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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
WILL HOLD OUT
GROSS OIL TAX
Money Into Special Fund, To Be
Returned II Law Is IJn-
constitutional ,

MONEY paid TO the state auditor
A'$ under the new gross production
oil tax which was done under protest
on the ground that the law is uncon.
stitutional, may be deposited In a spe
clal fund aud refunded without any
act sf the Legislature. Is the holding
OF the attorney general In an opinion
rendered the state auditor Monday.
This feature Of the payment of the
tax was Of much concern to the com.
panies remltting. IL was cOntended
that once the money representing the
protested tnX was turned into the
state treasury there would be no way
to return It except through an act VI
the Legislature. The validity Of the
gross production law was contested hy
nearly all the companies producing oil
and In case the law was held uncOn-
stltutlOnal, II was believed by the oil
men they would have no recourse to
the money already rpmitted except ap-
l'ealing to the legislature
Believing this TO be the position In
which they were placed. attorneys for
the Prairie on aud Gas company filed
suit In the federal court In order to
prevent such condition.
The attorney general In his ruling
elites the laws ON the subject passed
by the last Legislature one Of the
measures IL n direct depository Inv
and requires that all state officials
handling any money must deposit with
the state treasurer daily all the re
celpts Of the department This Is
mandatory aud there IL no escape for
any officer who takes In any money
Hut the attorney general calls at.
tention IN another act passed by the
same Legislature, which he says must
he construed with the depository law.
This act provides that where the state
auditor receives money under protest
such as would come under the gross
production tax law, that this must he
placed In the sp@ial fund but Deposited
with the state treasurer and In the event
such taxes should be found erroneous
they could be- returned to the proper
source THIS relieves the proposition
confronting the oil companies remit
ting taxes under protest In the case
the supreme court should hold the law
unconstitutional, the tax money placed
In the special fund may he returned
by the state auditor, and II viii not re-.
uuire an act of the Legislature
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
PICNIC BY HOLSTERS
Indiana Club Made Mcry al Fair
Park, Elected Officers and VIII Meet
Again During state Fair

The Indiana club picnic at Fair
Park saturday afternoon aud evening
was great success and was attended
by more than two hundred representa-.
tive llooslers Of the city.
Rev. 4. 4. Lane Of the University
Christian church delivered an excel
lent address on Indiana" In which
he combined many interesting histori
cal fncts with fund OF humorous In
cidents. Mrs. Harriet Rely, who has
Just returned from a visit to Corydon,
the old territorial capital u Indiana,
read a clever poem written by a citizen
Of that town, The Constitutional
Elm commemorating the elm he
meath which was written the original
constitution. She also exhibited a
candlestlck made from a branch VI the
historic tree.
Judge A. \. Munden started out to
prove that Oklahoma would never have
been on the map had II not been for
Hooslers, beginning with the fact, lit
tie known that the original boomer,
David Payne, was formerly from In-
diana as was also President Harrison,
under whom the territory was organ.
lied. Governor steel. the first gov
ernor, the first Justice OF the supreme
court; Judge j II. Burford, Judge G.
A. Galbraith aud many other promi,
nent men aud early day workers We're
also mentioned
lee \. Wilson read Back to Grigs.
by station" by james whltcomb Riley
Following the program the organiZa
ton was made permanent one, and
George MRtock was elected president
with Paul Il, Smith n secretary The
uext celebration VIII be Hoosier Day
ut the state Fair, for which Monday,
n,tnhar IA has hqan aalactad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
PLEASE 60 WAY
AND LET Me SLEEP

e LITTLE ROCK, July a.
q Vice President T. H. Marshall
Z slept through the reception al
II ranged for him by Little Rock
= citizens upon his arrival here :
X this morning from st. Louis Ell !
y route to Hot Springs 10 be the :
Il principal speaker at an lnde'
Y pendence Day celebration ar
y ranged hy the Hot Springs
Z Moose lodge.
q When the Vice presidents I
< train arrived there was rush
4 Of leading citizens including
4 Governor George W. Hays, :
u Mayor G. r. Taylor and other I
n state and city officials, mem
y bers Of the Arkansas supreme !
4 court and citizens. but the
y guest II honor slumbered
y peacefully through the noise
y made by 900 or more persons !
sf who desired TO shake his hand.
\ The special remained here but
y ten minutes and the yicepresi-
y dent, accompanied by Mrs. Mar 4
y shall, continued on to the vapor
y city.
"
X 4 Il & u \ q \ y Y Y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
GERMANY SPLIT
ON NOTE REPLY.
Delay In Answering U. S. Cons
trued As Favorable To Com
promise Policy

ERMAN assaults In force on the
~ French lines are continuing and
have been successful In regaining
ground previously lost on a front two
thirds OF mile long between Fey En-
Aye and the Moselle. The French Of.
ficial statement Of the day admits
this, while recording the breakdown
Of attacks along other parts Of the
front.
In Southern Poland the Russian
armies driven over the Galiclsp bor-
der are fighting determinedly to check
the Teutonic thrust at Warsaw. The
most recent Austrian official state.
ment admits that the Russians have
been strongly attacking IN several sec.
tors.
Petrograd tells OF desperate engage.
ments between the Vistula and the
Bug rivers and claims to have check
ed the Austro- Germans at different
points, hut comedies retirement In
East Gallcla from the Gnila Lima 10
the Nota Lipa. Vienna declares that
AZ what seems to have been the chief
point OF the Teutonic attack In Poland,
near Krasnik, the heights TO the
north were taken
A Turkish statement declares the
entente allies lost heavily I'm an at.
tempt to land relnforcemcnts ON the
dailinoli peninsula and that the effort
was frustrated
Twelve persons we're killed and
eight Injured on the British steamer
California, from Montreal by shell fire
from German submarine. The
steamer arrived az Queenstown with
the dead and injured on board.
Petrograd reiterntes the claim that
a Russian submarine sank n German
battleshlp of the Deutschland class IN
the Baltic last Friday This IL semi.
officially denied IN Berlin.
The latest ndvlces from Berlin con.
firm the recent 'lntlmatlons that the
German reply 10 the American note
may not he delivered for several days.
during which time nm agreement may
he affected between the naval ex
tremists and those favoring compro.
mise M 10 Germanys submarine
policy II is hoped.
BERLIN via LONDON. 30 H. M.
July 0.--Admlral Oscar Won Truppel,
at one time governor n Klao Chow.
the German concession Ia the Chinese
nrovince Of Shantung. captured In
November by the Japanese contributes
m nrticle today 10 Der Tac. asking his
compatriots 10 wrish seriously the
"nc.''oN vhethor Tho va,ue nf Ger.
-~r~es>>r->-c~e> >~s>s>~-~~~e~.>~>-N~>~~~
tNVutinuvu Ou ilAsi Age.I
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
CARRANZA GUNS RETURN
INDEPENDENCE DAY sALUTF

WASHINGTON, July 5.-General
Carranxa's agency here announced to.
day that when the American naval
squadron IN Vera Cruz harbor today
fires its salute to the stars and stripes
the salute win be- returned by the
CarranZn guns IN the fortc@ of San
Juan The CarranSs guns there re.
turned the Memorial day salute OF the
squadron.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
LARGE FEES WERE PAID
TO SECRETARY or STATE

Secretary OF State J. l.. Lyon re
celved through his department sl2,-
TOa during the quarter ending June
80 according TO his report which has
been filed with the governor, The re
ceipts were divided az follows; char
ters S0,glT.50; notarlal commissions,
Ss4s certified copies, sl3025; equl-
sitlons $50; deal OF state s3ll; re-
cording S382T5; appointment Of
agents S42; statutes sold s9S9.5O; (;
trade marks. $l4; executive commits
sions, $50, filing OF bonds, S5l. The
latter two Items provide new source
OF revenue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
CASUALTIES OF SUNDAY

CHICAGO, July Eight persons were killed
and III injured result Of Fourth of july cee-
bratlons throughout the nation yesterday Accord
ing 10 figures compiled today by the Chicago Trb.
une.
In 1914 the total number Of victims was nine
killed and Col injured.
The fire loss due to accidents combined with
the use of explosives yesterday was SGG66O as com.
pared with the loss Of SO 3Oj last year
Persons injured yesterday were victims Of va
rous kinds Of nose-makng Instruments The
causes Of injuries were
Fireworks 60, cannon, u; fire arms, 10. gun
powder, % torpedoes IA toy pistols 80 runaways,
< bomb canes, g. @>..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
LIVELY FEW MINUTES ON
MILWAUKEE BOAT NEAR PORT

CHICAGO, July 5.-Llfe preseryers
were hastily adjusted to frightened
women and children who formed the
majority ~ the 1000 passengers on
the steamship Christopher Columbus
when the boat, bound for Chicago from
Milwaukee, caught fire thirty miles
of this port last night according to
reports u passengers today.
The first passenger to notice the
fire, which was confined 10 wall In
the salon shouted Fire The ships
officer had considerable difficulty In
restoring order, II was declared The
blaze was quickly eHting,iished with
small loss
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
PROPORTION KILLED
British Casualty List shows 2S.5 Per
Cent.Slightly In Evcess of South
African Rate Of Loss

LONDON, July a compilation
Of all the British casualty lists issued
to date shows that the proportion II
killed To injured In 23.5 per cent. This
is slightly In excess Of the percentage
In the Crlmean aud South African
campaigns, In the Russo. Turkish
war however the proportion was
nearly ~ per cent
The proportion of killed officers Is
much higher than among men, reach.
Ing I'm the present war a percentage
OF 43B
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
OUTBREAK OF RACE FEELING
ALREADY CAUSES 3 DEATHS

MACON, Ca, July 5.-Three negroes
are known TO have been shot to death
by n mob last night near Round Oak
and wayslde, two villages abou, thirty
miles from here, aud authorities today
hegm a search for others who are
missing
Telephone wires leading TO the VII.
lagos were cut and news OF the lynch.
lngs did not became known here until
early today when the sheriff's depu.
ties arrived with three negroes who
were being held IN connection with
the killing Of Sllas Turner. a young
farmer, whose death preclpItated the
outbreak Of race feeling.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
GENERAL SCOTT WANTS TO RE
GENTLE WITH ARMY OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, July b-The an
nual WmIle horseback ride for off
GERS Of the United States army may
he abolished for y0.mile ride or n
iOmlle walk every month. Both OF
these proposals are now under con.
sideratlon by Major General Hugh l.,
Scott. chief Of staff Of the army.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
TORNADO WRECKED SEVERAL
STORES AT MERTZON. TEXAS

SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 5.--A
tornado injured several persons and
did about $4,000 damage at Mertxou.
Texas, small town west OF here, sun,
day morning None Of the injured
was seriously hurt. Several stores 10
the business section were wrecked.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
Will THROW AWAY MONEY AT
AUDITORIUM DANCE TODAY

Az a Fourth Of July feature silver
coins win he distributed from the
balcony OF the Auditorium this after.
noon aud tonight, Special arrange.
ments hive been nude TO accommo
date hundreds.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
THE WEATHER

Oklahoma Tonight fair. warmer
Tuesday falr aud Narmet IN enst por
tlon
Arkansas Tonight fair and warner
IN northwest purtlon Tuesday fair, and
warmer
Kansas Fair and wnrmer tonight
Tuesday unsettled with showers In the
80 aud central portions,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
HOW TO CELEBRATE
NATIONAL HOLIDAY

X Belle Isle All day celcbra.
X ton, picnic parties. boating and Z
X bathing deep sea diving IN the
= afternoon. NakOvsky's band In
II patriotic program and display
y Of fireworks beginning ut $3.50
y at night.
e BriarwOOd Park Picnic par
:; tles, fishing aud visiting by
y families and friends no speak
g ing.
< Wheeler Park Patriotic pro
= gram and many speakers on sub
4 jects relating To the glOries u
y America Re%lng Of Declara
4 tiOn Of lndepelldence In fore
x noon speaking by Messrs. En-
4 bry, bartholomew Weeks. Ken
x yOn, Burford, Norton. Dennie
II and others In the afternoon.
4 Fair Park Motorcycle races
4 at Fair Grounds race track In
4 the afternoon. starting at 2 80
T. o'clock. some OF fast riders Of
\ the city starting.
y Saratoga Park Baseball, two
v games played by Oklahoma
= city an9 Paris clubs; first
4 game called at 2:aO o'clock.
Il Northeast Park Picnic par.
v ties and those who want quiet
& day; fishing and boating
y Moving Pictures All the NOV
v Ing picture houses opened at 10
4 o'clock and will run special
n programs some Of them far bet
v ter than usual
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
WHEREIN THE DEVIL" Is TO
PAY WHILE EDITOR IN AWAY

SAN FRANCISCO, July b.---News
papermen from all parts Of the world
were here today for the international
Press Congress which viii assemble
at the Panama Pacific Exposition to
morrow and continue until July 10.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05

PITTSBURGH, Pa. July E.---Inter.
eat In the Independence hay celebra
lion throughout the Pittsburgh district
today was centcred IN the "Amerlcanl.
Tation Day" exercises In schenly park
this afternoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
RESTAAND OTHER
BIG BUGS START
Average Time Of Omaha Speedway in
3OO.AIile $4,000 Auto Race Expect
ed 10 Exceed Chicago

OMAHA, July 5.-Eighteen drivers
were ready today 10 compete In the
800 mile $1,000 automobile race at the
new omaha board speedway In prac.
tiCe runs three drivers sent their ma
chimes oyeI the boards Mt nr average
rate " 90 miles an hour. Favorable
weather conditions prevailed.
The entrants are:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
ARCHBISHOP QuIGLEY HAS
RELAPSE CONDITION GRAVE

ROCHESTER,, N r.. July 6.--Avh.
bishop Quirley who has been ssriously
M has had another rriap<e and the
doctors doctors naid today his oopdt
tion was vep grave :
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05

DALLAS. Tex. July 5,-The present
mayor and four former mayors OF Dal.
las, todny. delivered Amerlcanlsation
nay addresses here In celebration .of
the Fourth.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
TEXAS GOVERNOR
REFUSES TO ACT
Ferguson Says VIII Await Advice
About Villa On Huerta's
Case
LITTLE TROUBLE in MEXICO CITY
Relief Measures In Charge OF
Red Cross Get Help OF
American Consul
little TROUBLE IN MEXICO CITY

q tSTlN Texas, july 5.-Governor
- Ferguson announced definitely to.
day that he viii take no action on the
reIulSltiOn for the eXtradition Of ten.
eral liuertu until he has been 0ffl,iul.
ly advised from Washington that the
Villa governor NJ the state of Chihua
hua, Mexico, i, the proper person to
request such an eXtraditiou.
Governor Ferguson pointed ont that
Tor him 10 net on this reuuisi iOn
might further complicatc the Mexican
! situation. which he did not propose to
do. lie was asked what probable ne.
/ tion he would take la the event he
was advised 10 act by the federal gov.
ernment.
/ \ VIII consider the matter them
/ he replied
WASHINGTON, July with
American Consul General Shanklin
and C. j. O'COnnor IN Mexico CITY Ia
charge Of relief measures undertaken
by the Red Cross with the aid Of the
I United States government officials
today expected they would set In mo,
! tiOn steps 10 assist the famine strlck-
en population OF that city
In reporting the arrival Of Shank.
lii and VCOnnOr In the Mexican capl.
tai, American Consul Silllman said
that they took light supplies" with
them. The fact that the two men
carried light supplies is believed 10
have been due 10 the condition OF the
/ roads being too soft for motor trucks
because Of heavy rains Il was ex.
pected here they would arrange i'm.
mediately for the transfer Of heavier
supplies, left behind at Pachucn. 10
Mexico City by automobile instead Of
by railroads. which have been destroy
ed AZ result Of military operations.
The fact that Mr.. Silliman made no
reference 10 disorders, or OF foreign
ef~ In Mexico City, was taken here 10
Indicate that the foreign element
there had not been moiested by the
fighting between the Cnrranza and
Zapata forces.
LAREDO, Texas, Jufy b--Import-
ant Villa troop movements near Mon.
terey are reported by incoming pas
sengers from that district They say
villa has occupied SaltilIo, about thlr.
~ miles southwest Of Monterey. and
that there are heavy troop movements
as II In preparation for battle near
Paredou about thirty miles from Mon.
terey.
The truce between villa and Car.
rnnza south Of Gapin lnsted one day
Ia give time for burial of dead
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
PATRIOTS HAVE
BIC DAY APART
Independence Day Is Being Cele-
brated In Many Ways By
Oklahoma City
EAGLE SCREAMS AT WHEELER
Races At Fair Park, Baseball Al
Saratoga and AmusementS
Al Belle Isle
EAGLE SCREAMS AT WHEELER

THAT the nations birthday can be
i celebrated Just as enthusiastically
ON July 3 us ON the Fourth when the
day fans Oh Sunday. Is being demon
strGted In oklahoma city. Monday ~
b,lnL given almost entirely TO al Oh.
serynlcp VI Independence Day.
Indications are that Belle Isle Is
drawing the largest crowd, and thhl
the night crowd there Will be one "t
the largest ever seen AT that pleasant
resort Early Monday morning the
ears ON the Belle Isle line carried
many pculc parties out to the cool
shade Of the park. lunch baskets be-
Ing largely in evidence. All day the
cars on that line carried increasing
crowds, for the afternoon program
opened AT $3.50 o'clock with patriotic
music hy Makoysky's concert band.
downtown the business houses were
open untll noon. but the public offices
were all closed. Automobiles loaded
with happy children were bound Tor
picnic grounds In the country and the
intcrurhan lines carried many to the
quiet places where they were to spend
the day The people of the city went
about making preparations for cele-
hrating with an unusual enthusiasm
aud many flags were In sight from
early morning.
Wheeler Park drew an immense
crowd early IN the day, for II IL the
childrens place Of amusement Hun
dre,ls saw the animals In the ZOO ana
waIted for the celebration ana the
picnic dinner. Judge william IL.
Zwlck was scheduled 10 read the Dec
laratlon Of Independence, but was un-
able 10 be present His place was sup.
piled at II o'clock and those who feel
that they have not observed the day
without hearing that famous docu'
ment were not disappointed.
Diver II Belle Isio
Living 80 far from the ocean, many
residents OF Oklahoma City never had
an opportunity to see deep sea diver
NJ work, hut they will know all about
II after seeing Captain II. Hoffman
20 down into the waters uf BELLE Isle
Mt 9 O'Clock. Coptaln Hoffman has
been down IN the depths of the ocean
many times. He was for a long per
iod the official diver at Atlantic CITY
and has worked of the coast at New
York. In his diving suit he works un'
der water just about as well as on
land. -,
The dive Of Captain Hoffman Will
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Continued ON Last Page)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-05
RUSSIANS POOR SHOTS
Germans Emphatic That Dcuiehland
Was Not Destroyed and Add That
Albstross Was Hit by One Out Of 90

BERLIN, via London, July 5.--S 81
u. m,-The Russian report regarding
the destruction OF vessel u the
Deutschland type Ia untrue, according
10 semi-OffiCtal statement issued
here. II also il denied that the mine
layer Albatross lowered the German
flag before running ashore on Swedish
territory. The Russians are said to
have fired fifteen hundred shots at the
AlbatroSs Of which only twenty-five
were hits. An eye witness Of the
naval battle asserts that nearly the
entire stern Of one Russian warshlp
was shot away.
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The Russian official statement yes
terday says that a Russian submarine
blew NJ Friday German warship Of
the Deutschland class which was
steamlng nj the head Of a German
squadron AT the entrance Of DanEig
Bay.
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Arizona republican., 1915-01-26

BREAKS ARM As TEAM
FALTERs ON BAD HILL
Frank Ramirez Saves His Team and
Wagons Of Freight but Suffers
Broken Arm.

Frank Rameriz driving six head of
horses hitched to two wagons loaded
heavily with freight consigned by the
"A & B Grocery company, narrowly
escaped going over the cliff at the
dangerous curve on Fish creek hill
and only by quick action and pres
ence of mind did he escape with
only a broken arm and some of
his horses more. or less bruised.
The wagons were heavily loaded
and when the steep decent was be-
gun at the brow of the hill right at
the point where the sharp curve is
begun, his brake rod broke and his
wagons soon were from under his
control. The wheel horses were I'M
able to hold back the load and his
only resort was to bank the wagons
and in so doing his arm was caught
between the brake and the side of
the mountain resulting in the frac-
ture. He was alone at the time
but managed to extricate himself,
and later caught the Globe stage for
this place where he received medical
attention.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-26

$4,000 FOR COTTON
P|CKERS THIS SEASON
Pickers Alone Have Realized That;
Much Cash Circulated Other
wise by Industry.

$15000O is the estimated amount
that will have been paid cotton pick
ers in the Salt River valley at the
close of the season, according to the
secretary of the local cotton ex-
change, who has kept pretty close
tab on the cotton situation for the
year. That amount has been dis
tributed amongst the pickers only;
there are yet the transfers, gin men
and a great variety of other help that
has been employed by the industry
that should yet be considered before
any estimate might be made of the
amount placed in circulation by the
industry in the valley for the 1914
season.
The pickers are in most every in
stance a class of help that imme-
diately return their cash to the bust
ness man for groceries and household
supplies. Probably twO-thirds of the
help has been made up frof the Mex
leans and Yaquis of the valley and
the Indians from Sacaton, all of whom
hold their money no longer than they
can get to store to spend it.
$3.50, 900 distributed along the cotton
men who have been picking at two
cents per pound shows that quite an
item of cash has been realized from
the industry this year. even though
times have been hard and the market
unusually low.