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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03

place among other light 'fours' II liz
now standing at the head uf class
all its own The four cylinder car
and the almost twice AZ heavy ami
costly six are identical as to work.
nanshln, material and quality tho
only difference being in the size VI
the cars and In the motors
A lowering Of the center Of gravity
Of the new ears IN comparison to tho
models OF former years is also an im.
provement noted in the Oldsmobis
booklet The new cars are lower than
ever before, ride more easily owing 10
this and It is said that under nor.
NAL load there Is probably no slr
|cyllnder American made ear with the
dimensions Of the Olds six" Direct
line drive Is another feature claimed
by the Odds company AZ being on but
few cars In addition to theirs.
The Acme Motor company, Okln.
homa city Oldsmobilc distributors.
expresses world OF hope for tho
success Of the new car here 1t Is
being sold In large numbers elsewhere
according to word received from the
factory, aud great encouragement ~
being given the local company for
bright future
The Odsmobllc has been called by
julien Street in Golfers Weekly
the sixteen yearold forefather Of tho
automobile business The claim IL
made by the Odds company that
twelve automobile companies are now,
headed by men who were once con-
nected with the building Of the Olds.
mobile
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03

America, when It did start, COM
menced with Il rush. This was In
1903. There were four parties max
ing the attempt at the same time, One
Of them on motorcycle
"On July II, 1903, DR.. II. n. Jack.
son and s. X. CrOeker rolled into New
York, after trip OF siXty-four days,
driving WlntOn which left san
Francisco June 20, amid the dark fore.
bOdings Of the meager motoring fra
ternity and positive statements u
mountaineers that the thing never
would be possible TIL cars had wings.
"Of the pioneering trip across the
Sierras ~ California, through the for.
ests Of Oregon, over the Rockies "
Idaho and the alkali plains and cattle
country Of Wyoming, the mud fights
In the buffalo wRllows Of Nebraska
and the thOusand.and. experiences
with which those nine weeks OF mud
and sand were crowded. II would pro-
vide n story as replete with thrills aS
the most bloodthirsty penny liner. II
that original cross country gasoline
cruise could have been recorded on
cellulold films It would have "The
Perils Of Pauline" and her kindred
movies backed off the screen"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03
UNDER A STRICT BOND
Shipments Of Rubber May BE Made
Only to Great Britain or 10 Country
Of Some Of Allies.

\ copy Of the stringent bond requir.
ed by Great Britain Of American rub
her companies for the permission Ia
ship raw rubber into the United
states has been received by the Okla
humn city branch Of the United
States Tire company. This bond
which Is perfectly fair under the re
Quirements of International law has
many points that are heavy restric.
tlons tO tle American trade
The bond certifies that the com.
puny under bond with the British gov.
erument will not ship either raw, ~.
fined manufactured or scrpn rubber
10 any foreign country except Great
Britain or one Of her colonies, The
company must be- sure before selling
rubber goods that II IL
not 10 he shipped to any Other country
the buyer.
Owing to the fact that great part
t the rubber ~ the world Il obtained
rom English possessions, the rubber
ompanles NJ this country arr forced
tn comply with the provisions Of the
hund This bond absolutely prohibits
the shipment " any form " rubber by
The company under bond TO any nation
II war with England
The order sent out by the main of.
riceS NJ the United States Tire com.
pny IL In way of u special Irtcaution
md warning 10 employees to he sure
aud know where each order IA to he
used and to In every way help tho
company keep lis bond with the Eng.
llsh nation.
shipment OF any form Of rubber to
allies of Great Britain IA made abso.
lutely free by that nation, No for.
mality is to be passed by the shipper
In such cases.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03

stockton and Pecos city distance
OF sixty five miles, and carries four
passengers His Model r. purchased
In 1909 is still I'm service. with the
same wheels engine and transmits
sion, and has a grand mileage OF l5O.-
600 miles
In addition to that. Mr.. Dunbar
has repeatedly made the round trip
of l3O miles, sworn to IN his uffids
w.t. on 3 l-2 gallons OF gasoline or "A
mileage OF 81 IL miles per gallon.
II isn't remarkable, perhaps, that
Mr. Dunbar should insist upon having
these extraordinary figures preserved
In affidavit form.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03
MADE LOW GEAR TEST
Air Cooled FrAnklin's Characteristic
Is That II Heats and COOls In Such
Steady Manner.

As demonstration Of the Frank
lin automobile air cooling systems
superiority over the usual water cool
er type of machine the Oklahoma City
agent Of that eur has ON record a
Franklin news item in regard to re-
cent low gear tests la which his car
has made wonderful records In low
gear nonstop demonstrations.
The difficulty Of the low gear, non.
stop run Is explained as being almost
entirely strain on the engine. The
speed IN these tests never exceeds
eleven miles an hour so that no cool
ing is derived from the speed. leaving
the water or air cooling systems to
protect the engine II has been
proven, according to the Franklin
people that at either slow or fast
rate Of speed the water cooled car IL
lacking In that It has never cooled
with the ease aud steady manner that
characterizes the Franklin car.
4 great strain 10 the fabrication
system and to the car bearings IL also
experienced In low gear demonstra
tlons, they say There were ll9 cars
Of the franklin company In recent
endurance test and an but three fin
lshed In good condition Two NJ these
cars were forced to drop out through
Ignition trouble and the other
through negligence of the driver ran
out of oil and burned ont bearing.
Then the machine had Travelled nine
ty.flve miles on low gear AMI would
have finished In the best Of condition
had the driver taken ordinary precau.
tluns
In addition TO success along this
line the factory reports show good
rate Of sales increase In recent months.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03

Studebaker situation In Oklahoma and
report favorable condition In almost
every part of the state
The Kelly Motor Car company, dis
tributors Of the Studebaker cars here
has had a good run Of business during
recent weeks and after clearing their
stOrerooms of nearly every car that
they had on hand are now expecting
eleven new machines In early next
week. The Kelly company distributes
the Studebaker company's product TO
the entire western part Of the state.
About 1000 riders and their friends
attended the recent annual mask ball
Ot the Racine, Wis, Motorcycle club.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03
MANY STUDEBAKER CARS ARE
DISTRIBl TED IN OKLAHOMA

lvcr Schmidt aud Ray Ellis NJ Kan
sas city Mo. representatives NJ the
Studebaker company were here ON
business Monday and Tuesda, of this
week They were looking over the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-03

Motorcycles played n prominent part
In the recent exhibit Of the Police Ben.
eficlal Association Of Camden, n. ].
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
POINDEXTER TAKES
A BRODIE TO G. 0. P.
Lone Bull Moose of United States
Senate Will Run Next Time
as Republican.
WANTS PROGRESSIVE IN 1915

SPOKANE, Wash, April 1s.-The
sole progressive in the United States
senate, Miles Poindexter Of Washing
ton announced here tonight that he
would seek reelection on the repub-
lican ticket. He took his seat in the
senate as a progressive April II.
1911, and his term will expire March
3, 1917.
Senator Poindexter arrived at his
home here today and after a days
consultation with friends issued a
statement which read in part:
Il will be candidate for the re-
publican nomination for senator. AS
the nomination is to be by primary,
the people will have full opportunity
to decide all questions connected with
my candidacy.
There will be a concerted and
vigorous movement by republicans
throughout the country to nominate
a progressive on the republican ticket
for president of the United States.
When united the party is progress
lve."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
GOVERNOR MUST SELECT MEN
Chief Executive Has Appointment Of
Additional Judge Of District
Court.
CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSION
CFrom a staff Correspondent

NFrnfn a EInII AuTTNHENnNfnA.l
LINCOLN. April is.--(special.) Liberation
OF new offices by the last legislature has
set candidates for them afire over the
state and in Douglas county and as a re-
suit Governor Morehead has telephone
calls. letters and personal visits. which
he must sandwich in between attention to
the tai-end Of a flood Of bills.
A new district Judge must be named In
the Ninth district, a public defender In
Douglas county and a list OF candidates
for supreme court commissioner must be
prepared from which the high bench may
make It's selections.
The bill providing for the latter Off
cials was signed by the executive today.
No appropriation Is made for the work,
but IL il probable that the officials will
be chosen and a chance taken that the
next legislature will make up the defi-
cheney.
One provision Of the bill sets out that
100 cases now pending in the state court
shall be given to the commission for hear
ing. Another provision allows the court
TO list cases with It from time to time
as Il disposes OF litigation.
There are 70 be three commissioners,
with a salary of 5000 apiece. The list
OF possible candidates 10 TO be prepared
by Governor Morehead. II is understood
that one already favored by the latter Is
former Attorney General @. O. Martin
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Crackers and Milk
on Trade Excursion
for Next Thursday

Crackers and butter. or crackers and
cream. may constitute banquet Thurs
day afternoon for several hundred men
and women OF the Omaha Manufacturers
association. when they are to visit the
Atlantic creamery and the Item Biscuit
company plants during the afternoon.
This is to be the first OF a series of home
trade excursions in which the wives OF
the manufacturers are to participate. Men
and women are TO gather at the CONNER
cial club at noon Thursday and after
luncheon start on chartered street cars
10 visit the two local manufacturing
plants. The excursion is TO be under the
direction of r. A. Leussler Of the street
railway company
At the creamery the visitors will be Of
feied buttermilk. and will be allowed TO
taste the butter fresh from the churn.
At the biscuit company plant they will
be given crackers and all the various
brands of biscuits made there.
The aim Is TO interest the Omaha house.
wives in home manufacture and TO i'm
press upon them the fact that Omaha is
rapidly becoming a great manufacturing
center. especially of foodstuffs. Other ex-
cursions to various points in the city will
be made from time to time. From two
to four manufacturing plants will be Wis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Syrup of Figs
for Cross, Sick
Feverish Child

Mothers can rest easy after giving
california Syrup OF Figs" because in
a few hours all the clogged-up waste
sour bile and fermentlng food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
well. playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from
play to emty their bowels, and they be-
come tightly packed, liver gets slug
gish and stomach disordered.
When cross, feverish, restless, see IL
tongue is coated. then give this deli
cious fruit laxative. Children love
it, and il cannot cause injury. No dif-
ference what ails your little one-it
full of cold. or a sore throat, diarrh oea,
stomachache. bad breath, remember,
gentle inside cleansing should al
ways be the first treatment given.
Full directions for babies, children of
all ages and grown-ups are printed on
each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrlps. Ask
your druggist for a 5o-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" then look
carefully and see that 1T Is made by
the California Fig Syrup Company
We make no smaller size Hand back
with contempt any other fig syrup
Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
a bandona the sleRe.
RObber Sentenced
To Pen Flees Jail;
Third Within Week

FORT DODGE. Ia, April la-(special
Telegram.l-In a daring daylight break
for liberty this morning., Elmer Mar
grun. sentenced TO the penitentiary for
twenty years for robbery. escaped from
Webster county jail This Ia the third
escape from Jail within a week here. as
Raymond Burgess Implicated In robberles,
and 0eorse Murphy held BY the rovcrn-
ment on boot iegsing charge. successfully
escaped last week and have not yet been
caught.
Margerum Is believed to have received
help from fcilow-occupants OF the jail.
lie was locked In a cage. the door was
forced. The rod running 20 the bolt on
the cell from which Burgess and Murphy
escaped was bent 80 the lock opened The
bar sawed by Burgess ana Murphy had
not been replaced and Margerum crawled
through the opening. He descended to
the ground by the fire escape.
Mergerum last year held up an auto
driver, bound and gagged him and threw
him into a cornficle. He took his watch.
some money and the automobile. His
wife was with him. They escaped from
posse and were arrested In January In
North Dakota. His wife was released
because she was In delicate condition,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
THE USE OF SOAP
SPOILS THE HAIR

Soap should be used very sparing-
~. II at all. if you want to keep
your hair looking its best. Most
soaps and prepared shampoos con-
tain too much alkali This dries the
scalp, makes the hair brittle, and
ruins It.
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil
(Which is pure and greaseless), is
cheaper and better than soap or any
thing else you can use.
One or two teasponfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Sim
ply moisten the hair with water and
rub IL in. 1t makes an abundance of
rich. creamy lather. which rinses out
easily, removing every particle Of
dust, dirt, dandruff and excessive
oil. The hair. dries quickly and
evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft,
and the hair fine and silky, bright.
lustrous, fluffy and easy to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. and a few ounces
will supply every member of the
family for months.-Advertisem
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
Discounts and Loans
Gain During Week
In Federal Banks

WASHINGTON, April n-Discounts
and loans maturing within thirty days.
in the hands OF the Federal Reserve
banks, increased during the last week
about 100000, according TO the state
ment OF tho banks conditions April 16,
issued today by the Federal Reserve
board. II shows:
Resources-Goid coin and certificates.
SZ37, 206, 900. Legal tender notes, silver
certificates and subsidiary coin. 81. $50. 900.
Total, S266, $4,000 Bills discounted and
loans Maturitles within thirty days. $lS,-
S6s 600 Maturities within sixty days, 4i4-
224.O00 Others, 81, $1,000 Total, ss5.el5. 900.
Investments. $23.303OOo Due from other
Federal Reserve banks Items in transit.
t5,3lbO0O All other resources, sl0.060 900.
Total resources. t3il.l7e.000,
Labiities-Capital paid In. $50, 2o7 900
reserve deposits. S29415f.oOo:. federal re
serve notes in circulation met liability
$40, 7eJ 900; all other liabilities. $1,000; to
tai liabilities. t3li, 17g,00o. Gold reserve
against net liabilities. 79.2 per cent Cast
reserve against net liabilities, 80 per cent
Cash reserve against liabilities. aftei
setting aside 70 per cent gold reservs
against net amount OF federal reserve
notes in circulation. 9O.S per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
GARDEN EXPERT
INSPECTS PLOTS
E. E. Dale Praises Boys Who Have
Already Planted Seeds in Pre-
pared Ground.
PARK GROWS TOMATO PLANTS

r.. r. Dale. expert who will have
charge Of garden contests among
school children this spring and sum
meT, yesterday visited several dis
tricts OF Omaha in company with sew
eral boys, inspecting gardens that
had already been started. With his
arrival came also the offer by real
estate men and property owners of
r1sny vacant lots for garden contest
purposes, the lots to be given rent
free for the summer, In return for
cutting weeds bordering the side
walks.
I'm glad to know the boys and girls
are enrolling early" said Dale. who was
recommended for his position by agricul-
tural authorities OF the University OF Ne
breska. THE early starters in the con-
tests will be the ones who win the prizes"
Boys Secretary r. s. Flower of the
Young Mems Christian association has a
list of sixty-five lots that may be had
by school boys and girls who want TO
enter the gardening clubs. but have no
available ground OF their own. Instructor
Dale is employed in the movement for the
purpose OF teaching the children how TO
make gardens and raise vegetables. He
will give personal attention TO each
garden started by an entrant in the COM
petition. Dale was reared on a farm
and has been an instructor in gardening
at the state university farm
Free tomato plants for the gardens will
be given by the city park department
which has started 5000 plants in boxes
at the Hanscom park greenhouses and
will issue them TO boys and girls who
present orders from school gardening
club or Civic league lot Improvement
authorities.
To launch the school gardening move
ment. Expert l. T. Skinner, an agent
OF the department of agriculture, spent
last week in Omaha. He visited forty
five public and parochial schools with
Secretary Flower. explained the garden
club idea to over 1900 boys and girls
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
ENDEAv0R CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN SHENANDOAH

SHENANDOAH, Ia. April ls--(spe-
clal)-Everythlng from how TO get new
members 20 how often socials should be
given win be discussed at the Christian
Endesvor convention Friday. Saturday
and Sunday OF this week. when delegates
from the societies OF ten counties gather
here for the thirtieth annual convention
OF the twelfth district. Representatives
will come from Mills. Montgomery,
Adams, Union. Rihgeold. Taylor. Page.
Fremont and Adair counties. The meet
ings Will be held at the Christian church
Among the speakers will he Dr. Leavitt.
pastor Of the Plymouth Congregational
church. Omaha; Nelson W. wehrhan,
dean and acting president OF Tabor coll
iege, Tabor. Ia; DIR. A. p. Marshall.
president Of Omaha Theological seminary.
and Mary b. McPherrin. state secretary.
Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
MAfARD HAS THREE BEDS,
BUT LACKS TIME TO SLEEP

NJ. Charles Mayard, director OF restau.
rants at Hotel Fontenelle. declares he is
4 most unfortunate man.
u have zee three beds. but ! have no
time for zee sleep" he says.
fe and his wife have an apartment on
sweetSood avenue, and he also has
private room with a lounge off his Of
flee al the hotel Managing Director
Burbank even Offered NJ. hayard smother
room on an upper story Of the hotel IN
order that he might retire for a nap oc-
casionally.
But the busy Frenchman says that he
never has time TO rest al the Fontenelle,
and rarely gets home before midnight.
yet he always appears early for work
he says he would like 70 have fewer
beds and more time 20 use one OF them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
SAINTS MAKE APPOINTMENTS
Closing Session Occupied with
Many Business Affairs of the
Organization.
PAUL N. CRAIG COMES TO OMAHA

LAMONT, Ia. April 1s.-(special Tele-
gram The Saints conference today or
dered Mark H. siegfried Of independence.
Mo- ordained bishop.
T. A. Hougas Of Henderson was chosen
to succeed himself as member OF the
board OF Graceland College trustees. c.
B. Woodstock. Lamont. was chosen to
succeed Fred w Newcomb. whose term
expires. Avail J. Warrington was chosen
to fl vacancy on the board Of mana
gers for the homes for the aged caused
by the resignation OF Lorenzo Hayes.
Missionary Appointments.
The various officers and duorums were
sustained and the missionary appoint
ments were read. About $50 appointments
were read today In the conference. Among
them were the following pastoral charges:
Paul N. Craig TO Omaha. B. ]. Scott to
St Joseph, j. a. Tanner to Kansas CITY.
J. NJ. Baker TO Des Moines. V. NJ. Good
rich to Sacramento. j. NJ Terry to
Seattle. Walter W. Smith to Philadelphia
and Wardell Christy to ST. Louis.
Gomare r. Wells was appointed TO de-
vote his entire time to Sunday school
supervision. Peter Mucous. for fourteen
years missionary to Scandinavia, was re-
turned TO that mission and Alvah H.
Christensen and Clyde Ellis. already in
the South Sea islands, were sustained in
that mission. Apostle Paul N Hanson
Is to 90 to the Australian mission. Apostle
U. w. Green to the British mission and
Palestine.
Apostle ]. w. Rushton goes to the Pc
cifio coast. while Apostle Conner T. Grif-
hths has charge OF the eastern states.
Mark II. Siegfrled was ordained
bishop by President Ebert A. Smith just
prior to the adjournment, which was
taken at noon. closing the most inpor-
tant and momentous conference in the
history of the Reorganlzed church
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
celebrate Th~ir silver weddinE.

EMERSON, Neb.. April ls--tspeelal)-
over 100 people from Lyons, Oakland.
Bancroft Fender, Thurston and Emerson
attended tho silver wedding OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Bring hire at the Masonic
hall The occasion was In the form OF
a surprise. ana was social function Of
great importance 10 northeastern Ne
braska, inasmuch as this worthy couple
have spent their entire married life here
and are recognised factors In the devel-
opment OF this section OF the state, They
were presented with a beautiful cabinet
OF silver by the assembled guests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-19
TAKEN FOR ENEMY,
HERRERA is SLAIN
Own Men Fire on Carranza General
and Staff, Thinking They Are
Villa Soldiers.
MATAMoRAs SIEGE ABANDONED

LAREDO. Tex, April 1s.-General
Maelovio Herrera, Carranza COM
mander At Nuevo Laredo, opposite
here. was killed by his own men, who
mistook him and his staff for villa
troops, according to information re-
ceiyed late today by General r.. X.
Evans. in command OF United States
troops here.
General Herrera and members Of
his staff had taken a position on n
hill several miles south of Nuevo
Laredo. No battle was in progress,
but a Carranza train bearing a ma
chine gun came past.
Soldiers Open Fire.
The soldiers aboard mistook Cen
eral Herrera's party for Villa troops
and opened fire. Herrera fell dead
With five bullets through his body
His aide and several other members
Of his staff also we're killed.
The information received by General
Evans here did not give the exact To-
cation or time Of Herreras death which
other reports said occurred nine miles
southwest OF Nuevo Laredo early today.
The version given out in Nuevo Laredo
was that Herrera was wounded by a
kick from his horse and later shot by a
bullet from one OF his own men in the
confusion that followed. Herrera's body
was brought 20 Nuevo Laredo and per-
mission was asked for burial here.
Washington in Doubt.
WARRINGTON. ID. c.. April 17.-Official
Washington Is still in doubt as TO the
status OF the battle that has been waged
for nearly a week between the two big
armies of General Villa and General
Obregon in the vicinity OF Iraputo,
Celaya ana oueretaro.
Both sides claim victory" said Sec
rotary Bryan today commenting on re-
ports received. II suppose we will know
definitely after while"
There has been comparatively little In
formation from American consular agents
in the battle zone, although the State de-
partment has received various claims OF
victory made by both sides.
Abandons the siege.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex. April n.--Gen-
ersl Villas attempt TO beslege Mata-
moras was definitely abandoned today 10
far as the present is concerned. Major
General Frederick Funston and staff left
Brownsville for San Antonio The general
expects, however, to keep IN close touch
with the border situation.