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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

INK of money when she did thing, lur
a sick girl She brought Helen 1t
ter now, and when she had deliver i
! 1t asked II there wasn't something She
could do
NO, thnnk you, DellH," Helen rt.
piled She was inpatient to read her
letter for she had recognized her em
ployer's handwriting and she was
afraid Of bad news.
II was had news the worst kind Of
bad news The man had hired some
body to do her work In her absence,
and as that absence was 80 long con.
tinued and the new girls work pleased
him 30 well he had decided 10 keep
her permanently. Helen could have
recommendation upon applying for
them. She would doubtless have little
trouble In getting a position when she
was so far recovered as 10 desire one
Helen gave one gasp. She had sat
up to read her letter aud now she
simply bowed her head into her hands
ullh NhANth Aul ifhNFt blll ilblt NhllIt
and she remembered that she must
have shed them all during those two
weeks OF loneliness and heart-sick-
ness The end OF things seemed TO
have come with her losing her job
She knew that 1t might be difficult to
get a new place and still more difficult
TO keep II after she got It. The very
thought Of having new employer
filled with dread. Mr.. Perkins had
not been exactly kind 20 her hut at
least he had never ANNOYED her 10y
look or word or action.
Presently she reached under her pill.
low and pulled out her purse and her
savings bank book There was
small balance In the savings bank As
fer her purse. one palm easily held
It's contents These and the little place
out IN the country which her grand
mother had left her constituted the
whole " her possessions, II came 10
her that she could not lie Rbed sick
much longer She must get mp She
must work or nt any rate look for
work
Helen put her feet upon the floor
and arose she felt weak and rather
faint She had not even hope and
courage to upheld her, only the deter
mnation u actual desperation. She
got to the glass and began to coll M
her long hair She was little aston
ishrd AT her own looks
II look like n ghost, she said aloud
Suddenly she felt herself going
backward She turned. threw out her
hands, and mercifuly landed upon the
bed There she lay face downward
for many minutes
She became aware presently Of
very sweet and unusual odor, which
reminded her Of the flower garden
her grandmother hnd loved and tend
ed She moved little and saw Della
standing admiringly beside II great
bunch Of flossy pink and white ear
nations which she had evidently lust
arranged In the pitcher
"Oh,' Della said, you're awake | |
didn't daSt rouse you mp. aud | lust |
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06
At the LOCAL PLAYAOUSES
THE OVERHOLSER.

When n real human interest play,
one that appeals 10 the masses n,
wen as the classes. is scheduled t,,
presentation In this city II is plcos
ufr To announce It's coming ana oucou.
age theatergocrs to patronize IT, IN
lhlS Instance the commendatIop yncs
l"r the engagement Of oliver Nprns.
'o play Of churm Peg o. NV Henri %
"llrh comes to the Overhulser tridoy
saturday and sunday, january \ q
hild III, with Il special matinee Satur.
uhl' Probably no play produced nn
the American stage In the pnst dacaLn
mas created 50 much favorable discu,
sion from people In all walks of life
hs Manners Interesting comedy This
mas been emphasized most copclusIyr,.
Oy the large Attendance acrordpd
this attraction when last presented
here and by the glowing tributes I'm
the press reviews The action Of the
play which takes place In England.
tells OF little carelessly raised Irish
girl who is transplnnted into an ari,.
tocratic home Of unknown relatives
and meets with chilly reception. She
IL unwelcome and tolerated simply
Tor the Income they derive through
hes legacy left her by the viii Of
wealthy uncle She finally oyercomes
their dislike and wins for herself a
titled husband. Doris Moore. who re.
Gently interpreted the title role at
New fork's Lyric Theater viii be
the Peg" here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06
Rainy Day In January.
lCopyrlght, l9i6, BY ". wprnerJ

Only that morning had the inspir.
Ing thought Of reversing herself in
bed come TO Helen Vance strictly
speaking, II was not Il bed at all, but
a narrow, hard thin plllowed, made.
Quately covered cut II, bead was In
the window and its foot M the door,
for the room was very smalI-SO small
that the combination bureau aud
washstand, the single CHAIR, and
Helens small trunk each continually
appeared TO be trying to shove the
other out of it, way Helen had lain
khbed for four days aud she had looked
bt the door until II seemed ~ her that
Ahe must have worn 1t thin. II was
q shabby old door which had often
changed it's complexion Just now II
was brown, hut all the other cOlurs II
had been were disccuibIp She lungrd
90 get away from H. Blt that was
as impossible Il, keeping ones eyes
shut all the time Then had come In
Bplration She could turu round n
bed and look the other way.
For some seven hours she had lain
Facing the window II was small,
Eeep.browed window. for llclen's room
was up under the roof and above the
unkempt back yurd But n there had
been blue sky one could have seen IT,
However, today there was no blue sky
5Or rank, gruy cloud, covered II, and
the rain came slnntug down fast and
FURIOUS MS If bent on drowning the
whole city. II ained when II should
have been showing; and u mid-Jum.
nry day seems the poorest time ~ the
whole yenr for deluge
Helen was alone with the rain unl
her own thoughts aud both were
equally dreary
II was two weeks since she hni
come home from the office M she
had never had the grip before and
when she had nmbled into bed that
night she had fully expected TO h. we'll
in the morning. But In the morning
she was - far from well that she had
Crept to the door and called the land
lady and begged her 10 phone FOR tue
doctor II wus not Immediately that
she felt better and then had SUCCEED
ed terrible eueryatiOu For two
days now she had been striving To
get out Of bed Today she had man
aged to get into kimouo aud her
bedroom slippers and brush her hair.
But these efforts had tired her ronsid.
"rnbly She was content now lust TO
lie stlll aud endure the rain and her
Aself with passivity.
Che had been seriously IN for two
whole weeks and only four people
hew 1.-THE old man IN whose Office
'she work who had sent her phone
pnessage 10 come back to him as soon
ps she could for she was seriously in
tonvenlcnclng him by her absence the
loctor, who only saw In her one Of u
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06
administrative stnff

"Nepotism In appointment or pro
motion 10 public offices Is more sub
Tie aud corrupting than either politics
or religion directed to the same end.
NO man Is u fair judge OF the
abilities or services Of his own chill.
dren or other relatives. He is very
liable to oyeryalue them, or In his
attempt to stand upright and 80 do
them an injustice,
The vetterwlrthschaft tsystem OF
cousinage In appointments believed
by many to be widespread In German
universities, Is certainly one Of the
cancerous growths on that otherwise
admirable system.
Professor Frazer Is a most compe
tent man In responsible and In
portant position In the administration
Of university affairs but his new re.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06
GiUen Choice of Position
or Girls Hand, Picks Her

Chicago, Jan. 8.-PrOf George En-.
field Frazer, comptroller OF the Uni.
yersity Of Illinois, wanted TO marry
the daughter of President Edmund j.
James. He asked President James
consent.
President James assured Frazer he
valued him ns a member OF the fhcul-
~ and would welcome him ~ u son.
lnlNw Rnt he told him he could not
hr both
Professor Frazer resigned and
President James announced the en-
pHgement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

In an official explanation Of the
resignation, President James scores
"nepotism, or the favoring OF ones
own relatives In the appointment to,
or retention In, or promotion to public
offices at ones disposal"
Said President James, explalnlng
TO the university trustees;
Boards of trustees aud public
school boards In general should he
prohibited by law from appointing to
positions any person connected by
blood or marriage to the fourth degree
With any member OF the teaching or
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

hS nrt NNrNN tAeNv NeAR cNnCrl VS. COZ SeN,Ae "a
'pNNeS AoHe Az wtLA RpN ItAaS VITA otAs NINn,Ns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

lhtion to the president OF the uniyer.
slty makes his retention Impossible
II the largest interests OF the unlyeS
sity are to be served"
Professor Frazer today said he was
satisfied over the turn OF affairs. In
fact he feels II is harder on the pres
ident than ON himself. DR.. James
wife died only few months ago. His
daughter Is the last close relative I'm
his home and II viii be lonely when
Professor Frazer takes AWAY Miss
Helen james.
Professor Frazer 80 far. has not
thought about another position.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-06

Only original war pictures at the
Overholser today and Thursday. Con-
tlnucus performance from noon until
III y. m.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
AMERICANS ON LOST SHIP
Exact Lsss Of Life on itsilaF Ship An.
coma Sunk b. Austrian sehnsa-
rine, Net kn0Mn.

! Rome--How many persons Loss their
lives In the sinking Of the Italian liner
An,,ona BY a submarine in the Mndiser-
raAeAn has not been dennltsly aseei>
talned, but latest adFiees from Ma.
pies sSy thai $40 survivors have been
landed at Tunis ports and 50 81 Malta.
The number Of passengers Ga the An.
coAa Ia placed At 4S3, and the crew aas
been estimated vario0sly from 80 TO
lee
Tho AneoHa carried boats fur the ac-
commodation oi 2.Soo, and 1t is pessi,
BILE that some OF the boats are still
aioa, and may bring In additional sur.
yiYors.
The Ancona was torpedoed on tho
morning OF Nov, -. and \ Tunts dis.
patch gives . dramatic. though brief.
account Of the attack.
A submarine approached the An.
coma iwoard noon" says the account.
and as sooa as the steamer saw Il
an attempt was made TO escape al full
speed. The Ancona was oyertaken
and stopped. Then the submarine nred
on the Aneona, sinking her. amid the
desperate cries Of the passengers,
The lifehoa,s we're next attacked
the submarine likewise fring on them
A amman = mar aud fapn nhtlJr.n
were Killed Their bodies are at Bi,
EertA.
"The submarine then disappeared
Immediately. proceeding probably In
the direction OF the Aegean Sea
Before sinking the AneonA Was
able 10 send out wireless call for
help This was heard by the station
at Bizerta Aid was sent promptly. and
thus 100 passengers and 10 sailors
were saved. They were taken 10 Fer.
ryriiie tin the environs Of B.IertAl.
where they were attended by physi.
clans and the consul.
Among the survivors are number
OF wounded emigrants, nearly all vene.
tians. and 10 Greeks A number OF the
survivors seem 10 have lost their res.
son AS the result OF their terrible Ell
perisnces
The official lis, OF the survivors IL.
sued In Rome includes one American
woman, Mrs. Ceciie Greil OF New York.
lt3 Italians. i6 Greeks and one Rus.
sian.
The Statement, Is made that "a OF the
AnconaS passengers we're naturalized
Americans or these nothing Is known
at the prescn, time
The sinking Of the Ancona has caus
ed intense Indignation in official cir
cles In Rome and among The Italian
public generally.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
BOMB PLOT INDICTMENTS
Accused Germans Are Charged With
offenses Under v. s. Admiralty
cods--investieatloo Begun.

New York The government has
struck hard at alleged bomb plot con.
spIrators. when the federal grand jury
here handed a blanket indictment
against the six men now being held TO
to Judge Harlsnd II. Howe. sitting in
the criminal branch OF the federal dts
trlct court. The six are Robert Fay.
Walter ScholE. Paul Daeehe. alias Rae.
cha. Englebert Bronkhurst, Max Brei.
tung and Herbert kienEi
The investigation is still In It's pre-
liminary stage" said a high United
States official following the announce.
ment OF the grand jury in this indict-
ment We may be said to have stopped
to the low In few days We shall rise
10 the high.
The six men are charged with two
separate offenses under the admiralty
division OF the United States criminal
code. The government will move tor
an early trial a great mass OF evil
NFHAt ~ III INV haHuN "a
United States Attorney KNOX.
Fay and Scholz were unperturbed
when news Of the grand iurys> action
was conveyed 10 them In the Tombs.
An unconfirmed rumor said that the
former has recently received a mum
Der OF threatening letters.
One ramiiieation Of the bomb plot
investigation has become known A
German photographer was recently ar
rested. Il was learned taking pictures
in the vicinity Of Fire Island Light. ny
means OF telephoto lens the Ger.
mans photographed ships that passed
as far as five miles from shore The
vessels names could be distinctly seer
in the developed photographs,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
Heir To Fortune Suicides.

Chicago. Warren N, Peabody, the
.lyearold son OF the late Hiram H.
Peabody. a millionaire real estate deal
er, committed suicide by taking eva.
hide OF potassium in his room ut the
Peabody mansion. 1868 Michigan ave
nue..
The boys mother found his body
when she went to his room on some
trivial GRAND Servants hurriediy
summoned physician. but found Pea
body was dead before he reached the
house
Peabody had told his friends repeat.
eddy Of his engagement and approach
ing marriage to young woman who
lives in Memphis. Tenn whose name
could not be learned The marriage,
he said, was 10 take place on Dec, /,
Neghbcrs 10 whom the boy had told
OF his romance declared their belief
that a broken engagement was the
most probable cause Of his suicide.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
TORNADO SWEEPS KANSAS
hIph---Ali Communication 10
Cut OFF

Kansas City, ~~A tornado that swept
through Central Kansas did damage In
at least three towns and eracted toll
Of lives estimated at from six TO up
wards OF so Wire communication with
the storm swept district was destroyed
and II has been impossible to get ac-
curate reports.
A report from Great Bend, received
g here from ths telephone office nj Great
bend, IS that twelve persons were
Killed and more than 100 injured. many
Of them seriously. The residence sex.
tion OF Great Bend was practically
swept away
AZ Clafln, Kan. IA miles from Hois.
ington, the property loss Is estimated
al a half million dollars. The city wa
tfr plant, three Touring mills. the
Santa Fe depot and 50 residences were
demolished 4 Santa fe passenger
train narrowly escaped the path Of the
,wister. which swept through the
southern part " the city.
Several thousand sheep were Killed
the animals being hurled into the air
AS the tornado struck them The city
is In total darkness and without water
supply. Many Of those injured were
caught in their homes. which were
picked up from their foundations and
fntafal .pI ,,ruabaa
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
TO PROTEST SHIP SEIZURES
Congress May Take Rand In Centre-
ssrSy with fnSIsnd--ll. 9. VIII
Ask oisaNowal ~ Aeta.

Washington. The next seizure and
deteation by Great Britain OF Ala Amer
lean ship or cargo TO neutral port vial
be made the subject Of special pro
test by the state department. which
may even demand disavowal OF the
act. auch a pro.est. II 10 believed. win
have the effect OF throwing into con-
gress the whole qussticn OF aggrssaicn
by the allies on American commerce.
Department officials have heard
that members Of congress are prepar-
ing themselves for debate. in the En-.
pectAtion that congress will be called
upon to formulate q plan for reckon
lag with Great Britain. An official
stated that while the establishment
Of an embargo might have the effect
OF bringing Great Britain to terms By
cutting off market which 10 vital 10
her. II might be open to the technical
objection Of being a retahatory meas
ure. He pointed out that the American
notes had consistently denounced re-
lation between Germany and Great
Britain as wrong in principle.
Neither Secretary OF State Lansing
nor any OF the higher officials Of the
government will admit officially the
character OF the next representations
TO Great Britain. This much. however,
Is certain: The United States has De.
clared that the blockade by Great Brit
ain OF the ports of Holland. Norway
and Sweden is Illegal This declare
tlon. whether Il be admitted or denied
by Great Britain. furnishes the pivotal
point on which protest on new
grounds can be made
II Is stated II between now and the
time Great Britain answers the note
she stops an American vessel on the
high seas which Is hound for neutral
port, the United States must ask he,
10 disayow the seizure
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
jAPAN'S EMPEROR CROWNED
Sun Breaks Clouds as Yoshihito Wot.
ships Before Sun Goddess-Taken
a. Good Omen.

Kioto, Japan In koto. the ancient
capital Of Japan, Yoshihito was con
seCraieti emperor Nov TO-
For days the weather had been Wet
and gloomy At the moment ioshi
hito bowed down before the ancestral
sun goddess the rays Of the sun flash
cd over the mountain. dIssipating the
clouds. According to legend, the sun
goddess In prehistoric ages emerged
from the rocky cave and filled the
whole universe with glory
The appearance OF the sun is inter
preted by the people OF Japan as a
good omen OF an suspicious reign OF
-fashlhito aud OF the destiny Of, the EN-.
pire.
The first part OF the principal cere'
monies, held In the morning. consisted
OF ritual service OF ancestor worship.
which struck note OF religious mys-
ticism. In the afternoon loshihito was
erthroued The morning ceremony was
addressed 10 the gods, Il seemed. and
the other to the people
Foreigners who witnessed the coro-
nation were deeply impressed with the
scene. which took them back TO the
days Of old Japan The American won
en- were particularly interested in the
sight OF the Japanese nohlewvrhen in
ancient court robes.
The American ambassador. George
W. Guthrie. expressed himself "a moy.
ed by the solemnity OF the occasion,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
CLOSE IN ON SERvlANS
Defenders Fight Fiercely to Hold Back
Tide OF lnvaders-Bulssrs Near
the Austro- Germans

London Every day. every hour.
adds TO the peril Of the Scrvian armies
fighting desperately 10 hold back the
Austro. Germans from the north ana
the Bulgarians from the east. until the
assistance their allies are sending can
reach them.
The Bulgarians have extended their
grip on the Belgrade Saloniki railway.
north and south Of Nish, and have &C
cupied Leskoyac. south OF the cap.
tured capital. and Alekslnac TO the
north. At the latter point they are In
close touch with the German army.
which, after occupying kruzayac. en-.
tended its left wing as far as Dmnis.
on the lief, bank OF the Bulgar m0raya
The AustroGermans advancing
southwark are making progress except
In the west. where the Montenegrins
are holding them The invading forces
are reaching the most difficult part OF
Servia, the mountainous region. where
the natives. knowing every hin and
gully, can offer the strongest resist
ance. The Austrians and Germans
however. are plentifuily supplied with
mountain guns. with which they eH
pect 10 drive the defenders from ter
Businesses.
In the south the eyergrowing
strength Of the French and British
forces Is beginning 10 tell. They are
pressing an energetic offensive against
the Bulgsrians; have managed TO keep
the railroad clear az far as Velcs and
are barring the Bglgars' route TO No
nastir.
While Il will be some time before
The Germans can sufficiently repair
the northern end OF the railway for
trsnspor, Of troops and munitions,
their successes have enabled them to
send supplies TO the hnlgarians and
Turks hy the Danube as far as Niso-
polis, from which poin; they can be
sent by rail to Sofa and CONSTANT
nople.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
TURN OVER TIME
When Nature Hints About tho Food.

When there's no relish TO food and
all that one eats doesn't seem TO do
any good then is the time 70 make q
turnover in the diet, for that's M.
lures way Of dropping hint that the
food isn't the kind required.
For q number OF years followed
railroad work, much OF II being Office
work OF a trying nature. Meal times
were our busiest and eating too much
and too quickly Of food such as Ia
commonly served In hotels and res.
taurants, together with the sedentary
habits. were not long In giving me dys.
pepsia and stomach trouble which re-
dnced my weight from eos TO 100
pounds.
There was little relish In any food
and none OF II seemed TO do me any
good. 1t seemed the more ate the
poorer | got and was always hungry
before another meal, no matter how
much | had eaten.
Then commenced a trial Of Grape
Nuts food, and was surprised how 4
small saucer OF IL would carry me
along, strong. and with satisfied a2pe-
tite, uutil the nsxt meal. with no SEN
satlons OF hunger. weakness or dis
tress al before.
Il have been following this diet now
for several months and my improve
ment has been so great oil the others
In my family have taken w the uss
Of Grape-Nu,s with complete satistac-
ton and much Improvement in health.
Most people eat hurriedly. have
lots OF worry, thus hindertng tigestice
snd therefore need a food that 10 pre-
i;gea.rd and concentrated in nourish.
neat."
There's a Reason"
Name given ey Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ever Rad the shove ietf~rs ne~
pns appemrs frem ttme 90 tian%- They
are Eesuime. tras, sAa fall OF hsamg
Interest,"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-11-19
WASHINGTON WATTS
WORD ON ANC0NA
SERIOUS QUESTION 10 INVOLVED
WITH AUSTRIA " AMERl.
CANS ARE LOST.
FACTS BEING GATHERED
United States Wants to Know II un
dersea Beat was . German Fly.
Ing Austrian Fiao-othss
Questions Asked.

Washington The state department
Ia anxiously awaiting the arrival OF al
fidsyits from the American survivor =
OF the Ancona. for information as to
the circumstances OF the attack en-
the vessel. These affidayits are e-x
pected hourly from United States Con
sui Young in Tunis. numbers OF the
survivors having lauded along the Tu
nisian coast
In tho meantime the state depart
ment Is making extraordinary efforts
to obtain information from other
sources. Ambassador Thomas Nelson
Page In Rome and the American con
sui In Naples were requested TO send
all available facts, Other measures
were also taken 10 insure TO this gov
eminent the widest possible informA'
ton on the case,
Whatever In the way OF proof con.
corning the manner in which the An.
coma met her fate has arrived at the
state department will be submitted 10
the cabinet when II meets. Secretary
Of State Lansing expects 10 have SUI
ficient information then 10 enable him
TO outline Al least In a general way
the real facts OF the case, which Ia re.
garded az fraught with grave posi-
bilities
Even II II Ia proved that the actual
facts Of the sinking Of the Ancona
agree with the press reports that the
vessel tried to escape. contrary 10
recognised rules OF international law.
state department officials say serious
questions will still be involved.
The following are some OF tho ques
tons which the officials OF this gov.
eminent expect 10 ask In determining
tho course OF action OF the United
States.
Was the submarine an Austrian YES,
sel. or was 1t in fact a German sub
marine flying the Austrian flag
Has u German submarine the right
to fly the flag OF It's ally--Austria --
and commit an ACT which Germany has
assured the United States would not
be permitted
Did the submarine shell the crew
and passengers after the vessel stop
ped. as claimed unotticially?
Was the Ancona armed and capable
of destroying the submarine?
Has Austria regarded as binding the
agreements between Germany and the
obligations on submarine warfare