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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

Imrlug the past few months "A yen.
prnl comprehensive survey has been
made by the bureau Of the whole In
dustriNl field, with View TO having
Immediately available to the commits.
sLon II nccned, the general fncts OF the
processes VI Manufacture, organiza
tion, ind dominant financial control
In any line Of industry This prellm.
mary work has revealed that there
are approximately 500 corporations, ex-
elusive OF those under the jurisdiction
" the Interstate commerce commits
sion, which have capital stock or
bonded and other Indebtedness amount
ing to 81 0OO, 900 or over and which
are engaged In interstate commerce,
In addition 10 many smaller corpor-
atlons which will likewise come within
the Jurisdiction Of this commission,
In the past year the bureau has
been engaged In number Of exten
siye Investigations, most of which
were made at the direction Of congress
Reports on the taxation OF corpor
atlons. covering the tax movement Of
the United States In 1912, and th'
system of corporate taxation In forc'
IN the Mountain and Pacific states
were issued during the year. A rs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
FIVE NAMES TO
GO TO SENATE

Washington. Dec. 28--The president
expects to send the nominations OF
five members Of the federal trade
commission to the senate this week.
Among men the president IL under
stood to be considering are Joseph Il
Davies. commissioner Of corporations I;
Albert u. Nortonl. former Progressive
candidate for governor OF Missouri ;
Henry ]. Waters, president OF the
Kansas state Agricultural college ;
George r. Peabody, New York bank
er: Governor West Of Oregon, and
Governor Hodges Of Kansas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
Legislation For the Bettement
ofWomen on Farms Is Urged
at Local Congress Meeting

The matter Of pushing legislation both state and national that viii help
meeting
e executive International Congress
Farm this afternoon the Carnegie library
in this Williams hb West
the executive board also the Okla
division Of
national Congress OF Farm Women
Among members Of the organization who present at
,r.atns
yanxsion This the Of the oklahoma
,hs international Congress- Women Wichita October
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

In the front window Of the stOr"
when the first explosion occurred
The plate glass window was blown
out and the two men were hurled To
the street McCarty suffered frnc-
tured limb and sever laceratiOn ~ the
face from flying glass Flynn received
a compound fracture Of the rib and
bruises aud cuts ON the face.
Later seven fremen who were at
tempting to force entrance into the
rear Of the store were hurled back
by second explosion which injured,
among others, assistant chief 4. G.
Meyers who suffered a dislocation VI
the wrist and severe burns and hrub-s
Of the face L. Y Brown another
fireman was burned and his eyes
were badly injured lie WAS one Of
the more seyerly injured OF the fire
men and was taken 10 his home In
III Reno. Ok. Other flremen, Bob
Nc Alpine George Goff, 2 b. Cave,
sanford Norrie and A. u. wilLerson
were badly burned and bruised
The Frederickson-Kroh Music com.
pany building and stock located east
OF the jenkins building was slightly
damaged by water and fire. Much
of the damage was done by watcr in
the basement The store WIS closed
for inventory today.
The Ehrlichs Sample Millinery store
(Continued on Last Pagel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
DATE IN DOUBT
|. FOR FARE CASE
Judge YOumans Prepared 10
Hear Two Cent Rate Suit But
Commission Wants Time.

Trail Of the Oklahoma 2cent fare
case will not he heard before January
10 aud possibly not before the last ot
February or first OF March. Through
Attorney Geneyal West, Judge You
mans OF Arkansas made known to-
day that he was ready at any tune to
hear the cAse. which had originally
been set for January O. The matter wns
taken up with the corporation com
mission which Is acting for the state,
and It was snid that the latter will
not be prepared before January 10,
The commission might prefer to post
pone Il until further, hut II win he
ready by the that time n necessary
J. NJ. Hin OF Little Rock, who hns
handled similar cases for Minnesota
Missouri aud Arkansas, has becn EN-
ployed conduct the trail II the ,k-
lahoma case He viii be assisted by
others from the attorney generals Of
flee The corporation commission has
considerable work yet to do In prep,
aration for the trail Of the 2-cent
case.
/. y. Mayer who has been auditor
and statistician FOR the comnissjsll,
has collected and compiled muth' Of
the data to be used In the cpse, a-He
viii sever his connection with 'the
commission ON February /, when hs
departs for Louisville, KY to take o
position with the electric light and gns
company OF that city, In the event Of
the case IN postponed beyond the time
OF his departure he will return and M
sist. C. b. Bee, who is now rate ex
pert for the Missouri commission, viii
also assist the commission, He wa
rate expert for the Oklahoma con-
mission during the pervious litlgattoI
NJ tho 0.rant fara
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

verely from unusally hard winter wea
ther, according 10 British advices from
Cairo Considerable numbers Of the
troops, which are poorly provided with
clothing are said to have died from
exposure and cases Of frOstbltes have
decimated the army.
Lebanon Is being strongly occupied
by the Turks, the number Of troops
In the province being estimated at l5O,-
600 In Syria proper there are So.
600 troops, The Turkish officials are
said TO be endeavoring 10 secure al.
linnce with various native tribes, but
so far their efforts have been with
cut much success.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
STOLE FOR POOR.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Fred
HOyt, choir singer in q BOwery
mission, pleaded guilty TO the
theft Of Sl.iOO ip iewelry from
an apartment house today, but
asked the courts ClemenCy on
the plea that he stole only to
benefit the poor lie viii be-
sentenced later.
Iloyt said he had stolen alto.
gether about Sl0O, all Of which
he had given 10 the poor, except
barely enough 10 pay his own
board. lie had not benefited
beyond this by any OF his
theftS, he said.
The money was given out In
small sums, according 10 his
story, among the Bowery's
homeless men, 10 enable them to
get food and lodgings.
His methods Of distributing
II was 10 stand, after services
at the doorway Of the mission
where he had sung and bestOw
coins on the departing worship.
pers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
TROOPS BEING
TRAINED NEAR THE PYRAMIDS

Cairo Egypt, via London, Dec. Is
The Australian troops who are now
arriving here In large numbers are
To be given training quarters In n
large encnmpment near the Pyramids.
one Of the members OF the latest
Australian contingent rs cousin OF
Captain Won Muller, commander Of the
German cruiser Emden.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
OKLAHOMA PASTOR MOVES
WITH FAMILY TO NEW YORK

Alya, Ok. Dec. 2s.-After holding
the paaOrate OF the German Lutheran
church here for the last ten years,
Rev. Henry Meiser has rendered his
resignation and with his family will
depart soon for LOckport, N. Y,
where he viii become pastor OF the
Lutheran church. They Will visit rela-
tlves In Iowa before departing for the
east.
>@~NN~~~~~-~~~-~
Steinbach, a counter attack OF the
Germans was repulsed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28

The Oklahoma organization VIII
urge upon the state Legislative a lib
eral appropriation to carry out the
work OF cooperating with the terms
of the smlth.IRver farm demonstra.
tion bill md will ask that a liberal
prrtion Of this appropriation be set
aside for the betterment Of the condi
tlon Of women on the farms OF Okla
homa.
The executive hoard this afternoon
also topk up the matter OF giving its
endorsement to the bill drawn by Mira
Belle Harbert, president Of the Inter
national Congress Of Farm Women
which win be introduced In congress
during the present session. The bill
proyides for the creation Of separate
bureau IN the national government to
handle all the work designed to help
the women IN the farm homes Of the
country.
Al present this work is scattered
through different department and II
not as effective as II would be n cen.
traiised under one bureau. A state
vide nmpsiRn on behalf Of fnrm wo'
men in Oklahoma win be carried on
hs ne organization.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
FOOTBALL BATTALION TO
OFFSET ADVERSE CRITICISM

London, Dec. 2s.--To offset criti-
cisIn against professional football,
which has been charged with hamper
INK recruiting, authority has been
granted for the formation Of batta-
lion Of athletes and football players,
tl be known aslthe nth football bat
talion OF the Mlddlesex regiment.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
DATE FOR BIG FIGHT


Chicago, Dec 2s.-The date OF the
heavyweight championship boxing con
test between Jack johnson and Jess
willard has been set for March IL
In IJuare,, Mexico, Il was announced
by willard's business representative
today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
U.S. Investigation Of Oklahoma
Oil Field Discrimination Charges
Report Coming in Near Future

Washington Of
viii be available
efficient Of
which the commission win
corporations
public This the
TO
purpose available t
he u the commission "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28


port covering the conditions Of produrS
lion, wholesale distribution and pricss
In the lumber industry. ms well az the
results Of specinl investigation Into
the shingle and lumber Industry of
the State OF Washington. was made
public.
At present the full force OF Epecial
agents attorneys, statisticians and
other employees are exettlng every
effort TO complete the remaining work
Of the bureau before the organization
" the trade commission, Final re-
ports on the tobacco industry, on
farm machinery associations. on STATE
corporate taxation and on competitive
conditions In the retail lumber trade,
ire to be- issued in the Immediate fst
ture. al
Special reports Of the fertilissr m.
dustry and on the investtgation nsAe,
under the resolution Of the United
States senate ~ 10 certain alleged
DETERMINATIONS. In the Oklahoma ~,
fields are being rapidly brought Isise
shape for publication. The inssstins-
lion which the bureau has been mas-
ing into the economic character ~
facts u the system of resale p1fG1
maintenance 70 assx ~ ed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
THINKS MEETING
WILL Be LONGER
Former State Senator Says
Legislature May BE Forced
10 Extend Session.
BETTER LAWS ARE NEEDED
HaSty Action Of State Body Re-
suits In Needless Litigation;
Capitol Situation.

There Is little chance that the leg
l0laturc viii be able to complete It's
work within sixty days IN now IL be-
Ing planned by some of the members
elect IN the opinion Of former State
ScnutUr A. +. Eandeventer Of Bartles-
vile who was at the Hotel KingkAde
this morning senator Vandeventer
OnSe, his opinion upon past experiences
Of the legislature, having served In
that body six terms since the admis.
sion Of the state
senator NandCventer believes that
1t y practically impossible 10 put
we'll considered and finished leglsla.
tion through the Legislature as now
constituted In sixty days time. "Ona
trouble with oklahoma Is that we
are suffering from hasty legislation
which has caused duplication VI laws
! and much needless lltigatlOn.' 1tsl,
Senator Nandeyenter. N5
An lmpOssibility. VI
Even a board OF county commits
sIOners remains In session more than
sixty days throughout an entire year.
How then can We expect our legisia-
tors to make adequate laws for the
entire state in the short period OF six
/ ~ days. II II a mental and physical
impOsslbility.
Laws should be carefully wrought
out and moulded into shape NO as to
make them as perfect AZ possible. |
believe that the constitution should be
amended so as 10 reduce the size OF
the senate 10 70 members and the
house to about 10 members. These
members should be paid an annual sal
AIRY Of from 81 900 to 81 800 each.
THE limit should then be taken off
Of the length Of sessions and the legis-
lature should be permitted to remain
at the capital until all needed laws
were enacted and perfected. A law
similar To this IL In force In Illinois
and the members are paid 5000 each.
Most members Of the legislature
lose money serving their state % the
salaries ~ nov fixed and do not
accomplish as much good as would be
possible in similar legislature with
no time limit fixed"
On Capital Subject.
Senator Vandeventer said that II he
was In the present Legislature he would
favor making Governor-elect Williams
ex-officio chairman Of the capitol com
mission thus making him responsible
/ for, the capitol building project. He
would give the governor power also
to remove for cause
Senator yandeyenter was author OF
d the law which passed the last legisla.
ture which requires all persons bid
ding on public contracts 10 send q
copy Of their bid 10 the office Of
the secretary Of state. This has proven
a valuable check on public contract,
and win prove OF value to the legisla
p ture should II desire 10 investigate
any contracts LEI during the past tw,
years
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
FROST BITES DECIMATNG
TURK MOUNTAIN ARMY

London, Dec. 2S--Turklsh trcom
posted in the Lebanon Mountains,
north Of Palestine, are suffering se-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
WILSON'S BIRTHDAY.

Washington. Dec Presi
dent Wilson WAS fifty eight
years old today There was
no special celebration The
president is Spending the day
quietly surrounded by his fam
lily II was the first time the
president celebrated n birthday
at the White House. Last year
the event was observed at Pass
Christian, Mississippi.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-28
RUSSIANS LIFT
CRACOW SIEGE.
Slsvs Withdraw Army From In.
vestment of Austrian Fort
reSs and Flee Fifty Miles.
GALICIAN FORCES IN DANGER
Division Of Gar Army Threat
ened By Victorious Troops
of Dual Monarchy.

Petrograd, Dec, 28.-The in
vestment by Russians of the Aus
trian fortress of Cracow again
has been raised Following a dis
covery Of an attempt made by
Austrians 10 divide the Russian
forces in Galicia, the Russians re.
treated eastward for a distance Of
fifty miles.
The Russian forces, according
10 advices received from Galicia.
succeeded in crossing the Bisla
river and in taking possession Of
a twenty mile strip of territory
south of Tuchow, thereby separat
ing the two Austrian armies. The
forces Of General Boehm. Ermoli
the Austrian commander, are
claimed by the Russians TO be re.
treating precipitately and the
western Austrian army is said TO
be badly crippled.
Berlin, Dec. 2S-Today official
statement says:
In the western theater " war the
enemy unsuccessfully renewed their
attacks on Nieup0rt supported by war.
ships, which did no damage To Ms. but
killed or wounded a few Inhabitants
OF Westende. An attack on the ham.
let OF ST. George failed.
South OF the Ypres we captured
one OF the enemy's trenches and some
dozens Of prisoners fell into our
hands on this occasion.
Several violent attacks by the
enemy In the region Of Arras were re-
pelled
Southeast Of verdun. the enemy w
peated his attacks. but they also we're
Without success A similar result Oc-
CURED when he attempted TO recap
ture The height TO the west 0f sen.
helm for which we fought yesterday.
There is no news fruin East Prus-
ala or Poland North OF the vIstula,
and on the left bank Of the vistula,
our attacks are developing. notwith
standing unfayorable weather"
Paris, Dec. 2s-Today Official
statement follows: "In Belgium we
have continued to advance To the west
Of Lombaertgyde we are actually at
the foot Of the sand dunes on which
the enemy has established his line Of
resistance. At point south Of Ypres
we have lost u section Of trenches
near Hollebeke.
"In the region Of lens, near Gar
ency. the enemy yielded under our
attacks s00 yards Of his first line
trenches.
"ln The valley Of the river Aisne
and In the Champagne district there
has been intermittent artillery fight
ing which was particularly severe In
the vicinity of Rheims and around
Perthes. Here the enemy directed
their artillery fire especially against
positions TO the west ~ Perthes con
quered and occupied by us.
"On the heights ~ the Meuse thert
has been slight progress by oul
troops along the entire front
"In the vosges, the enemy lombard
cd the railroad station nj N Die
hut the railroad service has not beer
interrupted
"In upper Alsace, to the norteast o.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
WOULDN'T TAKE
STATIONS BACK
IOWA DEALER INSTEAD SUES
BRULE COUNTY SHERIFF AND
FARMER FOR DAMAGES
FOR ATTACHING THEM

Chamberlain, S.. D.-A suit which
seems to be creating more than a To-
cal interest was recently instituted in
the United States district court at
Sioux Falls by A. B. Holbert, a
wealthy horse importer of Greeley,
Iowa, against j. j. Boney, who is the
sheriff of Brule county, and M. H.
Griffin, a wealthy farmer living near
White Lake to recover the sum of S.
600 alleged to be due for the con-
version of three stations.
1t is understood, that this is a
sequel to a suit started in the circuit
court last December by Mr.. Griffin to
recover 5000 alleged to be due for
services rendered in the sale of some
stations. The defendant Boney, as
sheriff, ostensibly acting under the
direction of Griffin's attorney, Emil
j. Woerth of Kimball, attached about
all the property in sight belonging to
Mr.. Holbert, Mr.. Holbert being a non
resident of the state. After keeping
the stations at a Kimball livery barn
for three or four months at an ex-
pense of about 81 a day the stations
were rendered back to Mr.. Holbert
but the offer seems to have been re-
fused and this suit was brought to
recover their alleged value.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
FAMILY REUNION is PRECEDED
BY VERY UNIQUE INCIDENT.

Big Stone, S. D.-The reunion
here of three brothers after a .sepa
ration of thirty years was preceded
by an episode of an unusual and in
teresting character. A man and wo-
man left an early morning fier at the
Big Stone depot and proceeded to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S.. Fink,
we'll known residents of Big Stone:
Arousing the members of the house,
hold by knocking loudly upon the
front door. they demanded chat they
be given rooms and board at the
house for a week or SO. 4
Not recognizing them, Fink and
his wife protested that they had no
rooms to rem and that they did not
wish to keep b%oarders even for a
week or such a matter. The strange
man and omar insisted that they
must have the room and board for
the time specified. Fink was about
to order teh couple from the place
when they revealed their identity,
the nan being his brother from Wis
consin whom he had MOI seen for
nearly a third of a century. and his
wife. Another brother. Matthew. re-
sides here, and the three and their
wives hav since been enjoying a re-
union.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
PIERRE BREAKS
WORLDS RECORD
FIRE TEAM AT PARKSTON
80 TOURNAMENT HANGSsUP NEW "
8, MARK pYESTERDAY.. aef9 =

III Eighteen fleet-footed %sprinters
wearing Pierre colors yesterday al
ternoon at the state tournament at
Parkston, hung Zip "a new worlds, re-.
cord for firemen's tournaments when
they ran 200 yards in 81 and 2:5 sec
onds, laying 400. yards Of, ribbon
hose ,salad making,,a coupling ~, 4
ii This.is the fastest time on record
for this feat. The next best time was
made two years ago at the state fire
mems tournament at Pierre, when
the Rapid City team made the same
distance in 20 and 3.5 seconds.
j. A. Rogan, of Mitchell who act
ed as official timekeeper, stated that
the other two timekeepers agreed az
had even faster marks Mr.. Rogan
has acted as official timer for several
years 1T the state tournaments.
In the free-for-all race yesterday
forenoon, the Elk Point team was
the winner OF first money. The time
for this event was much faster than
when the championship title vas de-
feated.
The annual election was held last
evening. E. p. Bangs, of Rapid City,
was named as president and William
Freeney, of Yankton, vice-president.
II. w. Taubman, of Plankinton, was
elected secretary and III. O'Brien Of
Pierre, treasurer. The state tourna-
ment at Parkston was regarded as
one of the most successful in recent
years and the people of Parkston
were congratulated on the hospitality
shown to the visiting firemen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
MITCHELL MAN
ON PROGRAM
O. l.. BRANsoN TO BE ONE OF
SPEAKERS AT STATE BANK
ERs CONVENTION AT
ABERDEEN.

Aberdeen S. D.-The South Dako-
ia Bankers association will meet in
its twenty-third annual session here
next week, on Wednesday and Thurs
day. The headquarters will be at the
Elks' club, and will assemble on
Wednesday morning. when the con
vention will be called to order by
VICE President T. w. Delicate, who
is acting president since the death
of the late M. p. Beebe of Ipswich.
The address of welcome Will be by
+. A. Brown, president of the Aber-
deem Clearing House association, and
o. l.. Branson. president of the First
National bank of Mitchell will re-
spond. Following this, j. w. Parm-
ley of Ipswich will deliver a memorial
address eulogizing the late M. P.
IReebe, president of the association
Put the time Of his death.
In the afternoon, addresses will be
given by l.. F. Crawford, of Sentinel
Butte. N. d., president of the North
Dakota Bankers association; Curtis
l.. Mosher of Minneapolis, secretary
] of the Minnesota Citizens League, on
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
$4,000 DAILY : ( ST. 1t 81.
e's OUT OF AN
THAT AS AVERAGE FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD q
STATIONS BETWEEN PIERRE
AND WASTA. stit4sa Htl

Pierre, S. DL,-PractiGally $1,000
pa day for. cream, from stations be
tween here and ,Wasta .is,the. record
shipments coming in run
ming from $50 toi350 cans for each
days shipment. These IA are worth
from So to $40 eacit to the farmers,
and the showing is one of a steady
stream of cash receipts going into
th at country daily, with a net return
for the best creamptmonths which
will make the old time beef cattle
returns look small. This is only the
shipments over the Northwestern
through this city, and reports from
along other lines of road extending
into the old range country indicate
that they are doing a lot of this
kind of shipping as well as the North
western. To put the cream receipts
along the Northwestern line alone at
over a quarter of a million dollars
for the year would be to make them
more likely under than over what
what will be actually received, and
the business is growing every year,