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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
LOCAL ENTRIES
WIN HIGH HONOR


hlgh-class to the breeders of the state
than any other living man.
'Nou may quote me as saying that
Tulsa county Shorthorn breeders are
rapidly pushing your community TO
the head Of the list Of the best short
horn communities In the country,
Lookahaugh said to a World man last
night.
Frank Gillespie has a bull and cow
that. In my opinion, Will equal any
IN the country" continued the Wa
tonga breeder; "and when | say the
country, | mean the world. MaNwal-
ton Commander is wonderful. II Is
credit to Oklahoma for him to be in
the state"
Another west side breeder A. Il.
Campbell, Geary, okla, one of the or
ganizers of the Southwest American
Live Stock show at Oklahoma city,
concurred with the expressions OF Pat
terson and Lookabaugh.
AT no time since have been
breeding and raising Shorthorns have
| been so thoroughly impressed with
what may he accomplished 10y a
groupe Of progressive men than | was
today. Both the show and the sale
was the most wonderful initial affairs
Of their kind | have ever seen,
CamnLnl snld
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17

ters of Page and his attorneys where
frequent conferences take place.
Minnie Not In Court.
Minnie Atkins, upon whom Page
has spent small fortune in an at
tempt to prove that she is the mother
of "Tommy". has not attended the
court sessions this week. altho during
the early part OF the trial she was
constantly in attendance. II is re-
ported that she is being prepared for
the rigid examination which Is wait
ing for her w!er She takes the stand.
Nancy Atkins was on the stand for
nearly three hours this afternoon. She
sworc that she gave birth to u son in
the early ninoties and that II lived
until 1909. This was In contradiction
TO her testimony at Sapulpa in 1914,
when she said the child was a girl
and was born dead. Quia2od about
these conflicting statements on cross
examination. she said that when she
had made the statement at Sapulpa 1t
had been under duress and she had
been warned that unless she testified
as she did there that she would he
sent to the penitcntiary.
Swear as To Its Sex.
The further inducement was held
out. she claimed that II she would
swear 1t was a girl and did not live
after birth that she would receive
$1,000 from II. L. Bartlett. She ad-
mitted however, that she had told the
same story to Henry McGraw at Cof-
feyville, Kan, in the previous sum-
mer.
The most terrific fire of cross
examination during the day was de-
livcred at Ellis Childers. formerly an
official in the Creek nation on di-
rect examination, Childers had sworn
that he considered "Tommy Atkins"
the son Of Nancy Atkins when tho
Creek roll was made In 1895. ON
oss-examination he admitted that
he had signed n statement in 1915 to
Fred Cook. n government officer, and
r. G. Allen, national attorney for the
Greek tribe, in which he stated that
he understood that Nancys child was
girl and had died in 1900 shortly
after birth. This was practically the
opposite OF his testimony given on
direct examination.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
BIG AUTO RUNS INTO
CAR TRACK AND BURSTS
Woman Driver Meets Disaster at Main
and Archer; Lights Mis-
leading.

Red danger lights placed so as to
be misleading caused a woman driver
to run her Cadillac into an excavation
at Main and Archer last night at $3.50
o'clock and the rear wheels were de-
molished.
The Sand Springs interurban tracks
at this intersection have long heen
noted as the worst railroad crossing
in Tulsa. Repair work is now going
on. Workmen placed the lights at
either side of the crossing on piles of
dirt. The driver thot the path be-
tween was clear and hit 1t Mt fair
rate of speed There was resound-
ing crash and the auto came to a
halt. 1t later was hauled away.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
Coultln't Fool Her,

There is an old woman living In a
small town in southern Pennsylvania
who makes a great effort to keep
abreast of the times. Her opportuni-
ties, however, are circumscribed and
she is sometimes compelled to resort
to her Imagination. She went to a
church sociable lately. and as she en-
tered the room one of the attendants
said:
Good evening, auntie. l am glad
you came We are going to have tab
leaux tonight"
"Yes, know" replied the old
woman. ~ smelt 'em when l first
came in"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17

shall we cut out prize fighting
and give the space to baseball?" in
quircd the editor of the PlunlSvllle
Palladium.
We'll" said his assistant. the
baseball season started out with u
couple of good scraps. don't sec
why we cant run 'em together"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
SmspiCiOuslY Quiet.

Mamma, are there women In
heaven"
surely why not?"
"Well, here In the eighth chapter
Of Revelation 1t says: And when he
had opened up the seventh seal there
was silence In heaven about the space
of half an hour"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
Hands Across Oklahoma.

"The west side extends the hand of
good fellowship to the Tulsa county
breeders and are gladly joining hands
In making Oklahoma the greatest
Shorthorn cattle country in the
world" was the Geary mans express
sion.
"Great credit is due your general
manager. S. B. Jackson" continued
Campbell "He had a hard fight get
ting cattle here for the show, and a
difficult circuit to stage. There is no
greater testimony of his huge success
than the grand display Of Shorthorn
cattle at the exposition grounds, and
the exceptional average of n first sale
this afternoon"
Other breeders. including Joe
Grimes. Kingfisher, Okla, expressed
genuine admiration for the Tulsa
county breeders and look forward to n
bigger, better exposition and sale at
the fair grounds next year.
"The Mid Continent Live Stock eX-
position Is being held at a most OPP
perfume time" said Frank NJ Gault,
president of the Oklahoma board of
agriculture in his address officially
opening the great show at the fair
grounds at | o'clock yesterday after
noon, "and II Is a rare privilege for
me to have the honor of Joining the
progressive promoters I'm their efforts
TO create greater interest in the better
breeds of the county's and states live
stock. The number of cattle Of the
highest reeding-strains of blood
that may be equaled but not excelled
in any section OF the United States
owned by Tulsa county breeders, has
not only surprised me. but astounded
hundreds of visitors to your show to-
day And If am not mistaken your
community will soon be classed not
only among the highest class live
stock sections of our country, but
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
KcrcnslSy Very Popular.
Sapulpans Get License.

CLAREM Okla. May ia
marriage license was issued out OF
the court clerks office of Rogers
county Monday as follows: William
u. Proctor. 3s. to wed Mrs. Gertrude
Beddoln, 22. both residents of sa-
pulpa. Justice OF the Peace c. |.
Garfield performed the marriage
ceremony here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17

Mavwalton Roam Lady, owned and ex'
hibited by +. \. Gillespie Tulsa. Okla.
Junior Champion Cow.
Lucille, owned and exhibited by +. A.
Gillespie, Tulsa, Okla
Grand Champion Cow.
Maxwslton Roam Lady, owned and ex'
hibited by I. A. Gillespie, Tulsa, Okla.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
NANCYS CLAIM IS
GIVEN KNOCKOUT
Judge Campbell Slips in One
Question and Spoils Her
Chances to Win.
PAGE WITNESSES GALORE
Women Come From Distant
Points; SO Many They Or
ganize Sewing Clubs.
Special to The World.

Special to The World
MUSKOGEE, May 16.-What Is
considered the solar pleXus blow to
Nancy Atkins claims for the Tommy
Atkins allotment was delivered in the
last minute of today's hearing In a
question asked by Judge X. f.. Camp
bell. before whom the case is being
tried Nancy was on the stand as the
final witness for her suit. She had
testified that Tommy" was her son,
but that She had not had him en-
rolled with the Dawes commission in
1901. She added that she had at
tempted to obtain an allotment for
her brother Lee, who died several
years before the time she gave as
when the alleged Tommy" slipped
the mortal coil.
Beats Lawyers to IL.
Judge Campbell interrupted attor-
neys for the government who were
conducting the cross examination.
"You tried to get an allotment for
your dead brother, but said nothing
about your child?" he asked.
Yes, Judge" she answered.
That's an said his honor,
This closed the Nancy Atkins case
WHlCH Ddi SlItlNllth Oui lphb'i
anticipated. Government attorneys
are jubilant tonight in their belief
that this issue OF the big suit is dis
posed of.
$4,000 just Wasted.
Nancy is the protege OF j. A. Fergu-
son of Fayetteville, Ark. 1t is report
ed that Ferguson has spent close to
$4,000 in his efforts to establish her
as the mother of the famous Tommy"
and thus procure n lease on The oil
lands in the Cushing field now held
by Charles Page of Tulsa. Owing to
the delay in finishing the Nancy At
kins side the Page interests did not
put on their witnesses. This is ex-
pected to begin at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning.
Groups of Pages witnesses may be
seen about the lobby of the Hotel
Sewers, day or night. The women,
many of whom have come from dis
tant points. have formed sewing clubs.
On an upper floor are the headquar-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
BOnpIlcad.

G'wan. Niger, youall amt got no
sense nohow.
Amt got no sense? Whuts disyere
for? (pointing to his head).
Dat thing. Dat amt no haid, niger;
dats jes er button on top er you body
ter keep yer backbone from unravelin.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17


among the greatest live stock dis
service 10 Render
THE world wide war is bringing the
industry OF raising cattle and hogs to
n nromircrco ~ b,s rovo,. rc,cboa In
- ~ ''''' ''N 80
win NO calIod rnon - s,,n,i,. ,ho ,,r-
eien beIIignrrrts vim Amcrii,',r no,t
sp poi 'SV'VH.S WI" HhcrIS'l PORK
ana N tho rHnc,Hs,on 90 L"s,iii,io.
present indications would seem 10 he
tbat ~ y,iu H., ,,.',,.,,,,. , ~ ~,
continuo feedin,, thc Norrint, fnrtions
for many months"
an order To successfully do this"
contin,lnd c,i,lt 80, ,,.il nn Dc,,.,,r,.
T., on,n,,,,,. ~ w. ~, 80 80 !,
farms OF orr stato tn ,ss,s, thom, tr
acquiring small herds Of bnps nnd -
few h,ld Of cattln. I, ala tba,r with
fn,'I, 49,, n, - w. ~ ,,,, ~ WI
d, ,jo ,,' ,'',..si, - "''"
10 S'Ne thSin inc ueh'Ill OF such pra'-
sure then success. There could he no
beuer way of doing this than 10y your
,Ne S,o'N oNpoSltion ana cohEartu-
l''e every Hltilhtf oI lh' Mlu-O onu.
nent association on being Identified
with one Of the greatest events of the
KIND II mas ever been my pleasure to
visit"
Cnrf,lctn pri,es in tho sbortborr ,I,sses
were n. forInu., '' '"' '''''''
Bull 2 Years Old and over
Newton sort, owned by j. y Crosbie. first
Bail. Years and Under 3.
o,i,l.hAW nnhW"uon ,oInmahder Owned by y; \.
Lr,p.dn,a farm pccorS M'.s,,'" "'I osi sii
owned bv Col a + S,r,ros & s,, tLirJ
Primer Stsmp owned by y kramer
fourth
so,.o. yo.x,,,,. p,u
oonhof fe"rhhs buh'
Imperial Mistietoe, owned by LcspedeLa
'""'' i''S''
JUNIOR fearlinS Bull
Types Marquis, owned by +. A. Gillespie
iirst: Latchmont. owned by +. \. GILLESPIE
second, Grand Marshall, owned by +. A.
Senior Bull Calf.
No,rori,l Set o,.,,od h, n Giucsnie
,rs, w. S"id,., y" ""," ',,J' h - riiia.
o,, c,u,p' p,,,,G 10y o,,,,,J M,
e. r Sunnes & Son tbird. CnmherIand
King. owned by F. 4. gillespie, fourth;
Champion Calcio, owned by John 7. Kramer,
fifth
Junior Bul Calf.
o..,.. ~ -, I,. ,.r,,,
ou'"n nr"o,, o"nru I' Srashie
ina, iiis,, o'vomo7'Tsa, D,, "Wmgu Gi,Ias
pie. third, Chief Browndane. owned bv J. +.
Crosbe, fourth; Prince Lovely. owned by
W 5. Fears, fifth: Serene Spray. owned by
\ Glllsspig sixth Cors L"IGIHaSE UI oTnsd CI,,,i
psr. owned by ! r. Crosble. eighth.
Cow years oio OF oVei'
MaNwalton Roam Lady, owned by r. \.
Gillespie. flrsti Duchess OF Lancaster l4th,
VWneu Ny a. niii, s,v""u noSVMJT" Sonia
Snrav. owned by c. E. Suppes < son
fourth. Bellmar Ayern. owned by +. A.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
OVER $4,000 Melted
FROM SHORTH0RN SALE
Hundreds of Buyers Attend
Opening Event of Mid
Continent Exposition.

More than $40. 600 was netted from
the shorthorn sale at the fairgrounds
yesterday afternoou-opcning event
of the live stock exposition and horse
show The average price per head
was around $500 and exceeded the
average set by the American royal
live stock show at Kansas city
For the first sale OF the kind ever
held here" said Manager $. g. Jack
son last night, "it was "A huge sue
cess"
The sale started at 1880 p. M after
Frank NJ. Gault had officially opened
the great Mid-ContinCnt live stock eX-
position with an address that compli-
mcntcd the directors of the exposition
and sale and paid u glowing tribute
to the small farmers of the state.
Auctionccrs Active.
Auctionecr G. NJ Jones started the
ban rolling by calling for lot TO- by
calling for +. a. Glllespie's Lovely
Roam V. and the ring men immcdi-
ately got busy weaving bids from the
attendance. Within "A short time col.
Ed lIerriff, the Apache man. and col.
Fred Ban, from El paso. ran tho
bllfl lIblll ~ ltNNV To SlrNNVt anu INC
animal was knocked down to II NJ.
Hill La Fountaine, Kan, for the tidy
sum of s1,S50.
There was slight drizzle of rain
filtcrng down upon the ring when
the sale started, and 1t was rather II
difficult matter to create the cnthu-
siasm in the ring invariably nccos-
sary to successful sale, but Herriff
and BAH pounded away until there
was noticeable response on the part
of the bidders. and the average of the
sale was around $500.
While the majority of the animals
sold We're bought by breeders living
In oklahoma, many choice animals
We're bought by men living in Iowa,
Kansas and Tennessee, Joe Grimes,
Kingfisher, okla, buying the highest
priced animal sold to men living in
the state for S1.G55.
The sale attracted the leading short
horn breeders of the United States,
and 1t will serve as an introduction
of an annual Tulsa event which IL cx-
pected To gradually grow to the head
of the shorthorn sale lists of the coun-
try
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-17
Auc,ionccrs Have Their Say.

Col Ed Ierriff. Apache, and Fred
BAH FL Reno, okla, the auctioneers
In the ring at the Continent. and
to whom Is due the credit OF securing
the highest bids. are most favorably
impressed with the progress OF the
Tulsa county shorthOrn breeders
There is nothing like 1t In the
southwest remarked Iierriff 10 a
World man last night. There IS no
county In the state that can boast Of
such high-class herds as are found
i'm Tulsa county. and from present in
dications 1t would seem that your
breeders have started out to beat the
world, and stand mighty good
chance to do it."
There We're many men at the sale
yesterday who were of the opinion
that If either flcrriff or BAH had been
on the block the sale would have av-
eraged higher price
Ban expressed himself as being sur
prised at the quality of the animals
placed in the sale by Tulsa county
breeders and believes, with Herriff.
that the community will rapidly reach
the live stock excellence of the great
est pure bred cattle sections of the
country.
Buyers and price paid for each anil
NAL follow:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
AVERAGE FAM|LY'S
FOOD BILL $425.54
Has Risen From $339.3O An
nually Since 1913 Labor
Department Shows.

| Washington. March 29.-Thc annual
food bill Of the average family has
grown from $339.3O in 1913 to $i25.54
at present. the department of labor
SAID today in a review of food prices.
IN ten years the departments experts
| estimate the advance in the cost of
iood has so far outstripped wage in
crcases that the workman who drew
W a day in 1907, now finds himself
Just 90 cents a day worse off.
The heaviest increase in food prices
during the last four years Is shown in
, potatoes, the cost of which has risen
| from $lS.9G to $a4.29. Other large in
| cicascs are in eggs, from $33.0l to
$iS.o1; flour, s15.l2 to $25.4o; butter
Si5.12 to $54.7S. OF the whole list of
foods only Sirloin and round steak are
cheaper than five years ago.
From January Is to February Is
food prices took four per cent jump.
Egg" alone decreased in price.
Despite the average increase of 10
per cent in wages an hour in the last
ten years" says the departments $
statement, and despite a cut in hours
worked Of four per cent, the rising
cost Of food has operated 10 reduce
the pay Of the American work ingman
about l6 per cent expressed in terms
OF food his dollar will buy. \ work
inGman who made SO a day In 1907,
working ten hours a day, in 1916,
worked nine hours and SO minutes IA
day and drew $3.4S for it; but it cost
him $i.l7 to buy the same quantity Of
food his So would cover in 1907.
'The averages of food and pay
qualified by reduction in hours
worked rose at about the same rate
from 1912 to 1915, so that during that
time wages would pay for about even
quantities of food each year. Actu-
ally workers enjoyed better conditions
in 1915 than in 1912. because they had
Stcadcr work. But war losses got
into the equation in 1916 ana pushed
up food prices faster than wages.
There were some crop shortages also
which contributed their share, Be-
sides this, however, there is reason to
| fear that other elements are consplr-
Ing to raise prices.
Gold storage, rc-billing, rc-shipping
and withholding OF commodities from
market arc suspected to contribute to
I he present abnormal rise IN the prices
of food. Whether some persons have
conspired to cngross the markets, the
department Of labor cannot state. But
the reports OF the bureau of labor sta
tistics seem to lend some color to such
an opinion, viewed in the light of
conditions revealed by Il comparison Of
figures through Il range Of years"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
GERMANS FINALLY
MAKE THEIR STAND
Allies Again Have Problem
of Smashing Down Strong
German Defense.

From Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press With the British
Armies in France, via London, March
29.--Thc warfare Oh the western front
is becoming somewhat stationary
again. as British outposts and patrols
called Hindcnburg line, where the
Germans undoubtedly will make u dc :
termined stand. Their position is
strong. as they have had unlimited
time in which to prepare it far from
shell fire, SO the problem again
arises Of smashing; down this defense
with sufficient artillery to permit an
other move forward.
Minor actions continue all along the
line between the German rear guard
and British infantry and cavalry pa
trolls, but nothing approaching the
proportions of a battle has Yet de-
veloped. The Germans have forti-
fled every possible position in the line
of retreat, including barbed wire en-
Engagements about COW barns and pig
pens.
The German heavy artillery is COM
ing into play again from fixed posi-
tions back of the Cambrai- st. Qucn-
tin line. 1t is reported that the Ger
man emperor recently visited the ter
ritory over which the Germans re-
treated and gave his approval of the
methods adopted during the retreat
The British have discovered a plot
to spread disease among cavalry
horses, German agent having been
found with a vial of bacteriological
cultures in his possession and instruc-
tions how to use them. The Ger
mans loft behind all manners of traps.
of which, however, the British and
French received information.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
VILLA FORCES RETIRE
FROM CHIHUAHUA CITY

III iaso, Texas, March 2y.---yills.
forces were retiring from the vicinity
OF Chihuahua city toward Satevo and
Santa RoSalia. private advices re-
cciVed here from chihuahua City late
today said. These messages also con-
flrmcd Villas defeat at Mapula Tues
day and his subsequent retirement he
iofc the superior forces OF General
Francisco Mursia. After capturing
Two trains from the Yauui Indians of
Murguias command. Villa operated
these trains in hauling his wounded to
the rear, according to refugees arriving
here.
Villas reported retirement from the
vicinity of Chihuahua City ended four
days Of alarms within the city, the
refugees said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
ELEVATOR MANAGERS
ACCUSED OF COMBINE

Mandan, n. D., March 29.-.Iudgc J.
NJ. Hanley in district court here today
ordered States Attorney Johns of Mer-
Ger county to institute prosecution pro-
ceedings against 90 farmer elevator
managers of that county On charges of
violating the state anti trust and anti :
combination laws.
The ordered action is the first step,
as far as is known. against any of the
farmers cooperative elevators either
In North Dakota or Minnesota, it Is
said, which will determine just to what
extent the societies approach a COM
bination.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30

The giant flying boat of the U. S.
navy has just been completed by the
Curtlss Aeroplane company and will
shortly undergo its first trial flights at
Pensacola, Fla. The craft can hc
ope''''ea oy one man, but the hull has
room for four or rive men to move
about comfortably. The machine is
expected to attain speed of S5 miles
per hour in flight. II has two power
fu' motors which are plainly seen
mounted above the body containing the
r"o'ceti Z wind shield.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
GUARDS SWEAR OFF.

Douglas, hriz., March 81 nder tn,
leadership Of their commanding Off
c"r, Colonel a. NJ. Tuthill, every officer
of the First Arizona infantry signed n
pl"ds" Wednesday to abstain from aico-
holic liquors during the period of their
service with the United States, accord
Ing to members Of the regiment ar
riving here from NacO today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
HOLDING AMERICANS
CONSIDERED PROPER
Belgian Relief Workers Had
Agree to Plan.

Washington, March o9-Subjcction
of Americans of the Belgian relief
commission to "A news quarantine"
prior to their departure from behind
the German lines was explained at the
state department today as a proper
course agreed upon when the relief
workers were invited to remain in
Belgium. Reports that Brand Whit
lock- minister to Belgium. and other
diplomatic officers also would be de
tanned were not credited as assurances
have been received to the contrary.
The department issued this statement.
Shortly after the break in relations
with Germany negotiations were insti-
tutcd with a view to providing for the
continuation of the relief work. Tho
German authorities in Belgium invited
tho American members to rcmain and
gave written assurances that they
might leave whenever they desired to
give up the work. In view of the fact
that these men are in the fighting
zone, however, it was stipulated that
they should, upon relinquishipg their
work, remain for a period of two or
three weeks in some German city on
their way to Switzerland, in order to
prevent the transmission of any fresh
information. This condition was ac-
cepted by the relief commission.
1T is not anticipated that the Amer
lean diplomatic or consular officers
will be detained during this period, as
written assurances have been received
through the Spanish government that
they will be permitted to proceed di-
rectly 70 Switzerland"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-30
PROTEST AGAINST
PROPOSED RATES

Chicago. March 29.-.Thc National
LIZ cstock Shippers Protective league
tonight sent To the Interstate commerce
commission Geographic protest
against a proposed general advance in
freight rates. The league asks that no
increase be granite until details OF the
requests of the railroads can be thor
oughly digcstcd.