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FINAL EDITION
I VOL. XV., NO. 99.
TULSA, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, JANUARY (5, 1921
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WAVAiidw re? il ilw
STATE TO INSPECT
TULSA CAR LINES
Corporation Commission's
Engineer Here Monday
for Investigation
SITUATION IS REALIZED
T
System Inadequate Letter of
Commissioner Says; Will
Force Improvement
NEED SERVICE "RIGHT AWAY
Commissioner Indicates Re
cognition' of Tulsa's Ur
gent Extension Demand
U tho temporal y Increase In
jar s m.irgcii ny me -jiiifu mreel
lUrn.iy company is to-come nn im
media betternp.nt of service, or
steps in l be In km ly rlthor tln cor
poraton commission or City Attor
ney l'r nk K. Duncan or both to
jiut the company In the- hands ot n
receiver without further parley.
This was made uppnront Wednes
day h a U'ttrr received by the strcpt
rallwn company from the eorpnrn
t ion commission, copies' of which
were nNii sent to thci city attorney,
the chamber of commerce nntl the
Tufa Traffic association, nml by the
comment of the city attorney upon
this letter
System to Hi- Kxnmlncil.
Arri.rdliiV lo thu letter, S. K.
Thompson, engineer In the employ
of the corporation commission, will
reach Tulsa Monday for a thorough
exiimlnatlon of the Tulsa Stree1
Hallway company's cntlro system,
lie will remain here until the In
vesication is comple,ted, and. It np
p.i r, Ills recommendations will be
acted upon by the cprporatlon com
mission, The corporation rommlmlnn ap
parently realizes fully that the com
pany's facilities lire entirely Inade
quate fur nervine a city of Tulsa's
size and population. That there will
lie no delay Iii making Improvements
until receipts from tho Increased
fare warrant them Is the direct
statement of tho commission which
states In tho Utter rtcelved Wednes
day thai "It 1 also clear that the
Improvements riocessary must be
nwde without waiting for the re
ceipts from the IhislncBs to make the
extensions."
The letter rendu.
"At Hated during the hcnrlng yes
terday the facts In the record Indi
cate very clearly that your company
cannot operate successfully on i,
5-cent fare until the. cost basis la
materially chanced.
S)slcm Wholly Inadequate.
"From records on fllo In this of
flec showing tho extent nnd equip
ment of your railway system In
Tulsa, and from the general Infor
mation which wo possess with ref-erer,-;e
to the IncreniMd population
and inrreyicd demanil for street
railway service lh Tulsa, It Is also
j'quilly apparent that thu present
system and equipment are wholly
Inadequate to supply tho (limaed fur
street railway service In Tulsa.
It It also clear that the Improve
ments neiessary must bo made with
out waiting for the receipts from ffle
business to make the extension. The
present Investment in the Tulsa
Street Hallway system must be
jreatly Increased If tho company is
to occupy tho field there nnd render
such tvrvlca as to Justify Its con
tinuance. "Our engineer, Mr. Thompson,
will renh Tulsa on Mondty nfter
noon. January 10, and will go over
the sys cm there thoroughly In or
der lo ascertain what improvements
are necessary jind something as to
the order In which they should be
installed. Jr. Thompson will re
main there such time as may bo
necessary to secure this Information
and w'U lio glad tp have the co-op-fratlon
of your company during his
stay
-b slated yesterday, you nre au
thorized m proceed' to Instnll thVJ
rate o' , rents for single fare or four
'" tor sj cents, (beginning on
.Mnndav. January 10.
"Mr Thompson will appreciate
am o. operation upon tho part of
wir i-IIV.
Tlie letter was plcrneil bv Commls
s i.ner Cnmnhcll Rusic)l, who con-
'ir ni the hearing hero Monday.
City still Waiting.
Thu Is going to bo n flcht, to a
finisi, city Attorney Duncan de
r TiNu:ri os pacih TiimTnnN
Coun d'Etat Believed
to Fie Near in Austria
' "NOON, Jan. 6, A eoim d'etat
IS be t. vpd Immlimiil In lrmmt,
nd Austria when .former Kmperor
. . wm no invited to return to
"if nirone. according to nn'Kx.
f"n(r Tele-aph dispatch from
Jirm.p today, .quoting reports re-
(P 1 In tnt ..I.. TI...I
- l II, XI IJ III IlUUUlt'Pl,
;1 .t I that the plottersi Intend to
m. a union of Hungary and
'DIG IT OUT BY THE ROOTS
J"diro IjukIU ContlnuiM llontlwiorM'
r'Wl,1vv,,M,, "n,(,r t'niiplit,
AOO, Jan. n. Judge Kene
rtefini, ' '-"''J1 lo'lny continued In
nerinliply the cases of 60 naloon
I! " 11 charged with selling 4 per
rnT;. Hir. nnU illrecteil the govern
ment i find the brewers who mado
court anU bTlng them ln,n
CthV.H- UJmoHY W"V t .Harmony
Witir'.j, un(J,. tvoolworth'i. AUvu
29 Degrees of
Masonry Given
President-Elect
COM.MrH. Ohio.' Jan. 5. -
I'roHldent-elect Harding became
a 32nd dejtreo Mason tonight at
the. end tit n t'l.linnp Intlt'lllttn
ccrcniony participated In by rank-
nig omoiuis of tho order, from
all parts of the I'liltcd Hint en.
Starting as a master Mason, tho
president-elect whs raised through
(he other 29 degrees' at a con
tinuous sitting arriuiged for his
accommodation. '
He was tho third chosen chief ,
executive 111 ttitvnl ttirtilltrli tlt.t
higher degrees of Masonry before
tho Hcloto valley consistory,
James A, (.arfleld and William
McKlnley having been given their
32nd degrees here.
At the conclusion of the cere
mony Mr, Harding was presented
a Masonic ring given by the 32ml
degree Mnsons or Marlon, his
homo town, who had occupied
posts of honor in the initiation.
Ho may return hero 1'ilday to re
ceive momberHhtp in the Mystic
Shrine.
With Mrs. Harding, , tho president-elect
motored Hero from
Marlon thla morning, his only
conterencti before leaving homo
being with I'Ted I'pham of Chi
cago, treasurer of thu republican
national Lnmmltteo. He will go
back by motor tomorrow morn
ing. HUGE FIRE RAGES
lllkirr"r minr aitii "f meinbers anil thrown into
UNDFR M NF (! TY!'iruw,r b--
UIUU" Ifllll.U Ul M ,.,,. ;ay vnt(, ,v, 1)Pr Pat;h
" I house before the iirlef sessions were
50 Acres of Old' Workings
under Scran ton, Pa., i
Reported Burning i
SCItANTO.V, l'A.. Jan. 3 Kcs
lilents of Lower West 'Scr.tntun are
living over a raging furnace whllu
officials of tho Delaware, Lacka
wanna & Western Hallroail com-
pany, together with memberH of the
local police aro making an effort I
in iieiermitiA me ttvurt ,nnf nn it
a fire in what is belelved lo be old
"-"M y
mlno workings nbout BOO feet below
the surface.
Tho ffro was discovered Monday
when hugh clouds of smoko began
pouring through an air shaft.
The blazo spread rapidly nnd it
is believed that approximately DO
acres of underground nrca is now
uflrc.
While there appears to be nn Im
mediate danger to tho thotihands of
pnoplo living over this particular
urea officials fear that If any Mir
faco bcttllngs should occur while, the
blaze Is raging the fumes of gas,
und black damp would creep
thrMjgh tho crevices and possibly
enter homes with falnl results.
PISTOL DUEL, 2 DYING
Wcloetkn Men I. nipt y Hovislvern at
lUuii Other nml Until An;
Mortallv Woomlcil.
Aspeltpil Vrrrn Statu Wire.
OK MULCH. K, Okla., Jan. 5.- N. J
Itaspberry and John Klngdale are
lying In a Henryctta hospital as the
result of a revolver duel which was
staged In Weleetka this morning.
Jealousy, nccordlng to I). N. Webb,
city marshal at Weleetka. was the
cause-of the double shooting.
Raspberry is it driller and King
kndo Is a clerk In a store at Weleet
a. According to Webb, Raspberry
lias accused Klngkailo fiequently of
being too attentive to his .wife. The
men have engaged In several fights,
thu officer declared, nnd bad blood
has existed between them for aome
time.
Whlln Klngkarto was passing
Raspberry's homo this morning.
Raspberry shot at Klngknde. wit
nesses' declare, according to the of
icor. Klngkailo pulled a revolver
from his pocket nnd shot at Rasp
berry. Roth bullets reached their
mark. Iloth men were immediately
rushed to a hospital at Henryctta
where It was s.ald tonight their con
dition is critical
O'Cullagliau Itctlicnl.
NKWl'ORT N l.WS. 'n,, Jan. 5.
Continuing the silence he has main
tallied since his arrival here jester
day as a stowaway on tho steamship i
West Cannon, Daniel O'Callaghan,
lord mayor of Cork, refused tonight 1
to lpake any stntqmeiit for publlcn-1 tMBt ( tho chamber was deslg
tlon until his status has been ile-jnnl, fr the democrats, with Ui.
tvrmlned. republicans on the wist.
. lichali' on DnorUei'iMTs.
International Hunker IHo. i spl lted debate In the house fol
LONDON. Jan, 6. John IJlair lowed Introduction of a resolution by
McAfev, banker and -lirector In ! j. j. .Matthews, rjpublltan of .Me-
many corporations anil who iin i
hniiies both In Pennsylvania nnd
England, Is In a critical condition
after an abdominal operation. The
crisis attendant on the operation
has not yet paired hut physicians1
say they nre satisiieu whii uie ,
American Admiral's Seven Adopted
Russian Children Admitted to U. S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ft, Hav
ing obtalneil from tint labor de
partment nn order for temporary
admission to the United States of
tho seven Russian children ho has
tentatively adopted, Rear Admiral
Newton A. McC'ully, former
Amerlran high commissioner ut
riebastopol, left tonight for New
York to get tho children, now nt
Hills Island, and bilng them to his
Washington home. Tho admiral
said he would, deposit Immediate
ly tho J5.000 lJond required In tho
case of each of the children as as
suranco that they will not beromo
public charges and will receive
proper education.
Admiral McUully plans to keep
tho children at his home hero until
FEW TILTS MARK
SENATE MEETING!
Trapp and Vallace Fur
nish Ripple of Expected
kxcitemont of Day
, FLOOD OF 'NEW LAWS' i
Many J.llls bCIUtured Over tile
- .
Desks of Members, Hut
Few Get Into Hopper
HOUSE IN LIVELY SESSION!
Spiritetl Debate on Employ
" ment of Doorkeepers ; No
Parly Clashes Develop
Py Associated Pre Slate Wile,
OKLAHOMA CMTV. Jim. ?..-Th.
valunche of bills that markH the
first few days of a slate legislature
was In evidence .it tho second day's
se.s.,on of tho eighth -Oklahoma
: legislature taday. Thf "new law.V
were crammed Into the pockots of
'lawmakers; scattered over the desks
adjourned until tomorrow.
In the Meiiale, where a tilt was
expected over the orguul.atlon of
thu committee on commlttee, the
storm of Tuesday was followed only
by calm. True, there was an echo
of Tuesday's tempest at the open
ing of tho session when W. It. Wal
lace, democrat, defeated yestnidiij
for president pro tempore, took th"
floor, 1ml It soon died out. Wnl
laro Informed the senate that Men
tm. Davldsisn of Tulsa had "mis
. . ... - . .. .
reiireseiueii ine lacis wnen no
stated Tuesday that Wallace Mad
pledged himself to see a republican
senate tecretary Installed, thus
throwing the. election machinery of
tho bt.ite Into republican lintuls.
Trapp nml Wwllaco Mix,
The statement went unanswered
by tho Tulsa senator, but bluutunant
Clovrnor Trapp expresed the hope
that "If any other senate members
have any personal matters to bring
up it would be well for them to gel
them off their tysteni so this body
ran get bomcthlng done." He added
that he had every resircct for Hen.i
tor Wallace.
Wallace retorted that ho thought
tho lieutenant governor's comment
was "uni'itllcil for." whereupon Mr,
Triinn replied that If there was any.
i thing objectionable In his declara
tion that he respected tne senator
from Pauls Valley, ho would apolo
gize. This riffle over, the senate pre
pared for business,
Object to "Siioh-U'ii'ilcN."
Taking up representation "n 1,10
committee on committees, the reef
on which the sennte nearly found
ered TticMlay. K. 10. Woods stated
I that" as th" majority faction or tne
house hail reiuseu in give uunm
crats representation on Its commit
tee lm wished to withdraw the can
didacy of threo .republicans who
were proposed for membership. Ob
jection was raised by Luther llarrl
son, democrat of Ada. to "such tac
tics In the upper house."
Upon the declaration of Woods
that tho seats were not desired nnd
Hint the republicans would stand by
any appointments made ' th'i
president of the senate, Harrison re
marked! .
"I will again give In to the mi
nority faction." .
The senate was in session W bare
half hour, adjourning until Thins,
day afternoon. It was long enough,
however, fof tho flood of hills to
start, and a number found their
way into the hoppkr. The commit
tie on committees went Into hosslon
following adjournment of tho sen
ate Tho hotiso busied itsrolt at the
Hart with confirmation and swear-
ot t.mpoyes- This task o
way. an hnurV recess w
lllll in ine
was taaen
while members wrn
scaled. The
,h s it, moving ln.it tne nouse em
olnv men as door-Kr.opers, Inasmuch
us no provision for doorkeepers was
mado by statute. ft wan charged
florin? debate that thorn was no
m.,.H for doorkeepers, that they were
mereiv "pouiicni niiices upposi.
I rOVTtNl'KIJ o.v I'aoi:
TltlHTKKN
their light to remain
uTly
ho
tnblishid by hearings before labor
department officials, Afterward
he will tnko them to his boyhood
home at Anderson, S. C, to Intro
duce them to his mother, who
will assume temporary charge ot
the children while tho officer 1;
refurnishing and remodeling his
Washington homo for their per
inanentf residence.
Asked If It was his Intention to
formally adopt tho children, Ad
miral McUully said that such was
his intention if there were no legal
bar. Ho had attended, ha said, to
all legal matters In Russia, con
nected with being given custody
of. tho CllUUrd
To Protect Inaugural Crowds
From Gouging Hotel Keepers
Determination of Congress
Pickpocket Who Hobs Visitor of ?r. and Is CatiKht Com to
Jail, But Hotel Man Hobs Him of $100 and Goes Kroe,
Is Lament of Senator AlcCumber
WASHINOTO.V, Jan r. Meas
tires proposing' pioleetlon for
Inaugural crowds In Washington
Match from gouging hotel keep
ers, lestaiirnnt proprietors nnd
landlords, as well as from the light
fingered gentry, were Introduced
today It; the senate.
i ho senate adopted a resolution
npptoprlnling $&0,OUO to build an
Inaligiual stand at tho capital and
to defray oilier e.penses In con
nection with the Induction of
I'resldent-eleet Harding Into of
fice. An nttempt lo cut tlm ap
propriation to 110,000 was unsuc
cessful. A resolution Introduced by Hen
ntor McCumber, republican, North
Dakota, would prohibit hotels
from charging guesls more than
the ralo charged during lust
month and the present month,
HOUSTON OILING
FINANCE MACHINE
Treasury Chief Gets Busy ,
at Task of Reviving i
War Finance Body
NEED 2 NEW MEMBERS!
Vacancies Must Be Filled Be
fore Corporation Can Be
gin Functioning Again
Ry W. TI. ATKINS.
1. N". K. Htaff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. n.-Hecrn-tary
of tho Treasury Houston sum
moned his advisers Into conference
todny to determine methods of rr.
vlvlng the export loan operations of
the war finance corporation, Hlxty
and possibly SO (lays may elapse bo
fore credit loiiiiilnery can bo set up
to provide the benefits directed by
congress before It can pass the
measure over tho president's veto,
It wus said.
Flouting of large Isuuo of corpora
tion bonds lo provide credit for the
shipments of farm luodtlcts proli
nhly will be decided upon. Tho slr.o
of such a bond Issue and other de
tails In connection with revival of
thu corporation's export loan func
tions are to bn 'determined.
.Must llnvpNv Members.
An uttixpcctcd delay may also ap
pear through the necessity if aid
ing two members of the corpora
tion. When tho loan operations
were suspended, two vacancies were
created. The corporation now has
three directors. Revival of tho loan
work neccRKltiiteH tho filling of two
vacancies to have a quorum under
tho terms of tho law cieatlng t tin t
body.
Secretary Houston withheld dis
cussion of tho extent of the work.
With his associates he devoted considerable-time
today to a study of
the provisions of tho bill and of the
methods thut can best bo followed
to carry out thu will of congress.
First, there was a review ot the
corporation's affairs,' showing Us
current assets to be about 1373,000,
000, This represents cush dun from
tho United Stntes treasurer and In
cludes the sain of government obli
gations to thn secretary of tho
treasury.
Can't the Rook Hnlanis-.
Rut tills book balance could not
be used to finance export shipments,
It was said, unless tho lpe,sury do
cldilo on such step through sale fo a
corresponding amount of treasury
certificates of Indebtediiebs, There in
also listed among tho i orporatlon's
assets outstanding loans amounting
to 1 lff.23J.0CC.
Kxport loans remaining due to
the corporation amount to 143,4,10,
072. Other loans urn public utilities,
!21.132,!)S; railroads, $r2, 828,210;
industrial corporation, l'J73,&4, and
cattle loans, 1803,757.
Other ns-sets of tho corporation
are Ilond Investments, $7,434, 7ft0,
reserve fund Investments, 132, 804.
ISO, and accrued Interest receivable
on Investment and bonds, J4.42C.501.
.Several days may elapse before tint
treasury will make known, officially,
any plan for reviving tho corpora
tion's loan operations.
Missouri's First Negro
Legislator Is Sworn in
JICI'l'KRHON CITY, Mo., Jan. ft.
W, M. Moore, the llm negro ever to I
be realcd In the Missouri legislature,
took oath of office today with other)
members of the house of representa-,
tlves, Moore was elected from the1
sixth district of St. Loqls. Tho sixth '
Is In the fashlonablo "west end" of
that city.
The seat occupied by Moore is unci
of tho most conspicuous In tho hall
and his desk wasj literally covtru-J
with flowers.
New Connecticut fjovcnior In.
HARTFORD, Conn.. Jan. 5. Hv
erett J. Lake, republican, wus In-
'itr.nmtfrt Mil nfternnoii iis tht, f,4th
ynveinor of Connecticut. In his mes
sage to tno general iiRsemniy which
opened Its session today, Governor
Uiko declared for a policy of ru
trenchmont and economy.
HTAM.KY M'CCNE
Puntral director!. 0 H. nouldar. PhoaM
O. UtJ-MOO. Ambulance trvtc. A4vU
He told the senate that toiigi' ss
would provide police protection
for the crowds riom pickpockets
and asked It any protection was
lo be given fioni 'the bigger rob
bers." "A pickpocket." he said, "may
rob a visitor of IT, and if be is
caught, will go to J, ill. Hut a hotel
pioprlelor may nib a visitor of
lluo a day ami Insist on doing It
seven times over, is them to he
no protection against him'"'
Senator J o u tut, lepubllc.in,
Washington, offered a bill which
would annuitize the commission
ers of the Dlstiict of Cnllliillilll to
regulate charges for me lis anil
lodgings from I'ebruary 2S lo
March 0, and persouH violating
the ic(ulallou would be liable lo
fines of from HDD to Jl.iiOft and
pilson sentencesjof sU 'months,
3RD GIRL VICTIM
IN POISON WAVE
Vera Rush, 17, Swallows
Mnrctirv on Crowflprl
Mercury on Crowded
Main Street
HER ROMANCE FADED
Sorrow Over Shattered Af
fair of Heart Believed
Cause; Chance to Live
The etilitcmli nt blehlui lilt, nt mer
cury poisoning has claimed another
ni i iv i young gin as a victim, tne
bird within less than n week.
While pleasure seeking crowds
surged past on Main street last night
at 9 o'clock, Vera Rush, 17 years
old, stood nt thu curb In front of the
Crystal candy slum and tiwulloweil
six tablets of bichloride of mercury
tablets. Carlton l,"asuii, wiinn Mltis
llusii was In have married on
Christmas day, nccoidlm; to n girl
friend, had just passed by In nn
automobile with another girl. j
Ifnst (.'limits- In'!, lie.
.Miss Hush was downtown with
with a girl frleild, Miss Tesslo Wool
son, when shiiswalluwed Die poison.
Miss Woolsorr assisted her friend to
the home of Mrs, W. L. Hmllh, SI 4
West Seventh, sister of the stricken
lrl, Hho was then removed lo the
Tulsa hnppltal, where emeigency
measures wero adopted In an effort
to counteract (he poison and at an
enrly hour this morning It was be
lieved that she w'uild live, Klin was
risllng easy, a stomach pump hav
ing extracted most of the poison.
According to .Mrs. iulth, with'
"iiom .miss nosh had been living,
the ulrl anil Carlton J.enson, 2i year
old for some reason poslpjnd 'their
wedding. F.ver since the girl hn.
bee,, downhearted, aecoMll,ig to her
(IMrr.
The climax to the affair came
Inst night It Is assumed when tho
girl saw Lesson with another, "Vera
remarked to me at tin, time about
Carlton-, Miss Wonlson said,' "but
she didn't seem any more melan
choly then .than shi had lleen for
some tlmo. IWrectly after Lesson
passed wo went Into the Crystal
candy kitchen for a few minutes
nnd then CHini)iack -onto tho side,
wnlk. A friend who had a car near
by offered to take us home. Wo nr.
repled and I started to get In the
car, I noticed Vera hesitate and then
draw something from her pocket
Shn made a motion with her hand
toward her mouth nnd then iutcli
id at her stomnch,
"I lime no lner."
"I jumped lo the euib, aslsted
her Into the rnr and we started lo
her bister's. While on the way she
told me that she had swallowed
ome mercury tablets because, M no
longer have a lover- I asked her
how many Inblets she had taken and
she said she had taken six After
Hopping at her sisters house we took
Although Miss Rush, too weak
from the effects of her attempted
siilildo lo talk, did not deny lo
friends that a shattered love affair
had prompted her, act. M'ss Wool
son stated she hud been with Miss
Rush for bevcinl Iioiiih and that the
mercury tablets had not been pur
based during tho evening. Jt Is
known, however, that Miss Rush
had had tho tablets In her posses
sion for several days. Although the
of tho tablets could not bo as
ertalned, nlteuillng physicians at
hospital said tho girl's condition
showed she had not taken a heavy
dose and It Is believed (he tablntH
were of IlKlit-ciirHent poison.
Miss Mllzabeth McCierkin, who
just a week ago look six mercury
tablets, illi.d yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Hayv McCrackln, who about
m'dnlght Tuesday night swallowed
Home mercury tablets by mistake, la
n the Oklahoma hospital. Mrs. Mi
f'rnkln. bad been Htiff.irl,,,. fr,n n
headache and thought she was tak
ing medlclno when she swallowed
the poison.
Woman Slajer Held,
KANSAS CITY. Jan, 5, Lillian
McGIII, who confessed to slaying
Frank D, Miller Sunday night, was
charged with necond degree murder
(inlay, Her preliminary hearing was
set for January 11. Hhe Is attempt
ing to furnish 17,800 bond, Thn
woman said todny that following thn
murder she hail attempted to burn
Miller's clothing and hid nor re
volver In a wove.
EUROPEANS POUR i
IN ON EACH SHIP
A Veritable Avalanche of
Aliens Imminent Says '
Ellis Island Man
SITUATION IS ALARMING'
l
1 Fortunately, Says Conunis
: sioner, Ships Can Ilrinir lint
1, 1100,000 a Year
FOR RIGID EXAMINATIONS
Bij? Percentage of Those De
siring to Come lo U. S. Arc
Diseased, Says Wallis
WASHINGTON. Jan. -Testimony
by Commissioner Wallis of the
Mills Island Immigration station,
that Hurope wus "literally moving
to the United Slates" and that a
"flood" of aliens was Imminent, still
left members of the senate liiiml
giatlou committee doubtful tonight
as to action upon the Johnson bill
piohllilllng Immigration for one
year. Several members frankly ex
piessed doubt whether any mea:i
ureii to stop or restrict Immigration
would he enacted at this session of
congicm.
The committee obviously was Im
pressed with Commissioner Wallis'
statement as to the need for In
spection of aliens ,hcfoiu leaving
Lurope and for more rigid examin
ations after their at rival at Amer
ican polls. Thn ennimlsslnner rec
ommended particularly that facili
ties be established overseas for such
Inspection mid declared that !io per
cent of thn Ommlgrauts arriving
under the existing system would be
denied permission to sail If they
were examined at the ports of em
baiknllon by American officials. A
pioper system rif examination In
Kurope and upon arrival, Mr. Wallis
said, would prevent an Imminent
flood of those diseased In body and
mind.
Ship Sliorluge Fortunate.
"Fortunately," be added, "Iho
stentiiNhlps of the world can bring
only 1,300,000 a year to tho United
Stntes. It Is In the limited tiiins
pollution facilities and Increased ex.
nmlniitlnus that we will get the besi
protection "
The commissioner deelnrcil re
ports of the' public, health service
Indicate thut eastern Curnpo today
';is In Hie grip ol four epidemics-
typhus, typhoid, dysentary and
tuberculosis."
The lusty opposition that lias
sprung nil against the proposal to
bar Immigration for a year Is having
one effect at least It Is so strong
that It Is keeping down the bars
from day to day while thousands of
Immigrants from chaotic F.uropo
pour through tho gates of America
at Kills Island,
Opposition Is Strung
Ho strong Is the opposition offered
the proposed legislation that It be
came apparent today It will be some
time before congress acts to stem
the flood, If l.udeed, It acts lit all.
Congressmen from the pupulous
Industrial renters lire massed against
the Johnson restriction bill, which
passed the house und Is now being
considered by the somite Immigra
tion committee. Representatives of
organizations from Iho southwest
are also protesting that thn John
son bill will cut off tho flow of
Mexican labor necessary to keep
mines and ranching going, Iloth of
these considerable forces urn rein
forced by representatives of prac
tically every foreign society . In the
United Stales,
PEACEMAKER" LOSES LIFE
Woman Slepnljig "Helwecii Ouarrcl-
lie; Men Mini Through llcm-l.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ft Mrs.
Ilessle Harris 20, Is dead (Villi y be
cause she attempted to assume the
role of ,i peacemaker.
With the platid Is of a largo gath
ering ringing In her ears for n solo
dance which she had Just rendered
at Cabin John, Mrs. Harris stepped
Into ri hallway, where she found
her escort. Ilarinirt William Tanner
and Kdward Killed In an altercation.
She sleppi-d between tlm two men
und was shot thiough the ln'ait.
If. lien was taken Into custody by
tin police and will he held for the
M ( j In ml authorities, the affray
having occurred rniuldo of the Ols
trlet of Columbia.
Mrs. Harris Is. .survived by her
husband, who 1 In California
Details of Church Riot in Which
Two Men Were Slain Told in Court
MONHOK, Mich ,lmi ft De
tails of a religious rJot. it t a Wen
It yiin .Methodist chilli h la.it June
2S 111 which two men were killed
ami a number wounded, were re
lated In court hero today by loils
J. King of Toltdo, who claims to
be an cx-Cathollc priest.. King
was testifying In Iho case of Al
bert II. Sherm.'iji, a farmer and
deputy sheriff of Monroe county,
on triul for alleged murder,
Sherman Is wild to have shot to
death Wulior Gllday of Krle.
Mb h during thn riot. Moirls
liroulllnrd also was shot fatal,,
dying several days later In a hos
pital In Toledo. Iloth wero mem
bers of the alleged mob.
When King' was questioned by
I'romjcutlng Attorney Hass about
his sermon on that night ho re
plied that ho preached about tho
'X,,
rUe t,,
W II. Whllford, o'.l producer,
wltli offlies In the Mayo building,
and Mrs. Whllford, who occiips'
Suite )-l on the fourth floor of Hie
Gotham apuitllicnts, .'Iti West
I'atrvlnw, this morning luce Hie
world with nun suit of clothes
apiece,
or ram sc. Mrs. Whllford has a
glimham dress and Whllford has
a pair of shoes, two shirts and n
smoking Jacket, but thieves who
ransacked the Whltford 'apartment
hint night left nothing else
list night lint Whltfords started
for the theater nt 7 o'clock.
They leturneil at . Meanwhile
the thlcxca did their wink noise
blssly for the occupant of an
apartment across the ball read
his bonks but heard nothing.
Unit, men had been ruined
thiough the front door, tint eas
ing having 1 n whittled away
from the mortised portion of the
lock. Twit trunks Went literally
emptied, Heveral phonograph lec
orils In the classical vein went
taken, 1 1ns rest strewn about the
floor. Lingerie, silks of every de
scilplloii, a net of film, a collec
tion of jewelry and u silver serv
ice were infsiilng with practically
all of Whltford'M clothes.
lieniaiid of duty ami lack of
lime prevented pollen finm wait
ing at tho Whltfoid apartment for
a i-1 i ii I it I i lint of stolen articles,
whli h Is to he made out for ijiitm
by the Whltronls, it Is estimated
tho loss will amount to mortt
than 11, SOU. It w.is the sixth rob
bery at the Gotham this winter.
TWO TARIFF BILLS
TO BE UP TODAY
Emergency Act Before the
Senate, Permanent Meas
ure in the House
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.Tho way
was cleared tonight for the tinuiuul
situation tomorrow of two congres
sional committees, pno of each body,
to hold lieiirlnKii on two kinds of
tariff, emergency and portnnnent, ,
The ni'iiato finance somniltlrc will
tnko up tho Kordney emergency
tariff bill, designed us a relL'f for
farmers,
The hoilsn ways' and means cum
mlttco will start honrlnsrs cm revision
of the permanent tariff,
Chah man Fordney of the way
and means committee announced to.
day he proposed to begin' tomorrow
with sRheiliilo A (cheirilcals, paints
and oils) of I he Underwood tariff
act and hold hearings continuously
until thn whole lint' was worked over.
He also miuoiinced his I Ii t on t Ion to
have a tariff bill ready for Introdui).
lion early In the next session which
President-elect Harding Is expected
lo cull within u mouth after his In
auguration, Tho semitn flnnnce committer) will
take testimony on tho Fordney
emiVgency inensftto for five days,
starling tomorrow. OMiilrmiLn Fell
lose said his commltte would ex
clude other mutters until the bill
was ready to report.
Representatives of wool Interests
will bo first Ileal d on the emergency
tariff, They will speuk both for
producing a n d rrinnufiictiirlng
phases of the Industry, (.More than a
score of other organlnllous and per
sons nro seeking t" testify, Including
farmers' organizations, livestock
glowers, foreign trade nsirclutlnns,
exporters nnd textllo manufacturers.
Tho committer, has decided also to
call members of Hie United Hlntes
tariff (ommlsslony
Thn house committee wlll'V hear
views from all blanches' (if the
chemical, paint and oil trade. More
than 40 of these have been assigned
places on the program tomorrow
and Friday-
Woman Robbed of $65
bg Lone Masked Gunman
Mrs, W. J. Fitzmuurlce, 422 North
Cincinnati, was held up and robbed
of fir, at the Kaly tracks arid (.'in
liimitl about 7 o'clock last night by
a lone, masked gunman. After tak
ing Mrs. ntzinaurlee's ilioney the
robber wanled to know where her
diamonds wire, "I haven't any,"
she told him. Mrs, Fltxiuaurlce was
walking lo town and she said as she
riosseil the Hack the man Jumped
,iul from behind a box car, Knveial
bundled dollars worth of Jewelry
which Mrs I'ilzmaililcn baiNseciet
ed In her clothing was overlooked by
the bandit
23rd I'rentm. During his talk, he
ilnilareil somisine in the i , w il
ailed him a "liar" thiee nines,
He testified that htm wcin sit or
eight men In tho mob which en
tend the church anil caused thu
disturbance. '
John Wlttman, another witnesM,
said he saw groups of men peer
ing Into tho church windows
wtivio King was preaching. Ho
said the first two shots he heard
might hnvo come from an auto
bile In the road occupied by Gil
day and DroullUrd.
Ilyrnn Oiiday, a brother of one
of the victims denied Unit the
parly hud gone out lo "gel King '
Testimony showed that Sher
man was In the church us a spe
cial officer, sent there to protect
the preacher and Ills congregation.
OSAGE EXTENSION
HEARING FINISHED
Connally, Shea and Leahy
Testifying, Urging Ex
tening Trust
HOME 'OWNERS KICK
Humphreys Declares Renewal
of Leases Would Be Itich
Gift to Big Holders
VALUE CAN'T BE ESTIMATED
Would Put All' Leases Up for,
Sale Again If 25-Year Ex
teiiHion Is Ordered
Special In The Wnrlrt,
WASHINGTON. Jan. S. Thu sen
nlo today resumed and closed It!
hearing on the Osago extension,
healing 1). F. Connally, J. .1. Hhoa
and T. J. Leahy, all of Oklahoma,
who urged extension. Only Scnatot
Cuitls, chairman, heard the argu
ments, but grouped around th
committee room were many Inter
ested oil men and a delegation of 30
Osage Indians.
Meanwhile the house eommltlco,
which hud Intended lo hold a hear
ing on the mailer, delayed It lie.
cause thn department of Interior had
not prppnred certain reports which
iho committee wanled when tin
hearing wus held. It was said th
department could not have the re
port ready beforo Friday.
Tho Osage County llnmn Ownera
association did not present onv nvl.
denrit today, saving If was content
In rest an Its brief presented two
weeks ago, I'aul Humphreys of
Pnwhuskn, representing the honpj
ownfrs, however, Issued the follow.
Ing statement!
Humphreys Attacks Man.
'Tho nirat ot tno encoutiut with
refprenri) to the txtenilri of th
mineral trust period over Osagt
county, Oklahoma, IV that to secur
the support nt tho ol, and gas men
of Iho provision to rxtnnd this min
eral period. Tht government IK
derelict, tn say tlm least, In Its dutjr
to Us Indian wards If lky fall to
require u provision of law provid
ing for . thf rusale of theso leaars
to the iilclicst bidder at maturity
In mm.
'The oil and gas leases executed
by the government to the oil and gas
lessees by llmllnllou In tlm leases
definitely terminate In 19.11 nnd the
nil anil, gas men when they pur
chased Ihese leases and agreed to
pay the largt hnnuscH nnd high
royalties wptp advised nnd under
stood thoroughly that tholr lease
would extend only until April 8.
1911, Now. to gain tio support and
Influence of the nil and gas lessees
In the extension the government
proposes lo voluntarily extend'thes
lenses at their expiration In 1031
without the payment of any further
consideration, whatever, for such ex
tension by tho oil und gas men.
Value Can't Ho fXImatcil.
"The value of a renewnl of theso
leases inn nut l,u estimated. In 1911,
the resale tit n lease expiring at that
time, when the company held moro
Ulan the 4,800-ucro limitation allowr
ed by thn government, brought to
Hie Indians the enormous sum ot
over one million dollars. If the oil
and gas men n these lease sales will
bid from 110 lo IROO.ooo bonus tor a
lRO-ucru lease (besides having to
pay one-sixth or one-fifth royalty
on production) where thuro Is no
production nnd merely favfirabln
geological formation, what In heav
ens riiimn would these natiio men
pay for a renewal of their leaso at
Its expiration In 1931, If it has say
from SO to 1,000 barrels production
daily? Multiply this sum by thn
number of producing leases on thu
reservation In 1931 and the mind
cannot comprehend what the result
would be. All of this sum tho gov
ernment Is sacrificing nt tho ex.
pense of the Indian In order to gain
tint support of thn oil men ut tlili
time,
A Gift to Oil Companies.
"The renewal of thesit Icusen tea
years before they expire und ns, pro
posed by th bills now pending in
congress on this subject Is Hoie'.y
and only a gift to the o 1 companies
at I lit. expe,-,sit of tile Indians of un
told millions of dollars. The horns
owners association of O" ge county
among whom are enroll' il meinbcn
ut the Osagn tribe are Insisting on
rONTl.Si'i:!) ON VMM'. TIUIITi:Gfl
THE WEATHER
TtJ!.KA, Jn, l-Jliilmum !, mini
mum It. nillh wltHln eter
(iKt.AIIOMA Tiiu.ridiiy fur; FtMst
lnrrlntr clntnHn".
AIIKANHAH Thum'tnir fair, wirmsr
Krl1r, Inrrtmslnir elneun
KANSAS' ltr HiiiimIh nd Krldtr.
colder rrlilor.
MIIIWS l(l II, KVHNTS.
I.lonn club, llnlrl Tulsa IS IS,
'rnnltv Mens rlitli. Ilntier snd mal.
ln Trinity KiiLi-opm rliur-h t 10 p. m,
inei'llnir lo p. ii . ominunlty jun (
Hrronil I'resbylsrltn ehu-th
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Farmer & Duran
bim:ciaij a(ii:.th
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