davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-01-17

in his spotless baggy old broadcloh Her patient eyes
kinded @When we were married he had him an elegant
new suit and greatcoat, all the way from Boston.
Your father fine figure of a in those days"
Father strapped his bag. He stood up very straight.
proudy,-tall lean, eaglefeatured, with the black
hooded brows and the jaw of every Stafford
since Nol Cromwell's day. silent man, my father;
strict and aloof just,-ah, grinly just!-yet judge
whose edcts tempered with mercy; father whose
deep heart a well of tenderness unfailing.
"Come, Children"
Father sat down and reached gnarled hand for the
great Bible the light stand. swift hush fell upon
the little room.
@For worship this morning. he said at length in his
slow, thinking voice. Il will read from the seventh
chapter of Saint Matthew"
Slowly reverently, he read the grave majestic
words. Quiet mice children sat- dutiful eyes fixed
the Book. But l heard only snatches; for all the
marves of the coming journey were cleaning before
my eyes. Finally sentence caught my ear:
then being evil. know how to give good gifts
children, how much shall your Father which
in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Right there Father stopped short. He had horrify
ing trick of stopping midway in text, and pouncing
children for explanation.
@If we earthly fathers being evl-Seth my son, what
does Saint Matthew mean by that?'
Seth gulped His apple face grew blank fresh
baked apple pie. "Do know, Sir
"Lucius?"
Lucius' eyes widened Helplessly he shook his head
Thomas
Little tow-headed Thomas bounced violently on
Evening star., 1915-01-17

featuring committee of thirty-funds available
-Um! Magnificent, really! Well, perhaps not better,
every day,-when you look at poor Europe,-but at
least more generous. Who heard of such lavish
giving in your time, Mother?"
"Who, indeed?7 said meek1y
Back in your young days l doubt whether the idea
of deliberately giving half his wealth to his fellow citi
zens ever entered rich mans head j. Charming went
on Sometimes, when j. Channng's voice rolls out that
bland, orotund note, forget that he's orynine and
baldheaded and an eminent corporation lawyer, and
it's all | can do not to cuff his eminent ears-"or
poor mans head, either. Many people alude to the
last ten years of moral awakening 1 should
call it cur era of moral action The impulse to give
wisely, broadly, above all bountifuly, reserved
for this generation alone
"No doubt said l. The shifting old hypocrite am!
In short, public records of fifty years ago cannot
give single case of generosity like this"
Private records might ventured humbly.
Il doubt it. The Puritan character had its own no.
bties of thought and act; but wholesouled giving
not one of Them
"Vcry like you re right said I. stared at my dane
ing hearth fire. l am seventy-six years DID, going
seventyseven | have five children, four children in
law, and nineteen grandchildren. Needless to add I
learned long since to say Every like you're right" and
Evening star., 1915-01-17

Ill! The world is growing better every
day ]. Charming Sears, my estimable
middle-aged son-in-law, looked up from
his Transcript. @Here is another superb
benefaction. Hyland, of the Tin Can
Trust, sets aside fifteen millions, half his
entire fortune, for permanent Founda-
tion-investigation of poverty in manu-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
GOVERNOR IS
ROLLING WATE|
Democratic Politicians Think His
Policies VIII Lead to
the Reefs

POLITICIANS about the state
= house this morning were discuss.
Ing mention In Texas newspaper of
early talk In Oklahoma concerning Sc
lection OF delegates to the Democratic
national convention. Naturally the talk
ramlfied TO other phases Of state pol.
titles and the chances" OF various
prospects were subjected TO inventory.
Nothing, according to the wiseacres,
seems more cocksure than that Rep
resentatiye Scott Ferris OF Lawton
win refuse 10 enter the race. II In
generally believed that the Comanche
county statesman In 80 certain OF 40.
lection 'as speaker to succeed Champ
CLARK, In the event Democrats retain
control OF the house that he would
not for moment consider proposi.
tlon to head the Democratic state tick.
et Postmaster Claude Weaver. for.
merly large from OK.
lahomn, says Ferris is very popular at
Washington and Il the only man re.
ceiving much consideration for the
next speakershlp IL In becoming
known, too, that Ferris name in the
gubernatorlal connection was used by
Bob Williams In the last campaivn
lSonunued on Last Pagel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
KEG LOOKED ALL RIGHT, But
WAS EMPTY WHEN CAPTURED

A healthy looking 32gallon keg,
with a dozen or more tin cups, was
the chief attraction In the captains
office at police station this morning.
The keg, incidentally was empty, the
last drop having been consumed when
officers eagerly pounced upon Il IN Il
basement on Grand avenue Tuesday
night. Too much noise by the con.
sumers OF the kegs contenu brought
the Interference to the party by the
law
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
Ne1U Note Construes
An 'Unfriendly Act
President and Lansing Insist That
Germany Shall Remove Passen-
gers to Safety Before Destroying
Unresisting Merchantmen-Fi-
nality Implied.

W ASlllNGTON July 2Seceary Lansing was today perfect
w ing the note to be sent Germany by the United
submarine warfare The character and purposes Of the
ton had been agreed upon yesterday cabinet meeting
hat renamed today to shape for Berlin
In the new note the United States that Germany already
has admitted the principle that be removed
safety before destroying uressng merchantmen prize
Taking the position therefore that the governments agreed
principle the United States incumbent upon Germany to
make her submarine practice conform with the accepted principles
OF International law Any deviation actual practice resulting
the loss of American lives then pointed will be viewed
an mfriendly
The action the United States subsequently might take not
indicated but in diplomatic usage the phrase unfrendy has
always carried with an implication of fnaity leading often
of friendly relations
Officials generally secreve concerning the treatment of
the Lustana the believed the request for
rpraton would be renewed and this issue kept before the two
governments
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
NEAR HALF Of
LANDS RENTE|
g
OF $500 Farms In 3o Counties In
State Only N,a36 Owned
by Residents

nATA received by President Gault
~ u the state board Of agriculture
from 80 " the II counties IN the state
show that, Of the total Of 08,OO9 NJ
ported ON, 52,3iS are owned by the oc
cupant aud 3l,230 are rented. Al
most 90 per cent Of the farms are
rented. Consultation Of recent llterncy
statistics, issued from the office OF
the state superintendent " public In.
struction seemingly indicates that n.
llterncy has no bearing upon the Ques
ton Of prosperity So far M shown by
land ownership In several counties
tContnucd on rU Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
RIOTS At PLANT
STANDARD OIL
One Killed and s. Injured In Rush
Upon Police Guard al
The Gate
MAYOR CALLS FOR TROOPS
Sheriff, However, Assures the
Governor He Can Handle
the Situation.
MAYOR CALLS FOR TROOPS

NEW YORK, July 21-Serlous riot
~ Ing during which one man. John
Molosky Is years old, was killed and
nearly three score. more or less seri
ously injured marked the second day
Of the strike Of workmen at the plant
of the Standard on company Of New
Jersey ut Bayonne.
The workers, most OF whom are OF
foreign birth aud unorganized. gath
cred at the gates Of the plant at al
early hour and disorder which then
then began lasted until nearly noon
At-thHt time the police, assisted by
deputy sherlffs aud firemen brought
the situation under temporary control
The police say several thousand per
Sous took part In the attack.
OF the SO injured taken TO tn,
Bayoune hospital fifty are men nno
boys who fought about the gates Of
the plant the other three are police
men.
Sheriff Eugene Kinkead took com
III nd. In an endeHvOr to end the dis
order by persuasion, the sheriff, SCOT
after his arrival, rode In his autumo
bile tO a square where crowd NJ Ts
persons were assembled. Standing II
his car he addressed the crowd fol
half an hour, asking the men 10 dis
pcrSe peaceHbly to their homes. This
they s Id they would do. A commit
tee Of three was appointed by the mel
to meet Sheriff Kiukead later In IN,
dny.
There were three separate attack,
10y the rioters today. The first was al
the fire house Of an engine company
and here all the windows were broker
after which the crowd attacked m,
police near the main gate pf Jthi
Standard OIL plant The riaers mex
made their way 10 the plant of IN,
Tldewater oil company, half a mil,
away The strikers had been led {,
believe the men there would joli
them. As they approached the plant
lSOO men there marched out To IN,
crowd but the rioters made a rusl
at the police ON guard The mos
serious fighting " the day folluwe,
aud II was during this attack tha
MolOsky was killed aud majorit
Of the injured received their wound,
The police weer almost out Of ummu
milton when help arrived
Some time after this fight smal
hffice building NJ the Tdewater con
beny was destroyed by fire.
This aftrnoOn the standard OH Of
Ifirials landed 30 men from tugs n
the plant. presumably guards Mayo
Pierre Gurvan asked the governor {
send state troops 10 handle the strike
hut Sheriff klnkead seemed tn thlnl
he could control the disorder.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
RAILROAD MEN
UNDER HOT FIRE
Judge Joseph H. Hill Pins Experts
10 Concrete Testimony In
Rate Hearing
COST BASIS OF CONTENTION
Point Gained for 2-Cent Fares Is
That Accountants Admit
Some Errors
COST BASIS OF CONTENTION

CAREFUL, intricate sparring In re
swering leading questions put to
hlm by Judge Joseph NJ. Hill, marked
A. Hermanys testimony IN the okla
hOma railroad rate case Wednesday
morning The Rock Island auditor VI
disbursements was called to the stand
late Tuesday afternoon for crUss-eH
animation, aud seemingly will tHke all
Of Wednesday, to explain. or endeavor
TO explain. " Judge Hills satisfaction
the formula PREPARED Dy his road for
use In this case.
More than MI hour was consumed
Wednesday morning by Judge Iiill IN
attempting TO get satisfactory an
swer 10 Il question put In the form OF
AL imaginary 1.lDO passengers, the
revenue from whom would be $l,lOO
as 10 how this revenue would be di-
yided between terminal and line OK.
pense. In this supposed transaction
100 Of the 100 passengers we're dead.
head. 70 uf them being Interstate and
% ntrastRte. The witness had said
that all dendhend passengers were d.
ylded, In the accounting, 80 per cent
to terminal aud 90 per cent to passen.
ger expense Judge lIill then asked II
they ignored the fact that 70 per cent
were interstate deadhcuds costing tbs
company much more than the - state
passengers. The witness would not
admit that this differentiation was
ignored. but stated that men on com.
pany business were supposed to ac.
complish work which could be- evenly
divided between terminal aud passen.
ger expense. In the above example.
where 800 OF the passengers were In.
teIstate and 500 were state, he eI.
planed that the expense of the dead
heads would be- taken equally from
the other two classes, leaving $5OO5O
each for them and fi95O charged to
both terminal and passenger expense
20 take care of the deadhead expense
Seemingly the fact that one fourth Of
the deadheads were carried much
less distance than the other three
fourths had no effect upon the com
panles accounting although the wit.
ness, In an abstruse statement denied
this, and said that he could not an.
Swer differently
Question OF Coal HAuls
Upon being asked by Judge lIlll as
TO whether In the case Of company
cOnl, one load ~ which might he
hauled from a point In the state 10 q
coal chute In the state and another
OF which might he hauled from Arkan
sns into oklahoma, as to whether the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
NEwBURN REPORTS THRIVING
CONDITION or LOCAL AID CLUB

Principal among the speakers at the
weekly luncheon of the Al club held
at the Sklrvln hotel Wednesday noon
was John W Newhurn, secretary Of
the association, who made his annual
report at this time Mr Newhurns
relcrt showed that the affairs of ahe
cluh are In a very prosperous condt
tlon, the membership roll now mum.
bering 60. AZ the luncheon % were
present.
Short talks on the Chicago conven.
tion were made by n n. waldron Of
BrownA G o. H., and Martin Kmkadc
OF the Oklahoma Farm Mortgage com.
pany Each gave short review OF
what was accomplished NJ the his
meeting and told OF some OF the new
Ideas promulgated there.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21

Cross, according to Consul General
Hanna, Limited supplies are now be
Ing furnished TO at least 10000 peo-
pie.
ut is probable, says Mir Hanna,
that the corn crops here In Mexico
now maturing will relieve the hunger
lsituntion for a short period provided
railroad communication with the az
rlculturnl district IL kept open. en,
ahllng the farmers to send their food
stuffs to market 0f course every
thing depends on the railroads keep
ing open, hut do not believe that the
present limited crops will Inst Longer
than two months Then, n we do not
have fall crops this will he the hun
rriest sDot ON the earth
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
TmDLEwINK NEW HYDROPLANE
TO PERFORM IN AERIAL FLIGHT

NEW YORK, July 2l.-An official
time trial will be made tomorrow at
Glen Govt, !. l., Of the Tiddlewlnk, Il
hydroplane which made 10 miles an
hour In preliminary trial yester
day. The craft was designed and
built by A. Luders for Charles Ches.
brough To take part In the interna.
tionnl gold trophy race.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
"B0MB" HELD MONEY
Mysterious Oil Cloth bag Is Object Of
Woman's TerrOr-Opened. II Reveal.
ID $1,000 In Bills

,llCHlCAGO, July 21.--A woman ran
4 mile 10 police station early today
and breathlessly told the police she
had observed man place bomb be
tween two buildings near her home.
Detectives hurried to the spot and
found an oil cloth bag 1t was heavy
and, believing It contained bomb
they carried II at arms length to the
station The bag was carefully opened
Inside II was tin pail containing
$1,000 In small bills.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
Mexico, "Hungriest
Spot on the Earth"
Unless Peace Is Soon Restored
Mexican Republic In Two
Months Will Starve

WARRINGTON, July 2i.-Predic.
IN that unless peace soon ia restored
huioo and full crops are planted
ndtfions in the northern part OF the
ufhsrn republic due to scarcity Of
pcd, win be far more serious within
Fse months than ever before In made
American Consul General Hanna
hontsrsy Mexico In n letter to the
Hnsrican Red Cross made public to
~. Mr., Hanna, who Is In charge OF
y Red Cross relief station at Monte
w, describes the food situation In
bat part OF Mexico
Thousands OF persons have been
Pved from actual starvation by the
>od supplies furnished by the Red
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
KAPPA SIGMA BRETHREN
FOREGATHER AT THE FAIR

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July n. 49,
Delegates from many parts OF the
country are here to attend the open.
ing session today Of the Kappa signa
fraternity. ssessous which are bi
I've held at the Panama Pacific exposl.
ton will last three days.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
LEO FRANK WILL
GET WELL NOW
Victim Of JAIlmates knife Is Almost
y Certain 10 Recov9-Temperature
Lower and Respiration Normal

MILLEDGEyILLE. Ca, July 2l.-
Marked improvement In the condition
OF Leo NJ Frank whose throat was
cut Saturday by fellow convict at
the state prison farm here, was an
nounced today by physicians attending
him. His temperature was 100. the
lowest since Sunday and his pulls,
aud respiration, were normal. The
physicians said that while he Is moi
yet out OF danger, his recovery nov
IL practically certain. ...
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
PICKETS AT WORK
Mechanics Who Appear At the Rem
ingtOn Plant Are Met With Argu.
ments OF DissuasiUn--NO RiOting

BRIDGEPORT Conn. July II
Labor leaders announced today that
plckets stationed In front " the Rem
ington Arms and Ammunition CON.
pany's main plant had stopped eighty
skilled mechanics on the day shift
from going to work Every machiuist
that appeared ready Tor work was
taken aside aud talked 10 by the pick
cts.
Whether the strike Of mnchiuiss at
the Remington plant would develop
according 10 the announced plans OF
the labor leaders. or whether the men
would remain at work, was tu De- de-
termncd definitely "wednesday. Only
l7j men obeycd the strike cnll Tues
day II was inserted there would be
no Misunderstanding and the strike
would so forward as plnnred
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
1ERMANRUSHCN
WARSAW SLOWS
Monster Drive Falls, 10 Come off
on Schedule as Ex-
peCted
TURKS LOSE FLOUR TRANSPORTS
American Ambassador InStru-
mental in Arranging Exchange
Of War Prisoners

4 ONDON. July ii Rumors Of the
~ fan Of Warsaw ure In circulation
today, but the latest communication
from both sides indicate the AustrO
German rush towards the Polish Cupi
tai has slowed down. The Russian
continue 10 lose ground. but apparent
ly the campaign has not yet beeI
brought to Il decisive issue
The most important success now re
ported by the Germans has been wOI
by General Won WUyrlch south oi
Nungorod This seems to have beeI
surprise attack. The Russians, who
had heavy reserves I'm the neighbOr
hood later delivered vigorous counter
attacks but failed to recover the los
ground.
Windau, In Courland, on the Baltic
definitely ls I'm the hands VI the Ger
maus, who are now within 80 miles oi
the important Russian seaport oi
Riga.
Possession NJ Riga by the German,
would force the Russians near Shawl
and MitHu to retreat ~ the Bnllic port
n their chief point NJ supply. The
ambitious advance of the Germans IN
the Baltic provinces Indicates they
hope not only TO capture Warsaw hut
10 cut of the retreat " the Russians
by placing forces between the rctlr
ing armies aud Petrograd
All these lnte advances place Grand
Duke Nicholas, the Russian com
mander.in-Chief In an embarrassing
position TO risk obstinate resistance
might imperil his retreat, hut It (,
pointed out here that such an aX
tended Austro German line may con
tain weak points against which Il
counter move might be- made IN IN,
hope OF saving the Polish capital Sllli
tary writer's assert that the presence
not only " landwehr but OF lantstsIm
In me German lines indicates ths
central powers are exertinE ey'ry re-
source 10 crush the Russians.
Mine warfare along the Br'tis,
front and isolated actions on he re
mainder Of the western battle line NJ,
not OF sufficient Importance to DO
tract public attention from ths EASTER
campaign.
The Italians hre rrpOrte 10 have
waged a fierce battle yesterday alonG
the lsonEo front with some success,
on Corso plateau.
PETROGRAD, via london. July II
The following official communicative
has heen received from army head
quarters:
SIN the Caucasus: Our destroyer
notilla destroyed fleet Of % Turk
lsh sailing vessels laden with flour.
BERLIN. July 2l-By wlrless Il
Ssyville The Overseas News agency
today gave out the following:
Negotiations between Germany anC
Russia for the exchange ~ incapaci
pated prisoners NJ war finnllv hay,
been successful, due largely 10 tn,
work Of James W. Gerard, American
ambassador at Berlin"
BARIA, Italy, via Paris. July %.
| I'll iO5 p. m.)-MOre than roo Of m,
crew of the italian cruiser Giusepp
Garbaldi, sunk Monday by an Aus
trtan submarine were saved. Thi,
leaves only about fifty missing. SUI
vtvors say the Garibaldi was attacked
by three submarines, one OF which Il
believed 10 have been sunk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
GERMAN PAPER DENIES
EMPEROR SPOKE OF END

BERLIN. July 2l.--via London
me statement attributed TO Emperor
william in foreign newspapers that the
war would end In October IL stamped
BY the Tngeblatt AZ n plain inven.
Non" The paper says official cir
ties know nothing Of such a declara-
tfNn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
FEDERAL TRADE
INQUIRY AT DET

DETROIT, Mich, July al Mlchi.
gan manufacturers and other business
men had the opportunity today Of plac.
Ing their Views concerning trade con
dltions, both foreign and domestic,
before the federal trade commission.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21
COTTON FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS. July II
Cotton futures opened steady.
July. 500; October. s02, De
cember, 9.lS; January, 9.20;
March, 9.I7.
: NEW YORK, July 2l.-Cot.
I ton futures opened steady DC.
: tober. 9.l3; December. 94l;
: January, $50 March, GA bid;
: May, 095 bid.
!
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-21

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The Keota news., 1915-01-22

strengthened and supported BY bars
screwed ON to the sides Of the box
underneath It, and the end Of one OF
these bars II just visible in the small
sketch on the right OF the illustration
which gives . view Of the box looking
into 1t from above. and clearly shows
the way In which the seat 10 occurred
In position.
The rockers underneath should be
made Of very thick strong wood. cut
out In the shape indicated and fas-
tened to the box by running screws
through the bottom and into the up.
per edge Of the rockers. Two oval
spaces are cut out Of the sides ON
either side Of the seat 30 that child
can hold on aud rock himself ~ much
as he pleases.
For quite small child, It would bs
advisable TO fasten . strap at tho back
Of the seat with . couple Of screws
20 that II could be secured round his
waist and prevent him falling should
he rock too violently. When complete.
the whole thing can be painted or
stained and will form . valuable addi.
ton to the toys in the nursery at
trihing cost.
The Keota news., 1915-01-22

moved from their branches by hand
with but very little cost and trouble
or expense. It Is possible. too. with
very little cost and labor. to protect
the trunks from the ravages Of mice
and rabbits. and from the adult borsss
during the eggIaying season.
The bag-wormtis peculiar insect
which may be quite easily controlled
by little care and precaution during
the winter months. It winters in the
egg stage in the old female bag. In
spring the young matches and begins
1t once to feed on the nearest Leaf.
constructing, meanwhile, q case to
cover its own body. The case II COM
posed Of web and bits Of stick and II
carried by the caterpillar wherever It
goes. Al tho caterpillar grows the
case. or bag. II enlarged. and when
growth II completed It attaches the
bag to twig BY strong silksn ban6
and changes within to pppa
The favosite food Of the b4g.woe1n
10 arbor vitae and other evergreens.
The caterpillars multiply on such trsGs
and become exceedingly abundant,
when they often extend their 1.-vages
10 fruit and other deciduous trees.