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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
NEW MAN OF THE HOUR
Young New York Physician Who DIS
covers Anti .Typhus Vaccine lie
comes Famous Overnight.

NEW YORK. April 10 The man ot
rhr hour u New York medical rlr
cles today was pr Harry Ploz, the
youug hsctrrlologist u Mount SINAI
hnspitaI who announced last night at
- meeting " the New York Patholog
icpl society that he had discovered nn
anti t,phus vaccine In view of the
rsr.nt spread of this disease Iu Serbia
where many American physicians an
leading In the fight against IT, the ais
co,ery was hailed 10y physicians "S
timely as well rs important
The germ " typhus fever which the
NOW yscrlne Is intended 10 combat
hns been chrlstened by nr William
II Welch, head ot the medical de-
rsrtmrut of the Johns Hopkins uni
yer-lty. Nh bacillus typhii eIanthe
moms" pr Ploz announced.
Dr plotz Is 20 years old He en-
tered the pathological laboratory ol
Mount sinai hospital as an inferno tl
discover the origin NJ Il fever called
prul'- disease. and isolating the germ
which caused It found that the ha
illus was identical with that of U
phus fever
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
DEAL DEATH QUICKER
Important British Committee Will
Force Speed in Manufacture Of
Weapons for Land and Sea Forces

LONDON. April 10 An important
committee under the chairmanship OF
David Lloyd George, the chancellor OF
the eXecheQuer 10 organize aud speed
up the supply NJ munitions ot war was
completed today
Mr.. Lloyd George viii have the cn-
operation among others, Of eN Premier
A. ]. Balfour.
Premier AsQuith In his announce
ment To the house " commons, eN
plalned the committees functions were
TO ENSURE the promptest and most
efficient application " all the avail
able productive resources OF the coun
try for the manufacture aud supply N
war munitions Tor the army and the
navy and the authority to take all
necessary steps for that purpose.
The British war office simultaneous
lv has appointed departmental com.
mittce tn assist IN the same object un.
der the chalrmNnship of Field Mar
shal Earl Kltchncr himself
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
SHOW DAYS AT
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
superintendent Inaugurstos = System
Of Bringing Patrons Into Close
Touch With PUPILS and Teachers,

The thlrvtwO different grade
schools of the city system will all have
special visiting days before the close
Of the school year. II N the desire
OF the school management that patrons
visit the school at any time and the
principals aud teachers ARE always
pleased 10 have visitors see the rpgu.
lar work Of the schools but In addi
tion to this II Is thought wise 10 ar.
range for these special occasions when
the various kinds Of written and man
ual work of the pupils viii be so dis
played that It can be ensily inspected
The buildings which have open
house from two tn four o'clock t0mor
row are Columbus Emerson Garfield,
Hawthorne jefferson and Shields
Heights. A group Of from six To ten
schools will follow each Friday af
tcrnOOn until all have participated
In this plan the parents get to see
the work " their children Ms they
have progressed from month 10 month.
The work viii he displayed on pupils
desks. on Tables above blackboards
aud In such other ways az will make
II easy Of inspection As far as posi-
hle the work ~ the various months
win be displayed 50 the pupils growth
IN ncntness, accuracy and volume may
he seen
Principals and teachers will be- In
their places from two 10 four o'clock
to meet parents and help them find
the work " their children. II Is the
desire Of the school management that
NIL patrons who can 10 arrange Will
take little time to visit their chill
dren'S school home tomorrow after.
mann
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
FREENY REAPPOINTED


John Il. Freeny, city auditor under
Commissioner Of Accounting aud FL
nance Elmer Trueblood, was reappoint-
ed to that position by the newly elect
Ell commissioner, Mike Donnelly, this
mQkping. The appointment was for
t8years A city clerk remains yet
to be appointed by Commissioners Don
nelly,
Freeney has proven one VI the most
consistent workers In the employment
of the city IN past years according TO
fellow workers and other commission.
ers Donnelly made the reappoint
ment, he stated, because IN his est
nation Freeney Is the hest man for
the place. Freeney was chosen from n
field Of nearly 100 applicants for his
position
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
War at a Glance

Failure uf tine Russian uwm w
invade hungary WAS muw..H odn.
hy the German war off,. lHr stat.
mcur i, made that the rrn ~ rnp
Ru-,mn army FROM Prznm .. lu."
the IupkOv und East NUsn m--r-
WINS not successful ahd rW Ir W
urks ut several point u.m- rn.e
front resulted In drfcA vrN muN
Io-.r- III consequence % b. .ud Dnr
uIapklng power Of the lm--m. hu
Dc-sonod ylslbly
Although official report. r.m Pc
lugud courcde no Such ..r.r"- they
Iudiputr that Russian wNU.r has
been brought virtually to 20 nH Iio
Nu+snu war office says
Slight progress was mu.. nrur
u2,ok pass and counlrr Hu.h at
Kozlovu by the AustroIrrmnu forces
mlIrd The German report speaking
of the Kozoawo fight states lhr Rus
sian were rrpulsed with heavy lU-sr-
The russian report lays claim to no
further progress IN the 'oruD'mnus
except at Uzsok
Advlces have been rerrrrI a, Rome
that the Intervention iu rhr way Of
RumnulR appeaFs to be Imminent u
is said the Rumauian army is we'll
equipped and reudy for Instant action
Operations nloug the western 'front.'
,urr more are nearly Rt u -fHud~tN'
The vigorous counter offensive of tho
Germans IN The Meuse Mo~".l district
apparently has checked the lrrwh
uifIpti,r Signs Of Increasing Hou'
lu In Belgium aud uorlhrrn Frun'".
which. iu conjunction with the Mcn,r
Nosele battle. were regarded Il, u
possible prelude To the loug discussed
general offensive. are no lougrr op
parent
-Four attacks by the French nro men.
toned I'm the Berlin wur offlr" state
mrur today sDd all are said To- nave
failed The Parts statement however
.p.g.rf- that I'm the Ailly wood 500
Hon NJ ground 4OO yards long and lOU
wards Ircu vss won and 'hr' B. Al
sur. ,lr advance Of nearly uu ui
was made
The British steamer Piarmignn has
been sunk hy n German submarine IN
the Nnrth sea Eleven men " her
rr.v of ~ we're saved -Four steam
truwler- flylng the flag ~ Holland
have been seized by German Warship9
and lnken into Cuxhayen.
II was announced IN the hwIse oi
commons today that the British casu
altic, from the beginning N the wal
10 April II. amounted TO l3oA1 men
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
TO RECONSTRUCT ROAD
Meeting nj Edmond Pledges Farmers TO
Aid In BetterinE Highway Into Ok
lahomA City Via Fair Grounds,

EDMOND, ok, April 10 A we'll
attended meeting was held Mt the
Rlrkets school house last night nj
which district roads organization
was perfected with r G. Ashlngtuu
president. J. l.. Park, Vice president
and j. W Wallace, secretary The
purpose of the organization Is Ia re
construct the public road between the
mlr grounds at oklahoma city and
Edmond More than forty farmers lly
INK along the road attending the meet
Ing pledged themselves to help IN the
work which will be commenced at
once under the supervision " the state
highway commissioner
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
POOR OLD ROBINSON CRUsOE
ALIAS JOHN DOE ETCETERA

W II. Petty, alias Robinson Crusoe,
was on the police court docket this
morning with the note after his name,
drunk, as usual Crusoe Is n regu-
lar at police court II Is alleged and In.
sists upon his regulnr alias whenever
arrested He has repeatedly scorned
the title John Doe, according to Desk
Sergeant Berry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
CREEL WILL Use HIS
OWN IDEAS AT MORGAN CITY

WASHINGTON. April 10 Surgeon
Crrcl " the public health service was
authorized by Surgeon-Gcneral Blue
today lo use his discretion In dealing
with the situation which has arisen
ut Morgan city La. through the ar
rial there Of the American schooner
I,.is A. Colwel from British Guinea
with members VI her crew believed to
he suffering from ytl5w fever Surgeon
Won Esdorf len Mobile, Ala last
night for Morgan City TO report on
the situation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
NEW YORK WOMAN ARRESTED
As WITNESS N MURDER CASE

NEw YORK April 10 A second
prrrst was made to-day In connection
with the murder " Miss Claudia
Ilanshury. whose body was found last
Saturday IN a lot hurled under pile
of lo4L,. when Mrs, Bertha Wilson
WAS held Us n material witness.
According 10 the po.'e Mrs. Wilson
admitted she introduced Miss Haus-
bury 10 Rafael viullo, the contractor
arrested last night On a charge OF
hopiclde IN connection with Miss
Hansbury's death
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
GET ACQUAINTED BANQUET
FOR POsTOFFICE EMPLOYEES

A banquet for the incoming and out.
going pOstmasters, Claude Weaver
and H. q, Eastman, win be given AT
the First Methodist church by the
postoff!ce employees Saturday night.
Mr. Eastman will discuss the work
done In his administration, and will
wish his successor To the big job luck
MIR Weaver will get acquainted with
his boys and win outline his work.
Y, A. Tolle. carrier NJ. will have
charge Of the ceremonies. The ladies
of the church viii furnish the banquet
aud music.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
RICHARDSON HAS BEEN IN
POsTOFFICE SINCE 1892

One hundred and fifty employees Of
the postoffice posed for their picture
on corner In front Of the federal
building this afternoon Charles A.
Richardson was the only member Of
the force who has been with the de
partment here since II was organised
In 1892.
Times have changed since then"
said Mr.. Richardson. AT that time
we started out with three clerks and
three curriers'. George A. Biedler was
postmaster, and we did all the work
without having to work overtime,
too" ----.. -.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
POSTAL REPLIES
TO OPERATORS
Company Witness Says Men Are Not
Overworked and Make Sufficient
Wages; VIII Not Lose Jobs.

CHICAGO, April l5-The Postal
Telegraph n Cable company, accused
before the United States commission
on industrial relations yesterday Of
OyerwOrking It's men for inadequate
pay made reply today through T. n.
Powers, manager Of the operating de
partmeut Of the Chicago office.
The regular day trick Of telegraph.
ers Is nine hours Other tricks are
shorter be testified
is II impossible al times for men
10 obtain lunch relief asked Frank
+. Walsh, chairman Of the commits
sion
AT times. when business Is very
heavy. as at the beginning Of the
war" MIR Powers replied, and added
When business decreases an extra
list Is rreated by men who are anxious
10 pick up what money they can rsth-
cr than be- idle
Will Not Lose Jobs.
Mir Walsh explained that one Of
the Postal teegraphers who testified
Yesterday feared that his adverse com
mrut ON the company would cost him
and his companions who also testified,
their Jobs
"Not ut all. so long as they observe
the rules uf the company answered
the witness They will have no trou
bile and n they DO want them 10
come tu me-
Mir Powers read list " employees
giving their earnings, ranging from
$40 fur new aud inexperienced men.
tu $40 tu the best men. He gave the
earnings of Warrington, one NJ yester
days witnesses He IL on the extra
list. Ilr came 10 work year agn
and curned Ss2 the first month and
Ssi the second
lie grew irregular after that said
Mir Powers, and loafed 80 much that
| told him II he did not want 10 work
hr should make room for someone
| who did. Then he braced up"
The witness stated he would not
hire member NJ the commercial tel.
| egrHphers union nut woulu nov ulH
| turh a member already holding job
I aud doing his work right
Extra List Evils
They're all right NO long A. they
don't bring the union into the office ~
, said he
Commissioner GRrretson referred to
/ the evil, NJ the extra list
we can abolish II today II you
want In throw these men out ~ work
we don't need A." replied Mr Pow
| ers
Commissioner Ashton took NJ the
examination aud witness said that
grievances were brought to him,
when suhchlef cant use man
the ease comes 10 me There haven :
been more than half n dozen com
nlalnts IN q month said MIR Powers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
ARE HUNGRY ROBBERS
Tapped lee Box nj West 3lst -. Home
But Overlooked JewelY Worth
Several Hundred Dollars.

Robbers entered rear window OF
the residence of chnries Adka"it, at
1925 Vest Thirty first street last
night. according 10 report made to
city police Officials today Overlook
ing Jewels valued ut several hundred
dollars the thieves took provisions
from al Ice box and several dollars
from drawer The family was not
at home at the time " the robbery
and did not discover It until this
mnrning
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
TRAIN ROBBERS
STRIP BOX CARS
Twelve Bandits Fill Four Auto
mobile Trucks With $50, 900
Worth Of Silk Plunder.
ENGINEER DASHES By BULLETS
Posse PurSues Most Daring
Tang Ever known In New
York Railroad History.

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
PLAIN, SWIFT
ENFORCEMENT"
Chief Nichols Applies Himself
At Once To BOOtIegging And
Gambling Evils.
FORMER HEAD Is RETAINED


Thirty five bo0tleggcrs aud gumh
Irrs vrrc notified by the police de.
purmcul yesterday under the dirrr
ton NJ chief Nichols, that they must
go out Of business Ht once In each
Instance the men who were violating
the law agreed to obey the order NJ
the new chief
Last might the police Officers rWdrd
The plHcr ut 2li Nurlh Broadway uud
arrested j n birmingham and Frank
Alsmau ou th" Charge of selling liquor
lu violation of the prohibll"rN law The
defendants were nrraign"d lu lhr mu.
uIclual court thl, morning and their
'nsr7 were continued until frldnl ar
lrrnoou nt the 4 o'clock session of
court II is expected that they VIII
appeal ut once to the county court iI
they are convicted and fined In the
municipal court
Jones You're Hired"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
HISTORIAN LEAvEs MILLION
AND HALF TO HIS WIDOW

CAMBRIDGE, Mass,, April lb.--Frhe
will Of Charlie Francis Adams, the his
t0rian who died March 20, was al
lowed In probate court today, The ~.
tate. personal property appraised ut
S1,b00,000 is left " the widow,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
PATRICK LLOYD. AGED les,
BORN IN IRELAND. N DEAD

CHATHAM. " 49, April i5.--Pst-
rick Lloyd Is dead NJ Milbank, pssr
here, In his lOsth year He was born
IN Limerick, Ireland. ou st Pstrscks
dAy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
TOWNOF FUTILE
PAVES THE WAY
Puts Aside Her Own Interests
And Gets Behind Movement
For New Canadian Bridge.
IS ENTHUSIASTIC On ROADS
Sentiment At Chamber OF Com
merce Luncheon Assures 80,
600 Acres Trade Territory.

Display ylng spirit which eliminates
friction IN reaching decision us to
whore bridge over the South Canadian
river should be located along the slnlr
military highway from Oklahoma CiD.
10 Lawtou, Il score Of futile bu-lu,-s
men and TURNER'S Informed trp lrIuud.
Of the good road movement nj q ur,l
Ing aD the lee Hucklus hopr. toup,
they would ronred every suggr,
tlOu made by IN. friends NJ New
Castle uud would work FOR IN, early
completion Of bridge urn TINT ,in
We rruIilc that this ,ulr.t,uu /, Il
great Importance and should mot ur
grvmd for dispute by two towns.
both Of which Will br benefited b, rs
snutlou" said T. j BruWI " lmur.
toe first speaker to be called ulOn
Tor ~ short address by Prc.du. Gaj
lord of the Chamber of Commerce at
ter the usual luncheon We rmIilr
that the construction uf Iu. rud to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
STUDENT CAUSAS
DEADLY WRECK
inexperienced MOtOrmAn Stops Street
Car Directly on Railroad Track
Fourteen Dead, Others May Die

DETROIT Mich, April l5-The
iueXpcrlence uf student motormau is
blamed Tor the death uf IA persons,
ten Of them women who were killed
last night In n collision between n
street car aud II freight train on the
tracks " the Detroit, Toledo and Iron.
ton railroad IN the western end Of the
city Twenty eight other persons were
injured, four Of them 80 seriously that
their death Is believed certain Early
today only seven uf the deud had been
Identified an6 II was said at the NOR.
que some ~ the bodies are NO mutil-
ated that their Identification will be
impossible
With heavy load 0f passengers
homeward bound, the car handled by
j. G. Westoyer, student mOtOrman
halted as II reached the railway cross
ing. The conductor ran ahead and
seeing string OF freight cars pushed
by switch engine approaching the in
tersectlon, sigualed the mOtorman 10
wait until It hud passed The novice
misunderstood the signal and turned
ON the power The car started down
the slight incline leading 10 the rail.
way tracks Too late the motnrman
shut off the current and applied the
brakes Too car slid along until II
stopped directly In the path Of the on.
coming train
Dead Are Scattered.
The leading freight car crashed into
the street car striking It sQuarely In
the middle The railroad tracks at
the place where the accident occurred
occupy narrow street Az the car
was swept away from the crossing
one end Of II struck aud demolished
the front uf the Delray station which
stood on one corner and the other end
tore out part OF grocery on the
opposite side NJ the street. Nearly
2OO feet were travelled before the
freight was brought to stop and
along this distance mangled bodies of
dead and injured were strewn Other.
caught IN the wreckage OF the car
were not eNtriCated until several
hours after the crash.
The crews " the car and the freight
train were taken 10 police headouar
tiers and after Nh investigation. West
over and the regular motorman. Rich
ard NallAde were detained on q
charge " munslaughter
The majority of the victims are for
eigners whose homes are IN the rive,
Rouge aud Delray suburbs of Detroit
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
BUSINESS HALTS
OVER THE WORLD
Flags nj Hdf.MAst and Work Sus-
pended by L. 5 Departments In Mem.
Ory Of Lincoln.

WASHINGTON, April 10 Business
OF the Juited States government viz
tuHlly was suspended today In recog
milton " the fiftipth anniversary VI
the death of Abraham Lincoln. In
the national capital rs elsewhere
throughout the country aud In foreign
lands wherever the American govern.
ment Is represented the event was be-
ing observed In accordance with Presl.
dent Wilson's executive order The
president himself laid aside the cares
" office, as did other officials OF the
government to pay silent tribute 10
the memory Of the murtyred president.
Executive offices we're closed all
day and the supreme court of the
United States, headed 10y former CON
federatr soldier Chief Justice white,
held mo- session Flags on all gov
ernmcnt buildings throughout the
United States were at hHlfmus Hs a
tribute 10 Lincolns memory ~ were
they also on all forts aud reservations
nayal stations and warships and upon
all American embassies legations and
cOnsulates throughout the world All
poStofficps were closed part of the
day. The owners aud captains Of all
American merchant vessels had been
requested to display the national em
blem AZ half mast
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
Roth Oaim Success.

According 20 special dispatche, ap
pcarlug In London both the Russians
and the Auslrians continue 10 claim
local successes IN the Carpathians.
Nevertheless. II would appear as
though reinforced Austro. German
forces had checked the main Russian
offensive In the region Of the UEsok
pass
Chancellor " the ENcheQucr Lloyd
George has presided at the first meet
Ing of the business committee which Is
to organize to the fullest extent the re-
Continued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
DAM GIVES WAY;
EIGHT DROWNED
Water Released From One KeserN OR
Threatens Another Town in Path !;
Half Million Loss.

HOLBROOK, Ariz, April 10 ~.
man reservoir which lmpounds wa
ters OF the Little Colorado river, -
miles south OF 81 Johns Apache
county, broke at midnight last night,
drowning eight persons. A reservoir
at Hunt northwest Of 81 Johns Is
IN the path OF the flood aud II the dam
there, which Is threatened, gives way,
Woodruff. II miles southeast u H0l
brook, viii b. IN danger.
The eight persons drowned at Ly-
man lived directly under the reser
vOir which collapsed as did u similar,
but smaller dam ten years ago. At
ft Johns no great damage was done.
Three Of the eight persons drowned
at Lyman dam were grandchildren
Of Mrs Rachael Berry, one Of the two
women members OF the Arizona state
legislature.
Lyman reservoir furnished water
to irrigate 10000 acres
PHOENIX. Ariz.. April 10 Dis.
patches received here today estimate
the total damage ~ far In the flooded
area near St Johns NJ S4OOOOO St
Johns Is fifty miles from II rsllrond
IN the northeastern part Of the state.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15

PARIS. April 10 The offices Of the
American embassy nnd the American
consul were closed today aud the flags
over the building We're Nt half mast
I'm Observance " the death of Abraham
lincoln
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-15
THIRTY PER CENT
RATE INCREASE
Frisco Announces Changed Freight
Tariffs In Arkansas TO Take Effect
in Ten Days

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, April 10.
Freight tariffs approximately 80 per
cent higher than the present Arkansas
commission tariffs will be put In ef-
feet by the Frisco railroad In Arkan-
sas within the next ten days ". B.
Biddle, receiver and chief truffic Of
ficer NJ the road, told the Arkansas
railroad commission this morning
The new tariff is the result OF the
decree handed down In the United
States district court here April D when
Judge Jacob Trieber granted a per
petunl injunction. against the commits
sion from enforcing the commission
tariff on the Frisco lines.
The decision was made on the
ground that rates now IN force are
confiscatory The Frisco already IA
charging 3c mile intrustate passen
ger fnres as result OF the decree
The railroad commission has an
nounced It win appeal the case To the
United states supreme court II the
rose is won by the state the trflsco
win be- compelled to make refunds Tor
uyercharges.
4 Reasonable Rate"
MIR Rlddlc In announcing the FITS
co.,. stand declared that the rate was
urrpnrcd as representing n "reasona
hlc freight rate for Arkansas"
The rate applied he continued
.i, based upon the Minnesota scale
which accepts first class freight Al
100 per cent basis, and continues down
20 40 per cent for fifth class and =
per cent for class T. commodities. AL
less than carload commodity rates
nove been discontinued and class rate
sppllrd In the new tariff
we have made "A test ~ theS'
rotrs hy applying them TO the nctua
huslpess handled during December
IqI2 April and June. 1913, and found
that they would give us an Increase
NJ nearly 30 per cent ~ compared WIN
the commissions tariff now IN erect
"The Increased rates with the III
creased passenger rates Will yleln
return. we estimate NJ $40 per cent OF
,pr ipyestment IN Arkansas