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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
~ BASKRUPTCy


Notice Of FIRST Meeting Of Creditors
In the District Court NJ the United states,
f"r the Western District ~ Oklahomu,
lu The matter Of Marie e. Henderson.
bankrupt NO 1888
N"tirr Is hereby given that ON the 9TH
day Uf August A. II 1915 the said Ma
rle e. Henderson was duly adjudicated
bankrupt and that the first meeting Of
her creditors Will be held at my office.
500 Baum Bldg, Oklahoma City. Oklaho
ma, ON The 10th day of August 1915. al
o'clock Ia thc afternoon. nj which time
lhe said creditors may attend. prove their
claims appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt And transact such other buai
ness as may properly come before said
meeting
Dated at Oklahoma CITY. Oklahoma. Aug.
lIth 1915
SELWYN DOUGLAS.
Referee Ia bankruptcy
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M Hitchcock ia the county Of Blaine Ok
nhomu, aud district aforesaid. bank.
rupt.
Nutlcr is hereby given that on the 3lst
deN OF July A - 1915 the said Walter
y Payne was duly ududirated bankrupt.
and that the first meeting ~ his credl
tors VIII be held nt my office, 500 Baum
bldK. Oklahoma CITY Oklahoma, on tho
3Gih day ~ August 1915, nj . O'Clock IN
ihr forenoon no which time the said cfedi-
TOR, may attend. prove their claims. ap.
point trustee. examine the bankrupt. and
iuusart such other business ms may prop.
rfN come before said meeting
Dated bt Oklahoma city Oklahoma,
August A. 1915
sELWN DOUGLAS,
Referee iu Bankruptcy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

FOR SALE or trade. adding machine lu
perfect condition. ll2l North Oklahoma
Walnut $500
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
MOVIE FIRM SUED
Former State Agent Alleges Ereaeh Of
Contract; Asks For $1,000

Arthur g Hull. formerly state
agent for the American Film Co..
filed suit against that corporation
Monday In district court for $1,000.
alleging that a contract held by him
with them WAS violated when they
terminated his connections with thar
company Hull alleges that he nad
supervision NJ several >,rial films
running here at this time aud ;hat
on account NJ the defendants action,
he has been unable 10 secure work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

- " these knots. Belgian banker
is said to have offered $500 to anyone
who will relieve General Won Blssing
of his sword knot The knots are gen
orally sold for the benefit of the Bel.
gian Red Cross and they bring higher
nrtces thnn any other trophies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
BOYS SCALP OFFICERS
Clipping Sword kROts FavOrite Pas
time Of Brussels Street BOys-Bel
CLAN Banker Offers Reward

AMSTERDAM, Aug 10 The Brus.
sells kettles street boys have found u
new method Of annoying the German
soldiers They carry scissors In their
sleeves and when they get close to a
German soldier In Il crowd. they cut
OFF the leather knott Of his sword aud
carry II away as trophy,
A boy II fifteen has Just been sen.
fenced TO three months imprisonment
for having boasted that he had secured
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
SHOOT COSTLY
SHELLS FOR FUN
English BOmbardment Of GallipOll
In Some Respects Is
Travesty

TNLlpOLI Peninsula, Aug ld.-
~ There nrr few houses In the CALL.
poll peninsula that have not been
wrecked hy the severe bombardmeut
incident 10 the landing Of the allied
troops last April and there are mo-
houses that are now inhabited.
There are wheat fields waiting Tor
the reaper and vineyards and olive
groves where work might be done In
the villages the few remaining shops
stand idle From the harbors along
the Dardunellcs and Gulf of Sarus the
boats have vanished and the nets Of
the fishermen have dried IN the hot
sun q long time
Crude Plows Lack Oxen
Out ON the fields the crude plows
and hnrrows lack oxen The wind
mills are ruins or have had their can.
yaSs snls stripped by shot and shell
Town. village aud countryside have
been deserted by their populations.
The picturesque civilian mrh of Turk
aud Greek has disappeared and In.
stead everywhere the duh olive drah
and brighter khaki uniform " the
| Turkish soldier
This Is the Gallipou peninsula today
The British aud French ships have
thrown tens ot thousands " heavy
shells ON the narrow strip VI land
Mnidos aud Noulain have been ruzed
Kirthia is Il heap " ruins aud Call
poll stands as Il monument To what
modern artillery may do 10 any OF
these must be added every other town
village and hamlet un the peninsula
'aud they are by no means few IN mum
her.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

II you sit In cool draft when yau
are heated and get a stiff neck or lame
hack. You viii be looking for some.
thing that will ease the pain Fix your
mind ON BALLARD'S SNOW LINZ
MENT aud don't he talked out of lt
because It Is the best pain relieving
linImcnt you can get anywhere, Price
25c 5Oc and 500 per bottle Sold
by Wcstfnll Drug Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug 10 The cotton mar
ket opened unchanged 10 points higher
today hut local trnders appeared tn be
very little Impressed by the relatively
firm cables and prices soon turned easier
under prospects for more rnin In the
south, reports Of Increased offerings Vt
new crop cotton from Texas aud unens
ness over the export situation Some an
prehenslon that the gulf storm might
cause damage IN open cotton IN the south
west should II work into the interior
but " seemed q more general Impression
that the additional moisture woudd more
thnn offset any harm 10 open cotton nl
this season.
The Nnrly selling movement was check
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
PERSONAL.
REAL ESTATE LOANS.
SALES MISCELLANEOUS.

TYPEWRITER NJ standard mike. Iu
first class condition, So at - Terminal
Arcade
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
WAS WITH THE MACCABEEs
Park Payne Was Not with Knights
Of Security

Park l. Payn, released on $1,000
bond WAS the secretary NJ the Macca
bees before he hccame involved IN the
present trouble and not the knights
aud Ladies' ~ Security His case has
not been set for trial aud II n under.
stood that AN effort is being made to
settle u without prosecution.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Produce

81 Lsuls Produce
1T LOUIS, Aug 10 Poultry, steady .
chlchens l2h springs lSHiIc: turkeys
iog ducks i0etl2hc; geese fc
shuiter, steady; creamery 2Oibc
Tgs lThc
Chicago Produce
CHICAGO, Aug rs Butter. ateady /.
creamery @m2tHc
ggs, lower receipts gbeg cases. nj
mark, cases Included i66iiac; ordinary
nrsts lIalsc; firsts northerns ipdu
ntsts, southerus isbdlp.
Potatoes lower receipts ~ cara Jersey
huk hIW5sc virginia cobblers bafrellsd
nMetl no. Minnesota and ohio ASA iir.
Poultry alive. unsettled; fowls tiaH /;
springs i0aifh.
Kansas city Potatoes
KANSAS CITY, Aug 10 New potatoes.
steady southern ta
Rshsns City Produce
KANsAS CITY, Aug ia ,Butter. cream
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

KANSAS CITY, Aug "a Hogs recelpt-
5000: steady Hulk f1d1l0; heavy $500
Oils: light 81 g0dM pigs tJ1J172S
Cattle receipts II 0OO, steady 10 lower.
Prime led steers Sa.5OGR 90 dressed beef
steers Ssdn ~: southern steers 81 OOd 20 f;
cows - soar 20: heifers W1bq0 NJ. stock
ers S625ds26
sheep receipts GOOO, lower lambs $50
500: yearling xGi06f1 - Nethers 81 25fi
GS5; ewes 50 O0d7 IN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Livestock
" LnnIs LIxe.lock

n IOnIa IIVfsIOoh
ST Louis, Aug ~ Hog receipts y
OOO: higher. pigs and lights G3iHl "
mixed butchers SI5OdsO; heavy 66SG
$50
Cnttlc receipts 600. steady 10 lower.
Native beef steers ~ 5OGl0l5 yeaflhg
steers aud helfers SstOdl0; COWS mds.
stockers and feeders S4d06O, native calves
f66tll.
Sheen recelpta $500 lower Lambs tsd
SS. sheen and ewes 81 t007e5
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Cotton


New Ofleanh Notton
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 10 The cotton
trade viewed the gulf storm In favorable
light IN the early market today because
NJ the rain. it brought 10 Texas Half an
hour after the opening futures were sal
points down The market was steady az
tch decllne because " bulllsh predictions
that the storm eventually would prove
dHnnglng 10 cotton flrldsh
The market went OF IN the afternoon
On reports " rain In thp belt Al l no
TO \ points
Uncertainty over results " the storm
prevailed ana developed enough buying
to put prirrs within point u saturdays 4
close BY noon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL Avg closing. cotton
~Jut stendi Good midilng 5Iid: mid
dllng jAd, low mlddling 49s Sales =,
90 Tor speculation uand export zoo Re
yrlpts 1000. futures quiet aud stendy
Ang $50. Aug sept 69id. Sept oct
532il. oct Nov dlOd. Nov Dec 0 i0d
Dec Jan. 5jOla Jan Feb 6hJdn Feb
Mar b59d March April 5034d; Aurll
May NG7IdA May June 576isd: Jne
July 613is, July Aug 80
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Financial


NEW YORK Aug 10 Active trading
in war aud motor shares was resumed
ut the opening ~ tudnyS market. with
new high record fur Studcbnker Whrih
sold ne an advance NJ almost ten points
IN the first fifteen minutes. American
Gun With nn initial sale Of 5000 shares up
10 ll6'l came within d small fraction N
IT, best while Cruclble Steel Westing
house WHY'S Overland. Maxwell Motors
and some less prominent stocks rose I
to O points Later the morp seasoned H..
sues began 10 move forward United
states steel rising over point Railways
were mainly heavy Us a result OF their
weakness In London
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

NEW ORLEANS, Aus. ld.-SpOt cotton
steady dN points up. Sales on the spot $50
bales; tu arrive 3.ll5. Good ordinary ma
strict good ordinary T5, low mlddlng
SIS; strict low middling SJS; mlddllng
v; strict 'Niddlng p25. good mlddllhg
OBS, good middlng pbI strict good mid
ding p2N; good middllng obT; strict good
middling pA Receipts l,SO1, stock 1871,
410
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

cry 21r, Nrsis 25. seconds 21r. packing
i7rlSc. nrst- ls,. seconds l2ts
Poultry hens llil roOstcrs Vc broil
rrs i5o
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
New York Money

NEW YORK, Aug 10 Mercantile paper
aAdA sterling N day bills 81 Is demand
AGI25 cables fi6s Bar silver AZ MeNi.
con dollars S6H Government bonds.
steady railroad bonds regular Time loans
easy ~ DAYS ~ 10 days 2bM3; six
months 1mAA Call money firm: high
.; low -, last loan > closing bid IA,
Offered at 2
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
3 YEARS WITH
A MAN ENOUGH
But SufiraeiSt Rises 10 Remark
That Idea Of Mrs, Blleht'S Is
Neither Good Nor New

NEW YORK, Aug l8-Mrs. Caroline
~ Ortman, well known suffngist
replied today to the statement of Mrs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

Trade have No I piece Of city
property 60 trade Tor good farm. or
40 miles from city W Lowe 703 %
Ilnrsknultz Bldg
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

Louisiana Tonight and Tuesday rain f.
strong cnstrrll Winds aud probably strong
Dnytrrly gUlrs ON the coast
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

Oklahema City. M Rene Lima
cars leave Terminal station. OkiahouD.
City $50 a. m. and eVpry hour until 4 ~
p m, then 10 and II 80 D. m.
cars leave NJ Reno 300 q, N. and every
hour until I m, then $40 and hourly
Oklahoma City Norman Iins
Cars leave Oklahoma City 500 d. M. and
hourly until m'oo D. m, then II .so D.
m,
Cars leave Norman 500 a, m. and hou,i,
until II .02 D. m.
Ohlshema City .Edmend Line.
Cars leave Oklahoma CITY NNT 4 m ana
hourly until 10 .0i D. M. then Al 40 n mn.
Cars leave Edmond 200, flOi a. M, and
hourly untl II 'Oi D. M
Service begins one honr later on Bun.
doys and legal holidaIa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
LEGAL NOTICES.

no SlundfW EleryK hrdluo 23ib wv
IN BANKHUPTCN
Noticr Of First Getting Of Creditors
lu the District Coutt Of the United States
f1r the Western District OF oklahoma
In the matter ~ Walter = Payne
ln bankruptcy. No. 1882
10 the creditors uf Walter Payne
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY
BUSINESS 4 PROFESSIONAL

HAiK WORN
Made from your combiHKs, switches for
sale Mrs Carl King lts " Grand
va 1UlO.
ATTORNEYS
N. o. hEIsTEH I25 % Amer Natl Bank
RUBBER STAMPS AND SEALS
o. X. STAMP 4 SEAL Co, lis
". Grand Ave Wal 1853
SHOE REPAIRING-
QUALITY SHOE SHOP. s12 West
Main. We call for aud deliVNS tsA
Phone Maple 4lQ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
HAINER BURNS

DON'T FORGET -Nlcr. crisp potato
chips at your grocer's Acme Potato Chlp
60 Oklahoma city.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Grain and
Provisions

hhnsaa IVY Nash bfhn
KANSAS CITY, Aug lG-Wheat hard
Nl1dl32i red tll1
Corn mixed i5ia white 15c.
oats white 81 az mixed AIQis
Chicago Grain
CHICAGO. Aug 10 Big receipts here
and favorable weather for threshing and
shipping had benrish affect today on
wheat The arrivals here amounted TO
the huge total u 100 carloads FinAncinl
conditions that tended 10 Interfere with
exports counted also against the bulls
After opening q 10 mo lower with Sep
trmber at N,O6a O5h, aud December
u.05aO5N the market underwent dscid
ed further sag
Corn showed heayiness In sympathy
With wheat and ~ q result Of the lack
" any urgent cash demand Besides I'M
nols reports told of good progress In
caring. Opening prices which ranged from
hGh TO y down. were followed BY a
moderate additional setback
Provisions trade was nearly ut stand
stlll and quotations inclined To be- weak
The benriah outlook Tor the export trade
appeared IN act ns a check ON buyers
Later the wheat receipts here we're esti.
mated at 1900 carloads. Predictions of
tremendous yields of spring wheat In the
northeastern states and In Canada we're
also inflnential In bringing about in
creased weakness. The close, however was
steady at lNh under Saturday night with
september tiHh and December iO4A
subsequently, corn crop damage report.
from Iowa caused firmer tone Tho close
was steady Al 10 = net decline with
September iSN and December 01L
Chicago Cash Grain
CHICAGO, Aug 10. Wheat red 81 Ott5
WlO0I hard lOONdi i0A
Corn yellow IpbGsOb
oats standard old 6Oc
BARLEY 0O@sOc
Sc Lauis Cash Grain
~, LOUIS Aug, TO- Wheat. No 2 red
81 llGiia; hard nominal
Corn ?, lie; white 1ThdTsb
Oats 2 9a white nominal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
MUNEY
FOR SALE REAL LsIArE
LIVESTOCK FOR SALE.

For SALE -Four frrsH COWS. one
wear old Sh0rthorn giving 8 ruIuu. milk
per day Tor 5000 one yrnr uI short
horn giving gallons per NHy Tor $500
one year o,d Durham giving ag gnIIuu.
per day FOR $500; one q ynHr OLD Durham
giving gallons per dny for $1,000 40
Fast Sixth Phone Maple ,tl
FOR SALE Gentle family hurss .af
rlage and harness, or trade ~. i've. pns
senger Ford Wal 6972
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST saturday ON First street pack
age ~ pictures and films loo reward o
W Grnnd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
VEHICLES AND AUTOS


Higgins and Camden
fuIN equipped Tor auto repairing and
UU Kind, ~ muchin. and tire work auto
,inrag" uud deliveries ga 10 W Grand
Nm iUIC dny OF night
] HAVE several used ears Tor sale M
hurlulu plurs ranging from ST. 60 81 .OO
g. g luuueyhlll lOlA " Main Wal llD2
WE SELL USED CARS
we Want TO serve You"
We Garry Full Line Of
AUTO SUPPLIES
Expert Mechanics In Attendance.
PALACE GAKA
Phone Wal. 1lii. llI-lIs ". Third st
Oklahoma city, Okla
USED CARS Tor sale cheap, must sell
Jones Wul 5ig slight md Day garage.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
LOCAL LIVESTOCK
To-day. ouotatIon.-Fst Cattle

Prices of the various grades ~ cattle
are approximately as follows
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

Norman Blight, u Boston, that mar
'lage Ms an institution should not ex,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
Lead and spelter

NV YORK Aug 10 Lead, offered
~ 90 spelter not quoted.
AZ London lead f2O, los, Sd spclier fg1
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
ChIesae Cab Drain

So Louis Cash Grain
~. LOUIS, Aug, 10. Wheat. No red
NllGi.la; 2 hard nominal.
Corn ?, lie; 2 white IThd1sb
Oats 2 10. white nominal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
NOTICES

TYPEWRITER SPECIALS
Best Ribbons und Carhuu-
nigh Grndp Rebuilt Machine. ALL makes
1900 ~ Sdj O0
Dealers for ROYAL No Ten
The Best at right price.
OKLAHOMA TlPEWRlIlU SALES co.
2s Terminal Arcade. ut tabowa ptIo
n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

hAiNEk BURNS TONEH
Baynrd I. Halner, Robert Burn,
1hOs r. Toney
Lawyers. 800 SlO.3l1 C0l.ord Building.
Oklahoma City Okla. VIII DO 4 general
practice In all state aud federal courts
Special attention given 10 corporation
matters. land litigation estates and
bankruntcy Phone Mnnlo 77i
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
TmE MKHuHANTs 1AANsTEa

TO TRADE your household goods. can
cornish Furniture Co Maple 40
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16

hHhHhh NVl Vhsh UFhn
KANSAS CITY, Aug iG.-wheat . hat,
red tli1
Corn mixed 15ia white 15c.
oats white ~ u y mixed 44Qis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-16
RAILRoAD TIMETABLE
SANTA FE-NoRTHBoUND

From Amarillo Woodward. Alva,
Kiowa, Enid aud Guthrie. dailyiO 80 am
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-08
Zeppelin and Aeroplane.

The achievement Of Lieutenant
WARNFFoRD of the British navy In
destroying Yesterday morning between
Client and Bruges a Zeppelin with n
bomb thrown from his monoplan"
bears n strong resemblance 10 the
t%orpedoing Of a dreadnought by a sub
marine on the surface Of the SCI.
The advantage which the small aero
plane has over the great dirigihle Is
the ability to move more rapidly and
climb faster. Also the aeroplane pr"
sents a small target to the dirisihle'>
guns. So the submarine is not only
a comparatively small hut a summers %
BILE target 10 the guns of the l~lttleshin.
and one torpedo discharged from the
elusive foe may send the d~readnought
To the bottom.
In the thrilling contest between the
monoplane in Belgium and the Yep
pelin Lieutenant WARNEFoRD rose
swiftly in his easily handled machine
to a point directly over the bulk Of
the sluggish dirigible and dropped
bomb after bomb. until the sixth at
tempt was followed by an explosion
and the drcadnOught of the air Coz
lapsed, falling to the earth II blazing
wreck. The British aviator seems to
have had the luck of the daring, for
after he had lost control of his ono
plane and the machine turned 4
somcrsault. he righted It, descended
into the enemy's lines and then rIs-
ing again made his escape,
What Lieutenant W%ARNEFoRD ac'
conplished can be done by other Brit
ish aviators, whose numbers are be-
coming legion. Plainly the way for
England to deal with the Zeppelin
menace is always to have n fleet OF
aeroplanes ready for n raid Of the
enemy by day or ni3ht, As II Zeppelin
Is visible at any height II n he re-
ported by telephone when deserted
approaching the o st. Provided the
defending avlators are prepared Ia
ascend with n supply Of bombs, the
enemy dirigible should have n poor
chance Of returning to It's base from
a raid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-08
SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Information Given by Rapid Transit
and Public Service Engineers.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: !
note in an editorial article in Tue L
~ saturday, June ;. a quo alton from
borough President Marks's report FOR
1914 In which assertion is made that
the bureau Of Design and Survey OF
the Borough Presidents office has been
able - furnish for the Public Service
Commission Information OF great value
In the construction Of subways.
From the entire tone OF the article
the reader would be led TO believe tina:
the records OF Mr.. Marks's office are
the only ones OF value in any part II
the city and that they were extremely
useful to the commission.
As an assistant to the engineer OF
sub-surface structure for the Public Ser
vice Commission | am moved to tax,
exception 10 your editorial article. u
seems to me only fair that a paper
whose opinions are so widely read and
bear such weight with the public should
have investigated such a claim "A little
more thoroughly before giving utterance
TO the opinions expressed.
would suggest that YOU investigate
the work he!ng dom by the commission
In regard TO the records Of sub-surfaCe
structures Throughout, the city. which,
by the way. were made under the Old
Rapid Transit Commission and are stu
being made at the present time. ! i'm
aC.ne that YOU would he surprised at
tho extent and value OF the iuforma ion
compiled by the commission IN this re.
speCt and furnished to contractors de-
sirous OF bidding or subway contracts.
r. H. BENTON,
Assistant Engineer.
SEp~ N-aI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-08
Fire Department Semi.C Centennial.

The parade next Saturday in cele
bration Of the fftieth anniversary Of
the foundation OF the paid fire de.
partment of this town will he a show
or symbol to touch the immortal boy
that is inside Of most of us. no mat.
ter what grave and reverend airs we
may put on. How many Of us can
refrain from reeking OF OF the win
dow or gaping from the sidewalk
when the splendid machines of our
u~nrivalled fire extinguishers clang by:
The skill, the devotion to duty, the
unfailing quiet heroism Of our fire.
men are known to everybody; and
the success Of the highly expert de-
partmcnt Of to-day Is too great and
too generally appreciated to need
praise: to mention II or to think or 1t
Is to praise. But science may yield TO
the poetry Of old New York on the
anniversary. 1t Is the beginning, the
good old amateur and neighhor'
hood pass-the-bucket stage protection
against fire, that comes M In the mind
with the piquancy Of contrast.
First let us salute Captain JAMES
f. WENMAN. 02. who served under the
old system and the new. who ran
with Hose Company No. ; in Mercer
street seventy-fve years ago or near
IL. and who goes to fires still. Presi'
dent Of the Volunteer Flremen's As
ISOLATION and It's senior. he Is n fine
and vigorous representative and me
mortal of a great race. the volunteer
nremen. That unpaid department was
n school of politics. a proving ground
OF ~resolute and salient and pictur.
esque characters. New York was II
big village. Local divisions, local
pride and anlmosities were strong
Oldsters can remember when their al
legiance was given to a ~favorite com
pany when. indeed. n hoy travelling
out OF his lniliwick vas mighty liable
to he questioned as to that allegiance
and To have to fight for all he was
worth against the feudatories OF a
rival organization. One scarcely loved
the department In those days. One
swore by his company.
Possibly a mythology has grown IN
around these old ,firemen. making
them more pugnacious than they
were: hut II drab history has been
painted too red. who Is going to OBJ
ject: One likes TO believe that the
most excellent citizens surviving were
wild spirits In their volunteer time;
and that many a foreman hatted his
adversary with a %"spanner."
Elaborate and powerful as the new
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