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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29
NO RED TAPE
AT CITY HALL
Chief Characteristic of Over.
holser Administration Has
Been Method of Directness

ON Ny city administrator must
IA speak for itself. and the good
err bad effects OF any one term " city
government win he 50 evident that the
public should be able 20 do It's own
summarizing
This was Mayor Ovcrholscr's brief
statement regarding what his admlnls.
tratim had undertaken aud had nc.
compllshpd since the current city guy.
crumnui came into being
And this administrator NJ the NJ
fairs of the clty has been one whose
aims and whose effects have been more
or less evident during the culrc near.
year of its existence,
Among all those who reign" at the
city hnll. there has been disposition
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29

Sickly children need WHITES
CREAM VERMIfuGE II not only
DESTROYS worms, II there be- amy. but il
acts ~ STRENGTHENING tonic In the
stomach nnd bowels Price 25c per bot.
tie Sold hy Westfall Drug Co
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29
Commissioners in Accord

Among the city commissioners, ul-
though they have been divided as 10 In.
herent political faith. there have been
few notes of discord aud those hnvc
been insignificant And each Of the
four of them has added his share to
the upbuildmg and development Of the
citv during the past year
Dr ]. G.. Street commissioner "
public property, has concerned himself
during PRACTICALLY the whole of his In.
cumbency. In the solution u the knotty
problem OF an adequate source Of wnt.
rr supply for the city There have been
nine months ~ hard work spent by
Commissioner Street In consideration
" many propositions In regard to OK
lahoma City's water supply for the fu-
mre. and hp has borne the hrunt " dis.
eliminating between good aud bad, and
NJ eliminating from the better pro.
iccts the ones least desirable.
The ond " Dr. Streets gigantic task
is almost IN sight At lpOst he has
proceeded far enough 50 that II Is only
a matter OF a short time until the
question VIII nave Vffh Nfllltl. seven
miles west Of the city now there are
gangs of men drilling wells that are Ia
test the ndaptnbillty N the soil In the
big reservoir project for receiving and
holding the water supply
One Of the chief advantages to bc
gnned hy the system of water supply
witch viii I've finished Within com.
pnrntlyely short time, Is, declares Dr
street. that It will be taken into the
big reservoir purely by the force Of
gravity. thus saving an otherwise great
cost to the city for pumping The sys
ten NJ arranged also will permit the
intake of the water with minimum of
accompanying silt, rendering the prob
lem N rurificatlou simpler, aud dcci.
mating expense thnt otherwise would
bo Incident to frequent cleaning ont Of
the reservoir lake
Proud Of Building Record
Aside from recording building per
mits totaling more 'hnn a million dol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29

\ gorgeous evening froch, which
sounds garish but isn't is this one of
tomato rcd tulo and bro.alcd silk
The short bodice and divided skirt
yoke w'r" Of the beautiful brocudr
Witch reflected the tones ~ the tulc
,uttcncd hy grrys and blacks. This
wa, held Ia place hy shoulder straps
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29

to treat matters openly, as IN the
course " an ordinary business con
cern,. with minimizing Of red tape
which has nddcd materially TO the CO
lcrity of getting things done at the
city hall"
Chlef " the practical accomplish.
mcnts ~ the current administration
has been the work OF enforcing the
gambling and the prohlbitory regula.
tions of the city. Gaming houses that
were classics " their sort have been
wiped out. and none have crept In 10
take their places
Bo0tlegging Landmarks Gone
BootlegGing Joints that were familiar
rs landmarks have been ransacked and
destroyed, and insofar as purchasing
liquors within the city ~ concerned,
Oklahoma CITY during the present re
gime has achieved the reputation Qf
the dryest city ON the oklahoma map
lIy no means. however, has the
crush Of work incident 10 law enforce.
mcnt' prevented the working ont Of Il
lllbluuHH system hl llhlilt ItkulhllOuNs
Some Of them were already law when
Mayor Overholser assumed the duties
Of mayor, but their enforcement had
been erratlc during previous admins.
trntlons Now Oklahoma Clty's down
town streets look really "citlfied" for
the first time
As whole. the present city admin.
lstration has occupied Itself with the
construction ana the carrying out "
simple, practical and sometimes dras
tie laws and regulations for the pco.
pie " the city
What many declare 10 he the most
strikingly characteristic event NJ May
or OverhOlscr's administration was
the recent theater censor controversy
and lts outcome with the simple direct
ordinance which tore aside the red
tape Of citizen censorship committees
aud bureaus and vested RutocratlC
power Of censorship In the mayor him
self
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29

.rl pait tullc and filled ut the corsage
.In' hy little tucker Of the same
standing out from the skirt yoke In
crisp llghlucss was deep flouuce or
lunIr of the red tulle lightly embroid.
erred ln gilt This was used also for
the dainty sleeve caps. On the two
lower ruffes the gilt appeared only
as IA fine line on the bottom edge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29
Proud Of Building Record

Aside from recording building per.
mits totalmv more thnn a million dol.
lars, chiefly for homes Of the better
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-12-29

Latest designs In dressing pa.ps. man.
i'nr" sets aud odor casEets md beautiful
novelties ut Scott and COMPANY
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
JURY DISAGREES
In WATKINS CASE
FAIL TO REACH VERDICT IN THE
FIRST BOOTlE6GER TRIAL
Was Out Three Hours Yesterday AZ.
ternoon-Will Come Back This
Mornino-Stste Confident.

In the face OF two Witnesses testi-
lying Conclusivcly that they had pur-
chased liquor from William Watkins.
the fact that he had seven half-pints
on his person when arrested. that he
tried to dispose Of 70 when in the Gus
tody of the officers. and ringing in
structions by the Judge. the jury IN
the case Of the state versus Watkins
had failed To agree al G.y5 O'Clock
last evening. and were excused until
this morning.
Upon this verdict seems TO hang
the key 20 the bOotlegging situation
IA this county. and with 20 or more
yet TO he heard this term. IL Is only
natural that the state should feel the
extreme importance OF this case.
Prosecuting Attorney Addleman said
last night that he could not see how
the verdict could be anything else but
guilty. and that h. was confident that
the jury would reach the same con.
clusion
Watkins went on trial yesterday
morning with Attorney sheridan
Moore defending him. Taking of evi-
dCnce was completed az noon. and a.
o'clock the instructions We're given
and the arguments begun. George
and Nell Robinson testified that they
had purchased liquor from the defend.
ant on two occasions Detective Fred
Frazier. who made the arrest. said
that when Watkins was arrested ne
tried to dispose Of the liquor that was
then on his person, seven quarts in
all
Takes Basket OF Meat.
When he was placed on the stand
II was shown by his own testimony
that he had taken a basket OF meat
from poor woman who had forgotten
IL on the street car. While not re-.
ally a part OF this case. yet In his ar
euments Prosecuting Attorney Addle-
man characterized Watkins az "a
dirty cur who would stoop to any
thing"
In his closing argument Prosecuting
Attorney Addleman intlInated that
Mr.. Rainbow had done something
which he did not car. 10 diyulgp Al
tCrney Moore asked for The iutorma-
ton and received the following Az
swer. lie asked me n there was not
something in 10 for him. il be testified
"a certain way" Attorney Moore
'crawfish"d' and asked that IL be
ruled out which was done PToseCu-
tor Addlemsn came back with. "NoU,
when an attorney asks me for any.
thing he generally gets a."
Judge Robinson issued ringing In-'
siruCtions 70 the jury. dwelling upon
the necessity for Watkins 20 prove
the disposal OF the amount Of liquor
he had on hi mwhon arrested. and
that In case ~ did not. then the Jury
should find him guilty as charged in
the indictment.
Tho jury trying the case is made
up Of T.. q. Ebeling. IT, W Cox. Edgar
Noungiuger. T. J. Lump. J. w. West
ling. Lee Stupp Russell Adams Geo
l.. Reed. William Wadden Edgar r.
McGreRor, =. ". Craddock and Arch
Adams
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
FAIRGROUNDS ASS
IN BIG MEETING
WORK OF THE PAST YEAR rs
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
ANO FUTURE PLANNED
Aim 10 TO Improve Conditions cener-
ally In the Work Throughout
the City This Year

A. a well attended meeting OF the
board % directors Of the Wheeling
Play ground association. held yester-
day aftrnoon IN the assembly room %
the Board OF Trade. reports were read
showing that much good was being
wrought by the organization and that
II was In good running condition.
The work done by the association ~
well up 20 The standard OF any city
the size OF Wheeling that Is support
ing sue hR society. Plans for the N.
ture were discussed and the outlook
IL most gratifying.
The meeting was presided over by
President J. &. Mckinley. Reports
submitted BY Recreation Manager
Hyde included n review OF the assoc
iatiOn since Us inception. showing that
IL was In splendid financial condition
The report also briefly enumerated
the many entertainments given az the
social centers OF the association
Mckinley and Jefferson school houses
during the past two months. Six
teen affairs were held. including con-
cert recltals, talks on Christmas and
New Years. high school work. woman
suffrage movement. FIRST things In the
AArNbAl VI " LNWAAuAs AAHAlAfN AAA 7AA -
newspaper making and value d =
bank account.
In addition TO the talks. a vsude-
Vile show was given. and musical
and literary entertainments held for
the delectation OF the children and
people in general. There were also
several friends OF the association re-
siding in Pittsburgh and other cities
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
STATE FAIR COMMITTEE TAKES
UP CAMPAIGN MATTERS FULLY

day v-r-: Secretary X h Nsyior. c.
y. HAncher. George ". Stamm. ] y.
Tzney. r. -. Browne. "a. W. Gee. Hal
sDeidel. Bert r. Sssrtz and Col Lutz.
The following folder. explaining the
merits % the fair and appealing % The
people OF this community not 20 let
tn proposition sink INTO oblivion. 4.
beins cent out from. the Board OF Trade
By Secretary Nsylor:
The citizens committee desire. To
assure the continuance and msiuten-
ence OF the State Pair by raisinS az
least $40 600 by the sale Of stock AT
US share 10 purchase a controlling
Interest In the comg.ny and 20 pro
vide for Improvements and working
capital The association has 81 acres
OF land with equipment Of all neces-
sary buildings, and the plant g. a valu-
able one for fair purposes and can be
made still more valuable.
The State Fair has proven a good
investment for IT'S owners a. well as a
business booster for the city. and the
citizen who invests In fair stock may
be certain that he l. putting his
money where 10 will earn dividends
both ways He will got returns on his
stock and he will participate In the
general good which follows when
thousands OF people leave money IN
the city.
During the last ten years the paid
attendance has averaged about 10000,
the net profits s1Os.2S2.15, and there
IL every reason to believe that this
good record viii be kept up.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELo
NEsrtRoAr AFTERNOON At
BOARD OF TRADE.
sernssrs Believe Ths, Total Amour,
Needed VIII Re Subscribed by lsss
% Next Week

~ Next Week.
A tvo hour meeting % the Wheel.
az fair Committee ~as held yesterday
fte<noon in the Board % Trade
rooms. when matters relative Go the
ssmpai<n nov on 20 have Wheeling
business men take over the control
1nx stock OF the old West virginia
Fair association wers thoroughly gone
over, reports "a 10 how the campaign
sas progressing ana plans laid for
,uttir~ csnvaEeing we're taken up.
The session wAs an enthusiastic Que
and the cou mifi-e has every reason
~ believe that the campaign will be a
success ir sufficient stock can be sold
within the next several days 20 a.
Iore the contamination OF the deal.
The meeting Was presided over by
Chairman George W. Lutz. Arrange
nsnts were completed To renew the
ssmpAign to-day with more vizor and
real To keep hammerinE at the work
antn the Required amount OF stock
fhan bs sold. There has been con
Siderable stock already subscribed
md u In the hope Of the committee
hat tho balance may be raised by the
after part Of next week At the lasest.
Much TO Wheeilns-
Az previously stated. the taking
pv-r OF the fair property and conduct
tnE h a. heretofore means much 10
wheeling; Il n one OF the biggest and
pest advertisements OF the city. and
brfngs Thousands OF dollars every fall
10 the business mems Golfers. The
sommittss and other enterprising In
lerosted Wheelingites are determined
that the project shall be put through
n WORK viii accomplish that end.
Those attending the meeting yester-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

Who delivered addresses at the social
center meetings
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

who delivered addresses al the social
center meetings.
To Employ Teacher
Al the close OF the business meet
ing a social session was held when tho
majority OF the members OF the board
made brief speeches. Congratulating
the management on the successes OF
the association and the progress or
entertainment recently given.
Those present We're: Rev. Jacob
Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Hub
bard. Mrs. George A. LauEhlin. Mrs.
Leon Wolfe. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Nc
kinley. Miss Carrie Zane. Miss Fannie
Bell. Guy r. G. Allen and Manager
Hyde
The annual meeting OF the assocla-
tion will be held on Wednesday after
noon. March 3. at $3.50 O'Clock. in the
assembly room OF the Board OF Trade.
Among the questions To be taken up
at the session will be a movement 20
increase the scope OF work being done
by the organization and to extend
other forms OF instructions and re-
creation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30
SPECIAL.

Roast Beef. 12izc and i5e.
Boiling Meat. loo.
Roast Pork. 12Isc and I5c.
Chickens. Ducks.
Turkeys anc Geese.
BEUTER BROS. llI6 Market 81
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

IrI.riH#Niv ere r#. .rEfug. T..Ib..
EUbbE-N8 whipped w. ratag.. UH
isr0 WIS d'rfg. ami fr,u washed &c..
From Judge
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

The best breakfast bacon, and
the sweetest and most tasty
hams are 10 be found here, as
well as everything else in the
way of pork products. Have
you tried out pork sausage? II
not, you have missed a rare
treat. Made fresh daily.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-30

Practically all the corncob pipes used
In America are produced by six fac
tories. ali Of which are IA Missouri
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09

|feachers and school upertntendentA;;
s0k1I NTe "a the N tt6n&1 90Ei6tS Tor
the promotion Of fmdustrfa1 Educae
ton. carrying on aDropaganda Of ed
ueation among the general public;
and still others. like the public edu-
cation ASSOCIATIONS OF New York ana
Phfladelphia, investIgat city condt-
|.educatfon among the people Of the
local community. Organizations Ike
the Russell Sage HoundatiOn, the
New York Bureau OF Municipal Re-
search. the Carnegie Foundation ana
The General Education Board, have
brought into the work OF educaf1om
the welcome influence OF an impex-
sonal, scientific judgment. No rec
ord Of the year In education would
be complete that did not pay trfb-
ute to the work these organizatt ons
and others of the kind are doing
s.CoIIeges. universities and. normal
schools are going far beyond their own
walls In carrying education TO tho
local com munitfes- Nearly half the
colleges in the United States did ex-
tension work last year. The tederal
government itself rs realizing. az
never before, the desirability OF =
formation 1t has collected at large
expense OF time and money, and
many of the bulletins and circulars
issued by the government are no"
affecting directly the everyday pro.
cedure OF education. The boy, ana
girls club work In the department OF
agriculture and the circular letter
service OF the Bureau of Education II
illustrates two different types OF tnfor-
nation service of the federal govern
ment, both of recent development In
the two years ending June 30, 1914.
the Bureau OF Education issued -
numbers of the Bulletin, representing
about a million separate copies, ana
covering nearly every phase ofeduca.
tionaI endeavor for. the direct use OF
school officials.
ga host Of other organizations
making no claim to place In the
formal school system are ne ,a,.,
less doing active work of a Directly
nature. The Boy SCOUTS,
the Camp Fire Girls. women's cl Clues,
parent-teachers associations, mus1cal
societies are centers; these are doing
a work whose educational Importance
Is only beginning to be apprenende a.
The influence of the fraternal organ-
izations is directly educative. me
whole vast field of religious ipstruc-
ton in churches and SUNDAY sch1oa7
represents and educational problem
that Is seldom viewed as such because
Of II the larger spiritual issues that are
to be involved, and because OF the
traditional separation OF church and
state In America Chautauquas, far
mers' institutes, lecture courses, the
Grange, Young Mems Christian AS
sociation and Young Women,s Chls-
tian Association, social settlements.
summer camps, the periodical ana
newspaper press these are as truly
as the schools.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09
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THE sEARCHLIGHT
latest views from the Fields o.
Science. Education and In
GIFrs OF BLOOD.

Rlood transmission, one of the tr1-
anmnhs Of modern surgery, is no
longer a rare operation, but is being
regularly, used in every hospital az
we'll as by physicians in private prac-
tice. Thousands of lives are Delns
saved annually by this means
At first the fresh blood REQUIRED
could onIv he secured from some one
strongly attached to the PATIENT ana
the dificulty of securing pure
healthy blood was at times insur-
mountable. Now many persons are
dad Ia save life by the donation of
tbeir own blood and in every city
surgeons have a list of strong,
healthy persons who are Wllllns "
submit to the process of losing Dtoou
even FOR the benefit of persons IN
known to them In New lor 80. :.
eond sized society has been organlzed
9n,. 4,,is beneficent object. Its menu
ha,. Submit to periodical examina-
ton to prove that their blood is u u
good condition, and stand ready "
donate 1t whenever needed.
improved methods for performing
ms oneratfon of blood TRANSMISSION
are continually coming into use, lne
object being to make as little straln
as possfble upon the streng.n -
either donor or patient. a Cnicaso
hospital is having excellent Iesulss
with a. ne wapparatus designed by one
Of its physicians. 1t includes several Al
81 syri in the important feature OF
, Is Is an adjustable transfuslos
needle a,s II more than one syringeinl
Of the life giving fluid Is reau .re'a
the needle is let in the donor 49, VEL;
+ba fiIled syringe being unscreWeu
ma another replacing it. Ehis saves
the pain OF the withdrawal ana m
sertfon of the needle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09
IMcAdoo, Wilson and Williams.

Secretary McAdoo. after a CONFER
lence with the president at his summe:
Name has announced the purpose OF
the administration to jam through q
shipping bill at the coming session ~
of Congress. Senator W:lltams, OF
Msstasipp1. mas proclaimed his pur-
pose to fight for such a bill and saTdn e1s
a. both houses is already on. Moth
ling could more strikingly iiiustr =,
ths attitude-the un-Democratic att
Nude-of this administration.
The people. through their represen-
tatives in Congress; have rejected TN. fnf
sof the 2s2 member organizations OF
the Chamber of Commerce Of the Uni
ted States voted alphabetically against
ME principle of the shipping bill Elk
pofts in American vessels have IN
creased sixty-eight per cent in the
last year. Every shipyard in the
country is busy to its utmost capacity.
In a word, II there ever was any
occasion for the shipping bill 1t no
longer exists. and the people have de-
CLEARED against 1T.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09
An Evening Echo.

Careful with. fire Is good aos9ce :
si-ts know; ~
Careful with words is ten times dou-
bly, so. a
Thoughts tlnexpressed may sonie
times fail back dead.
Rn4 Cod himself can't Kill them when
they're said ~, z,ro>,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09
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TR A vELET T 2 :;
by Ni1rsa11.
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CANTON.

Canton. o.. is the municipal jack
of.ail-trades. 1t can turn its hand TO
anything, and it therefore throws ss
down the gauntlet to times. good %
Mad TO disturb It's equanimity.
# Il a manufacturing town OF
Great activity for community OF
.about sixty thousand people Inera
are watch factories, roller-DearlnS
factories, rubber factories, Iarn ma n,.
10 fixture factories
!. When the. war broke out, some OF
these found their markets gone.
They had to but throw the switch
from farm marinery to auto fixtures
from watches to gun mechanisms ana
their prosperity was increased.
Then there isNthe vista OF fertlise
Trans that spread out like checker
board in all directions. These, too.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-09
wanted-A Politician.

Al Democratic politician who can
exert the same, or approximately the
same. influence in Congress as Wal
Liam J.. Bryan can secure regular en- en-
ployment in the department OF state.
Noiknowledge of or taste for foreign
relations or international law required.
SALARY $500 A perfect snap for the
right man. Apply, with references as
TO POLITICAL influence, to w. wilson,
iWhite House, Washington.
Extraordinary as 1t may seem, this
advertisement exactly sets forth the
desire of the president and the quart
Hcations he demands before he HIS
ahe; OF the department
of state, place which was hliea
with distinction by John Bassett Moore
and which was made vacant by the
promotion of Mr.. Lansing to the sec
retaryshfp OF state. The great neces-
iSsity Of the dministration, as the
1ressdent sees it, Is to strengthen 1T
self with Congress and to replace the
political influence lost when Mr.. By
an retired from the cabinet. For that
aeasons Mr.. Wilson is hunting for
such a man as is described above and
because thus far he has been unable
TO find him the counselorshfp has re-
Unnamed vacant. The president re-
CARDS himself and Secretary Lansing
AbundantIy able to care for the for
feign affairs of the nation and it is his
carefully designed purpose to utilize
the $500 salary attached to the pos
tion5of counsellor to procure the SER
vices of a shrewd politician. able to
exert potent influence on the Bryan
wing of the party and willing to bar
ter his influence for the salary named.
When such politician can be found
the counselershfp will not remain
vacant another day. If man OF
8uf1cient Influence can be found he
Will be awarded his full share of pat
ronage and will be permitted to name
y successor to John e. Osborne. assist
ant secretary of state, who was chosen
by Mr. Bryan. for the sole purpose of
nnaiptaining intact Mr.. Bryan's politi-
cal Organization. The purpose of the
president to employ important Offices
20 promote his strength with Congress-
is in accord with policy he has pur
sued In tho case Qf ex-Copgressman
John w. Davis, now solicitor general,
and ex-Congressman A. T. Peters. now
assistant secretary of the treasury.