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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25

to training this week Should thcy
not be notified within ten days, they
are instructed to report at the local
station for orders.
-
A SMALL FIRE BROKE OUT in
a rooming house at 10 North Boul-
der avenue yesterday afternoon
about o'clock but was soon GNtin-
suished by the department. No dam
age resulted except the burning Of u
bed.
JOE WILSON, 1880 south Trenton
avenue, backed his car into that OF
Henry Thomas. SOL East Davenport
avenue, about 4 o'clock and com
pletely crushed bicycle. for which
he has since paid The accident oc-
Cured in front of the Hotel Tulsa,
=
FOUR REGISTRANTS enrolled at
the police station yesterday as alien
enemy women. 1t Is expected by joe
Duran. in charge of the enrolment
that there will be about 35 women
register before June 26, which is the
last day.
=
IN COUNTY COURT yesterday
Judge Williams made n ruling that
a case appealed from the city unless
started in the city courts, as a re
suit OF complaint filed there. would
be dismissed from the county court
As a result 81 cases appealed from
the city courts were dismissed
=
II. CLARK, A I.ABORER, fell Is
feet from the First National Bank
now under construction at
Fourth treet and Boston avenue yes
terday, shortly before noon. He was
taken to the Oklahoma hospital by
the Mowbray ambulance. He was
considerably bruised and injured in
the back.
HARRY L. BRILL leader of the
1929 field artillery band. is spending
an eight-day furlough from Camp
Beauregard with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. II. h. Brill Of West Tulsa.
While here he expects to recruit
some of the ten men he needs TO
bring his band up to the new maxi
mNm OF fifty pieces.
JUDGE LEE DANIEL announces
that he will leave with the next draft
contingent from Tulsa city. He has
had himself reclassified and feels
that he is ready to serve his country
in any manner In which he might be
called upon to. when Judge Daniel
goes In the draft contingent, he VIII
be the first public official In Tulsa
county TO have taken a part In the
war.
= n
ESTERDAY afternoon twenty
three chauffeurs for various bust
ness men in Tulsa showed their
patriotism by going out ten miles
southeast of town and shocking |
ffty-five acres of wheat, the pro-
cecds going TO the Red Cross. Those |
going out for this work were Dan
scasgs Arthur Scott, Albert Smart. |
Roy Green, Cyrus Anderson. Clessie |
Scott Horse Williams. Wesley But |
Ter, Dude williams, Ira Lee, James |
Caldwell, Henry Simmons, r. ID. |
Gatewood G. II. Perry, Il. c. Davis,
Warren Davis, Leon Johnson. Russell |
Beasley, Jessie Simpson, Escue |
Walker, Charles Harris, U. G.. Gamb- |
rell and S. +. Holt The group was
given, the use of a truck of the |
Tulsa Motor Car company for the |
trip.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25

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Irog owned In ,ho rrn,,r1 ,s ehali hs
proyIl.l during ~ tSxnIIa ,.,r
proyided tb.t u.hen tho alIovoncc
shall cgual thc invested rnniinl n0
/ further allowance shall no mode.
In the cnse OF ,ndlyiduaIs mart.
ncrshlps and coruorations owninp
and operating oil or gas properties
the deduction gs now found in soc.
tion gO3 shall he not less than Is
nor more than 20 pcr cent Of the in
vested capital for the taxable year.
All taxes assessed under this act
shall be payable as follows:
25 per cent on or before June Is.
2j per cent on or before Aug
ust g,
% per cent on or before
October 10.
25 per cent on or before Dccem-
ber IS.
OF the year following tho taxa
bic year
Many AnticInntr pnymrnts
Any individual porinershIn or
corporation may antirinate the ii,neq
Of payment above provided. and nav
its estimate tax to the treasury de-
partmeut during the taxabIo yrar
at the end of a quarter and whom
the amount 81 such fax for tho
whole of the taxable year shall have
been ascertaincd, such individual,
partnership or corporation shall
s.ien pay any auu''ioHal sum thAt IL
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25
City Briefs
JUDGE f. h. HUGHES of Sa-
pulpa spent Sunday in Tulsa.

30 s~>" "~ss'~-~o>ss'~>~]'~S y
JUDGE r b. HUGHES of sa,
pulpa spent Sunday in Tulsa.
=
MISS OPAL CALLUM has beer
appointed to clerkship in the of.
flee of City Auditor Charles Burke
DIR. HUGH FERGUSON left yes.
terday TO attend clinics in Chicago
Rochester and other eastern cities
=
j. ". EVANS HAS GONE east for
poets to enter Johns Hopkins hos
pital, baltimore. for treatment.
=
MISS r. CLEO HOOVER has re-
turned from Muskogee, where she
was called last week by the death
OF her mother.
w. o. BEALB, former attorney
for the Indian agency and at one
time business manager of the Phoe-
nix. was in Tulsa yesterday.
=
C. f.. BUCHNER. general secre-
tary OF the Tulsa Y. NJ. c, A., left
yesterday for Kansas City, where he
will attend the international Rotary
convention.
SOL MADANSKY and wife were
in Tulsa Sunday And today on bust
ness. Mr.. Madansky manages the
Oklahoma City branch OF the Model
Clothing company.
MRS. +. +. WATSON Of Cherokee.
Kan. would like to locate Ray Wat
son, aged 19 years. who in March
last was employed in the Ever Eat
cafe Tulsa. She thinks he may
have enlisted.
THE UNITED STATES District
courtroom is being generally re-
furnished. The walls and ceilings
are being restained and the place
presents a generally pleasing ap-
pearance.
J. II McEWEN LEFT yesterday
to spend two months at the summer
home OF the family in Wellesyille.
n. Y. Mr.. McEwen has not been
well for several weeks and expects
that the contemplated rest OF several
weeks will greatly benefit his health.
=
ONE ENLISTMEN IN the army
yeste rtiay, that Of a Tulsa boy, John
II. Murff.ein the signal corps, was
the first in that branch for several
days. Two joined the navy, P.N l..
Barnes Of Westville, Okla, and j. NJ.
Eppele Of Sapulpa. Barnes enlisted
as hospital apprentice and Eppele as
apprentice seaman.
=
LLOYD COLE Of Pawnee is a
"hardluck" soldier. Just as he had
become a prificient aviator at Camp
Dix and was flying as high as $4,000
feet, he contracted hay fever and
this, with weak heart. caused his
discharge from the service. Cole
arrived In Tulsa yesterday on his
way home still undismayed, he Will
make an effort to get into the Cur
tiss aviation factory in the east.
-
NOTICE HAS BEEN received by
the local navy recruiting station to
the effect that national draft regis
trants of June 6 may enlist In the
navy until July 4. From that time,
registrants will exerience difficulty
in getting into sea service. Members
of the reservist force are to be called
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25

vent relinquishment OF short lines
while control OF competing trunk
lines Is retained.
Ben h. King ~ Dallas. Texas, and
member Of the executive committee
OF tho association bitterly assailed the
administrations attitude, saying he
had been Informed that the admin
istration does not intend making any
contract with short lines. but pro-
poses to announce general policy
relative 10 them, Such procedure,
MIR. King said. would only result in
ruin for the roads affected because
IL would destroy their credit.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25

primary to nominate candidates for
division elector to be voted for on
June 2s. In making this announce
ment today leaders OF the telegraph
ers said similar action was being
taken In Western Union offices
throughout the United States and
Canada. Tho electors to be voted
on June 2S will select delegates to
represent each division at a conven-
ton 10 be held here July 10.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25
photographers Form Union.

CHICAGO, June "a Employees OF
Western Union Telegraph company
here have taken their first step to-
ward the formation ~ an organiza-
tlon TO represent them in dealing
with their employees in holding a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-25

Groves Tastelcss chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by puri-
flying and enriching the blood. You
can soon fel its strengthening, In
Effect. Price 60c.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
MACHINE GUN MEN
ESCAPE INJURY
Sergt. J. J. Clarity of Brattleboro
Writes They Have Been in the
Trenches Three Times

4 letter from Sergt John j. Gar
rity of Company a, machine gun bat
talon, written in France March Is, has
last been received by his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Clarity of Clark
street. After writing of some personal
matters he says:
= Just came back from the trenches
again and expect rest at some sum
mer resort pretty soon. There was
quite a lot Of excitement This is no
fooling .iob, it is the real stuff the
Huns send over to Us. but don t have
any fear OF me, for | will be one Of
Uncle sam 5 men to come back.
We have been III the trenches
three times and not a man has re
ceived as much as a scratch. The Hun
sends over some big shells. but they
don t bother Us in the least. | read
one Of Your letters while they were
going through the air You get used
TO them after a day or two.
We have had a couple Of hot ses
sions with the Huns, but we are the
ones who will 60 into Berlin with col
ors flying
''Fhc weather is great over here
The sun is shining every day and we
can stay outdoors all day with oul
coats off :
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

of his coat was card from the draft
board at Newton notifying him that
he had been placed in class la of the
draft. An Identification card said
that in case of his death his father,
who is in Nicaragua, should be mott
fed.
Simpson formerly lived at the New
ton Young y Christian associa-
ton He was graduated from Cush-
ing academy two years ago and had
been employed as bookkeeper by a
State street firm in Boston. Mrs.
Simpson was the daughter of John L.
Owens of Drayton Island, Fla She
had been studying at a school in the
Back Bay section of Boston. She for
merly lived in Brockton and was grad
uated from the Brockton high school.
Last night the bodies were taken to a
morgue, where they will remain until
claimed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
BRATTLEBORO BOY
SHIPPER IN FRANCE
john Lynch Considered Best Shot in
His Company-Letter from Ar
thur Cain to Manager Sherman.

Manager George +. sherman Of the
Brooks House has Just received let
ter from Private Arthur II. Cain of
the 9TH Company, 10lst ammunition
train, American expeditionary force III
France who formerly was employed at
the hotel He writes of meeting Capt
7. K. ireland, a salesman who used to
stop at the hotel
We had just finished the noon
mess, he writes. . For the last few
days several officers on detached serv-
lee. having work in this vicinity, have
been dining here. He came in and
sat down to cat. | mentioned to Ed
die Gonver that he looked familiar,
and | finally went over and braccd him
and sure enough it was him
Capt Ireland 5 surprise on meeting
Private Cain, also on learning that
Laurence Sherman was in Europe, is
indicated. and the letter continues
Capt Taylor of the Brattleboro
| Retreat was here for dinner today
| March 27) Yesterday ] had the OPP
portunity to talk with Guy Johnson
John Lynch, Edward Larrow and
| Francis Deyo of the l03d infantry. 1t
was the first time we had seen then,
since we left Westfeld. They al
were looking fine and seemed to be
/ happy, after what they had beer
through John Lynch is a sniper and
is. considered the best shot in his com
panv. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
MILLIONS OF PERCH
SPAWN DESTROYED
Drawing of Water in Connecticut by
Power Co. at This Time Of Year
Deprecated by Fishermen.

The drawing of the water in the
Connecticut river at thi, time of year
by the power company is deprecated
bv fishermen on account of the mil.
lions of perch spawn that are destroyed.
On the meadows that were drained
Saturday whdn the gates of the dam
at Vernon were opened huge quantities
of the spawn were noted. and the fact
that it spells in q very short exposure
10 the air means n serious damage to
the future fish supply of the stream.
For several seasons the water has been
drawn from the meadow during the
perch spawning season.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
"True Terms" of the Secret
Treaty Quoted by a News
paper in Shanghai
PROVIDES WIDE
PLAN OF CONTROL
Expeditionary Force in Siberia and Pc
lice to Be Commanded by Japanese
Dock Yards Taken Away.

SHANGHAI, Wednesday, April "A, by
The Associated Press.-The first issue OF
the Shanghai Gazette. which has made its
appearancee under the editorship of Eu-
gene Chen. states that the Chinese gov
eminent has agreed to new demands
made by Japan which are of such ma
ture that the country has virtually been
turned over to the Japanese.
The Gazette says it has been informed
by a high official at Pekin that the Japan
csc demands are far more serious than
those in group Y Of the famous q de-
mands made by Japan in 1913.
Notwithstanding the fact that the ut
most secrecy is being observed" says the
Gazette, 1T may be stated safely that
the following is not far from the trust
terms of the agreement:
Chinese eXpcditionary forces sent to
Siberia shall be commanded by Japan
ese.
Chinese police shall be organized by
japanese officers.
Japan shall control all China's ar
senals and dock yards.
Japan shall have the privilege OF
working mines in all parts of China.
Special privileges shall be granted to
Japan in outer and inner Mongolia and
the whole of Manchuria.
Other articles include provisions foI
| financial control and educational assist
ance."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Baker Due Before Commit
tee This Week to Estimate
Department Needs
DRAFT AGE LIMIT
MAY BE CHANGED
Bill to Draw on Men Up to 40 Years
Old Awaits the View of Secretary Of
War Baker-Shipping Situation I'm
proved.

WASHINGTON, April % Secretary
Baker is expected to appear before the
house military committee this week to
furnish long delayed estimate, for the
support Of the army during the next
fiscal year The house committee is in
clined to believe that it will be asked to
appropriate for an army OF approximate
" 100000 men, and that the secretary
will 90 into detail concerning plans for
the speedy training of additional forces
and their despatch to France.
When Secretary Baker recently APP
peared before the senate and house MILF
tary committees he informed them that
he was hot ready then to present esti-
mates for the army, nor to reveal the
size of the army wanted by the war de-
partment These matters. he said, We're
pending with the general stall. Much of
Mr.. Bakers testimony was devoted to
description of his visit to the battle front.
He promised to return to the Capitol
lin a few DAYS and furnish definite fig
ures
The paramount question to be decided
this week is the size of the army for the
next year of operation There will also
be raised the question whether il Is nee
essary to raise the draft age limit. Rep
reSentative Shallenberger (Neb.1 of the
house committee has announced that he
will seek introduction in the bill of pro
Vision for the registration and drafting of
men up to 40 wears old. Should Secretary
Baker declare such an amendment mncc-
essary at this time he viii not press it,
Since his return from France the sec
Rotary of war has not expressed himself
on the draft age limit. Before his visit
to the front Mr.. Baker was understood To
regard aS unnecessary supplemental draft
/ legislation at this time
J That it Will be necessary for America
/ to put a large army into the field III the
next L months is the impression at the
! Capitol Members Of the house commit
tee would not be surprised should the sec
rotary present estimates for an army OF
iat least=3e0OOOO men, practically double
the forces now abroad and in training
In his first appearance before the commit
tee Secretary Baker said the transporta
| tion problem necessarily would have al
important bearing ON the size of the army
and it would be useless to call and train
more men than could be sent across
The shipping situation he said. WAS i'm
proving steadily, and the war department
was awake to the duty OF sending men t
Europe as rapidly as they could b
trained. with indications that the training
lperiod ON this side would be shortened
and intensive training would be given
when the men reached overseas points
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

\ despatch filed in Pellin on April
said it was reported there that Japan
had submitted new series of demands to
China finances, the purchase Of 30 per
cent OF China ammunition in Japan, OPP
Grafton of Chinese iron mines and dock
yards under Japanese control and recon
struction OF special Japanese interests III
Mongolia a. in Manchuria
Eugene Chen. an Anglicized Chinaman,
was formerly editor OF the Pekin Ga
zette, III which he carried on a campaign
against japanese influence in China, de
4t.Atns si+a 4 he I'D iues g ,cayalnsI als ON tue
ground that it was yielding to Japanese
influence and selling out China" \ year
ago he was arrested in Pekin after his
paper had published an article to the
effect that the premier had been carry
INC on secret negotiations with the Jap
anese for loan.
y despatch received on Saturday from
Pekin said that, for the purpose of put
ting an end to sensational speculation ON
the diplomatic situation a. between
Japan and China, the government had
authorized the statement that the nego-
tations in progress between the Chinese
and Japanese governments were intended
to refer solely TO cooperation against
the enemy. and that the agreement
would lapse a. soon as the European war
terminated. without infringing on the po-
litical or territorial integrity OF China
1T was SAID the agreement would be laid
before the Chinese foreign office for final
examination III a few days
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The bureau of information of the
Red Cross will be open at the federal
building tomorrow afternoon from 5
to ) o'clock Drafted or newly en-.
listed men should inform themselves
in regard to allotments and family al
lowances.
Miss b. Bennett Bmlcigh, an English
woman who has twice been through the
German lines in Belgium since the war
began, will speak at the Auditorium
tonight at $ o clock under the aus
pieces of the Brattleboro Woman s club.
The public is invited and no admission
Will be charged. The lecture will be
illustrated with lantern slides from
photographs, many OF which were taken
by Miss Burleigh. This is an unusual
opportunity for Brattleboro people TO
hear about the war and the German
methods from an eye witness who is
also q non -combatant.
A loss Of 100000 was caused by a
fire of suspicious origin in the Tufts
medical school. 4l6 Huntington avenue
and Forsyth street, Boston, early yes
terdav morning. The building was
damaged to such an extent that it may
be year before it can be used again
by the classes. The Boston Globe in
its account of the fire saws CDR. +.
+. laSkins of 204 Huntington avenue,
the secretary and a member of the
faculty, reported at the FIRE shortly aft
/ en- the alarm was sounded and with the
assistance of students and members OF
/ the protective department saved many
valuabl" papers and equipment.
The United States civil service com
mission announces that open competi
/ tive examinations for bookkeepcr-type
LwritkLaal clerk bookkeeping Will be
!4att-3M45 at Brattlcboro for filling
nssrstfHafsSn the various branches of Tho
government service in New England
particularly in the ordnance inspection
Offices which have been established il
connection with government contracts
For application and information appl-
to the local secretary at Brattleboro
or to the district secretary, 18th foo
Customhousc tower, Boston. with whom
the application should be filed in tim
for hin to arrange for the examina
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
OFFICERS ARREST
EIGHT ON TRAIN
Booze Drinkers Out of Greenfield TAX
en- in Tow by Railroad Officers and
Met by Keene Police.
Especial TO The Reforner.)
X EENE. \. IT,, April

n I1I11F II. II, EFII
Two railroad officers had livel,
time on the train Saturday night
which arrived in Keene about
o clock from Greenfield. Mass. They.
arrested eight men for drinking on the
train and they were arraigned before
Judge Charles \. Madden in the mu-
nicipal court this morning, tbs being
the first time that Judge Madden had
been called upon to preside since he
took the office on April %.
It has been reported that there was
considerable drinking on the trains out
of Greenfield Saturday night, and two
officers were detailed to take care OF
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
FOUND DEAD WITH BRIDE.
Mystery About Cambridge, Mass,
Deaths from Gas.

BOSTON. April 29.-Mystery sur
rounds the death by gas of James f.
simpson and his bride, whose bodies
were found yesterday in the room of
the Cambridge apartment in which
they started housekeeping last Monday.
Simpson was % and his wife 49, They
had been married three weeks. Gas
was flowing from a stove and from
jets in the chandelier in the room
where the bodies were found.
\ pocket searchlieht was in the
young husband s hand. In pocket
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Charles NJ. Hamilton and family
moved Saturday from Mrs. Knapp S
house to the east village.
Miss Minnie Hamilton, who had
been i'll several days, has resumed her
duties in the high school.
Mrs. y. G. Sawyer has been confined
to the bed the past few days. Mrs.
Charlotte Throwcr is caring for her.
Mrs. Claude Carr returned Saturday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

70 her home in Greenfield, after a
week S visit here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest \. Convey
Mrs. Carl Nelson. who is couvalesc-
inc in the Mclrose hospital from an OPP
Grafton Tor appendicitis performed last
week i, making good recovery
". =. Stollmau returned SATURDAY.
afternoon from New York Mrs.
Ste!iman and party went from here bv
automobile TO Greenfield to meet him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

The New Bedford Gas u Edison Light
company gave a prize oil SIC suction
sweeper to a woman who most correctly
guessed the amount of dirt taken from
a rug by a vacuum cleaner during the week
The weight was pounds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
Within the Bond.

Mrs Gridd!es promised a tramp a good
breakfast if he would cut little wood :
'Wcll?"
so the fellow consumed eight or 10 bis
cults, ham and eggs, some potatoes, and
two cups of coffee. And then he cut a
little wood?"
,'1es. He whitfield himself a toothpick.
and said, Good morning Birmingham
Age Heard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

the men Saturday, arresting eight on
the train which came into Keene One
Of the officers telephoned ahead and
several members OF the Keene police
force were on hand and met the train
when it arrived here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29

The light Of an engagement ring is rare
, concealed from 4 palpitant public