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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
KANSAS LOSES
IN LIQUOR CASE
Supreme Court Holds VI. Kimeyer
Had Right to Ship Beer From Mis-.
souri, TO Kansas.

kilmcyer liquor case one Of the first
decisions Uf Importance To- the prohi
billion laws Of Kansas. was decided
In supreme court today against the
state.
II was alleged that nftrr receivers
had been appointed 10 oust yuruu,
Wholesale liquor dealers from doing
business In Leuycnwurth KANSAS NJ
klrmtyer went across the river into
Missouri, established warehouse aud
continued 10 deliver beer IN Kansas.
The Kansas supreme court held that
his removal was a mere device tu
evade the Kansas liquor law and that
the trade was not Interstate com.
merce "in good faith"
The supreme court today held that
kirmeyer was entitled under previous
decisions " the court 10 protection FOR
his trade us Interstate commerce aud
dismissed an injunction issued by the
Kansas supreme court
Justice McReynolds stated In the
decision that the kirmeyer cusc
arose before the passage NJ the Webb.
Kenyon law prohibiting shipments
from wei to dry territory and that
neither Its construction nor appllca
tiun was involved ar would be- passed
on. Advocates " the Webb Konyun
law claim that measure would apply
tu such cases now.
Justice McRrynOlds said decisions
Of the supreme court prccmded mrth
Beer Is recognized article "
commerce The right to send II from
one state TO another and the net OF
doing are Interstate commerce the
regulations whereof has been commit.
Continued on Last PagpD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
BOMB N BARREL KILLS
THIRTY ON BOAT; REPORT

GALVESTON Tex, March News
reached the Mexican consulate here to.
day telling Of m explosion ON board
the Mexican guuboat Progresso. which
resulted IN the death Of thirty persons.
including five women The explosion
according to the first report occurred
yesterday morning while the gunboaf
was In the harbor at progresso.
II is said that what purported 10 be-
a barrel of rice sent ON board was In
reality bomb which had been pre.
pared by persons opposed 10 the Car
rama regime. The Mexican consul
here has cahled Tor further lnfor1na
ton, as he Is Inclined Ia be skepticul
! OF the report reaching him today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
DOLLAR Is MySTIFIED
Owner Of Ship Suspended From Amer.
lean Registry Says He Knows Of No
Reason for the Action.

SAN FRANCISCO, March l.--ROh.
ert no.ur president ~ the Robert
Dollar company owner " .Le $. NJ
Dollar the steamship which has been
suspended from \mrrlcan registry,
according to nu announcement Of the
department of commerce, said today
he knew ~ no reason for the suspen.
siuu unless there were some irregu.
Mrty iu drawing up the vessels pa.
pcr~
''Ihr steamer WAS admitted 10
American registry at Port Arthur
Texas. about two weeks ago said
Mr. Dollar and passed through the
canal on her way TO japan With a car.
go of coal oil n week ago. The ship
will cnll at Honolulu. She cannot he
suspended from registry until the pa
pers ARE taken up Unless thi, ls done
at Honolulu she viii proceed.
Another steamship Of the coinpany.
the Robert Dollar, recently admitted
to American registry, is en- route here
from the Orient
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
LIGHTS TURNED
On FLAGS OF US.
American Ship Takes Extraordinary
Precautions While TrayersinE War
Zone; IlebOats Swung Outward.

NEW YORK, March THE Amer
lean liner New York arrived here to.
day from Liverpool after having
taken unusual palms to make known
her nationality while passing through
the war zone declared by Germany.
Extraordinary precautions against
mines were also observed to the extent
Of having the lfrboats swung out
ward, ready FOR immediate use.
Ewing the American flag. the New
York left her dock In Liverpool short
Ru after miduight February 20. Her
lights were ull lighted us she steamed
out 10 sen and some VI the passengers
said seurchlights played ON American
flag, which flew from almost every
mast The ship remained ablaze with
light and with all flags up while
strnmIus through the war zone. and
until safe waters were reached
l0 guard against contact with
mlurs sharp lookout WAS main.
tuNuri Women passengers asserted
ir WIS suggested It would be- better
u they Ild not go to bed until the
vessel wa, clear " the war zone
SOME stayed mp ulI night
Although n was reported that the
New Works. course was guarded 10y
q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
War at a Glance

a new attempt to force back ruc
German nuo IA France apparently 10
under wa! In the Champagne region.
and although no definite results have
been achieved battle uf considerable
Importance is developing Attacks or
the allies along this section uf the
front have been proceeding tcuta
lively for several days, hut the com
muuIcutlou from the German war Of
'lrr tudny indicates that uu attack
W force now has been launched II
is said that at least two army corps
ot French were engaged and that
they were rcpulsed after fierce fight
Ing at close quarters
In The Argonne, Berlin reports. the
French made five efforts to break
through the German positions, being
thrust bnck In each instance The
French statement asserts that the
allies made slight progress IN tho
Nusges.
In the house VI commons, Premier
Asquith announced that at no time
previously had the British govern
mcnut been more confident that the
allies would achieve victory.
The Rumanlan minister " the In
terror is credited with the statement
that representative Of his country
has made a formal agreement with
Great Britain, France aud Russia for
entering the war with them. Bucha
rest advices say that ten classes Of
Rumanlan reserves have been called
out for March l3 II has been eX
pected that should Rumania enter the
war she would do 10 In the hope OF
enlarging her territory at the expense
II Austria and with the particular Oh.
ject NJ obtaining TrasylyaniH. which Is
populated largely by Rumaniaus.
A semiofficial statement from Pet.
rograd deals with the Russian often
siyc movement In northern Poland,
near the Prusslan border, where II Is
said the Germans are being pushed
back steadily. The fighting In this re
glon Is severe possession " villages
ldN'lUE Hu'h hllN l'l III liNlh Nllt NlNt
To the other but appreclablc progrcs,
each day is claimed for the Russians.
In eastern Galciu at the other eI
trcmc NJ the Russiun front the Aus
trlnus ARE reported to have suffered
rrycrses These claims, however. have
not been borne out from either Berlin
or Vienna.
The great Anglo French fleet stlll IS
smashing at the nnrdanellcs fortified
lions. Although Constantinople ad
mlts that some Of the forts have FELT
the effects NJ the humbardment II has
.Ot confirmed the statements NJ the
British admiralty concerning the re-.
duction of the outer defenses. A large
force " Turkish troops is said To have
been assembled on the lsthmus to op
pose attempts of landing parties 10 ud
vance on Constantinople.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
"A VICTORY FOR VILLA
General Says Urbins Met and DE.
fested Carranrs Forces, Capturing
Many Prisoners.

hL PAs0, March IA battle be-
tween villa ana Carranza troops at
Ban Mateo, chihuahua, and the cap.
ture OF Acambaro, Guanajuato state,
reported In a brief telegram signed
py Francisco villa received here last
plight by the Associated Press. The
message, dated GuahajutO, says:
Il take pleasure In informing you
iat In a battle held SatWday at San
Aiateo the forces belonging to the
folumn of General Urbina defeated
he CarranZa forces, who lost between
70 and 90 men. They also captured
even prisoners and about 200 fugi-
Ives besides 90 rifles and rapid
irer.
In the state OF Guiana Juato the
Forces under General Isaac Arroys Of
ne northern division took the city
pr Acambaro, capturing several loco.
piotiyes and large quantity Of war
upplieS."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
CONGRESS- FACES
MASS OF LABOR
Closing Week Of Session Starts or
With "A Rush; House Fairy Well
Cleaned Up.

WASHINGTON, March 1t Congress
today entered upon the CLOSING week
Of the session IN II rush to wind up all
business before II when final ndJourn.
mcnt II taken Oh Tuesday A large
amount NJ work cOnfronts the senate,
but In the house business X fairly well
cleaned up.
Both houses began today Cunyidcrn
tim Of conference reports on the big
appropriation bills. Awaiting the ac
tiOu " the senate also were the ludl
an ana rivers aud hurhOrs dpuropriu.
tiUu bills and President Wilson's nom
lnccS FOR the federal trade commission
The house devoted itself to Consdern
tiun uf the conference agreement on
the ship purchase hin with view uf
sending II to the scuutr before the
close " the days session
The McCumbcr rural credits bill.
hltched onto the agricultural, bill IA
an nmcndwment Is causing The lenders
difficulty and may operate tu prevent
action on other general legislation In
Guiding the Philippine conservation
and the ship purchase bills which
President Wilson still hopes to see
passed. Efforts were being made I'm
the house agricultural committee to-
day tu substitute FOR the McCumbrr
amendment the farm loans credit bill,
which Is favored by the udmnlstru.
tiOn. II was believed that n this was
accomplished II would meet with the
approval ~ the senate.
President Wilson was keeping In
close touch today with congress IN
the final effort ~ clean M all pend
Ing business bAfore he gavcls fall In
both houses Thursday officially end,
ing the life VI the sixty thnd con
RTpss
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01

A low pressure area covers the western
slope VI the Rockies with center over
southern Nevada This dlstn1hnnre IL
giving cloudy And unsettled weather In
the Plains states aud westward tn the
Pacific. Light rain has fallen In south
ern Callfornla and II Il showing In Ne
vada. Fair weather prevails this morning
W ne MsHsSlppi valley and eastward
10 the Atlantic except on the south A..
lanuc coast where light rainH have fpl
len and cloudy weather continues II IL
moderately cold this mOrning 10 the
southern plains state lower MlsslsaIppl
valley aud gulf states Temperature are
close to the seasonal averages In other
sections VI the United statsa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
BOYCOTT JAPS
ALONG PACIFIC
Chinese Six Companies Refuse TO
Trade With Japanese Following Ma
tlOns Demands on Their Country.

SAN FRANCISCO, March l.-Th,
japanese boycott instituted at the In
stance Of the Chinese Six Companies
because Of Japans demands on China
was being observed through the Pa
cific coast today with the exception
II was said II Los Angeles, Cal. aud
Seattle, Wash, and possibly n Few
other plnces 1t was definitely known
to be I'm operation In San Francisco
Oakland, Fresno, sacramento and
Stockton. Cal, Portland. ore, Van
couyer and other coast cities aud
towns having an appreclahle number
OF Chinese aud japanese residents. II
was reported from Los Angeles that
the Chinese there had refused TO CO.
operate AS body In the boycott but
that the Chinese chamber Of commerce
had announced II would not oppose
the movement und that individual,
would be- free to follow their own IN
ellnatiOns.
A mass meeting was to be held at
beattle today by the Chinese colony
10 consider the question which was
informally discussed at the annunl
Chinese New Years banquet last
night. John J., McNub, attorney for
the six compEnies whose coast hend
quarters Is located here, said that
meetings would be held this week tc
arrange for plans for extending the
boycott throughout the west.
japanese generally In formal state
ments were inclined to bellttle IN,
movement
Regret was expressed by influential
men OF both races that the boycott
Continued on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
MAY EXHUME A BODY


NEW YORK, March 1.--At con
ference today between Coroner James
T. Dunn Of White Plains aud District
Attorney General Martin of Bronx
county, the question OF exhuming the
body Of one OF the eight inmates Of
the German odd Fellows home whom
Frederick Mors confessed he poisoned,
Is to bedeclded,
Two OF the inmates died while in
the home at Unionport, In Bronx
county Mors stlll IL locked up In
the White Plains jail together with
several material witnesses IN the case
II Is said that the prisoners are be
coming restless aud are demanding
that they be given hearing. For
that reason Coroner Dunn probably
will conclude the Inquest this week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
DRUG ACT IN EFFECT
National Law Prohibiting Selling or
Giving Away Of Habit orminE
Medicals 10 BE Enforced To-day.

WASHINGTON, March L., ,rhe act
of congress- prohibiting all persons
from selling or giving away habit
forming drugs without physicians
prescription or under a physicians di.
rectlOn went into effect today. Vlola
tors Of the law are subject e. II fine
Of not more than two thousand dol
lars or Imprisonment, for 'lye years,
or both.
A tax Of one dollar year /, fixed
for all who sell such drugs. Enforce
ment Of the law Is vested In the com
missioner OF internal revenue Cham
plons Of the measure contend It wills
be OF great benefit, while others pre-
diet 1t will work unlimited harm to
drug habimes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
WILSON TIED BY LEGS
President Tells Callers lie Is Doubt
full Whether lie viii he Able Il
Leave Washington.

WASHINGTON, March / - Presl
dent Wilson told callers today that
the European situation was demanding
su much ~ his attention he wa,
doubtful n he would be- able TO lenv,
Washington this spring, even posslhl,
tu make his proposed visit tn the San
Francisco exposition
Il am tied here by the legs" wa.
the way his callers said the president
expressed the situation
llr told committee which called tc
invite him lo the Southern Confprenc,
for Education and Industry at Chatta
uoom Tenn. In April that his plan,
were very uncertain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01

% JACKSON, Miss March (
q Mississippi supreme court today {
% upheld the constimliouauN N ,
O the MAY Mott Lewis law enact 4
% ed at the last session II The &
p legislature prohlbltinp the keep q
I'D ing of intoNlcunts lu social &
To- clubs I'm its decision the court 4
% quoted the following
% whisky /, good Thin, iu &
% us place There Is nothing Hike &
90 I' for ru-"rving q mm when {
% lr I- drud n YOU want 10 keep 4
o a doul man put him bon vhi- 4
% t' n roU want g. NN i've &
q mou m whisky ir uim
a a g.. "a "a "a a -
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON Forecast

oklahoma, East Texas Tonight and
Tuesday generally cloudy, warmer to.
ulght
Louisiana Tonight fair. probably
frost, Tuesday Increasing cloudluess.
warmer
Arkansas Tonight fair. warmer I'm
west portion Tuesday Increasing cloud.
ness
West Texas Tonight and Tuesday. mn
settled, warmer tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
LIVERPOOL FOOD SUPPLIES
ARE LISTED; MADE PUBLIC

LIVERPOOL, March Following
are the stocks u food IN Liverpool
Wheat, i,67sOOO cpntrals; corn,
10000 centnls; bacon. 22,9OO boxes
hams, 10000 boxes shoulders. 5000
boxes butter, 2.4OO centals, cheese.
-, 100 boxes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
III WAKES GASOLINE
FROM CHEAPER OH

B MAY YORK March { Dr
D l,'nmm whose discover. e.
, WO.u.r for deriving gu-ulmc
D nulu. and tuuuI from prfro
3 num vu- announced ut Wash
D n-rm last night lives DO. this
D .I' DE- Kittmlu said tDUay.
Hu mot claim tu have
D .M"unuai the process II mu.
D IunIue brulpl or loIuoI. or du
3 claim ru have lr7-rnuu the
d cost ul deriving gasoline from
d petroleum My process mukrs
ID it possible though tu get gp.o.
d line from cheaper oils ru. rN
D ample the california oils and
u ln this way the cost IS lees
D scurd
- Dr Rittmuu ls 32 ,car, cid
ID ana got hi. IN f. FROM ,uum
% biu last year he has lrru
- busy ou hi- work with r,lro.
- lrum product, since m. I'm
% mer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01

Recent adylces from Liverpool estl
mated the food stored there "a
enough to feed the country for a year.
even should the German submarine
blockade shut of Great Britain from
outside supulies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
Had Fire and a scandal.

Don't you know that they had n
fire out there" Inquired Representa-
tive DurHut
Il know that they had scandal
that almost burned mp the state aud
the Democratic party retorted Hens
ley.
Don't you know intorposed Rep
resentntive Fitzgerald Of Kiowa, that
failure to make adequate appropria
tions for that institution by past legis
laturcs was the cause " that scan
dal?'
The house after brief discussion
killed the Thomas bill from the senate
making provisions FOR protection Of
fish aud making an appropriation Of
CONTINUED on Last Page
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
RUMANIA WILL
JOIN THE WAR
Minister Of Interior Says Allies Have
Been Promised Support Of Little
Country.

PARIS, March Take JOnescue,
Rumaniau minister Of the Interior, in
formed meeting Of conservative
democrats who were dlsCOntented with
the party's policy, according to special
dispatches from Bucharest, that he
had not attacked the government be
cHuse J ] &. Bratlano, former pre-
mier and minister " the interior, had
concluded formal agreement for
common action with the triple entente
powers. Proof NJ this would be-
found JOncScur said. In the Ruman
ian loan made iu London. which is
would have been impossible to ar.
range OF the Bucharest cabinet had
not made n categorical statement Of
it, position.
4 bucharest newspaper has an
uouuced that ten classes Of reserves
have been called out for March l3 and
that senior students In the military
colleges have been drafted into the
army with the rank of non commits
stoned officers.
Confident belief has been expressed
I'm lugImd Russia and France that
RumHniu eventually would enter the
war un the side " the allies. 4 dis
patch from Paris February "a. said the
Martini bucharest correspondent had
obtained Information that Nicholas
Must ltumwm minister To London,
soon return to England with note
assuring the British government that
the Rum0uinn army would take the
field I'm Aui
An agreement was signed I'm London
January ~ providing Tor a loan ~
S25 OOOOOO from the Bank NJ England
for the Bank NJ Rumnula against the
Rumanlou finance commissions Take
JoneScue was reporipd I'm December
10 have declared that any nation
keeping out NJ the present struggle
commits moral political and cconomi
g suicide lie was credited with
having declared that Rumnna 'musl
not commit such crime"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
ALLIES ISOLATE
GERMAN PORTS
l. S. Notified All Shipping to
and From KaiSer'S Land
Will be Stopped.
ANNOUNCEREPRlSAL MEASURE
Exact Nature Of Plans Is Not
Made known By
Ambassadors.

WASHINGTON. March IT, France
and Great Britain served notice ON the
United States today thul they would
hold themselves at liberty to stop all
shipping hereafter TO and from Ger
many.
communication outlining mrasurr-
OF reprlsal on the part ~ the ullir, for
the submarine warfare on merchant
ships conducted hy Germany was de
llyered tO Secretary Irynu hy the
French and British ambassadors. here.
who called ut the state department To
gcthcr for that purpose
Secretary Bryan upprI,rd President
Wilson of the new move hut declined
~ make any statement What the m
turc uf ia" stru Is wa, not disclosed
by the ambassador, who iurimntrd
that the state department would make
all announcements ON the subject
Since the first report from London
that the allies had decided to hold up
all shipping 20 aud from Germany. Il
notification along this line has been
expected here but officials hive ~
Trained from expressing any opinion a,
tu the course Of American government
IN recognizing the validity of the pro.
posed measure until the text Of the
declaration lo bc made had been rN
amiucd
LONDON March THE establish
ment Of Nirlunl blockade Of hostile
countries IL Grent Britnin's reply 10
Germany attack ou merchant ship
ping rs announced officially today by
Premier ASquith In momcntious
speech In the house of commons.
The plan of the allied governments
for the regulation of shipping 10 and
from ports OF hostile nations coutem
plates the prevention OF commodities ~
every kind renching or leaving those
ports without however involving rists
to neutral vessels or their crews The
allies will hold themselves at liberty
to capture goods presumed to have
come from hostile countries or deemed
Continued on Inst FAgel
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01
Day In Congress.
Senate

Committee iurr~tignIlu. charge. of
lobbying 700 connection with aImDuO.
IwDiuu -hpp bin heard T. a. s.
Franklin of the international Nrr
nutilr Marine Appointed uuum
mJlr"c ro work ou revision of Judicial
code during recess
Debate resumed OH InIm wuu
pu.uluu bin
House
Debate resumed uu agricultural lu
preparation hlll with naval credit,
plans attached
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-01

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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-22
Board TO Aid Jews
All Over The World
Champ Clark is Chairman; Plan o.
AmeIiorate the Conditions
Of the Race OIL.

New York, June 1s.-What is I'm.
tended as a nation wide movement
for the amelioration of conditions NJ
the Jews all over the world, partition.
larly those In the belligerent Euro.
pean nations, was inaugurated today
with the formal organization here OF
the international Jewish emancina.
ton committee. Champ Clark. speak.
er of the house Of Representatives.
was elected its president.
The movement was started by prom
inent Hebrews in this city and the in.
fluence and aid of representative men
in education and political circles was
solicited. Hundreds of letters from
governors of states presidents Of
colleges and universities, members OF
the senate and house of representa-.
tives expressing sympathy with the
proposed movement have been receiv.
ed by Henry Green, executive secre.
tary of the committee.
1t is the belief of those interested
in the movement that the question of
permanently establishing the civil and
political rights of Jews throughout
the world can be settled for all time
through the influence that the Unit.
ed States will exercise at the nego.
tiaton OF peace terms at the conclu.
sion of the European war. To this
end the committee adopted a resolu-
tion declaring its intention to take
such steps as will impress upon this
government, under whose Just insti.
tutions We have fiour.shed, that Il is
the fervent and innermost desire and
sentiment of the American people
that the administration at Washing.
ton, to which we are attached with
answering fealty, when called upon
to act in the councils of the world
peace conference, shall take a firm
and all compelling stand upon this
most vital and human. tartan question
and do all in its power to procure
for the Jews guarantees that will
place them side by side with the rest
of mankind, equal before man and the
law as he is before God
Speaker Clark recently wrote a
letter to the committee In which he
said:
Il will be glad to do what can
In aiding the Jews to get favorable
International agreement"