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DESPITE FIGHT

QF DEMOCRATS

PROBE IS SURE

Minority 'Resolution Calling

for investigation of

Welch Ts Passed.

HARRISON SPEEDY

IN WELCH DEFENSE

'Amendment Was Vu,u by

Majority A Her Prolonged

and Bitter Debate.

My GLF.NN I'liNI'dX,

(Stuff Correspondent. )

OKLAHOMA CITY, I V b. 8. A leg

islative invest lK.it ion of the state

insurance commissioner's official oets

anil conduct was authorized by the

house of ropresen tut Ives today when

the resolution hy Representatives Tes

tiiniiiu and Ileadley, Republicans,

was adopted after It hud heen vigor

ously opposed liy members of the ma

jority and finally amended so as to

give the necessary Inquisitorial power

to tin' standing eoimulttee on Investi

gations o Judicial and executive de

pa it nients.

A concerted effort was made by

Lemocratlc leaders to smother the Re

publlcan resolution and the charge

was made that it was introduced for

"political purposes.' Representative

Tom Tsteritian asked the pointed

que', ion, "What political advantage

can there he to us if the Democrats

Kive the Insurance commission a full

and fair Investing ion ?" No one at

tempted to reply to t lie Inquiry and

the resolution was adopted, after be

ing amended so us to eliminate the

clause culling for the appointment of

a special Investigating committee of

nine mem hers, with Speaker rMCrory

as chairman.

When Trstcrinan first called the

resolution ut, Representative' Hen

Harrison moved to refer K to the

standing committee on investigations.

This brought on an intended debate

and the motion was lost on roll call

by a vote of 4 1 to 39.

"'Your governor," said Representa

tive Teslerman In opposing the Har

rison motion, "declared that he

'ourtcil an Investigation of any state

department toward which suspicion

should dil'ivt. Charges have been

made against the insurance commis

sioner that make, a complete investi

gation absolutely necessary."

Kays Too Many Charges.

Representative .Childers opposed th

resolution.

"I am not iu favor of covering up

any wrong," said the representative

from Knid, "but 1 am getting tired ol

charges being preferred against state

officials without any evidence to war

rant such fiction and solely for polit

ical purposes."

Representative Sams of Nowata, Re

publican, quoted an editorial from a

"leading Democratic paper of this

stat''" i" which the statement was

made tint the people were demanding

an Investigation of the question of lu

Hiiruni e rates and the acts of the state,

Insurance commissioner. Mr. Sams

charged thf Democrats with trying to

"delay or smother" the resolution and

said thai If the Insurance commis

sioner was honest he would court an

Immediate in vesication.

Representative Goodwin of Pawnee,

chairman of the standing committee

on Investigation, baid his committee

had a h ead V been conducting probes

Into several state departments and

would welcome any member of the

Continued On Page Three.)

Father Of Zeppelins

In Their Defense

KARL H. VON WFIGAND,

(I'uiteil Tress Staff Correspond

ent'. (CopviUhted by live United Press

, in the I". S. and England.)

HKHMX, Feb. 8. "Does any

one for a moment believe that

England, In her determination to

crush Germany by every means

within her power, even attempt

ing to starve women and children,

would not uso Zeppelins If alio

had them":" U w Count Ferd

inand Von Zeppelin, creator of

Germany's dreaded fleet of aerial

battleships. that spoke.

This was his answer to the pro

tests raised by Germany's ene

mies against the use of Zeppe

lins and-thft dropping of bombs

unfortified olaces. killing

women and children.

And his answer wa.s a Justlfi

' cation of what has taken place

nd will continue to take place

hlle this world war goes on.

"No one regrets more than I do

that non-combatants have beei

lain." declared the father of the

Zeppelins, "but have not they

' been by other engines of war

fare? Why, then, this outcry?

"I At me tell you." he contin

ued with emphasis. "It Is because

England fears the Zeppelin dtrgl

blcw. Aerinl warfare has como to

uy."

How Germany Expects to Make Good Her

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Klllf,, Germany, Feb. .8 Torpedoes from destroyers and from submarines are expected to be the means

whereby the kaiser will "make good" his blockade of the. Hritlsh Isles, beginning on February 18, according to

the Imperial announcement.

in naval circles here It is said that the various dread naughts and battle cruisers of tho navy will slip out

of Heligoland Right, each convoying from a dozen to a score of destroytra and submarines. The largo vessels

will hover off the. Kngllsh coast, avoiding engagements with tho enemy, but acting aa supply ehlps and float

ing naval bases fur the small boats and the 'i'nterseehoots."

It Is believeil that Germany possesses far moro destroyers and submarines than any of her enemies Imagine,

since It will require many flotillas of th Utile craft even to begin an adequate blockade.

I i:.isd ii i: NKYVS

NO PENSIONS FOR

OFFICERS' WIDOWS

House Membt'i'K Oppose

Measure to I 'ay, State

Pensions to Women.

FIGHT .WAS BITTER

Xesbitt, With Resolution,

"Would Stop the Minority

Diselosuers.

Hy GMCNN CON DON.

( St if f 'in-respondent. )

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8. The

housH of representatives today

went on record as opposing a stato

pension for widows-of men killed In

tha outbreak at the McAlester peni

tentiary last year when a bill appro

priating several thousand dollars for

that purposo was sent back to com

mittee with Instructions to draft a

substitute bllt appropriating only suf.

flclent money to pay for the hnspital

and doctor bills incurred as a result

of the penitentiary fight In which sev.

era! officers and convict were killed.

Tho bill was introduced by Repre

sentatives Lemon, Nesbltt and Chll

ders. It provided for a bonus of $300

and a pension of i'M a month each

to Mrs. D. C, Gates, widow of "Pat"

Gates; Mrs. Hat tie T. Drover, widow

of H. Drover, and Mrs. Jessie God-,

frey, widow of Fred Godfrey, and a

similar pension for Mihm Mary Fos

ter, stenographer, wag was Injured In

the battle and who is said to still be

u nervous wreck.

Luther Harrison, Amos Kwlng and

many other members opposed the bill

on the ground that It i-stablished a

dangerous precedent. ,

Luther Harrison tailed to amend

the bill so as to provide a pension

for widows of deputy sheriffs In

Seminole county who were killed by

outlaws and Ben Harrison's amend-'

ment cutting the pension from $35 to

125 a month was alo voted down.

Representative Hen Harrison sail

that while Mrs. Godfrey was destitute

and had little children to support, the

other women were not In dire cir

cumstances. Mrs. Gates was lft some

real estate l,iy hep husband, ho said,

and was also holding down a lucra

tive position lu the present state sen

ate. Cut Pension Feature!.

"It is not the size of the step that

(Continued on Page Three.)

Mil l), IJl'T CONftfcllVATIVK. .

They're here.

Can you Imagine

palm beaches in

sky blue or baby

pink? Well, tho

shopkeepers say

they are coming

sure, this spring.

Otherwise t ri e y

say the spring

styles will be con

servative. For the

love of Mike, what

do they call con

servative? This

conservation busi

ness is catching. , Hut they havn't

found out how to c merve the noise

made by the new spring lids.

AVe heard of one today, hut hearsay

evidence Is not the best. What do

we man? Why, iobins, of courr;.

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U. S. PUZZLED OVER

CLOSING OF SEAS

Diplomatic ("orespoudenee

Between This Country

and England.

TROUBLES AMERICANS

Neutral Diplomats Inquiry

at State Department to

Learn of Plans.

ITT ASHIN'GTON, Fob. 8.--In

VV formal dlscuslon by Pres.- ,

dent Wilson with his advisers of th i

German notification of the dangers

to which neutrul ships may be sub

jected In the newly prescribed war

zones around Great Hritain and Ire

land and tho use by the Rritlsh liner

Lusltania of the ' American flag,

fureshudowed today a diplomatic

correspondence between tho I'nilcd

Stales and both Great Hritain and

Germany, respectively, on these

questions.

In each case the American gov

ernment because of Its neutrality

cannot discuss the rules which the

belligerents may adopt toward each

other. The prescription of the war

zone Itself, however, or the use of a

neutral flug by. belligerents aa a

stratagem of war, has not given

the American officials concern so

much as the prospect that these

acts may endanger the lives of

American citizens whose right to

travel oh the high seas on neutral

ships during time of war. It is In

timated, will be vigorously defended.

Pending the receipt of the Ger

man foreign office memorandum

from Ambassador Gerard and a re

port of the Lusltania Incident front

Ambassador Page no action will ho !

taken. Tomorrow the aituatlon will

be fully discussed at a meeting of

the president and his cabinet. For

mal inqurles as to what steps the

German naval commanders will take

to protect neutrals traveling on mer

chant ships and requests for Inform

ation aa .to the ust of American

flags by British ships generally, It

Is understood will follow.

Many of the neutral diplomats

among thn tho ministers from th

Netherlands. Denmark and Italy,'

were at the slate department today

and to all Inquiries as to the pos

sbln action of the American govern

ment In connection with tho pro

hibited sna zones and the use of neu

tral flaga aboard belligerent mer

chantmen, Secretary I'.ryan answered

that the questions were "btlll under

consideration."

While none of the neutral envoys

proposed Jit acfton with the

American government, they sought

Information for tne gudance of their

own foreign offices. Chairman Flood

and Representative ('line of the

house foreign affairs committee also

discussed the subject with,Mr. llryan

but declined to talk of their visit

afterward.

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Ills of VrUv f if 1'nolr Given as faun

of Alliance.

NEW YORK. Feb. 8. The price of

five-cent loaves of bread will go up

to six cents In this city tomorrow. An

nouncement to this effect was made

by several of the large barekies today.

The present ten rent 'oaves will be

two ounces lighter.

Tho high price of flour Is given as

tho ttuse. . . i t-

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MILITARY BUDGET

ENGLAND'S RECORD

Largest Appropriation fur

War Purposes in Great

Britain's History.

RECRUITS COME SLOW

Member of Liberals Objects

to Suppression of tho

News Censor Bureau.

LONDON, Feb. 8. (9:07 p. m.)

The Introduction of tho largest

military budget In the history of Great

Hritain shared tho stage lu tho houso

of commons today with a discussion

of the activities of the official press

bureau.

The task of Introducing the budget

fell upon the parliamentary secretary

of the war office, II. J. Tcnnant. as

Karl Kitchener, secretary for war. Is a

member of the house of lords.

Two more days have been allotted

to the discussion of these "army esti

mates," which are called a "blank

check budget," because the accounts

of actual money which will be ex

pended under them are represented

by nominal or token figures. L'ndor

Secretary 'JVnnant's speech was a stir

ring tribute to tho Rritlsh army and a

plea for more recruits.

Need More Cannon Food.

"It Is true," he said, "that recruit

ing thus far has been very satisfac

tory, but It varies from wi'.-k to week

anil possibly at the present moment a

little more energy put Into recruiting

would not be out of place. There Is

no cause, fur discontent, but we want

more men. Kvery man will be n'-edeil

In this great life and death struggle.

The variations and vicissitudes of this

war may yet call for even greater sac

rifices from the nation than have yet

been mode."

He appealed to tho labor party to

(Continued on P.ise Three.)

Spell Back All

Proper Names

To avoid misspelling of

proper names, when giving

Vorld Want Ads by 'phono,

it should be remembered

that certain consonants

sound alike over the tele

phone, viz., P and S, M and

N, P and T, etc. For ex

ample: F. T. Norris might

appear in print as S. P.

Morris.

t Erron of this sort mar be

averted by spelling back in

this manor: First initial F.

(as in FrankJ, second initial

T. (for Tom), first letter in

name N. (as in Nellie) ; then

o-r-r-i-s.

Hoth time and temper will

be conserved where this

method is used.

, WORLD

WANTS

WIN

PROSPERITY IS

CERTAIN. STEEL

m BELIEVES

('onridenee in Ifestorat ion

of Improved Times Ls

sential, Says Karrell.

PREDICTS UNUSUAL

FARM VALUES 1915

American Dollars Will Be

Spent in .America This

Summer, He Declares.

PITTSP.UIGH. Feb. S. Courage

and co-operation in business and

confidence In a restoration of pros

perity was the advice expressed by

.la tries A. Farrell, president of tho

Putted Slates Steal Corporation, In an

address before tho Engineers Society

of. Western Pennsylvania here tonight.

Among reasons for enciuiragement,

Mr. Farrell minted "eminent F.uro-

pi.an and Americans as authority",

as calculating that ttio t'nited States'

excess of exports over imports lu

1915 may easily reach one billion dol

lars; and he declared that tho bal

ance of trade In favor of tho United

States for tho opening month of tho

year is at the rate of $ I ,&00, 000,000 a

year.

"The yeais of greatest prosperity

in the t'nltod States have been when

tho balances were largely In our fa

vor," assorted Mr. Farrell.. "It la not

Imprudent to predict that out total

farm vulues for tho current year, for

the first tlmo in tho annals of this or

any other country, will pass the

.$10,000,000,000 mark.

Will Create I niploj mcnt.

"I feed safe in saying that If wo

will btraln a point Just now and trade

a little moro with each other and

talk encouraging as to conditions

rather than pessimistically, tho busi

ness of tho country will take on a

momentum which will carry us Into

better times, and what Is mora Im

portant, create more employment for

labor. Our best efforts should be

put forth to stimulate activity In busi

ness and do everything practicable

to Increase the number of working

peoi.do, not only In the Industries of

this community, but throughout tho

whole, country.

"The elements of prosperity aro at

hand; the developments from day to

day are favorable. Tho steel trade

has been called tho barometer of

business; there Is a marked Increase

In orders snd In operations; more

men are obtaining employment and

the trad j movement Is progressing

and encouraging, and wo should do

everything practicable to snslaln and

advance it."

Mr. Farrell said that up to within

a few weeks "It seemed aa If the

prospects of a material Improvement

In business wero doubtful, but ap

parently tho tide has turned and each

day records a marked Improvement In

tho general situation.

I'lgi-s ('4-(H-i'atioii,

"It seems to me," ho continued,

"that tho tlmo has como when co

operation should manifest ltsolf

among business moa to bring about

conditions which will result In a

larger employment of labor.

"As business men let us gtvo our

attention to solving Industrial unrest

by creating work, by tolling and spin

ning and creating a normal circula

Hon In the artles of commerce. In

my Judgment a campaign for the con

structive upbuilding of tho business

of our country on a scalo commensur

ate with modern needs and opportun

ities should bo Inaugurated. Our

problems are national, our opportun

ities are national; let us hear moro

of national common sense and see If

we cannot get back to work. Public

sentiment and governmental Inclina

tion unmistakably favor a llve-and-let-livn

attitude toward business.

"Whatever may bo tho political out

come of the Kuropean war, It Is of

vital consequence to America's future

position that advantage bo taken of

tho present opportunity to exploit the

products of American invention, en

terprise and quality to establish a

firm foothold In foreign markets."

Trade Itnlance Grim.

There Is a strong sentiment, Mr.

Farrell said, for co ordmated effort

In trade activity. Confidenco In the

I business future of the country, he de

i elated, Ii growing 'and a balance of

trade Is piling up that will place the

business of the country on firm foun

' datlons.

"We are the only nation at the

1 pre -sent time In a posttlua to assume

the role of the world's banker," he

said. "American dollars will be spent

Iti America this summer us never be

fore. The outlook for falsing New

York to first place among the finan

cial renters of the world Is declared

by able bankers to be something sub

stantially more tangible than a dream.

Moiuy Is plentiful and low rates ob

tain. Cotton has recovered lu price

from Ii 1-1 cents In October t ) fully

4 1-2 cents per pound today. Ship

ments to date exceed four million

babs, or two-thirds of the corre

sponding ot.- of a year ago.

"Tho Fnited Htat-s Is today tho

chief granary of Luropo. The prices

teielvcd should Insure for our farm

lug population no unprecedented

measure of prosperity and it has como

to be an Amtriiau uxl on that when

our furineM arc prosperous the vvholn

couttliv prospers.

Illg Kailioad Order-.

"The Interstate Coiiinmrci' Commis

sion's decision In I be eastern 1'ivinht

rati1 case has raised the drooping

spirits of the railroads as has heen

taiiKllilv reflected by iuci -cawed orders

for material. There Is less clamor

for indiscriminate govcininer suits

against corporations and we I rea

sonably hope thai honest 1) c i. jcted

enterprises will hereiil'h-r l- . uvved

to carry on their legitimate , tlons

without fear of political t , h-gal

harassment." 7

POSTOrFICE Wlli

AID UNEMPL If ED

Free Kniployinent Agencies

All Over the

Country.

HEAD OFFICE IN ST. L.

Employers Can (let 1'

ployes hy, the Same

Method.

,111-

"How many cows can you milk'."'

"Are you of a working disposition?"

These are Homo of the questions

that I'nclo Sam asks the candidate for

a Job In tho new employment depart

ment that the I'nited Stales labor and

poslofflce departments aro opening

through all tho poHtofflcca In tho

country.

Tho Tulsa office has received Its

first supply of blanks and Instruc

tions governing the methods by which

this office Is to be conducted.

If you are looking for a Job, go to

Postmaster Crutohfleld. of course. It

Is not necessary to see tho postmaster

in person, but tho man who Is lu

charge of this branch of the business.

A Simple Mnllcr.

Just call for tho employment bu

reau clerk and you will be directed to

that department. Blanks will be fur

nished on annllctitlon at this window

and when properly filled out may be

returned to the clerk, who will for

ward them to the St. Louis headquar

ters under a postmaster's frank. If

the applicant mails the blank him

self the customary postage will bo ro

qulred. There has been a general Idea that

the employment bureau would bi con

ducted through departmental officials

at the nation's capital, but such Is not

the case. The country has been di

vided Into districts. Oklahoma, Kan

sas, Missouri and Iowa aro In one dis

trict with headquarters In St. Louis.

Applications by unployers for em

ployes filed In the Tulsa office, will lie

sent to St. IjiiiIs. The local oftlco only

handles the blanks and forwards them

to the central department. There Is

no guarantee given by Postmaster

Crutcbfleld or hy Assistant Postmaster

Johnson that you will Immediately se

cure a Job.

However, there Is a leasonabls

chance that you will. Tho applica

tions ore all roconhvd in the St. Louis

offices and Just as raoldly as I ho em

ployers of the count rv call for em

ployes Just that fast will the Jobs be

handed out.

However, the requirements aro

rlKld. You must be a worker or you

won't get u Job. At least If you do,

you won't keep It long. The system

enables tho officials to read your lift.'

record as fur aa work and employ

ment Is concerned.

You must glvo the name and ad

dress of your huit employer and the

cause of the1 loss of your last posi

tion, as well as many other things.

Two sets of blanks are now on file

In the local office. One is a blank

that an applicant for a Job Is expected

to fill out and the other a blank to be

filled out by employers seeking help.

The man or woman applying for a Job

fills out a blank that requires among

other duta his name, .age, height,

weight and race. Its must state the

name of the country In which he wms

born, how long he has lived In the

Cnlted States If of foreign birth; trade

or calling and experience, wages, nann

of wife or husband and names of chil

dren If any; whether his family will

accompany him and If his wife Is able

and willing to oceVt employment at

a domestic; what language be speaks;

name and address of two last em

ployers, wg-s received from them

and cause of loss of position; whether

he has any sllnnTU or ph.vslral dis

ability how long he has been Idle; In

what states he will accept employ

ment, If a farm hand, what kind of

fa-m work he has done, where ser

vice was performed and the number

of cows he ran milk.

The employer seeking labor must

fill out an even more vigorous blank.

It Includes his name snd address, tel

egraph office, railroad station and rf

crences; number of men he wants to

hire, the nature of duties to be re

quired of them; number of cows U'h

man must milk; nutlonallt les he will

employ; whether married or ulnale

men, experienced or green hilp;

whether children will be objection

able; what moii'V wage he will pay

married or slnglo men for winter and

summer work: what will be furnished

for the use of the help; hours of

labor and whether employment will be)

permanent. I lie employer is also re

quired to agree to keep the division

informed by telegraph at his own ex

pense If he secures sufficient help

without the aid of the bureau In or

der that the department may not send

men to him only to find on their ar

rival that the position has been filled.

The new post office department

seems, from the blanks, to be designed

chiefly to bring fanners and farm

hands throughout the country Into

closer touch and seems less con

cerned with the problem of supplying

help to employeis In cities.

' i.i:gim,ti i: ias

DINED, WINED,

DSED FREE GOAL

AND STATE PAID

Official Acts of A. V- Wat

son, Corporation Commis

sioner, to Be Probed.

FITZGERALD WILL

SUPPORT THE MOVE

Why He Used Free Coal at

His Home Will He Ques

tion Asked Official.

Tty Gl.KNN CONDON.

(Staff Correspondent)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 8 A

resolution to Investigate tho of

ficial conduct of Corporation Com

missioner A. P. Watson was drawn

tonight and it Is understood upon re

liable authority will be Introduced In

the house of representatives by It. R.

Fitzgerald of Hobart, a Demncratla

member, Tuesday afternoon.

Charges made during the cam

paign to the effect that Commissioner

Watson had been wined and dined In

the prvato cars of railroad officials at

Hobart and also in Tulsa and at the

same tlmo charged tho state with

hotel bills and that he accepted a car

load of coal as a present for alleged

favors to the coal trust, are the main

allegations upon which tho probe will

be asked, It Is said. An affidavit

charging Commissioner Watson with

using the coal at his residence never

was denied. The commissioner will

bo asked to explain this, it Is under

stood. According to LeUoy Hlltv, who

hauled the coal, tho commissioner's

cellar was not large enough to hold

It all.

Mayla- Coal Trust?

Tho senate Investigation Into tho

price of coal was brought to a head

today when Senator Hen Wilson,

chairman of the Investigation com

mittee, announced that his commit

tee had received evidence that there

Is a coal trust operating In Oklahoma.

"From the evidence we have on

hand," said Senator Wilson, "there

Is no question In my mind but what

a huge coal monopoly r-xlsts In Okla

homa. A concern that charges peo

ple almost double for coal what

peoplo living In other states pay.

Tho senate Investigating committee

will dig deep in making Its probe.

Wo hopo to get the aid of tho cor

poration commission and their em.

ployes In mak'ng our Investigation."

Prola In Neerrt.

Tho senator announced that the

taking of evidence In the secret probe

will be resumed Tuesday. . P.

Campbell, custodian of the Oklahoma

Historical society, will be called to

morrow, lie will furnish copies of

Kansas City, Memphis, Dallas and

Oklahoma City newspapers which

contain advertisements of tho Mc

Alester Fuel company coal.

This company has offices In all

of these cities. The probe commit

tee consists of Senators liuckner,

Itowman, Curran, Tucker and Wil

son, Wonderful System

Of An Army

LONDON. Feb. 8. (7:2 p. m.)

An "eye witness' at the Rritlsh

general army headquarters In Franco

pays a tribute, In an article glvon out

today by tho official press bureau, to

tho excellent work of tho army supply

deprrtments, mentioning particularly

that of the ordnance department,

which supplies all clothing, equipment,

tools and machinery, as well as arms

and nmmunllton.

"The ordnance department is s, mil

itary universal provider," nays the

writer. "It Is difficult to say which

Is the most striking the actual mass

of material handled, or the bewild

ering variety of articles stocked.

"The vastness of the work of main

taining a modern army may be gauged

by tho fact that during the past month

the supplies furnished include four

hundred and fifty mile of telephone

wire, five hundred and thirty thou

sand handbnrs and ten thousand

pounds of shoe blacking, while In ten

days the ordnance department sup

plied one hundred and twenty thou

sand fur waistcoats and three hun

dred thousand flannel holts. The av

erage weekly Issuo of ointment for

feet Is five tons.

'The complexity of the work Is Il

lustrated by the fact that the indx

of the stores Include fifty thousand

s-parate kinds of articles. Most of

these still are obtained from Kngland,

but some are being manufacture J by

the ordnance department In Its own

workshops In France. The problem

of distribution and accounting re

quire a surprisingly large staff.'