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The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
Threatens to Add to
Already High Cost
of Living
MANUFACTURERS
GIVEN "CINCH"
Empowers Them to Fix
Retail Prices of All
Commodities

BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.-rhe
general public. Just at present
snouldering the high cost OF living.
10 due to carry a still greater load
III the Stevens bill. purporting to
b . price maintenance measure.
bat In reality q clever scheme to
aid big manufacturers. Is passed
by congress.
This 10 the opinion OF Pacific
Coast retail men-particularly those
oe the dry goods trade and similar
lines.
Pacific Coast retailers are wag-
ins . bitter tight against the Ste.
vens bill.
The public, they declare, has not
been informed as to the real men.
sce lurking In the cleverly written
measure. They are sending propa-
Sanda into other states to awaken
the consumer to the necessity oil
Vigorous opposition.
In q nutshell. here's what they
Say the bill will do:
II will work hardship and ruin on
the retailer.
II will be an outright injustice
70 the consumer, increasing the
prices OF commodities--all necessi-
ties of life.
II will mean that the economic
housewife cannot take advantage
OF bargain sales. for there Will be
NO bargain sales II the Stevens bill
passes.
Leaving out legal verbiage. the
bill proposes:
Manufacturers will be empowered
to hx a certain price on their prod
uct to wholesaler and retailet,s who
must sell al the price marked on
goods received. There win be no
deviation frop this price. Manufac-
turers may change prices from time
to time. but no provision is made
for retailers who have bought pre-
viously at different scale. In
case OF bankruptcy or damaged
goods. the retailer must first ofYer
tho product back TO the manufac-
turer at cost price. II the man
ufacturer does not care TO take over
the bankrupt or damaged stock. the
public may have the chance OF a
reduction.
The bill offers a sop TO retailers
and consumers by declaring that no
manufacturer shall have monop.
oily OF goods he fxes the price on.
One concrete example OF the ef-
feet of this bill follows:
The winter styles In shoes are
varied and extreme. Next spring a
new style will be In vogue. Ex'
perience would tell the merchant to
se,l his remaining stock as re-
duced rate.
He could not cut the price, for
the law prohibits II. The consum'
er, anxious to get a good shoe at
low cost, would be denied the priv
ilege.
The same thing holds true In all
lines of wearables and necessities
OF life.
why should Mr.. stevens be go
concerned over the price OF manu-
sactured articles?
A closer acquaintance with the
author of the bill may throw some
iisht on the subject. Raymond
Bartlett Stevens Is his full name
/ He is representative from the Sec
| ond district OF New Hampshire. He
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

Wisconsin has 100000 acres
awaiting settlement.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
Skunk Moves In: Guest. Out.

WlNSTED, Conn. Dec. 3.-The
guests OF the Maplewood hotel NOV
ed out when skunk took up his
abode In the basement. A hole was
bored in the floor and a trap low
cred into which he walked.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03
GERMANY NEED
COTTON TdRE'

BERLIN. Dec. 3.-Cotton ~
thread has become 90 scssoo 4
the military authorities hsye \
nounced oficially that within : \
time certala exceptions VIII
made to the order issued last 4
ust forbidding the productions.
thread out OF cotton. n,
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

NE HUNDRED and fifty disabled soldiers have just been
welcomed home in Toronto, Canada Great throngs
crowded the streets through which automobiles bore the he
nvalded, manned or blind to convaescent home The
picture shows of the pathetic which were
enacted the embaed heroes recognized by relatives
and friends Quarter Master Hagge wounded officer is
kissing his sister.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

The Eco de Aduanas. published in
Madrid. states that the total mum.
ber OF private automobiles regis
tered In Spain on January 1. 1915.
was i0,54s. The province OF Ma.
drid led with 2.lo5 registrations.
The population Of Spain Is about
The Detroit times., 1915-12-03

Paper automobile tires. made 4
perimentally in Europe. seen q
have tho strength of metal and 4
resiiiency OF rubber. f'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
UNCLE SAM IS
POLICING HAITI
|Wrathful Natives Are Out TO Kill
Officials, Tone Down Under
Navy Eye.

WASHINGTON, July 2O-With the
|nrryul toduy u additional American
Emnrlnes ut Port Au Prince, the scene
4 |of the lUtcst llHltIeu revolution Rear
IAdmiral CuprItous forces for the pro.
Election Of the lives aud proptry Uf
4 americans aud other foreigners were
. Increased to $40 Al additional 100
marines were due from Guantanamo
subunrd the collier jason -Four hun.
Hired marines ana blucJHckcts from the
+ Esteumship Washington were landed
Officials here expected NAT Rear
/ AdmirnI Cnpcrtdu would nsk for Hddi.
GtiOnnl relufprrCmcntS because his
forces are not believed to be large
enough 10 maintain order A fun reg
imcnt. It was snld, would W. necessary
1 t. putrol the city Additional forces
Bare available at Guantanamo.
The landing NJ American forces nc
+ Port An Prince followed receipt of
wireless dispatches from Almlm ca
pcrton describing the condition there
as very grave
other offlciul reports told 4 the
kassnssluntlun N President GullAwme
i by mob which broke into thc French
/ |lugation, shot the chief executive and
/ llsmemberrd his body
The action of the United States In
landing forces at the Huiien capital
* taken here 10 ncuu that they would
/ be- kept there until ppucr Is restored
Xuul AtuIlp tyDrprutrpUf p4tubIl-hpl Iu
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
Factory and Store

Miss Mary Jupe, formerly with the
sheet music department ut Scott Halu.
burton's, is now with the Frederlckson
aud Kroh Music company.
G. Il Hardness of Frederieksou aud
Kroh Music company returned Monday
ou the Shrlners' Special from the west.
crn trip.
&. n. McClcland ~ the postoffice
mail service Is spending his vacation
IN ronca city,
o. G. Haunum " the Globe Cloth.
INK company has returned with his
family from fortnights vacation dur
Ing which they visited Galveston Hous-
ton. San Antonio aud Dallas.
r. Tobias NJ the Emporium viii
leave Saturday FOR the eastern mlllin
cry markets
Mr. Champ Mayhan NJ the Item His
cult company NJ this city was united
In marriage to Miss Myrtle Wagner
~ Indianapolis Tuesday al El Reno.
Mr. Mayhall rs the son " Mir aud
Mrs. Eugene Muyhnl " this city. ne
aud his bride lpft Immediately Tor a
bridal trip tu San Francisco. and viii
visit the brides relatives In lndl
annapolis before returning Later they
will he nj home To their friends At III
West Second street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
..:,,lal!ss2p,s:e2Pl2':.- z.
Car Line to Capitol

ENiluf llu"s
Your valuable Journal " July l7th
announced a. being under cousidern
ton hg Hto OkI1hmnA Street Railway
mmuy % tentative plan for a short
.uD tu 'ac capitol for those coming
10 the city over the ntprurhan and
suburban lines from the north and
northwest as also for citizens " OK
Iahuma city, said short cut to be- by
way ~ luivcrsIt, station sud Thir.
iront street The enterprise " the
street car company is commended. and
'hr saving ~ time indicated Bog the
shortened route Is important How
ever Us the capitol il lucpted ON
Twenty second street aud the FL Reno
lmrufhnu Joins Cinsson boulevard ut
lortlpth street why should the public
De- required to waste time and energy
daily and continually by travelling
over eighteen or twenty blocks al II
which would be- ubvinted By car line
in the capitol ou Twenty second street
the Wide street. ou which the capitol
~ W. 'A'f'Aa ~ " NNlNlHNlhN fAIFfll
eut the Thirteenth street proposition
rs an Improvement but FOR pprma
ncut and final contamination. nothing
short ~ the Twenty second street line
should be- considered for 50 important
q thoruughfRre to the state capitol
where matters NJ moment viii at all
times be under consideration. and
where the imposing architecture and
enchanting surroundings win attract
alike the business man and citizen.
tourist aud eNcurslonlst politician
statesman and all important person
ages who reside In or come to visit
Oklahoma
The oklahoma Street Railway CON
pany can he relied upon 10 rise to the
occasion aud requirements ~ proper
car service 10 the capitol
l. OUTRIGHT
N,l..v tItn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

parted Tuesday In their motor car for
Colorado Springs and Denver. where
they will bee Joined August 70 by Mr.
Dunnlng and Mr. Illyick Tor tour
through Yellowstone Park and other
points IN The west
The Caruatou club will myo. FrI.
day afternoon with Mrs A. " cutler
at iOs East Tenth street
Miss Sarah Johnson celebrated her
tenth birthday anniversary Nmaag
Afternoon Ht her home az a2l1 Nurth
End avenue with plensaur afternoon
Miss Sarah WINS the recipient ~ mnm
pretty fayOrs from the guests. uul
tine afternoon was spent with game.
uul REFRESHMENTS The table wa. drr
GRATED with birthday cake end
sweet peas, md the invited guest.
were Mnrgery Harris, Martin rrudg
opu Mary Holly Iovel West Doru
thy Quny Mary Wallace. opal Swan.
suu Nnuphc Weir, Marcel Angelo. so.
riuc Howard Mary I.angstrrlh Jose
phiuc Francis Eugcnln Penn olive
bennington William jackson aud El
ward Juc6-uu
Mrs David Richardson will present
her pupil Frederick Tucker. the young
son of Mr. and Mrs ] VI Tucker. iu
piano recital Friday evening Ut SI5
ut Epworth church lie will be- assist
ed by Virginia Parsons and proceed
ing his program will bc piano solos
duets, and songs given by Thclma and
Bennie MIIuuu. Ruth Paddock Mar
rnrct Lain Francis Tucker. Mary
Goudncr Julia Thomson, Elizabeth
Miller William Frazer aud Lawrence
Stewart
Mr. e. VI Rosvurth has returned
from n trip to Estes Park. Col where
hc visited his sons Harold mud Rob.
prt who 1rp employed at the Y NJ.
G. A conference.
4 PARTY N friends who enjoyed the
swimming NJ belle Isle Wednesday
evening included Mr~srs aud Mines r
Ernest Walton W f. HaEelton arl
&. " Hpudhrksou
Mr. ana Mrs Ernest Chambers en-
trr,niupd the members ~ the Social
Service Chapter W the 81 paurs
Cathedral Guild Tuesday night. CON
pllmcutay tu Mrs A. Noles one of the
members who IS tu leave shortly To
make her home In st Louis. The NJ
fair was IN the nature " surprise
pnrty frr the-Vlcst NJ honor and al-
most ever, member ~ the chapter
was present The evening was en-.
livpnel with music and refreshments
Those present were Mrs George Vol.
land. president " the chapter Mrs.
colin Valentine. secretary Mesdnmes
ReI. Austin Mccarthy Douccel
picrrr and Mr. and Mrs Walter s.
Gilbert
Plumbing Repairs, Hutch Wal 1874.
-Ady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
MAKES ZWICk SQUIRM
county Judge Does Not Like the Sor.
rowful Letters That Come to Him
From the Poor Widows

Judge William II 2wlck Of the
county court takes pleasure 10 helping
the boys who are under his jurisdir.
iuu os judge of tnr Juvenile court
Iut be- squiuns when he receives 500
many letters from widows nll over the
country asking him Tor their pensions
The idea seems 10 prevail" said
Judge Iwirk that / have charge of
the pension fund OF the state, but that
IL not the cuse. | am getting letters
frum all over the state aud from
other states from widows who want
pensions have nothing to do with
any pensions outside " this county"
Under ~ law the widow who can
r"t a pension from tho county must
have been It resident two years bc.
fore she makes the application. She
must De- I'm actual need and must have
children under IA ycnrs ~ age II She
ls 10 draw tensions FOR them. She can
Ice allowed so month FOR one child
under u and not 90 exceed 50 month
for enrh other child under that age
Judge Iwick has one letter from "a
widow who wants a pension to nay
$50 she owes on her farm.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
HOG WARDEN NEEDED
Prospect Heights Resident Objects to
Association with Swine the Genulne
FOur-legged Kind

Pigs is pigs, says letter of out
ragged indignation 10 chief " Police
Nichols ,hls morning. but why should
a gentleman In the city be forced 10
nssocinte with the lowly swinc1 Fully
one hundred hogs the protest snys,
are now living IN person Oh Prospect
heights, north u Sixteenth street.
win the approach ~ warm weather.
Il Il pointed out, these hogs cunsti.
tutc n serious mcnncc to health and
the police Hre earnestly requested to
remove the same
\ postscrip ndds the further iufor
nation mat one hundred rur dogs
also race wildly through the neigh.
borhood every evening and the pres.
euccs ~ an officer 10 watch them X
asked.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
CHILDREN MEET
AWFUL DEATH
Farmer Near Temple, Texas Is
Attacked In Night Weapon
Used Was Hammer
SAVED THREE OF his BABIES

TEMPLE. Texas, July 70 Three
children OF W H. Grimes, farmer
near here, were beaten 10 death with
q hammer last night Grimes and his
wife also were beuten into mcon.
sciOusness aud Mrs Grimes is not ex.
pected 10 i've
When Grimes recovered conscious.
ness he dressed hls three remaining
living children, sending them to ii
nelghbor half mile away for help
BloOdhounds have been sent to the
Grimes home Two Of the dead chill.
dren were twin babies aud the third IL
seyen.yearold boy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
Nnknn Mkln
DOnH RelIr,e In GeoIorr

The Times ANY one who has been
among oil men ~ long ns you have
ought to know better than 10 label
that Gould advertisement The Ro
nance NJ oil Finding
That kligl NJ stuff may sound all
right to stockholders IN an OH com.
pany or subscribers 10 Your partners
excellent alfalfa huustcr but 10 any
one who knows anything ~ the oil
business II Is largely a Joke. aud the
part that Is not a Joke Is an insult Ia
the men who discovered Oklahoma oil
Talk about autcliuc>. etc. coming
Into usage since the advent ~ peulo.
gists NV father used that word and
into usage sine the advent " geUlu.
knowledge before Gould was horn and
he never studied geology And Az for
65 per cent ~ geologic locations nan
Mug ont a smell " oll amy ordinary
meducatcl foul can drill well any
where In Eastern Oklahoma aud get
a showing " OH
challenge Gould 10 prove to me
where more than one pool I'm Tn,
United States outside uf California
was located by n geulogist before the
first well was drilled There was one
out " a few hundred scattered from
New York 10 the rilf aud Il wasn't
a very big pool AZ that
There would have been no quarrel
with that geolnEist Junk n Il had
been labeled ADV" or been called
What gcologist thinks about find.
Ing oil, hut don't try to palm Il M
nm oil men. under any such name as
the romance ot oil finding Gould
never found any OH really. lie never
worked ont wildcat we'll and ne never
put all he had In we'll and had II
come In dry or come I'm gusher
There ls about A. much romance IN
that story a. there IL IN piece VI
cheese
G r. LONG.
Sapulpo. Okla
Plumbing IN. Wal $40 rovIor Urr,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
STINSON Is IN JAIL ON A
CRAP GAME MURDER CHARGE

Jesse Stlnson, arrested IN Kanms
City, Kan, by the police. was brought
back 10 the city last night by Deputy
Sheriff Moore and IN now I'm jail
charged with murder. Stlnson ls al.
legged 10 have shot another negro near
Arcadia three months ago. after they
had qunrrclcd over q crap game.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
HUSBAND USED CRUTCH AND
now WIFE HAS DIVORCE

Elmer Finley used crutch with
which 10 chRstlsc his wife on one
occasion, according 10 the statement
" Mrs Ola Finley In Judge Oldfells
court today. They were married Feb
ruary 20 " this year aud she charged
him with cruelty The decree was
granted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
son HELD PENDING FURTHER
INQUIRY INTO BOMR PLACING

DALLAS, Texas, july ~ The no
lice today continued to hold Wallace
Moore ON suspicion IN connection with
the saddlcry company dyuamltlng case
here " Monday night Muore Is a
Young SON ~ W n Moore foreman
ln the Wddlery factory under whose
he'd bomb was eyploded late at night.
niuHug the elder Moore aud another
soil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
YOUNG EMBRY HERE
Court Clerk Of Lincoln County Says
Crops Are Good .and People Ready
for Greater Prosperity

Up In Lincoln county the people are
expecting grrnt"r prosperity thuu ever
and they nrr ready 10 take advantage
of II. according "a james A Emby
NJ Chandler brother ~ County AZ
'ornry John EmbD, who is here ou 4
visit
Mr. Embry is court clerk NJ Lin
coin county aud finding q ulI IN the
courts business this week, came tu
Oklahoma city ON hls vacation lie
is an enthusiastic believer iu Okla.
homo ms stnte nnl IN Lincoln county
MS the banner county therein.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29
DYNAMlllNG CLUE
|Dallas Bomb Episode Said TO Have
Been One Man JOb-Warrant Not
Issued Yet

DALLAS Texas uIy ~ The po
| lee announced today that they found
|no evidence " q plot IN the dynnmlt
|ng NJ n sHddlcry compnnys employees
|homc here Monday night The ~uddlcry
has suspended the making
|of saddles Oh n European war con
|trnct The police said they believed
|he dynumltlug Zone man Ioh' and
they have man under arrest ns u
|usplClous person Pending the issu.
|ancc of warrant his identity has
hOt been revealed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Mrs. John Jacobs Merrill will leave
this evening Tor Chickasha where sh,
VIII join Mr. Merrill. who has been lp
mat city tor couple ~ months. A
Wide circle ~ friends are regrettlng
deeply tho departure VI the Morrillv
VINO have always been among the
lenders IN art, music and soclu circles
The Merrill piano school ON North
Robinson has been one uf the foremost
muslrn' institutions of the city fur Il
number of yeur-, aud the Merrill home
hns been u most husWlahlc one Mrs
Merrill has been lrudcr I'm the Art
Renaissance club, and her departure
will leave a vacancy nor easily filled.
Mr. Merrill went to ChIckAshu at the
beginning Of the vacation period, nud
established IN automobile business
that has been ~ successful Hs well A.
beneficial to his health that he de
Clded TO continue II permanently and
all arrangements have been made to
establish their home IN that city.
Mr. aud Mrs. Harry Adams enter
taincd with delightful informally
Wednesday evening at the Country
Club IN honor II Miss Grace Edwards
and Miss Gladys Waterman " Glen,
wood, Iowa, who have been the guests
FOR a week VI Mr and Mrs Charles
OrylllG jackson The rooms were
decorated with profuson " Wild
flowers and punch wns served through
out the evening aud ices later Mr
aud Mrs. Adams were assisted IN EN-.
tcrtaulng their guests by Messrs. and
Mines. Jackson aud A Brlttenhnm
Those enjoying the evening were
Misses Edwards Waterman. Fny Par.
ker Bess We,trott Ethlyu Meyer
Anna Nelson, Louise Watson, Rather
Inc Nolz Virgil Taylor " Guthrie,
Hazel Ingalls, u Biuger aud Messrs
Garnet Land, Roger aud William Up.
shaw, GrIuuoll Moore A. Blttner
Charles N0Ilers, George Anderson II
Norman. Eugene Warrington Pete
knight William X Cruycroft. Phlnlp
Brouiff Glen Morris Kelly Wright
and David Smith Miss Edwards and
Miss Waterman VIII leave this evening
tor kausnS city where they Will ioGl
the latter. hrnthpr npJ m.,r,r - ,ha,r .,,
home IN Glpu,,o.l
Mrs A Morrison Mrs Albert BAYS
nnd uaushtrr Marianne and Mis-, Mag.
dalrno jenkins viii leave This evening
for KahpkN. Mo, where they will
spend six week,
MISS Rulh farn.voHh entertained
'n' Nhmn girls "Wednesday for o pIcns.
""t AFTERNOON Refreshments were
h''' -" ~ lIr '."~" nn| 'hr club viii
n,''' h'N' In''.lny with Miss Omn
''''I'-'II.
.,.
n.a | '"'' '','- I"''. '"'' ''h' rhJnlr'
rroot n,I. ,' ''..-'.' 'N'"I'.'.- nj Nl'I
e-.,,, gH.".' , '' .'''.'I ,'.'- morning
o. T,.i,IDI & '.j'. ''.' ,' 'h' par
,ioru,anJ va ~ ",' ,lI"'. = u
a, gr ,'''. UT ana MIS-
NARY h'tnrIond ~ Dallas Mr. WI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Plumbing Pm Wal $50 Taylor Bro,
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Mrs ] T. pmnlug accompanied
by Mrs G. L. nylck and little daugh
ter Catherine Ann N Ardmore da
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Mrs W y Schultz win entertain
the members " circle " the First
Christian church nt Wheeler Park Fri
day morning at no o'clock promptly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Mrs G. /. Smith was hostess We'd.
nesdsy TO the Royal Matrons at her
home ON llnwood boulevard. Mrs. II.
Adams was admitted 10 membership
The afternoon was suent with crochet
work, and the club favor was present
cd TO the hostess The next meet
Ing In two weeks viii he with Mrs I'D
Bolsmer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Plumbing Repairs Hutch Wal 1874
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-29

Masters David aud Taylor Durland
arrived this morning from Paris Tex
FOR a visit with their grandparents
MIR and Mrs q. G. nurland.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-07-24
PHONE FORCE
TO PICNIC
Entire Crew VIII Lay Uff Tomorrow
Old Hands Will Operate the Plant
For the Day

Get Central II you can tomorrow
All the HellO-Girls, all the office force,
all the trouble-shooters the telegraph
operator, the messengers, and even
the big boss will lay off tomorrow.
All to the tall timber, to celebrate the
first annual day of rest for all the
employees of the Moscow Telephone &
Telegraph company.
Familiar voices of former operators
will be heard tomorrow, when fol rner
employees will do turn at the switch
board that their successors may have
an outing. The party will leave town
early in the morning ,and after spend
ing the day in Crumerine Gulch, will
return home in the cool evening.
In speaking of the outing planned
for tomorrow, Manager Meeker Of the
Telephone company said, g Perhaps
no other business in the town con-
fines its employees more closely to
schedule than a telephone company
must, giving as we do twenty-fo'.i ii
service every day in the week. -Four
of our former operators have kindly
consented to relieve the girls for TIE
day, and we hope that no dis-sat!sfac-
ton will be found with the service that
they will be able and anxious to give. y
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-07-24
NOTE IS REGARDED
AS AN ULTIMATUM
DECLARES THAT REPETITION OF
FORMER ACTS UNFRIENDLY AND
UNPARDONABLE
No Threats Are Made-NO Answer Re
quired-NO Comments Given Out
at Berlin
By the United Press Associations.

By the United Press Associations.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-That in
spirit the American note to Germany
is an ultimatum was the consensus of
opinion here following it's publication.
Of course, it is not an ultimdtum III
form. 1t fixed no time limit in which
Germany must give an answer to the
demand that the rights of Americans
on the seas be respected. In fact, the
note demands no answer at all.
The communication contains no
threat of anything that the United
States will do if it's wishes are disre
garded, but it declares that repetition
by commanders of German vesselg
of acts in contravention of American
rights will constitute an unpardon
able offense, and will be regarded as
deliberately unfriendly"
BERLIN, July 24.-Comment on the
American note was refused in official
circles today