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Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-02

The following tRhle SHOWS Nnc hNo.
prices OF hogs at the omaha live stock
market for the last few days. with com
Parsons.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
PRESIDENT IS
SHOWED UNDER
Wilson Returns TO Find Multitude
Of National. LoeSe Ends That
Need Immediate Handling

W ASHINGTON. Aug l2-presl
w dent Wilson returning from Cor
ni,h, s. II reached the White House
shortly after D:30 n M today lie
win confer with Secretary Lansing on
the Merriam. TaIien and other Tor
clgn situations
II was announced at the White
House hat there would be no cabinet
meeting tomorrow The president has
determined that pending matters IN
the various departments are not In
shape tor general discussion with his
advisers aS yet
After his conference with Secretary
Lansing, devoted chiefly to the MeIl
eau situation and the work of the Pan
American conference, Mr. Wilson plan
ned to see Secretary Garrison ~ the
war department and Secretary Dan
icS ~ the navy to take up questions
" national defense
The situation along the Mexican hOr
der IN Texas whore raiders have at
tackled American ranches and several
Americans have heen killed recently,
also was expected IN fignre In the con
ference with Secretary Garrison
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12

THHUAHUA Mexico Aug ~ -
III Il, mn, hollo,, ~, .oul,,., ,,
-. 'N "
N"''' ''"" ""'Nn'I' '' vera cruz
should be considered as Indicating uu
Intention Of the United States govern.
mcnt to inlorren" IA Mexico" said
l'lnh l'omhnrdo. foreign minister In
the NllIa cabinet when he read Il dis
palch today telling OF the departure of
the hattlcships New HAMPSHIRE and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
Nothing to Contend About
WORK AT HIGH SCHOOL
Executive Committee Laying Out
Work for Next Year and Planning
to Open School Next Month

Although the Oklahoma City High
school has no principal. vet there has
been nu delay IN preparing for the
Wofk of the coming school wear Al
the last meeting N the board nm exc
'u'l'e committee was appointed to
make oIl necessary preparations
The committee is composed N G
W. Turner, $ u. IIppincott and II r
l"nsch Turner and Llppincot, are NJ
WORK now ON the arrangement Of study
periods in the school and later viii
assign teachers 10 the classes Tho
committee hos no authority 10 change
the course Of study In any particular
hHusrh Is ont n tho city at present
hul is expected 10 rcturn soon
II !, estimated that the attendance
nt the high school this wear will no
between lSOO and 0OO studpnts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
NOTHINNINGOUf
0FB0OTLEGGERS
Internal Revenue Collector States
Inference Based Upon Issuance
Of Liquor Licenses

N FAR as can ascertain. there
a are rs many hootlcvgprs In okla
homR city aud Oklahoma county This
year us there were last said Hubert
L. Rolcu internal revenue collector
when asked as 10 federal licenses be
Ing taken ont ny the gentry Ia this
pnrt NJ the country Seemingly they
are all active too, ns Il would he IA
waste " money for them to buy a fed
eral liquor license Tor $50 n they did
not intend t0 make use NJ Il.
Last year we issued about i2b nor
mits, and that number will he reached
this year by the time we get them all
rounded up of course have only
one man 10 work In eleven rouptle.
so that getting them all 10 come tn
time takes q little time. Uovnyor
We generally get an NJ them. withont
much trouble ~ the alternative M
serving q sentence In the federal non
ileniury docs not appeal to them
When asked N there was NOT r,p
siderable difficulty In locptlpp tho
merchants. Mr. Rolen said thar while
he hod hut five men IN the state. thcy
We're sufficiently well trained and
alert enough TO allow but few to get
past them. The records OF these n.
ccnsos are ON file at the collector X
"ttlco stated MIR Rolcn "and as are
MI court records, open 10 the lnspec
uon of the public. n the cit, and
county Officials throughout the state
aon get the vlolotors. II isn't because
they do not have u chance 10 know
who s operating aud where thry live q"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
WAS NOT WITH
STARR He SAYS
Bud Maxfield, On Trial for Bank
Robbery, LabOrS TO Establish
an Alb

= HANDLER, OK, Aug A. with
- the completion " the Testimony
todOy In the examination of two wit
nesSes for the defense In the trial W
l'ud MaNfield, charged with taking
part In the robbery " two banks at
STROUD, OK last March. II was OK
pected the arguments of attorneys
would be heard aud the case be given
10 the jury before night
Although MaxfIeld admitted ON the
witness stand that the contentious OF
the state were true. In that he for.
merly owned a wagon IN which the
robbers had driven to stroud aud Of n
pistol dropped by one of the raiders of
the bank, he declared he had sold the
wagon and pistol several days before
the robbery took place. Henry starr
leader ~ the hand who has confessed
bought the wagon, Mnxfield declared
and Lewis Estes, who also hns con.
fessed to aiding IN the robbery ec.
luired the pistol Maxfield and others
testified he was In Tulsa the day Of
he robbery.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
ON
TO PETROGRAD.
German Army Within 800 Miles Of
RuSSia'S Capital
Now
BETWEEN RIGA AND DINSK
Lull Continues as Against France
and England on Western
War Front

I uNDON Aug n The Baltic
flank Of the German armies I'm
der Field Marshal Won HlndenburY hAa
virtually attained the banks uf tho
river Dylna, between Riga and Dlnsk.
with Perograd less than 800 miles
away lu direct line Thence south.
ward the line sweeps west with the
Russian fortress OF Koyno still hold.
Ing out Next week may BEE great
battle on the road toward the Russian
capital
The second line of defense upon
which the Russians proposed to fall
back after abandoning Warsaw has all
the appearance of having been ren.
drrd untenable and the BrlLlsh and
hu' IAN press are beginning TO see In
the AustroGerman plan an ambitious
plhIse deeper Into Russia with Petro-
grud rs the goal
In the meantime the Russian rear
guards are fighting desperately e,p,-
rlaIly In the critical Dyina region and
at hovno 10 capture which the Ger
mans are making terrific sacrifice
Of men.
II seems plain now that the Ger
WuuA purpose no great demonstration
Ia the west, but propose to push for
ward their so far brilliantly success
ful campaign In Russia on reports that
conditions In France and Belgium are
such that neither the French nor tile
British immediately, will attempt a
general offensive
During the lull In activity On the
front Ia France and Belgium the
British public is looking on he Oar
daneiles to bring the relief Russia sn
badly needs, though the task OF omen
ing the straits remains difficult
problem which some think may only
he solved by a change In the Balkan
situation. Both Germany and the en
tphie powers are eNcrting the hardest
pressure on bulgaria as that country
Is considered TO be the key TO the
situation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
JING0ES SNIFFlNG
Fact That War Department Inquiries
About Munitions Sets Heads 10
WAgging Morn OF Jess 0mlnOusly

WASHINGTON, Aug. T. An.
nounccment that the war department
had asked American manufacturers Of
war munitions for data rs 10 their
facilities for furnishing supplies. par.
ucularIy m the event " nm emergency
led to some speculation here today
although officials eIplnined that the
action was In accordance with the
usual practice both In normal times
as well In war. The announcement
declared emphatically that no pur
chRses NJ war supplies was contem
plated NJ present.
The step, II is explained, was made
necessary by the fact that practically
every private plaR: In the country IS
taxed 20 Nv capacity 10 fill orders
from the warning nations Of Europe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
KILLED At SILL
IN TEST FLIGHT
Captain G. h. Knox Loses Life and
Lieut.. Sutton Injured In
Aerial ManeuvereS

+ oRr SILL Okla Aug l2-Csp-
= tain g n Knox OF the First Aero
squadron, who began test flights upon
tho Fort SIN reserve Tuesday met
death this morning when his airship
fell five hundred feet
Lieutenant r. h Sutton Is not OK.
pected 10 live
The squadron had just hcen trans
fQrred here from California
Urou their arrival several members
said they considered the various cur-
rents of air existing In and near the
Wichita mountains here extremely dan
rprous
The Rvmtors assembled about . n'clNk
this morning They had been aloft hut
q tew minutes when the aerophne sud
denly wns observed to be- falling. Car
plu Knox and his aide made desper
ate efforts To control the machine
Knox was instantly Killed sutton
was hurried IN the army hospital
where nm operation WAS performed IN
ON effort to snye his life The exact
cause NJ the accident has not been w.
yprtnipcd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
LAY ON H0uFf
SAYS franklin
Not frightened By Governors
Threat 10 Discharge Employees In
Office Of Supreme Court Clerk.
GOVERNOR IS NOT THE STATE
II He Appoints Clerical Force
Franklin VIII Refuse TO Approve
All the Salary Claims
GOVERNOR is NOT THE STATE

CUBERNATORIAL fanfare aud
~ me shouting Il am the state
have little effect upon " NJ Franklin
clerk of tue supreme court " the
state " Oklahoma. who holds fast To
the belief that government 10 this
country ls handled by three coordI
nate branches and that one department
ls not dependent upou the will OF an.
other
Relative TO the governor state
ment n yesterday, that al attorney
advised he could discharge The em
ploycs IN Franklins office and himself
appoint their successors Franklin said
he was not IN the least apprehcuSlye
and in this he appears 10 be fortified
behind the law
Franklin this morning issued this
statement
since the governor has gone into
print again will say that | notice
that Il IN claimed that some attorney
~ has discovered that the governor
can appoint the help FOR this depart
mpnt. and that there IL II veiled threat
that he will assume such power The
governor has no such power. aud he
cannot by force or threats, after
have refused to give my consent aIr
noiut the force for this department
do not want m cheap help for thl, lie
pHrtment us the advice NJ the aforc
said attorney tn * worthless II the
governor has the legal right To appoint
the help for this department he has
the same right 10 appoint help IN most
Of the other departments True. In the
creation " additional positions iu
Continued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
SCHOOL SYSTEM
IS UNDERMINED
Reads Removal From Institution
for Deal at Sulphur Followed
by Interesting Revelations

Several days ago, when dele
cation from sulphur called upon
Governor K l.. Williams ut his
office In the Mercantile building
10 inquire II Il WAS not possible
10 secure the retention Of Prof
Frank Read as head Of the state
school for the deaf at sulphur,
the states chief executive said.
substantially;
You folks down there are never
satisfied n you don't accept
what We give you and quit com.
planning ! will take the school
away from YOU"
To this n business man who
headed the delegation replied:
Look here, governor; you arr
not all Of the state We have a
legislature and n supreme court.
You are not all Of Il by any means.
Now helped secure your nominA.
tiOn and voted and worked for
YOU at the election, but ! want to
say TO YOU right now you will not
remove that school from our town
just because we ASK that capa.
BILE man, who is being iobbed BY
politicians, he retained"
The governor maintained his
characteristic Obduracy and the
Cruee appointce was succeeded BY
q Texas Democrat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12

The shallow low prrssHrn area that was
central over Arkansas ys-rr.fnr morning
hHs mU'rd nOUheastwur IU The ohio
valley and lower lake region and suspd
pre- ipitHfluu over terr.lYD eos. NJ ha
Mississippi river. Precipitation has been
general ulsU boo the Tetts End l.uui,Iaun
ott sr.Iuu Local shower and trun
d"rsturmA Hre reported On Sow Nr,lun.
northwestern Texas The lower Missouri
WII'y and tho northern Rocky mountains
hr rainfall was quite l,rrraI over mo
'usiem portion N thr cotton br.. and
was IrnTE fY DNrrSsiil .r,r .unsIderrhIp
nr'u. 'nN pr"ssur. pro-. uuraur- 200
be- developing over Western It.. and
s0uiLWr..rru Oklahoma
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
LABOR TANGLE WAVES
bridgeport, Conn, Which Has Its
Good and Bad Days Is Gloomy -
10 Strike Situation Now

BRIDGEPORT Conn, Aug ~
Labor troubles iu This city aud nearby
towns which apparently had given
promise of amluun.e adjustment, have
uddcnly assumed q more serlou, as
Wct
4 walkoui yesterday of some seven
~ mnChlnisty and helpers NJ -ho plant
ot the Lake Torpedo Boat company iu
this city and @ threatened strike to
dav NJ about Gun mnchinlsts M the
Farrell foundry and machine com
pauy's plant iu Nusoula were disturb
lng features
The reply uf lhe Locomohllr Com
pnny N America to the demand "
about 500 NJ 60. employees Tor read
iustment NJ hours and pay va. ev.
peCtcd today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
NO SIGNS OF "KNIFL"
Head ot Educational Board Return
Ing From Vacation, Manfests No
symptoms Of Political Belllcoslb

II. a. Wilson president of the stuir
board of education. Is again back ia
his office after "a vacation of several
weeks spent iu hi, native stutc uf
Kentucky where he was accorded eos.
pcclHl honurs. uu one ucuusiuu the
schools I'm his home count, beluu
closed for a day II was umorcd
about the state house that he hNd re
turned with firuWuvcN speaking "a
knife mp his sleeve. because of the
boards action ln making rertum re-.
moysls NJ school heads during hts ab
scnce, hut hc gave mo- lutlmnticu NJ
this 20 visitors this morning
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
TYPHOID PREVALENT
Nost Attacks Mild-Stagnant Over
flow Not RespOnsible-Fifecn Gases
Have Been Reported

typhoid fever eases In nklebomo
Oliy are more numerous now than the,
have been at any time during the post
year according 10 the record NJ the
health department Some fifteen cases
arr being treated nj present A VA.
rlrly Of causes Is supposed to be re-.
sponsihle FOR the unusual prevalence
of the disease The stagnant water
which covered the bottom lands so
long after the overflow caused hy the
river IL not held responsible for any
of the cases. M they ARE an scattered
over other and higher parts " the
city.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
PHONES AID POLICE
Cooperation Of Exchanges with Law
Enforcement Agencies H. Worked
Out by Zones In New loh, City

NEW YORK, Aug H. The New
York Telephone company today began
TO cooperate with the police depart
ment In the capture of criminals. The
territory Within 100 miles NJ New
York CITY has been divided into seven
zones. Az soon as the police notify
the telephone company descriptions NJ
any criminals sought 10y the police
VIII be flashed In n Few minutes to
all chiefs of police sherlffs and con.
stables and railroad station ugpnts.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
Blacksmith Says
Report of His
Death Distorted

ALTON. ms. Aug l2.-Johu Neely
a blacksmith NJ East Alton. arose In
his shop today To remark with empha
sis that It was not his body which was
found IN "a railroad yard at Spring
field Mo. last Monday
The body " this murdered man had
been Identified hy Minard Brady oi
Springfield as that " his friend Ncelv
Brady told " q train robbers threat
ON Neely's HE fifteen years ago and
presumed that the robber had fulfilled
his threat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
MUNICIPAL WOOD YARD

CHICAGO Aug - Chicago IL 10
have mmrlpsl woodyard where nm
employed men win he given work at
81 day during the winter months.
The project, officials today said will
prevent the annual influx ~ men who
refuse 10 work and depend on the mn
nicipal lodging houses to shelter them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12

Reign Of Terror Sets In on Texas
Mexico LlneS-funStOn Dis
tributes Forces
OFFICIALS DENY INTERVENTION
More Mexican Outlaws Killed
Policy Of SuppreSsinG Details
Decided Upon

n ALVESTON Aug. Incoming
Otralns from the valley country are
filling Corpus Christi hotels with
American refugees, mostly women and
children sent away for safety, accord
ing 10 adyices from that city today.
One ranehman from the Lyford cOm'
try moved his whole family and pro
dicted reign Of terror along the bor-
der before normal conditions are re-
stored. He attributed the cause OF
"dissenters" from the Mexican side
stirring up their cOuntrymen Oh the
American side.
LAREDO, Tex, Aug. l2.--AccOrding
10 rlImOrs In this city today, 1000 ad-
ditional forces have arrived to rein
force the garrison on the Mexican side.
All Is quiet on the American side OF
the river. 4 local CarranIista paper
calls upon liz readers TO make ready
TO defend national honor
One hundred and thirty rifles and
two hundred and sixty four thousand
rounds Of ammunition are being held
I'M by the local customs officials. This
war material was purchased during
April last by the CArranIistas.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Aug. L.
Three more Mexican outlaws we're TO
day added 10 the list NJ killed In battle
near Mercedes Ilidalgo county, thirty
miles northwest of here.
No report of whether soldiers, coun.
IL officers or rangers were In the fight
has been received Officers have
adopted policy Of refusing 10 give de-
tails Of fighting In which they were
concerned This Is said 10 account
for the lack of confirmation of a re
port that eight other Mexican bandiA
were killed IN Ilidalgo county since
Friday.
BROwNsvIuI.n Tex, Aug. H.
After passing quiet night the lower
Rio Grande valley today Is watching
for results of the sending ~ more
troops into this section General r.
+. Naffarctie. Carrnnza commander NJ
MatnmurOs today denies that a thou
sand OF his men could enter Texas to
lncitr uprIsiugs against the Americans
nnd gives fur his reason that he has
now but 5OO men between Aldnmus
and the mouth NJ the Rio Grande lie
charges that the brlgandnge IN Texas
* caused by llucrtstas I'm anticlpa
tlon uf Carranza's recognition " the
United States lie expressed his Will.
inguess tn cooperate with American
authorities I'm keeping any bandits
which may cross into Mexico and will
turn any such over to the Americans.
Admlant Henry Hutchlngs ~ the
Texas National Guard reports no far.
thcr disturbance throughout this sec
tlon last night hut he has rangers ON
guard In Cameron and IIidnlgo coun.
ties
Three companies ~ United States
troops from Laredo reached Browns.
Vile this morning. the fourth company
~ the hntmiion having been dctoured
Ht KlngSvllle
GALVESTON. Tex. Aug ~ THE
statement that foreigners In Vera Cruz
ltUnlinucd nn last P0rrl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
.o.o0-S SIGHT
Dove Of PEACE
Members Of Board Of Education
viii Not Have Any More
QuarrelS, Perhaps
MORRIS IS ON PEACE MISSION
Judge HaySOn Grants Injunction
Holding Dixon Never Was
Member Of Board
MORRIS IS ON PEACE MISSION

FhANcIS II Dixon. resident of
Oklahoma county was never
member u the oklahoma CITY BOARD
Of Education de- facto or any other
KIND The law passed by the last leg
Nlatnre validating the chartprs NJ
cities N more than 10000 wns upheld
10y Judge John W Hnysou Thursday
ana ukluhomn city Is entitled to only
eight members two from each ward
III tho school board Judge Hayson
granted the injunction restraining the
board members from signing contracts
that have heretofore been made with
teachers
Al, acts Of the school board affected
10y the vote of Dixon are invalid. nm.
DER the decision handed down nv
Judge Hayson Thursday morning The
school board will have 10 annoint
teachers all over again and search the
records Tor acts lu which Dixon cast
a vote All contracts an which be
voted VIII have to be- made over again.
D ne coal contract Is said 10 be- lnclud.
ED among them
Judge lInyson's decision Il ia stated
settles the Dixon controversy I'm the
board of education and payes the way
Tor settlement " the differences
that hnrc heretofore existed Efforts
are being made Thursday 10 establish
a basis for the settlement OF all dis
agreements The first requisite viii
be the elimination Of Superintendent
buchanan and Principal Masters or
the high school
Nothing to Contend About
An Informal meeting of the board
of education will bc held In few
DAYS and the members will lay aside
thelr differences, II the efforts thai
are being made Thursday. are not
FrullIess. The foundation for the
CONTINUED on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
PREPARING SPEECH

Governor r. H. Williams has about
finished tho speech ho Is scheduled In
deliver at the conference NJ governors
In Boston next week lie expects 10
start east sunday going to New or
leans. thence hy boat 10 the BAY siate
metropolis
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
FOR DEFENsE BOARD

HOBART, Aug 70 j. A. ouirk
commander Of the G.. 4 Il. post here
odoy received notification " his nm.
,olntmcnt as delegate to the confer.
'nce on national defense which win be-
leld ln Washington, October a..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
1000 PITTSBURGH FIGHTERS

PITTSBURGH Aug l2-Four thou.
sand Italian reservists from the Pitts
hureh district have applied TO the Ital.
ian vice consulate FOR transportation
to Italy In order that they may Join
their regiments
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12

9 ULPHUR Aug - Much interest
~ has been revived here In the
states acknowledgement Of the school
Tor the deaf by rccrnt comment IA The
Times relative To the removal n Prof
Fred Read who has returned 10 his
home I'm Illinois When he was IRE
pairing 10 remove from here local
banker giving him n hearty hand
clasp. said Il Hm sorry TO SEQ YOU
leave the school and the town. and /
may shy that IS the sentiment " The
entire population NJ the town Only
one man has had word fo say against
YOU and that man Is hardware
dealer
And thereby hangs tale. ono NJ
continued on last Pagcl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
SlO.OOO.OOO sEQUEsTRATRD
Civil Tribunal of Paris Ties Up Prop.
erty Of Rich German

PARIS, Aug ~ The cyil tribunal
Of The Seinc has sequestrated The prop
erty Of the GcrmHn millionaire. Herr
Jolllnek Their property consisting
mostly of real estate In Paris and the
Riyarlu is worth about St0,OO0,0OQ
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
FOUR KILLED n
OHIO COLLISION

d COLUMBUS, q Aug y
X -Four persons were Killed today !
n and more than score were in.
n iured some " them seriously, I
Il when a heavily loaded freight I
+ train crashed into special
X train bearing a party ~ mem l
4 bers of the knights u Pythlas .
= lodge Of Mount Sterling Onto 4,
+ many ~ them accompanied by 4
4 their families.
\ The accident occurred at Ori ,
II ent Station, On the baltimore I
Z and Onto Southwestern railroad ,
= IL miles south of Columbus.
n. IL IL IL a. .
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-12
VILLA SCOFFS
INTERVENTION
Through Member Of His Cabinet
Expresses Satisfaction With
the Wilson Method.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-Gen-
erAl Villa has informed the Unit.
Ell States government that he is
willing 10 sign n truce Of three
months or more duration with his
opponents during which time a
peace conference shall be held.