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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
TAFT PRAISES TULSA AT TER
RETURN TO EASTERN STATES
Tells Of City's Wonderful War ScrN-
Ice work: Enthusiastic over
Entire Continent.

Former president william H..
Taft Is proving "A Jolly fine booster
for Tulsa since his return east after
his visit to this city u few days
ago.
70 hRvesan ex.president OF the
United STATES singing a city's praises
Is a distinction a city seldom has the
honor OF enjoying and qualification
vas expressed over II by directors
Of the Chamber of Commerce at
their weekly luncheon at Hotel Tulsa
yesterday
n. Hartman told OF n letter he
had received from banker friend
In New York city, who told OF hav-
ing heard tho former president de-
liver speech few days aRo. Mr.
Taft. he snid, told his audience Of
what wonderful town Tulsa ls and
OF what II has done In war work,
supporting the Red Cross and buy
ing Liberty bonds.
IL is probable that Colonel Doug
las will send the former president
a telegram OF appreciation on be-
half OF the city for the kind words
he Is saying about Tulsa.
In this correction Colonel Doug
Las recalled the unusual number Of
distinguished Americans TuFa had
entertained recently.
within tho past three weeks" he
said. I'VE have had with us an ex-
president, two daughters OF the pres
ident and the secretaSy OF the treas
ury anu director general OF rail
roads"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
FAIR GROUNDS WILL
HAVE A RACE TRACK
N,,v Graham Instructed 10 Pro
marc TO Build Speedway oppo-
silion Oycrruled.

A, interesting little battle was
- r,fore the directors meeting
Of the Chamber OF Commerce yes.
,.rd,y when Newt Graham brought
t,nNthc matter OF n race track for
the Tulsa county fair.
Al Farmer opposed taking any
furtber steps. saying he thought
,b,rc were too many more serious
tbinrs to engage the attention OF
,bs neople OF Tulsa county nj TINS
ti,,e than a race track at the fair
,-rounds. Furthermore, he was OPP
nosed TO the proposition because II
is against the law to have betting on
horse races,
1--WE don't necessarily have to bet
iptertected r. j. Hartman, who en-
toys "A good horse race now ana
then. lie said he had been to quite
N number Of fairs where they had
racing and there was no betting. Al
least he didn't bet
Graham said unless the directors
decided the matter now the falr
was in danger OF losing the ease
ment on "a tract OF ground the coun-
~ had given adjoining the fair-
grounds for the purpose OF race
track. Property in the neighbor-
hood has increased to such value
and is bringing such n price thht
the county. he was sure, would prob
ably sell the tract on which the
easement was given In short tlme
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
W. c. u. MEN IN JAIL AT
M'ALESTER FINISH TERMS
Stated They Win Rc Missed ny Red
CruSS aud Patriotic
Sovi,tICS.

'' ''. .' nv NIiN
M'ALISTER. May 3-Thc third
day uf MAY saw the end uf the oc-
cupauyy ut the Pittsburg county iail
OF the nll,.Dd " G. t. men wha
were committed to serve sentences
m'tod out tu them by Federal Judge
Ralph campbell AZ Muskogee last
fan According to Jailur DodgherS
they were among the very few pris-
oncrS that the county officials re-
greeted pa. unE with, everyone OF
them hciuI q trus'y almost since the
day they were ncarocratcd. Not
only will the county iatl gardens
miss their experienced hands, but
the women ut the local Red Cross
chapter wL miss the ever willing
helping hoar they gave at all times,
says baughCriy
All are .,sctrers Of red Cross
Christmas membership bottoms and
some are wearing Liberty loan
badges. they depasted for their re-
speottye homes last-uight. The fol-
lowing are the men W l.. BLACK,
Citra. S + philpots, Gerlie. A j.
pulk, COLUMBUS; SCruggin Francis;
j. 1t BroonS. r n. HardwiCk and
Jim Rndgclt. calvin; william Ennis,
Haywood. sam Montgomery, Hol-
dcnville, sam Scrogg1ns, Sasakawa;
W f.. McCalip, Lamar.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

unless something Is done. The ease
ment was given year and half
ago but nothing had been done to
build the track because the fair as
sociauon was trying to get out OF
debt II took hold when II owed
$4,000 and had reduced the indebt-
cdness to about $4,000. and its ag-
sets are now about $4,000
The cost OF a race track would
be between $4,000 and 5000. II
was against the use Of this money
for this purpose that MIR. Farmer
spoke.
c, f. Hopkins also opposed any
further steps. This organization"
said he, has no business fostering
or encouraging anything that will
promote gambling" He asserted
that gambling always went with
horse racing.
A great majority OF the directors,
however. disagreed with him, and
upon motion OF NJ. G, Hale, Mr..
Graham was instructed to renew the
contract with the county commits
sioners and TO proceed with the cons
strucuon OF dirt track.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
EXPLOSION VICTIMS ARE
IDENTIFIED AT FLORENCE
Two Dead and Twenty Injured When
Balloon Burns; Chased by
Friction In Hangar.

OMAHA, Neb. May 3.-Two NOM
bers OF the l4th balloon company
were burned to death and 20 others
slightly burned last night when Dig
observation balloon exploded In It's
hangar on Florence field.
The dead are: Private John r.
Davis West Concord, n. IL; Private
Vincent l. Beall. Jessup. Md.
Two other soldiers were injured
after the explosion. when the amou =
lance In which dhey were rushins
from Fort Omaha 20 Florence tleld
collided with another car.
The explosion Of the balloon Is oe-
lieved to have been caused by static
electricity generated by friction while
the balloon was being put into is
hangar.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
BABY GALBREATH Is
GIVEN NEW MOTHER
Mrs, Frank thrl~cy Awarded Keep
ing Of NuCh-N antcd Child hy
Judge Nilliams.

"Bahy' Galhrcath, the little b.
ycar-oid gi.l over whom three Tulsa
women have been battling In the
county court for the last ,hrcc or
four months, has "a now sodmothor
She is Mrs FRANK Chcslcy.
The Iates, instanmcut in the
"chcckercd NE nr the little girl
came in the county court Yesterday
when Judge ". II. Williams awarded
her to Mrs. Choslcy The women who
staged the other fight for the child's
possession rumr weeks ago, Mrs. \
u. Allen ut l3l9 dorothy avenue. and
Mrs Herman Rausmlu. wife ~ a
waiter In ili,rs restaurant. were ruu.
testing again and were much dt,up-
pointed over their loss
Cheslcv admitted on the witness
stand that he had no property him,
self hut that his wife owned several
houses llo admitted that ho served
30 days iu Muskogoc jail on a
bootlcggins charge.
The new turn In "Nahy' cal
brcath's ltfc came when her mother
Mrs, Alice Dickcrsou TO whom shc
had been awarded hv eN-JudRc II |.
StandcyCn some dime ago, was
driycrsfrom home by her husband,
Harry Dickerson, an cmploye OF the
White Line Transfer company. ho-
cause. he said she was again run
ming around with other men. So ne
refused To- support her any longer
Cheslev stated that he and his
wife were willing tu take care OF
"Raby" and her mother. too, II the
court would give the child tu them
The DiCkeIson woman lives In ON,
OF Chesley's houses
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
German Prize Rules Changed.

STOCKHOLM. May 3 The
Swedish legation at Berlin reports
an amendment to the German prize
regulations. effective Immediately.
It provides that neutral vessels shall
be considered to have been put into
operation in the interests OF the
enemy's warfare when the state
whose flags the vessels are entitled
to carry has made a tonnage con-
tract with an enemy country or when
the principal part OF the merchant
marine OF "A neutral state is making
voyages for the enemy.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

DUBLIN. May s.-Relations es-
tahllshed recently between the ma
uonalists and the Sim Felners by
the conscription question, have been
sub jected to severe tension in the
last few days through the determi-
nation OF the Sim Feiners TO nomi-
nate Arthur Griffiths, vice president
~ the Sim Fein organization, 10
the vacant parliamentary seat ~
East Cavan against Mr.. O'Hanlon
nationalist
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
Y CADET INSTANTLY KILLED
Nicholas IIeaiy Fails In Flight Near
San Diego; Another IN Injured.

SAN DIEGO. cal. MAY 3.--Flying
Cadet NichOihs Healy was instantly
killed and cadet O'HRnley sustained
plane accident late today at IA Jolla
near her. According 20 reports from
Ia Jolla the airplaue fell in a spin
ming nOse-dive from an altitude OF
about five hundred feet after the
cadets had made a forced landing for
some unknown reason and started
up again. O'Hanley's home was at
Garden CITY l. /.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
SHORTAGE OF LABOR SHOWN
Farmers Report 10 Council OF Dc
fcnse Of Serious situation.

Special 10 The World.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nav 3.-Of
letters sent 20 III farmers OF the
state relative TO farm labor. 22J
reported n shortage, according 10
returns reported by Chester West
faIl secretary of ,hc state council
~ defense under auspices Of when
the lnduirJ was made. In the opln-
ion OF Mr Weatfall there will be "A
serious short1X9 OF labor unless
steps are taken early TO supply tho
demand at crop paving time G. E.
Connally. assistant state labor ON
missioner. however, has said thnt
his department. cooperating with
the federal tabor department. will
find a way to supply any demand OF
labor that may arise.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

Sunday there will be special vcs-
per services at the Episcopal church.
corner OF Fifth and Cincinnati, In
honor OF the 66th anniversary Of
DR.. J. j. Reedy The local odd
Fellows lodge, OF which DR. Reedy
Is a member. will meet at the hail
at 7:15 Sunday morning and go In
a body to the services, which Will
start at s O'Clock.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
Enur Men Offer ThcmscIycs.

Three men registered at the army
recruiting station yesterday. They
are Elmer X. Hacker OF Tulsa, Sher-
man M Teel OF Tribbey, Okla, and
Erlen c. Gloss Of Alton Hacker and
Teel wilI--go In the coast artillery
and Gloss goes TO the infantry. The
navy received one recruit f. d.
Graves. Of Tulsa, who will go In the
naval reserve
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
ChIpcrfIcld Not Candidate.

CHICAGO. May a Mai, B M
Chlperfield, who is with the 33d di-
vision at Camp Logan. Texas, tonight
denifitely announced that he would
not be a candidate for the Republic
an nomination for United states sem
ator from Illinois this fall,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
were issued yesterday:
Tom Poulos. 26. and Miss Elm
nette Myers. II. both OF Tulsa.
Julius b. Macy, Al, and Miss Lydia
v. Cragan, rs, both OF Owasso.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
Arrange Prisoner Exchange.

BUY
BABY
BONDS
On Sale Here

BERNE, Switzerland, May a.
German and Italian delegates to ar
range for the exchange OF prisoners
held their first conference here last
night. DIR. Felix Calender. president
OF the Swiss republic. presided.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

SULPHUR. May s.--Mrs. l. II.
Dupree OF Sulphur and Judge John
H. Eddins OF Rockport. Texas. sweet
hearts thirty-nine years ago In Texas.
were quietly married here Monday
A gift to the bride from the groom
was hand worked handkerchief
which he has cherished since he
wiped" It from her when they first
became sweethearts as boy and girl
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
State Briefs

SAPULPA. May s.--James Clark
Brewer. charged with embezxling
more than 500 from his employer.
Tom Collins. a truck gardener. has
been arrested at okmulgee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

OKLAHOMA CITY. May a.--Mrs
Lizzie Renfrow, aged about 46 years
attempted to commit suicide her,
yesterday by inhaling poison fumes
A purse found In her room contained
the words &c. w. Courtney. Oropei
Grove, Texas, And 25 cents.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

OKLAHOMA CITY. May s.--An.
drew Goff OF Enid has been brought
back from kentucky, where he wss
arrested last week. to answer a
charge of white slavery In the fed.
eral court In this district He has
entered a plea OF not guflty.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

b FL RENO. May-3 At a. meeting
of farmers held here few days ago
n was agreed 10 pay 30 cents an
hour for a l0-hour day 20 harvest
hands a small percentage favored
q 12-hour DAY az the safHe rate OF
pay.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

HoMINY. May &C. Seward
who has been soliciting subscription
for the Hominy News, has decampet
with his collections. The News hai
not. yet determined how much It II
out6f pocket
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

CHEROKEE May b Rural
school districts in Alfalfa county are
consolidating for the duration Of the
war. The fourth consolidation was
effected this week by an overwhelm b.
ing vote in districts g.. Sc. SO. 81.
6s and n part Of 90. adjoining the
town OF Jet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

MARIETTA. May "a home
guard Of 100 members has been or
ganized here.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

MARIETTA. May 3.--Joe. the g.
year old son Of Mrs Josie Welborn.
WAS run down and instantly Killed
by an automobile driven by John
johnson OF Oswalt. Tuesday
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

CT4AREMORE. May al Tom
Knight reports that he has recruited
200 men In Rogers county out Of
which a company Of national Ruhrds
will be sc@ected. ready for service.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

vINITA, May a--w. II Kornegny
and j c. Starr. two lawyers OF Vim
lta. have undertaken to see that
none OF the boys called from Craig
county to the training camps leave
vinitn unted or without n word OF
good cheer from the home folks.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04
Pillow Cases

I lot OF fancy Pillow Cases made
OF Fruit OF the Loom muslin. en-
broidered and scalloped In many
different designs. 45x3s. Regu-
lar s5c value: special GE-
today .acb " UCC
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-04

jana cloth In oolors OF white,
blue. lavender and tan. with
white satin stripes, a full So
inch width. Special to- E0~
day. per yard .....,.... wv
A beautiful assortment OF "a
inch Fiber Silk shlrtings, IN
white. lavender and green back
grounds with fancy stripes.
Special today. per 70c
yaru
ss-inch shirting In light and
dark backgrounds and fancy
stripes. Specially priced 12r
for today. per yard. ~~
One lot OF 30 and 4o-inch Voiles
In fancy checks. stripes, rings.
dots and floral designs. 40
Special for today, yard WV
500 yards OF extra fine Cotton
Poplin. highly mercerised. reg
ular $50 value. Special 20c
for today, per yard WV
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
FLOOD HIGHEST
IN rs YEARS

SNOHOMISH-Th Snohomish riv-
err raised steadily Friday and Satur.
day and the flood reached its height
Sunday morning, at that time being
about nine inches higher than the
recent flood and six inches higher
than the flood of 1911, according to
measurements in the main channel
South Snohomish residents report
that the water reached it's highest
point in Is years, which necessitated
many moving to the second story.
1t is reported there are 10 washouts
on the Northern Pacific track south
of town within a distance of about
mile The largest two of these
measure ITO and 100 feet long.
Many farmers have left their
farms for high land and the extent
of the damage to valley ranches can
not yet be learned.
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
THE COOPERATIVE WHOLESALE
SOCIETY IN GREAT BRITAIN

and abroad, attached to warehouses,
factories and farms.
"The cooperative movement was
described long ago as state within
state. This, perhaps, was flat
terry, yet merely that part of it
which is the G. w. S., as an ag-
gregation of workers, certainly re-
sembles nation in miniature-a ma
ton with no idle rich"
The Cooperative Wholesale So
cieties are managed in the same dem
| ocratic manner as are the retail. Of
the ] 400 retail cooperative stores
in Great Britain, 200 belong to the
English and Scottish WHOLESALERS.
Each retail, on joining, gives to the
Wholesale shares to the value of
So for every member it has enrolled.
In England each society has one
vote in the Wholesale for every 500
members it contains; in Scotland
voting power is proportionate to
purchases from the Wholesale. Twice
year meetings are held at which
financial reports are rendered and
discussed. Twice year the gen
eral affairs of the societies are thor
oughly aired.
The management of the English
Wholesale is in the hands of 80 di-
rectors elected by the delegates of
the retail societies to hold office for
two years. These 80 directors give
their entire time to the business of
this great industrial plant at the
magnificent salary of 1,750 a year
The management of millions of dol
lars of business and it's successful
and honest management at salary
less than that of many junior clerk
in small American business con-
Germ! Money is the only incentive
to ability? Not here!
Twelve directors are appointed by
the Scottish Society at similar
salary. Practically all of these d.
rectors are members of the working
class.
"These two committees" declares
the Fabian Bureau, in discussing the
management committees Of the two
wholesale societies, directing in
unison and sometimes actually in
partnership, manufacturing, import
ing and distributing enterprises with
an aggregate annual turnover ex-
ceeding $200,000,000, and nearly 30
600 employees, are standing proof
of the capacity of the British work
men for industrial self government.
For not only all the committeeman,
but with one or two exception also
all the officers of the wholesale So
cieties belong to the manual working
class by birth, by training and by
sympathy"
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
RUSSIAN NATIONALIZES
LAND

PETROGRAD-One of the latest
proclamations issued by the Boil
sheviki government in Russia is that
signed by Kolegaley, the Peoples
Commissary of Agriculture" declar-
ing all lands, with their living and
slaughtered stock; all buildings and
the produce Of the lands shall hence
forth be national property under the
management Of the land committees.
Under this proclamation private
property in land is declared abolish
ed and the houses of the land own
ers are to be used as schools, hospi-
tails, shelters and theaters.
The proclamation announces that
instructions for the transfer will be
issued shortly. The proclamation
concludes:
Therefore the destruction and pill
lage of estates, buildings, stock and
produce is to the great detriment of
the peasant laborers themselves and
all measures should be taken to
guard the integrity of the proper
ties in the interests of the laboring
people,"
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
(By Harry w. Laidlow)

The cooperative movement, it is
true, has dealt primarily in dollars
and cents. 1t has, however, since
It's very inception, proved great
forum for the thrashing out Of big
ideas of value to the working class.
Many of the retail societies have
for year laid aside each year ~ per
cent for educational purposes and
hundreds of thousands of dollars
have been expended for that pur-
pose.
In their desire to keep alive gen.
eral educational propaganda, the CO.
operators formed, years after the
G. w. S. cooperative Wholesale So
ciety), was established, Co-opera-
tive Union to look after this end
of the work. Each society con-
tributes to this association. For
many years, through its annual CO.
operative Congress, the Union has
exerted big influence on the gen.
eral movemet 1t has published
many hundreds of tracts interpreting
the work of the Cooperative; has
established scores of Libraries and
reading rooms; has conducted thou
sands of courses on cooperation and
civic problems; has exerted consid-
cradle pressure on political bodies to
ensure that rights of cooperative
were not invaded; has organized lee
lures and entertainments; has given
sage advice to struggling stores; has
acted as arbitrator in time of dis
pute; has lessened the evil of over
tapping among the retail stores; has
issued plans for great Co-opera-
tive College, and has, in thousand
and one ways, helped to solidify the
forces of cooperation.
The women also of late have been
proving more and more effective
force in holding aloft the banner of
cooperative brotherhood
In many instances the co-operators
are found on the amusement side of
life. The Scottish SOCIETIES have a
camp for the members of Loeb Rid
don, one of the beautiful Scottish
lakes, and walking and camping par
ties are constantly being planned
directly and indirectly by the retail
and wholesale "co-ops."
Summing up the industrial activi-
ties of the English Wholesale, Percy
Redfern, the editor of the Wheat
sheaf, the co-operators' journal of a
half million circulation, says:
at may be questioned if there ex-
lists lin England) any employer of
more varied body Of workers. C.
w. S. employees are to be found on
land and sea in all parts Of England
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
The Employers Aided BY Organized
ExplOiters Are ResOrting to
Underhand and COwardly
Methods

MINNEAPOLIS-The locked out
Street Car Men are running amuck
of Minneapolis Steel & Machinery
company patriotism. This concern,
which to probably a greater extent
than any other corporation in the
state, agitates the destruction of
unionism, has obtained war contracts
which will put the Gillettes on easy
street for the rest of their lives.
The materials which they produce
will be used in winning the war for
democracy across the sea, but while
the contracts are being performed
and the Gillettes growing exceeding
rich they are making sure that they
miss no opportunity to crush out in
dustrial democracy in Minneapolis
and Minnesota.
No Work for strikers"
Several members of the Street Car
Mems union have applied for work
at the Steel & Machinery where it
is admitted men are sorely needed
Their applications have been taken
and they have been told to call
again. When they do, they are told
almost invariably that employment
will not be given them because they
struck against the Twin City Rapid
Transit company.
Few people realize the dirty kind
of a fight the Twin City Rapid
Transit company, and the organized
The Co-operative news. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1917-1918, 1918-01-10
CENSORSHIP CANNOT STOP SIGNS OF
GROWING Discomfort IN GERMANY

STOCKHOLM-Despite the strict
German censorship, constant reports
are coming through neutrals which
indicate the growing disaffection in
Germany, where the spirit of pro-
test against autocratic domination
has been famed by the example of
Russia.
In a speech in the Prussian diet
Strobel, a minority Socialist, de-
clares that what was possible in
Russia, is possible also in Germany.
He added;
81 do not demand a revolution, but
the time will come when conditions
will be ripe for it if we continue
the war"
Here the speaker was interrupted
by cries of Leave that to Won Hin
denburg," to which StrobeI retorted: