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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
GERMAN.

BERLIN, Feb. 0---Army headquar.
ters today issued the following state
ment.
Two new French attacks against
positions taken by the Germans north
Of Messages remained unsuccessful A
French attack In the ArgOnne also
failed.
Russians yesterday attacked on the
east Prussian frontier and south oI
the Vistula against the German front
from HqIpln to the BEura river.
All attacks we're repulscd The
Germans made 1000 prisoners aud
took six machine guns.
Especially from the British but
also from the French side the allcgu
tlon IL repeated continuously that tho
Germans To commemorate the emPr
or's birthday made attacks on a large
scale which were attended throughout
with heavy reyerses for the Germans,
"All German official reports OF
events on the days In question prove
that this allegation was invented with
perfldiOus intent OF course such
fighting manners cannot touch the
emperor's person but the German
army headquarters would not fail 10
expose their baseness 10 shame"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
HOSPITAL BILL
IS REDRAFT TED.
Gees Over Until Monday For
Further Consideration by
State Senator's.
AMENDMENT REPORTS ARE IN

The re-drafted hospital bill by
senator Barrett OF Shawnee WAS me
sented to the senate this morntpp
ana by a motion adopted was most.
pohed for further confederation uptu
Monday and ordered printed m,
nlil contains the provisions that the
corporation commission be given
jurisdiction In the matter OF reouir-
ing railroads to furnish hospital fn-
cllltcs, also that injured employees be
not taken out OF the state without
thelr consent The commission may
also make investigation and require
reports as TO tho use OF the money
| contributed by the railroad employees
which goes to sustain these hospital
facilities.
-Four committee reports on as
many constitutional amendments
were received by the senate and or
dsrsd to be placed on the calendar
One has to do with the judicial de.
partment relative 10 district and
county courts. another reforms tho
supreme court system, another re
lates to trial by jury and another
has TO do with grand iuries, Thcs,
are understood to he In accord with
the governors ideas
Amendment IL Rejected
The resolution by Senator Tucker
proposing an amendment to the con
stltution limiting the amount t.
| $500, 900 to be- spent on the capitUi
building was reported on do not pass
Senator Tucker offered substitute
that 1t 20 on the calendar and this
! motion lost The senator then lodged
a motion that he would ask AT some
other time for reconsideration Of
the vote by which his mbtion lost.
The bill providing for compensa-
lions and salary Of county tax asses.
sors received an unfaYOrnble report
from the committee on fees and sal
aries. SenatNr sutherlln wanted the
bill to be placed on the calendar and
he was Joined by Senators ONeill
and Barrett. Mcintosh opposed this
action, but on vote the reference ad
vIsed by sutherlln was sustained.
A favorable report was presented
on the bill by Brown OF the hotbe
TO exempt raw farm products from
taxation. Senator Burford offered "a
minority report that II do not pass
and both motions ver. deferred until
Monday.
| To Protect Stock.
The senate today passed finally
the house bill rNovidinR $4,000 to
be available Immediately FOR protsc-
tion against the foot and mouth dis
ease There was one dissenting vote.
that OF Wilson OF Dewey. He was OPP
posed to the measure on general prin-
ciples. He opened bOmbardment
against himself when he made an in
Quiry OF who got the money pro-
posed TO he appropriated by tho
measure. Several pointed remarks
we're made by other senators relative
to the query
Favorable committee reports were
made on the bill by Curren relative
TO liens for taxes on real estate; by
Thomas. relative to county treasurers
collecting assessments against cities
OF the first CLASSY by Beeman, and
Abney and Sykes Of the house, rela-
tive to the admission to the practice
OF law.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
NEW STATE FROM TEXAS
Is REPORTED FAy0RARI :,

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. "a resolu
tion to create out cf the Panhandle
OF west Texas, new state named JEFF
ferson, was favorahly reported TO the
state senate During committee de.
bate both sides announced they did not
expect adoption OF the resolution.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
TRACK MFFT CUNNpIONs
To COMPETE AT BOSTON

BOSTON. Feb. Colleges and
athletic club champions win compete
tonight IN the ..nnual indoor invita-
ton track and field meet OF the Bos-
ton Athletic association Nearly all
OF tho 400 entrants are holders OF ma
uonal intercollegiate, inter-scholastic
or sectional titles.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
Whenever You Need . General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Taste
less chill Tonic is equally valuable
as General Tonic because It con-
tains the well known tonic proper
ties Of QUININE and IRON. Drives
out Malaria, enriches Blood, Builds up
the Whole System. SOC,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06

CINCINNATI, Feb. G-Thc local
stock yards were laced under govern.
ment quarantine today because " the
foot aud mouth disease, brought here,
It is said by cattle from Indianapo
lis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
AUSTRIAN.

VIENNA, via Berlin, and wireless
to London, Feb, ,G-An official state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
One-Seventh Entire Registra-
tiOn at Polls at s O'clock.
Primary Totals VIII Be Eclipsed
if 1t Doesn't Rain.
CANDIDATES ARE CONFIDENT
Both House and BlakeIy Say
They Have Won Fight.
Interesting Contest for the
School Board.

The municipal election being held
today started off with an unusually
heavy early vote AS nearly as could
be learned close to one seventh of
the entire registered vote had been
cast by o'clock this morning. The
polls opened at o'clock and will close
at o'clock this evening.
Interest, of course, centers in the
contest between c. G.. Blakely and Jay
E. House for mayor, and in the last
ten days or since the primary election,
the efforts of the supporters of these
candidates have been directed mainly
to getting out the stay at home vote.
Each candidate has an organization
which has been running smoothly and
systematic work has been conducted
by each to locate those favora BILE to
them and who had failed to vote and
induce them to go to the polls today.
The heavy early vote indicates that
they have Keen getting results.
Candidates Optimistic.
Both Blakely and House express
themselves as confident of winning.
the opinion that victory is in the bal
ance-that neither will have a wide
margin over the other.
Four members of the city commits
sion and three members of the board
of education are being elected today.
Frank Newland, city commissioner of
water and lighting, had a wide mar
gin over the combined strength of his
two opponents in the primaries but
vigorous campaign has been con-
Quoted by his opponent, Frank Simms.
w. II. WasSon, present city auditor.
and j. d. Norton are the candidates
for city commissioner of finance, and
Richard Wilson is opposing the re-
election of w. L. Porter, city commits
sioner of parks, while w. II. Hancock
wants the job which w. c. Tandy
I'll
of streets
School Board Contest.
There is an interesting contest on
in the school board fight between L.
M. Penwell and WE. Atchison. The.
contest is not to which of these men
will be elected, but as to which of the
two will receive the highest vote.
Atchison was given the most votes in
the primary. Mrs. c. j. Evans. the
only woman member of the school
board at the. present time, was third
in the primaries, but had a wide lead
over the three lower candidates. The
others are j. G. Snediker, John NJ.
Wright and James b. Mullin.
Few Errors Found.
No disorder of any kind had been
at o'clock this afternoon. At few
places were there even enough per-
sons gathered around to indicate that
anything unusual was taking place.
"Only four errors in registration
were discovered today" said w. III.
Kemper, commissioner of elections.
Probably twenty complaints were re-
ceived by telephone, but with the ex-
ception of these four, the complaints
were from persons who mistakenly
thought they either had registered
since the first of the year, or having
failed to do so, were under the i'm
preston they had voted at the gem
eral election last Novembe when as
matter of fact they had not: These
complaints, however, indicate that a
good many persons are voting who did
not vote at the primary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
ALL FOUND GUILTY
Mayor of Terre Haute and 25
of His Partners
Convicted of Fraudulent Ac-
tiOnS in Election Matters.

indianapolis, April 6.-All of the 27
defendants including Mayor Don M.
Roberts, in the Terre Haute election
fraud case were found guilty by a
jury today. The case had been on
trial in the federal court here since
March 8.
Judge Anderson announced sentence
would be passed on those who were
found guilty and on the 80 who have
pleaded guilty next Monday morning.
Those found guilty are:
Don NJ. Roberts, mayor of Terre
Haute, and candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor; Eli
H. Redman. declared elected Vigo cir
cult judge by ten votes; Elmer E. Tai
bot, controller of Terre Haute, until
his resignation because of the trial
here; Dennis Shea, sheriff of Vigo
county; Maurice Walsh, county sealer
of weights and measures, and treasur-
er of campaign funds; Harry S. Mont
gomery, president of the board of pub
lie works; John M. Masselink, city in
spector of weights and measures and
a member state legislature in 1911;
Thomas c. Smith, city Judge; George
Ehrenhardt, member board of public
works. Edward R. Driscon, secretary
Vigo county Democratic committee;
Hilton Redman, son of Eli H. Red
man: Charles Houghton, assistant
custodian city hall; Lewis Nunley, as
sistant city engineer; Joseph O'Mara.
street commissioner; William S.
Crockett, superintendent city crema-
tory, Richard Knuckey, cemetery clerk
and Roberts messenger; Alexander
AczeI, alias Steel, a foreign inspector
of street paving; Arthur Gillis, under
taker progressive election official;
John E. Greene, proprietor second
hand store; William Doyle, gambler;
Pearley Mckay, gam bier; George Sow
ern, gambler; Timothy (Bull) Conway,
former pugilist, bartender; Andrew
O'Brien, bartender: Joseph Strauss,
LIQUOR salesman; George WoodalI, sa-
loon keeper; William P. O'Donnell,
saloon keeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
IN A DEADLY GRIP
Great Struggle for Possession of
the Carpathians
Between Russia and Austria
Still Is Going On.

London, April 6.-What has been
called the Easter lull in the fighting
is marked these days along both battle
lines except in the Carpathians, where
the struggle for access to the Hun
garian plains still is going on.
This relative quiet has given ample
opportunity for discussion by the Brit
ish press of the American note in re-
ply to the British order in council
The comment on this communication
has been widespread.
Most of it expresses qualification
with the tone of the note but there is
great difference of opinion as to the
possible results. Newspapers. which
from the first have advocated a formal
in the note for action on the part of
the British government leading to this
end, while others express the feeling
that fuller understanding by the
United States of the British position
Will lead to acquieScence with the
present order in council.
Unofficial Austrian news reaching
London by way of Paris declares the
Austro-German forces in the vicinity
of the Lupkow pass are in full retreat.
but all other reports from this section
Indicate that the opposing armies still
are locked in a deadly grapple
Russia reports fighting within the
boundaries of Hungary north of
Czernowitz. The Austrians are de-
scribed as retreating after a stubborn
fight, while on the other hand the
Austrian claims to have prevented the
Russians from crossing the river
Dniester. and to have taken 1.4OO
prisoners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
CAPPER SAYS NO
Refuses to Grant John w. Cal.
lahan Parole.
New Turn in Man of Postage
Stamp Fame.

Governor Capper today refused to
grant a parole to John W. Callahan,
convicted bank robber, and head of
the famous Callahan gang in the
Wichita postage stamp scandal Cal
1ahan is now held by the state for rob
berry of the Milan bank in Sumner
county, having been turned over to
state authorities after his release
from the federal prison in October.
The Callahan case attracted wide at
! tention and a strong effort was made
to secure a parole for the former
Wichita man. In 1910 Callahan was
convicted on a charge of robbing the
Milan bank. He appealed his case to
Ike StcBreme =<sstirt,. where il eeaS af--
firned in November, 1910. His SEN
tence for bank robbery was for an
indeterminate period of five to ten
years.
Pending decision on the bank rob-
berry appeal. Callahan was indicted by
federal grand jury on a charge of il
legal use of postage stamps On this
charge he was convicted, but after
serving about three years in the fed
eral prison, was pardoned by the pres
ident on the ground that the proof in
the case did not show that crime had
been committed by him. After the
state case had been affirmed the state
authorities had yielded jurisdiction
over Callahan to the federal govern
ment.
! Following Callahans discharge.
however, he was turned over to the
warden of the Lansing state prison.
That was in october, last year. He
has now served about six months of
his time. Recently he pleaded for
clemency on the claim that the state
was estopped by its action in
turning him over to the government
to serve term for crime he did not
commit. The governor was advised by
the attorney general that the law did
not compel this and Governor Capper
felt that time served in Leavenworth
prison should not be counted as time
on a state charge. CallahanS case
was taken up by Judge Smith, eXecu-
tive clerk, when the prison board met
last week. On advice of Judge Smith,
the governor declined to grant a pa
role at this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06

men with money to buy acres in the
Lone STAR state.
He dropped into the capital city one
day, discouraged. AS he walked down
the street with only a few dollars in
his pocket, he saw one of the units
of "Topeka's thin blue line The of
ficer was stroking his glossy mustache
and whirling his club, the personifica-
ton of sleek and well fed happiness.
Jess Willard glanced at his superior
build and decided that he would make
an excellent sleuth. SO he rambled
down to the police station-the little
brick building at Fifth and Jackson,
which is still used today-and asked
for the chief of police.
The chief was sitting in the lobby
with his feet upon table.
What do you want?" he asked the
overgrown country boy.
81 want a job as a policeman" Will
lard answered, glancing enviously at
the blue uniform of officer who
was in the same room.
do you live here?" the chief in
quired.
No Jess Willard replied, "tI live
on farm at Emmett. For some time
1 have been selling Texas land but 1
want to settle down and become an
officer here.
Sorry" answered the chief. as he
admired the physique of the Emmett
farmer, "but you will have to live here
six months before you can go on the
force. We are full anyway
And Jess Willard, discouraged, took
the next train back to his home and
went to farming again.
If he had obtained the position, he
would have started as S55 a month,
been raised to s65 after the first three
months and SIS a month after a half
wears service.
So while Topeka lost a good cop,
the sporting world gained a white
hope who today is not a hope, but
reality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
KANSAS DAY JULY
Panama Fair Event Announced
by Governor Today.
Thousands of KanSanS Will
Celebrate That Date.

Kansas Day at the Panama-Pacific
exposition in San Francisco will be
observed July 10, according to formal
announcement received today by Gov
ernOr Capper. Thousands of KanSans
in California will attend the fair that
day and a number of state officials
viii doubtless be present to assist in
the ceremonies.
While definite plans FIR the Kansas
day celebration at the exposition have
not been determined, it is quite GER
tain that Governor and Mrs. Arthur
Capper will attend the ceremonies. w.
Y Morgan, lieutenant governor, will
also be present He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Morgan. Several state
officials are also planning to attend
the exposition this summer and will
most probably arrange to be present
Kansas day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06

tai Cubans went into raptures of ad-
miration.
Willard was absolutely unhurt. On
ly a few scratches were the evidence
of his winning battle. Jack johnson,
dethroned champion, on the other
hand, was sore in mind and body. His
ebony frame was wrecked with pain
from Wizards pummeling. But the
big black, wincing yet from the ter
rifle body punches of the cowboy
champion, showed sportsmanship in
seeking recognition for game though
losing fight.
"Give me what credit is DUE john
son told me. mo other heavyweight
in the world could have stood against
Willard for 26 rounds. I gave Jeffries
credit for gamely taking a beating
from me at Reno, now give it to me-"
Credit to Tom Jones.
Tom Jones, Willard'S manager,
shared today in the Fluctuations over
the wrestling of the big prize of fis-
tiana from the negro. Jones is the
TContinued on Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
PARENTACE OF CHILD.
North Topeka Boy Defending Himself
Against Charges.

The jury in the first division of the
district court was engaged today with
consideration of the case against
Worth Cromwell, a North Topeka boy
charged with paternity of Hazel
BeeVer'S child.
The complaining witness is now but
II, and the child is rather more than
year of age.
The defense reIiad chiefly upon
statements that the girl had received
attentions of a number of other young
men with whom she took motorcycle
rides and visited parks unrestrained
by parental influence
Her own testimony was charged
with being defective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
BOTH HAPPY NOW
Emmett WidOWer and st. Marys
Widow Married.
Loneliness Was Too Much for
Their Comfort.

"It is too lonesome UP there alone,
declared Abel F. Johnson, 73 years
old as he told Judge MacFarland in
the probate court of his home at EN-
NETT which was desolated year and
half ago by the death of his first
wife. "I couldn't stand it so Mrs.
Engquest has agreed to come and
help me make a home out of it again.
She is widow and knows how 1t
seems"
Mrs AIbertina Engquest of St.
MaryS and Mr.. johnson were mar
ried in the probate court this morn
ing and returned to his home at EN-
NETT. The bride is SIS.
Il must have travelled 1000 miles
after my wife died" he said Il
thought I'd stay away until l got used
to it, but it was worse when l got back
than when 1 left, for nobody was there
to take care of it. Well be company
for each other now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
SHOWERS TODAY.
One Warm, Sunsiiny Day Was Too
Much for Weather Man.

Following the warmest night exper-
fenced at Topeka since October 10 the
conditions today are conducive to
showers. There was a light sprinkle
at eight o'clock this morning. The
forecast calls for showers tonight and
Wednesday with a slight drop in tenn
perature Wednesday.
The minimum temperature which
occurred at six o'clock this morning
was So degrees-normal is 40. The
maximum temperature twenty-five
years ago today was 81 degrees; the
minimum temperature for this date in
the last twenty-eight years was % in
1898.
Showers were the order of things
today-mere sprinkles. The ten era
ture averaged eight degrees above
normal The wind was varia BILE with
tendency towards the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
CHANGE IN PLANS
Jack johnson Will Leave Cuba
for England Tonight.
The Gate Receipts for Fight
Barely Reached $4,000.

Havana, April 6.-Jack Johnson,
fallen heavyweight champion, sudden
iy changed his plans this afternoon
and made preparations for a quick
getaway to England, leaving by way of
Jamaica tonight.
Rumors that the negro was about
to be arrested, at the request of the
United States government, and re-
turned to Chicago on white slave
charges were circulated here about
noon. They could not be confirmed.
Before l p. m. Johnsons valet was
busy packing his belongings and the
negro announced that he would take
a night boat. He refused to give any
reason for his quick change in plans.
Receipts from yesterdays big mill
fell far short of expectations Instead
Of the 100000 gate the promoters an
nounced the receipts barely reached
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-06
BIG RATE FIGHT is
BEGUN IN topeka
Eyes of Railways Turned
Toward Kansas Contest.
Attempt to Increase Passenger
Fares in State.
MANY OFFICIALS ARE HERE
Greatest Gathering of Legal
Talent Here i'm Years.
1t Will Take Three Weeks to
Take Evidence.
PEABODY EXPLAINS FORMULA
Railway System of Determining
Operating Expense.
Santa Fe Takes Lead on Wit
ness Stand Today.

Details of the intricate formula en-
pIoyed by railroads in determining op-
Grating expense and earnings are be-
ing explained to members of the pub
lie utilities commission today by
railroad experts in the fight of th1r-
teen Kansas lines to secure an IN
crease in passenger rates. More than
a score of prominent railroad officials
and attorneys are attending the hear
ing, which will probably continue for
three weeks.
The passenger rate fight which
opened in Topeka this morning is the
most important railroad case in recent
wears 1t is attracting the attention of
the big roads throughout the country
partly because of the issue involved,
partly because of the interest in the
attitude of a Kansas utilities commlS-
sion toward an increase In rates
Some of the most widely known rail-
road men in the country will come to
Topeka this month to testify before
the commission as each of the roads
involved plans to use two or three or
their high-up officials as witnesses.
Discussion of the methods by which
railroads make an accurate test of eX-
pense and divide the cost of operation
into 116 divisions and several hum
dred subdivisions will occupy the at
tention of the commission during the
entire day-possibly longer. James
Peabody of Chicago, statistician for
the Santa f'e, was the first witness On
the stand. He is an expert concerning
the method of determining the unit
costs of handling freight and passen-
ger traffic. By his system, he was
able to tell the commission as to the
cost of stopping a through train at a
flag station and the expense of spot
ting a stock car on a side track
Result of Oklahoma Test.
Peabody explained that the formula
offered before the Kansas commission
was the result of a recent test in Okla
homa. The formula had been used in
the trial of rate cases in other states,
the witness explained. and applied
generally.
Terminal and line service or trans
portation expense are the real divi-
sions in determining COST Peabody
explained Then the witness showed
the commission how all the minute
details and expense items in railroad
operation were calculated. He told
how each freight shipment was traced
and how the expense of handling the
shipment was computed-billing,
hauling, switching, final delivery and
a hundred other items. He explained
how a passenger was hauled over two
lines and the exact cost of the railroad
for that trip determined.
Several times members of the COM
mission stopped the proceedings to
ask questions. Robert Dunlap of Chi
cago, western solicitor for the Santa
Fe, conducted the examination of Pea
body. He was kindly disposed and
made no objection when members of
the commission interposed an occa-
sional question.
How do you distribute the cost of