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Evening journal., 1915-08-07
TODAY,s OLDEST STORY.

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AKRON, O., Aug. Mayor
Rockwell has thrown his fly
swatter into the ash can. He has
solved the problem of fiy-killing
by less exertion. It's a chane-
leon presented to Rockwell by
a Hawaii admirer. The chame-
leon nabs flies with great avidity
and has proved TO be a good
friend to bald-headed callers.
Evening journal., 1915-08-07
MIR. BIRD AT TRINITY.

The Rev. B. n. Bird will preach to-
morrow morning in Trinity P. E.
Church. Mr.. Bird will preach in Old
Swedes Church in tho evening.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
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THE OVERHOLSER.

What Happened to Mary" is prov
Ing popular play this wek at the
Overholser with little Emma Bunting
portraylng the engaging, heart-winning
personality Of Mary In most engaging
and fascinating fashion II Is one Ot
the very best roles she plays aud her
love for the character permits more
than ordinary enthusiasm to creep
into her work. Two good audiences
have given testimony Of their approval
thls week, and Miss Bunting has won
hundreds OF admirers aud friends by
her appealing art and personal charm.
She Is convincing folk that notwlth.
standing Mary Fullers marked success
In Mary In the movie productions Of
the character, the OverhOlser star X
rivaling that famous actress for the
wreath ns an artistic prOtrHyer ~ the
peculiarly sympathetic Mary In re
sponse 10 a popular vote Miss Bunting
has promised TO produce next week
one NJ the greatest successes ever won
on the American stage, Merely Mary
Ann" Newspaper notices given her
for her performance of the leading
part In this entlclng play indicate that
she will simply Garry oklahoma city
off It's feet with the charm ~ her
presentation. She has been lauded
without stint In the role What Hap.
pened to Mary" Is to he given the re
nuIndpr ~ tho wapk and before the
final performance, II weather condl-
tions continue pleasing II is safe to
forecast hacked houses
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
THE EMPRESS.

A photOplay OF genuine beauty and
charm IL the fOur-part feature film
of the Famous Players Paramount
corporation In which Daniel FrOhmnn
presents Mary Pickford In new and
wonderful version Of the celebrated
and universally loved fairy story,
Cinderella" The pictures will be
shown Thursday and Friday at the
Empress. Cinderella might have
been written to order for Miss Pick.
fCrd, va amazingly does the role Of the
ragged and beautiful little clnder girl
ill her The story, which has been en-
throned In the hearts Of all children
since fairy stories were first thrill.
irgly and mysteriously whispered In
the dark to the little ones At moth
er's knee, and the memory 0f which
they cherish through all their lives,
however old they grow TO be, IL M
wellknown that no retelling IL neces'
spry here. ON the new vaudeville hill
Thursday will appear the Mardo Trio
In comedy novelty act presenting
Tommy Atkins ON Duty" and Gruber
and Kew In singing and dancing act
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
FRENCH

PARIS, Feb. B.-The French war
office today gave out report ON the
progress Of the military operation
reading as follows;
In the country north Of the Lys
there IL nothing TO report
Between the Lys and the Oise, in
the sector OF NOuvette To the west
NJ Lens, French batteries put an end
To spirited fusillade from the ene.
my The Germans endeayOred TO float
down the river RATS Of explosives,
starting from point above Avevilly
which Is north OF Albert We were
successful, however in stopping these
floats before they exploded.
"Our artillery has continued to ".
cure excellent results In the valley
Of the Alsne We have made slight
progress and have taken prisoners
and have repulsed counter attack
10 the west Of Hill No. 200, near
Perth rs.
"ln the Argonne second German
attack took place yesterday near
BagHtelle at about q O'Clock In the
evening This also was repulsed, az
had been the attack previously reported
and which took place at one o'clock
In the afternoon.
THE front from the Meuse to the
NOSges has been quiet. In Algace we
are organizing our forces On the
ground won by us"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
THE LYRIC.

Runaway June begins at the Ly-
ric Thursday. one may start with the
first Of the series either Thursday or
Friday Readers of The Times are IA
mlllar with the opening chapters "
this great story by George Randolph
Chester and are reading the series as
presented each week In The Times
The pictorial Runaway June will
appear two reels at n time at the Ly.
ric every Thursday and Friday. The
story win be published In Saturday y
Times. Thus the second installment
will appear In next Saturdays Times
and the second series Of pictures will
appear at the Lyric the following
Thursday and Friday. New vaudeville
win appear at the Lyric beginning
Thursday. The tabloid minstrel show.
the Clipper Trio, aud Cline and
smith, two pretty girls who have been
winning encore after encore, will make
their last appearances today. Lyric
vaudeville programs nre changed
every sunday and Thursday. Thus one
may vlJt the Lyric the earlier part
of the week and see the big five reel
featurees which are offered Monday
and Tuesday and then make another
visit either Thursday or Friday and
see Runaway June"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
JITNEY LAW Is
SOON IN FORCE
Commissioners Pass al Ordinance
Imposing Strict Regulations OH New
Plan OF Street Traffic.

Al the regular session Of the board
Of city commissioners Tuesday after.
noon, the jitney ordinance was passed
by an overwhelming vote Of four to
one Those who favored the regula
tion were Mayor Grant aud Commits.
sloners Hampton, TrueblOod and
Blackwelder Against the ordinance,
Commissioner Hlghley. II the new
city law holds as passed the 5-cent
automobile passenger traffic IN Okla
homa City Is doomed, so stringent are
the regulations applied to the new In.
dustry, IN the opinion " those who
are Interested.
The ordinance as passed prohibits
vehicles engaged IN the transportation
Of passengers from making business
Of operating their cars longimdlnally
upon any street occupied by the street
car lines, outside the fire limits OF
the city, radius VI about eight biUcka
from the business center Of the town
This Is Intended tO prevent the prac.
tice of "Sniplug or running a iitney
automobile Just ahead Of the street
eur and picking up the waiting pas
sengcrs on some of the busy lines.
Each individual or company Operat.
Ing one Or more OF the Jltney cars
Will hnve 10 furnish a $4,000 security
bond before license 10 operate win be
allowed. The annual license for a
car seating less than eight persons
shall he $50 Eight 10 twelve persons,
t75 and more than twelve persons
$3.50.
All vehicles used In the jltney
service must have displayed, con.
Spicuously, according to the ordinance,
the name Of the owner OF the auto
mobile or bus, Its license number and
It's route and destination.
The closing paragraph Of the new
city regulation places the ordinance
In effect at once, as follows: Where
as, the menace and danger which has
suddenly been threatened 10 the In
habitants Of the city of Oklahoma CITY.
by reason Of the introduction Of addi.
tlonal passenger carrying vehicles on
Its public thoroughfares, has occasion.
ell the immediate necessity for the
regulation thereof, now therefore an
emergency II hereby declared, whereby
for the preservation of the public
health and safety this ordinance shall
be IN full force and effect from and
after Its passage"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
TALK IMPROVEMENTS
Members Of Legislature Invited 10 At
tend Meeting Of state improvement
Association Tonight.

The state civic Improvement asso-
citation has extended an invitation TO
the members NJ the legislature, their
wives and friends, to attend the meet
ing of the association which II To he
held at the Lee Hlckins hotel Welnes-
day evening An excellent program
has been arranged and topics Of vital
interest tu the development of Okla
humn city are to be discussed
Mrs A s. Heaney, who has helped
the Chnmhcr NJ Commerce In two cam
wlrus FOR the preservation OF shade
trees. win talk ON the habits and his.
tory Vt the bagworn which II now
doing so much injury 10 trees here
" II Hampton, city commissioner
viii discuss the city ordinance relat
Ing ~ the removal 0f this pest Sena
tor Charles Davis Of Sapulpa will Rd
dress the meeting on the subject N
parks and Fairgrounds. Judge X NJ
Campbell will give nm informal talk
OH Fairgrounds and discuss needed
legislation along that line Judge
Campbell IL president " The Oknhu
ma Fairgrounds association
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
THE FOLLY.

Tomorrow afternoon there win he
nm entire change Of program 1T the
Folly, but I'm the meantime there will
be- two more performances Of the pres
cnt hin tonight The act Of Rose and
st Claire IL worth the price Of admis
sion alone and there Ia n treat In store
for those WIN appreciate good Jokes
late songs and eccentric dancing They
nrc not strangers here, but are old
time fnvoritcs Among the remain.
iug acts Is that Of the Malcomis sen.
Satlonal Juggling II iR q highly en-.
tDrtaining act throughout These peo
pie can iuggle anything from feath-
or 10 articles almost too heavy to lift
Another net that Is cOmmendnble IL
that ~ Harrington aud Florence
There are new Jokes, new songs and
some feats bordering on that NJ the
magician The Island Four are sure
enough harmony singers Oklahoma
Cltyans who like quartet music should
hear them There are six reels of fine
first run comedy and feature pic.
turcs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
GOOD AT LOVEMAKING
George Whitaker Has Said, Love
You" Thousands Of Times, hut the
Story Has Not Yet Grown Old.

Not man lives I'm Oklahoma City
who has told Il girl he loves her Us
often us George Whitaker lie has
poured the old, old story into tne ear
OF one sweetheart probably 10000
times and 10 tell the truth he doesn't
know this day whether she rccipru
cafes his affection or not His sweet.
hcHrt-ou the stage-is little fnsciuut.
Ing pretty Emma Bunting
It's true, George Whitaker has pun
his lips close tO the shell like ear VI
Miss Bunting Hnd repeated In the
words Of more than one hundred uu.
thors aud rs many dialects, Il love
YOU lie has urged It, impressed it,.
used all sorts Of carcssing lntuuu-
tons, mcllowed II with the hOneyurss
VI the lOvelorn.
Miss Bunting has listened with ont
ward appreciation, bur without an IN.
ward heart flutter tao Whitaker s
story seven evenings and three after.
moons week for four years OF course
she has enjoyed some respite hrUusp
NJ vacations hut 1t Is estimated that
she has heard him say. "I love youn
at least 10000 times, almost enough.
II appears for her to be- prepared 10
make final answer.
Aud Whitaker has several moro
weeks I'm which 10 press his suit before
the girl Nv whom his stage lowe nj lpl4t
has been made apparent to ten. NJ
thousands for Mis-, Bunting win NOT
leave FOR New York to take Mp star
dom In Help Wanted until her Over
holyer engagement IL concluded
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Poultry Breeders Association VIII
Hold Gold Special Show Again With
Two Other Poultry Clubs.

The oklahoma County Poultry
Breeders association held an enthusi-
astic meeting Tuesday evening for the
purpose of electing officers and trans
acting other business. The old off.
GERS John W Nicely, president !;
George G. Winans, secretary, and J.
NJ Phillips, treasurer, were mani-
mously reelected for the ensuing year
II was decided to conduct Gold Spe
cial show next yenr ON an even larger
plan than the exhibit this season.
The Rhode Island Red club and the
Barred Rock club organizations com
posed of breeders " those kinds "
poultry, requested the association to
lrrmit them to hold their annual
show I'm connection with the Gold Spe.
cial neNt season The matter was put
before the members Of the association
and an invitation was extended the
members VI those two clubs to pnrticl.
pnte In the Gold Special shows IN the
future.
All premiums and expenses Of the
recent notable poultry exposition we're
reported paid In full, that the show
had been exceedingly successful from
nm exhibit standpoint and satisfactory
In Il financial way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
ASK. CLEAN BOTTLING
State Bottlers in Convention Want
Legislature TO Pass Laws msuring
Cleanliness In Works

The oklahoma state Hottlcrs' asso.
citation CLOSED ils ninth annual scs.
sion nj the Lcr-llurkins hotel Tuea.
day afternoon with the election Of Of.
ficers for the ensuing year r. u. Ross
~ lAwton was elected president, W
W Fitzgerald NJ pswhuska secretary.
treasurer aud T. q. Rabb of Bartles.
VILE vice president
one ~ the most important actions
Of the convention was the passing Of
resolution recommending that the
present legislature enact law which
will force the hottlers Of carb0nated
beverages to maintain high plane NJ
sanitation and purity Believing that
the public health us well as the future
.of the bottling industry depend upon
cleanliness and sanitation Of the pro.
ducts the association recommended to
the legislature regulations which II
passed and enforced would insure the
sirictcst sanitation In bottling works.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
ON THE WAR IN EUROPE

on the progress Of the fighting, which
reads ~ follows
The attacks made by the French
ON the German positions near Perthes
have been repulsed On the remainder
" the western battle front there was
yesterday nothing more than artillery
exchanges.
There have been no new develop
ments along the East Prussian from
tier
In Poland north Of the YistuIa cav
airy Onslaughts by the Russians have
been repulsed while south Of the Wis.
tula German attacks ut Il point east
OF BolimOw ended with the occupation
Of the village Of Humln, to the north
cnst Fighting for possession Of VOL.
asZye LOwiczka has been going on
since February / In these engage
ments we have taken over four thou
snnd prisoners and captured six ma.
chine guns
Russian attacks at night against
the German positions near B2ura rlv.
or have been repulsed"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
FIX BIDS ON ROYALTY
School Land Commission VIII Ad-
vertise Leases and Also Ask Appro-
priatiOn to Make Land Sales

Hereafter bids on riycrhcd oil leases
viii be based on the usual II - per
cent royalty and as much bonus as
the bidder thinks he can staud and be
able to operate the lease
This action was taken 10y the school
land commission following past eXper
ience with flattcrlng offers made by
bidders on riyerhcd leases. The com
mission decided TO advertise some new
leases on the Arkansas rivcrbed and
the bids viii be- opened after the
thirty days advertising period
The commission decided 10 ask an
appropriation Of 100000 from the
legislature with which to conduct
school land sales during the next two
years. The commission believes that
much more land win be sod during
the next two years thaA in the last
two, In the event that the state *
not visited by crop failures, AS In
the past three or four years
IOuus 10 the amount VI 500 OOO
were approved by the commission, and
Il resolution was adopted 10 the effect
that where farmer borrowing money
from the department moves from the
property before the note becomes due
renewal would not be granted for
more than one year.
Members NJ the commission will
leave Wednesday for nm inspection trir
NJ the CimRrrun aud Arkansas river.
he'd leases
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
BAN Is PUT ON
BANK ROBBERY
Senate Has Trouble Over Measure 60
Pay Reward for Bank Robbers But
Bill Is Finally Passed.

An appeal from the ruling of the
chair was rcsortcd to for the first
time In the senate Thursday after
noon during the consideration Of the
bank robber bill The chair won by
close margin. during the discussion
of the bin, which came up following
favorable committee report for final
passage Amendments had been Of
fered, the reading clerk was having
some trouble In presenting them to
the members so that latter could un-
derstHnd Lieutenant Governor Trapp,
the presiding officer, made a remark
about the manner I'm which he thought
the bills were being handled, and pro
posed that the bill be- sent hack 10
be enRruSsed This was opposed 10y
Senator Barrett who satd the bin was
It house meuure and the senate had
no authority 10 order It engrOssrd
The chair did not sustain the point
Of order and an appeal was taken.
The chair was sustained 10y close
vote
Senator's Davis and Tucker took ex-
ceptons 10 the chairs method In con.
ducting the proceedings aud some
warm words passed only to he re-
trncted later
The bank rObber bin, however, af
ter causing the trouble II did, was
finally passed by the senate and now
goes back 10 the house for final en.
grossmeut when It win 10 10 the gov
ernor for his signature
In committee ~ the whole the sen
ate recommended the Basssge u the
new assessor bin This provides II
salary for the assessor. aud In Hddi
tlon II penalty Of 81 Is placed against
the man who fails TO turn IN his prop
erty. The property owner, under the
terms Of the bill, must 70 10 the as
SCISSOR and list his property The 81
penalty goes to the assessor IN addl
| tIon to the SALARY hr gets under the
/ law.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
WHITE MULE VICTIMS
Several Of Them Rounded Up in the
Police Court Today, but the Cash
Receipts We're Not Large

Judge Price Of the police court had
nm exceedingly light run at his Wednes-
duy morning session. Mat Wells, up
as d plain drunk was given 81 and
trimming Joe purW. Mexican, up
for the first time ON q charge Of VA.
grnnry wis given until noon to leaye
town. John Allison charged with
stealing cunl from the Frisco, was dis
missed. ans there we're no prosecuting
Witnesses present
Roy Clark, a plain drunk, was given
II plain fine VI 81 and s. p. Chelton,
who was charged with imblblng
white mule too frequently, was also
given fine of 81 and trimmings by
Judge Price Charles Borner charged
with having no visable means OF sup
port, was dismissed 70 leave. James
W. Trasper, charged with being drunk
WAS given a fine of 81, making n total
" s. for the morning session. A mau
mp for beating his wife, was released
as the wife, who had signed the com
plaint against him. failed to appear
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
RUSSIAN

pErROGRAD Feb. 3 Successes
FOR the Russian arms In the region n
Warsaw aud in the Carpnthians are
rccuuutrd In an official Russian state
ueut issued here today Confirma-
tiun is given also to the report that
German troops have been sent to the
tLrpnthilns tu assist their Austrian
allies The text follows
"lhe engagements I'm the region Of
Ml0wl have continued favorable to
our troops ON the left bank of the
Vistula the battle on the roads from
Bolimow proceeded ON February I
with considerable intensity A large
number of heavy and light batteries
participated energetically IN the en-
gagement
The German attack on the morning
IT the second, north ot Boriimow, was
rcpulScd with great losses for the rne.
my A violent combat was begun
south NJ the village OF Goumine, whare
We re-captred advanced trenches
which we lost January o. The pos
sessions of small furm still Ia un.
decided
South of the Pilica, near Dounai
etz the enemy increased the intensity
u' his homhardment continuing night
aud day, hut attempts W the rncmys
troops to make progress are without
success
"ln the CarpathIans the conflict
continued January 81 and February /
our forced advanced fighting along
the broad front at Dukla pass as far
~ the lower San, having CROSSED the
principal ridge Of the mountain range
In the region OF JRsliska and McZo La
boreZ, where we took battery ~ siN
cannon, two mOrmrs number ol
rapid flrers and numerous prisoners
An offensive movement undertaken by
the enemy southeast of Uszok pass
was repulsed with enormous losses
News relative tO the transportation
Of German troops 10 the CHrpnthinu
front finds confirmation In the fact
that on February -. southeast NJ Bcs
Kid pass we destroyed a battalion of
the 22ith German regiment. rem
nnnt Of which notable battery and
battalion commanders Of mon were
made prisoners"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
The NEEDLE Question

Needless needles may trade slogan TO catch the
indifferent buyer Of talking machine There is trouble
effort to change needles you change them at the SAME time
change the record
You not after noise you want MUSIC
The most important thing about music pleasing sound and
produce propeS the volume and tona qualities
must be capable ~ moduaon change Changabe needles
give you this advantage and very necessary control
With changabe needles you escape that tesome FIXED
volume that from Interchangeable FIXED repro
ducer FIXED point needle
That ohangeable needles give you many advantages truth
will appreciate when you in and get the FACTS and
that's what you witt do you do your plain duty and follow your
best interests
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
F ACE COVERED
WITH P|NPLES
Red, Then Festered, Would Itch
and Burn, Sore and Disfgured,
Used CutiCura Soap and 0int-
ment, Completely Healed,

Clearwater, 8 c." untn thrse months
ago my face was 80 covered with pimples
that ! was ashamed of t. vas told had
ecremN First the plmples wero red. thon
they festored and they would Itch and burn
all tho time They kept my face sore all
the time and II was all dlsaEured I was
almost ashamed to see my friends.
81 found no cure unul I used CuticurA
Soap and Ointment In sir weeks my fare
became smooth and soft and now | look
different person The pimples have all van
ished and am completely healed tsiguod)
Miss Katie Richardson, July 81, 1914
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-03
HOUSE Is NOW
WORKING FAST
Work Of Lower Branch Of the Legis-
lature is Advanced Ahead Of the
Senate in tho Last Few Days.

The lower house of the legislature
has been working 50 fast during the
past few days that 1t has forged far
ahead Of the senate Almost the en-
tire day yesterday was taken up with
roll calls on house measures which
had been advanced 10 final passage the
previous day. Recently the house has
been disposing Of from ten to twenty
bills day either on final roll cull or
In committee Of the whole.
The senate bill passed by that body
which would repeal the law which au-
thorlLes the state superintendent Of
public instruction 10 employ an in
spector OF schools was reported do pass
by the house committee ON education
The hill by Sykes providing for the
creation OF a state athletic commission
10 regulate boxing contests was also
reported fayorBy with committee
amendments.
Among bills passed finally In the
house late yesterday afternoon were
Authorizing the secretary OF state to
have printed 200 copies Of the 1910
1911 and 1913 session laws and appro-
prlatlng $500 FOR that purpose; max
Ing an appropriation from the bar com
mission fund 10 pay expenses NJ the
commission for the next two years
apprOpriating $1,000 for payment uf
claims against the firemens relief aud
pension fund two bills making total
appropriations " about three quarters
Of million dollars from section 49,
and new college land funds for the
support Of certain state institutions Of
higher education; comforting addi.
tional authority ON the county attor.
ney Of Muskogee county amending the
statute relating 10 changes ~ Venue
and the commencement ~ nctiOns nm
der the head of general procedure
legalislng the incorporation Of the
town " East Duke In Jackson county.
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