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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08

questns them to notify you immedi-
ately about how many men in their
employ they could spare for period
OF two or three weeks. to help har-
Nest the wheat crop. Most of the en-
ployers with whom we have talked in
oFl1homa city have agreed that they
nave some men who could be let Oft
from two to three weeks in case of an
emergency No doubt there are hun
dreds of men who can be enlisted i'm
this manner. In all cities where we
have no office | am asking the COM
mercial organizati, TO take this CEN
sus, so that we may have reserve list
70 call upon the minute the shortage
becomes acute"
The free employment bureaus have
already this year placed as many men
az they did IN 1915. Not less than
5000 persons will be furnished em-
rloNment this year, il is estimated,
independent OF the harvest season.
The Tulsa office last month placed
almost as many men as the rest of
the state combined. 1t has always led
the other offices of the state.
Governor Can't See II.
Governor Williams vetoed bill Civ
nG the local office a larger appropri-
alton for salary ana expenses How
ever, the people of Tulsa appreciate
the work that is being lone and the
city administration has proposed to
give him free quarters in the new
city hail providing he will give part
of his time to the free legal aid bu-
reau that city Attorney John B. Me
serve proposes 10 establish
81 am glad the people of Tulsa are
showing a desire 20 give you tho sal
ary you deserve, even II the state
does not" said Commissioner Ashton
in recent ,etter to Easterly. Il shall
be glad to go over the matter with
the city officials there on my next
visit to Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
Census to BE Made.

A radical method Of securing hands
to harvest the crops is suggested by
Mr.. Ashton, as follows
You are further instructed to i'm
mediately get in touch with the large
employers Of labor in your city 10y
telephone or letter as YOU see fit. re-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
l400 MILES OF PUBLIC
ROAD IN TULSA COUNTY
About 166 Miles Designated as
State Highways; Hard
Surface Work Done.

According to statistics given out
yesterday by y. +. lleuslcy in charre
Of The puhlIc hureAu ~ Tho static hgh-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
IDEAL PLACE FOR HOSPITAL
Thousands OF Workers in Risky Oc-
cupatiOns Call for Closer Help.

Special to The World
MIAMI, Okla. May II. f. Rob
inson OF the Miami Business Mems
league and leading mine owner of the
Miami district, Is authority for tho
statement that Miami will most likely
soon have n modern, first class hos
pital located here. With the mining
district on three sides of Miami, with
some ten thousand miners working
daily in dangerous occupations, Miami
would be an ideal location for a hos
pital. AS II Is now, accidents happen
daily somewhere in the district ana
these men are now sent TO Joplin or
some other point outside the state.
Miami Business Mems league is now
working on q plan and taking the
matter up with experienced parties
and will most likely within many
weeks have the nucleus of a large
modern hospital started In Miami
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08

way department. Tulsa county has
l,4OO miles of public roads and of thi.
amount 1876 miles have been designat-
ed as state highways. About one-half
of this mileage is In dragable shape.
Upwards Of y miles Of hard sur
face roads have been constructed.
What we need" said Mr. Hcnsley,
"is greater mileage Of hard surface
roads radiating In every direction from
Tulsa"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
LABOR SHORTAGE
BECOMING ACUTE
Free Employment Bureaus
Call on Office Men to
Enroll for Harvest.
STATE OFFICIAL IS ACTIVE
Labor Commissioner Urges
Local Man to Make Census
of Available Hands.

A serious labor shortage confronts
Oklahoma, and at time when har-
vest hands are usually signing up for
the summers work in great numbers,
according to adviccs received ycster-
day by Dave Easterly, manager of the
state free employment bureau here,
from W. q. Ashton, state labor com
missioner.
Gradually the shortage of labor is
being felt in all parts OF the state"
says Mr.. Ashton in his letter, "and
we need closer cooperation between
the four free employment bureaus"
Starting this week a special cam
paiSn is being waged in the smaller
towns with a view to signing up men
who can be used in the larger COM
munitiCS
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
rNRKu1LL SENDS TEN RECRUITS
Mechanics. Farmers and Clerks Are
All Represented In Squad.

TAIlLEQUAH, okla, May e. Ton
young men of Parkhil ami vicinity
expect % go to Muskogco this week
for service i'm the army Among tho
ten are clerks. farmers and mcchan-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08
NoW you must order or you
Never can get it

1t is too late noW-the sale is too nearly
ouer-for you to Yrite for information about
this wonderful work. Because-the last pro-
durable set wiN be sold before you could get
our Britannica booklet, read it, make up your
mind about buying and get your order back
to
Ruf-vou. too. can learn If the Britannia
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-08

Last June, when we had to advance the price
of the Handy Volume" Britannica few
dollars, oUer II, 900 orders came in after
the last day of the lou price.
We warn you nOW-He remaining sets
OfHe "Handy Volume " Britannica, printed
on this wonderfully thin, Opaque India paper,
that makes each volume only I inch thick,
will be exhausted in less than three weeks.
Tens ofthousands of people have written for and
received our descriptive book that tells all about the
Britannica. They are making up their minds and
ordering at the rate of more than 1000 week.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

were Reps. Anderson. Cowan. Cul-
yer. Daprato. Dfehl. Eaton. Farrier.
sheridan Ford. Harris. Messenger
Hopkins. Houghton. Jones. kistler.
i>cmire. NJ ore. Nelson. OBrien.
ormsbee. Peterson. Thos. Read. n.
l.. Schmidt. NJ H. smith. 5. J.
smith. Stevenson Taube. Upham.
Welsh, Woodruff. and Young.
The IS others who voted against
tabllng the resolution. along with
the above 80. but who voted against
the passage OF the resolution itself
on the ground that II hit the com
mittee too hard. were Reps Chew.
Deuel.. Edwards. Ewing. Fox. Gay.
Dc. Gettei. Green. Griggs, Hall.
Leighton. Leveque. Newkirk. ON
sted. Quintet. Toepel. Ward. and
weissert.
Rep Macarthur. who had stated
II his address 70 the house that he
was in a peculiar position as a bone
dry who wanted action. and also n
member OF the committee under
ere. did not vote on the tablfng mo-
ton or on the resolution. but after
he latter roll call his vote was do.
minded Then he cast IL against
he resolution.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
PLENTY OF COAL
FOR SCHOOLS
Fuel Crisis Is Past; Orders
For Coke Dwindle In
Mayors Office

Arrival OF four carloads OF coal
at the Grand Trunk team tracks and
the advent OF a spell OF warm wealth
er both contributed Friday 10 solu.
ton OF the board OF educauon's sus,
problem.
With warmer weather stiil IN pros
pecf. the school board believes that
lis coal troubles are a. an end
During the last three dA!s Tie
toard has received sir csr'oacs. and
was notified Friday morning hat The
Drroit, Toledo a ironton railroad
had switched four carioads 70 the
tracks OF the Grand Trunk. which
would be accessible Saturday aorn
ing
George walters. secretary 4 the
police department. who Is banding
the coal situation for the mayors Of
fee. said thai there had ben a ma
ieriRi reduction in tn nunber OF
requests for fuel or The ..Cr0 ton
of coke that was placed A. The 5ls
posal Of the mayors once by the
Detroit City Gas conpang. 90 der
have been issued :rom TIE mayors
Office for an amount only slightly
more than 100 tons. Dealers .ave
improved their service 20 their es-s
toners during The last fee days
and city oncials now regard the
crisis az having passed
Secretary Walters. who has been
keeping close tab on coal matters
for the last week. says that many n
the dealers have had supplies % coal
on hand. even during the dafs Vnen
the shortage seemed 20 be thr great.
est. bar that they oyerestimated the
dearth Of fuel Many coal supply
firms 10 says. were somewhat ap-
palied az tho many cases where eosl
could not be obtained. and held on
20 the supplies they bad on land
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

committee or the drafting OF oil
by The encouragement lie denied.
therefore. that anything vas beng
sprung In wiley's absence.
And I'm just a. good Dry N
Grant Hudson. or this legal giant
OF the AnttSRloon league. Mr. Raw.
den. be concluded.
Rep Sheridan Ford. OF Detroit.
said that the resolution was not
aimed at the ,lte being taken BY
the committee T. considering the
dry bills. but al the subcommittee
and It's April vote proposal. The
latter was weak. inarm and spine
less be declared. and passed the
buck" 10 the voters Of Michigan.
hereby sinking their own duty
Rep Macarthur declared that he
resented the charge that bone-drys
bad been lied on" by the vets. and
declared that he had been ID BY
the liquor committee. OF which he
q men Der. that no bone dry bill
ould pass the committee
Rep, Hulse declared that some OF
he best peop'e IN bis church IN ~
'ahns are opposed to be1edry
Iaw.
Rep James n Jerome %
tro.t. sad did not 70
The l!euo- nmittee OF Z
station and did not eN So
1hl 20. brt vas opposed 70 ela.
pirE the committee and could se-
no good n doing so.
O'her members statsd b,ue-dry
views. but opposition 10 hltiln- al
the committee "a "a as the reso-
luton did. and ana'iy Rep Clasp
moved the previous question Rep
Sam Crawford Of Ypsilenii. moved
FOR an adjournment This was dc
feated and Glaspies motion Wa
adopted. stopping debate Roll.
cali was had then and the resolu-
tlcn vas defeated. 30 yes 70 50 no
Those voting FOR the resolution
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
Contractor Shot to
Death In Street

Joseph II Tinalli. building con
tractor OF No. SGT Hamilton-ave
St Clair Heights. IS the latest vie.
tim OF Italian gunner.
Twelve bullets were ared into his
body al o'clock Thursday night.
as he was walking on Rivard-si..
between Fort and Congresssts. Two
men fred the shots. and tho scores
OF persons were In IRE immediate
neighborhood, the ssssssins disap-
feared IN an alley and escaped IN
Identified
The police have arrested Charles
Ragonna. Of No. ST. IL Fort-st.
east. In connection with the slay.
ing RAgonna. according TO the po-
lice. has been accompanying Tanaili
sor about a week while the latter
was making a vain effort 10 collect
outstanding bills so that be might
pay his own debts.
The suspect In the case is a
brother OF Aloer Ragonna. OF No
50 Sherman-st. Who Is awaiting
trial On the charge Of shooting 20
death " n. Clark. an employe ~
the Canadian Ford company II
aalli IL believed 10 have prom
lsed the RaEonnas enough money
20 carry thru the legal def"n-e %
the man charged with clark's death
Several letters found on the per
scn Of the contractor are demands
Tor payment OF bills One f. from
notorious Italian money lender a
SegTess whose name is with ED by
the police. r. said 20 have seen the
slayers as they darted into the al
ley For fear that the Italian gun
men NAV learn her identity and
seal her lips with threats Of death.
her name "a not b<inE made public.
Tinalli was ~ years old, and came
TO Detroit from Brooklyn about two
years ago
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
DEPUTY STIERIFFS
GET NEW BADGES

sheriff Stems force OF dep4Le
r'da5 received the new badges that
all suppiani The Insignia disirib Ited
s ern oakman The badge are
different shape from the old onss
The sheriff declares that any old ap
pointees who persist in using the
nuiworn badges will De dealt with
promptly. II u declared that IN
such cases II Is possible 20 prefer
charges for imporsonating ar oficer
Altho there were many special dep
uties under sheriff Oakman's admin
tstration. Sheriff Stein has sworn In
only a limited number In the ma
pority Of cases be has required
bonds Of $4,000. Most OF the special
deputies are watehmen or employees
Of plants whose duties require the
exercise OF authority.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
Indian olsn., Skeleton.

OAK AND. Cal Feb ga skel.
ton believed 20 be that OF an In
tlan chief. was discovered By work
ugmen engaged in digging gravel
n he Frank Wallace ranch. a mae
ard a half west % San Le1ndro
The bone have been taken N
charge by Deputy Coroner Roosrt
Morgan. who declares that from tho
sire OF the thigh bone Il f. evident
that the skeleton Is that OF nan
az least eight feet tall The skeic
ton is to be sent 10 the anthropo.
logical department OF the Univer-
sity OF California
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

OF all their faculties. stIl. some of
the superiors In the department in
sisted that the trio should be held.
and that investigs ton should be d.
rected with a view 20 getting evil
.denee against them.
Detectives Work elindiy
As the case now stands the detec-
tives admit they have no clue on
which they can work. All they can
do is strike out blindly In the hope
OF nnding q new lead This case 10
not unlike the staying Of Patrolman
Edward Mclaughlin near Cass park
last December Arrests were made.
some progress was reported. and AZ
ter n week little more Was heard
about the case. No one II now held
for taking the life OF this nan. who
died while serving the city ~ . pro
feetor OF life and property.
Only two weeks ago two young
men entered the shoe store OF lsa-
dore Meisner. No. 1870 Michigan
ave. st 10 O'Clock In the morning.
and beat him 10 death with q ham
mer Altho Michigan-sve. was busy
AZ that hour and several persons
saw the two men enter the store
and leave II after Staying the pro
prietor. they are still AZ liberty
A woman Who kept q shop NEXT
door saw the men and furnished the
police with q detailed description OF
the two men. The men pretended
they wanted 20 buy shoes and one
OF them started TO try on n pair
SO ief' hurried'y wearing one bisck
M one tan shoe
Policemen who arrived on the
scene immediately after 'he crime
was committed. PROGRESSED to be Ger
tain they knew the two men as
OF . gang OF crooks oper-
sttng In the neighborhood. with
AL the information available. much
more than Il usually available. the
police have been unable 10 get any
trace OF the slayers.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
COMMISSION
CANNOT ALTER
LIBRARY PLANS

Modification OF the present plans
and specifications for the new pub
Tic library would be Illegal. as well
as unjust 10 those who have sub
mitted proposals for bids. IN The
opinion OF Thomas p Penniman as-
sistant corporation counsel. gwen at
the request OF the library commits
sion. Members OF the CON lssiou
lad considered modification OF the
plans 40 that the amount now on
hand would cover the cost Without
recourse 10 further bonding
measures Mr. Penniman says hat
the proposals were submitted IN nc.
cordsnce with drawings and sp4cin.
cations. and that a change IN the
plans would prevent fair cofnpe,i.
ton
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
POLICE CAN'T
CHECK WAVE
OF CRIME HERE

by arresting and fastening the guilt
On any one man or set OF men
One suspect is held in connection
with the staying % Tinaln, but 4, IL
admitted that there Is no conclusive
evidence against him thus far. M
nerous arrests have been made in
these Italisn~cases. but the suspects
enc after another. have been releas-
cd. oficers have failed 20 break the
fearsome silence that pervades De
froif's Italian colony after each
crime The fact that there are a
Few Italian detectives and patrol.
men IN the department has not
seeraed 70 produce desired results.
The resth List
Following II the list OF Italian
who have been shot down in Detroit
streets since Jan 7:
Jan :. Giuseppe Caiandrino. ad
dress unknown Jan. II, John Rem
pece No. 30 Russellst. Jan. Il.
Carmino Costa, No. 2s4 nlinoisst.
Jan p. Vital Llcaio. No iss Russell
81; Jan. 30. Sam Lar-a. address
unknown Feb q. Joseph Tinalli.
No sg7 Hamilton-ave.
Little or no progress has been
made In running down the men who
took the life % Patrolman Schmidt
The three men arrested were An.
thony Chudzek. Tony Kaufman and
Frank Baron. % 40. i22 Ronkel-st.
Chudzek II IN the receiving hospital.
re lost his mind Thursday morning
after being held for two days and
being severely grIlied By orrcers.
The other two have been released.
Older offieerr working on this case
had little faith in their chances OF
working ND evidence against the
trio The suspects were 30 drunk
on rho morning ~ their arrest that
they could tel little ~ their where.
sbouts Al circumstances surround.
INK The shooting of Schmidt Indicate
that the crime was perpetrated by
cool-headed gAugyters IN possession
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

measures are being taken by city
onicia's and charitable institutions,
Rabbits and nsh. connscated b.
game werdsns. are being distribut-
ed amcng the needy.
The reports Of relief. workers.
gathered together last night and
'oday show that Chicagos poor are
'aclng one OF the most critical food
snires IN the eity's history The
'ood scarcity IN ifseli. is not so evi.
lent. but erorbitant prices make Il
practically prohibiiive.
u visited eirht> families" one re
port reads They are living on
oatmeal alone This forms break.
fast dinner and supper Sugar and
milk Is unknown"
Mother OF family Of three lives
on two bananas per day" READS an
other report
Rice. oatmeal and beans are the
chief articles OF diet Of the poor
Many families have not tasted sugar
OF milk FOR weeks. Scores OF cases
OF malnutritlon have been reported
90 city hospitals.
Today the Chicago grain market.
the greatest In the world. practical
~ suspended. owing 10 the ran-
roads inability 70 move grain.
Grain operators and elevator men.
at a conference. urEed The govern
ment seizure OF trunk lines until
the present crisis IL broken.
Three OF Chlcago's largest grain
rssrs among them the Corn Pro
Res7 N COZ fsny. thr. %
close thets doors for lack = raw
Two large mills a. Gary.
Ind. are running on a tvo-dsy sup
ply. Elevators have padlocked their
doors.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
CONGRESSES
SWAMPED
BY BUSINESS.
',lany Bills Will Be
Lost In Whirlwind
Finish
ONLY MOST URGENT
WILL BE PASSED
Many Huge Budget
Measures Yet To Be
Enacted

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s-with
the legislative channels congesteo
TO choking Il became apparent to-
day that despite night sessions and
frantic speed-up measures. q form
idAble group % important bills and
resolutions VII b. lost IN TN
shuttle prior 10 adjournment of con
gress March 4.
Time only now remains for rush
ing thru the most imperative ap-
preparations for the n aiming en-
penses OF government. and a linn
tied number Of measures which the
Administration deems absolutely es-
ssntial
Among The more important meas
gres which seem certain OF failure
are
Universal military training. rati
hcstion CO the Colombian treaty;
woman suffrage constitutional
amendment national prohibition
constitutional amendment. food
control legislation. water power
bills: naval oil lands. bin urged b.
the navy department TO insure an
adequate supply % oil for the new
oil burning baftleships: conarms-
tion OF Dr. Cary Grayson. President
Wilson's personal physician. as rear.
admiral. rivers and harhors bill.
attacked a., pork" Ga substitute
bin practically having the original
appropriation. probably viii be
rushed thru: Owen resolution. de
privlnE the supreme court OF power
10 declare legislation unconstItution-
al. Bor4h resolution. rezrrming the
Monroe doctrine: and the nsh hatch
cries bnl. providing hatcher4es in
California. Maryland or Virginia.
oregon CT Washington: Texas. Ok.
lAhcma. Illinois. Washington. Art.
roma. New Mexico Michigan. Idaho.
Missouri. Pennsylvania. Delaware or
New Jersey and Minnesota
A number OF resolutions bearing
ol the International situation ap-
pea 20 have been consigned per
0slentiy 20 the "stygtan depths
,cmmii'ee Among these. LAFol-
le;te's resolution against the arm
NJ o. United States merchan tnen
n time OF peace. the Salisbury res
oluti1ns opening Cnited States
ports TO Allied wsrships: the Cam-
m'ns amendment for senate couaid-
Grafton % the presidents lnterna.
tional stand and Others
IN the 10 remaining legislative
days the following appropriation
bills, according 10 present schedule.
WI be rushed thru unl@ss unex-
pected opposition develops. necersi.
tasing a compromise or abandon
mont Army. navy. sundry civil.
Indian legislative, executive and
judicial pension and military aead.
envy. agricultural. District OF Colunn-
bla Danish West indies. Porto Rico
and poetofrce
The administratlon's $3.50 900 900
revenue bill Will go thru.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23

HoUGHTON. MINI. Feb. a.
Carl Hariu. who was buried In
ecal pocket containing soft coal TN
other day for more than an hour
was discovered when q Iocoulotiv|
stopped TO coal and Hariu wal
dumped into the tender OF the eu
me. He was unconscious vhe|
? ind. but doctors say be viii I'd
vcr Hlrju was buried by mi
y when. o. work dumping COZ
r. into the pocket at Mill Mini
Junction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
Bandit Holds Up
Creamery Cashier

Standing IN the doorway y the
well lighted Offices OF The Detroit
Creamery company. cass and Grand
River'ayes. bandit leselled a re-
rolver at Charles wilke. ire assist
ant cashier. and forced him 70 ring
over SOL from the cash reg ster.
al ll.3O o'clock. THURSDAY nigat.
The police declare a look out FOR
the robber had been watching me
once for several hours The ron
berry occurred few moments after
the night Waterman. Fred Linsen
had left the ofics for another part Of
the plant
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
STR. ORLEANS
NEARING PORT
American Freighter Which
Braved Blockade Is Expect
ed In Bordeaux

NEW YORK. Feb. 23-Th@
freighter Orleans. one Of the FRS;
American ships 10 defy Germauy's
submarine order. f. expected %
reach Bordeaux tonight or tomorrow
Word received Al the cIces CT the
Oriental Navigation COMPANY. own.
en- OF the ship today convinced the
LtHcials that she has made her vov.
age In safety
Alberto ooceros. naraging direct
or Of The line In Paris. eabled ?resl-
lent rhilip ie Rode be was leaving
Paris for Bordeaux &c greet the o.
leans
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
Food Prices Are
Still Soaring

CHICAGO. Feb. 23.--Food prices
continued their upward trend today.
Prices which yesterday were con.
s1dered prohibitive. AZ the opening
- Ne inarkets today. showed no In
d)csttoa Of declining or even stop
pine In their skyrocketins
Conditions In the crowded iene.
meot districts and among the poor.
- class~s. described az serious for
IN oast week, are regarded AZ crit.
teoA Charitable organizations re.
~ pcut> suffering Urgent relief
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-23
TRIES TO STEAL
PARCEL POST
PACKAGE; CAUGHT

Caught in the act Of stealing a
parcel post package valued M so
70 s15 from a baggage truck al the
Grand Trunk depot. Friday morning,
Dan Sinpson VAS arrested b. Pa
troiman Paselk Simpson wa in,,le
distely TUNED oyor 20 the postal 10.
ihoritiss md questioned by Posts
once Inspector z. Y. Fraser. &c will
BE- arrsigned before United states
Commissioner Hurd ssiurdAs. charg.
ed With the theft ~ United STATES
mall mater