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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
Rillie Rnrl,e IN ".IerrY." ("

There Is u genuine treat In store for
thentcrgOers NJ the Oyerholser Friday
und Saturday, April y aud no. special
matinee Saturday, when Miss Billie
burke will appear In Jerry the new
American comedy written expressly
for her by Katherine Chisholm Cush.
ing. In this piece. which tells n most
amusing story, is full " laughter.pro.
yoklng complications and contains
some of the widest dialogue heard
ON The stage In long time Miss
Burke impersonntcs an adorable little
hoyden " the most uptodute type
ono ~ the other characters In the
play describes Jerry us N girl an
hour ahead ~ time and Il flts eN
actly Anyone who likes hilllc Burke
and what American thcAlcrgoer
doesn't win like her more lhnn ever
as Jerry especially I'm the art where
she wenr~ the new famous pink py
lnmAs and Is the embodied spirit ot
lmpish mischief
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
THE FOLLY.

Patrons of the Fully nrp organizing
another clever vaudeville program "
four act, this week Easter day
brought out capacity attendance at
each performance and indications
point to big crowds ull week Onr
Of the features uf the hil Is the
novelty shooting NJ Davis a Co. Davis
IL the champion fancy shot NJ the
world He shoots frOm slack wire
aud while hanging 10y his knees FROM
swinging trapczc earle ana Carlson
have Il splendid AnginG talking and
dancing net. white. Reno aud Reno
are artists OF merit IN talk ana song
one Jockey Qulntettr Is mudc up "
clever singers THIS uuinlctte brings
out many interesting points I'm horse
racing In talk aud song Zudora win
he the feature picture tonight aud To-
morrow I'm Farnum win he seen
Thursday IN "A Gldcd Fool
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
THE OVERHOLSER

The stampede. the play which
opens tonight at the Oyerholscr Is one
NJ thrills and tears, caused by the
tensity uf soul stirring drama. In 81
der that THE Stampede may be pro
duced with the same power and scenic
nREnificsnce and truth the play pos
sesEes when 1t first was introduced
In this country In New York city un
der David BcIusCo's direction the
American Players management has
reserved Director Cummings to do
nothing except direct the scenic set
tuRs and tu see that 0ll goes along
Nv planned lie hus been playing
prominent roles, but will have none
TO portray I'm this piece his hands be
ing fun In managing the plays stag
ing. The American Players will give
The stampede presentation to
compare fayorably with the Metro
polltan production, for each was FAM
liar with the play before rchearsals
began and their practice has been eN
hAustinE They nave rrh@fSeu again
and again every detail and little Incl,
dent The scenery will be superb,
Carpenters aud painters have been
building from pictures and paintings
and plans They have attained per.
fcction In the display " various
scenes, and "rhc stampede promises
to surprise oklahoma city psygoers
The United Commercial Travellers will
have the five performances " THE
stampede for benefit this week
aud their friends will attend In great
numbers II would not be- q bad idea
to engage seats considerably IN ad.
vance Of the performance desired to be
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
TWO HURT IN SMASH
{. d. MAttlngly Of Universal Film
Company May Die As Result Of In
luries In Automobile Accident

As the result " II race between two
touring ears late last night G D Mat
tingly, manager Of the Universal Film
company Of this city. is at the st. An
thongs hospital at the point OF death
and u H. Powell " the Powell Croak
Amusement company IL badly injured
and Is IN tho care Of physicians in bis
room at n local hotel. Tho women
who It is said were IN the car AT the
time and whose names are not known.
wers not injured 4 new seven car
passenger touring ear was almost to.
tally demolished
according to mcHEre reports that
reached police headquarters this morn
Ing the party In new REQ was racing
another touring car the owner or
number Of which Is not known. and In
attempting 20 pass on Grand boule
ward while running at n high rate Of
speed the left front wheel OF the Mat
tingly car struck hind wheel on the
other, wrcnchlng the wheel off and
turning the car completely over The
two women and Powell were thrown
out, hut Mattingly was pinned under,
meath tho car by the strarlng wheel
lie was rushed Immediately to the
st. Anthony hospital where he WAS
placed on the operating table Two
operations were performed last might
but II was not believed the injured
man would recover Reports today
we're to the effect that he was restlnl
easily and had some chances of recoy
cry.
Mrs. MAttingly, who had been Il
Kansas City visiting relatives, was eI
pected home today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
Echoesx 4! Streets

"a number of reports Of gas and oil
companies as to gross production, rela-
tive 70 the new gross production tax,
The new law which provides for u >
per cent tax went into effect on March
H. Previous to that the old law pro
yided Il - per cent tax. Many Of
the companies sent In their returns
based ON the old law including the
time up TO July !. The reports should
have been made out as Of the / . per
cent tax up to March II, aud on the
basis Of per cent after that time up
to July l. This explanation Is being
made TO all returns that are being
sent back. There ARE number Of
companies yet to make their reports.
Secretary Of State }. l. Lyon today
ISSUED the following charters: Farm
ers' cooperative Gln company OF Lex
ingtou, capital $4,000; incorpurutors,
Ia Law, e. j. Williams. A. r.
Cmmch, Lexington; Safety on Can
company Of McAlrstcr capital S25,
900 iucOrporntOrS, W. c. EdlnCutt j,
II Phillips, Paul d. Rushy, McAles
ter, The United Brotherhood Of Drill.
crs und Tool Dresscrs Of America. Of
Tulsa, capital, none, incorporators
Arthur h Mccoy r. s. Dowler, S. c.
Rooney. Tulsa The First state Bank
Of Gray. Beaver county, capital $40
OOO iucnrporators N f. Nance. Guy
mon ". II Sharer A. Davis. Gray
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
AUDITORIUM.

The charming new music being
played 10y the ]. l.. Perkins eight piece
orchestra at the Auditorium dances II
proving one Of the greatest drawing
cards Of the large dancing pavilion.
Mr. Perkins receives copies " all the
latest music direct from the publish
ers hot of the press. The following
ls the special music program arranged
for tonlghts dance when six valuable
gold medals will be given TO those
wha are decided winners IN the up-to.
date fox trot Od.time waltz aud one.
step contest Mrs, Donnelly Reid and
Prof Ralph Whitehead will be
Judges Come and watch tho prize
winners dances, even " you don't want
to enter the contest The program !:
Il Never Wanter Anything So Good
So Bad" ChHs X Harris; "Can You
Pay for n Broken Heart" Chas. X
Harris; Cows May Come and Cows
May Go But the Bul Goes On For
ever Harry Won Tllzer: "Mosha
From Nova Scotia" J. W Stern
When My ship Comes H." 4. A.
Mills; "GoofOr Dust" j. W Stern
Somebody Knows.' Harry Won I'll
zer; "Tll BE Back In Me Low Back
| Car" knlmcr and Puck: Winter
Nights" Waterson, Berlin and sny
der: That Angel Rag" Harry Pack
man; MY Beautiful Chateau Of
Love Harry Won Tilger Re Careful.
Mary = A. Mills when II Is Night
Time In Dixie Land" waterson, Ber
lin and Snyder; ITS Going to Re a
Cold Cold Winter but Won't
Freeze" KRlmer ana Puck Good by
Virginia Waterson, Berlin and sny.
/ der, Sam Fox Trot Sam Fox; "Yon
wouldn't Know My Old Girl Now, !"
] +. 4 Mills
/ Musical program for week of April
4 10 10: Farewell" John franklin
Music Co.; Il Left Her In New
| Hampshire +. A, Mills; "The Trinl.
dad" John Franklin Music %. He'd
Have to Answer the He'll " = A. Mills
That Du Dah Dey" p A. Mills
"Juana Waltz John FRANKLIN; ut
Took Small Town Glrl TO Fool Rig
Town Man" F A. Mills; Floating
John Franklin; Wonderful Boy,
John Franklin, AN for the Love OF
~ Girl Kalmer and Puck. MY Little
Dream Girl" r. A. Mills by Heck. u
J W stern; "Hyery Heart Has 4
Song Of Love" John Franklin.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

body arithmetic. in Jlnglss. Ana
what she learns that way. or whut
any child learns that way. she never
forgets
Il take a child who does not know
now to read OF write and tsuuh him
on the typewriter. We begin our o..
ucation that way Wlnlfrsd has mas
tered the typewriter 40 that she can
Keep time AS she writes"
She plays four musical instru-
ments, and can sing, dance and
play the violin simultaneously. She
has pet canary. Okkusan, given 10
her by japanese friend. She
brought the canary with nrr to the
Plaza hotel from Plttsburg where
she and her parents have given up
their home temporarily.
Wnl Lecture Here.
Tho pet canary has also been
taught by a natural education meth
od and can jump rope. sit on little
Wlnifreds shoulder whistle when
his mistress plays the violin. and
wink his eyes
Mrs. Stoner said her husband. Or
James Buchanan stoner. who untI
recently was in charge OF the United
states Marine Hospital Of Pittsburgh
had been transferred to Wilmington
| n. G, For month she and her dauVh-
Ter Will stay here, giving lectures
occasionally.
Winlfred, Jr,' IL n healthy strong
and active young person. She swIms
riues horse like cowboy: wnlks
miles without getting tired and en-
| JOYS the movies" love. matinee
II the play IA funny. and dossn'
care especially about suffrnKettes sl.
though she has made extemporanso IA
speeches Tor the cause" and has
written pamphlets for equal auffras,
societies
She takes an Ice cold bath evory
morning eats II baked pOtAto and
oeefsteak for breakfast ana weighs
iN ~ pounds once got up 10
lss So, but that was Just after eat
ing big dinner" she said.
Mrs. stoner said that her daughter
could reclte one thousand clnsslca
poems when only five years OF age.
Dr M Y. O'shea, educator. said
OF the learned girl The typical col
Ioge graduate knows less than this
girl knows and can do"
Mrs. stonor ns preparing flye
foot shelf Of motherhood books, which
are to be enllghtenIns to parents
She believes that schools and col
lcges should provide a parent course
Just as they do domestic science or
academic course.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
BURGLARS KILL THREE
Bloody CleAvers, RevOivep and Set Of
Robbers Tools Found In Basement
Of New York Restaurant.

NEW YORK, April Otto Zlnn,
restaurant keeper, porter and a
cook were killed early today In the
cellar " 2inn's restaurant, supposedly
by burglars.
Beside the dead men lay three
bloody clesyers, revolver aud set
OF burglars tools.
There was evidence that the mur.
derers had secreted themselves In the
cellar and had gone up stairs after
the place closed and rolled the safe
into the cellar. The porter and the
cook had been killed when they came
down to get coal The proprietor mp.
parently had surprised the thieves ~
work trying to open the safe.
The two employees were Roman
Held, porter, and stephen Bovoriski,
cook
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
elEE! eelEzzz3e&EAt

EaTnum and Railey's circus. will 10
7een ~ the Lyric during the first half
of this week In II spectacular novelty
orrohauc exhibition. with this troup,
ls the smallest midget 10 the world
"A miracle IN the realms Of harmony
is the distinction given Frosni by not
ed musicians throughout the country
A gymnastc and slack wire novelty "
offered 10y the Smi Ietta sisters who
are contortionists ~ well as expert
gymnasts Leonard and Haley Rre sin.
gers uf no mean ability who present
a program full OF the latest song hits
and many comedy songs ~ well
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
BULGARIAN EXPLAINS ATTACK
OF IRREGULARs ON SERVIA

PARIS, April b.-The Bulgarian ir'
regulars who rsided strumitza Ser
bia, are estimated TO have numbered
about regiment and half, says
dispatch to the Matin from lie Nish
correspondent. The total Serbian
losses in the fighting are estimated
at 1926 killed and wounded, including
five officers
A Bulgarian diplomat interviewed
by the newspaper odjik the dispatch
says, declared the raiders were dis
contented Bulgarian irresulars wear
ing old uniforms He explained the
fact that part Of their equipment was
OF recent manufacture by stating that
several reyimental armories near the
frontier recently had been entered by
regulars.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
CATTLE TO BE DIPPED
State Board Of Agriculture Makes
Ruling Affecting All Cattle Coming
Here After November /.

On aud after November /, 1918. all
southern cattle must he dipped twice
before they can be shipped into any
part Of Oklhhoma according to II
chart prepared by the state board Of
agriculture In connection with the
Texas fever quarantine
This ruling will affect about twenty
counties In the southeastern part OF
the state, which heretofore have been
free from restrictions In this respect.
The quarantine line has been extend.
ing from the center Of the southern
boundary Of the state to a point on
the eastern border, and the depart
ment Is now preparing to clean up the
remaining corner.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
Girl, II, Speaks 8 Tongues
and She Can Recite in II

NEW YORK, April 5.-winfrsd
sackyllle stoner. Jr.. twelve years Of
age, teacher OF Latin, French. high
er mathematics and geography who
reads seventeen languages and
speaks eight flusntly, can beat al
most anyone she plays with at chess,
swims almost as well az Annette
kellerman and intends to be COW b.
boy and an editor when she grows
up, arrived yesterday at the Plaza
Hotel "Chsrie, as sns IL called by
her lnumates, was accompanied by
her mother, who is Mrs. Wlnitred
SeckyIlle stonsr. That is why the girl
OF twelve afflxes the junior to her
full and formal name
In spite OF her vast learning and
Accomplishments Miss Wlnifred Is ,
real girl. She dresses In blue serge
WI a sash, wears her hair tied
with two big bows At the sides.
romps yells. is regular tomBoy,
In fact. and prefers not to show OFT
II she can help IT, But at the earnest
solicitation Of her mother she re-
cited an entire Latin grafton, ratified
or poetry In japanese and Chinese
showe several books OF prose and
verse she has written and tnen play.
ed tag with a small boy OF four
whom she had known at home In
PlttsburE.
This Is Mise wlnifred's first ap
! peRrance In New York since she wal
four, and she ls going to assist hti
mother Thursday morning, when to-
| gethsr they will give free demon
/ strRtion OF natural education for tn,
/ child at the Cort Theater This vii
be under the auspices Of the schoo
/ Of Mothercrnft and the League tOl
Political Eduoation. They will show
the methods and materials used IL
the natural education schools O
which Mrs AtOnsr IL the founder
She Teaches Younger GiTk.
"NiuIfred Jr.," taught In tho Shaw
Natural Education school, Pltsburg
HG Ipupils we're children younger
than herself but II they ddn'
know a thing about their letters whe,
they came to her they learned Il
write in ten days. 81 guarantee t,
teach any child to write In ten days
that is any normal child" tho moth
7 er said "Winlfred Is an nbsoutel
normal child Her development &
natural
II have simply taught her by tn
natural method, which Is to lear
everything In jlnEles She learnt TN
history Of England. in fact the his
tory Of the world; the bones Of tn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
AMERICAN SANITARY
EXPERTS 60 TO SERVIA

NEW YORK. April 6.LThe Italian
line steamship Ducs D'AostA, which
sails today for Naples, carries nine
sanitary experts who win endeayor "a
conquer typhus and other dread dis
ease epidemic In Serbia The expenses
OF the commission we're borne Jointly
by the Red Cross and the Rockefeller
foudatlon The commission will be un.
der the direction OF Richard p Strong
OF Harvard
Two members, Dr. W 4. standifeI
and Louis DE La Psna, were on Gen
eral Gorgas staff In the sanitary cam
pslgn that rid the Panama canal sons
Of fever sre accompanying the expsdi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
BUSINESS Is REVNING
IN TIN PLATE MILLS

PrTrsBURGH, April Business
Is revlylng In the sheet and tin plate
mills, according to John Williams
president OF the Amalgamated Assoc.
ciation OF Iron, Steel and TIN Work
ers, who last night returned from
visit to number Of mlll towns Few
plants, he said, were working ON war
contracts. Acceptance by the work
men OF the reduced scale Of wages
adopted last week he added permits
independent manufacturers 10 again
20 into the market for business
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
SYSTEM or AMERICAN
LEGAL EDUCATION PRAISED

NEW YORK, April 6,--Ths Ameri.
can system VI legal education by the
case method was highly praised today
In report by DR. Joseph Redlich,
president Of law and political science
In the University Of Vienna. Neither
In England nor In the great English
colonies, he declared, has systematic
instruction IN law been developed 50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
THE LYRIC.

Robert Warwick, noted movie star.
win be ON the screen at the Lyric In
a flyereel production, "1he Man Who
Found Himself" This picture will be
we'll worth seeing for the story aud
the characters represented offer mater
ial for some very strong acting. The
six Stevens Troupe, formerly with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
CONSPIRACY EXISTED, BUT
CLIENTS NOT IN 1T Is CLAIM

INDIANAPOLIS, April 6.--whils
admitting u conspiracy existed III
Terre Hsute to steal the election Of
last November" three attorneys repre-.
senting five Of the 2s men on trial In
the federal court here on charges Of
conspiracy to corrupt that election In.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
RIGHTS or NEUTRALs TO BE
DISCUSSED AT CONVENTION

PHILADELPHIA, April 6.--Amerl
ca and the European war will he the
general topic Of discussion at the
nineteenth memorial meeting In this
city, April 30 and May of the Amer
lean academy Of political and social
science.
Neutral rights and trade relations
with Latin-America are subdivisions
OF the general topic 10 be discussed
Delegates from various states, na.
tional, civic and trade organizations
are expected TO be present
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

intensively and compreheusively us in
the United States.
DR. Redlich was appointed BY the
Carnegie foundation for the advance.
ment of teaching ITO study methods
OF teaching law In this country"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

sisted IN their arguments today their
clients were In no way connected with
II The attorneys also argued at
length that conviction cannot he
made on the evidence Of uncorrobors,
ed cO.defendants.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

WIN the person or persons who are
advertising anonymously please sign
their names, 10 the people can know
the kind Of CltlHens you are dare
you TO- John II Hope, candidate
Board Of Education, Second ward
Adv
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

q The Times delivered everv
o evening except Sunday for q
o cents per week. Call PIX 30
q and ask 10 have the carrier
q boy leave II on your poarch.
o
O O 90 o o 900 900,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Nl WHNNtIUI Ut V"V W'V'1I7'''U'
General Joe r Johnson, chief post.
office Inspector, has been appointed
general superintendent Of the railway
mill service. Alexander II stephens,
former superintendent of this depart
meu,. has At his own request been al~
pointed superintendent Of the Ninth
division ~ the railway mail seryics,
with headquarters At Cleveland Ohio.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

\ womans idea NJ good figure
doro"0a on whether II ls her own or
rivals. -z..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
On account Of disposition toward

diyerslflcation of crops and lesser
acreage NJ cotton, the south Is In
better shape today than ever, writes
r. n Mitchell, secretary Of the Ma
ulnal Retailers association, Of Nor.
rltun. Ark. to Secretary ~ state J.
l. Lyon. Farmers are raising more
feed stuff for livestock, consequently
devoting more ground 10 this class Of
crops than 10 cotton as heretofore, and
un this account MIR. Mitchell believes
conditions are improving materially
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
Gorernor William today l..ued .

rcquisltion for Ras Afford aud II H.
McCalep, wanted I'm Bcckham county
on charge " horse theft They
have been located III Trenton, Gibson
county, Tenn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Thursday night will be the time for
the annual shrine dance and the Au-
ditorium will he the place. one Of
the lenten season social events will be
the annual Shrine dance Of Thursday
night at the Auditorium for which spe-
clal arrangements have been made
and for which one Of the best orches
trns In the city has been secured Spe-
cial Arrangements have been made for
parking automobiles While the affair
will not he formal II has beOn request.
cd that members Of the shrine and
Masonic orders wear their fen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

night that Il girl whose name was not
stated had ESCAPED from the oklahoma
Juvenile home and after an all night
searCh had mot been found The girl
Inns given the officials Of the proba
tlon court aud the institution much
trouble of late and has escaped on
other occasions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Seven barrels OF bottled beN and
one hundred gallons NJ whisky, rang
Ing In quality from home made to
twenty year-old Bourbon, was emptied
into the sewer at the city jail today
A force Of siX men worked several
hours emptying the liquor This IN
the total amount cOutisCated during
the past two months.
Cecil HOlfOrd, 2l Of Washita COmn-
ly and John Lemon, 30, Of III Reno,
two inmates " the insane asylum at
supply, were burned to death IN a
fire which destroyed one Of the wards
at that institution last week, accord
ing to report on the fire just made
public by the board OF affairs. The
Information regarding the deaths Of
the two inmates was not given out at
once, although their partially burned
bodies were discovered Immediately
after the fire. and buried The fire
was not caused by inmates rs Mt first
supposed, but is believed to- have been
the work Of inCendiHries. though moth.
INK has been discovered that would
lead 10 the arrest Of parties respon.
slblc A further investigation viii be
mode to this end, however \. \.
/ Wilcox. member " the board Of af
fairs spent the greater part ot the
week at Supply making an investiga
/ tiun, and It was his report that con
iriued Information OF the burning of
/ the two inmates The two men were
/ sup Osed to have been suftocated by
| smoke Their cells were opened as
the others were Immediately after the
| fire was discovered
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

In the OrAtOriCal contest held Sat
urday afternooh In the county court
room Heston Head representing ok
ahOma township was declared the
winner u the county honors aud gold
media by Judges J Mundon Mis-, MIN.
ME Puntsnne and Al Carrico The
medal was awarded 10 the winner by
Mrs. Anna Burss Love. county super
lntcndcnt Of schools after which state
Superintendent OF Instruction II H.
Wilson made short address