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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-06
TROOPS AND RAIN
PUT DOWN MUT|NY
One Killed, Eight Injured in
Riots at Joliet Peni-
tentiary.

JOLIET, ILL.,, June 5.-After one
yerely injured and several others hurt
today during three riotous outbreaks
at the state prison by thousand con-
Victs who objected to new rules en-
forced by Warden Bowen. a rain
storm drove the last two hundred or
the mutineers to the cellhouse, altho
they had stubbornly refused to re-
treat before the bayoncts of national
guardsmen who quelled the out
break.
Fires, set within the prison build
ings. destroyed the prison yard office
tuildins, the curio room, the office
building and portions of the chapel,
the foundry oil house, the lumber
store bulldlrg, rattan shop and a
chair shop, entailins Il total loss OF
100000.
rhe causualties:
DON FLAHERTY. life-term convict
from Chicago; died of injuries sus-
tanned in jumping from burning II
hrary.
Peter Waters, prison guard: eys
put out with brick thrown by rioters.
William HAYWOOD, guard; hit by
ricochetting bullet.
Michael O'Connell, life-term con-
vict; probably fatally injured by
jumping from library window
Walter Weed, convict; injured In
jumping from burning building.
Walter O'Bricn, formerly Chicago
police sergeant; hurt in jumping from
huilding.
James Williams, convict; stabbed
by rioters while fighting fire.
John Murphy, life convict, SAID 70
he a leader Of the riot; skull frac-
tured, probably fatally. by guard with
dubbed rifle.
Three Riots During Dav.
There We're three riots during tho
day and The disorder was almost CON
tinuous All offenders are locked in
cells tonight ami Warden Bowen said
tho strictest discipline would be on
forced until the unruly spirit had
been smothered.
The first trouble came at break
fast wher nine hunred convicts mu-
tinted over an order by Warden
Bowen that hereafter prisoners
should not receive visitors except rel
atives. The men began throwing the
tableware about the room, breaking
furniture and Crivlng the guards 20
cover.
Fire Fighters RcDulScd.
The chair factory was fired about
three hours later, The prison rlre
department was driven back by the
cOnvicts when an attempt was made
to extinguish the blaze.
BY free use Of the fire hose the re-
VOTERS were driven back hnd the
flames put out.
The muttcrings OF only partly
cowed convicts caused the. warden
tC ask for state troops. The militia
men in Joliet are in federal service
and an order had to be obtained from
army headquarters In Chicago, by
the time the soldiers arrived. fires
We're set In several places and IL
looked for a time as IL the prison
would be burned to the ground
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-06
One Hundred Clerks Used.

All day long the municipal conscrip-
ton board commandeered the services
of men of clerical turn, getting them
out of banks, in offices and on the
streets AS fast as they were sworn
in they were put to work assisting
CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-06

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-06
THE WEATHER

TULSA, June 5.-MaXimum &c,
minimum 63 south winds and cloudy,
precipitation SO inch.
OKLAHOMA Wednes
day fair. cooler; Thursday fair
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RAILROAD PROBLEM
 WILL BE SOLVED SOON
PRESIDENT IS STILL SILENT ON WHAT POLICY HE WILL PUR- SUE. BUT ANNOUNCEMENT
 LOOKED FOR MONDAY

Washington. Dec. 14.-Without any reason for it apparent on the surface the impression grew today that Presi- dent Wilson will settle the question of how the government is to deal with the railroad problem about Monday
 The president is still deliberating over the various proposals that has been put to government opera ton or suspension of anti pooling laws. alternatives of the interstate commerce commission, the plan for naming a federal administrator to superintend operations by the present management and the proposal of the railroads that they themselves handle the proposition.
 In considering the appointment of 6 federal director 1t is understood the president is concerned chiefly witt the question of what man it should be. Several names already have beer discussed at the capitol and in rail road circles without, however, any in ! dication that the president actually i preparing to select one of them Firs on the list has been Secretary Lane
 whose knowledge of railroad question
 on the interstate commerce commis 1 sion. Associate Justice Brandeis o the supreme court has been mentionet
 and the visit of former Justice
 Charles F. Hughes % the white hous
 a few days ago, added him to tn, group Today the name of Secretar. 1 McAdoo was brought out and thu president was said to be weighing the question whether the head of tn, treasury department could be spared | from the tremendous task of handling the nations war financing
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Clerk of Reyes
 Bought Murder Weapon
Boston Police Inspector Unhesitat- ingly Identifies Man Who
 Made Purchase.

Dedham, Mass. Dee. 'l.-Positive Identification by a witness for the de- fense of Harold Jackson, a saleman employed by George II. Reyes, as the purchaser of the revolver with which Mrs Pauline 4 Reyes, the latter's wife was killed. was an unexpected development Of the trial of Miss Har- riet A. Varney charged with murder.
 Prospects tonight were that argu- monts would begin by noon tomor- row
 Maurice Zonnabend. a Boston pawn broker, was put on the stand by the defense He was shown the revolver with which Mrs. Reyes was killed and after reading it's number declared it to be the same one Ionnabend de- scribed the man who bought tho weapon and who gave his name as Hayden Young
 Ja. kson was then brought into the court room, but Zonnaoend could not identify him as the purchaser Sidney Balkan, Zonnabend's clerk who made the sale, told about it and although unable to identify 5ackson positively said he resembled very much" the man who bought the revolver The last defense witness was Walter VT Smith a Boston police inspector, who
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WASHINGTON ANNOUNCES
 CASUALTIES IN NAVY
TWO MEN WE'RE DROWNED ON WEDNESDAY BY SINKING OF
 NAVAL PATROL BOAT

Washineton, Dec. 4.-Gunner Arthur B Toerpe and Seaman Thomas Rose, were drowned Wednesday in the sink ing Of a naval patrol vessel by a steamer at au Atlantic port In an uouncine the death of the men tonight the navy department gave no details, but it is known that seven other men aboard the patrol craft including one officer. were rescued
 The department also confirmed un- official reports that a small submar- inc chaser had been rammed and sun1 off the Atlantic coast last Tuesday The crew was saved.
 Seaman John Thomas Moran and Chester Theodore Berry of the naval guard on the Ameri am steamer Act con, tovpedoed and sunk Aoyem CT -o, died from exposure and two others. gunners Mate Leonard Richard Ka- bake and Seaman %oWari Sprague platt, still are unaccounted for the navy department announced tonight in statement adding details to the meaeor reports of the torpedoeina re- coiyed last month
 Sixteen men of the armed guard were saved and all of the civilian crew except two, John Fitzgerald, anl John Downey who died in open boats from exposure and thirst
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MUNITIONS PLANTED
 ON DESOLATE ISLAND
WAS PART OF PLAN TO START REVOLUTION IN INDIA BY
 THE GERMANS

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 1t.-Deso- late, uninhabted island of Socorro, off the coast of lower California, was to have been the cache for a vast sup ply of munitions of war destined for a place which the United States gov ernment is trying to prove was India, according to testimony adduced here today in the trial of a number of Him dus and others and a national at tempt to overthrow British rule in that country.
 liar Charan Das, government wit ness, testified that in the summer of 1915, the steamer Maverick, with a crew composed mainly of Hindus sail ed from the port of San Pedro, Cal, for that lonely island in order to get munitions there for the mysterious trip While awaiting the schooner that was 10 bring several million rounds of ammunition and thousands of rifles and caraines. the Maverick was searched three times by Ameri- an and British warsnips Das testi- fled
 After q months wait for the Is hooner it was proposed to maroon ras anu two other Hindus on the is- land while the Maverick went in searcI of the muniuon ship
 John E. Starr Hunt and Joseph B. Ley two white defendants, wero pointed out by Das as the men who directed the voyage ot the Maverick He accused Starr Hunt of transport ing q party of Hindus and others to san Pedro 10 snip on the Maverick and Bley, of attending to the depart ure Of the ship from that port
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was in Zouna5end's shop on that oc- casioa and declared unhesitatingly Jackson was the man he saw make the purchase.
 The first rebuttal witness for the prosecution was Jackson He denied he had ever been to Zonnabend's shop and said he had never owned or bought a revolver He said that in April 1916, he was employed by the National Realty ompany. of which Reyes is the head
 Two Brooklinc policemen who went to West Upton. June 25, when Miss Narney was arrested said they had watched Reyes while District Attor- ney Katz was questioning the defend ant and had seen him make no mo- tions 10 her This was in rebuttal of testimony by Miss Narney that she gave certain answers at the time of the arrest because Reyes motioned to her
 Reyes on being called in rebuttal testified that Jackson had never bought a revolver for him and had never been requested to buy one.
 The cross examination of the de fendant brought out little new eyi- dence and she did not change hei story as told on direct testimony
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MACHINE GUN QUESTION
 GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION
General Crozier Insists That the Shortage That Existed in Guns VIII Not interfere With America's Fight ing Capacity Abroad or Training at Home

Washington Dec. 14.-Coneress to- day extended its investigation of the administration war preparations 10 the navy While the senate military committee continues it's army hearing the house naval committee unani- nlously decided to begin immediately general inquiry into naval affairs and appoin.ed a subcommittee head ed by Representative Oliver of A.a- ba1na to conduct it.
 Tt was officially announced that the purpose of the naval investigation would be 10 scruinize past and uture expenditures and policies and to se- cnro greater coordination between congress and the leg slatiye depart ments in the conduct of the war Hearings probably will begin Monday and most of them are expected to be behind closed doors to protect the naFy's secrets.
 Secretary Daniels heard about the committees acton as he left a cabi- net meeting. He said he Was pleased end that the more it found out about what the navy had accomplished the better congress would be satisfied.
 Major Gen Crozier. chief of ord nance, was before the senate military committee for the third day of his cx- animation regarding delays in proyid- ing weapons for the war army lie was on the stand fer four hours an swering questions which it was deem ed inadyisahle to discuss publicly and gave much detailed information sup plementing testimony yesterday as to shortage iu rifles, machine guns and light artillery
 The general vigorously reiterated his assertion that existing cond tions will not interfere with America s fighting capacity abroad or training at home He will be recalled tomor- row for further examination regard ing heavy artillery
 The machine guns question was given much attention in todays ses- sion General Crozier's part in the old controversy over The Lewis ma
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Halifax, Dec. 1t-There were no Germans or Austrians aboard the lmo when it collided with the Mont Blanc, Alexander Biorasen, second officer of the Imo, testified at todays session of the government inquiry into the e8- posion. So far as he knew, the cap tain and pilot were both on the bridge of the ship until after the collision Bjorssen said. He had noticed no change in the ImD course prior to the collision Twenty minutes elapsed, he said, before the explosion occurred
 Bjorssen said he did not know the Mont Blanc was carrying munitions and he recalled that while he was be- low after the collision to see if the Inc was leaking. he overheard Third Officer Jonnas say uhe French ship could not be carrying, munitions or she would be flying red flag. Bjor- ssen stated that if the Imo had not gone astern the French ship would have rammed her near the stern on
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nation Of value his presence was de- sired
LAWYERS STILL TALKING
 IN THE MEANS TRIAL

Concord, N C., Dec. 14-There was so little prospect tonight that the trial of Gaston B. Means for the murder of Mrs Maude A. King would be com pleted tomorrow counsel asked the court whether a verdict returned by the jury on Sunday would be legal Superior Judge Cline ruled that it would and the general belief was that Saturdays session would be prolonged into the night in the hope of con cludng the trial without having to ad d- journ court until Monday.
 Three lawyers addressed the jury today and a fourth was in the midst of his argument Then court ad- journed After his address is con cluded tomorrow the final argument for the state will be made. Then will come arguments on instructions to the jury and Judge Clines charge 10 the jury and review of the evil dence,
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IN ITALY THE TEUTONS
 MAKE HUGE SACRIFICES
The Situation in Russia is Obscure, Both Sides Claiming the Advantage in the Fights That Have Taken Place-Bolsheviki Continue Nego. tiations for Armistiee.

New York, Dec, 14.-Ou the fighting fronts there has been everywhere q great decrease in the activity of the enemy. but artillery duels of huge proportions continue between the British and French and the Germans in France and the Italians and Aus tro- Hungarians on the Italian front
 To the east of Ypres, the Germans in a local attack have captured British front line trenches of 300 yards, while the Germans, according to the Berlin official communication have repulsed attack in the Cambrai sector east of I Bullecourt, launched in an endeayor to recapture lost positions The Ger mans are carrying out heavy bom- i bardment in the latter region
 The oig guns are doing most of the work on the Italian front where the Italians still are barring the way Of the Teutonic allies toward the plains.
 In Thursdays fighting the enemy in attacks between the Brenta and Piave rivers again made an insignifi cant gain. but as on previous occa- sions only under hug sacrifices of men.
 The situation in Russia where the | BolsheviH and counter revolutionary forces are arrayed against each other, 1 is still obscure, unofficial dispatches reporting successes for each side
 Negotiations for an armistice con- tinue between the Teutonic allies and | the Boshevid Unofficial advices attributed to the Bolsheyiki foreign minister. the announcement that if an 1 armistice is signed the Russian dele | gates have been empowered to enter peace negotiations.
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Captain of the In1O
 Was or the Bridge
Seomon GjDes q Graphic Account of Starring of Fire and Explos-
 ion on Mont Blanc.

the port side. He said the Mont Blanc changed her course after the three blasts of the whistle, swinging over to the Halifax side of the chan nel.
 Edward McCrossan, seaman, who was the nearest eyewitness of the ex- plosion from his position on a steamer m the harbor. said the Imo struck the Mont Blanc near her Number 1 hatch Less than a minute later, he said. he saw smoke rising from tho deck of the Frenchman. Then he saw the Imo's propeller going as she backed out from the Mont Blanc AS the two vessels drifted apart, McCros- san noticed tiny flame on the muni- tions ship, just at the waters edge From where he was the flames did not seem to be more than couple of inches in extent, but it grew larger and larger as the Mont Blanc drifted in toward the pier where she blew up. The seaman was able to give a graphic picture of the disaster.
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COUNTRY ID BE
 IMPRESSED WITH WAR
TWO LlGHTLEss NIGHTS k WEEK HAVE BEEN ORDERED BY
 FUEL ADMINISTRATOR

Washineton, Dee. 1.-Two light less nights a week were ordered to- day by the federal administration. Next Sunday night will be the first and thereafter Sunday and Thursday of each week will see the city white ways and advertising signs darkened, only necessary street lights used and only such lights as the law requires in offices and stores not open for business.
 The new order replaced one which became effective November 9, for the dimming of electric displays which the administration says has been a failure Ii is counted on not only to effect not only substantial saving of coal but as the announcement says: ITO provide startling visual evidence that the United States is engaged iu the conduct of the greatest of world wars.'
 Dr. Garfield. in promulgating the new order, said:
 Use of fuel in this emergency for any of the purposes definitely pro- hibited in the order is wasteful and is prejuidicial and injurious to tho national security and defense"
 In compliance with the patriotic spirit of the order the hope was ex- pressed that householders will observe the 'lghtless nights" by burning as few lights in homes as it is possible 10 get along with conveniently.
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said it could not be had by a uego- tated peace at this time.
 Tt is idle to talk of securely win ming peace with feeble means. There is no protection in a state where the criminal is more powerful than the law.
 ITO end a war entered upon to en- force treaty without reparation for the infringement of that treaty mere ly by entering into a new. more sweeping and comprehensive treaty would be a farce in the settling Of a tragedy
 Victory, declared the premier. was a question of tonnage. Germany was gambling upon America's failure to transport her army to Europe. The future of the world depended upon the efforts Great Britain and America make to increase their output next year, he declared The food imports this year, said in this connection must be reduced three million tons by increased home production and economy
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chine g,n Was touched upon in view or His statement yesterday placing apdn Secretary Baker personal re- stonsiUil.ty for the machine gun shortage The committee decided to summon the inventor of the Lewis gun later Ii Was brought out that only few hundred of machine guns have been furnished the training camps and that for many weeks after the national army got into training some of the units were instructed with charts instead of weapons.
 In the national army cantOnments half of the men have not received rifles. General Crozier said in train ing it was necessary to have rifle supplies at the maximum.
 As general policy of equipping the American forces, General Croz CT informed the committee that the de- pdrtmen $ efforts were being concen- trated on European operations. While training camps are being cared for, he said the departments prime effort is to insure an adequate supply of all equipment for the American overseas forces
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PLENTY OF COPPER
 FOR GOVERNMENTS NEEDS

Washington, Dee. l4.-Copper pro ducers today assured the war inquiry board that they were able to meet the governments war needs Labor conditions were said 70 be much i'm proved and general satisfaction was expressed with the distrib tion sys- tenn. Of the present total 3utpu, only from e5 to 7o per cent is required for government contracts.
 Rising cost of production on some ranges was repor ed but prices were not discussed and no formal request made for increases lr revision 0. priCes
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ACCUSATIONS AGAINST THE
 SUGAR COMMISSIONERS
In His Evidence Mr. spreckes De. clared His Rivals on the Commis. sion We're Able to Secure Raw Sugar While His Refinery Was Forced to Remain Idle.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Blama for
 the sugar shortage in tho east was charged to the food administration
 fixed import price by Claus A. Spreckles. president of the Federal Sugar company, testifying today be- fore the senate Investigating com mittee He testified that raw sugar from Cuba was passing through New
 York for Canada, where refiners are permitted to pay higher prices.
 MT Spreckels, who said his refinery was closed because of lack of sup plies, also charged that Earl A. Babst, president of the American Sugar Re- lining company and George M. Rolph, general manager of the California; Hawaiian Sugar Refining company. in i their positions as agents of the food administration had been uuduly active in getting raw supplies for the Ameri can Refining company
 Mr. Babst Is chairman of the inter- national sugar committee created by the administration which fixed the price to be paid for sugar coming from outside the United States at SGI0 a hundred Mir Rolph is head oi tht food administration sugar division and a member Of the industrial com mittee
 When his supply was getting low in c, tober SprecAles testified. be asked
 Food Administrator Hoover that he be allowed to pay more than sG.9O for Cuban sugar He pat in evidence a letter in which Mr. Hoover declined. saying spectators were holding the sugar in Cuba for higher prices and the American standard price would be maintained
 Mir Spreekels told of protesting to Mir Hoover against the contract whereby the American Sugar Refin- ing company was to obtain 100000 tons of the Louisiana crop. He said his company had not considered get ting any of that rop because the food administration had fixed no price and that he was astounded to learn of the American company making the contract after a price of $6.35 for the Louisiana product had been agreed upon at a conference participated in by Mr Rolph and Mir Babst,
 When the shortage came into its height in the east. the witness as serted, more than 100000 tons of raw et,,,~ tyoa batJ 5, tb, .+,-,.t 70 ...t,f..l. the California Hawaiian company held 4O000 tons. He said he appealed to Mr. Rolph to allow some of this 10 come east to keep eastern refineries going, but was informed it was neces- sary to keep the supply in the west until the new Hawaiian crop came in.
 The witness said the retail price oi SIPS for eranulated sugar at seaports works a hardship because his com pany manufactures practically nothing but granulated and brown, whereas the American company specializes in granulated handled in shapes. for which prices are not fixed
 Several witnesses have been sum moned by the committee including A. T. Lam6orn, New York sugar broker who is expected to testify after Mir Spreckels concludes tomorrow
 The committee also is charged with inyestigatiug the coal situation. Sen ator Reed tonight telegraphed to Gov ernor Cox of Ohio, where the shortage has been acute, that if he had infor-
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MERCURY TAKES A JUMP

Casper, Wyo.. Dec 1l-From Arctic temperature to summer weather was eXr erienced here today At six a. m the thermometer recorded below At noon the mercury was nearing the zero mark. Tonight it is 61 degrees above zero
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BIG RUSH OF VOLUNTEERS
 ARRIVE AT FORT LOGAN

Denver, Colo. Dee. 14.-Denver and Fort Logan sheltered recruits yari- ously estimated at 7,500 to 10000 in the final rush 10 enter the military service before tbe provision of vol untary enlistment of men of draft age. Every train yesterday, last night and today brought recruits from Wy oming, Colorado, Nebraska. owa, Okla homa and other states of the west.
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FOREIGN INsU RANCE COMPANIES
 MUST SECURE LICENSE

Washington. Dec l4.-To guard against transmission of information to the enemy, President Wilson has issued an order requiring foreign in surance companies. allied or neutral. doing business in the United States to secure q license from the treasury department before February l.