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New-York tribune., 1917-04-09
Chances for Success Here
Look Pretty Good to Billy
People Were Chummy and Listened Well Says Preacher
Who Before His First Service Nervousy
Called His Workers to Prayer

led the way TO Billy's room. When al!
we're inside the door was locked and
Billy prayed. How he prayed or what
he said no one would say. but when
tkey came out of the room every mem
Der Of the party, men and women, was
weeping. Billy's eyes were wet Out
smiling. and there was no more ner-
voUSuess IN his manner as he took up a
position before the fireplace IN the SIT
ting room and began to talk lie wore
an old blue velvet dressing gown,
caught at the throat with one Of Mas
safety pins. and an old pair of slip
pers. His hair was rumpled and his
VII ole appearance one of careless case.
He was resting up before meeting
"There's been a whole lot Of lies told
about New York" he told his helpers.
Don't YOU worry about the campaign
any more. God is with Us. and Ne"
York isn't as bad as its painted
And then. swinging his arm out over
the broad reaches of the Hudson, gllst-
ening in the morning sun. he SAID:
Doesn't look much like Babylon
does it?"
Thereafter there was no more talk
about the campaign. Member Of the
revival party split up and attended the
services in various churches throughout
the city. returning home for luncheon
at 1890. of which Billy partook
heartily, afterward retiring 20 his room
70 think over" his sermon.
He soon rcappeared with notes ON an
Introduction TO his holy Ghost ser
mon. in which he had compared New
York with cities Of the West. lie read
them and asked eagerly: "How's that
ma. how's that, YOU folks
The introduction sounded pointiitesS
enough as recited hurricdlg by bill$'
but his coworkers assured him that i'
was "sll right" 80.
He becomes incandescent when mes
on the platform one OF them eA,
planned Hell make something good
out of that"
autos ready" said Dan. treasured
servitor Of the Sunday household. at
this point. Everybody ready!' crled
Ma" Daddy, Oh. Daddy"
"Comingl" shouted Billy. and the
little band Of revivalists moved toward
the door. "Al aboard cried George
VI. SUNDAY. Billy's son and manager
and the three automioles moved on to
tire tabernacle.
All Ready to 60
Eighty minutes later Billy and Ma
we're back. Billy tired, but radlant'
MA" quiet. but immensely pleased.
Billy wen. Immediately 10 bed. after
instructing every one in the house 20
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

The possibilities for a successful re
vival of religious thought and activity
in New York look pretty good" to
William Asher Sunday. From what he
has seen Of the city so far, the evan
gelist is inclined to believe that it is
not as black as it's painted. From what
he has seen Of New Workers he has
drawn the conclusion that there's no
better folks in any other city"
Before the fickering log fire in his
sitting room. at 1874 Northern Avenue,
his home while he stays here, the evan
gelist sat last night and reviewed the
activities of the day. he had carried
10000 persons with him in his two
verbal onslaughts against the forces
Of evil" lie had asked them point
blank if they "had the Holy Ghost IN
their hearts" and if they wanted TO be
one Of Gods grenadiers."
DO you think the response was sat
isfactory?" he was asked.
"Weu, sir" he answered, I've been
preaching for a good many years in
GOOD many towns, but I've never found
a more enthusiastic audience on the
first day Of a revival.
Found People Fine
The peoo;e were fine. They did not
come in an attitude saying plainly
.sbow me- but they seemed to have a
desire genuine desire to hear the
word Of God. They listened well, and
aftcrward they came right up and
shook hancs and talked TO me. They
seemed anxious TO get chummy rlgn'
off the ba,. The sermons were not so
good. but the audiences were the best
ever"
Rv twos and threes the reviyaIists
assistants arrived from the tabernacle
.,d crouped themselves around Billy
and Ma" Sunday. And when the en-
tire par,v was assembled in the quiet
room Billy led the prayers thanking
tho Lord "for giving them such a good
start in New York" And then MA
and Billy said good night and the party
di,pcrsed. each member expressing the
belief that the campaign had made
wonderful beginning.
Billy Sunday rose yesterday morning
before 7 o'clock lie had slept badly
NOT at all. some members Of the party
said Nervousness and doubt Of the
succc.s OF the campaign here obsessed
all the Sunday workers. This feeling
Increased momentarily until 9 o'cloch'
when all sat down 10 breakfast blHy
and MA" IN the centre % the long
table and the sixteen members OF the
narty grouped around them. ConYer,
sation was lacking. the orielest gooo
morning." being exchanged. 81,
Everybody was Just scared 10 deatn'
LID one of the workers afterward. hr.
Surdsv kept quiet and the rest OF US
scilowed suit. We always feel a SORT
~ stage fright the first day in ne"
Ci,y hut this was worse than anything
,,o,d cvnerienced. We felt New YORK
vas terribly big, terribly busy terrioly
Goddess"
Goes to His Room
AFTER breakfast Billy went 10 ms
-oom and sent down word that ne
,ranted every member Of his party 70
r,eet N his room at Q o'clock. Every
one realized that he was gong 10 en-
courage US" said one OF the workers
and we could hardly wait for O'Clock
20 come. rl-..
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

energy like a live wire. The man IS d
character.
Woman Watches Preacher
A woman with pale. regular feature.
with a touch of the ascCtlc. watched
Billy SUNDAY with serious and eager
interest. She had Joined feryenty iE
the singing. One might have guessed
that she was third or fourth gen
Grafton Methodist. When Billy turned
on the switch for the first time, and
with a shared drum rapidity OF enuncia-
ton ripped off a yard or two OF eN-
pletives denOuncing his favorIte mortal
enemy. rum, the woman broke into a
happy laughter And yet she seemed
10 have some breeding and refinement
John ID. Rockefeller. jr., famed for
his piety. as the ancIents used 10 say.
knitted his brows and shook his mead;
hut he, TOO. had to laugh and applaud
An aged woman with snOwwhlte hair
and a fne. grandmotherly face, shook
with merriment. A gray-haired man,
who looked like n preacher Of the Go s.
mel, threw back his head and roarcd.
and a pretty little girl in the choir
who had been listening with her
mouth in vide-Open wonder, simply
screamed.
II seemed more or less as II an A.
tractive little lad Of about three had
been initiating what hi, father had SAID
when he hi. his thumb with the ham.
mer instead of the gosh-dingcd nail re
was driving. A part Of William y
Sunday corporeal or spiritual organ
ization is vacuum cleaner. through
which he runs ms cuSs words. % they
"a dc
ngtured; but the explosions. neverthe
less, possess n spectacular value. They
are Billy's trick equipment with whlch
he tosses his audience into the ar an a
IumLs il Up and down. The equipment
resembles Fred Thompson's Coney
Island play devices which catch the
rickels of young and old. amuse every
body ard harm none.
Sunday Swings the Flag
All OF which Mr.. Sunday knows. last
as he knew Yesterday and last night,
:hat whenever he mentioned the stars
and Stripes he was playing on emotions
that just now lie close TO the surface
50 he swung the flag. ilgurativciy
speaking, a number Of times with q
skill which George VI. Conan might
proach the subject Of the sawdust trail
Those who know him best say that
Billy will not start pulling sinners out
of future flames FOR two or three daya
Only once did he jump upon has
table. and that looked like a mere try
out, as II he wanted 10 see whether his
legs were in good revival form. The
audience expressed IFS apprec alton
generously. II wanted more Of the
same sort. but Billy is far too wise TO
satiate on his first day.
The greatest reaction came when be
announced that after paying his assist
ants and clearing expenses he would
split all the money given him for his
New York campeig ign between the Amer
lean Red Cross and the Y. VI. G.. \
" Working in the soldiers camps Only
few ripples OF applause punctuated
his so-called sermon. and he seemed
only TO be warming up when he stopped
right IN the middle of an orator cal
,purt and said:
81 preach here at 1880 tonight"
Billy sunday introduction 10 New
! ork was over
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09
Seen and Heard
AT the Tabernacle

All that Miss Mary Barrett. hostess
IN the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation cafeteria near the SUNDAY Tab
crnacle, had 20 do Yesterday besides
direct ushcrs where 20 eat, tell where
telephones were. explain why every one
could not have reserved seat and re-
cite the menu 20 timorous diners who
wanted first 70 know what they might
expect vas 20 keep watehful eve our
FOR friends" Did you say she WI.
be dressed IN gray i tall and slim and
answers 10 the name OF Mrs. Cole? All
right. I'll look out for her and tell her
you are At table Al" And Miss Bar
rett got all the separated friends to
gether, too.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

BUy Sundays residence. 1874
Northein AreHWc; telephone, 81.
Nicholas S625. Chairman Of per-
sonal workers. the ReU. Or. A.
Edum KcigigR. 32i West l03d
Street. telephone. Ricerside St3l.
Chairman OF the crecptirs com
mitfee Of the William 4. Sunday
Euangetstic dissertation. James
II. SpeeyS. 81 South Mountain
Arenuc. .UoRtcioir, n. j.; tetc-
phone, Montcidr I44.
The tabernacle IS NJ BroadtCdy
and 16Sth Street; telephone, An
dubOn l0062.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

Not few potential trail hltters had
opera glasses and one elderly gentle
msn seated IN the rear Of the tapcr-
uacle had a telescope. Handing u TOT
a moment 20 his wife. he said; "LooA
spry Mary. Git him with his arms
up. II sure - some sight. Billy sun
day looks "a IL he means business.
ono Young woman IN the front 70"
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

pumps you full of fund, take IL from
me, you are through"
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09
! o-day S Programme
In the Sunday Revival

There are no sermons by Billy SUM-
day in the Tabernacle on Mon
days.
$50 p. m. - Marble Collegiate
Church. Fifth Avenue and Twen-
ty-ninth Street; Billy Sunday
viii speak on the New York cam
palgn programme.
s p. Meeting of the 5000 per-
sonal workers at the Tabernacle;
The Rev. Isaac Ward, director OF
mems work for the campaign, will
speak. His address is lSi North
ern Avenue; telephone, st. Nicho-
las S625.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

After breakfast Billy went 10 ms
room and sent down word tnat ne
wanted every member oi hiI paLlyy ~
meet m his room at Q O'Clock. hVeiS
one realized that he was gong 20
courage US" said one or the "o,HeIs,
and we could hardly wait for O'CLOCK
20 come" 49,, -, c...i.,.
When the hour struck Ma SUNDAY
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

Eighty minutes later Billy and Wa
we're back. Billy tired, but RADIANT
MA" quiet. but immensely pleased.
Billy went Immediately to bed aitcr
instructing every one IN the house 20
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09
The Afternoon Sermon


At the afternoon service the title Of
Mr. Sundays sermon was "Ilave ye re
ceiycd tho Holy Ghost ?"-thc nine
tccnth chapter of The Acts and the
second verse: "lIsve ye received the
HOLY Ghost since yc believed -
The spoken sermon varied widely
from the printed copies handed 20 the
newspapers. although in spirit and IN
language they were much the same.
Here follows a stenographic report
of bits Of Sundays sermon as actually
.noken bv him. scarcely a sentence OF
,ynich anpears in the printed copies:
81 think egotiSm rs the greatest evil
in the world to-day.
"Therc are too many people IN the
ch,,rcb to-day who do not care whether
otbers are saved or not.
"Tbis old world is going TO hell SO
rsst that il is breaking the speed limit.
81 am not pessimist. | am an
optimist. .... .orto bo,.od
roA cio,bed or more prosperous than
80 Who live underneath the stars
and Stripes Of America.
"ff Martin Luther was slttlng up
49, tc.day he would say: Go 20 II,
p,Ily Give II 10 EN-.
"Tbe liquor trafie has been hshung
New-York tribune., 1917-04-09

energy like a live wire. The man as a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
LOCAL IRONW0RKS ARRANGE
MOVE TO LARGER QUARTERS
site Occupied by Tulsn Glass Com
pany VIII BE Occupied by
Eccnbcrg.

The Feenberg Il Metal Co, now
located on First and Greenwood,
has purchased the entire property
OF the Tulsa Glass company. located
on sixth and NJ. X. a. T. track.
containing three acres OF space and
private track with capacity of 25
cars, which will be used for scrap
iron and pipeyard.
The scrap iron department Will
be equipped with five cutting shears.
three of medium size and two of the
most up-to-date giant type, weighing
10000 pounds each, which will cut
any size rail or tank iron of any
thickness. The plant will turn out
about two hundred ton of scrap iron
daily ready for the market
The pipe department will be
equipped with two pipe machines OF
laters type. from one inch to twelve
and one-half inch. and will be In
position to- thread pipe and casing
of all sizes.
The firm will employ one hundred
people.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
WEALTHY YOUNG MEN
NOT SHIRK|NG DUTY
Noted Families Of America
Have Sons With American
and European Forces.

Well, not all the young millionaires
or the country are shirking war duty.
Here are half dozen representa-
tives OF some of the most noted and
wealthiest families in America who
are now in their country's army or
navy uniforms; George Gould jr..
George w. Perkins jr., Hamilton
Fish jr.' and one of the young Van
derbilts All were caught in the army
draft and all promptly responded. laid
aside their affairs and took their
places in the ranks.
Young Fish and young Perkins have
been given comm issions. because they
had been training at the Plattsburg
camp for the past two years and had
been officers there. Gould Jr. is IA
high private"
Then there is Young Marshal Fields
of Chicago, who did not wait for his
country to draft him. Immediately
war was declared he enlisted as q
private in the regular army. AS the
only son of his father, Americas rich
est merchant prince. he inherited most
of the immense fortune OF $50, ,O00,-
600.
And there is Kermit Roosevelt son
Of the doughty colonel, not million
are, nut porn TO the purpose, IL mlBn'
be said, being from one of New York's
oldest families. Ilo is In the British
army, serving in Mesopotamih. and
only the other day was promoted to q
captaincy.
This half a dozen young soldiers
! represent wealth aggregating consid'
erably over one hundred million dol
| lars. They are IA striking refutatioi
| of the seditious and reasonable !. w
| ". hypocrisy that this Is n rich man.
war" and the poor only will have t'
do the fighting.
The fact is according to Secretary
Harry H. Rogers OF the appeal boaro
OF the Tulsa district, the well-to-do
young men of the country responded
to their country's call with n greater
show of loyalty and patriotism thar
the poor down-trodden working
man"
Mr.. Rogers in his work as n mem
ber OF the appeal board, was called
upon to examine personally the rec
ords OF over 5000 exemption pleal
filed with that organization, and III
found that on the whole the younl
men OF property who asked for ex
emption constituted very small pei
cent of those drafted
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01

n. Rerensky are mentioned as posi-.
BILE members of the new cabirtet.
The meeting Of the various party
groups in the democratic congress to-
tfay were held behind closed doors:
Among the subjects discussed ana
which are to be presented to the con-
gress was Il plan to obviate the nec-
essity of holding of a constituent as
semply by making the congress a per-
nanent body. This plan Is said 70
contemplate continuous sessions OF
the congress until the end OF the war
and elective representation of all SOL
diers and workmen thruout Russia.
In the wide range OF projects 10
come before the congress stands out
the determination OF the social dem
ocrats to oppose any effort Of the pre-.
mier to reform the cabinet without
the sanction of the congress. The Ia
Dor group favors coalition capinet
leaving open the question of trans
Dortation by the constitutional demo-,
Gratis. The peasant delegation VIII
introduce resolution for dictator
ship of democracy" opposing the am,
bition of the workmen and soldiers
delegates to seize power.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
OBSERVES CHILD LABOR LAW
A Tobacco Manufacturing Company
Lives Up to Federal Enactments.

The new national child labor law
which went into effect September l
Is being rigidly observed by the big
manufacturing interests of the coun-
try.
The largest tobacco concern In the
United States. the American Tobacco
company, is now sending out in ever"
package Of goods that leaves its
factories a small label in which II
guarantees that every article 1t man.
ufactures was produced in accord
ance with the provisions OF the child
labor act. that mo children under
Ia years OF age were employed or
permitted to work" and that mo
children between the ages of IA and
10 years Of age were permitted to
work more than eight hours in any
day or more than six days in any
week. or after 7 o'clock p. m, or
before o'clock A. m.
The necessity for the new law
against child labor is shown in the
fact that one big tobacco factory
manufacturing a popular brand OF
cigarets employed $500 children
under IA previous to Its enactment.
1t Is estimate that the law has
taken over million children out
OF he manufacturing enterprises OF
the United States since it went into
effect.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
! Little Benny's Notebook

| finished my homework jist as the
fellows started to wissel for me last
mite. and | quick started to put my
books away. saying Aw G. wy cant we
have vacation all yeer. wat goods les
sins. enyhow?
Benny. I'm serprized. shocked and
panied, sed pa.
Well. wat good are they, wat goods
joggriffy? l sed,
Even the most ignorant question
may be answered brilliantly sit down
and III iXplane. sed pop.
The fellows is wisseling for me, /
sed.
Well. wisselng improves with prac-
tice, like everything elts. let them
practice. sed pop
Wich did and pop sed. II II wasent
for joggriffy one haff OF the werld
woodent know ware the other haff
was. Joggriffy tells you weather you
are bounded by the bay of Blskay or
Joneses creek, so you can always be
reddy to answer n stranger wen he
asks you. And also. II II wasent for
joggriffy. how wood you know that
the exports of Siam are sea shells. one
peece bathing scots and Siameez
twins? Are you convinced that jog
GRITTY has merits?
Yes sir. l sed. Ana 1 started TO go
out. and pop sed. Keep your sect. vile
we are on the subjeck / mite as well
ixplane TO you the usefulniss OF other
brantches of lerning.
G. pop. the fellows will get tired OF
wisseling. | sed.
They never have yet, confound
them, sed pop let's take histery. His
terry teetches you the kings of lngland
in thare proper order all the way
frum Persey the Ferst to George the
watts you callem. so that awffen In
future life wen you go out In sissiety
you will have sumthing to fall back
on wen the company gets tired OF
tawking about the weather. Airline
tick will enable you to figure out to
your own dissatisfaction that the
weeks grocery bill OF si475 is quite
correct. As for the higher subjecks.
such as Latin. the doctor will put In
twice as mutch wen he rits his per-
scriptions II he knows you can reed
them.
Yes sir. can / 20 out nowp sed.
| II you promise to make your noise
in frunt OF sumbody cltses house for
one eevning. sed pop.
Wich we did, making II In frunt OF
Puds Simpkinses.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
KERENSKY DECIDES TO
SELECT NEW MINISTRY
Direct Challenge to Democratic
Congress; Moscow Leaders
May Be Included.

PETROGRAD. Friday, Sept. 2S.
(Delayed) Tho immediate formation
of new cabinet is reported tonight
to be the decision of Premier Keren-
sky. This Is considered direct chal-
lenge to the democratic congress
which is expected to demand the right
to name the government. The dele
gates to the convention spent the day
in committee meetings and party con-
ferences. The premier conferred
with Moscow political leaders.
1t is thot he will bring matters to a
head at this congress.
M. Busiskin and NJ. Tratyakoff,
Moscow leaders who at present have
no political affiliations, went to the
winter palace today at the invitation
of the premier and presented to him
a program which has been approved
by the business, bankers and manu-
featuring interests. 1t Is announced
that the premier has agreed to the
program. The principal points of this
program are the immediate adoption
of measures to put the army and navy
m fighting condition. the merciless
suppression of anarchy, absolute in
dependence Of cabinet minister from
parties and the taking OF measures tc
guarantee the selection OF the mem
bers of the constituent assembly which
is to decide on Russia's future form
Of government in. such a way that the
assembly will express the free will
OF the Russian people. 1t is believed
this program viii receive the appro-
val of the constitutional democrats
who, 1t is understood, will have rep
resentation in the cabinet notwith
standing the opposition of the sol
ders' and workmens delegates. The
Moscow leaders who conferred witt
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
Can't Employ Counsel.

sl2 Campbell Building
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. sJ.---
Members of the school land commits
sion against whom injunction pro-
cecdings have been brought by the at
torney-general, at the direction OF
Governor Williams, restraining tnem
from executing oil and gas leases 10
Il. w. Marland or others, subject To
the preference right. cannot employ
counsel to be paid for by the state
They may do so, however, and pay
lawyers out of their own private
funds. This is the answer of the at
torney- general to n resolution sent
him by the majority members of tht
commission. The attorneys form..
answer will be prepared at once.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
GOLDSMITH FOUGHT EDITOR
Famous Poet Paid $3.50 for Attacking
Welsh Writer

Goldsmith had an .encounter once
with London Welsh editor, Thomas
Evans by name, a native OF west
Wales. Evans went to London and
started as a booksellers porter In the
year 1893, ultimately becoming the
publisher of the Morning Chronicle as
we'll as the London Packet.
In the latter journal there was pub
lished the Objectionable letter reflect
ing on Goldsmith and Miss Horneck.
the Jessamy bride. nine days after the
first representation Of "She Stoops to
Conquer" in 177S.
Goldsmith went to cane the Welsh
editor at his shop in PatSfnoster row
as the person responsible for the pub
dcation of the letter, but Goldsmith
got the worst Of the fight Goldsmith
was indicted for assault and compror
missed by paying ESQ to Welsh char
ity
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01

just So.
adam was created first"
''Well?"
"And men have been waiting for
thcir wives ever since"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-01
Wnf BE Fair.

IL do not see how Germany can
continue to fight the world. There
are limits even to efficiency. In some
respects 1t is fortunate for Germany
that America Is in the right. For no
matter how great victory the Ameri-
can people win. they will be fair. They
believe that no peace can last that is
not based on justice. They VIII also
be fair with Germany. God made
America for two reasons. In the first
place he put us n long way from
Europe. This gives us a good per-
spective. The Europeans live too close
| ~ together to get right view OF one
another. And again God made this
country that all nationalities should
meet here and get acquainted. Here
they discovered that to be French.
German. English or Belgian Is n mere
external division and that at heart we
are all human beings. entitled to life.
liberty and the pursuit Of happiness.