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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
THANKS FOR PRESENTS
Nantes, Legers and lie Mans Send
Messages to State Department Tell
ing Of Pleasure Extended

WASHINGTON. Jan. 80 Messages
Of thanks from the city of Nuulrs
and the prrfcct Of Legrr- Hnd lr
Man, for the gfts 7rut by American
children tu those or France have been
received at the state department
through Ambassador sharp ut Paris.
Al Nantes number Of Belgian
refugees were among those to whom
gifts were distributed
This donation ha- touched %.
touched us drop.y' said Mayor Mel
lamy "ll Is both proof NJ sympa
thy toward sister nations suffering
military occupation aud Am cNpr,~
sion OF pity for so many un(ortm.
stes driven from their homes The
little people of France and Belgium
will never forget the sacrifices of
their kind friends IN America As for
their parent. they remember that de
scendants ~ Franklin held out their
hands 10 the grund~ous ~ LaFay
cite"
Ia the cruel hours through which
they are passing the sympathy Of the
neutral nations is, he cdclnred one OF
their chief comforts
Ambassador Page at London send'
an official English report which says
that the gifts arrived generally 1t
excellent condition.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
HURRY CAPITOL WORK
Plans Of Capitol Commission, Cover
nor and Others IL for Work 10 BE
Carried on without Delay.

A full agreement on all matters
pertaining to the status Of the capitol
commission a. between the governor
and legislature and other fea-
lures under consideration Is eN-
pected At conference 10 be
held by members Of the public build
Ing committees Of the senate and
house and the governor Monday II Is
understood that certain plans have
been considered In the handling NJ the
matter and that all differences Of
opinion have been adjusted. or 81
nearly 50 that no future trouble is an
ticlpated
A bill will be- prepared Immediately,
.it Is believed, for Introduction I'm the
legislature, controlling the future ac
tiOns ot the capitol commission in the
matter " building the capitol. 1t Is
understood the governor viii occupy
II prominent position IN the matter.
The letting Of the contract for the
construction OF the capitol will prob.
ably not be done until everything II
settled satisfactorily, but that It IL
believed, will not he very long and
will cause practically no delay in the
beginning OF work on the building
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30

allOtments In the heart OF the oil
fields, valued at 100000.
The father Of the children, Hardy
Sells, negro, was drowned In the
Grand river, but his body was never
discovered, Testimony was introduced
10 show that ], G. Johnson, negro,
impersonated Hardy Sells, claiming
that he had never been drowned, and
went with Irwin 10 Mexico City where
Johnson, representing himself az the
father Of the children, executed deeds
to Irwin following the death OF the
children IN the burning at Taft
Johnson turned states evidence and
confessed that he had executed deeds
10 the allotments Of the children, rep
resenting himself as their father and
heir, and also had executed deeds Ia
other lands Of other children Of Hardy
Sells, who had died before the Taft
explosion.
Evidence was introduced that irwin
bought tickets at MuskOgee for Mexico
City two days before the explosion
and left three dAys after the tragedy
and was arrested In the Mexican capi.
tai on March 70. seven days later H.
r. Allen, charged with connection with
the conspiracy, Il said to have plead
ed guilty None of the cases of the
other alleged consniratorS has vet
reached the criminal court OF appeals
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
Life Sentence Of Man, Charged With
Dynamiting House TO Kill, Confirmed

The criminal court OF appeals In an
opinion today by Presiding Judge
Thomas II. Doyle affirmed the life
sentence imposed In Muskogee county
on William irwin.
Irwin, II MuskOgee real estate man,
was indicted IN connection with ID. X.
Allen. +. l.. Martin, John CoOmbs, Jim
Manuel and Stout Ham, charged with
the murder Of Castella Sells, n negro
child, ON March %, 1911 All the de-
PENDANTS were alleged to be In con
splracy and the criminal court held
that the conspiracy was proven, justl-
fying the finding OF the trial court In
the Irwin case
The murder was one ~ the most
atrOclous In the history Of Oklahoma
criminology. The house nt Taft, Okla,
IN which Castella aud Herbert Sells,
minor Creek freedmen were living with
their stepmother, was blown up with
dynamite during the early morning
hours The house was entirely de
stroyed by fire, the roof falling In upon
the bed where the children were, pin
ming them there until they were burn.
Ell 10 death.
II was charged that Irwin aud the
others entered conspiracy 10 blow mp
the house and murder the children In
srdsr that they might purchase their
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
BATTLEFIELDS FREEZE
Severe Wlntry Weather Reported 1T
Fast and West Fronts; Russians
Retreat in Confusion.

BFRLlN Jan 30 Nleuun ndylcrs
say that the AustrIuns ARE continuing
their clearing operations In the Car.
pathlan mountains where the Rus
SLAMS are reported to hc rctrouting In
confusion AT many pour~ No huttles
of importance are reported from the
Caucasus.
The weather iu both the western
and eastern arenas or the war cOg
tlnue wlntry. Even iu northern
France and Flanders the temperature
IL below the freezing paint while In
the Argonne forest ana the Vosges
mountains where there have been
heavy falls ~ snow, the temperature
is II degrees below zero fahrenheit
Reports from East Prussia and
northern Poland say that freezing
weather still prevails In those regions
Atmospheric conditions appear Ia
presage continuance NJ this weather
even In the west
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
AGAINST WAR CHANGE
Secretary Daniels Dees Not Believe
American Battleship Construction
Plans should BE Altered Now.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O-Secretary
Daniels declared today discussing the
naval building plans that he thought
this years construction plans should
he carried ont without regard to the
European war
I'VE do not know enough about the
war to have II influence this years
building program said he I'VE have
observers In Europe and are planning
to send more 80 that by next Decem-
her we can make recommendations TO
congress based on the results Of the
great conflict but for the present
battleshlps, submarines and destroy
ers are the bread and butter VI the
navy"
For those reasons, he said, he had
not recommended battle cruiser
Both he and his aides agree that prob
lens OF naval strategy IN the North
sea, a comparatively small body "
water, were different than those con.
fronting the United States with the
Atlantic ocean ON one side, the Pacific
on the other, not to mention the Gulf
OF Mexico and the Caribbean sru
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
FRANKS LAWYER
DEFENDS THREE
Former Attorney at Murder Trial Ap.
pears as Witness In Present Case
Testimony Corroborated.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan 30.-Luther II.
Rosser, who was one Of Leo NJ. Franks
principal attorneys In his trial on the
chnrge Of numbering Mary Phagan,
was the first witness for the defense
today In the trial Of Dan s. Lehon,
southern manager of the Burns DE
tectiye agency &. &. Tedder, a former
Burns employe and Arthur Thurman,
lawyer, charged with procuring ta;se
nffidavlts concerning the Frank case
from Rev. C. Is. Ragsdale and X. L.
Barber.
Rosser testified that Ragsdale and
Barber came 10 his office unsolicited
by him to make the affidaylts. 9th
ers TN the room at the time, he said,
were Mr. Brandon, his law partner.
and Lehon.
"Ragsdule did most Of the talking"
Rosscr testified "He spoke fluently
without prompting Of suggestions FROM
me or from Iehon Occasionally Bar
her added some details. When they
finished their statements, indicated
the substance 10 a stenographer. Az.
ter reading thC written statements
Ragsdale and Barber made oath 10
them and signed them"
The lawyer then said he dictated
amendments to Hrarks extraordinary
motion for trial, hasing the amend
meuls ou the RaGsdale. Barber afr
duvlls which declared they heard
James CUnley, negro, tell another
negro he had killed girl In the fsr
tory where Mary rhagRns body was
found.
The testimony " Bradou tended to
curruhorate that " ROsser.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
Court Commission Out of Existence
Because Legislature Failed to Act

owing 10 failure Of the legislature
tn pNsS a bin continuing its existence.
the life of the supreme court commits
huu win expire tomorrow The com
mission this afternoon handed down a
few opinions, this being IT, last work
ing day and viii turn all other cases
IN o., hands back to the Supreme
court
Members Of the commission stated
today that they win not return 10
their homes FOR the present, az the
legislature is expected to take some
action soon ON hlll pending In the
house tu extend the life OF tho com
mission The appropriation for pay.
ment of salaries and clerk hire ~ the
commission does not expire uutll June
80. 1913. aud this could be- used by
the supreme court In employing rs.
sistance until that time Members Of
the commission have decided that they
will not accept any money from the
appropriation after tomorrow.
The supreme court commission. com
posed Of six members was created hy
the legislature ~ 1911 to continue
two years Al the 1913 session N,
hfe was continued until February l.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
COTTON THREATENED
Department Of Agriculture SAYS Re
strictive Measures Will BE Needed
TO Prevent Presence Of BOll Worm.

WASHINGTON, Jan 80 Restrict
i've measures will be necessary to
prevent the introduction of the pink
cotton boil worm into the southern
states according 10 the department Of
agriculture. The measures would
limit importatlons of line cotton TO
northern states only; would regulate
the movement OF such cotton from
northern 10 southern states ana re
strict imp0rtauOns Of Hawaiian cot
ton TO certain parts " the north.
The restrictions were proposed at
II hearing last May 10 but action was
deferred pending the completion ot
tests In burning and dlsInfecting for.
eign line cotton IN southern mills
Such methods. It now IL stated, can
not be relied upon TO prevent the In.
PRODUCTION Of the pest Officials be-
lieye the proposed restrictions Will
not work a serious hardship to south
ern manufacturers They say the
pink boil worm would prove fully as
disastrous as the boil weeyll,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
THREE GET DIAMONDS
New York Auto Bandits Bind and
Gag Clerks, Take Jewels Worth
$4,000 and Escape.

NEW YORK, Jan 80, -ApproN.
mHtcly $4,000 worth of diamonds
were stolen today from the pawnshop
of AdOlph stern on the upper East
side by three men who drove up to the
store In an automobile held up the
three clerks with reyOlyers, bound
and gagged them, threw the jewels in
to three suit cases and escaped In the
waiting car
The three men bound and gagged
the clerks. threw them to the floor and
tied them together In addition to
the gems they took $40 in cash, but
overlooked other money In the safe.
The proprietor OF the place, after a
rough inventory, estimated his loss at
$1,000.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
NAVAL BUILDING
FIGHT STARTED
Reading Of Appropriation Bill Brings
Opposing Forces In House to Real
Contest,

WASHINGTON. ID. g., JHu. 30. The
real fight over the naval building pro
gram began with the reading Of the
naval appropriation bill ut the outset
Of tOday's session of the house Gen
eral debate had closed and the house
met early Ia expedite the measure
without any agreement for final
vote.
Chairman Padgett Of the committee
is standing firm for the two battle.
ship program. But the seventeen sub.
marines provided for In the bill are
twice the number asked by Secretary
Daniels and there are other items AZ.
gregntlng several million dollars not
expected by the navy department.
whose elimination would be unwel.
come to MIR Padgett, who has charge
Of the measure.
Many amendments, either to Increase
or diminish the contemplated expendi-
lures awaited action and a session
tonight was In prospect.
The house galleries were crowded
during the session last night. Secre.
tary Daniels spent several hours sit.
ting close TO Chairman Padgett.
Considerable interest was aroused
by Representative Hobsons assertion
regarding Japan's attitude and he
made II clear that Secretary Bryan
had denied to him that there had
been any negotiations with Japan re.
rardlng the United States evacuation
~ the Philippines or the relations with
Japan have been strained at any time
during Mr. Bryan's term as secretary
NJ state.
Mr. liohson, however while he
hoped his convictions were wrong. de
clarcd that he stlll believed that what
he had said was true.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
DOUGLAS GETS OFFICE
Succeeds Van Wrinkle rs Referee In
Bankruptcy and VIII be sworn ln
NJ Once 10 Begin His Duties.

j NJ. Van wlnkle, United States
referee In bankruptcy, has rendered
his resignation and the vacancy has
been filled by the appointment Of
Judge Selwyn Douglas, who il to be
sworn in soon. II is expected that
some arrangement will be made where
by Judge Van Winke will look after
old cases now I'm his hands and he
will probably remain at the referees =
office until March l.
II s expected that Judge Douglas
will be sworn in Saturday evening or
Monday morning and will at once take
charge Of all new cases that may come
up In bankruptcy In this district.
Judge Van Winkle has h,.,n referee
in bankruptcy In Oklahoma since state
hood. Judge Douglas is we'll known
oklahoma City lawyer and was former
ly assistant county attorney.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
WILL CONSERVE
SUPPLY Of GAS
Hudson Measure Is Ready For
introduction in House sf
Representatives.
INTEND TO PREVENT WASTE
Bill Would BE Fair TO PrOduC-
erS, Pipe Line Companies
and the Public.

A biu for the conservation of nat
urul gas, which is companion mrsa
ure for the oil conservation bill has
been prepared BY Representative
Wash Hudson for Introduction into
the house today
The measure Is designed to stop the
great waste NJ natural Eu- In OklHho
mH which threatens 10 exhaust the
supply within a Few year The pre-
ductluu " natural gH- under such con.
ditlons rs to constitute Nu,lr is pro.
mhIt-i under It's provisions The term
waste h defined tO mrHu boo addition
10 It's ordinary significance the rs.
cupc " natural gas iu commercial
quantities into the atmosphere, drown.
Ing uf gas by turning water into the
bearing sand, underground wusle. per
mittiug natural ga, to burn or the
wastefuI utilization " such product
When gHs iu discovered iu amy we'll
drilled for oil or gas IL shall be- con.
fined to the original stratum until II
can be- used without waste aud shall
also be protected from mnltrallon
from water,
Must Buy From All
An unrestricted flow N natural gas
In excess u l,ODWO cubic feet every
twenty four hours is considered com
mcrcInl quantity and the corporation
commission shall have authorityh ~
require the conservation uf such g3r
The commission may also exercise It's
discretion as 10 conservation NJ a
smaller quantity
Whenever the full production from
any common source is In excess Of
the market demands. only such portion
as can be- marketed without waste as
the natural flow ~ any wells controll-
ed by any person, firm or corporation
bears 10 the total natural flow NJ
them all may be taken from the com
mon source. The corporation com
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30

1913. which Is tomorrow. The house
IL now holding the bin up over dlf-
ference NJ opinion as to whether the
governor or the supreme court should
nnme the commissioners and also over
how many should be- appointed, some
desiring fifteen In order to clean up
the work
The following opinions were an.
nOunced today by Division No. I OF
the supreme court commission
BY Judge Ritteuhouse -- Asa IL
Ramsey, receiver NJ the. Oklahoma
Central Railway company w. a. W.
Mckay, district court McClaln county.
affirmed G. W. Tolle w. NJ. VI. Van.
denherg county court OF Noble county,
affirmed
BY Judge ThRcker - Charles De
Watteryllle and others W. X. O. Sims.
from district court Okfnskee coounty.
reversed and remanded on rehearins,
Ing
The commission also entered q num-
her OF per curlam opinions making o..
ders In cases pending on rshsnT1ng
Only about twenty-five casss rsunole
IN the hands of the colnmiseion 70 -
turned back " The supreme court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
NOT DEADLY WEAPON
Criminal Court Of Appeals Holds That
Plank Is Not In Case Carried Up to
II From AtOks County.

A plank Is not II deadly weapon per
se. according to holding Of Judge
James X Armstrong I'm the criminal
court OF appeals In an opinion which
reversed the conviction and sentence
of one year Of Robert Moody and VIII
Cowan In Atoka county on Il charge
OF assault with II deadly weapon.
The court holds that the information
should have alleged definitely whether
or not the plank was used for the pur-
pose Of mflicting bodily injury and in
what manner 1t was used The case is
reversed ON this aud other grounds
The court In another opinion by
Judge Armstrong also reversed the case
Of Jesse Fludley. convicted lu the
county court NJ Usage county Of m
lawfully giving away whisky
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
GlDEONS TO BANQUET
Christian Commercial Travellers Will
Hold Meeting AT First Methodist
Church and Dedicate Bibles.

The Gideons, the Christian CONNER
cial Travellers association Of America
will hold dedication service and
banquet at the First Methodist church
tonight at O'Clock. The association
will dedicate $50 Bible, which are 10 he
placed IN the hotels " Oklahoma City.
Or. A. G. Scott Of the state uni
versity will speak on "The Bible In
Literature 3" j. g. Masters, principal
N the high school VIII speak on The
Bible In Education" and Judge 4. n.
Munden will deliver an address on
The Bible In the Legal Profession -
short talks viii also be given by f r..
Welty and several Of the prominent
ministers " oklahoma city.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
TURKS BAfFLED;;
FLEEING PERSIA
Russians Rsut MuSSuIman Right
Wing and Occupy Tabriz;
Paris Report.
FLANK MOVES THREATENING
Battles OF Importance Develop
ing at Extreme Ends Of
Eastern FrOnt.

LONDON, Jan 3O-The Paris cor
respondent Of Reuters Telegram com
puny telegraphs that he learns that
the Russians have routed the Turkish
troops In Persia and have entered
'luhriz, capital Of the province Of Az
urblljm which the Turks occupied
early Ia January
PARIS Jau 80 The Turkish
forces have suffered q fresh defeat
In Persia following tho,r inflicted
upon them north NJ ErArrum, accord
lug To dispatches received by the Ma
tiu
The Turkish right wing which iu
,uded AzrrhiiIau. the dbpatrhr, say
was routed 10y the Russians who have
returned tu Tnhriz The Turks are
suld to be- rrlreating towards Murag
ia. ~ miles south ~ 1Abriz
LONDON. Jan. 80 Two conditions
call particularly for comment to-day
by British Observers NJ the war out ui
the Auslru.Grrmnu concentration IN
the CArpathlhns when Is regarded ns
menace to the RUSSIAN admies In
Bukowinn aud the Russian activities
IT, EHst Prussia, which have been
characterized ~ threat to the Ger
man forces IN this territory Thus ut
the extreme end " the immense east
crn front military operations u the
greatest importance are now develop
Ing
On the western huitlc front anOlh
or big battle In the vicinity of Sois
sons * confidently expected, as ls a
bitter conflict near La Bassee. where
for some time the Germans have been
plllng up reinforcements.
Russia new invasion of East Prus
sia is becoming well defined In Brit
lrh eyes aS an Outflankng movement
For some time past this frontier dis
trlct has been In Russian hands with
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
L0LLAR DROPS DEAD
Employe Of Serum Company Fell
Dead at Terminal station While In
Act Of Boarding Street Car

Henry Lollar. an employe Of the
Oklahoma Stock Yards Serum com
pany, dropped dead Saturday morn
ing about $3.50 Just as he started tC
board q stockyards car at the Termi
nal station. Lollar has not been well
for some time and has had two OF
three sinking spells during the past
month, according to A. h. Silver
treasurer Of the company for which
he worked
Iollar was about 70 years old and
leaves n wife and four children, all
Of whom live In McAlester. He was
an old stock man aud for number
of years was In the employ Of the
Rock Island railway Lollar roomed
at the Empire hotel and was In
charge " the hog department OF the
serum company.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
War at a Glance

The German war office. IN It's an.
nouncrmcht Of today assert, that the
Russians have been defeated IN two
minor engagements IN Eu-t Prussia
as well H- In Il night Altnck near BOr-
iimow, IN Poland
In France the heaviest fighting Is
toward the eastern end ~ the line
The German Communication says that
further ground was won In the Ar
gOnne In the course of an engagement
lr which the French suffered heavy
losses Near NeupOrt IN Belgium
ana south Of Nerdun infantry engage
mrnts occurred In which the French
are said to have been defeated over
the greater part Of the line, however,
there II little activity
Sweeping claims OF military sue.
cesses along virtually the entire east
eru front, except IN the extreme
north, are made In an official report
today from the Austrian war office.
II is asserted that In Poland on the
Warsaw front. In Gallcla, Bukowina
and northern Hungary, the Austro-
German allies are battering down the
Russian resistance.
The rearward communication Of
the Russians In GRlisis areSfhreaten.
ed, the report says, ky the Austrians
while the Russian tbrces which in
vaded BukOwina and northern Hun
gary have been unsuccessful, and In
Poland the trenches Of the Austro-
German armies are approaching the
Warsaw forts. No mention ~ made
Of East Prussia, which according 10
Petrograd reports, now ia menaced by
a new offensive movement on the
part OF the Russian army Of invasion
Reports from the Russian war office
recently have indicated that the Aus
trians have gained some sdvantge in
the fighting In the Carpathians, but
neither the Petrograd, nor Berlin
statements has shown important
changes In the Warsaw front
Dispatches from London and Paris
state that the Russians have inflicted
defeat on the Turkish army which
invaded Persia and have reoccupied
TahriZ
An official communication from the
commander Of the Russian army Of
the Caucasus SAYS that the Turks
were defeated and put to flight IN an
engagement near Tabriz, but makes
no mention OF the re-occupatIon OF
that city by the Russians.
Berlin advIces tell of raid on Os
tend and Zebrugge In Belgium by
aeroplanes. II is said that three 0t
these aeroplanes failed to return
having been surrounded by German
aircraft and driven out to sea
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-30
LEAVE SCHOOL HOUSE
State Offices Housed There Now VIII
BE Transferred TO Mercantile Build
Ing ms Soon As Possible

Plans are being perfected whereby
all the state offices which have been
house IN the school building he
tween Third and Fourth streets on
Walnut, since the capital was remov
ed to Oklahoma City, will be- trans.
fcrred to the Mercantile building,
where other state offices now are
II IL possible that the offices Of the
board Of agriculture will be placed in
the Lawrence building II IL argued
that enough room can he made In the
Mercantile building for the remainder
Of the departments, with the possible
exception Of the board Of agriculture
NJ great saving Of expense. Sev.
eial departments In the Mercantile
building now occupying two or three
rooms win cut down to one or two
rooms, or what they actually need.