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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
SAYS WOMAN COULD NOT
HAVE DROWNED IN TUB

LONDON, June 20-The morning
session of the trial for murder Of
George Joseph Smith, husband NJ
three wives, who died In their baths,
was taken up with the examination Of
Dr SpIlsbury, a noted patholOgist,
who gave expert testimony of the
ynrying effects NJ suddent IN ar
fainting spell upon person In II
hathtuh
I'm the ease NJ Alice Burnham. one
" Smiths three brides, Dr. Spilsbury
declared II would have been impossl-
BILE for person " her size To have
been submerged In either n sitting or
a lying position In the hathtub that
had been produced In court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
NOT RAILROADS. FAULT
Supreme Court Reverses Finding Of
MuskOgee Court Wherein Boy Lost
His Life in Front Of Tran

Lack Of evidence tending to show
negligence on the part " the railroad
company caused reversal Of the
Judgment OF the ST. Louis. Iron Noun.
tain 4 South railroad, IN an opinion
written by Commissioner Brett of the
supreme court commission today.
The company had been sued by G.
J. Gibson for the death Of his son.
The MuskOgee county district court
had rendered Il Judgment for 81 .2O0
for the father. The evidence showed
that the boy with his brother crossed
the t:nck and hearing the train com.
Ing decided to get on either side "
the train and see the passengers as
the train went by They did SO, but
as the train reached the spot one ~
the boys started 10 cross 10 the side
where his brother was and was caught
by the train
The opinion of the court commits
sIuer says that this fails ~ show any
negligence on the part " the railroad
ns the accident could not at that time
have been avoided.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
is UP TO LEGISLATURE
No Matter II State Hold Taxes Col
lected Illegally Funds Must BE Held
Pending Appropriation

BE fore the decision Of the supreme
court holding ineffective the opera
tion OF law which sought to collect
and distribute certain taxes against
public service corporations, there was
Il considerable sum Of money already
collected and turned into the county
treasurer and In turn sent 10 the state
treasury. Under the law when money
once ls turned into the estate treas
ury II cannot be paid out except with
legislative action.
In anopinion today by the attorney
general office to State Treasurer W.
l., Alexander he II advised to not dis
Nurse nor disturb such OF this money
that has been turned into the state
treasury but 10 hold II unless In the
meantime some authority IN given to
return II 20 the counties where col
lected. II such authority is not given
then nothing ran be- done with It un'
I'll the legislature meets aud provides
some way for It's return to the coun.
ties.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
RABBI ASSERTS
WAR Is A CRISIS
Speaker nj General Conference Says
Fate OF One-HAlf Of Worlds Jews
Is In Balance

CHARLENOIN. Mich, June -
The fate " one half the Jews Of the
world is trembling IN the balance as
a result Of the great war In Europe,
according to Rabbi Nose ]. Cries of
Cleveland, president NJ the Central
Conference Of American Rabbis, who
addressed It's twenty.siXth convention
here today.
"A crisis impends for Israel" said
Rabbi Cries. THE million Jews ~
Eastern Europe are buffeted from
prosecutor To upprcssOr. Is II the he.
ginning Of new epoch In Jewish his
tory?
The war Of nations and the con
flict " races will affect permanent.
ly the lives Of the whole Jewish peo-
pie.
"Belgiums cry NJ afrliction sounds
In the ears of the world Gallcia and
Poland suffer equal tragedy, but the
world neither sees nor hears. Mil
lions VI Jews, always I'm want now
experience cruelty intensified. Hun
dreds " thousands ARE sacrificing
their lives and no promise Of freedom
IL clearly spoken. The lnynl offer
ing ~ life should Quench the fire of
anti -Semitism In Germany aud Aus.
trla aud kiudle the light Of freedom
In Russia.
"Not vet is there any abatement
NJ Russian persecution nor any change
In the legal status, nor any removal
VI disabilities"
In the face of the world wide
misery, we discover ourselves unpre.
pared and norganized our duty is
to send relief and vet more relief
II shnmes us TO know how inadequate
has been our response hut We dare
not abandon our efforts, American
Jews always have answered Israel,
appeal for help Drive home, with
power, the magnitude " the misery
tn compel sacrifice for our unfortun
ate brothers
"The crisis demands unity Of ac
tlon. Let the multitude " commit
tees and Of leaders surrender thciI
claims 10 precedence They must unit,
to create n permanent committee viii
the right and power to speak and aci
ON behalf of all the Jews Of America
The united heart of Israel win speal
with n voice powerful enough TO com
pei the hearing of the nations, 10 righ
the wrongs " centuries
"rhe psychological hour Of the Jew
has come. and united Israel shoul,
sneak with one voice.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
FLOOD Is NOT SERIOUS
Rivers IN Arkansas Not as High ~
FOrecasted: Rains Threaten Losses
TO Cotton Crop

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 10
with the stngr Of 254 feet ~ Fort
Smith today when stage VI 2I.G was
predicted, the Arkansas river flood
will not assume serious proportions,
according 10 the local United States
weather bureau today The Arknl.
sas stood at y feet at Little Rock,
d rise Of ~ feet since Yesterday
Flood stage is % feet Unless con.
tinued rains fall IN the upper wa.
tershed no serious damage Is anuci
pated.
Little Rock, Stuttgart, Pine Bluff
and Helena we're the principal suffer.
ers IN the heavy storm of late yester'
day when high winds and heavy rains
prevailed over sections In which the
cities are located. Telephone and tele
graph communication was partly Inter
ruptpd In many parts NJ the state
The heavy rains OF the month threat
ened severe losses to the cotton crop
jefferson county. the scene Of the
most recent flood, IL preparing to com
bat the rise VI the river should II
again get out Of Its banks.
In the flood Of month ago more
than 10000 acres were inundated ant
crops destroyed. The deluged area
have been replanted largely but plant
Ing has been stopped pending the out
come of the present rise.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
ST. LOUISIAN KILLED
Name Of German Lieutenant Who Re
ceived Iron Cross Is In Late Casualty
List; Wife Operating Business

ST LOUIS, June 20 Lieutenant
Won llclnrlchrsoren whose name np-
pears In German casualty list, con.
Quoted an insurance business In st.
Louis up to the time " his departure
for the front last October. Since he
went 10 Germany his wife has con.
Quoted the business here.
He left ST. Louis ostruslbly for Chi
cago and his wife did not know he
had gone 10 Germany until she re-
ccivcd a letter from him In which he
said he had received the iron cross
During the Spnnlsh.Amcrlcan war
Won HeinrichSofrscn organized com
pany and offered It 10 the war depart
mcnt. The offer was rejected and
Won HcInrichsofescu and most Of hl~
company Joined the volunteers. lie
rose to the rank ~ captain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
RUSSIAN SOIL
SCENE Of WAR
Victorious TeutOnS Push SlavS On
10 Own Territory North
OF Lemberg
Won LTNSINGEN CONTINUES RUSH
Fighting RelaxeS On Western
Front; News Expected From
DardanelleS Soon

BERLIN, June %. The official
statement given out today by the Ger
man army headquarters announced
that to the north of Lrmbcrg the Aus.
trOlGcrmuu forces are now Oh Russian
territory.
Furthermore General Won LiusIngcn
has driven the Russians across the
emilia Lipn river an nffluent " the
Duiester, north Of llnlicz.
LONDON, June - The Russian
center In Galicia IL reforming rapidly
behind the river Gnila Lipa before
General Won llIingcn's drive across
the Dnicster, thls retreat In the
opinion u LONDON military critics, Is
due almost entirely 10 the battle near
Lembcrg, where the positions Of the
Russians nnde retirement inevitable.
These movements have strengthened
the Austr0-German line aud have con
sOlldatcd the hold Of the TeutOns upon
the regalned Galician capital
Frultless fighting sums up the op.
eratlons along the western front where
artillery duels lack ylgor except on the
line between Arrns and the sea where
n bombnrdment Uf positions has been
almost continuous.
The expected detachment Of Ger
man troops from the east front for
operations In the west evidently hn,
not, yet occurred This probably i
due 10 the stubborn Russian retreat
and the increasing pressure Of th,
Italians.
The advance of the Italians has beer
very slow, but II II is to be entirely
stopped more Austrian troops must II
all probability he transferred from III,
Galician line unless Austria Is willing
To surrender the seaport " Trieste
Trieste however, being the first i'm
portant milestone on the road u
Vienna. II no doubt will be- defended
TO the last gasp.
Anglo French troops ON the Call
poll peninsula are bombardIng heayll!
the Turkish positions without effect
according to official reports fror
Constantinople twt -the other side ha
not announced conclusion OF Its oper
atiOns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
KANSAS CITY WILL GET
NEW s1,ooAOoe HOSPITAL

CHICAGO, June 29-Kansas City,
Mo. has been selected for new 81
000, 900 hospital and school Of medl.
cine to he built by the American In
stltute of Homeopathy according to
an announcement made today at the
meeting here of the institute II II
designed 10 be the homeopathic center
Of territory south of the Iowa line
aud extending from Tennessee TO the
Rocky mountains
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
SHIP OWNERS WANT EXTRA
SESSION TO REPEAL NEW LAW

NEW YORK, June 20. mara
time association Of the port VI New
York, numbering 800 representatives
NJ domestic aud foreign steamship
lines was preparing today an appeal
To President Wilson urging him to
call a special session Of congress 10
repeal the present seamens law.
In a resolution adopted by the asso-
citation II was set forth that the laws
drastic and lmpractlcube provisions
will defeat the very purpose for which
II was said 10 be enacted"
Unless the law Is repealed the associa
tion asserts long established lines, win
Of necessity he withdrawn and other
lines heavily handicapped.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
HARD FIGHTING WITH HEAVY
LOSSES ON IN MEXICO

LAREDO, Tex, June 2e-There
has been severe fighting for the past
three days between villa and Carran-
IN forces at villa Garcia. between
Monterey aud Paredon according to
passengers who arrived here today
from Monterey. II was estimated that
the forces were about evenly divided.
there being from five 10 fifteen thou.
sand on each side. The losses were
said 10 have been heavy.
The villa forues were said 10 have
attacked with the object Of preventing
n CarranSa campaign against Torreon.
An official u the constitutionalist
railways today declared villa troops
had evaehnted Seltillo on account Of
food shortage therS but passengsrs
from Monterey denied this report.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
CONDITIONS or LABOR IN
THE SOUTH Is DISCUSSED

DETROIT June 29-"TAbOr cOndi
tions In the South was among the
subjects up for discussion today at the
convention here " the Association Of
Governmental Labor officials of the
United States and Canada by VI l..
Shipman, labor commissioner ~ North
Carolina.
Tenant labor In the south" taken
as whole, Is not what may he called
satisfactory" said Mr. Shipman. The
principal reason for this situation Ia
the fact that the large supply OF fresh
land available makes the tenant far
mer careless Of fertilization and gen
eral improvement Few farms In the
South are cultivated 10 the full"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
FRENCH CONTINUE FRAUDS
IN SALES or PROVISIONS

PARIS. June 2g--The rifining In
fluence OF war, seen In so many other
directions. has entirely overcome the
little frauds OF Partisan commerce.
During February ~ cases OF cheating
In weights were detected by the fraud
suppression service OF the prefecture
Of police. Of 8GS samples Of milk
analyzed, 20 per cent were found to
I've watered. OF 100 samples OF wine
B2 per cent were adulterated OF $50
samples Of various other provisions Is
per cent were ndulterated. A ton of
falslfIed merchandise was seized.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
TWO CHARGED WITH BOMB
PLOT ARE ACQUITTED

NEW ORLEANS, June -. Ilaus
Halle and George SOmmers arrested
last December, charged with having
consplrcd to ship explosives In viola.
tIon Of the Interstate commerce law,
were acquitted In federal court here
today. when arrested Halle had In
his possession n large bomb which he
admitted, police Ruthoptics said, hay
Ing manufactured to sHp 70 New York
consigned to French steamship at
that port. A timing device was set to
explode the bomb when the vessel was
two days ont from New York, Halle
told the police S0mmers was arrest.
ed ns an accompllce.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29

Mrs. Lansing wife NJ the new sec.
retary of state 1, we'll equipped for
the leadership NJ the cabinet circles
In social affairs. The social duties
are not new to her. FOR her father. John
W Foster. was secretary ~ state dur
Ing the Harrison administration.
Mrs Lansing is striking and popu.
lar woman Much " her husbands y
success is attributed tu her helpful.
ness and rare tact
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
GERMAN ADMIRALTY NOTIFIED
OF AMERICAN SAHLNGS

WASHINGTON, June -. - The
United States has adopted the prac
tlce Of notifying the German admiral
ly, through Ambassador Gerard OF
the time Of departure OF every passen-
ger shin sailing the American flag
and approximately the hours during
which II will pass through the war
zone.
This IL being done In order to pre-.
vent submarine attacks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
RUSSIANS NOT BEATEN
SAYS LONDON INVESTIGATOR

LONDON, June % Russian armies
neither are beaten nor dlsheartened,
according TO the correspondent OF the
Times In reviewing the tx weeks
Teutonic advance, after visiting Rus.
sian headquarters He says the Ger.
mans and Austrians each have lost
$4,000 men, hut that they must con
tluue to pour In fresh troops to hold
the positions they have won, The
Russians. he adds are willing to fight
on for years, satisfied II they con'
stnatly can weaken their adyersaries
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
TEST INSURANCE ACT
Suit Being Prepared Intent Of Which
Is TO Determine Validity Of New
Law rs Contained In House Bill 20

Suit win soon hc filed here for the
purpose of testing the validity Of Il
law passed by the legislature regulat.
ing insurance business In oklahoma
aud creating nm insurance commits
sion. The petitioner In the test case
will be the Insurance Company NJ
North America, It is understood aud
attorneys interested In the notion are
the firms Of Rurwell, Crockett a John
son aud that uf Cuce, Stewart 4
Cruce
The provisions of the law which will
be attacked are those promulgated
In what Is known as house bill num-
her 20.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
FORCES At JJAREZ WILL
BE INCREASED BY villa

FL PASO, Tex, June 21---The gar.
rlson at luarez win he increased
soon according TO Emanuel Banda,
who has been commissioned by General
villa to investigate conditions In
Juarez. II ~ understood Banda al.
ready has recommended that General
villa send 1000 additional troops
with artillery
Supplementlng the watchfulness Of
American authorities General Thomas
Ornealas took extra precautions In
Junrez last night for the protection
Of the city aud to prevent the entrance
Of any armed bands from the United
states east aud west Of the city. All
patrols In and about Juarez have been
doubled
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
MEN. MERCHANTS PRACTICE
FRAUDS WITH FOOD SUPPLIES

LAREDO, Tex. June 20-An unof-
flcial investigation Of reports that
'oodstuffs had been imported from
Mexico sold 10 the American Red
Cross and sent back TO Mexico for
free distribution. brought TO light to
day only one case OF that kind. Il
was learned that about month ago
car Of beans was imported from
Mexico via Eagle Pass, Texas, ship
ped here and later purchased by the
Red Cross and distributed free In Mex.
leo
A practice frequently res0rted 10 by
Monterey merchants, however, IN 10 re.
nm with the native product bags that
contained American flour. then sell
the flour as American.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
NEWS REGARDING PRISONERS
ALL WILL BE WITHHELD

PARIS, June 20.-The Matin says
that because the German government
has failed to grant the request made
through the Spanish embassy AT Ber-
lin that names be supplied OF French
prisoners retained In French territory
occupied by Germany, France will be
Obliged to withhold all news regard
Ing German prisoners In the war zone
aud to prohibit all correspondence
with them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
SOCIALISTS IN WAITING
Italians Want Brothers in Other Ma
tiOns Of Allies to Give First Answer
to German Peace Appeal

MILAN. Italy, June 20--The peace
appeal of the German Socialists Is
considered here symptomatic " the
change that has taken place In large
section NJ public opinion at the end
NJ the first year NJ the great war.
Such an appeal 1t is believed here
would have been impossible In July
1914.
Italian intrnuslgeut Socialists have
been approached with the object "
seeing whether they were ready tn
take similar steps toward their gov
erument The opinion prevails In
Milan, however. that they first will
see what the Socialists ~ other coun-
tries concerned In the European con.
flagration decide to du.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
MEETING WILL READJUST
FINANCES OF RAILROADS

CHICAGO, June 2D,-Flnal steps
steps for the financial readlustment
of the Missouri Pacific railway were
to be taken at a meeting vet for this
evening by the roads directors. The
plan involved the formation Of n Sc
curlties company and the Issue Of new
common preferred shares,
Other purposed changes included q
drastic cutting down Of various un.
derlying securities 10 reduce fixed
charges This II Is hoped would he
accomplished by friendly reorganiza.
tion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY ILL
AT POLICE CHIEFS HOME

ROCHESTER,, n. Y, June % The
condition Of Archbishop James T..
Quigley Of Chicago who Is III here
at the home of his brother Joseph
NJ. Quigley, chief Of police, was eX.
trcmely critical this morning. accord.
Ing TO statement Issued by an at.
tending physician The exact nature
Of his malady has not been disclosed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
JUNE RAINFALL 5.54


Jupiter Pluyus again smiled on OK
lnhomn city this morning, II gentle
rainfall Of LIS Inches NJ to o'clock
augmentlng the already swollen streams
and oyerflowing ponds. Today's rnln
brings the total precipitation for the
month up 10 5j4 inches The normal
for June is only 3O7 inches
The rainfall for the yenr to date
amounts 10 22.6O inches. This Is grcnt
er than the total annual precipitation
for five different yenrs In the history
of the local weather bureau The max
mum June precipitation was IN 1904,
when 1898 inches ~ rain fell IN Okla.
homa city The minimum was In lOli,
when but o. Inches sprukled the dust
here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
GALL ISSUED TO WOMEN
WORKERS TO ORGANIZE

NEW YORK, June 29.-Margaret
Drelr Robins, president Of the Won.
ems Trades Union league today issued
call 70 the 7OOO,OOO women workers
IN the United States to organize to
obtain better working conditions aud
to become affiliated with the Amerl.
can Federation ot Labor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
MISSOURI MINERS QUIT;
THEY DEMAND HIGHER PAY

JOPLIN. Mo, Junr Virtually ali
the large mines Of the Webb Clty.Car.
teryille district remained closed to-
dny while 1000 miners refused TO
work until granted an increase IN
wages The men went to the mines to.
day prepared TO work n ;lyen higher
nay, hut as the operators stood pat
the miners returned to ihcir humes.
There has been no lborder All sa.
looms have been closed,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
VEGETABLE GARD REGULATES
AMOUNT GERMANS MAY EAT

DRESDEN, June 29.-This city now
has installed a vegetable card TO regu
late and keep down the consumption
OF such food. The cards control only
the purcase OF socalled dried vege
tables" such as dried barley, groats.
Ieas. rice, Manchurlan and white
beams One pound Of the dried vege-
tables" may he bought each month
by each inhabltRnt Of the city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
GERHARD SAYS GERMANY
AND L. s. MISINDERSTAND

BERLIN June % In. Anton
Never Gcrhand, sent from the
United states TO Berlln by the German
ambassador to explain the views "
the United states regarding the Lusl.
tnnla disaster. has published an ar
tlcle IN the Der Tage today In which
he says his experiences convinced hlm
that both countries misunderstood
each other.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
ZIONISTS WILL DISCUSS
EDUCATION AND LITERATURE

BOSTON, June - Reports on edu.
cation aud literary propaganda were
scheduled for discussion at today's
session of the convention OF the fed.
Grafton Of American Zlonlsts. Tonight
the various organizations win cele-
brate Hebrew night"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29

WASHINGTON, June . General
Carranza tclegrnphed his agency here
that further attack on Mexico CITY
was being delayed while General Con.
2ales tried 10 make arrangements TO
avoid battle within the city itself
The diplomatic corps In Mexico city
the dispatch stated. was taking steps
10 protect the nOn-combatants Of all
nationaltes In the event Of fighting
within the city itself
The Zapata forces were reported 10
have sent their archives to Cucrna-
yaca
The telegram was the first confirm
alton from CarranZa sources Of the
defeat Of General Gonzales by the
Zapata forces In the first attack
General Carranza's telegram added
that American refugees from the capt.
tai are beginning 10 arrive nt the camp
Of Gonzales which Is southeast Of the
outskirts Of Mexico CITY. What dis
position ~ being made OF them IL not
stated. hut 1t is presumed they will
he assisted 10 continue on 10 Vera
| Cruz.
Later dispatches came through 10
the state department from Consul Sil.
llman Al Vera Cruz reporting that
Mexico City still was Isolated and
that Carrarna troops We're massiug
for new attack which was expected
to begin within two or three days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
Unsettled ye.th,, ,onlsG, and w.dn...

An area Of low bnromctric pressure Ia
central this morning over Illinois, and un
der It's Influence showers and thunder
storms have been general throughout the
slve rainfall occurred In Oklahoma and
Missouri Showers were general over the
South Atlantic states Low temperatures
obtain over the Rocky mountain states,
white they arr near the seasonal aver
age In other sections OF the eountry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-29
WOMEN REPORTED KILLED
IN TEXAS WIND STORM

ne SPRING Texas, June 20 Two
women were reported killed and
number " persons injured In a severe,
wind aud hail storm last might Mt Tn.
hoka, ninety miles north " here. Many
houses were unr0Ofed