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WKL While lite army of orrupe Uud winds up tlio Watch on ibe Rhine, your Income taa will iM'lp wind UP Uie rant of getting llirm Pay It today. OELAHOatA BIATIIT NgWRPAPM IJMIfcD WIHB ASHOCTIATIO raiaa VOL. XIII, NO. 155. TULSA, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1919. 16 PAGES PRICE 5 CENTS PRESIDENT WILL BATTLE FOR LEAGUE RUSSEL UNDER FIREOFJENATE rrocccding-s of Impeachment May Be Started a.s Result of Request to House. REFER PROBE RESOLUTION Investigation Turned Over to Lower House to Make Trial Possible. MANY CHARGES ARE MADE Misuse of Commissioner's Of fice Claimed Bitter Attacks Heard. e,'i''il'a Canilnl nurein. Mtirvin Hotel. OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb. 24 The Impeachment of Campbell Russell, corporation commissioner, mny fol low the action of the senate I h la afternoon In panning; the resolution l v Senator Warren K. Snyder, which link un Investigation of the comnils miner's record. Senator Hnyder asked ' that his remilullon ho taken up by the senate 1 for It own Investigation, but Senator II. L. Davidson of Tulsa, who haa previously suggested In the annate thut the body la u we I ess and that there la no longer a need for the commission, foresaw that such ac tlon might preclude the senate from sitting In Judgment In case Im peachment charges were filed, no he moved to refer the resolution to the house with a requeat for action. There waa not a vote against the adoption of the resolution, Aa Boon na the aenate waa aettled down to business. Senator Hnyder asked that the resolution be called up. The reading clerk read It In full, with Its references to the recent letter which Russell aent to the members of the senare. and Including the references In 'The Cat," recently published, to thVmembcrn of the legislative body. Then Snyder hegnn hla speech, which was one of the most bitter attacks made upon a public official aver heard In the state capltol. Snyder- made reference! to the purported contracta which Ruaaell has obtained from those districts which would profit by the Incorpora tlon Into the constitution of "It A' and further charged that RuaaelPa son Is employed by the Tulsa law firm of Tllakeney A Maxey, which appears frequently before the com mission In representing certain of its clients. What action will be taken by the house on the resolution could not be forecaat tonight. It la considered likely, however, that It will ba re ferred to the house committee on Impeachment and removal from of fice. Senators W. P. Hill and Jnmna Hraughon Joined In the attack on HusHell In the senate. r SAYS FOUR VIOLATED STATE'S LABOR LAWS Information Filed sjhI Warrant lamicd for Air-ret of Tubons) ' II y County Attorney- Informations charging violation of the work and labor laws of the etato were filed by County Attorney , Tom Munroe yesterday against V. I M. Cone, Carl Pleasant, W. R. Vrat . enburg and W. II. Vratenburg. The coniplalnta are sworn to by P. L. Kasterly, factory Inspector for Okla- homa and formerly head of the la bor bureau In Tulsa. Carl Pleasant, member of the pav ing rnntpactng firm of Tlbbett Pleasant, la charged with having worked two men on a paving Job In yr the city mere than eight hours per 1 day In violation of the statute. Following the strike of tho men on the city work in the employ of Pleasant. Mr. Easterly made an In vestigation of the conditions under which the men ure working, and the charge against Pleasant Is tho re ' suit of his Investigation. Cone is said to have permitted Harold Daniels, a youth under H years of age. to run an elevator In the Commerce building between the hours of 6 p. m. and 7 a. ni. W. B. and W. II. Vratenbtirg are each charged in separate Informa tions with permitting Hose Fraxler , to work more than nlna lioura per day In a rooming house. The Information! were filed be fore Justice 11. J. fJray and war rants were Issued late yesterday aft ernoon for the arrest of the defendants. Crisis in Hun Cabinet Now Reported Brewing AMSTERDAM. Feh. , 24 A crlals I' brewing In the (ierman cabinet, according to the Wetmer corre spondent of the VoMlsrht) Zxltung. The trouble In due to a diiMireetnent between Mathlaa F.rxbcrgcr, the '"d of the Oerman armistice torn 1 t"isHion, and Count von Hrockdorff- v'-Jmwu, the foregn minister. N . Hyca-lika Recital Tonight. Mrs. Edward McDowell will give leiture-recllal at the high school auditorium at I o'clock tonight un "r the auspices of the Hyechka r'"b. The program will open with a Mmrt t.iUfc n ,n wort inc mB. luorlai Mciatlou, , Warning Against Foreign in Farewell Address of THE WEATHER T1TL8A, yah. 34 Maiimnm, AO; minlmgm. 40; north winds and cloudjr. OKLAHOMA: Tueaaay (sir, much older; WrdHMdsjr fair. l.OUIMIANA: Tueidsr rlearlrif, eelder, eievpl la toutbesit portion; WednenUv ittr. AKKAN'tfAS: Tnetday eUsrlnf, niurh eoMr; Wednridijr fair. KAfT TKXA.S: Tuendsy fslr, ! teded hr ahowera oa the eoail, ealdrr; Vdneidar fair Wrryr TKXA8: Tnndar fair, enldrr la eoolbaaat porlein; Wa4naa dar fair KANHAH: Ornerally fair, mn'h eoldtr Tuaaday; VSadiiildaj probably fair. ITT UNCLE BILL. My Unci Hill wat diffaranl from s lot of man 1 know, B aer waa sthanied. when askad, to ar ha didn't know; Bs BTer parked opinions from Die other fellow's traa, Bowar good a fardansr the ether man might tie , He aaed to any: "Perhnpa. hk'a right, but atill t won't admit Thai I ahould think th arlfaima war ontll I n aiudiad it. "n Lord r ma s b'aln to oaa and a with which lo are. With readr nada Idru, llioujh, ll didn t outfit ma. IT didn't aand ma down to earth to alt around and blink. Aad ba eoninnteil with th thlnp which othar aeopla think. He didn't tar: 'You II fi nd Tour thonglUi In booba on anr shelf ' I faaey that He hoped I'd do soma thinking for mjaalf. TTs sn ma bars with power to make my tholca 'twin right and wrong, Te ebooaa tha lodge, and ehnrrb and adbool to which I would belong And ao man tabea another'a word for what la good to eat. For what nna man calls bitter food, anethar aweara ia awaat And ao with mon'i oplniona I'll not qaarrel or agree tin til !' dona aotne thinking and tha truth aeema rlear to me" (Copyright. by Edgsr A. (Jurat ) Wire Briefs WIIJI AMH' COlVFmMATIO.V IS RBUOMMF.NDKI). WAJBHINOTON, Feb. 14. Ry a strict partisan vole of 9 to 4, the senate banking committee decided today to recommend confirmation of the nomination of Jolui Hkelton Wil liams to succeed himself aa comp troller of the currency. ONE-HALF OF 0F. PKn CF.NT AJCOIJALi IS AJJ-OVVKI). WAS1IINOTON. Feb. 24. Any beverage containing more than one half of one per cent alcohol would be banned by the wartime prohibi tion, effective next July 1, under a measure approved today by the house Judiciary committee to make the act effective. AMTR RIIAN KIM.KT) IN AFt.HAMriTAN. IJNDON. Feb. 24 Ilablbullah Khan, the Amir of Afghanistan, whs murdered on February 10, according to official announcement made here today. CONCTKNTIIS ORJKfTORS ARK KKTL'KMINU PAY. WASHINGTON, Feb. i4. Nearly all the conscientious objectors re cently released by the army at Fort Ueavenworth have returned the money paid them on dlacmarge, hold ing that the scruples which prevent, ed thm from fighting also forbade the acceptance of pay for nnncom hatant service. It waa learned today that about th, 000 already had been returned and remittance! atill were coming In. Rupprecht Wanted As Chief Plotter Leopold in Prison By The Associated Press. PAIUS, fVb, 24 Former Crown Prim Itninin-iwit of Ilnvarla, who waa comimuHU'r of the northern suction on the western front In the) final march of the war, Is it-port ' ixl to have tx-en nt tho head of namuu-rlilcal plot tlutt i-remltrd In tlio aeMix-d tuition of premier Ma nor. The ox-erowil prlneo la being sought by the polke. PAIUS, Feh. 21. (tiara) Following a meeting at Mann heim railed In honor of tltei mem ory of Kurt KlMter, the republic of Iuulen wit iHiK-lalmcri, aaya a Hava LiaU-h. The people, opened .the galea or tho military prison and lilxTutcil men In prison and then rnlclcri tho eawitle and burned tho archive, J GENEVA. Feb. 14 Prince Ieo- pokl, former commander-in-chief of the German armies on the Kaaalan front, haa been Imprisoned at Mu nich on simplolon of being one of tha Instigators of the murder of Premier Eisner. A list of the persona to be asaasffl- natej by the reactionaries la said to have been found and It Is asserted that It hud nee decided to take Z0 hostages from among the aristocracy. All the students In the university have been searched. A proviaionai ministry haa been Famous Speech Recalled By Proposed League of Nations. IS APPLICABLE AGAIN Foresight of First Presi- ' dent Is Proved By the Present Situation. EUROPE'S TROUBLE FOREIGN United States Should Not Mix Into Jealousies of Other Towers. ) Aa President Wilson opens his speaking campaign In the I'nlted HtBtee to secure adoption of his plan for a league of nations, those who have been following the details of the working! of those formulating these plans cannot help fueling that In Washington's famous farewell ad dressee there was a far-sighted warning against the very alliance now proposed. The American people are being asked to renounce their power to wage war and make peace, but to place supreme authority In the handa of a committee of nine mem bers, one of which 'Is our country, and the remaining eight consisting of seven monarchies and one re public, all In Europe and Asia. In his prophetic address. Washing ton, after calling attention to the country's Inter-related Interests and the necessity for union and mutual forbearance, comes to the subject of roretgn alliances, and saye: "Observe good faith and Juntlce towards all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin thl! conduct; and can It be. that good policy doea not equally enjoin It? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great nation, to give to mankind tha magnanimous and too novel example of a people al ways guided by an exalted Justice and benevolence. Who can doubt that In the course of time and things, the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary ad vantages, which might be lost by a steady adherence to It? Can It be that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a nation with Its virtue? The experiment, at least, is recommended by every een tlment which ennobles human na tures. Alaa, Is It rendered Impos sible hy Ita vires? Friendly Frrllng for An. "In the execution of such a rln nothing la more eanentlal than that permanent. Inveterate antipathies against particular nations and pas sionate attachment for. others, should be excluded; and that. In place of them, Just and amicable feelings towards all ahould be cul CONTI.VOED O.V PAUB TIIItEg Commission to Poland Is Considering Army WARSAW. Baturdny, Feb. II The announcement by Ignaca Jan Paderewskl that a large Polish army la needed Is being considered by members of the Interallied mission here, and it Is likely that the mem bers of the mlsalon will be obliged to stay longer than three weeka. the time which was fixed for It! atudy of Polish affalra. hers Instead of eight Among the constituted, consisting or nine mem mlnlsters la Prof. Friedrlch Koerster of tha University of Munich It Is said the landtag will re-assemble" shortly but outalde of Munich The Hflma committee nt Haver. Mans haa voted aCannual penxlon of v.vuu niaraa ror rjisners wkiow. PARIS, Feb. 14. A special dia patnh received from Ilasel by 1 lavas today aayi perfect calm prevail! In Munich and that order has been as sured by the proletariat of all shades Tomorrow a congress of the fed eration which, under the auspices of the central council, la to form a new government purely of socialists, will meet. The rllspatdk adds that the gen eral strike ended thia afternoon and that all the workmen will resume work tomorrow. They will. how. ever, auspend their labors Wednes day for the funeral of Kurt 'Eisner. LONDON,- Feb. 14. Rpartacan riots have taken- place In Nnrem burg, Itavarla, where the prisons have been opened and street fight ing Is In progress, according to an Exchange Telegraph dlapatch from Copenhagen today. COPENHAOKN, Ronday, Fh. JJ. A dlapatch to the perlin Ixkal An xeiger nays that at Mannheim during demonstrations following the ashiis slnatlon of Kurt F.inner. the llavar llan premier, there were great dis turbances. Numerous buildings among the law courts were broken Into. The law court building waa partially destroyed. Alliances Washington REFERENDUM ASKED ON LEAGUE PROGRAM -- lUwiluflon Is lulrtHliK-cd In llouw to Submit ProiMNMil CoiiMilimloii to Vote of tlKi People. LEWIS COMES TO DEFENSE Illinois fernalor I pliohlH Pw-t In Ar roiigviiMiit of Opponent say Tlicy Havu Wrong Coiievillon. WARIIINOTOS, Feb. 14 The first address in the senate In de fense of the proposed constitution of tho league of nations was delivered today by Benator Iiwls of Illinois. democratic whip, who took lasite with tho recent criticisms made by Sena tor llorah of Id.iho, republican, "and Heed of MlHsourl, democrat. Hpeaklng for nearly two hours Senator Ih-wIs denied contentions of opponents of the league that It would abrogate tho Monroe doctrine, tha' It WBM a HeOfirtnrM irn,i Ih. . clples of WnshliiKton and Jefferson- uihi it would tilitn to world arma ment ami thut A fflltiplnn las "till.! I .aa ' outvoted by Iho I'nlted Kingdom. An immense overflow audience listened Intently to the speech and vigorously snnlanrleH uh.n i v. tn. Inola senator concluded. Senator I-wls' address la to be followed soon hv manv nth., i. slons of the u.n.i.. 1 1. - - of Oklahoma, democrai, and Cum min, Iowa, republican, will spealf Wednesday and the debate Is ex pected to continue dally until con greaa adjourna one week from to morrow. Hrfercndnm Asked. In the house today Representative Landeed of Minnesota, republican. Introduced a resolution proposing a national referendum on the league, to bo called hv the secretary of state tAJ.TIIHUEU ON PAOK FIVB ENVOY FROM IRELAND OFFERS CREDENTIALS Sean O'tValllgh C.oea to Prwoe Con ference aa Acx-redlted Delegate of Provisional Government. PARIS. Feb. 24 Sean O'Cealllgh presented himself to tha peace con ference today as "the accredited envoy of the provisional government of the Irish republic.""" O'Cealllgh has sent to Premier Clemenreau, to Paul Outasta, seti-e-tary-genrral of the peace conference and to earh delegate a letter In which he brings to their notice the claim of his government, In the name of the Irish nation for International recognition of the Independence of Ireland and for the admission of Ire land aa a constituent member of the league of nations. This communication was accom panied In each caae by copies of the Irish declaration of independence of January 21 and of the message of greetings from the. "nation of, Ire land" to the rest of the world. In hla letter O'Cealllgh states that Professor de Valera. Arthur Griffith and Count Plunkett have been dele, gated by the national aasembly to present a statement to the peace conference and to the league of na tion! In the name of the Irish peo ple. He asks a date be fixed for the reception of the men. SENATE COMMITTER VOTES FOR ARMY OF HAL MILLION WAfnilNHTON, Fob. 24 Provis ions for a tomporary army of 61. S9H officers anil ti:n after 'text July 1, a recommended by the war department were Inserted In the bil lion dollar army approprltlon measure todnv by a senate Military committee. Thi-aei provisions wdo eliminated In the bouse which up proved an army of only 175, OHO men the maximum fl"d In the national defense act of 1916. The u1 committee, also ngreed to. day upmi p.iy for enlisted men on tha rnrne basis n the war wale It plan lo report the bill tomorrow to the full ctHinnlttee.. State May Get Million in Royally Payments From Auditor's Probe OKLAHOMA CITY". Feb.. 24 The state limy gnln $1,000,000 iui a result of the ex.imlmitlOn of rn ord! of the state auditor's office, according to Frank Oiuter, state and. lor. Kv'ldenees that the fig ure may reach that amount re cnntiilned In the voluntary pny . rrtentert'f delinquent taxe on roy alty Interests. glnce Governor lloli ertjwin Inni rm ted the examiner to make the audit. Amounts voluntarily paid In to the nudltor within the pimt three days aggregate over 16,00(1 cover Ing deHmiuendea for the pant three ve;u 1'emiltles amount to over 2 7(10. The-ie are being paid In -holly by the Small rnyulty owner who, according to Attaches of the auditor's office, have "hidden out" heretofore. All owning the heavy productions are ytt to pajr. MEXICAN DECISION IS LEFT TO U.S. I'nderstandinjr in Taris Is That F.'incf and KnxlHiid Accede to America. BANKERS' BODY IS FORMED International Commi.iMion Is Organized for Safojfuard ing InvesttmentH. WAR BLAME WILL BE FIXED Commission Reported to He Through With Work Others Hurry On. PARIS, Feb. 2 4. Thai Mexican problems already have been sub ject of formal dleciaalun between the delegntes of the peine conference and that flrest Itrlialii and France have Indicated w IIIIiikiicm to leave to the Cnlled States adjustments of all Mexleun iuentlona In which their nationals are Interested, Is revealed by the announcement In Paris news paper! of the formation of an Inter national cnnunlllen of hankers to protect holder! of Mexican securi ties. It Is not planned to bring the Mexican question before the confer ence officially, hut advantage baa been taken of the presence here of official representatives of the three natlona most concerned to form the committee at this" lime and begin Joint consideration of plsns that may serve as a basis of adjudication. Mexico la not represented at the conference, but the presence In Paris of Alberto J. Panl as a representa tive of President Carrania, opens tha way for direct negotiations, should they ba desired. "She subcommittee of the peace conference dealing with the respon sibility of the authora of the war naa completed Ita work. Its report haa not been made public, but there seems no doubt that the report will receive formal approval, and ba laid befora the supreme council. It I believed that tha subcommit tee has made findings only aa to thi moral responsibility of tha au thors of the war and not aa regards lecnmrai violation! of International law by individual. The official communication on the peace conference today says: "The representatives of the allied and aaar.clated government- met to day at tho Qua d'Oraay from I to t p. m. "The Albanian representatives were Introduced and Turkhan Paaha stated the Albanian claims. The ex amination of this question waa re ferred to the committee on Greek affairs. "The Irl! Inter allied eommU slon on Poluih affalra communicated certain Information and proposal received from the Inter-allied com mission now at Warsaw. Marshal Koch woe present. "The next meeting will be held February IS at 1 p. m." The subcommittee of the Itner natlonal waterways commission haa completed Its discussion of the draft of the convention on tha freedom of transit, submitted by the llritish. It was decided that tha convention be Itsft to the drafting committee. The pear conference commission on reparation! at Ita meeting today dnclded to expedite the work of the first and second subcommittees which are rharged respectively with questions of the valuation of dam ages and a atudy of mean! of pay ment and the financial capacity of the enemy countries. A third auh commlttee was appointed to study measures of control and guaranteea. William M. Hughes, Australian premier, was elected president, and It. M. Ilarurh of the I'nlted Htatea vice president of the committee. The commission also welcomed the delegates of Portugal. BOOTLEGGER IS ORDERED TO GO TO WET TERRITORY RICHMOND. Mo , Feb. 24- When Jmlgn Frank P. I'lvelblss hud fin IMied reciting Sentence Imposed on 'i homus J. Itohannon, convited here today of bootlegging, llobannoti ex claimed : That Is banishment. I didn't know Itlehmond was In Russia." TblH wim the sentence: Una of 11.0110; Jail sentence of 12 months; parole on condition that Itohannon pay all costs of the caae. quit the confines of the seventh Ju dicial district within 4.1 hours, re main In "wet territory so long us there shall b" such within the con fines of the i'nlted Htatea," and un der no circumstances ever to return to Ray, Clay or Carroll counties. Illness of Bryan Not Regarded as Serious WASHINGTON, Feh. 24 Re ports that former Secretary of Htate William Jennings Itrynn w;s ser iously 111 lure were denied tonight by his friends. Thtjy explained that Mr. Itryan had been suffering front a cold but that his condlton wits very much Improved. KMinl-li Cabinet Out. Hr T)ie A.'ii-latfd I'rera. MADRIO, Feb. 24. The cabinet' of Count Romanones ha reiigned. The king bain requested the cabinet to remain "In office until the budget Is piis'ed by parliament. In the meantime he will consult with po litical loader regarding a new min C lenience au Soon to Be Back f I 4s Mil ij'fl f rT.J Arrow! point to Premier Clemencean, at left, and Perladent Wilson, at right. Premier Clemenceau Insist! on carrying on many of tha detail! of the world peare conference while physicians are taking every precaution to prevent serious conaequeucea from the wounds Inflicted by a would-be assansln recently. One of the seven bullets fired at the "Tiger" by Kmlle Cuttin pierced Clemeuceau's lungs. The premier aa president of the peace conference haa been one of the leading figures In It. Laleit word from Purls la that the premier la rapidly Improving and tha belief la expreaaed by hla friends that he wlir soon be back at hla place at tha head of tha peace table, especially by the time President Wilson return! to Paris and Premier LJoyd George goes to Paris from London. Ninetieth Division to Return in June; Go by Way of Rhine By The Asenclatea Prate. (OHLKNZ, Frb. t4-me. ap proilmato datea of the depairture for home of two national guard nd two national army illvlaloita comprising, half tho American , army of oer-upaulon wore an. noum-cri. today at third army hceul quarura. Tlie Itnd AlvMim and the 4 2nd or "Rainbow" division, will leave about April 15 and tho SVth and Olli dlvlslona of the itntlonal army during Juno. Ar-cordlng to tho plana the placea of tho deMartliig dlvlslona will be taken by three regular army dlvlslona. The foreo of oc ruMatlon will then ooitsuif . of the first, second, thlrtl, fourtli, fifth, atith and seventh dlvlaloua ij reg ular. Details for the depnrtiirn of the men by way of tha 11 111 tie and Hol land are being worked out. The Bind division la made taj of men from MfcUiigan anil Wlw-on-an. The 41ml dlvlalon tytinprise national garilrTV-n from all ace tlona of the union. Tlie ntflh di vision waa mr-alU-d. In Kansas, MlMWHiri, Soatli Dakota, Nebraska, Colorailo, New Mexico and Ari uuia, and tho But It dvllaion In Tria and Oklnhoma. STRIKE OF BUILDERS WILL BE ARBITRATED Workmen Return to Jobs Pending Keltletnent of Wage Oticstlon . IH-HhIoii Will IV" Accepted. WAHH IN' !T IN', Feb. 24 All workmen on strike tt the New Yotk building trade dlxputo and all other sympathetic ntrlkers were ordered hack to work tonight under an agree ment reached ilt a conference here between representatives of the Untitl ing Trades association, the union and the secretaries of war and labor. It waa agreed that all matters In dispute would be placed before a conference committee composed of three men selected by the employers and three by the workmen. All matters upon which the committee failed to ni?iee after three d.iM would be submitted to .Indue Henry P Inigro. of New York city, whose eclalon would he made within two weeks and would be final. An advance In wages was the onlv queHttou Involved and the employers were said to have en pret.ied a, wll MtignenH to concede) an increase Tho men demanded an advance of II to IS (.0 a day. Approxlinately 12Ii,00fi men we involved In the strike which tlirei", eiicd to heroine riHIIiMi wide. It In eNllm.V.cd 'hat !l) ;"r eiu of gov eminent construction would have been stopped If the strike hud spteud. NEAR MILLION VOTED FOR STATE SCHOOLS 3 Hotta Puts ThmtaaTh Meaumrea for Maintenance of Htate liuatltuUona Now I'p to Nenale, TO OPEN TONKAWA SCHOOL PrtMaala Provkln for Re-t'atBNlsh. ment of Wilkin Hall (lowed Down By Former Governor. Werld'e Oenllal Bursea, , Halrvla Holal. ftf OKLAHOMA CTTV, Feb. 24 Th! house gave up mnwt of Its time today to putting ih flrvet, louche) to ths varloti! appropriation bllla for the arhoola. Oni after Mother aa they were called up, they wera put over although In some caeos minor amend- menta war made but these did not affect the bill materially. Ajiiong the bllla on tha calendar today which received favorable action ware those providing for tha agricultural and mechanical oollega; the ona providing for the recon struction of Wlikln Hall at Tonkawa and fixing an appropriation for ths purcruuM of furniture and equipment, which with the bill prescribing the canree of atudy and maklna the ap prwpriallon and maJntenanca of the school, virtually re-establlahea the In atltuliun which was put out of busi ness tiv (loverrror Wlliiitins four veers ago. Other bills which went through are those providing appropriations for tha Ixngstnn colored ay hi hi I at lAngaton, for the weatern Oklahoma hailta for the Insnna at Supply, and the central Oklahoma hospital at Norman. Htlll others provided ap probrhvtlona for inainlefuanoe and supphrt for the state training school for delinquent negro boys and for deaf, blind and orphans school for negro boys and girls at Tart. , Nearly a million dollars was ap propriated during Die day a session Deaths in American Army of Ail Causes Now Total 107 AU WASinNWoN.Frb. 24 IVatha during the war In the American expeditionary forces and among troops In the l'n;te, Htalee from all causes, the wnr department an nounced today, numbered 107,444. In the ei peilltlorui ry forces the total was 7 2 . ! 6 I . I if the-e ii).2U resulted from dlsenne, 4 1.7 II . from Injuries received In battle mid J, 354 from nil other rirntea ALL KLKS, NOTICE Meeting tonight. Feb. 2S. Tills meeting will be In charge of Past Kxytlted Itiib-rs. Annual busl nesH, Initiation and social session. All Klks I'rgod to Attend CHALLENGE ACCEPTED Wilson, in Boston, An nounces He Wants Sentiment Test. AMERICA Htt MISSION Must Not Now Draw Off From Responsibilities, He Says. HAS FIGHTING, HE DECLARES "An Indulgence Is Fight," He Asserts Before a Large Crowd. tltiHTON. Feh. J4. Praldnt Wilson will fight at homa aa ha haa fought abroad for league of na tlona Returning from Franca ha had been, on American soil not mora than threa hours today befora ha threw down tha gauntlet to -those who distrust tha proposed concert of government! based, ha aald, on tha American Ideal! which had won tha war for Justice and humanity. An America confining to her own territories her conception and pur pose to make men free": ha aald, would have to keep her honor "for those narrow, selfish, provincial pur pose! which aeem eo dear to aome minds that have no awaap beyond their nearest horlion." Refora a responsive audience that filled tha biggest auditorium In tha city tha president pictured tha eld world fighting with stubborn des peration and expecting in tha and nothing bettea for tha peoples than they had known for renturlea. Ha pictured the American nation enter ing the lists with a new purpose the freedom of mankind. Tha eld world had caught the vision and any treaty of peace drawn otherwta than In tha new eplrlt would ba nothing mora, ha asserted, than a "modern scrap of paper" and tha praaant peace, unleea guaranteed by tne united rorces of the civilised world, could not eland a generation. Invitee Tea of MaUoa. Bending over the speaker'! ta ble, hla face set In tenae Knee and hla right hand clenched, the praal dent exclaimed, "any. man who thlnka that America, will take part In giving the world any auch re buff and disappointment aa that, doea not know America, t Invite him to test the senUmtnt of tha nation!" Interrupted by applause, tha f resident halted and then evoked ha graateat demonstration of tha afternoon whan ha addad that he , would accept no aweeter challenge than the leane of the Amerloaa purpnse In the war. "I hava fighting blood In mi," he said with apparent feeling, "and It la sometime! a delight to let It hava scope, but If It Is a chal lenge on thla occasion, It will be an Indulgence." At another point In hla add rasa the prealdent aald that if the great hope of the world for a league of natlona waa disappointed, he would wlah "for my part never to have had America play any part In this at of America In thla matter than I hava na more doubt of the verdict of America! n thla matter than I have doubt of the blood that la In me." i Ia Given Reorptlon. New England gave .the prealdent a rousing welcome home. Thli city probably never haa snen a greater crowd than gathered at every point of vantage along the route from Commonwealth pier to wheh the naval cutter Onelpee brought his party from tha steamer Ueorge Washington, through tha downtown district! and around two aldee of Roston common to the Copley pl.ixa hotel where a stop waa made for luncheon. At every turn the president wai cheered. Hat In hand he atood In hli motor car throughout the two CONTlXUtr) OIK ring TIHUtg REPORTS ON RUSSELL HOME ALL DIFFERENT No Two Agree on lU-a-porutlhlllty or on Proper Mclhixl to Direct UlrbV liiatiiutlon. World'a Capital Ilurrin. Hklrrtn llolel. OKIwUloMA CITY. Feb. ' !4 Three sepnrate reports on conditions at the Hmteell Industrial home were submitted to the senate today by niemhera of the special committee appointed to Investigate them. No two ar. agreed un to the proper method of handling the problems presented there, nnd no two ar agreed on responsibility for them. Senator T. F. Horsley submitted his report first. Then ,-ame Henutor Mavfleld wlru linoiher. In the mean time a parliamentary wrangle arose when Senator Thomas made a mo tion that the reports be referred back to a special committee. Bonn tor Thonuut s.tld, too, thut be tinder stood there was a third report to be submitted. There waa. It wa Hint of -Senator Hall, who, It had been rumored, had written a report which had (tie endorsement of all five mem bers of ,the rommlttee. ftsv tjoDator Hall's report was nlo suhnrWled. Now all thro will be referred hack to a special e.immlttee and the gtrlV school ghost will drag along for threo weeks possibly, I