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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
PATRIOTIC SERVICES
AT LOCAL CHURCH
Harry H. Rogers Delivers
Thrilling Address and Ma
tional Airs Are Sung.

A patriotic address took the place
of the usual scriptural sermon, and
patriotic songs replaced the usual
hymns at the First Christian church
last night, when the Rev. W. Darby
vacated the pulpit for Harry IL.
Rogers who delivered the first of a
series of patriotic meetings to be held
Mt that church.
During the course of his address
Mr.. Rogers spoke OF the task which
was before America and the American
people in playing a free nations part
in the present war against Prussian-
ism and autocracy and declared that
Il was a righteous cause which had
prompted President Wilson TO cast the
lot of America on the side of the en-
tente allies for preservation of right
and freedom.
The speaker declared that as Amer
lea had led in religious freedom II
must lead in worlds freedom from
oppression and that the cause which
called for men today was as noble as
the cause which prompted the Puri-
tans to forslke their homes across the
seas and seek freedom In the worship
Of God In this new country.
The Rev j. w. Darby, in closing the
services, prayed for Americas success
In the war, and for the ever presence
Of Gods power on the side of the ma
tions who were waging the war tor
freedom and love of mankind. During
the services number OF patriotic
,Ongs were sung.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23

The spirit of Tulsa according TO
Line" Mcconnell, is the spirit of
ready and generous giving. At the IL
o'clock union service at the tabernacle
yesterday s4,1SO was collected in less
than twenty minutes.
When the number of calls for
charity and help are considered and
when account is taken of the dissipa-
tion of the public interest In these
strenuous and stirring times, this Is
one of the most remarkable responses
have ever experienced" said Nc
Connell.
There's going to be mighty little
pan passing in these meetings from
this time on. We've now got the ca
nine's tail amputated," he continued
in his humorous vernacular, "and the
hacking's going to stop pretty quick"
One $3.50 Donation.
One sum of $3.50 and eight 500 do
nations were subscribed The amounts
then graded downward until they
reached the vanishing point In the
widows willing mite. At the night
meeting couple OF hundred dollars
more was added. Doctor Mac an
nounced that number of merchants
who had supplied material for the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
ANOTHER SPANIEL TRIAL
Texan 10 BE Tried This Time for Kill
ing Colonel Butler.

COLEMAN, Texas, April 22.-iarry
j. Spaniel, charged with murder in
connection with the killing of Lieut..
Col. Malcolm G. Butler at Alpine,
Texas, last July is to be placed on
trial in district court tomorrow here.
A special venire of l0S men has been
summoned to appear for possible
jury service.
Spaniel was acquitted of killing his
wife, Crystal Holland Spaniel, after
trial at San Angelo, February 2. and
was released on $4,000 bond on the
charge of killing Colonel Butler.
Both Mrs. Spaniel and Colonel But
Ter were killed while riding with
Spaniel in Spanelrs automobile.
Spaniel testified at his previous trial
that the two were killed during a
quarrel in the automobile during
which Butler attacked him. Both he
and Butler fired shots, he testified.
but he denied killing his wife, saying
"if anybody killed her Butler did"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
TO PLEAD FOR MORE CROPS
Bankers, Lawyers and Business Men
10 Tour County.

DR.. C. T.. Earnhart, county farm
demonstrators and in charge OF tho
field work OF the local food conserva-
ton committees. announced yesterday
afternoon that schedule of meetings
had been arranged for at which local
business men will appear before the
farmers of this county and make a
plea for greater food crops.
These meetings. according to Doc
tor Earnhart, Will be held at o'clock
each evening in the following order:
At Bethel union schoolhouse, Mon
day night; Broken Arrow schoolhouse,
Tuesday night; BiXby schoolhouse,
Wednesday night; Skiatook. Thursday
night: jerks schoolhouse, Friday
night. A series of the same kind of
meetings will be held in all OF the
local grade schools during the week.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
ADVERTISE BIG WAR LOAN
Secretary of Treasury Plans Greatest
Campaign of Printers Ink Yet.

WASHINGTON. April ga ma
ton wide advertising campaign of ex-
traordinary proportions has been de
cided upon by Secretary McAdoo as
the most effective means of disposing
quickly Of the $4,000, 900, 900 bond is
sue soon to be offered to the public.
So many patriotic offers of aid have
poured into the treasury department
recently that practically every method
of publicity In the country will be at
the governments disposal without
charge, in helping to make the issue
a success.
Newspapers. magazines street car
advertisements even the billboards
soon may be proclaiming the issue in
big type and summoning every Amer
lean to do his duty to his country by
subscribing. large advertising agencies
have offered their services. free OF
cost, in writing the advertisements
and otherwise assisting in the cam
paign.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
PRESS SHIPS INTO SERVICE
All Coastwise Vessels Will BE Put to
Carrying Supplies.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Rail-
road and steamship line representa-
tives will confer here tomorrow with
the council of national defense on the
councils proposal to place coastwise
vessels in the transatlantic service. If
it is found ships can be taken from
the coastwse trade without a severe
disarrangement of rail schedules and
service, it is possible many will be put
to transporting supplies to the allies.
The government expects within n
short time to increase materially avail
able trans Atlantic tonnage by putting
on the damaged German and Austrian
ships, by completing many steel ves-
and by finishing the first ships of a
and by finishing the first ships of a
great fleet of wooden vessels to be
built The shipping board will call to
Washington within a few days steel
shipbuilders to take up the possibility
of increasing the output of steel build
ing shipyards.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
WILL CLOSE UP SHOP
TO DEFEAT STRIKERS
President of Oklahoma Iron
Works Declares He VIII
Not Meet the Demands.

The strike at the Oklahoma Iron
works. which began Friday when
about thirty workmen tossed their
aprons to the ground and struck for
nine hour day and ten-hour pay.
has reached a point, according to j.
W. Sloan. president of the company,
where 1t is the workmens move"
There will be no compromise, he
declares, and the company will make
no agreement with the men who have
gone out on strike. If necessary, he
declared last night, the plant would be
closed before the demands of tho
strikers would be met.
There are four organizations of
lworkmen employed in the plant
forgers structural ironworkers, mold
ers and blacksmiths, and while not all
of these crafts are represented in tho
strike, the remainder of the two hun
dred employees of the institution are
declared by labor leaders ready to
strike If the owners OF the concern de-
clare that their demands are not to be
granted
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
SPEED UP WORK ON VIADUCT
Street Cars Permitted TO Cross Third
Street Structure.

Work on the Third street viaduct is
being rushed to completion it was an
nounced by attaches of the street de-
partment and officials of the Tulsa
Street Railway company yesterday,
and within n short time this thorofare
will be open to all classes Of traffic.
The Third street viaduct has been
closed to automobile traffic and pc
destrians for the past several months
on account of its hazardous condition,
but for the past two weeks the street
railway company has been running
cars across, great part of the i'm
provement having been made previous
to this.
The thick oak base has been laid
over almost the entire Viaduct and
this will be topped with the regula-
ton city pavement within the next
two weeks. opening up this important
highway toward owen park from the
center of the business district.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
URGED TO AID PRESIDENT
Congress Receives Messages From De-
fcnsc Societies.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Telegrams
urging members of congress to give
their speedy and unqualified sup
port" to the administrations obliga-
tory military service bin were sent to
each senator and representative by
dele gates fro mten leading defense So
cieties of the nation which met here
tonight at the cali Of the National
Security league.
The organizations signing the tele-
grams were the national committee OF
patriotic and defense societies, Mill
tary Training Camps association of
the United States, American Rights
league. Aero club OF America, Naval
Training association of the United
States. National Security league.
Business Mems National Service
league. American Defense society,
mayors committee on national de-
fense and the conference committee
on national preparedness.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
NOTED SINGER HERE
FOR APOLLO RECITAL
A Feature of Musical Fete at
Convention Hall Will Be
Patriotic Songs.

Frances Ingram, the great Amcrl-
can contralto, who is to sing In Com
vention hall tonight In the final con-
cert of the Apollo clubs season Of
l9l6-l7, will without doubt be the
most enjoyable artist yet appearing
in Tulsa this season. Miss Ingram is
not only one of the best Carmens ap-
pcaring in grand opera, but a most
beautiful concert singer as well
Her program tonight consists Of
many of the most beautiful, tuneful
things so much enjoyed by the peo-
pie who love good wholesome music
as well as the more classic "By the
Waters of Minnetonka," the old
Scotch song "A Roaming" and the
old English song "Oh, Charlie. My
Darli-4" are but three of the beau
tiful OF the lighter class on her pro-
gram tonight.
Probably the most striking feature
of the concert tonight will be the sing
ing of The Star Spangled Banner"
by Miss Ingram and the club. If you
have never heard THIS most wonderful
song sung by a male chorus of trained
voices. then you have missed a mu-
steal treat. But when sung by such
chorus as the Apollo club. all red
blood Americans, assisted by red
blood American girl. such as Frances
Ingram and again, at such time
as this. you will doubly enjoy.
Miss Ingram will be entertained al
seVelsll functions during her stay IN
Tulsa. Mrs ID. c. Acosta entertains
with a luncheon in her honor Tues
day. The Apollo club entertains witt
a banquet In her honor Tuesday eve
ming. and the Rotary club will Civ
special program in her honor Wed
nesdaY noon. ON the latter occasion
w. II. Guiberson will be Rotarian
and promises to feature several of tn,
Rotary members In special stunts.
Miss Ingram arrived in Tulsa last
night from Chicago and is now at Ho.
tel Tulsa. where she will rest TO-DAY
after her tiresome Journey. She has
but recently returned from the Pa
cific coast, where she has appeared
I'm all the larger cNics in song recitals
meeting with unprecedented success.
Miss Ingram is OF charming personal
ity and is just plain Frances Ingram
when you meet her, but the embodi-
ment of all that is truly artistic mu-
sically
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
NO HOPE FOR BERNHARDT
'Diyine Sarah" Suffers Relapse and
End Believed Near.

NEW YORK, April 22. - Sarah
Bernhardt. after rallying from the ef-
fects ofrthe operation she underwent
last week. apparently has suffered n
relapse and is again in Il critical con-
dition, according to a somewhat cryp-
tic bulletin issued tonignt by her ply
sicians
Madame Bernhardt was moro Sc
riously III last night and most Of to-
day" tho bulletin said. This evening
she rallied There Is no temperature. !"
In response TO Il question as he was
leaving the hospital. one OF the four
doctors said THE case Is ho peless ="
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
HEARTY WELCOME |
GREETS BALFOUR|
British Foreign Minister
and Attaches Arrive
in Washington.
ARE CLOSELY GUARDED
Soldiers on Duty Around
House Where Commits
sion Will Stay.

WASHINGTON, April 22. - The
simple but heartfelt welcome to tho
British minister for foreign affairs.
Arthur j. Balfour and the other mem-
bers OF the British commission, who
came to Washington as Mr. BalfourI
himself expressed it. ito make co.
operation easy and effective between
those who are striving with all their
power to bring about "A lasting peace
by the only means that can secure It
namely. a successful war;
Washington. clad in the light green
foliage of the season, never looked
more beautiful than this afternoon
when the special train which had
brought the distinguished visitors,
drew into the union station. Every
where bunting flew in the light
breeze, mainly the American national
colors. The British union jack and the
French tricolor were in evidence in
many places.
Flags Only Decoration.
There were no other decorations
and even at the union station the only
touch OF color was lent by the three
large flags, the American, British and
French, which were hoisted on theI
three great masts adorning the plaza.
Nor was there any music to greet theI
visitors, the original plan includngv
the presence OF the marine band hav-
ing been amended 10 conform to theI
views expressed by President WilsonI
and Secretary Lansing that this was al
grave and serious event in American|
history and not to be lightly treated
4 l... .l..I Il s....
affair
On the plaza five thousand people
waited for a glimpse OF the nations
guests, restrained at a proper distance
by hundreds of policemen and by two
troops of the Second cavalry from
Fort Meyer.
Arrived at ; O'clock.
Within the station, lines hnd been
| drawn separating the travelling public
| from the space at the eastern end Of
the concourse across which the visit
| ing party was to pass on the way from
the trainshed to the presidents room.
Two score newspapcrmen standing to|
the east of the cOncourSe were thel
only unofficial persons permitted in|
this section of the station. Detectives|
swarmed everywhere thru the crowds|
and at various angles where any dan-|
Ser might lurk. Altogether the pre-
cautions taken to insure the safety of
the nations visitors exceeded anything
ever Known in the history OF the dis
trict
Exactly at 3 o'clock the train drew
into the station. Aside from the
guards only "A very few persons had
been permitted to enter the trainshed. |
These included Secretary Lansing.
Frank L. Polk, counselor of the state
department.; william Phillips, assist |
ant secretary of state Hugh Gibson,
secretary of the American legation at |
Brussels, who distinguished himself
by his extraordinary efforts to save
the life of Edith Cavell, and several I
other state department officials.
Met by Lansing.
Representing the British govern
meDt were Sir Cecil SpringRice. the
British ambassador: Collville Barclay, =
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
DEBATE OPENS ON
, ,'!,ss! ADA1y BILL TODAY
War Measure Will Have Right
of Way Over All Other
Matters in Congress.
C0NSCRlPTlON IS FAVORED
Administration Leaders Claim
Enough Votes to Override
the Volunteer Plan.

WASHINGTON, April 22.--The ad-
ministralion's war army will be under
dthatc IN both houses of congress to-
morrow with right of way over all
other legislation until passed
Interest ccnters upon the house,
where there is to be a great fight be-
tween spokesmcn for President Will
son and the majority OF the military
committee over the sclectiVc draft
plan A vote may be reached Wednes-
day. In the senate debate began yes
terday and probably will continue for
several days. but II is regarded as a
iorgono conclusion that the measure
Will be passed by substantial ma
jorlty.
Would Call 100000 Men.
Chairman Dent of the house mill
tary committee and nine other com
mitteemcn will make the fight for the
bill as reported by them, which pro-
poses that the army shall be raised by
calls for volunteers In inCrements OF
500. 900 and that the draft shall be
resorted To only unless and until that
system has failed.
Despite the opposition of Chairman
Dent, administration supporters main
tanned tonight they would override his
volunteer plan by from 20 to 25 votes
at the very least.
Particular interest attaches to the
debate because Representative Kahn,
II Republican born in Germany. will
present the administration views Rep
resentative Kahn has been in accord
with most Of the governments pre-
paredness plans.
1S Hours of Discussion.
Under an agreement between the
leaders discussion will start as early
as possible tomorrow and Is hours
general debate will follow and that
time. with added debate under the
iiNe-minute rule, probably will bring
the measure to Il vote some time
Wednesday,
Representative Dent will make the
opening statement and Representa-
tive Kahn will follow, offering the
original provisions of the administra-
ton bill as a substitute for the COM
mittee's amendments.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
CITY IS ALIVE WITH
RATS, SAY OFFICIALS
Important Part of Cleanup
Campaign Overlooked, AS
serts Doctor Hawley.

The second week of Tulsa's cleanup
campaign has closed and officials in
the city health and street departments
declare that the success of the project
is assured. They say that at least so
per cent of the population had re-
sponded to the mayors proclamation
and have co-operated with the various
departments in cleaning up the resi-
city. More than twenty-five tons of
refuse and garbage have been re-
moved by wagons furnished by Com
missioner A. ID. Walker of the public
property department
DR.. 5. DeZell Hawley, city superin-
tendent of health. announced yester-
day that the matter of ridding the city
Of rodents is being neglected.
Killed by Autos.
Nightly thousands of rats are TO be
seen crossing the streets of the city
in the light of the automobile glows.
Every morning the street cleaners
gather up scores Of rats which have
been killed at night by automobiles.
This would indicate that the city is
overrun with these animals, and Doc
tor Hawley declared yesterday that
their presence in any block did not
speak well for sanitary conditions
there.
Unless the property owners and
tenants pay more attention to the
Of rats from their prem
ises we may expect to encounter Sc
rious epidemic of disease which is
easily transmitted by rats" he said.
open garbage cans and-piaces of ref
uge for rats attract the animals, and
If these cans are kept closed and traps
are set at the mouth of holes Tulsa
can wage a successful war against
rats and disease This should be as
much a part of the cleanup campaign
as the matter of getting rid of the
refuse and rubbish on the premises"
Doctor Hawloy advises the liberal
use of traps.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
ALL PARIS BOWS
TO "0LD GLORY"
Twenty Cannon Salute When
Stars and Stripes Are Un-
furled With Tricolor.
MARKS UNITED STATES DAY.
Americans Participate and
Address Is Delivered by
Ambassador Sharp.

PARIS, April 22-The stars and
stripes were flung to the breeze from
Eiffel tower at . o'clock this after
noon and saluted by twenty guns. This
marked the opening of the ceremonies
of United States day" in Paris.
The French tricolor and the star
spangled banner were at the same
hour unfurled together from the resi-
dence of William G. Sharp, the Amer
lean ambassador, from the American
embassy from the city hall and from
other municipal government buildings
American Flags In Demand.
over all the capital, street venders
did thriving trade in the colors Of
both allies, while forty thousand
American flags handed out gratis by
the committee were waved by the
people who thronged the vicinity in
manifestations.
Jules Cambon, general secretary Of
the ministry of foreign affairs; Gen
eral Dubail, military governor Of
Paris, the members of the committee
and other officials were received at
1880 o'clock by Ambassador Sharp at
his residence, whence they proceeded
to the Place dIena, where n bronze
palm was deposited at the foot of the
equestrian statue of Washington.
While cannon doomed in honor of
the American colors floating and
American flags. the Star Spangled
Banner" was sung by Mile. Nina May
of the Opera Comiue and the Mar
seillaise" by elan Note.
Members of the American Lafayette
flying corps, n delegation from the
American ambulance at Neuilly and
the American field ambulances, with
large representation from the Asso-
citation of Veterans of the Marne,
were the guard of honor before the
Lafayette statue at the Tuiieries
gardens whore the official procession
halted to deposit bronze palm.
Sharp Speaks for U. S.
Ambassador Sharp and his escort
were received at o'clock at the city
hall by the members of the municipal
council and other distinguished per-
sons. Ambassador Sharp spoke briefly,
acknowledging the honors paid to the
United States by the people of Paris.
The speech was greeted with great
applause, particularly when address,
ing the people of Paris. He said
Citizens of Paris. May | say to
you on this holy day you have with
such fine sentiment set apart to honor
my country that America remains no
lor/er <)nten. to express to France
merely her sympathy. In cause
which she believes, as verify as you
believe, to be sacred one, she will
consecrate all her power and the blood
of her patriotic sons if necessary to
achieve a victory that shall for all
time to come insure the domination of
right over wrong, freedom over op
preston and the blessings of peace
over the brutality of war"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
SHRlNERS TO TABOO FU',
War With Germany Puts an End to
plans for Big Time ut Minnc-
apOlis Meet.

ST. LOUIS. April 22.-Cancellation
of fun and frolic and elimination of all
social features of the 1917 session Of
the imperial council OF the Ancient
Arabic order Mobiles OF the Mystic
Shrine for North America, to be held
in Minneapolis June 26. q and 2S,
were determined upon today by Henry
+. Niedringhaus of st. Louis imperial
potentate, who met with delegations
from other cities In a conference here.
The <cislon was made because of the
state of war with Germany. The am
nouncement will be issued under date
of April 23
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
LOGAN BILLINGSLEY
SAWS PRISON BARS
AND MAKES ESCAPE

SEATTLE. Wash. April 22.-
Logan Billingslcy, under sentence
of - months imprisonment in
federal penitentiary for conspira-
cy To violate the federal laws by
importing alcoholic liquor into
the state Of Washington and the
principal witness for the state in
the recent whiskey graf. trial
here. sawed his way to freedom
from the immigration detention
station where he has been held
since he received his sentence
last Thursday, some time be-
tween midnight last night and
$50 this morning No trace of
him has been found.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-23
HOLD OUT A LITTLE
LONGER GERMANY'S
APPEAL TO PEOPLE

AMSTERDAM (via London), April
22.-An appeal to the German people
not to give in for the sake OF "A mouth
full of bread. but ito hold out only a
little longer is printed in the Nord
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
america found out" says the
statement, that England will be
beaten and she entered the war to
save what she could of the money put
into the munition business. Shall we
let America reap the profits? Set
your teeth and it will soon be over
Remember all is at stake"