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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
PACKERS TRAINS
GET GOOD CARE
Witness at Rate Hearing lie
ClareS MeatTrains Are Rushed
TO Destination.
SHIP LIVESTOCK IN WINTER
Large Proportion is Shipped
When Cost of Transports
tlOn Is Heavy.

CHICAGO April Meat trains re-
D.'" -pc"lH. attention aud are rNpe
aIt'' boo the -nmr manner that live.
.l''h d, mud.ru. according lu g. Il.
N.'Hr genera. superintendent VI tho
'Nl.H-m and Northwestern. who tesu-
ilrI i"lny 600 rhe western rate case
."IIur before W VI Daniels inter.
-.a'" commerce commissioners
cNumiurI b., Ross Ryndpr. at.
'"n' iW Swift and company. Mr.
N.H-. who Was rulIcd Hs witness FOR
'.r % western railroad systems which
H'r asking uu Increase iu rate, on Ger
'.IH .Immudlur,. declared that special
runs were made with meat trains ms
we'll as livestock II ten or more cars
"ct" waiting transportation.
luri Of the crUss.eNHmlnAtiOp con.
rrulug the relative speed Of transit
"f meat carried In the railroad refrig
orator rurS aud thnt IN cars owned
h' the puckers The witness said the
Northwestern refrigerator cars made
~ miles a day while the packers cars
shows 10 miles
Your car mileage Is figured ON
elapsed time covering time of service
~ well ~ running time" said Mr..
Wins The actun running time would
give our refrigerator ears mileage
/ of about ~ miles II day ~ against 10
miles actual running time for the
packcrS trains. counting time when the
rnrs are actually ON the road"
ON direct examination MIR Villas said
u large portion Of the livestock traf
| fir was handled In the winter months
when cost Of transportation was heayi-
est
. truss.eNamined by r. " Tomslson.
secretary " the American Livestock
association he said that though he
livestock shipments were heaviest I'm
the winter months. the total shipments
v"r" less then that at any times In
the ycnr
s. II 'owan, representing the Amer.
lean National Livestock association
and Rice Shippers In the southwest.
asked that rates on rice from the
southwest he eliminated from the hear.
ing
The Interstate commerce commits
sion now has under consideration rates
outinued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
FOOD FOR JURY
CAUSE OF SUIT
Savoy Meals Too High For Them in
Opinion Of the County Commissioners
aud Beck viii Sue.

The pauiu.s Oh The county commits
-iourr- admit It uud George Beck, man
ugcr uf the Savoy cafe is willing ru
swear that If is 10 Mr Beck II Is ou
just Sl2l2O la unpaid bills which the
county commissioners state they viii
not pay under any conditions.
The reason Sl95 per day for each
Jurors meals Is too much, with capi
tai 4 and NJ The commissioners win
mot ,lutr just how much too II Is, but
they let It be- known that 1t was several
cents over the ante And they intend tu
fiN the ante hereafter
When Mr. Beck presented his bin Of
SH39O Tor feeding the jurors IN the ease
NJ Ed Perry and Y. S. Dun, which
amounted tu 81 ~. he expected tu get
the money lie said the men had eaten
That much II ever anyone did and that
hr was not iu business for his health
but the commissioners had different
view NJ it The moral u.s. "lf you're a
juror You can't expect lu eat too heart.
ily and get away with H." The com
mls~luucrs are not going to pay Tor Il
Il have been entering to the public
% long time suid Mr. Hrrk TO-DAY. "lu
due course NJ time the jurors came ia
my place and fed them. Each men
! would secure q rrceipt.frum the fore
man and uu presenting 1t would recriv,
mN money from the commissioners.
Iiu. one day they refused tu pay
mr told them lo lrud the Jury some
where elise ru eat That was not go
Ink 10 feed them ANY longer Then ON,
day Judge CLARK called me mp and told
mr that the jury wanted tu come tu th,
SWoy ana ent Informed him that
h would cost them the regular price
80 cents Tor breakfast 70 cents foi
lunch aud 30 cents fur the evening meal
lie said II wus all right aud 81 the,
unmc back They Hte Just M hearth,
ms they did I'm the days Of old and goI
their moneys worth
Then the Ed Perry case came M
and ! led the Jury In that case Sp3 N
worth NJ good things The Dunn cns,
brought the jury back for S28 NO more
The receipts were signed 10y Ballff,
Butler and Whltehill representing N,
Judges after | had been Informed tha
the cost would be- paid Now. the Iur,
has been fed ! have presented my hll
aud the commissioners say they will no
pay 10
'Rul they win never get IN blue pen
ril another hin FOR me am through
feeding lurlcs. And at that ! fee
sorry fur the jurors. for there II II,
telling what restrictions the commits
,ioners viii place ON their eating"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
IN WILD TRIP
OVER RED SEA
kaiser's Emissarics spent Twenty
Three Days In Native Boat and
Eludr French Searchers.

ROME April y. Members Of the
German mission who made an unsug
crssfuI attempt To penetrate to Adds
Ahcnu tu communicate with the Ter
man minister To Auyssiuiu have Just
arrived n Rome ON their way home.
Italy did not permit them passage
through Eutrru, but undertook tu src
that mail fur tho miui,Jrr would 30
forward In due course.
The mrmucI, ur the mission had u
series ut wmmkahlr experiences
which Included 80 days uu thr Red
srn la native hunt, an encounter
with q French cruiser which almost
resulted n their capture and prc-lst
rul but futile efforts To obtain pes
mission lo tuyrl through the italian
vuu-I country
II has been umurcd that the ub
jtyl uf this mission was tu iusligate
the Abysslninns to attack British
forces In the Sudan This, The rior
muus deny, suyiug their purpusr was
only 10 carry mail to the minister
1hls douinl has been met by Italian
newspapers with % recital NJ the com
pn>Itlm a. the mission aud also 10y the
fnrt that 10 travelled through Ru
mnmn bulgaria. Turkey aud Asia
Minor before mudnp uu the Arabian
coast upur Aknlmh The mission CON
sisted of Herr fruhcnlus German
explorer vho is described ~ an mu
mate friend " Emperor William uud
tive secretary and u spcyial nttHrhc ul
IN, foreign office.
From AkAhnhu the travellers cross
ed the Red sen tn Massowa, capital ui
the Italian colony uf lrtrea II wa,
ON thi, trim that % French cruiser
oyerhuulrd them The native hout
chartered by the mission, was thor
oughly searched by the French offl
GERS hut the four Germans had n,
carefully hidden themselves that the,
remained undiscovered
When II was apparent that the ltnl
Inn authorities would not permit then
tn go through Entrca the mission
pnve M It's objective aud started back
home.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
BRITISH PROTEST AGAINST
MEXICAN MINING LAW

FL PASO Tex, April s. British
mining men ~ the Durango district 10.
day sent 10 Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
British ambassador TO Washington. "A
protest against the amendment to the
Mexican mining law recently adopted
hy the villa government The protest
was drafted 10y the British vlcccon
at Durango city
The mining men asserted II would
he impossible to comply with the law
which requires that all properties
shall be worked continually with go,
ernment cOnfiscOllOn ~ penalty n
such work * not performed The
American niue owners already have
protested to the state department
m lm. % amimr assertion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
COTTON FIRM SUITS ARE
DISMISSED IN ALABAMA

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April S.--M
Il Grubh In the federal district court
today dismissed thirty four suits
against the Louisville and Nashville
rnirond instituted by English, French
German aud Italian cotton firms who
transacted business with the bankrupt
firm uf Knight Inncey aud company
~ Huntsvllle and Decatur The suits
involved more than $1,000, 900 aud the
laintiffs sought to fix responsibility
fo, their losses upon tho railroad he
cause Of alleged negligence In the
mrdling " bills " lnding
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
nARr FOR NEUTEALS


PARIS April S. stephen rO,hw.
nmr mm,r, of foreign mmlI.
commenting upon M. lmw ~mu,7
U.Jr pr0Drrun. AGAINST tine luUrah u.
0u boz council rrumu- German COM
muua asserts rmD Wu-hiuroue eru
r.,e ury OF ID purely judicial and com
mu.m rhnu,Dr aud do mot .urn
urully take into account tine manner
l which Germany Is making war At
the -uur time hc admits the Franco
British embargo ON commerce has rr
ultcl boz haul-hu- for u~urraA aud
says.
I'VE reduced a- far n- possible our
defensive measures against Germany
ro M mot TO humprr the Legitimate
commerce of ucwu- and prrhap,
other concessions are possible iu that
direction However drsiruu- wr may
br to wage war differently from Ger
many. and keep intact our conception
~ the laws Of humanity we muuo,
sacrifice ourselves for the pleasure II
showing ourselves ,hlvulr0u-"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
EIGHT ARE RESCUED FROM
WATER LOGGED CRAFT

NEW YORK. April & Seven men.
captain and crew ~ the schooner LiE
gir r Wiley which sailed April /
from Savannah for puwtucket with
lumber. were brought into port today
hy the steamer rruteus from New or
leans which rescued them from their
little craft wnierlogRei and adrifi
$50 miles south " Cape Hatterss on
Aurll
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
DECISIVE BLOW Is STRUCK
CARRANZA SAY VILLA MEN

Ell PASO. Texas, April g BY the
defeat of General ObreFons army IN
the last two days In Central Mexico,
officials OF the wills faction al Juar
81 declared today Il decisive blow had
been struck Mt the CarsnIa cause Re
ports 10 villa headquarters said Obre
CONS force was retreatlng southwark
from H point midway between Quere
taro and lrapuatO villa personally Is
directing the pursuit
Each side had from 10000 TO 25,OOO
men. the report said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08

The southwestern storm is central
over western Kansas and IL moving slow
~ Hortheastvard II has caused general
showers sud thundarstOrms ON the east
ern slope " the Rocky mountains and
In the plains states from the nakotns
to central Texas. Altua aud Oklahoma
city report The heaviest rainfall ~
aud % Inches reapectively Previpita
tlon has been general also In the north
Pacific and northern plateau states The
weather has been fair over all NJ the
torrltnry east NJ the Mississippi river.
Moderate temperatures continue In all
sections Of the United States aud Can
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
RUSSIANS DRIVE
WEDGE IN ENEMY
AuStrianS. In CarpalhianS Fac
Ing Severe Defeat Along
Whole Line.
WILL NOT QUIT DRINKING
Total Prohibition Not TO BE At
tempted BY Leaders In
British Isles.

PETROGRAU. April s. The ud
vance " the Russians In the Cmpmlh
lIus has cut tine Austrian army m'
deer General Burrruutcn iu two pmor7.
The eastern wing of this army ts in II
precpious position The Russians
UnNr captured ~mulouh rual ol Lup
Iov pu4s
The Nu.suus hu,r Also thrown back
the A-lnous bon the district uf lmi
fnrIdr and lu the district u' Iuph"w.
Having advanced through Tine Roster
pms, they have forced u wedg" hy
tween the Austrian armies
~mo.mk controls the only r"nd
r,..m Nnz.,,nprrl nnd Cz.oA. dis.
t..,..nr .,r milo.
.ln. western uIu. of fnc Austrian
rrp, bp- A.. Inns. ,I Gummcnor uuI
n. communicative oIor. fnr rond- iu
f., rmrgory prr uuilr safe the east.
,rr viny o tbr contrary. /. Iulurd
.y..rn tnr forr.s oprrptlup nrnuud u.
.l t,.p,, milo. from fine In--inn
r,.,t,n. nt smopil n which unr,
n,,. n,rcot,r,J ,,ith attack
IN is r.gurIrd us likely Mm ibr
,r.tr,np. viii hr conprIlcd tn rmn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
WAR RUM0R Is DENIED
Report Of Declaration of Hostilties
Between Germany and Holland II
Denied

LONDON. April g. Rumors were
current In London today " decara
tlon Of hostilltles between Germany
aud Holland They were, however. ab
solutely without confirmation and
dispatches from The Hague received
late this afternoon ignored amy such
developments
The minister ~ The Netherlands In
London when questioned said he had
heard rumors 60 this effect He had
no Information on the subject himself
but absolutely dlscredited the report
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
CARL BUSCH. AGED 20,
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

PASADENA. cal. April s.-Carl
Rursch son Of the late Adolphus
Busch millionaire brewer Of St. Louis,
died nt the residence II HIS mother
here today, aged 10 years. He had
been In M health several months.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
GERMANS EXPRESS SORROW
OVER DEATH or wEDDIGEN

BERIIN, April e One of the news
items given ont today by the Overseas
News Agency is NJ follows:
German papers and the public
express deep sorrow at the death n
Captain otto Weddigen Of the subma
rlne U20 and 70 whose heroic ca
rw 4. uwN rUdpd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
STATES CASE CLOSED

The prosecution Bon rhr WrIch Inn
prachmrul trial rested their side of the
case at - 40 today and the defense
was given 80 minutes tu prepare for
thnlr siMn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
INTO
GUARANTY FUND
Mon Mutual Of Enid Subject
Of Much Questioning In I'm
peachment Case,
EXPLAINS IDA HASLEY CASE
Wide Range of Subjects Covered
In Inquiry Regarding
Nelch's 5 Actions.

The status of tur guaranty fund OF
the Mon Mutm Insurance company
of Enid was inquired into al length
by the Wolrh court Of lmpeugAm"ut 90
day II A. Dillon. one " the prm.pu.
owners Of the company. Je,ufyuE ,rN
rrHI day ugo, said thut this fund
consisted Of $4,000 Of which AJuUU
WIS now iu cash and the other repre-
scented real estate muriEugrS ON IaNl
appraised al xIIOOU Tie stated at
DunD time that the deposit was punrI
600 The oklahoma State muh ur luI
The house managers today produced
'rsldcuce TO show that the money was
mot ON deposit Boo rnr bank " A.
Mcbride AN assistant buuk examiner
placed on the stand by the prosecution
said yesterday be had made an exam
nation u the bank aud did not find
this deposit there that II had all
been checked ont. part OF It IN 1919
aud the balance In 1914
Dillon was recalled by The defense
and stated that the $1,000 In cash
previously deposited I'm the Oklahoma
State hnuk had been checked ont and
distributed In seven other banks In
various sums located In territory
where the company did most OF It's
business The remaining 5000 was
divided and loaned on two pieces Of
land In Ellis county The law he said
he understood allowed them TO invest
the guaranty fund In real estate
Asked why he did not explain this the
other day in telling about the guar
anty fund he said that he did not re-
member being asked about IT,
Loaned On Real Estate.
He was questioned concerning d
former mortgage ON real estate thai
caused the insurance commissioner tC
refuse to grant the license Dillon
said the mortgage In question did mol
seem To stand the test as required by
the commissioner. and that this wa.
released and the full $4,000 WI,
placed IN cash Then some time nftei
the license was issued the loan " IN,
81 600 was made on the real estate
Answering questions put TO him b,
n. mbers of the court. Dillon said thl
guaranty fund was carried ~ such OF
the books ~ the company and 80 re
tCOntinued on Lest Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
THE WEATHER
Washington Forecast

Washington Forecast
OhlRAomB Tonight partly cloudy cool
or In extreme east portion. FriduN gen.
orally fair
Louisinna Unsettled. shower Nf ur
Friday
Arkansas Unsettled ~hun,I. tp.
might or Friday cooler tonight leo The
northwest portion
East Texas Tonight ana Friday un
settled. cooler tonight IN north central
portion
West Texas Tonight aud Friday geupr
ally fair
nnnnr.m, InIr a.rnIh.r AnnInhI nnh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
MYSTERY PASSENGERS
British Steamer stops at Rio JaneirO
to Coal Before Continuing 10 Falk-
land Islands.

RIO JANEIRO, April 3 The British
steamer Ishmaila came into Rio Ja.
Metro today and no sooner had she
dropped anchor than speculation was
rife Ms to her real character.
She has on board l4d passengers
and the captain declares his destiua
tiun is the Falkland Islands Lack OF
coal compelled him tO come In here
lie declined any further explanation
nor has II been possible to learn why
such Il large number Of passengers are
going to the FslklRnds.
British warships still are believed
to be IN Falkland waters, and Il II
being said that the Ishmaila is d
transports taking l48 officers and mer
to reinforce their crews.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08

The British lshmaila sailed from
Newcastle y & W Feb. s The ma
rine records give her destination as
Bombay She has not been reported
since her departure from New South
Wales
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08

GENERALLY fair weather tonight and
Friday not much change In temprrA-
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
IS MY MONEY SAFE?

rnas That is the first thing you ask of your bank
isn't it? That is the first thing we think of.
THE NAVAJO APACHE BANK AND TRUST
CO. is under the supervision of the banking de-
partment~of your State. Twice year inspect
ors come here able trained men. Five times
year we make sworn statements to the State
Bank Controller
THE NEW DEROSITOR is a welcome !
visitor to our bank, and we make him feel that
he is welcome. We consider that our courteous
treatment has been one of the factors that has
brought SO many new depositors to u.s. Why not
start checking account with us now?
We refer you to any one of more than
thousand satisfied customers, as to our strength
agreeability and our efficient methods of hand
ling business.
The NAVAJO APACHE BANK AND TRUST CO.
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
HE SAW THE Light
Conventional Deacon Pegram
Finally Compelled to Move
With the Times.
BY MICHAEL j. PORTER.

The gossips Of Gloversville had it
that Deacon Pegram, widower, and
Mrs. Mary Moreton, widow, were en-
gagged to be married.
The gossips were a little prema-
ture. The couple had been courting
for a year, but they were not engaged
yet.
Deacon Pegram was careful,
prudent man. He had learned to be.
He was therefore going slow in re-
gard to the widow.
He had satisfied himself she could
make the best Of cheap soap.
Her picked peaches were simply
immense.
Her mince pies cured profanity in
one week.
She had no fear Of rats or mice,
and she could milk a kicking COW
while you waited.
The widow had some hundreds of
dollars in the bank, and she owned
her house free and clear.
The Widow Moreton hadn't pain
or an ache-no so much as soft
corn.
Both the deacon and the widow
were members of the same church,
but there was a difference in the way
they lived their religions.
The deacon knew that she had lib
eral ideas, but he had let that matter
alone. After marriage it could be
debated and he would put his foot
down. All being ready at last, he
called to bring about the climax.
At the gate he was almost turned
to stone. He caught the strains Of a
fiddle from within the house. Not a
jewsharp-not mouth organ-not
an accordion, but a regular fiddle
the thing old Satan invented to drag
human souls down to perdition.
The deacon braced against the
shock and knocked on the door.
The widow opened it. She had the
fiddle in her hand as bold as brass.
"Why, good evening, deacon"
He glared at her in silence.
q was just practicing my exer-
cises. What's the matter?"
'That-that fddlep'
eyes, it's a fiddle, and I am going
to learn to play. You seem aston
ished."
"a fiddle here in this house," he
gasped. 'The Widow Moreton de-
scending to such depravityl Why
why
81 don't see your point, Deacon"
she said as she laid the instrument
aside. "What is there wrong about
my learning to play the fddle?"
1T is played at dances !"
eyes? ?"
"And no true Christian will
dancew
"But in some congregations the
fiddle is played as an accompaniment
to the singing of the choir"
"Then Satan will get every soul in
such congregations! !"
.If you came here this evening to
kick up a fuss over a harmless fiddle
you can go away again.
II can and will Thank heaven,
it is not too latel We are not
pledged p
"And I, too, am thankful for
that! p
The average man might be warned
a hundred times over, that in a scrap
with a woman he loves he is sure to
get the worst of it, and vet he will
persist in bluffing. The deacon halt
ed at the gate to give the widow
chance to call him back, but the door
remained shut.
Another queer thing about the av-
erage man is that when he has made
a fool Of himself and knows he has
he won't admit it. He just keeps.
right on laying the blame to the
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
some consOIanon from 1t.

some consolation from 1t.
The deacon did, but after week
ne thought to strengthen his position
by going to his pastor and asking:
Pastor, doesn't our religion teach
as that the fiddle is a thing to be-
ware of ?"
''No, I can hardly say that it
does" was the reply.
"But if woman learns to play
the fddle?'' persisted the deacon
''Many Of them do"
"But, pastor, the Bible don't men
ton that they have fddles in heaven.
1t only speaks of harps.'
Il know, Brother Pegram, but I'm
not so sure that they didn't call
fiddle harp in those ancient davs. |
presume that at least a round dozen
OF our congregation have pianos in
their parlors. Are any of them going
to discard the instruments because
the Good Book doesn't mention that
they are in use in paradise %
The deacon went home and kicked
the woodshed door because the dog
wasn't handy.
The good man struggled with him
self for couple Of days and then de-
cided to meander past the widows
house. He would not stop, but just
meander.
But he did stop when he reached
the gate. He was going right on
when he saw that the upper hinge
was loose. He was gazing at it when
the woman came to the door and
said:
90, deacon, are you going to take
me to the circus next week %
"W-h-a-t" he shouted; and when
she had repeated her query he ex-
claimed: "The fiddle first and the
circus nextw
''But what's the matter with the
circus?"
"What's the matter with everybody
going to the bottomless pit together
Widow Moreton, this is too much
too much!"
"But shall go by myself!''
And 60 she did, when the day
came, and the deacon was so mad
about it that he wouldn't even stand
at his gate and see the elephants go
past. He continued mad for three
days and then went to his pastor.
"Did you preach a sermon against
that circus last Sunday? I was not
feeling well and was not at church."
why, no, I didn't" was the reply.
did you warn the people that
Satan was Turing them?"
Brother Pegram, | was there with
my whole family !"
"You-you can't mean it!''
"But | do. Yes, we were there
and saw both the circus and the
menagerie and if Satan was around
he was in back cage somewhere p
"But, pastor-but-" stammered
the deacon.
"And [ am going to the ball game
tomorrow %
The deacon groaned.
"And if we can get moving pic
ture show here | shall attend p
Deacon Pegram walked straight
from the pastors house to that of the
Widow Moreton's, and without wait
ing to remove his hat or sit down he
said: 'Widow, I love you!''
eyes? How about the fiddle and
the circus ?"
eyes, and mebbe a barn dance~
"Then l say yes" Boston !
Globe.
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
CORRECTED.

''Phey say that tall, freckled girl
over there is a blonde Venus"
"Boshl That's a misnomer."
"No; she's a Miss Smith"
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
TO BE CONSIDERED.

He-Be mine and make me the
happiest man in the world.
She-SoTry, but l want to be
happy myself.
The Winslow mail., 1915-02-20
ANOTHER STORY.

Financier-That is not the same
tale that you told ne few days ago.
Beggar-No, sir. But you didn't
believe that one.