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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
AUDEr0 0RlUM sSGFEs.. a2ErEs

LUMBER cheap wrecking building,
Robinson and y 81. Capitol iIill. OKLA
home chy House wrecking Works.
a20 y. Walker.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-11

You cant make both ends meet by
,tretchlng your Imagination.
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Nhhll Inc lily or oklahoma
City, Oklahoma County, state Of
Oklahoma, incur an Indebtedness BY
issuing negotiable coupon bonds In
the aggregate amount Of Two
Hundred and Forty Thousand
lt2AO. .0OO0Ol Dollars, for the pur.
pose Of purchasing and acquiring
suitable grounds and real estate.
aud 20 establish thereon good
and sufficient lake or reservoir
for the purpose Of procuring and
providing an adequate and permA
nent supply NJ water for said city
and lts inhabitants and also 20
connect the same with the present
existing water works plant, In.
cluding oil machinery and sup.
plies necessary for the proper
construction of the same. 20 be
devoted TO the public use aud 10
be owned exclusively by the said
city and the levying and collec.
tlon Of an annual tax sufficient
10 pay the Interest upon said
bonds a. II falls due. and also
TO constitute sinking fund for
the payment of the principal
thereof within twenty five t2il
. yeata from their date; said bonds
20 bear interest az rate not TO
exceed five per centum per an
NUN, payable semi aunuallyt y
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FOR SALE REAL ESTATE

SpECIAls-s1l5o buys Groom mod.
en bungalow, s-room modern resi-
dolice FOR Sl47b. Good terms. Owner
Wal 1868
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j. II. Vreeland and II d Newman.
SPECIAL ELECTION PRFCINCI 40
TWO a.. OF WARD 40. THREE
shall be composed Of regular volluT pre-
cincts Two, aud Five. OF Ward Three OF
said city, a. established by the county
Election Board Of said County. The yot-
ing place thereof shall be at 1OO North
Dewey Avenue. The Judges In said pre-.
ctnct shall be:
A %. Monronsy and A. r. sprigRA
The clerks 10 said precinct shall be:
Kern Stephenson and Y. NJ Hughes
SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT NO
Thsh 90 OF WARD NO. THREE
Shall be composed Of regular voting pre-
cincts Three and Four, OF Ward Three, of
said city, as established BY the County
Election Board Of said County The vot
ing place thereof shall be at Drug Store.
corner Sixth t6th) and Ollie Avenue The
judges In said precinct shall be:
Y A. Crawford and r. e. stentn
The clerks In said precinct shall be:
J N. Phillips and George Morse.
SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT No.
rouh O' OF WARD NO. THREE
Shall be composed Of regular voting pre-
cincts Eight, Nine and Ten, Of Ward
Three OF said city as established by the
County Election Board Of said County
The voting place thereof shall be At the
County Court House. The judges Ia said
precinct shall be;
Elliott Alton and Geo W Cooper.
The clerks In said precinct shall bei
A. W Hastings and James p DeVlne.
SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT NO.
ONE W, or WARD No. FOUR (D"
Shall be composed Of regular voting pre-
cincts One, Two, THREE and -Four. %
Ward Four. Of said city, M established
by the County Election Board Of said
County, The voting place thereof shall be
At corner OF ChlckasAw and Hudson
Streets The judges In said precinct shall
be:
L. c. Fowler And A. W. Garrett
The clerks In said precinct shall be;
G. W Hubyeka and J. A Coates
SPECIAL ELECTION PRECINCT NO.
TWO tsl, Or WARD NO. FOUR u)"
Shall he composed Of regular voting pre-
clncts Five. Sir, Seven aud Eight Of
Ward Four, Of said city, as established
By the County Election Board Of sld
County The voting place thereof shall he
at the City Fire Station. N" and Harvey
Streets, Capitol Hin. The judges In said
precinct shall be:
Chss 2 Harrison and NJ r. Gallion.
The clerks In said precinct shall be:
j " Pickins and r. L. Pool
The ballots to be used at said election
shall be Substantially ip the following
form
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-11
PATENTS.

BARNACL0, patent expert BasseH
llldg References furnished.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Pub Daily Times Dec. 10. a. 22, 20, "A,
70. ~, ~, 30. 81. 1914 Jan q 4. 9, o.
7. s. .. II. II. lS. Il. 1879
WHEREAS, on the sth day Of Decem.
Der, lpi+, at regular meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners Of The city Of
oklahoma tity, of the state " Oklahoma,
there Was duly adopted BY said Board
certain resolution, whereby the Mayor Of
snid The City OF Oklahoma ctr was
rectsd 20 call special election 10 said
city. for the purpose Of submitting to
the qualified property tar paying voters
Of said city the following proposition. to
wit:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-11

SOW THEREFORE,, by ur' No. Of tls
authority vested In me bv the ronttitu
tior and laws of the State of uEInhn..a.
and by the charter Of The cts NJ OkIs.
hons city. and pursuant to sal re,oIu
u,. / hereby proclaim and Civ, lubIie
bttiro that II special election T., Lriory
called TO be held IN said The City Of
the 18th day Of January. 1915. for the
purpose Of subsltting TO the qualified
property taxpaying voters ~ said city the
following prODoaition to-Hit.
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]. b. Vreeland and II d Newman
SPECIAL ELECTION PRFCINC1 40
TWO "a. OF WARD so THREE
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WANTED TO RENT.

wANTED-To rent a 40 or, iS aero
tract, with house and harm, near chr
line, Address III care Times.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
PROMINENT SOCIALIST.
James O'Neal Will Speak at Scenic
 Theater Tomorrow.

James O'Neal, of Terre Haute, Ind, famous throughout the United States as an author and lecturer, will deliver an address on Forgotten Facts in American History at the Scenic the ater tomorrow afternoon :, at 2:30 o'clock. \
 MT. O'Neal, who is the author of Workers in American History and "A History of Political Parties in America,'' is recognized as one of the foremost socialists in the United States
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
FEW CHANGES TO BE
 MADE AT ARSENALS
Because of Legislation Abolishing Ef- ficiency Systems, Which Was Passed
 in Dying Hours of Congress.

in Dying Hours of Congress.
 Washington, March 6.-Legislation
 abolishing efficiency systems at gov
 ernment arsenals, passed in the dying
 hours of congress, will work few changes, it was disclosed at the war department today.
 The provision was included in the army appropriation bill and conse- quently, it is said, will apply to the expenditure of moneys appropriated in that act.
 The scientific" system is now in full operation at the Watervliet Arsenal, and work being done there has been appropriated for in the fertilization act Consequently, there will be no interference With the operation of the system in that great arms factory. The system has been installed to some extent in the Frankfort arsenal. but it was said at the departm cnt that no change would be made there until July 1, when the act takes effect, and then the premium system will give way to Q regular piece work plan.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
"HONEY BOY" EVANS
 DIES AT BALTIMORE
Noted Minstrel Man Succumbs tc Stomach TrOuble-WaS Printer.
 Reporter and Actor.

Baltimore,t Md, March 6.-George (Honey Boy) Evans, the minstrel died at hospital here yesterday He came here for an operation several days ago.
 Evans had been suffering from stomach trouble for some time and was under the care fa specialist here last summer.
 Evans was born in Cardiff, Wales, fortN-tWO years ago. He came to America when years old. In turn he was a printer, a reporter and an actor.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
ICE REGULATION UPHELD.

Washington, March GA rule of the New York Central Lines requiring shippers of perishable freight in re- frigerator cars to state at what points cars shall be iced was found not to be unreasonable today by the inter- state commerce commission in dis missing a complaint by. the Provi- dence R. l., Fruit and Produce Ex- change.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
WILSON APPOINTS RUBLEE.

Washington. March 6.-President Wilson today gave a recess appoint ment to George Rublee of Cornish, N. H., as a member of the new feder- al trade commission. MT. Rublee's nomination was not confirmed by the senate at the last session. The pres ident's action today completes the mem bership of the trade commission, which will organize here next week.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
REACH AGREEMENT.

London, March 6, S:1O a. m.--A Shanghai despatch to Reuters Tele- gram company says an agreement has virtually been arranged between the municipality and the Chinese govern ment whereby the boundaries of the international settlement will be ex- tended to include nearly the entire Chapel district
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
S4.OOO ANSONIA FIRE,

Ansonia, March 6.-Fire in a dwell ing on Columbia street owned by Con- don Bros., contractors and builders, and occupied by two Italian families caused damages estimated at $4,000 at midnight last night. The inmates Scaped but lost their belongings. An Overheated stove is believed to have caused the blaze.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
SETBACK TOURNAMENT.

On next Tuesday another setback tournament will be opened by the North SS Judd's Foremen's club. Two teams of thirty men vii play. Fred J. Ward and John Maloney were chosen as captains. The tournament will be played for four weeks at the end Of which the winners will banquet at the expense of the losers.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
ED STOCK.

:. 6.-The depart has ordered dis March 3, further stock from the Maine and New (arantine, because the pOwdery Scab D. This action re- b rapid spread of difficulty indetect-
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06

turn voyage to Rotterdam from the United States she went aground February "A near Poortershaven, in Rotterdam harbor.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06

n .--Cnalrnan
 khe republican
 a statement at
 difference here
 Der of manu-
 knd business
 Npresent busi-
 lssed and the
 hat not "until
 d to the White
 return to pros Ed there was no 4he meeting was Ming simply was be held through business men and Sted in the Suc- Ln party Chair II am frank to t was unanimous if there had been pn on this year,
 have won with
 Discussed.
 that any candi- ncy in 1916 were tuation over,' he the decision that his adninistra- >irs had plunged e condition in tself. There can perity, it was be- lican is returned p,ooo,ooo. that the ad- a deficit of ESQ., be increased" he WIS what amount pireS and the inn les further ( de- secretary of the also was present and myself were the meeting; we said.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06

The Noorderdyk, Holland-Amer- ican line freigbter, sailed from Rotter- day March 2, for New York, Balti- more and Newport News. On Thurs day, she was reported as turning back for Rotterdam, while off the Isle of Wight, for the purpose of making re- pairs on her machinery. Twice dur
 ing the last two months the Noorder- dyk has gone aground, but has been pulled off each time. On January 13, while leaving Port Talbot, England, for Baltimore she went aground in the harbor She was ref1oated the next day and proceeded. On her re-
New Britain herald., 1915-03-06
DUTCH STEAMER SUNK. . NOOrderdyk Torpedoed in English
 Channel, Is Report.

London, March 6, SPA a. m.-Ac- cording to the "Daily Express it is reported that the Dutch steamer Noorderdyk, which was returning to Rotterdam with broken machinery after having sailed for the United States, has been torpedoed in the English Channel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
Happenings From All Sections of the State of Virginia

men that they have higher conception
of public life than the mere acquisition
of public office.
disqualification of the proper kind of
men 20 hold public office Mr.. Pollard
found IN President Wilson and Mr..
Bryan. not because of their politics. no
insisted. but because they looked on
Office as a public trust. He read quota
lions from their speeches showing how
each felt toward the great office he was
called npon to administer.
They are men who are setting a new
standard Of citizenship. But why is 1t.
you may ask. that such men are found
SO rarely In high positions? 1t is be-
cause they are swept into office on
spasmodic waves of public piets, be-
cause the great body of Christian peo-
pie are indifferent. because they fear
the antagonisms they may create"
bound to Offend.
NO wrong has ever been righted
without giving effense to someb body.
Beware OF public men who are afraid to
advocate measures about which there
are differences of opinion. But IL I am
afraid to get rich by fraud and conceal
ment, why should / get office by that
method? While we make heroes OF
men who are brave in time OF battle. We
for right in time of peace. For. In fact.
the man who will fight for the public
good often IL looked upon as disturber
of party peace"
Many office holders and seekers, he
said. would teach their political doc
trines. other way the public wanted
them"
II don't believe in the aristocracy
OF money: | do not believe In the aris-
tocracy of blood. nor DO believe even
in the aristocracy of learning; but do
believe In the aristoceaog OF service.
whatsoever would re chief among you
let him be your servant
Mr. Pollard drew quick breath OF
interest from the audience when. i'm
meiiateiy after this statement, he de-
clared that men who are indifferent or
hostile TO the cause Of keeping liquor
from the State OF Virginia should not
hold public office.
''The forces OF right have just won q
notable victory" he said. But the
fight is not over. This victory was
only one battle in a long drawn out war
II Is easy 10 fight wrong In the abstract
IL you do not mention particular sins.
Voting liquor out and keeping IL out
are entirely different things. You have
told the barroorY to get oat of your
house, but who snail be appointed to
put IL out? 1t should not ba those who
were not in favor Of putting 1t out. or
those who were Indifferent"
Mr. Pollard said that prohibition had
failed In several States because the
people had made no effort to enforce
the Law that they had put upon the
statute books
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
OPIUM QUEEN IS
NOW IN TOMbS
DECLARES DRU. TRUST, JEALOUS
OF HER SUCCESS. GAVE
--- HER AWAY ------

New York. Jan. ll~-Assistant
United states Attorney stanton heard
today the arst- hand ssory of how
Mrs. Sophia Chez. the clever sales
woman for the English-Japanese opium
smugglers. disposed of 7So cans OF Ii
Yuen at $50 can on one selling trip
to Chicago and San Francisco. The
narrator, Mrs. G;hees> had just been
brought back to this country on the
liner Philadelphia. having been ar
rested in Liverpool as she was about
to leave the Baltic on which she es-
capped from this city.
The part played by the opium
queen" in the conspiracy. according to
her own admission. was by no means
an easy one. Her Japanese English
employers. who. il is alleged, eontem-
plated smuggling opium in on every
English steamer berthing at this port,
were fighting the opium trust.
Enraged by her success in smuggling
in quantities OF opium, the agents Of
the trust are said to have been giving
the customs authorities some anonS~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
NEWPORT NEWS HAS
WITHDRAWN OFFICERS

Newport News. Va, Jan. 11.--Mon-
arch Of all they surveyed for the
past eight days, the Police Depart
ment Saturday morning withdrew
their forces and protection from
Bloodfeld, following writ OF error
in the annexation case granted by the
Supreme Court of Appeals yesterday.
Acting superintendent OF Schools L.
". Huffman, who assumed charge of
the schools in the annexed territory a
short time ago, stated this morning
that he proba bly, would relinquish his
hold on them in the next few days.
Newport News assumed jurisdiction
OF the annexed territory on January
L. the order of the lower court becom-
ing effective on that date The mat
ter. however. was then In litigation,
Warwick County having presented Il
petition for an appeal. In view of
that fact many believed. that the city
should allow the county to remain in
charge of the territory until the mat
ter was settled, but the city authori-
ties held otherwise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
CONGRESS, CRABS
AND CHILDREN

There is good chance OF the
Palmer-Owen Federal Child Labor
Bill being passed by the present Con-
greSs. provided ii can be br uxht to
a vote. This was the opinion ex-
pressed by the Hon. A. Mitchell
Palmer, of Pennsylvania. at the
eleventh annual conference of the Ma
tfonal Child Labor Committee, which
has just been held at Washington.
The bill is on the House calendar"
Mr.. Palmer said, land IL congress-
men could only be flooded with let
ters and kilograms from their con-
stituents it would surely come to a
vote. One good thing about Congress
lar viii when the popular will Is UNI
mistakably expressed"
Others who spoke at the conference
In favor of the bin included Senator
Kenyon, Of Iowa: Henry p. Kendall,
OF Massachusetts: w. Fl. Swift, OF
North Carolina. and william Fl. Malt
bic, of Maryland. Mr. Maltbie won
dered whether American people cared
more for crabs or children. and
pointed out that the Federal bill to
protect out that the Federal bill u
support of upholders of States rights
from those sections of the country
which opposes Federal child labor
law.
TIL conference passed unanimously
resolutions calling upon the United
States Bureau of Education to OBJ
tain and publish current statistics
about tlliteracy, because, as Mrs.
Florence Kelley reminded the con-
ference, census figures on the subject
are out of date before they are avail
able.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
MRS. LONGwoRTH HAS
AN ATTACK OF MCMPs

New York. Jan. lit was learned
Sunday that Airs Nicholas Longworth,
the former Alice Roosevelt. has been
confined for ehe past few days at
the home % Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt, on Fifth Avenue. with a severe
attack of the mumps. Mrs Longwort, .
was resting comfortably tonight.
Several days ago Mrs. Isongworth
came to this city to visit the Wander
bits and to attend the children's party
given py AIRS. Vanderbilt for her
children, While stopping there she
was taken ill, and Or. Austin Flint,
Jr.. the Vanderbilt family physical n,
was summoned. nr. Flint diagnosed
the case as humps and the house was
at once auarantined.
As II will probably he some time
before Mrs Longworth is permitted
to leave, Mrs. Vanderbilt has indefi-
nitely postponed her trip to Florida
with her children. and will remain in
the city until her guest has recovered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
FINED $3.50 FOR
SELLING NEAR-bO0zE
FRANKLIN MERCHANT DiSPENS-
ED TEMPO AND "PE.AGH
CIDER"-NoTEs APPEAL

Suffolk Va. Jan. 1l.-~C. Lee
Bracey who has beer dispensing in
Franklin two drinks called Tempo"
and Peach Cider" was fined yester-
day In Mayor Il. e. l. Watkins court
$3.50.
Councilman r. u. Camp and K, G..
Campbell sat OH the case and the
prosecution was conducted by Town
Attorney John &. Parker. The anaiy-
sis OF the state chemist so Mr.. Parker
stated. showed Tempo" 10 contain
ASS per cent alcohol, ard Peach
Cider" g. 80 rer cent. and these drinks
IL taken in sufficient quantities. will
produce intostcation.
Attorney Claude j. Edwards repre-
scented Bracey and noted an appeal 30
the Circuit Court,
bond was given in the sum OF s25.
with Jacob Bracey and J. l.. Morel as
bordsmen. Mayor Watkins. having
had an analysis of these two drinks.
had issued warning to the merchants
selling them that II the sale continued.
action would be taken against them.
The other merchants promised To dis
continue the sale OF the two drinks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
FALLS INTO SEWER
OF BOILING WATER

Xii ston. Y. G.. Jan. ll.~-As 4 re-
suis OF injuries received when he fell
into an open sewer containing boil
ing water from nearby nanufac-
turing plant. the ten-year-old son of
George Conway and wife, OF Southeas.
Kins.on. is slowly dying. The little
fellow tried to leap across the ditch
instead OF crossing it at one OF sew
eral covered places nearby. but mis-
calculated the width and tumbIed
headlong into the hot stream. He
was fearfullv scalded before ne could
climb out. Another child OF the same
parents. a girl, LIS in bed from burns
sustained when she turned pot OF
boiling lard over upon herself sev-
eral weeks ago. A case similar to the
Conway boys il that of Franklin
Stroud. Of West Kinston, who fell into
q conduit which carries off hot water
from mill in West kinston and was
severely buried.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
FARMERS LEAGUES
IN MANY COUNTIES
WORK is BEING
PRESSED IN TTDEwATER
SECTION.

Especial To The Richmond Virginian.)
Steyensville, Va, Jan. lie. l..
Quesen berry. of Beaver Dam, Va,
has been through our county for the
past few weeks organizing Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Unions.
There have been organized: one at
Newton, one at Mauiatt High School,
one at Stevensviile. Mr.. uesenberry
Is now in the lower end Of the county
forming other organizations and ex-
poets to go over into New Kent and
Charles City Counties. He has also
been into King william. in which he
organized four unions. one at Sweet
Hall. one at Vinton. one at AcQuinton
and one at Beulahville.
Mr.. l.. r. Bagly will complete the
organizations in the two counties of
King William and King and Queen.
Miss Olive E. Bagly, of Stevensville,
Va. will sail for China on February
20. as missionary under the Foreign
Missi on Board OF the Southern Bap-
tist Convention. She will locate at
present and work in the school at
500 Chow. China.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-12
Two SLAIN AND
WOMAN WOUNDED
BURGLARS SURPRISED In HOUSE
KILL OCCUPANTS AND
MAKE ESCAPE.

ALEXANDRIA. VA. Jan. 1.-Two
men were shot and killed and a wo-
man robbed and beaten by two burg
lars Sunday at her home near Clark's
Station, Alexandria County, Va.
The murdered men were Nicholas
Cofiinas, a Greek, and Isaac Waldrop.
aged seyenty-six, of Washington. The
wounded woman is Mrs Matte A..
Hughes, daughter of Waldrop. She
was shot in the breast.
The robbers escaped.
The double killing ACQUIRED shortly
after midnight at Mrs. Hughes home.
on the Alexandria division of the
Washington Virginia Railway, about
four miles from Washington.
Congressman First Notified.
The body of Waidrop was found in
the Hughes home. Coffinas was ly-
ing on the curb in front OF the house.
He had been shot through the body.
Mrs. Hughes regained consciousness
about / A. NJ. and made her way to
the home Of Congressman Philip
Campbell of Kansas. about 200 yards
away Commemorative Attorney
Mackey. OF Alexandra County, was
notified
According 10 Mrs. Hughes. she and
her father were I'm Washington yester-
dav Her father returned home alone
Coffinas. When she entered the house
she said. the burglar attacked her
She declared she was struck on the
head with a revolver and knocked
down Her assailant then jumped on
her.
Father Killed on Stairs.
Her cries attracted her father, WAC
was on the second floor. When he APP
peared at the head OF the stairs the
burglars opened fire on him, Mrs
Hughes said. He fell riddled with
bullets His body was found al the
foot of the stairs with four bullet
wounds I'm IL.
Mrs Hughes said the burglars tore
off her diamond earrings. valued at
more than $500 and took silver bag
from her arm.
The authorities found suit case
IN which was packed ieHelry wear
ing apparel and other valuables, The
house had been ransacked.