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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16

1T goes without saying that rail-
road employees have been patient ana
loyal to the interests of the country
and in the event of war have offered
their services to the government II
must not be overlooked that during
the period when the railroads have
persistently denied their employees
that which was intended by the presi-
dent in his proposition andrhat which
was intended by congress in the
Adamson law, the railroads during
a years period show net earnings of
over thousand million dollars, ,SbSlI
over S1,OOO,000,0 1000, while the en-
plo-es with no increase in wages
have suffered an increase in cost of
living equal to more than 40 per cent.
"If after more than year we have
failed to secure some relief and train
and engine men conclude to fold their
hands and starve in reality rather
than by degrees, should they be con-
sidered as disloyal to their flag?
why not place some Of the respon-
siblity on the employers who can
very easily stop all talk of stoppage
of trains by recognizing that such en-
ployes must either lower their stand
ard of living or they must work
longer than ten hours out of each "a
in order to retain American standards
of living"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16

Six new amateur acts will appear
after the last act Of "Wife in Name
Only" which will be given the last
performance by the Van Dyke N
Eaton Stock Co tonight.
The stock company viii, rest on sat
urday on account of Grumpy play
ing the one day at the Grand.
The Chorus Lady" made fam Gus
by Rose Stahl, will be the play for
four days starting Sunday matinee.
This will he the first presentation of
this play on any stage at cheap prices.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
Rows Told Ahnnt kndnks.

The hOdak CIuD OF thc " Vt, Z. n
boys department was given a piacti-
cal demonstration Of various types Of
kodaks by +. J. orr at the weekly
meeting last night. This part Of the
Y. NJ c. A. educational work is eX-
tending I'm interest and several new
members have been added recently.
A dark room is being fitted mp in tho
bulldlng for the use Of The club.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
Stomach Ailments
The Nations Curse

There is no ailment causing more
woe and misery than Stomach Trou-
BILE. often Gall Stones, Cancer and
Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines,
Constipation, Acute Indigestion, Auto
lntoxication, Yellow Jaundice, Appen-
dicitis and other serious and fatal all
ments result from It. Thousands Of
Stomach Sufferers owe their complete
recovery to Mayr's Wonderful REM
edy. 1t is unlike any other remedy.
IT sweeps the poisonous bile and ca
tarrhal accretions from the system.
Soothes and allays Chronic lnflam-
nation. Many declare 1t has saved
their lives. and prevented serious sur
gical operations. Try one dose today.
Watclr it's marvellous results. Con-
tains no alcohol-no habit forming
drugs. Book on Stomach Ailments
FREE. Address Geo. II. Mayr, Mfg.
Chemist. Chicago. Better yet-obtain
II bottle of Mayr's Wonderful Rem
edy from Getman's Rexall drug store,
or any reliable druggist who will re-
fund your money If IT fails.-Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16

SHANGHAI, March 15.-The CHI
nese naval authorities early Wednes-
day morning took possession of the
German steamer Alhenga 4.62S tOnsl
DeilSe Rickmers (4,176 tons), Meidah
II, ,62S tons). Melee q $50 tors) and
Sikiang G,S40 tons). The vessels were
lying in the Whangpoo river. The
crews were put ashore.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16

ST. LOUIS, March 15.-All the en-
ployes Of the St. Louis Terminal as
sociation received orders tonight to
go on strike at 6 p. m. Saturday, Il
was learned from an authoritative
source,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
French Cabinet Meets.

PAKTS, Mafch I5.-The cablno.
met this morning, presided over by
President Poincare and considered the
situation resulting from yesterdays
incidents In the chamber Of deputies
and the resignation OF General Ly-
autey. the minister OF war which was
officially announced to be final.
Admiral Iacaze, minister Of ma
rine. Is charged with the administra-
ton Of the ministry OF war ad Interim.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
FURNITURE FOR SALE

FOR sALE--Household furniture and gas
range. 14l5 Hodge.
FOR sALE-Furniture at a bargain. Gail
between 3 and g. az South Xanihus.
FOR sALE-0ne duofold. one sewing ma.
chine. Phone 6S2-J.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16

Henry L. Fletcher, American am
bassador to eMxico. who has been. in
structed to interview Carranza and
ascertain his views in regard to Ger
many's reported attempt TO ally her
self with Mexico.
las been accused of trcachery TO
Hughes. but this is now being vigor-
ously denied He is somewhat on the
order of Ia toilette, only he is not
pa2ifist by a long shot. He is q
strong man and can play a lone hand
if needs he. lie ~ looked upon al
ready as presidential timber
John II. kendrick, rode into the
senate from Wyoming on the Wilson
landslide that swept over the Rocky
mountains and defeated a mighty good
man in Clarence Clark
These men have taken the oath OF
office, and now are getting their first
taste of senatorial Courtesies, and will
start on their careers under new rules
Of the senate. and in the most mo-
mentOus tipes Of the nalion since the
firing on Fort Sumpter.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-16
Railroads Stand.

Elisha Lee, chairman Of the ma
tional conference committee of the
railroads, made the following state
mcnt:
1--WE have offered to leave to the
Geothals eight hour commission re-
Gently appointed by the president, any
questions that may remain unsettled
by the decision of the supreme court
in the pending Adamson law case.
We regret that the leaders of the
organization have refused TO accept
this offer and that they have notified
us that they have ordered n series of
strikes on the railroads of the country
beginning Saturday night at 6 o'clock.
The ultimatum presented to the
railroads by the organizations was
that we must Immediately put into
effect their Interpretation OF the law
now before the supreme court for a
determination of its constitutionality
and meaning without waiting for the
decision Of the court
"We declined to accept this PROPOSE
tion, feeling that we must await and
abide by the judgment of the court" j"
Reply To IIartigan.
Joseph Hartigan, city commissioner
of weights and measures. who had
appealed to the brothorhoods to per-
this city received the following letter
signed by the chiefs Of the four Or
CARNATIONS:
Every indication now seems to
warrant the statement that the
freight trains. engine and yard en-
ployes on certain railways entering
this city will peacefully withdraw
from service at p. m. Saturday,
March II, and that the employees on
other lines Will continue in service
for several days thereafter, making Il
possible. in our opinion, to furnish
this city with food and fuel supplies
for several days after the strike be-
comes effective.
I'VE have declined to give our ap-
proval for the stoppage Of the work
Of regular road passenger employees
for a period of five days after the
strike becomes effective, the result OF
which will be that regular passenger
trains handling only passenger equip
ment, as well as regular milk trains
can operate as usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
The Fighting West

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Only few weeks ago the New York
napers were devoting valuable space and ad-
iectives to the deadly paeifsm of the Middle
West states. A reader might have gained the
;ppression that the only military heroes in
that section were General Apathy and Cen
era Delivery.
The inclosed clipping shows the enlistments
in Sioux City, Iowa, for two days Of last week.
From one town, Colerdge, Neb., came twenty
nine young men for the army and one for the
navy. The population of Coleridge-accord-
ing to the 1910 census-is 535.
Thirty enlistments from a total population
of 535 is quite fair. If the youth of New
York City were to respond in the same pro-
portion-the figures are beyond me.
| believe the records Of the Civil War show
that Iowa, in proportion to its population, led
all states in the number OF men contributed.
I'm confident that, in the present conflict, the
record will remain in the Mississippi Valley.
New York, April 80, 1917. HAWKEYE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
A Year of Public Service
ltor of The Tribune.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your cartoon of this morning is d.
rectlv to the point. All the Offices of the
Public Employment Bureau have been help
ing in recruiting for three months. We are
tired o. hearing slackers reply to our ques-
tons why they do not enlist: "Do have to ~
"They can have me when they come to get
me-" Not till am compelled" "What will
I get fed on" "Will be paid as much as
-?" 81 do not want TO leave the city,
81 do not want to learn a trade" "My mother
won't let me- even though | am twenty-five
years old"
The people we ask are out of work, are de-
pending in many cases on a mother or sister
or father, are too young to have acquired
much skill or experience, as a rule. They
are in need Of regularity OF life, training
such as they may now receive in the army or
navy and discipline.
believe in a year Of universal educational
public service at about the age of nineteen,
Of form selected with due regard to fitness
Gncluding desires and conscientious scru-
ples). such as pertains in Switzerland, the
country Of my forefathers.
WALTER Z. KRUESI,
Superintendent Public Employment Bureau.
New York, April "a, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
The West in the Lead

The gentleman by the name of Hawk
eve" who contributes a brief letter in an
other column has not only few facts
but the whole argument on his side. There
is no replying to the logic of enlistment
figures. Those Eastern cities who saw
the West infected with pacifism, race OF
pussy-foots sprung up where once was
Free Soil Kansas, for example, have no
choice but to climb down and promptly
apologize.
The West was and is the fighting West.
It was long, long way from Tipperary
and news percolated to it slowly. Once
the news arrived, it wanted no debate and
needed no prodding. War being the word
il was ready: and it knew no other way 10
fight than to fight. Those few statesmen
from the West who are still fighting with
their mouths in Congress have the shock
of their lives ahead of them. They are
lust about as ignorant of their home dis
tricts as is the carping fastener who has
never been west of the Watching Noun
tains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
A Tale Of the Table
Prices Ascend and Food Decreases in
Quantity and Quality
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Anticipating necessity, our family de-
scended at rather remote period of time
from porterhouse steaks to pot roasts, where
we fingered in an atmosphere of chastened
self-respect for some months. Thence we
stepped down. as gracefully as possible, 20
chuck of those "cheap cuts" | believe,
with which the remarks of Mr.. Perkins and
the Mayor have of late been plentfully
adorned. That is the polite name, take it,
for those uniHpressionable parts of the "crit-
ter" which have to be coaxed along in a
casserole for the better part of day.
At first only the cook was fully cognizant
of the inadequacy of the family income to
provide for the family taste, but when it
came to substituting pigs liver and bacon
for real meat, which was the next stage in
our descent, no "calf's liver" subterfuge
would do, for even the cat knew we hadn't
been able to buy pound for two years
back. Our only consolation at the present
juncture is the rather dubious hope that we
shall presently experience the dull thud as
ISOLATED with the bottom Of the slide.
Potatoes are now served twice a week in
rice and hominy and hominy and rice alter
nate merriIy as substitutes. 1t Is always
such a pleasant surprise when we lit the
cover from the tureen to find that 1t is rice
this time, when we thought it was going to
be hominy, or that it is hominy when we
thought it was going to be rice (you Will
deduce from this cheerfulness that our NOR
ale remains unbroken).
of RI meat
for we are still able to indulge in a modest
shrinking piece on Sundays, piece wlthal
which has been stealthily marketed for the
most Of Saturday afternoon and finally paid
for in blood and tears. If piece contain
ing a bone has been selected at a compare
lively low price, it always turns out that a
piece without bone, at an almost prohlol-
tive price. would have been cheaper, and vice
versa But this is a mere trife, to which we
have become Injured.
Between Sunday and Thursday and Thurs
day and Sunday one has two guesses on the
piece de resistance. 1t may be Brazilian
brown beans, and it may be macaroni, while
soup with OK tails not rising, but already
up) is reserved for the days when the min
lister comes.
As to clothes, one must, OF course, be COW
cred. but one need not be swathed. Summer
is coming and warm weather, and there Is
one woman who is going to get some joy
out of the fact that cotton gloves, those
chamosette ones which used to cost 80 cents,
and less on bargain days, are now one dollar.
She is going to do what she never had the
courage to do before-go ungauntleted and
be cool and comfortable. And her hands are
not white, either; they are just now red
from unwonted exposure in the garden, and
soon they will be brown. But she says they
shall remain naked and she be unashamed.
And she wants to know who will be the next!
BERTHA w. HOWE.
Great Kills, N. Y, April 80, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02

the war if we are prepared to do in 1917
and 1918 what we did in 1868 and 1864,
but the war itself may be lost if two years
are consumed in organization at home in
foolish effort TO train men imperfectly
for a war such as the present. We can
not hope for success unless we s9uare>N
face the fact that our allies are likely to
be beaten without our help and that we
shall lose the war, with all the future
peril that that will mean for us, unless
we act promptly, resolutely, and put no
! limit on our effort.
The collapse of Russia is the greatest
single incident advantageous to Germany
in the whole conflict. A change Of Rus
sian rulers saved Frederick the Great.
Germany will be saved in the same way
unless the United States can within one
year take Russia's place on the firing line
and at the same time abolish the real and
growing threat of British starvation a
year hence.
The present situation of the war does
not warrant panic. But neither does it
invite optimism. The hardest, bitterest,
most dangerous portion of the struggle is
yet TO come, and unless the United States
is prepared for sacrifices as great as the
British and French people have already
made Germany may yet escape that de-
feat which is essential TO the restoration
of Justice and democracy in the world and
the vindcation of international law, now
threatened with permanent repeal. And
if Germany escapes to-day, the danger Tor
us tomorrow will be beyond present estl-
nation. We are in a war the issue OF
which is still doubtful and the outcome OF
which will infallibly be defeat unless we
are prepared to fight it as a war for our
own existence, calling for our best effort
and our ultimate strength.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
Loyal Schoolteachers

Singing as it is, the rebuke contained
in the loyalty declaration adopted by the
Federation of Teachers Associations for
those schoolteachers who have refused TO
sign anything of that nature is well de
served. 1t is hard TO see how, at this or
any other time, it impugns the loyalty or
lowers the dignity of any individual to re
affirm allegiance to the country which
gives him freedom shelter and an oppor-
tunity of livelihood As the Teachers As
sociations well say: In this critical time
it is the duty of and should be deemed a
privilege by every citizen to attest his
loyalty at every opportunity"
Fortunately the number of teachers
whose misguided zeal for personal lib
erty" or personal bias on the issues of the
war caused them to refuse thus to attest
loyalty is small-so small as to be almost
insignificant in the total. The official
character of their employment and the
public's natural amazement that individ-
uals holding such places and drawing
money from the public treasury would hes
itate for a moment to express patriotic
devotion to the country have combined to
give Importance to their refusal which
their number has not justified. The ac-
ton of the Federation Of Teachers Asso-
Citations, representing thousands of work
ers, places the matter in its true light.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
A Demand for Results"

Easy as it is to understand the appre-
hension aroused in Great Britain by the
growing menace of the submarine, L is by
no means clear that the recent concerted
attacks on the administration at Whitehall
are altogether sound. The criticisms di-
rected against the Board Of Admiralty are
for the most part emotional rather than
reasonable. for, apart from generalities of
the obvious kind, they do not appear TO be
Informed with a definite conception of
results" are wanted No one disputes
that. 1t is easy to say that the fleet is
ready to act but "helpleSs if the high COM
mand is feeble These are truisms, how
ever. and they lead nowhere because they
express only vague dissatisfaction
founded on no clear knowledge Of where
the fault lies
Sir John Jelicoe took up the duties of
First Sea Lord five months ago. 1t was
expected perhaps that sudden magic
change would be wrought and the subms-
rincs promptly swept from the sea. That
has not happened. The submarines are, in
fact, more destructive than ever, and there
is still no means Of accomplishing COM
pletely what Sir John Jellicoe copfesses to
be "as difficult task as was ever put be-
fore any navy" This apparently is the
main grievance against the present admin
istration. eve are tired" says "The Daily
Mail" "of hearing grown-up men in gold
braid repeating the parrot-cry that there
is mo sovereign cure for submarines" and
it proceeds to insist that in war there is a
panacea for all things. "and it is contained
in the one word-fghting.
This is harmless sort Of rhetoric, but
it may prove harmful if people begin to
take it seriously. Fighting is obviously
desirable, but it is important first to find
out how it is to be done. at is one thing"
as Sir John Jelicoe himself said some
months ago, "to fight an enemy that you
can see; it is a different matter to deal
with a hidden foe" If any one has found
out how to deal with such foe then it
would be an excellent thing to give him all
the power possible, but the critics of the
present board are disappointingly vague
on this point
The dissatisfaction expressed at the
weekly statements Of shipping losses is UNI
derstandable. They are not clear, and
they probably deceive readers in England
more than they deceive the Germans If a
palmer and more definite way Of present
ing the facts would help to prepare the
people for greater sacrifices it might pos
sibly be advisable to adopt it even at the
slight risk of encouraging the enemy. But
too much of the current criticism of the
Admiralty seems TO be i'll considered and
panicky for the plain reason that it is not
backed by the discovery Of any obvious dis
ability or weakness. A change in the ad-
ministration may be necessary, but it is
not clear what kind of change is required.
Change in itself cannot be expected to pro-
j,.co 1,caful rpGultg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-02
The Spoken Word

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The glorious spirit Of independence
breathed by The Tribunes reviewer Of my
"Desk-Book OF $4,000 Words Frequently
Mispronounced' will be welcomed BY all
lovers of English, no matter whether We
agree with him or not. IL is TO just such
men as he that one must turn TO find pre-
served the RECOMMENDATIONS Of our forebears
He says he prefers "rayshional" and
"nayshional" to "rashional" and "nashion-
al" yet he has all the modern dictionaries
against him, even the so-called Webster
for the pronunciation originated by the inn
mortal Noah in 1928 was discarded by his
successors more than fifty years ago.
Judging from his remarks, il is evident
that my generous critic makes distinction
in the sound of "e" in "her" and ~" in
"fur," and also in that of double 20" in
fool" and ~" in "rule" He says he can
not reconcile himself to making the "e'
sound in "her" identical with the "u' sound
in "fur," nor TO sounding err" and "err-
ing" as though they were spelled "ur' saa
"uring" As will be seen from the follow
ing, the authorities support the pronnneia-
ton indicated. On page q of my book
indicate that the sound Of 'u' in burn IS
denoted in a variety Of ways in English,
as burn" learn" "fern," "urn." "giri,
'yvnorI," return" concern" This variety
is noted by the New Standard Dictionary
page 27) and by the New lnternsti"osi
page l. Section 1922 where one may rtao;
"The sound of 'e' as in fern, EN- ser,
etc, as ordinarily pronounced IS lden'le1i
with the "a in urn" and under Seeuo"
PAT page 56), "'u' as in urn burn e'v'
is variously represented in the usual spen,
ing otherwise than by ~ as in fern, err
earn heard pearl sir bird T''
'whirl,' etc" Nor is my critic inclined 70
make identical the vowel sounds IN TuN
and fool 'brooP and 'bruse.'" The 5oi"a
of gu" in rule" is indicated in ordinary
spelling in the following variety Of ways.
Balloon" blue" "ghoul," "lute." pool
rule" soup"
IL seems unnecessary 10 refer 10 the san',
sources as have cited above IN support "l
this hut examination of them will sustaih
the point made See Standard Dieto1ary'
mage 81. and the New International, page
Is. where one may read: "'U' as in rule,
rude 'rumor,' blue, etc, has the sound OF
100 in food" and on page b4, 100 as -
food fool etc, is otherwise Represented
IA in rude, group drew 'Aute, ETC. an
of which serves to show that even though the
photographers agree, the patient reviewer
is nothing "if not critical" for criticism
"is a physic that's bitter to sweet end
FRANK II. VIZETELLY
New York, April II, 1917.