davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
EIGHT THOUSAND IN
B|XBY DAMAGE SUIT
Widows of Two Men Killed in
Explosion Awarded $4,000
Each by Jury.

Judgment for $4,000 was rendered
to Mrs. Nina Frederick and Mrs. Grace
Frederick in superior court yesterday
morning to recompense them for the
loss of their husbands. who were
killed by gas explosion near Bixby
on June 2, 1917. ~
The Moon Gasoline company. for
whom the two men, Revis A. Fred
erick and w. Frank Frederick, were
working, was defendant in the suit
and was ordered to pay $4,000 to each
OF the widows. No defense was made
by the company, previous agreement
evidently having been reached.
The Frederick brothers were en-
ployed to take care of a plant belong
Ing to the Moon Gasoline company and
located about five miles southeast Of
Bixby on what Is known as the Buck
farm.
On June 2 n cylinder Of the engine
which was employed in the making
OF casinghead gasoline cracked, letting
gas escape into the shop. In some
manner the gas was either exploded
or ignited and both attendants were
burned to death.
Grace Frederick. wife OF w. Frank
Frederick, remains the sole support
OF three children.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
MANN ACT MAY COME INTO
WISCONSIN MURDER CASE
Federal Agent Questions Grace L,Isk
About Interstate Trips With
Roberts.

WAUKES wis, June 26.-Miss
Grace Lusk, psychologist and teacher
in the city schools, who shot and
killed Mrs. David Roberts last Thurs
day and then shot herself, today was
questioned by District Attorney Tul-
lar, Chief of Police Mckay and a
stranger whom Henry Lockner Miss
Lusk's attorney said was an agent Of
the department of justice of the
United States government.
The state officials were silent as to
the admissions made by Miss Lusk,
but her attorney declared she had re-
peated all she told in the letter To Mrs
Roberts, left unmailed and found the
day of the shooting. In this letter
the school teacher told of taking trips
with Mr.. Roberts. of having gone to
Chicago and having met him in
Peoria.
1t is expected no effort will be
made tomorrow at the inquest to go
deeply into the case, but that only
enough evidence will be taken to war
rant an Indictment.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Yielding to Irresistible Force
of Canadian Troops in Rich
Mine District.
CROWN PRINCE is YIELDING
French Take Trenches and
Prisoners Austrians Take
First From Italians.
By Associated Press

The slow but sure encirclement OF
Lens, the important coal center held
by the Germans In the department of
las de Calais is In process of con-
summation by the Canadians. Having
Already during the present week cap
tured important vantage points west
ana southwest OF the town, a fresh
smash at the German lines has been
rewarded by the occupation of the viii
lage of La Coulotte, situated a mile
to the south.
with British forces virtually enyel-
oping the town except on the east the
ierWGn already have ceased the min
ing or coal in the immediate vicinity
or Lens, thereby seemingly indicating
that they realize that their tenure OF
the position is shortlived.
Artillery Eating up Ammunition.
Nltho the British war office, aside
from the operations around Lens re-
ported no activity by Field Marshal
Haig's men, rising in importance above
minor sorties, the Berlin war office
asserts that heavy artillery duels arc
IN progress at various points at which
enormous quantities of ammunition
are being used. Reading between tho
INES or the German report, IL Is ap-
parent that the British are the aggres-
sorS and IL Is possible that General
iaig Is paving the way for series of
new thrusts against the German lines.
The infantry activity in the rn-icn
between Soissons and Rheims was
given way entirely to artillery dueis
III the sector OF Moulin de Iaffar<
and a continuance by the Germans OF
the slow demolition If Rheims with
gunfire.
French Take More Trcnchcs.
MONDAY night saw an engagement
OF considerable proportions northwest
OF the iurteblse farm where the
French captured German first line
trenches and took more than three
hundred prisoners. Berlin in aom..
ting the gain by the French teupers
the German crown princes loss some
what by the assertion that In counter-
attacks his army recaptured the
greater portion Of the lost terrain.
The Austrians have taken the initia-
tive from the Italians in the Asiago
plateau sector of the Austro- Italian
theater. Their objective Is Montn Or
tigara. but the Italians are valiantly
holding them back and accor rding .,.
the latest Rome communication have
inflicted heavy casualties on them.
The battle still was In progress when
the communication was forwarded.
Altho no big engagement has vet
developed, fighting continues between
the Russians and tho Austro -Iermsns
southwest OF LutslS IL Voihynia. a,,,,
between the Stripa and Dnicster rivers
In Galicia.
II seems probable ih';t all other ef.
forts having foilej. Isliptherios veii,-
zelos, former prsmle. and staur.n
supporter OF the entente, will form a
new Greek cnbinet. Unofficial ad-
vices are that at the approachins ses-
sion OF the Gre sl< parliament "A resoIu-
ton will be introduced favoring tho
entry of Greece into the war on the
side OF the enscnta.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
FIRE-FIGHTERS SAVE
YALE FROM DISASTER
Check Flames Before Refining
Machines Reached; Terrific
Explosion Expected.

VALE, okla, June 26.-Fire start
ing IN "A still of the sun OH company's
reiihery here, which was expected to
cause an explosion Of destructive In
tehsl'y' wds eXtinguishcd about :
O'Clock this afternoon after consider
aDle damage TO the refinery had been
the still w
warming had been issued residents
OF yale early In the afternoon TO leave
uicir homes on the blowing of n
whistle which was to be tho signal
mat the fire had reached one of Tho
reIinlng machines, which would have
Drought on terrific explosion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Russia Wants Allies
to Hold War Council

LONDON, June 26.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour said in the house OF com
mons today he understood Albert
Thomas, member of the French cabi-
net, who has just returned from mis-
sion to Russia, had been informed
by the Russian government of its In
tention, as soon as circumstances per-
init, to suggest the convocation of a
conference of the allies to revise the
agreements concerning the aims with
the exception of the London agreement
in which the allies covenanted not
to conclude separate peace. The
British government thus far has re-
ceived no communication from the
Russian government on the subject.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
ESCAPED CONVICTS
WELCOME COMING
OF PRISON GUARDS

FOLSOM. Cal, June 26.-Prison
guards today found two aged convicts.
Dick Larkin and Bill Nyc. whose COM
bined ages total more than l50 years,
sitting beneath tree few miles from
the prison. The wanderers. who
escaped Sunday. said they were not
sorry to see their captors approaching
and made no effort to hide. the guards
said. Last night they nearly fro2e.
Larkin and Nye were "honor men"
employed on the prison farm. They
took walk Sunday. When they found
they were beyond the prison limits,
they were undecided whether to keep
on going or return. They decided to
keep on.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
FIRST DAY OF BIG
RECRUITING DRIVE
IS DISAPPOINTING

WASHINGTON. June 26. - Re-
sponses to President Wilson's procla-
nation calling for seventy thousand
war volunteers to the regular army
during the present week are coming
slowly, Only | 1,45l men were obtained
yesterday. according to returns from
all parts OF the country.
While the figures nearly doubled the
low mark for daily recruiting set last
week, officials were much concerned
over the absence OF a rush to join the
branch of service certain to be first
to face the Germans in France. IL is
hoped that as recruiting week pro-
ceeds and with the tremendous cam
paign the newspapers OF the country
are conducting the daily total will be
swelled to four or five thousand men.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
REPORT OF ASSESSOR
TO BE READY JULY 5
Tulsa County Valuation Will
Be Presented to the State
Equalization Board.

Word was received from the state
equalization board at Oklahoma City
yesterday that 1t would convene on
July 5, and would at that time expect
a full report from the assessor of
Tulsa county as to valuations here.
w. S. Hooker, assessor, simultane-
ously announced that he will be fully
prepared to go before the board on
July 8. Mr.. Hooker expects to prac-
tically complete his computations by
the end Of this week
Altho few results of the assessment
are known as yet, Mr. Hooker said
yesterday that there would be a very
satisfactory increase In the total val
uation. Two thousand more individ-
uals have submitted themselves for
personal taxation than were counted
last year.
In this connection Mr.. Hooker
pointed out that those who do not
submit their personal property for
valuation will be burdened with a
penalty Of 40 per cent as soon as the
present report Is completed and the
assessors office Is enabled to check
up on the delinquent
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
WEST TULSA TO CLEAN UP
Outbuildings Must BE Put I'm S:nitary
Conditions, Is Edict OF Police.

A police department edict has gone
forth commanding all West Tulsa
to place their outbuildings in sanitary
condition within the week or suffer
the consequences, which in this in
stance will be the mailing of all doors
by policemen and instructions for
property owners to refrain from undo
ing the carpenter work of the patrol
men or suffer the wrath of the muni-
cipal court.
Because of the absence of sewer
connections in the suburb to the west
it has been found that the heat of
summer is creating an extremely OBJ
noxious condition and that unless ut
most precaution is taken relative to
sanitary conditions. an epidemic of
typhoid fever may be the result.
J. Seepage from these outbuildings, II
is feared, may contaminate the well
water. thus aggravating an already
serious condition. Last summer ty-
phoid fever epidemic of no small mo-
ment prevailed in West Tulsa and II
is hoped to avoid a similar occurrence
this summer.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
EPWORTHIANS LAUNCH
DISTRICT CONVENTION
More Than 200 Delegates From
Nineteen Churches Here;
Visit The World.

With an attendance of about two
hundred delegates the district conyen-
uon or the Tulsa district OF the ED
worth league convened at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, corner
Fifth and Boulder. at 2 o'clock yes-
terday afternoon. Rev. John e.
Thackrey. district superintendent OF
the Methodist church, led the open-
ing devotions.
About nineteen churches were rep
resented in the afternoon, the evening
hours bringing additional delegates.
As the Tulsa league members were
all busy looking after their part as
hosts and hostesses. their own show
ing at roll call was somewhat d.
minished. OF the out -of-town leagues
Sapulpa made the strongest showine
with 10 delegates. They had brought
with them plenty of pep and carry
Ing power.
Program Interesting.
An interesting program in the aft
ernoon included an excellent address
OF welcome by Miss Gertrude West
recently installed president of the
First NJ. +. league here. The re-
sponse was made by Rev f. C. Moore
of Claremore. s. B. North of the
.'o''N s'NH oPoNN VII n OI-
fensive and Defensive"
Miss Faye l3. Emery OF Muskogee
spoke on THE Standard to Which
We Are Pledged" i. V. Carter of
this city dealt with The League in
the Church Service"
The song and praise service in the
evening was led by Miss Harriet
Lcckhart OF Sapulpa. who has just
accepted the post of high schol
teacher at Mounds.
Reverend Thackrey made the
principal address. taking as his sub
ject THE Tulsa District and the Big
Drive" referring to the national
plans for the forthcoming thirtieth
anniversary of the birth of the Ep-
worth league. Rev. j. w. Abel, pas
tor of the convention church, spoke
ably on "The Old Book in the New
Age"
Visit World Plant.
Refreshments were served and then
the invitation OF Hon. Glenn Condor
extended thru Emil Held of Sapulpa,
one of the leaguers present, was ac-
cepted and a visit to the plant OF The
Tulsa World made by about one hun
dred Of the members Of the conven-
ton.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
PAT HURLEY DOOMED
FOR OPEN PLACE ON
INTERSTATE BOARD
From The World Bureau,
90 metropolitan Bank Building

WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 26.-
FRIENDS OF capt. =. j. Hurley are put
tihg his name forward as the success
sor TO Jndson c. Clements. lately de-
ceased member Of the Interstate COM
n'oIce commission. II Is believed by
members OF the Oklahoma delegation
anht this plum will go to that state.
me vacancy Will be filled by a Re-
pupilcan and appointment made by
the president.
Mr. Hurley was out of the city to-
uhy and could not be interviewed. IL
Is known. however that he has his
mind iully made up to enter the army,
ana That he could not be persuaded
W deNlate from this course unless he
could be convinced that his services
To his country could be made valuable
elsewhere. II is believed by his friends
,n"' ne would accept the appointment
II offered him.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
LONG ADMITS KILLING FAMILY
Receives Life Term for Testimony
Concerning Murder OF Five

MlNDEN. La. June 26-Johnny
Long, white. today pleaded guilty
without capital punishment In con-
nection with the killing of John Nell
son Reeves, his wife and three chill
dren, about ten miles north of Min
den last Christmas eve. Long was
sentenced to life term I'm the state
penitentiary at Baton Rouge. He was
used Us a state witness against Henry
Waller, white farmer, and Marx
Peters. Chester Tyson. Larkin Stew
art and Anderson Heard. negroes, all
participants in the Reeves tragedy.
which Waller was accused of insti-
eating.
Waller, Stewart and Heard were
sentenced to life Imprisonment and
Peters and Tyson were sentenced to
hc hanged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
JUDGE TO BE WELL GUARDED
Rcprisals by Friends of Anarchists
Feared During Trial Today.

NEW YORK. June 26.-Six depart
ment of justice agents were assigned
tonight to guard Federal Judge Mayer
at the trial beginning here tomorrow
of Emma Goldman and Alexander
Berkman. anarchists arrested here re-
Gently charged with attempting to de-
feat the selective draft law.
Reports that Judge Mayer. who will
preside at the trial, had received let
ters threatening his life were ex-
planned tonight by his announcement
that kilograms and letters he received
merely protested against the prosecu-
ton of the defendants
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
BULGARIA |NC|TED
AGAINST AMERICA
Germany Tries to Get Ally to
Sever Relations With
United States.
PLEADINGS PROVE FRUITLESS
Appearance of Yankee Troops
in Saloniki Alone Can Bring
About Rupture.

COPENHAGEN. June 20. - Ger
many is bringing strong pressure on
Bulgaria to induce that country TO
break off relations with the United
States. according to information re-
ceivcd here.
Official and public opinion in Bull
garia is against "A break and the only
circumstances which it is said would
turn sentiment in favor of a rupture
would be the appearance of Ameri-
can troops in Saloniki. which seems
to nave been suggested to Bulgaria.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
COnspiratOrs Without
Redress, Court Asserts

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 26.--
Sustaining verdict of the United
States district court favorl of tar
United Fruit company in the Sl5,-
100000 suit of the Bluefields Steain-
ship company. limited, of Louisiana,
under the Sherman antitrust act.
Judge Woolley in the United States
circuit court of appeals here today
ruled that "a party to a conspiracy
against the antitrust laws has no re-
dress against the other party If 1t Is
injured or suffers loss as one of CO.
conspirators"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
SENATE REWR|TES
III Apv S,olooS IuoiIo,siltI
~ ~s.1
Iron and Steel Placed Under
Government Control Along
With Provision.
PROHIBITION PART ALTERED
Question of Bone Dry" Nation
Put Up to President; OPP
position Won Over.

WASHINGTON. June 20 - The
administration food control bill passco
by the house was rcwrittca today by
senate agriculture subcommittee ST.
as to give President Wilson the power
and responsibility Of deciding whether
the nation shall be bone dry during
the war and to place iron and steel
and many other products IN addition
to food and fuel under government
control. These and other changes
are so satisfactory To many senators
who OPPOSED the original lrdft that
both advocates and opponents tonight
predict passage IN thI senate ny sat
urday.
Prohibition Section Changed.
As "A substitute for the house prohi-
bition sections which, without qualifi-
cation, forbid the manufacture OF food
stuff into liquor the subcommittee
adopted provisions which would pro-
hibit manufacture during the war Of
all intoxicating beverages and EN-
power the president to commander
existing supplies of distilled spirits. but
would authorize the executive in his
discretion to permit manufacture Of
matted. fermented and vinous bever-
ages and fix their alcoholic contents
The subcommittee new draft will
be considered tomorrow by the agri-
culture committee and probably will be
reported at once for senate discus
sion without material change.
Gore Eayors Bill.
Senators Gore, Smith of Georgia
and others prominent in the bitter
fight against the legislation have an
nounced their support for the re-
drafted measure.
Other signs of waning opposition
and prompt senate action came in to-
days debate on the senate floor. Op-
position senators leading recent dis
cussions yielded to Senators Knox and
Nelson. Republicans. and Thomas
Democrat, for speeches strongly sup
porting the bill. Future debate prom
ised to center upon the prohibition
question with leaders predicting an
extremely close final vote.
Oh and gas wells will be under con-
trol of the governments food admin
istrator, according to an amendment
adopted tonight by the subcommittee
or the senate considering the food
control bill. This action was taken
over the opposition OF Senator Gore
OF Oklahoma, who is n member of the
committee. Senator Gore argued that
OF production was the most hazardous
industry, owing to the large elements
OF uncertainty which do not attend
the production of other fuels such as
coal. The committee also put oil and
gas pipe lines under control of the
food administrator
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
GERMANY'S BOMB PLOTS
AGAINST NORWAY APPALL
Explosives Discovered In Chunks OF
Coal, Furniture and Glass
Walls,

CHRISTIANIA. Norway, June &C.
Discovery Of the German plot TO de-
stroy Norwegian steamers by explo-
sives unearthed late last week has
appalled, the whole nation.
IN all, ton of explosives has been
discovered concealed in artificial
Jumps of coal, which presumably were
to be placed in ships bunkers and in
bombs fitted with the most ingenious
mechanism.
manner of articles. including glass
and tobacco
At the examination of Aran Rcuten-
fels, a German citizen, and others in
connection with the plot, 1t is asserted
that explosives also had been placed
on steamers bound for America.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Texas Pipe Line Co.
Launched at Houston

HOUSTON. June 26.-The Texas
Pipe Line company. with capital Of
$4,000, 900. has been organized to
handle the production of The Texas
Company in Texas. according to an
announcement here today A similar
company to handle Oklahoma produc-
tion. with a capital of $4,000. 900. also
is to be organized.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
GETS DAMAGES FROM FRISCO
Miss Tcna Henson Awarded $500 for
Injuries Received In 1918.

Miss Tena Henson was awarded
$4,000 damages from the Frisco rail-
road by a jury in superior court yes
terday afternoon for injuries incurred
on the railroad in 1915. Miss Henson
asked for $2.999.
Miss Henson's claim was that she
was injured when a brakeman jerked
open trap door upon which she was
standing. throwing her to the other
side of the vestibule. As result Of
the injury she has suffered internal
Affections which will handicap her
for life.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
OKLAHOMA SOLDIER KILLED
Clarence Shaw Accidentally Shot by
Companion at MissOuIa.

MlSSOULA. Mont. June 26. -
Clarence Shaw of Pryor. Okla. a cor
poral in Il company, second Mon
tana national guard. was shot thru
the heart and killed today by Acting
Corporal Arthur Kline of the same
company. The shooting Is said to
have been accidental. 1t occurred at
a railroad construction camp the COM
pany was guarding. Shaw enlisted at
Miles City, Mont. Kline's home is in
Denver
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
AMERICA NEEDS EXTENSIVE
RIFLE MAKING MACHINERY
Appropriation of $9,5OO.OO for New
Equipment VIII BE Made
at Once

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Special
rifle-making machinery which will
cost s9,500,000 must be obtained at
once by the government if the new
army is to be properly equipped for
speedy service abroad, Secretary Baker
today advised the house military COM
mittee. A bill to make the appropria- :
tion probably will be introduced i'm
mediately
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
SHIP MATERIAL TO BE PRICED
President Wilson Wants to Know Cost
OF Production,

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson has directed the federal
trade commission to make an investi-
cation into production costs of steel
and lumber the two principal mate
rials that will be. required for the
great merchant fleet to be built for
the government. II is assumed that
prices fixed by the commission as
fair will govern in contracts for ships
as well as for other government re-
quiring use of these materials.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Liberty Loan Money to
BE Widely Distributed

NEW YORK, June 26.-The Fed
efal reserve bank here received direc-
tions from Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo today to distribute among
the banks of this district between
$50, 100000 and $l00,00O.O00 of gov
eminent money not on deposit largely
accruing from Liberty loan subscrlp-
tions. 1t was understood here that
similar action would be taken in all
the other federal re.erve districts.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Uncle Sans Loan to
Allies Passes Billion

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Ameri-
can loans to the allies passed the
$1,000, 100000 mark when the secre-
tary of the treasury placed SIS, 5,00O,-
600 to the credit of Great Britain and
$5.00O.0O0 to Frances account.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-27
Military Salute Suspended.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Suspen-
sion during the war of all cannon sa :
lutcs to visiting dignitaries at army
post forufications or encampments
was ordered today by the war de-
partment.