rats would
either laugh themselves to death or
tire themselves to death running after
the women. Alex Little, who lives on
the old Catuska farm, miles south
west of Hiawatha, could possibly give
the Boston women a lesson in rat
killing. Friday night MIR. Little went
to the barn with his lantern. He
heard a noise In the oats bin. He
jumped into the bin with his lantern
and stick and began to kill rats.
The rats all tried to get out of a small
hole in one corner of the bin. They
stopped the hole in their wild scram-
BILE. Mr.. Little laid on with the stick
and killed them all. When he had
finished he was surprised to find he
had killed 45 rats in less than / 3 min
utes. That probably establishes a
record in the rat killing business
Brown County World.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
SWIFT BUYER AT
X. c. A SUICIDE

Friends and acquaintances at the
st. Joseph stock yards were shocked
to learn OF the suicide OF Cliff
ton ID. Owen, assistant steer buyer for
Swift g. Company at Kansas City.
Worry and despondency over the
burning OF his $4,000 home re-
Gently, Just as he was preparing
to move into it, is given by the Kan
sas City papers as a reason for the
deed. The dead body of Mr.. Owen,
with bullet hole thru the temple and
a revolver lying nearby, was found
in a pasture on the farm of w. A.
Palmer miles north of North Kan
sas City Saturday night. He drove
his car to a point near the Palmer
farm about 4 O'Clock Saturday after
noon. The abandoned car attracte
attention and let to the discovery of
the body. From the license number
city detectives learned the car be-
longed to Owen, and called Mrs. Ow-
en-. She at once surmised something
was wrong. She told the detectives
her husband had worried greatly since
his new home, in which he had TAX
en- great pride, had burned. Some
OF the furniture had been moved
there and the furnace was kept go
ing to keep the water pipes from
freezing. The fire presumably was
caused by defective flue. Mrs. Ow-
en- also explained that years ago her
husband suffered a severe illness,
and that he had been nervous and in
ill health since, worrying much. 1t
was on her advice that they searched
the woods and fields near the Palmer
place. Owen had been a buyer for
Swift & Company for 20 years. and
had an unusually wide acquaintance
among stockmen.r He is survived by
his wife and a son, Paul owen, IA
years old, Earl Vance, head cattle
buyer at St. Joseph for Swift & Conn
pany, knew the'dead man well.-StoclS
Yards Daily journal.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
DO PACKING
CONCERNS PAY?

In recent issue of journal de-
voted largely to cooperation and pol
itics, we find page article under the
heading, do Packing Concerns Pay7"
Reference is made to the dividend of
1873 per cent recently declared by
Swift & Company and to the increase
in the capital stock of that company
and of the Armour company. The
success of these companies is taken
as incontrovertible evidence that
packing plants do pay, and from this
the conclusion is drawn that farmers
packing plants must certainly pay, or,
in the concluding words of this arti-
Gle, they "just simply can't help but
pay. BY the same sort of reasoning
the farmer should succeed as law
yer, because there are lawyers who
succeed; the farmer should succeed as
an architect, because there are archi-
tects who succeed; the farmer should
succeed as a pianist, because Pade-
rewsk Is such wonderful success.
A number or farmers packing plants
have been organized in the past. At
the present time we do not happen to
know of any which have achieved q
material success. We do know of q
uuulDeT which nave Ialleu. meat
packing Is a big business of itself In
addition to costly plant, 1t requires
very heavy working capital, be-
cause cash must be paid for the ami
mails purchased, and the product
must be carried until II can be mar
keted 1t also requires management
of the highest order. because the
profits depend upon the utmost econ
omy of manufacture and the utiliza-
ton of the by-products We suspect
that IL the truth could be gotten at
the large profits of the Armour COM
pany and Swift & Company are due
more to the speculative side of their
business than to the strictly packing
side. They not only buy and pack
animals, but they deal heavily in grain
on the board of trade, and in live
stock products from a speculative
standpoint This business of packing
and especially of our hogs, must be
worked out in some satisfactory way.
but will not be done by organizing
farmers packing plants with a capital
of 100000 or 100000. Most such
plants that have been organized have
been promoted by smooth solicitors,
who have charged a good round per-
centage of the capital stock for their
services, and who left the farmers
with an expensive plant on their
hands, but without working capital,
and without efficient management"
l--Wallace's Farmer.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
THIS BOY MAKING
GOOD ON THE FARM

]. w. Taplin was on the market
Monday with a load of hogs, which
were fed and raised on his farm in
Hitchcock county, near Palisade, Neb.
They were A. mixed bunch of hogs,
mostly last spring pigs and averaged
27S lbs. They were fed by Mr.. Tap
Inns 1S-year-old son, Archie, and
showed the effect of careful handling
by a man who knows how to do
things. Archie is a young man who
is making good in the farming and
live stock business. During the re-
cent Denver stock show he bought a
splendid 10-months-old Shorthorn bull
-4th prize winner in the show ring.
paying the sum of $1,000 for the ami
NAL. The bull will head the herd OF
pure bred Shorthorn cattle which the
elder Taphn has started. The active
management of the herd will be in the
hands of the son, who bids fair to
take his place among the successful
Shorthorn breeders of the west. The
bull which the younger Taplin paid
81 500 for was exhibited and sold by
well known breeder at Manila, Ia.
Stock Yards Daily Journal.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
TORPEDO EXPLODES;
MAY LOSE EYE SIGHT

A railway torpedo suddenly eXplod-
ing. shot piece of steel into the right
eye of Orbie Thomson, a young far
mer living between Rushville and De-
Kalb, and as a result there is danger
that he will lose the sight of the eye.
He was brought to AtchisOn, and DR..
Pitts performed remarkable opera
ton in extracting the steel. A strong
magnet was used, and the piece of
metal pulled out the same path it en-
tered the eyeball. Mr.. Thomason
says he found the torpedo near the
Rock Island track near his home. and
that he and a neighbor were eXamin-
ing it, when 1 of them accidentally
dropped a hammer on it, The tor
pedoes are put on the track to signal
trains by their explosions.-Globe.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10
AN EMBARGO WOULD
DECREASE ACREAGE

The most intelligent remark made
in regard to the proposed food en-
barge is made by the National Grange
which naturally opposes such a meas
ure, since the Grange must think 1st
of the farmers interest. "An embargo
on wheat and other cereals" they say
would in the long run mean a de-
creased acreage" That is a center
shot. And in the short run 1t would
mean a decreased acreage. Nothing
like high prices to increase the acre.
age and the supply. What the pres
ent serious situation win bring about
should rather be survey Of the food
supply and better marketing sys-
tenn. This need of the country might
be talked about academically during
ordinary times for years without re-
suit, but a food famine compels words
to give place to action"
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-02-10

worthy the aiation over, to meet the
mighty problems bf Americanism that
challenge us out of great hour!
Then we will have that leadership.
And may God speed the day when
American business men will rise out
of the fatty degeneration Of present
prosperity and see the need of robler
purpose, and see tho need of straight
er thinking, and see the need of more
courageous holding to the altars up
on which our fathers laid their lives
that we might build here a nation of
the free, for the free, and for the
brave!"