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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-09-11

secretary Prince Zu Hoheulotf, who
waived aside uuwsnamrmen when they
attempted to Interview the ambassn
dor.
Dr pumbn spent several hours with
Count Won Hcru,torff, the German
ambassador lust night Both dlplo.
mats declined to say anything regard.
Ing President Wilson's action
BERLIN. Sept 1.-THE report that
the United States had requested the
recall Of Ambassador numbu was re-
iuunuoI on Last ragr
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SUES FOR CAR BACK


I'm the county court Saturday Earl
Watkins is asking for the return Of
his ear which was cunfisruted by Ji~.
Parker O plain clothes man m con
ncytiou With the Bert Clouuer trans
portatluu cuse he claims the cnr
was not being used Ia violation of the
law
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LAMAR Is BETTER

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS W.
Va" Sept ll Justice Lamar " the
I lir1 ~Wi.e supreme court who d.
CRITICALLY ' here wu- reported ro be-
much better to-day phy -l,Ims hold
ont strong h0pos f1r bis rruuyrr,
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ANNEXED by ROXANA

ARDMORE sept IA Telegram
received here FROM p. G. Dlngs at
Fort Wayne, Ind. reads:
You may say that the control of the
Dundee, Alma and SumOset companies
has pnssed to the Roynua on company
which VIII take possession at once.
Os all N the old officers have re
signed The Royaun will conduct all
the business from Ardmore. NJ here
lofnrr Expect 10 reach home sun.
day" 49,.
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END OF TRlALlN SIGHT
Corpus Christi Election Fraud Case
Involving Il Politicians Likely 10 go
10 Jury by Next Saturday

CORPUS CHRISTI Tex, Sept II.
With prospects for the government
10 conclude It's examinations In chief
today In time FOR the defense 10 begin
It's testimony before adjournment this
afternoon progress had not been hoped
for at the beginning of the trial Of II
local politicians FOR alleged election
frauds has been realized, and It IL be
lleyed by court officials that the case
will go 10 the Jury Dot later than next
Thursday
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SPENCER GIVES BAIL

HOBART. Sept ll-Frrd spencer.
the photographer who has been iu jail
here Tor several weeks upon the charge
.of child stealing and failure to sup
port his children. was admitted to
bail this morning IA the sum OF 81 sou
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AMBASSADOR is "BATTER UP"

WASHINGTON, Sept II. Romuu
$ Noon ambassador from Argentina.
may become a candidate for the prcsl
dency OF hls' republic according 10
statements made today by hls friends.
The ambassador will leave Tor a visit
10 his home next week.
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DRAW On COLONIES
French Deputies Pass Bill Providing
for Recruits From Prote,tOrates and
Foreign Possessions

PARIS, Sept H. Denty Pierre
Ma,se has prepared Tor lntrodnction
ln the chamber bin providing that
natives " French colonies and pro.
tcctnrates be- recruited Tor service Ia
the army It Is estimated that this
step would add seven hundred
thousand men % the tagvss Ia the tisld
Uy ueIt prinE ~..f tt :
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MADE FOR
FAIR ELECTIONS
More Than 10000 Signatures 10 In
itiative Petition All Parties
VIII Lend Aid
1000 IN GOVERNORS COUNTY
Socialists Prepared TO Combat Any
Move to Defeat Adoption Of
Proposed Amendment

MukL tbm $1,000 names are ut
~ Iachel 10 tue petition secured
10y the socialist purity VI oklahoma 10
ui' initiative amendment 10 secure a
Ialr election luW u oklahoma. and ln
Bryan county. the home uf Governor
Il. J.. Williams the one which cnst
such susplcIuusIy large vote In last
year. primary nearly 1000 ,lguu.
lures were secured
The petition was filed with Secre.
tuIy of state j. J.. Lyon at 2 O'Clock
ihl- afternoon by II. VI Sinclair. state
secretary Of the Socialist party; r S.
NSIf " hlugfshcr, who drew the
proposed amendment. aud j. o. Wei
dhN tate chairman NJ the Socialist
party According 10 the law In regard
To- such fling the governor was pres.
thi when the Instrument was placed
Il ihr hands Of the state secretary.
Signatures Readily Secured
Ilr amendment was initiated July
10. The Socialist committee decided
that 10000 names could be secured
while 3Soj3 were needed under tho
nw. Twelve days before the eyplra. .
ton VI rlr time Rmit i2.2l2 names had
been secured At noon Saturday. Sep
lembor n the names filed at social
ist state headquarters numbered "A few
hundred less than 5000 with two
more days In which to secure names.
sunday and Monday, the total number
N signatures will approximate TO-
600
The county turning In the largest
number of signatures Is Oklahoma
county, with 1850, while the smallest
number N name, was secured IN Craig
county, with a total Of 100.
The names were secured by the 1000
precinct committeeman Of the Social
lst party, the 800 secretaries of locals
and u number Of volunteers from the
party ranks
Cost Was Small
The cost of securing signatures to
the petition amounted to $50 for print,
CONTINUED on Last raEeJ
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TROOPS AMPLE
TO STOP RAIDS
Funston Reports Having Two
Full Regiments on Duty Near
Brownsville, Texas

W ASHlNGTuN. Sept II The bor
W der situation now Is under full
control uf federal troops Major Gca.
rrnl Funston reported today to the
war department The arrival " the
Sixth cavalry brings the force up Ia
two FUN regiment, between ~ Tlgre
and Brownsville. force sufficient. ac
rordmg to the general 10 put down any
uprising or trouble by moraudlng
bands.
WASHINGTON. Sept General
Funston reported that with the force
now under his command he could pa
troll the cutirr Rio Grnudc river front
from Laredo TO the gulf
at Is we'll established. said Fun.
stons message, that heretofore many
bands Of bandits who have given MS
M much trouble have been made up
~ persons crossing from the Mexican
side and getting arms from concealed
stores ON the American side and have
then started ON prparunged raids.
When pursued and hard pressed either
hy sheriff psscs. rangers or soldiers
the hands have broken aud recrussed
into Mexico"
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INVADERS SEEK
RAIL CONTROL
MaCKenSen Ready TO POunCe on
Remaining Small Forts
That Defend Lines

7 ONDON Sept H. Another -u..
~ crs, ON the south Galicln front re-
suiuug 200 thr capture uf 5000 men is
announced 10y the Russians Even the
Pcirograd newspaper however, admit
that this section of the fighting area
IS not of the most vital Importance
since Field Marshal \uu Muekuu-ru
Is stlll huyeriu. along the line N
minor fort. which form the last re-
manning defense. 900 the way of crm.
pletr control ut the railroad system
desired 10y the Invaders The Rus
SLAMS declare that the initiative I'm
the lsulutrd engagements ON the south
crn wing iA gradually passing into
their hands Nearer the center Of the
line Nou MAckrn-eu Is still pushing his
way vigorously through the friIet
marshes toward pinsk North aud
south OF his headquarters, strong N
fensye movements have been devel.
upcd near GrodnO aud uu the road 10
RuyuU Oi the other fronts there Is
not as much action ns iu thr east so
fnr as official reports indicate Sharp
fighting IN In progress along the Aus
troltAlluu battle line. but uo fresh
news hus been received from the No,
gas aud Argouuc. where the Germans
have launched heavy attacks ogulrst
French trenches
The only new feature " the near
eastern diplomatic puzzle is the ussrr
tion from Bulgarian sources that Sofia
fecl- her past neutrality Is sufficient
reward for Turkish concessions
LONDON. Sept II The British
steamship Coruublu 1885 tons gross.
has been sunk Her crew was saved
The fishing smack Boynrrir of
lowestofl nIsu has been sunk One
member ~ her crew was wounded
PARIS. Sept IA dispatch to the
llnyas Agency from Algicr5 says Tint
the steumcr villa de Mosuganpm has
been sunk by gun fire from German
submarine Sixteen members NJ the
crew. three of them wounded have
been picked up
PARIS. Sept II Last night saw
uninterrupted artillery fighting at sev.
ernl poiuts along the line IN France.
according to communication given out
by the French war office today
There has been furthermore par.
tlcularly violent artillery engagement
I'm the department " the Mouse and
along the front In Lorraine
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THE FINAL EFFORT

OUat 1nII
be today may q
make an auto a Of
fyou do defeated will
did the few
comdh ha feel
for Remember everyone race wants to win And
ao yoh than thousand
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Battle of Ballots Ends Toniqht

Al clock tonight The Times r
have he
will Up the last
Contestants are,
SOe effort o
to possible o the rush few
BEFORE
AT o'clock the Ia
o O the
CONTEST
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LONDON, Sept II The British
steamship Coruubla. l,I3G tons gross
has been sunk Her crew was saved
The fishing smuyk Roynerir Of
lowcstofl also has been sunk One
member ~ her crew was wounded
The Washington herald., 1915-09-19
SOME VITAL STATISTICS
They Are Furnished by Rat-trap Man.

or a rat: but with the Nonpareil you
know for certainty that IL is after
rats alone. With other traps you have
to run down cellar ar every Ave mi, minutes
with the Nonpareil you can stretch
yourself out on the parlor sofa and
know that in due time the srat is
yours. mother-in-law will go back
row and not repay, but may rat traps
live by conscience. Will you. sir-?'
wouldn't. He passed straight on and
been noticed from a window in the
house a few feet away. and the butler
had been sent out to say to him:
See here. old man.. the family OBJ
Sects to your being here. You will
have to move on. You are a nuisance
II am glad you have come" was the
reply. This lie a noble mansion. in
habited by family Of fastidious
taste, but. alas. isn't II infested with
rats Even kings palaces are. You
need rat "a. t.ap:s-from ..ss one to fve' and
aThe lady says IL you don't leave
here she will call an officer warned
u. :.1f II she does I will sell him a Nom
tics to carry in to her. Vital statis-
tics show that in this country there
are over 5000. 100000 rats. and every
one 10 At home and on the Job every
infict nj tn q Dana Damage OF over 500. .ooo q q
year and this damage 10 growing larg-
er every day. My friend. the lady
must read up on vital statistics.
rYcu will read up on police sta-
appeared into the house.
The old man hung on to the fenc~
~ith both hands and gave the house
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lifted up. and put through the ringer.
| Inc ringer had always been of a pearl
color. 1t was now blue. AS the last
! ser stood back and said:
i believe we have made some thun-
! dering mistake about the thing
1T cant he" was the reply,
to wear, a blue, shirt around after
this. and sleep between blue sheets.
and lay my head on blue pillow"
to-date methods OF laundry work. We
will now hang the washing on the
line. and you will see that blue fade
away like scared rabbit before a
hound dog
Together they had hung out part Of
the clothes. when two things occur
Went up. and heads and shoulders
were thrust out, and the alley fence
began to be lined with children. There
was laughing and tittering and cah.
ser got the idea that they were poK.
ing fun at those blue garments.
Also. the cook came along. She had
fallen and hurt her knee. the previous
night and was too lame to walk. She
entered the kitchen. and saw the blue
foor-the blue tubs-the blue water
and she looked out and saw the blue
clothes on the line. With Shrek she
ran upStairS and FIVE minutes later.
found her and Mrs Bowser looking
out of one of the back windows. They
turned at his steps. and looked him
up and down. Then both sank to the
floor. and broke into hysterical laugh
ter.
What is it," innocently asked Mr.
Bowser
But they could not answer him. He
turned and walked down stairs, not
angered. but little grieved: to take
it out on the tramp. but Willie had
departed. So had the silver butter dish
and the sugar bowl He could stay
no longer a feeling of blue depres-
sion had come over him and he thought
Mr. Bowser might be a hard-hearted
man if aroused.
Half an hour later, Mrs. Bowser
and the cook came down. and got that
washing out of sight. and then pitched
in and got Mr.. Bowser a fine luncheon.
Mrs Bowser had laughed her illness
away. Mr.. Bowser kept his eye on
her and his ears open, but no remarks
were made How could they be? Mr..
Bowser had been good-very. very
good.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-19

At the corner of a fine residential
street was a fine stone house with an
iron fence around 1t. The fence was
foundation was wide enough for a
weary pedestrian to take a seat, If
he so desired.
1t was 10 o'clock of a morning when
tSe rat-trap man appeared. He had on
IN old fur cap and the sun and rain
had drawn all the original color out of
his coat The rat traps were fastened
TO rope and he carried them over his
shoulder and the last one of them
pumped ms heels as he walked. The
of the iron pickets. and the old man
sat down for five minutes to rest his
legs, Then he rose up and began:
Lsdles ana gentlemen-I want to
fell rat trap. invented one year aSo.
hfter the world has sighed for them
long-felt want and / hsv. flled *
kings came and kings went. but no
duced until I set my genius at work
Then. after a failure or two. the Nnn-
pareil sprang into existence, and here
1t is; for inspection and for sale"
old Tan man hs sat eiose sowo OF his address the
smile on his countenance. seversI
persons had passed while he was
Dae aking. but no one had even cast .
tHnoe at the old man or his traps.
. nd to be very busy 1ookins ahead
H"Citizens OF America" said the ala
en as he rose up again and, pointinr
long, dirty finger At . man with red
Sskers who was aproaching. win
merits OF my Nonpareil rat trap.]
h other rat traps you set one, not
wing whsther II will catch Q COW
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THE OLD SNOWMAN

sians ae s'qa HIM sHst sny soSd sasS'dy' even If
na,ssy .econa 4as caI1id article pss,, was tooth
It was composed entirely of brick
dust and water scented up I ground
up the n.i,s bricks with 18th my own hands and
Say. when I called up a man with bad
teeth, and rubbed over them with a
brush full Of my paste, it took the
Of the gums with it. 1t was a poor
boxes Ny, third article was a sure
in one hour That is. the labels said
it did. and 1 backed up the labels. The
wanted to try to open a bottle Until
where, The stun was alcohol water
ssEen pans % away ensns and It may may have have
md out. My fourth article was
There are are two Su bulbs s seen eonnected eae%
with a glass stem You take a bulb in
either hand II you squeeze one. and
circulation is good and You ought to
was too light or too strong, ther-
there was a lack Of blood and a poor
once eat more onions. drink more but
teTHliik ana Che" less pug TOBACCO.
He was advised TO test his blood every
morning before he fed his hogs.
Did the children cry for my goodsr'
bet they did, whether they cried for
anything else or not. They wanted to
be fooled. They wanted to be swim
died. and 1 was there to do IL. I used
to often wonder at it. but at the same
time continued to take their money.
II took a good many years to make
Uncle Rube a wise man. But there
finally came a time when he got so
skeptical that you could not
sell him a dollar crowbar for ten cents
without his biting the iron in two or
three places to see If il was genuine.
And the roma ntic days of the cir
Gus itself have also passed. Now they
travel by railroad, and have their
own sleeping and dining car. 1t is
not now one great family as II used to
be, but the rules are so strict that q
man scarcely dares walk with his own
wife from the depot to the tent and
back. All the romance of the circus
has been squeezed out by business.
The owner of circus has got to be
has got to practice rigid economy all
the time. There is also maintained as
good discipline in the modern circus
as in the army. and the social lines
are drawn very strict. No. we will
never see the good old circus days
gain. and. though I try to be up-to-
late. I lament the passing of the ro-
nance and adventures"
But you haven't told US how you
came out financially" said one of the
listeners.
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GOOD MR.. BOWSER
He and a Tramp Do the Monday Wash

! Mrs. Bowser was frightened when
she woke Of Monday morning.
| Mr.. Bowser still lay on his back
snoring. but she felt that it was long
past the hour for their getting up.
she had a feeling also that the cook
had not returned from her visit to
! her mother Sunday night
She had cold, and a sore throat,
and a headache. but she slipped into
kimona and run down stairs
aration for breakfast. She ran up
stairs and woke Mr.. Bowser and ev-
".Oh. MIR. Bowser. but what shall we
got back and ! am toe, sick to get
No one is going to raise a row
out Of bed No nc one sepsa ean heip a ne sens kH
viii 5sss ssra9sS HsS Sss ap nH aSd
breakfast"
But this is wash day" she walled
It Maggie don't come back. / don't
towel or napkin. but what is laid out
for the wash"
D9; %vIe; pH y Wsy will do 10, the s,cn Sash h.
the time l finish my breakfast But
l guess she will be Don't worry. I
will come up. to see you In about mr.
Mrs. Bowser was too astonished to
say more. She had seen times when
M sowser wanted to take her head
off for far less. and yet he was as
Mr.. Bowser may boast that he is a
chef of the first water, but it is only
a boast. He is not even a seventh
brass tacks. Without coat or vest and
in his old slippers. he moused around
pota toes and dozen eggs In a box.
Then he built a fire and started in,
on the. coffee first: No matter how
eer the ground Cones noG % how how lonT GIp S.
boiled it. he was satisfied with it The
frying pan was made red hot. a chunk
Of bacon put in TO furnish the grease.
to cinders. he sliced in four or five
potatoes and his morning banquet was
5eady 5safH He, He was ,,d devoIrins it on the
ring It the basement door and he
said to himself:
There's Maggie now, and that let's
But it wasn't Maggie. 1t was a great
something to break his morning fast
See here, Willie" said Mr. Bowser, !
as he. stood in the door: Did you
Did I: Did T." replied the tramp.
thousands of them. Didn't do all
the washing for my invalid wife, who
is now in heaven for twelve long
years? 1hen her happy soul passed /
away. and ] went to a laundry and !
would have been there yet earning my
$50 a week if an internal German
craft had not torpedoed the whole
business"
My wife is sick. and our cook has
gone" said Mr.. Bowser. and here is
a whole Monday wash to do II you
will help me through with it. I'll give
you your breakfast and lunch and
big round dollar in cash"
Say no more-Tm your man. Break
fast comes first and then the easy
work. II was always a joy to ME to
do washing"
Mr.. Bowser told him that he would
have to get his own breakfast, and
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old Hns man delssh hs sFs face fs wse
w1s 4bars the IS another 1sss go thing On
@ ace to human life when fruit is
scarce he, will attack humanity: He
a baby three months old. and into
fat man weighing 800 pounds. The
bite of rat is always serious. and
us that 1000 people. old and young.
lose their lives every year by raj
bites. Shall this state Of AFFAIRS go
on
NO. by; thunder-nor exclaimed the
one fist%after the other. -I
Then we must not delay: A rat
may bite h;,. our :ua you5gest Shi,d hdrs IN the
He maybe may"
And there is one more thing" said
the old man, as he fondly caresse.
one of the traps. Vital statistics show
weak heart. and that a certain shock
may keel her over as dead as door
nails 4 rat enters the sittins-room
BABY Sts sheTe hs Tbe ady Sf the
seated in the parlor. with her feet up
on chair reading novel All at
once she utters the most frightful
house about a block distant As the
shrek dies away on the terrified air
the lady topples out OF her chair, ana
her soul wings its fight to the other
and better land. What caused it,"
Rats did it, Rats" answered the
jolly faced man as he waved his arms
around.
Sure. Sure! Upon his failure to fnd
a baby the rat appeared before the
woman. Whether he meant TO bite |
her or not. the result was the same. |
II brought the shock that killed her:
Ny friend. with such awful things 60 |
ing on every minute. can you delay |
buying at least one of my rat traps |
here on the spot! You surely have the /
trifiine sum Of a quarter in one Of
your pockets Hunt IT out and hand
But he tot no further. The butler
had slipped out of the back door and
,alled policeman. and the cflcer had
come up the street on trot. AZ he |
reached the corner he seized the rat
raps and dung them afar. Then he
Irabbed the Old man by the neck and
! shove across the street. No remarks /
Eere made. except BY The 3ouy-faeed
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self:
mansion. and the damage that they
do is not far from 5000, and one Of
my rat traps would save every penn,
Some one motioned him from front
window to move on. but he did no.
move. A tall man, with side-whiskers
and cane and a small dog trotting at
the pedestrian had come within a few
feet the rat-trap man rose up and
asked:
my dear sir: are you interested in
No" was shouted as the other
waved his cane.
DO yea know ho% SS spsr1 %seh
NO" was shouted again;
Sir. I am. astonished; let me in
form YOU
The butler came out Of the house
again. and this time he was backed up
by the gardener. the chauffeur. and
the fSotman. ,hin and ne sans sane far
How many traps will you take?"
Il shall have an officer here in five
My friend. do not be too hasty;
Had I been too hasty the Nonparsil
would never have been invented we
loss of money. and this family ought to
be willing to do its fair share towards
it, Think of the loss of 10000, 600
every year. and simply to satisfy the
appetites Of a horde Of rats! How
many barrels of -four would that sum
buy the widows? How many pair OF
shoes would II buy the orphans? How
many autos would 1t buy for men like
me, who are painting to ride around on
four wheels? DO not act. sir. until You
have figured q little.
Chuck him into the street" said
the gardener.
feur. >.
footman. IN . very mild, voice: but
It was plain enough that the old
man could not be removed without
cratic residence was to be avoided.
BY and by q pedestrian different
rom the others came along: He had
was satisfled with all the world. A
nneer was hsld un for him to stop: he