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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
FOR NEUTRAL'S RIGHTS
Officials Say Washington viii Up
hold NOu-Belligerents Who Travel
OF Merchant Ships.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-The Ger.
man declaration OF war zone around
the British Isles mud the hOisting Of
the American flag on the British II.
ner LusltHnia continue 10 be topics ui
widespread comment IN official and
diplomatic quarters aud the receipt
Of German war office memorandum
from Ambassador Gerard and "A re-
Iurt on the Lusitania incident from
Ambassador Page are eagerly await
ed here Untll these are received the
Washington government Will take mo
action In the matter.
The situation witch has arisen M
a result ~ the German declaration
and the Lusitania incident were up for
GlScusSnon today between President
Wilson and his cabinet II was under
stood that ufter the conference for,
nal inquiries would be- instituted Ia
ascertain what step the German naval
commanders will take to protect neu.
trails on merchant ships and for lnfor
nation as To the use NJ American
flags by the British ships generally
The rights OF neutrals to travel ON
merchant ships during war times will
be defended vigorously by Washington
officials II IL said
The administration It was indicat
ed Is studying deeply the war zone
question with the view Of determin
Ing It's possible effect ON American
shipping and will seek to get full In
formation from Germany ON exactly
what was intended and what meas
urcs will he taken to insure American
vessels from attack Mr.. Wilson men
toned Ambassador Bcrustorffs ex
planation Of the war zone order hui
repeated that the United states wonld
not determine finally on It's co,ms,
until the official explanation from the
ambassador at Berlin was received
High officials apparently attached
much importance to both the Lusl
tanln and war zone situations and II
was made clear today every effort
win be made to protect American
rights.
President Wilson told callers that
up TO the present no other neutral
government officials have asked tn,
cooperation Of the United States
Discussing the general international
situation President Wilson said today
he was not surlXeed at the length Of
time taken by ufeat Britain In for
warding Its final reply to she Amerl
can note on the Interference with
American shipping.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
PRESIDENT DENIES SENDING
COL. HOUSE AS PEACEMAKER

WASHINGTON, Feb. o. President
Wilson emphasized today that Colonel
N. NJ. House, his close personal friend,
had not gone to Europe 10 seek ia
bring about peace as his personal rep.
resentative, The president explained
that Colonel House frequently visits
Europe and that on his present trip
he was entrusted with seeking infor.
nation regarding various questions, In.
cluding that OF American relief work.
Reports that there had been ex.
changes between Russia, Austria Hun.
gary and the United States ON the
question OF peace were denied fatty
by the president.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
CAN NOT FARM
HIS WORK OUT
Supreme Court Decides Thai Alter
ney General Cannot Of His Own Mo.
tlOn Appoint Lawyers In Cases.

When the attorney general Of his
own motion appoints some one other
than the regularly constituted as
sistants of his office to take charge VI
case under the criminal statutes and
proceeds Ia pruecute the case, the at
lorney Is acting without authority,
aud anything done by such an assist
ant Is void and has no effect Of law.
This is held In decision handed down
10y the supreme court today, the upm-
ion, written 10y Justice Hardy. The
opinion Is In the case VI Joe Kelly,
nnl comes from Tulsa county on "A
writ of habeas corpus The case has
been In the courts for some time.
Ellis A. Robinson was appointed
by Attorney General Vest to take
charge and prosecute Kelly In the
Tulsa county court Kelly afterwards
brought proceedings In the high courts
ON hohcas corpus proceedings The
opinion says:
Information filed by one claiming
to hc special assistant attorney gen.
ernl,' who is not one VI the assistant
attorneys general authorized by law,
Is void and cunters no Jurisdiction
upon the court and the person charged
Will be- dismissed upon habeas cor.
pus"
Other opinions by Justice Hardy,
are: Commerce Trust company w.
School District No. 81, Pontotoc county
aud John $. Alexander from the
Puutotoc county district court, affirm.
cd e. g. white w. 4. S. Hooker, from
the Tulsa county district court, dis.
missed Frank T. Lamb vs.. Marvin NJ.
Alexander and A. ID. Adcock from the
uhmulrrc county district court dis
missed
Opinions 10y chief Justice Kane
frlsru Lumber company vs. Sarah A.
Elhridge, from the McCurtain county
district court judgment for plaintiff
is affirmed state Board ~ Medicai
examiners ys state ey. rel G. =. Cher.
ry from the Grady county district
court judgement for plaintiff In court
below affirmed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
NEW HEARING DATES
Freight Rate Increase Requests TO be
Considered by lniecs,a,e Commerce
Commission In March and April

WASHINGTON Feb. New dates
FOR hearings In chicago IN freight rate
increases proposed by western rail-
roads were announced today by the IN
terstatc commerce commission. They
will be- held before Commissioner Dan.
iels, beginning March 4 and lasting un-
III early In April. Additional dates
for necessary hearings may he ar.
ranged after April 2.
The new schedules Of hearings fol-
lows:
March i.S, railroad evidence support.
ing claim that increases are reason.
able; March 912, grain and grain
products March 1919. livestock. fresh
meat, packlnghouse products and fer.
tilizer materials. March IT'S, hay,
straw and broom corn: March is.21,
cottep piece goods; March 23-25. caai
aud coke March 28-2T. fruit and yaG,
etahles, March ~. rice and rice pso.
ducts; March ;D-Aprll 2. eyidescs 2
protestants and lnterveners IN ro1uG11
OF evidence of oarrisrs ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
ONE QUART A MONTH
New Law Automatically Goes Into
Effect In Alabama Limiting Liquor
Shipments.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 0.-No
transportation company after June 30
can deliver more than one quart of
liquor per month to any one person In
Alabama
The benson nti.shIpping bill to.
dny automatically became a law, hay
ing remained on Governor Hender-
sons desk for seven days after Its
passage by the Legislature.
Up to date summary Of prohihl-
ton legislation enacted In Alabama II
H. follows.
A statewide prohibition bill was
passed over the governors veto; the
legislature has passed prohibition on
forcement measure; the anti-shipping
bill has automatically become effec-
tive and antl-advertlsng law has
been vetoed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
GERMAN WOMEN FIGHT
PetrOgrsd Says They We're Captured
In Front Trenches With Guns in
Their Hands.

PErROGRAD. Feb . The engage
ments are growing u Intensity at the
two eNtrcmitics ut the eastern battle
frent iu East Prussia %. we'll as I'm
the CuuathInus, according to lnfur.
nation reaching PclrogruI today The
sans news says that un tho War
saw front the battlc ha- uU-ldrd.
The fighting line from tar province
N Plock In Russian Poland as mr
north as Til-ia, In East PRUSSIA. Writ
ually Is continuous The Gcuuuu- tu.
day apparently are taking the often
Avr from Gumbinnen mud the Mau
rian lakes, as far south ns limu m
Poland on the right bank " the Visit
ulH.
A dispatch from Warsaw says thai
among the prisoners taken by IN,
Russians In the fighting nt the juur
tion ~ the Bzurs river were u mum
Der uf German women According rn
this message. some of these womrr
were found with rifles I'm their hand
In the first line ~ trenches.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
A PROBE
Of SAN|TAR|UM
Investigation Of Senator Ewing
Is Also Mixed in With
Investigation.
GO BACK TO LAST SESSION
Legislature ManeuveriHg With
Proposed Inquiry in Nor
man institution.

The senate went on record rs favor.
INK uu Investigation Of the alleged
connection NJ Representative Amos
Ewing OF Guthrie with charges
brought two wears ago against state
=, nHtor when It adopted this morning
the hOus" resolution for u probe ~ the.
Oklahoma SantarIum FOR the Insane
at Norman with the Wilson amend
mcut attached
The amendment by Wilson OF Cana.
dian dire-t, the committee which VIII
probe the ~uuitArium To also mt,-tI
Lutr charges filed against % .r.tnnu
~ this state now member OF his
legislature. and report IFS findings
along with the report submitted ON
said -auitarium"
Senator Sutherlm lodged motion
iu reconsider the vote boy which the
resolution was adopted which will
come up tomorrow II the ,ruute does
not hack mp the house viii be- asked
to accept a provision In It's own rrso
luton which calls for an iuNr~uga
tion of Representative Amos Ewing,
who WAS author Of the Original resO-
luton as II passed the house
Some Of the senators during the de
bate made uncOmplimentHry refer
ences to the author Of the resolution
The debate also developed that some
Of the senators felt that reflections
had been cast at the senate for fail
ure 10 report out the Ewing resolu-
tiOn at an earlier date
Where Ewing Comes In.
The Wilson amendment to the reso-
luton refers to charges which were
filed and Investigated In the senate
relative to alleged efforts to suppress
q moving picture bill pending in the
1913 legislature Following the inves.
tigation Senator Dutton Of Usage re
signed Ewing was a material wit
ness before the senate investigating
committee. The house is asked TO
CONTINUED on last nage.l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
GERMANS IN JAPAN TO
BE GI ARDED CLOSELY

TOXIC, Feb. o. The Japanese
cabinet decided today that In view OF
the Increased privileges demanded by
German and Austrian prisoners in
Japan, stricler discipline should be
enforced In the detention camps.
ANY attempt tu spread prejudicial
reports IN Japan are to be- punished ,
closer supervision " German residents
In Japan IS tO he exercised aud those
foreigners found guilty NJ acts cal.
culated to disturb the peace or inject
dlsCord into the relations existing be-
tween the United States and other
foreign countries and Japan are 10 be
dcported
All Austrians and Germans who. iu
the future seek admission to Japan
must secure the permission of the mill
tary authorities.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
"BEEF TRUST" FINED
Armour, Morris and Others Must Pay
or Depart From Missouri, Supreme
Court Holds.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. &, -.
The packing firms of Armour & Co.,
Swift v Co, the st. Louis Dressed
Reef and Provision company, the Ham.
mOnd Packing company and Morris 4
Co, today were found guilty OF violat.
Ing the state antitrust law by the Mis-.
souri, supreme court Au order Of
custer was issued, but the companies
are allowed to remain In the state on
payment OF fines.
Each company was fined $4,000.
To stay In the state, each company
must pay its fine by March IL, 1915.
The custer suit against the so-called
beef trust was filed by Governor
Major when he was attorney general
The case was argued IN the supreme
court more than year ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
SCHOONER SINKS WITH
CARGO OF PHOSPHATE ROCK

WASHINGTON, Feb 9.-The huge
schooner william II. Yerkes Of Thom
aston Maine, which went ashore on
Frying Pan shoals, near Cape Hat
teras, yesterday with her cargo oi
phosphate rock, Is a total loss, Cap
tain p II Uherroth Of the coast
guard cutter Seminole reported toda,
her crew " II was saved. The vesse'
was hound from Poht Tampa TO Bslti
mora
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
MAY EXHUME BODIES
HrObe Into Death Of Eight Inmates
Of Odd Fellows Home Is Con.
tinued

NONKERS. y Y. Feb. Invest.
gation into the story Of Frederick
Mors that he killed eight inmates NJ
the German odd Fellows home where
he was employed as nurse. centcred
todny In efforts To- secure sufficient
corrobUrntlOn 10 warrant eNhumlng
the bodies of three NJ the alleged vie
Tins. These died from poison before
the institution moved here from TN.
ionport, according to MOrs, but the
authorities said today they would not
act upon this until II was supported
by other evidence.
The other five victims were put 10
death with an anaesthctic, Mors says.
and eThumatiOn Of their bodies would
be Of no value.
Light on the question M 10 whether
Mors is mentally unbalanced was "a
pected today from DR.. s. NJ. Gregory,
who hns had the nurse under Obsorya
tIOn at bellevue hospital, New York.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
LARGEST wARSHIP TO RE
BUILT HERE TO BE LAUNCHED

NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 9.-The bat
tleship Pennsylvania now under con.
struction at the plant of the Newport
Nevis ship Building and Dry Dock
company will be launched March rs,
according TO announcement made nj
the local office Of the company to.
day, Announcement also was made
that Miss Elizabeth Kolb Of German.
town, Pa, has been selected by Secre
tary NJ the Navy Josephus Daniels TO
uhrlsten the new ship
Because shes ~ the largest warshlp
ever constructed In this country. being
$1,000 tons displacement, the launching
of the Pennsylvania viii be watched
with interest In naval and shipbuildng
circles,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
PRIEST NND HOUsEKEEPER
STRANGLED AND SHOT

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, Feb. 0.-The
Rev Joseph Lebris and the housekeeper
employed az his rectory were found
dead today victims Of either murder
or suicide. The dead Lithuanian priest
was lying ON the church floor. An.
pareutly he had been shot aud
stranrled The wamau's body giving
the police say Indications OF strang.
ling, was found ln the rectOry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
MONTERREY Is RECAPTURED
BY TROOPS or CARRANzA

LAREDO Texas, Feb. o. The con.
stitutionalist consul here today an.
nounced that Carranza troops have Ne.
captured Monterey No details are
available Telegraph communication
with Monterey via IN Paso was cut,
n fact indicating some sort OF dis.
turbance probably near Monterey.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
INJURY TO KNEE SERIOUS
TO FOOTBALL PLAYER

WASHINGTON, Pa, Feb. e-Bri
ain Patterson, left tackle on the Wash
mgluu aud jefferson college football
team the last two years, who was
given honorable mention by Walter
Camp last full is crippled, probably
for life, ny the result of an injury
20 his right knee cap, sustained last
season Patterson, who weighed 22g
pounds IN training, now weighs Ia
pounds and walks with n crutch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
GERMAN WIRELESS BARS
ALL PRIVATE MESSAGES

AMSTERDAM, via London, Feb. .,
The German postal authorities have
announced that the German wireless
system may no longer be used for the
transmission Of private messages. This
Introduction applies even to private
messages intended FOR warshlps and
other vessels at sea.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
THREE POSTMASTERS
ARE SELECTED FOR TEXAS

WASHINGTON. Feb y These
ppsmasters were selected today for
Nomination by President Wilson
Jack Dies, beaumont. Texas
T. II GuSman, Shreveport Ia.
Milton w. Cunningham, Amas lilo,
Tex.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
THE WEATHER
Ma.hInnlen Fnr.n..,

OKLAHOMA Tonight fair wormer
wednesday partly cloudy.
Louisiana, Arkansas tonight
warmer Wednesday fair.
East Texas Tonight increasing cloud.
ness. warmer; Wednesday unsettled
West Texas Tonight ard "Wednesday
partly cloudy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09

WASHINGTON. Feb. g. Another
night session Of the senate, threats Of
many more and counter threats Of what
is likely TO happen If there ARE many
more, found President Wilson's SHY
bill sin being tossed about today In
sea of debate with the Republican
fllihustrr again In full blast
The president at white House con
ference said he had no intention Of
dropping the bill The senate Repub
leans declared again they were pre-
pared 10 talk off vote until March 4
Some indications, Of the wearing ef
fects OF the long hard fight were com
ing out In the senate however and Sen
ator Reed, one of the administration
Democrats prepared mn order for the
arrest Of all the nbsentees, In short he
proposed to bring every one OF the Oh
senator's into the chamber aud keen
Continued on last page)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
Washington Senator HsldS the
Floor All Night in Fight
on Ship Bill.
DECISIVE STEP Is ATTEMPTED
Democrats Would Tire 0ppOSi-
tiOn BY Compelling Constant
Attendance of All.
o 0Ooo 700 600 o
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE

O WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
. President Wilson will not con.
q sent to drop the administration
q ship bill he told callers today
q hut lH not yet finally convinced
O that the legislative situation
. will make certain au extra ses
q biou II congress. Ms remarks
q on the question today were In.
o terprcted by callers AZ meall
q Ing NJ would NOT hesitate tu
- call nm extra session II the bill
. were defeated by fillIbuster.
q There wnH every Indication
q at the White House that nn
q extra session would be- called
- If II were found necessary to
- pass the bill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
START TONIGHT
PROBING WEIGH
Insurance Commissioners Office
VIII Be Subject of In.
yeStigatlOn.
MATLACK HAS INFORMATION
Corporation Commission Nav
Also Be Investigated, Ii
Is Stated New.

The probe ~ A. l. Wclch, state
Insurance commissioner will proceed
at once and win be- prosecuted with
diligence until completed This was
decided nj Il meeting " the house
committee on Investigation N judicial
and executive departments held this
morning
The committee decided tu begin the
probe tonight at : 30 O'Clock In the Of
flee u the Insurance commissioner
The Insurance commissioner and the
state examiner aud Inspector. Fred
Parkinson are directed TO hu,r their
offices open tonight So that the com
mite" may make examination NJ the
book ud records II was also re-
uuestcd that Charles Alexander. "A
deputy NJ the state examiners office.
be present tonight
II developed at the committee meet
iug this morning that George Matlnck
an attorney NJ this city, Is back uf
Some of the charges nnd viii furnish
the names NJ some witnesses ~ the
committee II was brought out In the
discussion by Representative John
Wright that rumors ~ kItlng funds Of
theinsurance department have been
heard
Ready 10 File Charges.
The books Of the state examiner
and Inspector are said tu contain some
information benriug ON this subject At.
torney Matack advised the committee
10 look into all claims and accounts
~ the department for the past two
years as well as what disposition has
been made Of the funds of the com
missIoners office.
Representative Headley and Tester
man authors Of the probe resolution,
appeared before the committee. Mr..
Testeman stated that II required 10 do
50 he Is prepared tn file specific
charges The committee expressed it's
opinion that the best method to pursue
(ContiUued on Last Pagp.J
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
WARSAW BATTLE
At STANDSTILL
Fierce German Attacks Are
Ended Say Reports From
PetrOgrad.
BOTH SIDES GAIN AND LOSE
last Prussia to Be Scene Of
Next Great Contest; MOnOt.
Ony in West.

LONDON, Feb o. Lord Charles
I"rrsford Is going to put Il question
G" Premier Asquith IN the house Of
commons tomorrow In which he will
drmmI thar Great Britain treat Ger.
mn nlIrr> on undrfrnded places aa
wn.'n and after II trial by court
martial hang them in public for the
uIdrr "r women and children. This
applies lu raids from the air as well
a- 10, rra
Lord Charlie, asserts that the GOV.
"rnmut should adopt this plan in
fuiu" and nu longer trput such raid.
er7 a. honorable foes
. NEW YORK. Feb 0-All ships, re-
gnrdle,. u nationality arriving at or
leaving English ports are advised Of.
fHnlly 10y the British admiralty TO
proceed with caution and watch out
fog German mines or submarines
Willie In English waters, according TO
Officers of the steamship Philadelphia
here today from Liverpool.
incoming vessels" said one Of the
officers, ARE warned by radio MESA.
ges Of possible danger, aud masters
Of outgoing ships receive notice of
suspected danger before they leave
Z port"
Z LONDON, Feb 9-The fierce Ger
man attack on the MarHBW front In
again at standstill according 10 re-.
ports received from both Berlin and
Petrograd; on the other hand the Rus
sian capital reports that on each wing
4 OF the eastern battle line the Russian
offensive has been resumed
"A Russian official communication
claims the Russians have progressed
on the Hungarian side of the Carpa.
thians as well as gained success In the
MezeloborOcz where II Is said they
Continued on Last Page.l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-09
Day In Congress.
SENATE
Fight over ship bill continued
HOUSE.

Representative Martin introduced
bin to pcnallle foreign ships which ry
American flag for purposes of dccrp
tlOn
Representatives Henry introduced
bin 10 buy Monticello fof $5OOOOO.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-03
HIS YOUNG LADY WAS IT
She Was Human in Some Ways, but
Nearly All Right In Some
Others.

Il love you'll"
AS he spoke he looked at her pas
sionately until with a voice trembling
with courage, she said
"And yet feel that there ought not
to be any mistake. feel that J ought
to tell you that have not always been
just as you thought was. There have
been times when l have tipped my
cheeks with colors, and some of my
hair, we'll"
81 love you'll"
Then there's another thing. I
crave admiration. fear many of
the qualities you have thought sub
stantial in me are really artificial. I've
deceived you in this respect"
Il love you!"
Besides, / am not domestic. And
I'm terribly extravagant. I can't add.
and"
Il love you!"
'I'm always behindhand. My prom
Uses, you know-well, l fear, they
are typically feminine. never kept
them"
He looked at her. earnestly.
Can you put on a tire?"
20, no."
"Or run an auto?"
mo"
Ride horseback"
Never"
Ever attend a suffrage meeting"
Dear me, no."
"Or belong to woman's club?"
NO" -..~,-., s,r.-''s,.-a.. ~
Exhibit dog at the show or be q
runner-up at golf or belong to the
w. c. T. u"
Never"
He clasped her in his arms.
81 don't care how far away from
Tipperary you are" he muttered; II
love you!"-Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-03
The indian Jerry Builder.

The contractor for the building of
this hospital in India engaged
small army of bricklayers. masons,
carpenters, blacksmiths and work
men, skilled and unskilled, of all de-
scriptions; practically everything,
with the exception of steel beams for
the roofs, the waterworks. fittings,
glass and furniture, was made on the
spot. The bricks and lime were
burned in kilns close to the site, and
for a period of two years the imme-
date neighborhood resembled a large
ant-hill. The duty Of supervision
was shared between the district en-
gineer and myself, and one or the
other Of us inspected the work al
most daily in our spare moments. On
several occasions portions of the
work, where hurriedly run up during
our absence on tour, had to be demol-
ished and rebuilt, owing to defects
which were discovered on our re-
turn. The ordinary Indian contractor
in northern India has certainly not
yet discovered that it pays to supply
good material to do sound work.
Maj. c. H. Buck, /. A., in the Hos
pital.