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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
STEW. (No.) 4sO.
o GLAsILo JUcosLov socIALlsrlcNE zvEzE
Wilson i'm njegOvi mirovni pogoji.

Ustanovitei "Positvist Society Fred
Harrison ie objavil londonsk Morning Pos"
canek, katerem pravi, da ie veliki Wilsonov
govor senatu kakor jajce jajcu podoben psmu,
katero je rajni brazski cesar Dom Pedro pisal
Lincolnu tasu civilne vojne Zedinjenih drza-
vah. DObesedno pravi
'Besede. ki iih je rabbi braziski cesar, SO
fako zelo podobne govoru predsednika Wilsona
XII IA ie nedavno incl senatu Zedinienih drzav
da hi clovek mslil, da ie pred>ednik pred kratkm
entail pSlno brazliSkega ceSarja Dom Pedra in 81
zaril njegove besede Spomin'
Ne vemo te ina Harrison pray ker nhmamo
vpogeda arhiv, katerem ie Dom Pcolrovo pis-
mo shranjeno. &c pravi Harrison kaj takega. bi
bilo seveda mslit da mora imet dokaze IA tako
trdltev ki Sc he more meni niG teb niG zreji brez
osnove.
Toda ce prpuSGamo da ie fuka p0dobno.,t
mogoca nam vendar ne prihaja ma miSel da hi
Wisona dolzili plagiata. kajti idcie, ki jh ie
Hrazil V SvOlem govoru. MISC nam pray mic noveya
III plavajo sedanii dobi takorekoG V zraku Ire
ba Jih je lie prieti in Witt beSede in pravzaprav
niti TO kajti tud izrecene so bile re vec kakor
enkrat. Pomen Wilsonovega govora ne tic forei
pravzaprav besedah, k 80 bile ZreGene ampak
TEN, da iih je izrekel precsednill Zedinjenih
drzav >voji uradni la,tnost in ma mestu. kate
rega le govoril svet
Odmev tudi nj izostal Vc6erni li,ti Anne
rlS objavili njegov govor. jr,r;nji so ze lahko
ti>kai prve veSti kritik njegovih beSed V cvrop-
skem caSopSju.
.)ako pestra le bila Ia kritika, Ri 81 Sc vedno
hadalJuJe. Oglasali vSi od tisega, ki povzdi-
guje Wilsona najvetjega drzavnika uasc dohe
pa do omega, ki ga menuje ma jveciega fantasia
vseh casov. Ia raznovr>tn0st sOdbe je bilo seveda
pricakovat i'll ma nasprotjh. Xxi Sc javljajo case
pisju, tudi ne hi bio nic lezece: vazno bi bilo e
&c hi sc moglo IL nih presoditi, kakSen bo prak-
item ucnek Wilsonovh besed Ia 10 spozmanje pa
ne zaGostujejo casnikarsk clanki
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
RAZOROZENJE.

Wilson ie govOriI o svobodi moria Dobro ic
NFaJai' da Je to pogoJ Ia omejitev oborozevania
ha morJu Ill da je : tenn zvezi Sc tezavnejsc
NpraSanJe omeJitve oborozevanja ma suhem
Simpaticno nam je. da ne rabi Wilson izraza
raZorozenJe ampak da govOri o omejitvi Ohio
ro%evahJa Snpaticno nam je zato. ker jc tcil
be>edah wee odkritosrGnosti ''RazoroZenir' 10
goljufiv zraz Ljudje Xxi ga slisijo, pa sami pre-
malo tehtajo pomen besed, 81 mslioi ia more
Io kapitalistitne driave Storiti sklep. DO kate
rem Hglne v>e orolje od krwppovega oklopnega
'opa II" zadnJega plpca sveta in da sc $ kakSno
po>tbno operacjo podobno sterilizaciji vzame
IJudem II mozganov znanje o oroziu = tenn
ra~orozenJem konstrura jo orOGjc utopiie in Sic
pariJO lludstvo.
cemer ~ more govorti kaptaisticni
drlZbi vSe>kozi. dokIer DO spoh kakSen del svetn
p"p0lnoma kaptalistcen .je le pogodba o oboro-
%rvanJn 'kI napravi vzdrzevanju armad. fabrika.
ciJi orozla. Ntavhi trdnjav it'd gotove meje
Iako omejevanie pomorskega oborozevaula
Hahteva Svobodo mOrja V TEN ina Wilson pray
haJtI kapitasticna drzava 4i he more svoiega
Olaga Svobodno prevazati po morju 49, 10 Sc pra
W. III ne more svobodno konkurirati Mr. Wilson,
- ne no mirovala, dOkler ne dosezc teya poyoia
"a SvoJ Svobodni nacionalni razvoj. Torei ie ire
ia hapravtl morJe Svobodno, da Sc prepreci no.
VA vojna ia ciIj
Ampak - Proklcti ''ampak'' da ne more
nlkdar ostati domai
Al Sc ne zdi nasemu ljubeznivemu preziden-
tu da bo tenn wee trgovine elm wee bo prostib
prometnih potov? Cim svobodnejse bo morie. fem
wee ladlJ -ho plavalo po MEM I'm - ne mores 81
ponagatI. - elm wee trgovne TEN veG konku
renee imboIl pa cuti trgovina konkurenco, tenn
bolJ kriti po zascit Gin veGje so trgovske NOR
narice, tenn vec zahtevajo bojnih ladij.
~ vsega, kar je samo sebi dobro. St mora
kapltaliStcnem sistemu poroditi zlo
'e >poznava Wilson, da je omejitev oboro
~e'ahIa ha suhem Sc tezavnejSi problem. kakor
liza morJu, Sc mu mora popolnoma pritrditi: a cc
Nldlmo ,kako zahaia stvar ze ma morju vrtnec
Je JaSno da ne more biti vse to omejevanie oboro
zevanJa kapitasticni druzbi mic dr,lzega. ka
kor nekoliko vecje ali maniSe otezcanjc vojne. ne
pa sredstvo, Xxi jo sploh prepreci.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
co, ILL.,, DNE 80. JANUARJA, (JANUARY) 1917.

Razumemo Wilsoma. Nj ST. davno kar je 20
voril o svobodi in nagasal mislec da ie repubika
sama seb re vtelesenie vsake prave svobodc.
da ne more bti blagostanja in pravega miru tam,
kJer odlocuje pOsameznik ali pa ma jhen krog oSeb
Nobodi vsega naroda.
Ali more Wilson pricakovati da Sc mirovni
kongres konstitura k0 konferenca IA ustanovitev
evropske oziroma svetovne federatvme repubikc?
Petrogradu je ma primer ruska vlada Car
Je pravkar imenoval nazadnjaka Galicina IA mi
nlstrskega predSednika. Odgodil ie dunno nc-
noval je DRAWN svet toliko reakcionarjev da
imalo zdaj vetino ,tudi te miniStr ne glasujejo
Galicin njavja da je vada edmo carju odgovor-
ma IN nkomur drugemu To je torej cs,i abso-
utizem. In la vlada objavlia iziavo XII pravi:
'R>ija je vedno Simpatizirala velikosrcni-
mi humantalrimi nacel XII jih jc izrekal pred
sednik Wilson. in njegov govor ie napravil ugo-
den vt>k rlsko vlado.
Ma tisto vlado XII obnavIj ia svoj dezeli
najtemneiS absolutizem. ie naredo ugoden vtisk.
da je Wilson naglaSal republiGansko maGelo za YES
sve Reakcionarna ruska vlada je revoucio-
marnal
Pred>ednik Wilson lie more biti tako naiven
da he hi cut te hrestete iromie
\ mir bOdo >kepali carievi zastUpniki
kajzerievimi in Karlovi Z Georgev:mi I'm kto bo
prittsnil mamie. da sprejmejo pogoj. u katerem
meni Wilson. da ie neizogiben IA trainost mrug
Iopet hi incl Wilson lie enega laveznika Social
siicno lnernacionalo. Tega zaveznika sc pa sam
bOj.
Tud mi smo prepiiGani da So monarhije ne
varne mr1I. &c hi padle hi bilo nekoliko vojnih
razlOgov mani na svetu. Ali ce hi Wilson TO ma
mirovni konferenc odloGno zahteval in kazal kaj
wee trdovratnosti, zdruzijo Sedanji sovrazniki
po miiosti bozl vSi pr0ti niemu in raiS nam ma
povedo voino kakor da hi dovolili lie debate o
republiki.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
PRovIzoRIcNA sREDsTvA.

\sc, kar je V Wilsonovem govoru lepepa So
toreJ prl natancnejsem opazovanju silnc skrci:
vse, kar st Je zdelO veiko, izgubi syojo velikos,
Ker obtlci pred posledcami in niih izvajanjem
d TEN 81 ne delamo nobenih iluzii
a vendar. &c bi dosegel Wilson ali kdorkoli
to- kar je predsednkov govor izrazal hi mn cc
stltall Oh srca Ill smatra hi to IA velik uspeb
haJtl ce hocemo ostati REALM in ce So spomnimo.
da zvmo kaptalisticni druzb in Ola ylada ka
pl.allzem tedaJ ne moreno po sedanii vojni pri-
cakovatl sociaiSticnega miru Ia kapi,alisticne
raZmere pa bI bilo realizranie Wilsonovih naGcl
ze nekaJ vefkanskega Ustanovilo he b ve:ncpa
mlrn ma zemlJi, toda vojni bog hi incl vendar ne.
kohko tezJo igro; militarizcm bi bill nekoliko de.
gradlran. nacionalni boi bi bill zmanjsani: Stew.
10 momentov, ki odvajajo ljudi od socialncpa
mISlJenJa IN spoznavanja, hi Sc skrcilo socalizcm
o incl ugodnejSe pogoje IA svojc delo IA propa.
gando' "a boz i'll naposled "a zmago
oficienih krogh evropskih drzav scveda
III III ne more bit odkritosrcnega nagncnia IN
WIlsonovc ideje. Toda komur gre res IN traineiSi
MIR in pokojnejsi razvOj, bo podpiral tc tcndcncc
IN vozll zanJe YES vpiv, ce ga kai ima udi &c Sc
gaJo nJe9ovi ciiji dalec preko Wilsonovih
tenn zmislu "a tudi socialist lahko podpi
rajo.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
SVOBODA NARODOV.

Da bi sc izpolnio to- kar zahteva Wilson, hi
Sc predvsem moral zeml jevid zlast Evrop in
dobrem delu AZije tako temeljito izpremenit
ola lie bi bill sedanjemu wee podoben To hi bilo po-
popolnoma prav in IA trajnost miru res potrebno
Aase zahteve sc tenn ozru strinjajo L Wsono
vimi. POdlaga vsake sOlidarnosti je enakoprav-
most; suzenj in gospodar lahko delata skupaj,
kolikor pris gospodarjeva moe Slrznia ma TO-
ampak sodelovati ne moreta. ker jc IA sodelova.
ME treba svObodne wolfe vseh
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
LETO (VOL.) XII.

ferenca Xxi DO Sklcpaa mir, zakli oIpravo ka
pitalisticnega sstema in nadomestitev : sociaIi-
siGnm!
Ne boje Sc! Tega DO predlag.l Wilson.
On Je goret, dokler pridiga lepe make On utih-
ne, elm hi bo treba IL njih izvajati neizogbne
posiedicc. Najbrle nj niti domislil da ie po-
NIedica njegove zahteva sociaizem Cc hi Sc bill
dom'slil. Jc mogoce, da bi bill njegov govor Sc.
natu drugacem. kakor ie bill
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
KooPERAc1JA NAMEsTo KoNKuRENcE
., Wilson je dejal svojem govoru vec reel
Iujbrzc tovolj jpreteiitat i,f i ir frurtla

%, wilson Je deJal svojem govoru vec reel,
nujbrc M dovoiJ preteiitaf frurtla
he bi bill nti zrekel, Ge hi bill do dobrega premi-
sill nJTh dalekOseznost In pray to So bile ma epSe
reel.
Mas predsednk zahteva TAX mir. da izgine
bodote konklrenca med naradi in Sc nadomesti
>odclovanjem vseh. .Tukaj Sc ie predsednik res
odvrnil od praznega ideazma in "a enkrat DO
gleda prakticnmi ocm na svet IL njegove
zahteve odseya vsaj nekaj spoznanja. kje da so
nasem casu glavni viri. To spoznanje seveda nj
HE senzacionalnega, ker hi bill Wilson prvi So
ciasticni knjigi lahko cita da SO poticni do
godki lie Odsevi gospodarskih deiani in vojna ia
najsnejS. najbrutalnejSi poticn akt mora nui-
no imeti svoje gospOdarske vzroke.
Gospodarska tekma, XII ne more biti nasi
dobi drugacma, kakor kapitaisticna. je glavni
motor voJne. In dokler bo svet znamcnju tc
tekme, Sc ne more govorit trainosti mru Vol
na nevarnost TO cello vecja in vetja, ker Sc
konkurenca mnOzi in ostri.
Wilson jo hoce torej odpraviti
MIsel je nedvOmno dobra. Ampak tako ka-
kor Jo Je izrekel Wilson, je prazna. PRAY toliko jc
vredna kOlikOr krScanska liubeZen do blizn iega
XII krasnO figurira knjigah in daje imenitno
SNOW Ia sentimentalne pridige, XII ie pa prakticno
nemogoca. Kaiti razmere nase drrzbe pora ia 10
sovrastvO; i'll kjer poseje osat, ne more Zoreti
psenica, pa ce bi stall clovek eto in dan ma poliu
in prepeva: "Rasti, tito. rasti.'
Wilson! Ma kateder sveta Sc postavli ia i'm
poziva vse narOde: Pustitc tekmo! kooperirajte!
Ampak. drag predsednk narodi ital ne
konkurirajo! Lee jezikovna raba je, nikakor ne
tocna, ce govori ameriSki trgovini, o nem-
skin kuptijah, angleSki proc!G:ciji, o franco
skem ekspOrtn. Trgovina ameriSkih kapita listov
kuptije nemSkega kapitaizma to bi bill pra-
yilni izraz
Wisonu pa he prihaj niti sanjah ma mi
sci, da hi odpravil kaptaisttno produkcijo XII
della Ia kapalisticno trgOvino, XII ie zOpet neizo-
g1bnO spojena kapitalisticno konkurenco.
Misel, da maj izgine konkurenca je zdrava
le, MO more Aginit tudi vojna Ia trajen mir
je to, kar imenuie Wilson kooperiranje narodov.
naJvaznejs pOgoj. TOda konkurenca je prirasla
kapitalisicnemu sstemu kakor koza telesu &c
Oderem clOveka, mu vZamen lc kozo vendar
sem mu vel zivljenje, ker ne more teo brez kozc
Mveti &c vzame.I kapitalzmu konkurenco -
kar Je prakticno samo bseb nemogoce - sem
mu wei pogoje Obstanka Kaptazem stoii in
pada svObOdnim tekmOvanjem.
Sistem politGnega liberaizma Sc lahko neko-
liko naSemi proektivnim carinami = umetnim
pospesevanjem ali zadrzevanjem industrije. pro.
titrustovskmi zakoni in trgovnskhmi pogodbami
TO vse pa ne izpremeni njegovega znacaja kakor
Je zemlJa obla oziroma eiptoid dasi ina hrbe in
dolnc.
znacaju kapitalizma je pa konkurenca
hako jo misli torej Wilson odpravti! Mai hi kon
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30

Francoski municijski minister Thomas ic dcjal
nekcm nervjuvu, da namerava vlada vpcliati
obligatoricno razsodiScc "a deavcc V municiiskih
tovarnah in lastnike teh tovarn Ma tn nacin ho-
ce vlada prepreciti stavke, XII ovraio proizvaia-
me munlciJe. Vlada bo tudi dolocia minimalnc
place teh tovarnah, in V slucaju da Sc astniki
tovarn ne pokore odredb, be vada vzela tovarna
svoJe roke i'll jih vodia pod nadzorstvom inuni-
ciJskega ministrstva
Svoboda delavstva trpi vsled vojne povsod.
tudi dezeah. Xxi So navadno Steicio IN nanred-
nejSe
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30
EvRoPSKA REPUBLIKA.

Med drugimi recmi ie deja Wilson mekaj
takoj velikega, ola brzcas nti sam mi presodil
daekOseznost svojih besed. V ameriSki izjav ne.
odvsnosti, Iii je Opravicevala revoluciio kolonii
prof. Anglij je recenO, da ma jo tist ki vladai io
svoiO moe lie Od tistih, Xxi so vladani Zmisel tega
stavka je, ola hi morale bti tako, in kier nj tako
imajo vladan pravico, da vstanejo zoper vlada-
joce.
To revOluclonarnO nacelo je iZrekel Wilson
tudi svOjem govOru in ga uvIstil med pogojc
bOdocega miru
Sc nekoliko rok bi 81 izposodi da podpiSemo
vsem IA epi princip Wilson mis da velja to
naGelo Ameriki, kar pa nj res Toda tenn Sc ne
bono sedaj prepirai Wilson zahteya priznanie
tega nacela Evrop in Aziji in po vsem svetu
To Sc pravi: Wilson nOce nit mani, kakor da maj
sc ia vOjna revOucionarnO zakljuc
In to pricakuje Wilson od - kajzerja, kinga
cesarja in apostolskega kralja od carja, s,lltana
in cd vseh, XII nosijo ma svoiih maziljenih glavah
krone po milosti bozji! "Vsa naSa oblast je od
Boga," POLO unisono vsi, in maj &c njih ar1nade
koljejo kakor $olpe steklih psov, tenn so vendar
neOmajno slozni. Zdaj pa prihaja Wilson: lie
od naroda more priti oblast!'' In to mai bo pogoj
bOdoGega miru.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30

s.tst n korisH dslav-
skssa liudstva. Dslav-
si 90 oprAvi6Sni do
vssea kar produciraio.
Ihis paper 10 devoted
70 the Interests OF the
working class. Work.
ere are entitled to all
what tn hsy produce.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-01-30

PA ZITE'
~
na Stevilko v oklspaiu.
ki % nAhaia poles va.
Sosa naslova. prilepijs-
Mega spodaiali
ma ovitku. Ako (4S1
- Stsvilka
tedai vam . prihodni0
Steviiko naSeRa lista pe-
tscs narocnina. Prosl-
mo ponovits 10 takoi.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
ST, Louis Furnishes Companies.

ST LOUIS, May Railroads CEN
tering here will furnish entire COM
panics to The second reserve regiment
of engineers, L. S. A., now being re-
cruitod for early service In France.
They include the st. Louis II san
Francisco Missouri Pacific. Missouri,
Kansas X Texas, the 81. Louis South
western and the Chicago. Rock Island
* Pacific.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
Government Short on Rifles for the
New Army; May Use English Weapons

new army with the English Lee Met
oid liflc that is any eNpcdltionary
force that might bc sent TO Europe.
and maybe the entire establishment.
rhls gun is now being made by Amer
lean firms in great quantities for the
English government,
Il was also told that there were
some three hundred and fity thou
apd of the discarded Krag rifles IN
the country. but they use a different
cartridge from either the springfield
on the Lee-Metford. and using them
Is entirely out OF the question The
price % the springfield has jumped
from Sll To S25.
IL was told that Representative TIL
son of Connecticut. In speech in
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12

According to well-known TulSau.
kcUuly Interested iu national defense
ANA army affairs. recently returned
from Washington. the government
hasn't enough rifles 20 equip the new
army now in the progress OF orsaui-
zation lie says he had this startling
information right of the bat from an
official who knows. or at least Is sup
posed 10 know
AS II was told TO me-" said he "the
department has only about six hum
jrcd thousand OF the Springfield pat
tern. the regulation arm. and the
manufacturers can't juru out new
ones fast enough to equip the troops,
Il understand the government Is
seriously considering eguipping the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
UnderlCedr and Hosiery
FIRST FLOOR

WOmen's Knit Union Suits
Flesh color, low neck, sleeve
less, open gore, cuff or shell
knee.
75c Values for. ......... 59c
SOC Values for. .......... .69c
Kayser Italian Six Vests
$3.50 calues, for. ...... .SI.9S
Kuyser Italian Silk BloOmers
in pink or white; $2.9S value.
Special ...........S S2.5O
Children'S Ribbed Hose in
white; all sizes. The pair 25c
Just Receired a big shipment
of mems half hose, in isles
and silk. plain and fancy
colors. The pair
25c, 35c, SOC, 75c and SI.0O
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12

ooLsress charged that out of the large
appropriation made by the govern
ment fer the manufacture OF the
Springfield rifle, only about sixty six
thousand had been made within the
years of the European war.
Judging from what heard, con-
Ercsstonal inNesYgation may disclose
a scandal cQuaS to the 'embalmed
hccf' rookus of '9S. And | know IL
was ombalmod, because | ate It,"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
EMERT CASE IS CONTINUED
NbscnCc or Material Witnesses for
State Causes Delay.

Justice Daniel continued yesterday
afternoon the casc of John Emert
charged with the killing Of Walter
Allison
The unexpected absence of Wit
ucsscS material TO the defense brought
about the continuance, Allison was
merchant ar Mohawk. and WAS killed
the night OF April $ Emert, a dis
charged employee. is charged with the
offcuSe and was arrested in Memphis
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
"SNAKE" MORRIS Is FINED
Convicted of 'Bootlcgging," He Is
Fined and Sent I'm"

a. II. C"Snake") Morris was fined
$500 and given thirty days in Jail yes
terday in Judge Standeven's court. He
was convicted of the illicit selling Of
whisky. He will appeal.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12

NEW NONN- NlN NCSUmptIOn
Of British gold imports assumed large
proportions today. another ConS.gu-
mont Of StS.4oo. 600 from Canada to
ID. = Morgau X co. being deposited IN
the local federal reserve bank
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
NOTIONS

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Colors The yard ....,....,.... .2oc TO DOC
Sockets for children in pink, blue and white.
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Children's Hose Supporters at Zoe, 15c and 2Oc
Wilson Supporters for children the pair. 25c
So on Supporters, the pair Zoe. loc and Zoe
Dress Shields all sizes. the pair .25c to 75c
Children's Sanitary Bibs s.................1O 1O'
String Shopping Bags. .......... loo and 2oc
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Hump Harpins all sizes, pkg. ........... SC
Wire IIairpins. assorted the box. Sc and 100
Stickerei Braid in black. white and colors.
4-yard pieces at. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1Oc
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12
Special Bargains In
STATIONERY

WaynesborO Boxed Stationery 25c
Consisting envelopes and paper and envelopes and
respondent cards. Special value at, OSo
WaynesborO High Grade Stationery 39c
Our regular SOC stationery neatly boxed Your choice of
white pink light blue buff paper and envelopes or gilt
edge correspondent cards and evelopes. O0o
75c Boxed Stationery sc
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-12

chandler Ferris. Hastings and Carter,
that the proposed tax on gasoline was
abandoned Based on "A refinery Lrlco
~ 10 cents II gallon. the 2-ccnt tax
would be equal to II per cent. tho
hlchcst tax on anything In tho United
States SO FAR proposed, even In excess
Of the picture shows.
The fact that this Item was not only
proposed, but was Included In the
original report until The Oklahoma
DELEGATION got busy, ts another eN-
dcuco OF either ignorance OF prejudice
cor bothD OF members Ot the commit
tee.
Members Just Didn't Know.
From the way some members OF the
committee talked. 1t was plain that
they were ignorant. and the way other
members talked IL was plain tney were
prciudiccd
10 show the dense ignorance. the
words of one member Will suffice:
'Oh. we'll standard OH Will pay 1t all
anyway" That was not only lgno-
rance. but prejudice. lntil IT was
pointed out TO him by Representative
Chandler he had never thot about
;ho hundreds of thousands Of house
wives who use gasoline for cooking,
or OF the hundreds Of thousands of
farmers who use gasoline engines for
cream separators. cornshcllcrs. pump
ing water TO stock ct. After Mr
Chandler had explained al that this
same member said "Wcil. we want
to hit the automobile owner An
other fuc exhibition Of ignorance and
prejudice Usually the man who -
apIc to own an automobile will be hit
from many sides In postage, income,
corporation and other a.ouucS Of tax
alton. This member did not take into
consideration the manufacturer VINO
runs a truck or the little pro lucer
out in oklahoma who is taxed to !
dCnth already
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
Sgt. Met aggart Lights
Pipe, Drops Match Into
POwder; Burned by Blast

Sergt. Harry McTaEgart, c troop,
Eighth cavalry. Is in the base hospital
at Fort Bliss. his face, hands and ears
scorched and his hair singed below
where his hat brim marked a line,
as the result Of inadvertently drop
ping a spent" match into a trail Of
Uncle Sans perfectly good powder
near the signal cannon at Fort Bliss
two evenings ago.
SergL McTtaggart was on guard at
the prison stockade at the hour Of re-
treat when a gunner pulled the Ian
yard on the gun and It missed fire on
a blank cartridge. The gunner hauled
the charge out and showed in another,
casting the first on the ground, where
powder was scattered, proceeded to
load and fire the gun as the flag was
lowered Serge. McTaggart, close by
the discarded explosive, thOughtlessly
lighted his pipe about that time and
cast the match. he told the hospital
soldiers on the turf Fire touching
a few grains Of powder, the blast was
quickly set off
McTaggart will recover without
scars, having only surface burns, the
hospital said. He Is a Canadian.
naturalized and has been in the army
u years. He has a sister in Lawrence,
Mass.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
CANDIDATES IN
fine CONDITION
Student Officers at Leon
Springs Are Gaining in
Weight and knowledge.

FL Paso student officers at the re-
serve training camp at Leon Springs,
Texas. are more than holding their
own and every one is in fine physi-
cal condition, according to E. E. Neffs
OF the Neff-Stnes company, who re-
turned 10 FL Paso Friday night from
a several weeks trip TO Galveston.
Houston and san Antonio. Mr.. Neff
was accompanied by Capt. 7. J. Beal,
and en- route back 70 this city he
stopped over at Leon Springs to see
the FL Paso student officers. who
are undergoing a rigorous course OF
military training.
'FThe system Of training the student
officers certainly benefits their health
a better looking bunch Of men physi-
c1i.4-- said air he1L H D. slater,
president and editor Of The ueia-d,
is as hard as nails and has gained
several pounds since entering the
camp. Eugene Harris. Earl league,
W. j. Lang, Kenneth Brown, OF Tue
son. and others are looking fine and
declare that the camp life is the
greatest in the world. The en- 4
are drilled continually, and while I
was there they were put through the
bavnnef exercises, which ~ert OF
charging at q trench supposedly oc-
cupied by the Germans Eugene Har-
ris is losing flesh and hardening up
in fine shape.
when the order is sounded TO
charge, the embryo officers are ex-
peCted 20 yeu at the top OF their
voices, when they thunder down on
trench ard stab at dummies. The in
s+---.-s o-e are continually giving ad-
vice on the various drills and exer-
ell nd II = candidate oyerlooks
anything. ne IS liable to be given
reprimand-
THE quarters OF the student off,
GERS are large. well aired and very
comfortable was asked a million
questions about Fl Pasoans and how
everyone was getting along. When !
told them I was returning TO Fl
Paso. was given list Of telephone
the candidates that I had seen them
ana that they we're tickled at the
training and Conditions