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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
Mr.. Taft Wires He Is Better.

A telegram from William Howard
Taft. received today by his friend. Gus
I Karger Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Times-Star, says that
the former President is much better
and progressing favorably. Mr.. Karger
had wired Mr.. Taft his Willingness to
drop affairs in Washington and go at
once 10 Clay Center. Kan. IL he could
be of service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorro-w; Moderate
temperature; light northerly winds.
Temperature for twenty-fcur hours
ending noon today: Hi Hishest. IS. at 4:10
pm. yesterday. Lowest. IS. a $50 I'm.
today.
Full -epor: on page L..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-10
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also the local news published herein.
All rights of republication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
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Sworn Net Circulation. Month OF July
1917. Daily Average. s..545; sunday. o:.sss.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
lABOR!NG MEN TO
HEAR EVANGELIST
Service for Employees of Co.'S
den Refinery and Okla
homa Iron Works.

Tonight at the First Chrs.ilr
church Rev James G. Hurkh,rdt
cNan"e.iat with his SINGER r. r.
hiothcrlon, win conduct service g..
loclally for the men of the Coydor ro
liuriy and the Oklahoma Iron works
ana also open to an other nb1riu
uh'H u Tulsa. The service viii bccir
promptly at '.3C o'clock and tho min
lht'r has prepared a message which
II expected TO bC Of moro than usual
interest to the men who VIII SIT before
him.
Monday afternoon at 100 o'clocl,
NE rovhalist conducted y service for
me young men and young women en-
ioHed az the high school N the chanel
OF mat building and was accorded an
ovation His words were given tho
closest attention by the students and
these showed particular apprcci,tiop
Tor the solo of Mr. Brothcrton.
preliminary ~ 'hc service tonight
at the church the minister viii spclk
~ me plant Of the Cosden refinery 10
west tulsa, where 1t IS expected thai
capacity crowd will bo i'm attend.
ancc. Last week when he spoke IT
thiS place there were mere than 300
men to hear him and since that time
many of these men have attended the
services at the church.
.A@ain Thursday the evangelist will
tax to the men AT the Oklahoma Iron
works and Wednesday morning a..
Kendall college the visiting preacher
MilI address the student body i'm ths
enamel TINS service viii be conducted
at 10 O'Clock.
Monday night at excellent crowd
was IN attendance at the clurch and
II is expected that the building will
be taxed 10 its capacity tonight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
POLICE CAN SEARCH FOR
LIQUOR SAME AS SHERIFF
such j. Holding OF Attorney General
In Opinion Ia County
Attorney Reeves.

Police officers have the same power
OF search as the sheriff. according Ia
u letter received Yesterday by George
EecNcs, county attorney The letter i-
from ]. |. Howard. assistant attorney.
general. IN answer To an inquiry from
Mr. Reeves rs to whether police Of
ficer should serve a search warrant
Reeves saNa that this will mean a
bcttor enforcement Of the law. lie
made the following statement. Under
section No 3dl2 as amended bv the
1915 session of the legislature. a peace
officer IS given authority 10 serve "A
search warrant. Under section No
2S2d of our statutes peace Office
Is dcfined as any sheriff, constable.
marshal. policeman or other officer
with preserving the public
peace. 1t is therefore very ev dent
that police officer has authority to
serve q search warrant"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
TULSA MEN PLAN
IMPORTANT ROAD
New Hard Surface Highway
VIII Be Named in Honor
Of General Il. NJ. Pike.
HE WAS HERO OF THE WAR
Avery and Guthrey to Pro-
mote Road of Travel From
TT. Smith to Colorado.

Tulsa ana Tulsa men are to have
the distinction Of launching 4 cam
paign for hard-surface highway
which viii stand as "A monument 10
Gen. Icbulon Montgomery Pike. dis.
coNercr Of Pixies peak. Not only will
Tulsa good road enthusiasts take the
initiative IN this work. but th,r city
Will DE The point on the Pike highway
at which this road and the Ozark
trails VIII cross
Announcement OF tho beginning OF
the PIKE highway was made ycstcr-
dhy afternoon by Cyrus Avery. for.
merry county commissioners. and H.
Bee Gutlrcy, highway commissioner
CT the Chamber of Commerce.
In making the announcement. Mr.
Avery declared that already they had
link Of the Pike highway completed
ana that work would be rushed as
rapidly as possible.
Nrl,dnsns to Colorado.
The road which Mr.. Avery and Mr.
Guthrcy are fostering will extend from
fort smith, Ark, TO the crest of the
mountain which bears General Pixies
name. along route covered by the
noted soldier and explorer while he
was uhclnS the source Of the Arkan-
sas river for the government during
1906 and 1906.
NO greater explorer OF our frontier
was ever born 10 the people of the
United Stnt2s,' says Hcndon's Life Of
Pike. than Gen. H. NJ. PIKE, who
faced the apparently upsurmountahlc
Ice peaks OF Colorado the unknown
territories OF the now Louisiana pur-
chase. the prisons of Mexico and the
forts of Canada with The same Iclib.
GRAFTON uLd determination"
The man for whom Nh Guthrey
and Mr.. Avery viii christcn their
highway was really the hero of the
battle of York. Canada. when It fell
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

At the Grand Thcatcr.
Toby In blackface IL the new SEN
sation Ut the Grand. Mr.. Wilson ~
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
SItN\TE.

Senate bill 80. -, by Burns "An
1 act dlNiding the Thirteenth judicial
district into nominating districts"
Senate bin No. Is, 10y Burns AN
act authorizing the state of oklahoma
to be made party defendant. be sued
ana served ia certain cases"
senate hlll 40. ~, 10y Snyder. an
act to repeal section /, to amend sec
uons and , OF am act permitting a
jury in all criminal cases to assess
thc punishment in their verdict OF
conviction, etc.
Senate bill No. 80, by Keller an
act amending section 3, chapter 81.
of the 5. l.. 1915, relating 10 the fees
to be collected by the clerk OF the
supreme court and declaring an cmer-
gencN.
Senate bin No. 81. by Chase Of No
wata ana knight, an act making am
appropriation for The payment Of ,hc
national guard now stationed on tho
border ana providing the manner of
paying out said funds.
Senate bill No. 80, by Chase of No
wata, an act creating the office of
hish sheriff, providing for the ap-
pointment of such sheriff and the 40.
pointment OF the deputies and pro
Niding the duties of such sheriff and
deputies and the compensation Of
such officer.
Senate bill No SO, by Bcauman, an
act relating 10 the use Of public roads
and highways In this state By per-
sons, associations, firms or corpora
tons operating light, heat or power
plants.
Senate bill No. "a, by Edmonson Of
the senate and Keegan OF the house,
an act providing for the transfer of
school children between the ages of
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NeIC Bills introduced


CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
text books. pencils, tablets, maps
reference books and other school sup
plies for the free use OF pupils attend
ing schools, to provide taX levy for and
To purchase such schoolbooks and sup
plies, providing the proceeds are for
obtaining the same anu authOrlZiuu
the state superintendent Of public in
structiun to make iL;cs and rcgula-
tions for the care ANA preservation o.
such books and other supplies, and
declaring an emergency"
House bill No. 50. by Speer and
Troadway, AN act entitled. AN act al
lowing county commissioners to pay
bounty for crows, iackrabbits and
prairie dogs, empowering them to
levy a tax To pay same and providing
the procedure for carrying same into
effect and declaring an emergency ="
House Till No. SO. by Harper. Buho
and Neal. An act 10 amend sections
3i79, 3iS1, 3iS2 and 3iS3 Of the re
viscd laws of oklahoma, pertaining
to insurance policies, repeating all
conilicting laws and declaring an
emergency"
House bill No. S4, by Neal. "An act
increasing the number of Justices Of
supreme court from five to nine. di-
viding the state into nine supreme
court judicial districts, etc"
House bill No. 50, by Hodges. "An
act providing an amendment To section
|, chapter PCS Of the session laws Of
1916, relating To compensation of
election officers, and declaring an
emergency
House bill No. SO. by Cartwright.
'An act giving authority TO boards of
education and school district boards
10 employ teachers for a term of years
and declaring an emergency
House hin No. ST. 10y Harris. "An
act amending section /. chapter l20.
session laws 1910, 1911, fixing the
time taxes assessed on ad Valorem
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

Toby Is universally Acknowledged to
Dc the king OF RUDE comedians on the
American stage, and now he springs
complete surprise ON his audience
by appearing in blackface as "a negro
servant In the comedy drama entitled
The Chance, now being playcd at
the Grand. Mr.. Wilson's first expert
encc on the stage was that of black
face comedian, and he drops back INTO
the limo with an ease and grace at
tend0nt only TO the finished actor His
Interpretation OF a southern darkcy Is
SO complete and natural that your
thots Immediately revert to the old
plantation, the magnolia blossoms and
the Sewanee river. The same bill wiu
be presented tonight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
Prints Newspaper.

ON his return TO the United States,
or that country held bv this govern
ment. pike went to Fort Smith. Ark,
and there began the publication Of =
neWspapcr Ills absence from the
ranks OF the nations soldiers was not
foi long. however. for soon he was
called to the ncrth. and in 1913 led
an attack against the fortress of York.
To keep TIE magazines from falling
into the hands Of the Americans the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

basis may become delinquent, pre-
scrihing penalty and providing that no
demand for taxes shall be necessary
and repeating all acts in conflict
herewith"
House bill No. SS. by Bcattc, "An act
authorizing the commissioner Of labor
To establish "A branch of the Okla
homa free employment bureau at
Woodward, Okla$ providing an at
tcndant and fixing the salary thereof,
and declaring an emergency
House bin 40. SO, by Disney, AN
act to regulate the receiving Of de-
posts by trust companies. organized
under the laws Of this state. repeal
ing all acts in conflict herewith, and
declaring an emergency"
House bin No. 80, by Disney AN
act TO amend chapter 2O3 Of the scs-
sion laws Of Oklahoma 1915. entitled
An act amending chapter 172 of tho
session laws of Oklahoma. 1919 en-
titled An act limiting guardians
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09
Pupils We II Book.

RTNGLING, okla. Jan. s.-Fifty-
eight pJpis of the Rnglins hIEh
school are 10 take part In the writing
of Il hook of stories. A story hy each
viii be based on "Thc Most interest
ing Experiences | Ever Had" The
Ringing News has offered an award
Of $l5 for the best story and So for
tho second best y per cent Of the
proceeds from the sale OF the books.
which will contain all the stories writ
ten VIII lie used in cnlarging the pub
lie school library.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

PIKE was born in New jersey IN
11iH and coming from family of sol
dicrs. II was natural that he served
as cadet with the command OF hiJ
father. to bc commissioned licuten-
ant gt the age ~ II
After servln. but n short time at
this commission. lie was sent west.
ward In 1905 To make an exploration
Of the Missouri, Red. Arkansas and
ACIdIgrls rlNcrs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

lhltish exploded the powder bins. and
piece OF living stone struck the dis
covercr Of Pixies Peak to the ground.
luoWtlly wounded lie did not die.
however until he had learned that
the luush stronghold was in tho
LANDS If the soldiers he had led iu
the CHARGE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

validating and declaring legal certain
tax levies for the fiscal year begin
ming July !, 1916. and ending June
80, 1917, and declaring an emergency.
Senate bill No. 81, by Vaughan, an
act relating to the building OF school
house from public funds and provid-
ing penalties for the violation.
Senate bill No. 3S, 10y Thomas. an
act relating TO the expenses of shcr-
iffs In transporting prisoners to the
penal institution and asylums.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. s.
James i. Goodrich. Republican. was
inaugurated governor of Indiana to-
day, succeeding Governor Samuel W
Ralston, Democrat.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-09

To Cure a Cold in one Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QJININE
Tahlcts. Druggists refund money if
It fails 10 cure T.. W. GROVES sig
nature is on each box 25c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
BIC REPERTOIRE
 BROUGHT BY THE COMEDY COMP ANY
Players Who Arrived for Engagement Coliseum
 Are Up in Many of
 the Big Successes.

With repertoire which includes some of the latest Broadway comedy successes and a promise that the lat est song hits will be introduced, the Kingston -Ebner Comedy players give promise of filling a long-felt theatri- cal want
 This organization, which arrived yesterday, will begin an indefinite season at the Coliseum Theatre starting next Sunday night present ing Mack Swans ludicrious farcial comedy "Mr. Young Of Utah" and, judging from press reports the com edy is one of Swans best efforts.
 The company appears to be well worth while. being heralded by Min del Kingston and George Ebner, both musical comedy artists with considerable of a reputation. MT. Ebner having several New York sue cesses to his credit while Miss King ston has the distinction of having toured the Orpheum circuit twelve consecutive times, and it said by the company's manager to have the best singing voice of any prima donna in musical comedy stock.
 Of the supporting company Bessie Hill, the soubrette, comes with con siderable reputation as an actress and singer, while Marjery Shaw, the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
PRE SS AGENTS TO TAKE BACK SEAT.

There is due a big overhauling and revision of some of the enormous sal aries and incomes which motion pie ture stars and directors, both males and female, are credited with receiv- ing, when Uncle Sam's gatherer of the war tax gets busy.
 A graduated war levy on incomes. according to the latest figures, runs up to 40 per cent on incomes of $110,- 900 and up to certain amount above that figure, and as stars and directors. to say nothing of producers Of the si- lent drama, are said to include many in the six-fiure class some interesting revelations are likely.
 They are not supposed to come from the tax collectors. as names and fig ures obtained by them are not public property, and the tax will be collected at the source of supply. but it is not believed that many of the prominent ones will be able to keep secret the amount of war tax they are compelled to disgorge.
 The list of those believed to be sub-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
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ingenue, in addition to having a rep ertoire of late song successes, prom ises some of the newest dances. Ethel Howe. comedienne, is well known to patrons of Seattle and Pa cific coast theatres and will make her initial local appearance ill one of her most famous characteriza- tions that of "black-face" Nanny.
 Al Hallett. Earl Caldwell, Bob Me Greer, Paul Paulson and Roy Cald- we'll complete the roster of the or ganization which appears to be among the best ever seen in Juneau.
 The price of admission will range from twenty-five cents flor the bal cony to fifty cents for reserved or chestra seats and seventy-five for reserved loge seats If the company is all that is claimed of it. a sue cessful season is promised the visit ing players. and, judging from press clippings. the aggregation will fill a long felt want.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
OLD GLORY WILL
 FLY ON n SHIPS
 OF U. s. ENEMIES

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Seventy- one German and Austrian merchant ships, seized by the government, will be repaired and ready for com mission within five months, unless concealed damage is discovered, the federal shipping board estimates to- day. They will add 535,722 tons to America's merchant marine. Many of the smaller ships can be made ready for service in less than four months.
 American ingenuity has triumph ed over German plotting. The miss ing parts of interned German mer- chant vessels, destroyed by their crews. with the declaration that re- pairs must be made in Germany" are already being constructed
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Mrs. Britton Receives One Install
 ment.

The first payment of S175, 900 on the St. Louis Nationals was made to Mrs Helene Britton the other day 't St. Louis. Subsequent pay ments to complete the s350 900 for which the club was sold will be made during the next three years.
 J. c. Jones. originator of the plan for organizing a popular com pany to buy the club. said that there are about 1,500 stockholders.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
BON ANITA IS IN A FILM

1t has just come to light that Jack Bonavita, who was recently killed by one of his own animals, had a part in tiit Graphic Features production oi ''The Woman and the Beast" The fact has not been advertised either in the press materials, posters or the film itself, because the Graphic organza- ton did not wish it to be thought tha, fl was using tragedy for effect. Bo- navta appears in the film in the scene of the battle between the man and beast doubling for Alphonse Ethier who, although nearly giant in stature would have had no chance with the animal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Vaughn Will Join Angels in South
 land

Bobby Vaughn, the Tacoma lad who belongs to the Los Angeles Club, but has thus far refused to report. has left Tacoma and will join the Angels in a day or two. Ritter Gardner, his second baseman. got peeved at 'bawl out" given him by Frank Chance and quit the club. Chance sent Vaughn a hurry up cal and Bobby hardened to his plea.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
MOVIE THEATRE ATTRACTIONS
GENERAL FiLMpOM NEWS

There will be one new progrom to- night at the movies. The Price of Fame" q Nitagraph feature with Mare McDermott and Naomi Childers will be at the Orpheum.
 Lionel Barrymore in "The Upheaval." continues tonight at the Coliseum, Charlie Chaplin in Easy Street." com ing tomorrow night.
 At the Palace Revelations and Cis- sy Fitzgerald will appear tonight for the last time.
 Blanche Sweet, Thomas MeiGhan and Theodore Roberts. the big three, will give "The Sowers.'' Russian play. for the final showings tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08

circle of directors and stars entitled to the distinction of being eligible for the assessment. while the heads of com panies would include such men as Adolf Zullor Jesse Lasky. Lewis J. Sleznick Carl Laemme William A. Brady Richard A Rowland, J. Stuart Blackton, John R. Freuler, S. $. Hutch inson and others.
 There will be no lodging the issue and the s100000 people will have to come up to the mark.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08

ject to at least the $40,ooo imposed is impressive. A cursory glance over the field places David Wark Griffith, Thonl- as H. Ince. Charlie Chaplin. Mary Pick ford Douglas Fairbanks. William $. Hart, Francis x, Eastman, Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, Mack Sennctt, Clara
 kimball Young, Geraldine Farrar and Anita Stewart well within the charmed
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
MISS RiSCaLE IS TAKING REST.

Bessie Barriscalc. who has been one of the most prominent actresses in Tri- angle pictures during the past two years. has arrived in New York. Miss Barriscalc's contract with the Triangle Company has expired, and her career on the screen will in future be identi- fled with other film interests still in the process of organization. Her visit to New York is in connection with sev- eral offers made to her to appear in important productions for distribution on a state rights basis
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Wilson Named New Manager at
 Stanford.

Paul k. (Skin) Wilson of Port land, four-time winner of the an- nual mile races against the Univer- sity of California, will be graduate manager of athletics of Leland Stanford University for the next two years. announced the student executive committee after meet ing. Wilson will succeed C. F.. Behrens. who was manager for three years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Bill Donovan Pleased with His Old
 Team.

Bill Donovan is satisfied that the team which held the lead through out July last season, though badly crippled early in the year. is good enough to make the fight this year, so he is practically standing pat
 The only change made to date was the substitution of Maisel for Ged- con at second base in the hope that Maisel's great base running skill
 might be utilized Every other DO
 sition in the Yankee lineup is filled by player who was a regular las
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
BROADWAY PLAYS 10 BE SCREENED.

George Broadhurst's popular and sue cessful play 'The Law of the Land" :" has been purchased by the Famous Players Film Company and work will begin at once upon an adaptation of the play for motion picture purposes It will be produced on the screen for Paramount with Pauline Frederick in the stellar role.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
SEE ENA OWEN IN O. HENRY TALE

The final scncs are being staged q t the Triangle studios of Madame Bo- Peepe a feature in which Seena Ow- en is starred The picture is a screen version of o. Henry's popular Madame Bo-Pecp of the Ranches" Miss Owen is supported in the principal leading roles by A. D. Sears and F. A, Turn CT.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Northwestern League
Les Darcy Is in Hospital; Bout Is
 Delayed.

Les Darcy, the Australian middle weight champion, is in St. Joseph s hospital at Memphis, suffering from rheumatism. As result of his illness, physicians say, he probably will be unable to meet Len Row lands May II. Darcy's affliction
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Tigers Need Pitchers.

If Jennings only had the pitch- ers,'' is heard whenever the pennant chances of the Detroit Tigers arc under discussion. Jennings has . great team except in pitching and this weakness may deprive the team of a pennant, as in other years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
Old Grid Coach Dies.

John F. Deland, who, as sen- for coach of Harvard College teams twenty years ago, originated the flying wedge" died at his home in Boston. He was 62 years old.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
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year. In fact only one player not with the Yankees last season has been added to the club this spring. and he is utility pitcher whose status is not positively settled as yet.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
NO STUDS, SPLASH!

LONDON. May 8.--George Hull, a street vendor of clipped potatoes, drowned himself in the Avon at Bathe because he could not obtain potatoes for his business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
DOUGLAS ORPHEUM HAS A NEW BILL.

Through the Wall" a Nitagraph pro duction with Nell Shipman, William 1 Duncan and George Holt, will be the
 | new offering tonight at the Douglas Or 1 pheum. This is a feature in six parts, all exciting as it tells the story of . master criminal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-08
National leauue

National League At New York ,, Philadelphia 1. At Boston r Brooklyn 0. At Chicago 1, Pittsburg 1. At Cincinnati with St. Louis Rain.