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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
Teut0n Attacks Stepped.

Athens. Oct 23-The Serbian minister
here says the Austro- German attacks
against Serbia bave temporarily stopped
and the >rrbians have assumed the Of
fensive and forced back the invaders nj
some points. The reported Bulgarian OIL
cupation of Nranva j. denied. The Bul
garians made cavalry raid there
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
Combination OF
Cotton Buyers
Is All-g, d

trade commission today ordered an Inrea-
tlgation w the charges that combination
"A cotton huyers exists w North Carolina
and Georgia to depress the price or cnttnl.
II will investigate also MD alleged rnt-
ton combination IN South Carolina. I; T.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following weather forecast for
the lower gulf states and the Magic
Valley i ISSUED by the United States
weather bureau at New Orleans:
Tonight and sunday. generally fair.
with light easterly f. uortherly winds
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
Moving Picture Benefit

NcAllcn. Texas. Oct. .5.-The Method
ist church members will give a moving
picture benefit entertainment at the Co
lumbia Thcatcr next Monday. A five reel
broadway Universal feature entitled
Jewel" Il chiId's play for grown ups
and grown ups play for children featur-
ing Ella Hail. Proceeds 70 90 for cement
sidewalks about the Methodist church.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
Woman Throws Acid
On Prince, Then
Kills Her clf

Rome. Oct 25.-Prnce Leopold nf tr-
burg, says Vienna dispatch, was buried
with acid and shot by woman friend os
the daughter Of Vienna police captain.
She killed herself. The prince will likely
lose his sight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
DIAZ REPORTED
WITH ZAPATA'S
ARMY OF 10000

Washington. y. G. oct. 23-The state
department does not credit the truth Of
4 rumor last night AT FL Paso that Felix
Diaz Joined the Zapata forces and that
10 600 IapatistaS We're menacing Mexico
city. Diaz was supposed 10 be in New
York three dave-na"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23

BrinGisi. Italy, Oct 23.-An italian
squadron is participating in the entente
blockade and bombardment of the Bull
garian coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23

Fort Worth. TeN.. Oct y A general
mass meeting Of Texas Socialists has
hecn called for Fort Worth tomorrow
SUNDAY, f. adjust party affairs and ~
tend - other business matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
Local Weather Observations.

The following local weather obscr
vatIons. covering the "a hour period
ending at a. m. today. are furnished
by the United States weather station,
Fort Brown:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23
ANNOUNCES PASSAGE
GIVEN THRU COUNTRY
HER NOTE SAYS BALKAN
ARMY MUST BE 400, 600

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 23.-Germany
to-day closed communication from Basel
to Constance, Switzerland. II Is presumed
the purpose was to conceal movements of
troops.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-23

Berlin, Oct 23.-The German troops
have crossed the Drina river In Northwest
ern Serbia. near visegrad, driving the
Serhians from the heights there.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
LlTCHFlELD ALSO IN
Kansas Banker and Oil Operator Be
comes Stakeholder With Sinclair In
State National Bank.

Two oil men with large interests I'm
Oklahoma aud Kansas will become af
flliated with the State National bank
Of this city, II was announced Tuesday
by the officials Of that institution.
They are X. \ litChfield, president OF
the First National bank Of Independ
ence, Kan and b. W. sinclair. vice
president OF the Exchange National q
Tulsa. They have acquired very sub.
stanial holdings I'm the State National
Of this city, aud with Walter ID. Cald.
we'll " the city State bank will he.
come active directors when the CITY
State Is merged into the State National
bank In few days.
The active management Of the State
National bank win remain the same as
II has In the past, with Edward n
Cooke NJ president, w. NJ. Bonner aud
Walter u. Caldwell as vice presidents
George l.. Cooke, cashier. and Frank
| J.. Clark, assistant cashier
Roth Mr. lltChfleld and Mr.. Sinclair
are men Of large means both are ac.
lively Identified with tue oil business
In Oklahoma and Kansas and their
| financial interest In the state National
bank here Is taken to mean that the
oil interests OF the state are gradually
centerlng In oklahoma City. These
men understand the needs ~ oil mer
and the possibilities Of the business In
this state
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
TO RESIST TAX
ON MORTGAGES
Life Insurance Companies May Go
Into Court To Avoid
Heavy Payment
ARE ASSESSED AT FULL VALUE

Az a result " the action taken 10y
the county board Of equalization,
which adjourned last week litigation
between the life insurance companies
aud the county may result A Ques
ticn of law is tu be settled aud there
seems 10 hr uu way except by the
courts
The life Insurance companies doing
business In this state do not want TO
pCy taxes on the amount Invested by
them IN mortgages here. Under the
state law they pay the tax known as
the registration tax, which they are
now claiming covers all the taxes that
can he collected On the mortgages The
matter was up before the board Of
equalization aud the board refused to
strike from the assessment books the
amount at which the life insurance
companies were assessed.
The members N the board Appealed
To County Attorney Embry, who held
that the amount assessed against the
insurance companies IL not ON their
mortgages, but ON the amount of mon
ey capital invested here. The mem
hers of the board " equalization there
fore left the assessment of these cor
poratlons undisturbed and II the tax
ls not paid or has TO be refunded II
win be- by court decision. II is
agreed that the law IN ambiguous aud
fnr frnm being clear ON the subject
Claim Double Taxation.
From the standpoint ~ the iusur
ance companies they are being taxed
twice when compelled to pay taxes on
the amount Of money invested In mort
cages, having already paid once the
registration tax required by the state
The banks In the county are pracli.
cally In the same condition. as some NJ
them hold state and county bonds. They
have been assessed ON them the same
as ON other property under the law
providing for such assessments The
banks have also paid the registration
tax aud some of them may 10 into
court to resist the payment Of taxes ou
the bonds a second time
The county board Of equalization did
not disturb the assessment books ~ fur
as the corporations are concerned OK
cept In the case OF the two packing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION
Many OklahOnians Who Are In San
Francisco VIII attend Baptist Young
Peoples Sessions.

A considerable number ot Oklaho
mans who had Intended 10 ~ to San
Francisco this summer anyway and
n few who went especially for the B.
\. 7. L, International convention are
In Oakland today, ready for the ses
slons which begin Wednesday. The
convention viii last five days.
Saturday July TO- win he cele.
brated ns Baptist Young Peoples
Day at the exposition. Special
music and addresses will be given In
the magnificent Court of the Uni.
verse"
Among the prominent speakers ON
the convention program are Rev. W.
Il. Hinaon, Portland. ore Rev. W. \.
Abernethy, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. W.
II. Geistwelt, san Diego, Cal: Rev.
uuy lamson, Philadelphia Rev. w.
W. Hamilton, Lynchburg, Va: Miss
Helen H. Crlssman Chicago. and Rev.
r. l.. Anderson president BAPTIST
Young Peoples Union, Chicago
Plumbing. Ph. Wal, $50 Taylor Bros
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
Cnntrnri viii ENnIrr.


This agreement has each year been
respected by the board ~ equalization
aud the assessment Of the packing
plants has never been raised The hve
years will have expired with the pres
cnt year, however, aud next year the
packing plants may have their yalua.
ton made considerably higher
II the life Insurance companies and
other corporations succeed In avoiding
payment VI taxes on their capital In.
vested In mortgages II will make con.
siderable difference IN the asspssed val
untiuu NJ property In this county and
also IN many other counties In the
state. Large sums " life insurauc,
money ARE invested In farm aud other
mortgages IN oklahoma The law f.
not plain. hut II IS taken 10y many /,
mean that this shall be assessed as In
vested capital, regardless OF the reg
lstration tax. II only the registration
tax on mortgages and bonds must h,
paid, the income of this county and
others where such investments ART
made will be greatly reduced,
There Il said to be- Il possibility that
the bankers will not go into court tC
resist the payment N taxes ON IN,
bonds held by them hut II Is expected
that the life Insurance companies VIII
resist up to the court ~ last resort
n is NJ vital importance 10 them and
u considerable sum Is involved not
only Tor the present year hut for the
future as we'll
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

SEPT forth. Il was dark. Of course.
but Grumpy didn't mind that, because
he can see very well In the night. ln
fact Uuc' Bllly POssum aud his rela
lives are rather given lu going abroad
at night All WIS stlll.
Grumpy smiled he knew now what
he would du. lie would hide by day
under the floor nnd then when that
hateful rooster had gone TO sleep he
would creep forth aud feast tu his
hearts content He smackcd his
lips ~ he thought " how good those
eggs had tasted that afternoon aud
how good those would taste that he
meant 10 get right away.
He scrambled up to the nests
There was nothing In the fitst
nor the second. He hurried 10 the
third. Iln ! There was great hig
white egg The others he had were
brown, hut he was not particular
about the color. with n sigh of per.
feet happiness he crep into the nest
m,d prepared 10 enjoy q feast. But
there was something queer about that
egg Tie couldn't put his teeth through
the shell First he tried one end and
ihen the other. hut his teeth lust
slipped right of. They wouldn't 70
through. AZ last he gave up. Guess
Ill have to try another" said he and
started ont 10 examine the other nests
Presently he found another with an
egg IN II Better luck this time.
thought he, aud started to make a
hole Hut this egg was Just like the
other DO what he would, he lust
couldn't make hole. BY this time
Grumpy wanted an egg more than
ever Indeed. II seemed 10 him that
he wanted an egg more than he had
wanted any other thing In all his
short life From nest 10 nest he went
until he had visited every one. aud
every time he found an egg II was
Just like the first one. There We're
tears " disappointment In his ewes
when he tried the last one, and Just ~
before his teeth slipped of. Then he
lost his temper foolish thing to do
He struck and kicked nj the egg M n
he thought II were to blame. and the
first thing he knew he had kicked n
nut Of the nest The noise II made
whom II struck the floor startled him
and he lay perfectly stlll listening
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
MONEY OUTLOOK IN STATE
IN REMARKABLY FAVORABI n

Although excessive rains have con.
siderable Iolted the prospects Of nu.
merous wheat raisers IN many parts
cf Oklahoma, Charles h. Mitchell, an
oklahoma representative " the Dem.
ing Investment company, says that the
farmers appear cheerful and all are
expecting 10 be well fixed financially
by the time winter comes
Mr. Mitchell travels over the state
extensively and SAYS that optimism 4,
tie prevailing spirit In nearly every
sectiot Of the state.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
Society Euents
Harriet Dunn Bentley Office Phone ". .4OIo

daughter Mis-, Frances expect 10
leave m q couple Of weeks Tor the
northern lakes where they will spend
the remainder NJ the summer.
Mrs Peter O'Connor will leave Wed.
ncsday Tor Seattle where she will visit
relatives, and also San Francisco and
other points IN California She will
be gone for several months.
Mrs. and Mrs George Knott enter
talned happy party " guests Mon
day nt their country home Those en-
juylng the day We're Rev Phil Baird
Mrs. Mnry Gunther Messrs aud
Mines u | Johnson. George Burns,
.C NJ BOsworth. aud families Mi uud
Mrs W 4 Knott, Rev aud Mrs. r..
u ltingland and daughter. Miss kHth.
crime, and Mr nnd Mrs. Bum Booth
Sacramento of n most interesting
trip, aud states mat he expects to be-
home Saturday He will speak Sun
day evening In the Pilgrim Congrrgu
tional church on the great Panama
Exposition and It's lessons.
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Rucl has Hs
their guests Mr. aud Mrs. Preutlss
Price aud son, Prentiss, Jr., Of Har
nlOny, okla, who arrived Sunday for
II few days visit
An interesting story which IL Just
now being enjoyed by the friends Of
Mrs. Bum Booth Il one concerning
her mother, Mrs. = &. Lundy Of Clin.
ton. Iowa, who hus frequently visited
here Mrs Luudy who Is n years ~
age, sang at the recent unyelling of n
monument dedicated 10 the soldiers "
the cyil war In Whltrside county HI
nOis More than fifty years ago Mrs
Lundy, then q young girl sung on
numerous occasions At the recruiting
station I'm Whlteside county. which
was beneath M immense OAK trer near
her home The regiment organized
there was 81 we'll pleased with her
singing that the members presented her
with n piano When the remnants Of the
regiment returned IN 1888 she again
sang for them, and 1t was beneath the
same oak tree nifty years later at the
unyclling OF this monument that her
voice was again heard IN the same
| song. The Vacant Chair There
was but few of the old veterans Of that
district and only one In that town
ship left and the monument was TN
yelled by his great granddaughter.
Mrs Iuudy has been an invalid for
/ almost ~ years, but made special
effort 10 be present on this occasion.
Miss Eda Wand left Monday even.
Ing with the Shriners for the western
trip
Miss Hcttye Wand departed this
morning for Portland, ore She will
be Joined In Pueblo Colo by MIR
Phil Baird aud win make the re-
mander Of the trip with her
Plumbing Repairs, Hutch Wal 1874.
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

plants They were not raised this
year, but their assessments were left
at approximately S25OOOO each This
h under the agreement made by the
Chamber Of Commerce that the pack
lux plants should not be- asseSsed nj
their full valuation during the five
years following their establishment
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
FROM MISSOURI
Atty Hardcastle Il Positive That
Nelghboring state Has Had More
Rain Than Oklahoma, hut

We think We have had ,ome rain
here. but those who are complaining
ought 20 see Missouri said \. v
llardcnstlt, former assistant clty
counselor, who has Just returned from
u visit to Excelsior Sprirg- "rhnt
state is sunked.' he continued
There has been sn much ruiu In
Missouri Hardvustle mid, that the
runds nrc impossible Rivers aud
lakes arp full and the low lands ARE
flooded Many fields of corn nre un-
der water aud wheat has been dam.
aged some. though not as much as II
would have been mad II h'Al nearer
harvest time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
The Cool Store

Broad aisles, high ceilings mud
windows On every side ~ this im
mrnzc establishment combine ru
mnkp this the rool store There b.,
every convenience 10 make summer
shopping n real pleasure
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
by THORNTON W BURGESS
Copyright, 1918. by j. c. Lloyd

Copyright, 1918 by j c. Lloyd
Pray, never set your heart upon
thing iuu don't possess
Lest disappointment ~ your lot
Aud cause you much distress
II was that way with Grumpy Pos
sum He had set his heart on more
~ those delicious fresh eggs In Farmer
Browns lcnhuusc Curled up IN
the dark under the floor he heard
Farmer Browns boy come into the
house He heard his feet humping
overhead aud he knew how near
Farmer Browns boy WAS to him aud
Vel dldu't suspect It. by aud hy
Farmer Browns boy went out. lie
had collected all the eggs In the nests
But Grumpy didn't know that
lie took another nap, and when be-
uwuke hc heard the patter " many
feet an the floor overhead. Very
carefully he crept tO the hole I'm the
floor where he could sce what was
going on. The hens were coming in
for the night One by one they flew
UP on the rUosts until there was only
the rooster on the floor Grumpy had
great respect for him aud he took
the greatest care not to make sound
Presently the rooster Joined the hens
nn the rOOsts
There was considerable showing and
crOwdlng, and what seemed II
Grumpy like n lot ~ foolish sRd need
less talk before one hv one the hens
put their heads under their wings aud
went 10 sleep Grumpy waited. Ht
had all the time In the world. 80 hs
could afford to wait. when he was
quite sure that all were asleep h,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Two or three blddles stirred uueaslly.
then all was Still ngnln.
Grumpy climbed down and looked
at the egg II hadn't broken. Il was
just as hard M before. Then he gave
II up and curled up In a nest. There
was nothing else 10 do. The little
door by which he had entered the
henhouse In the first place had been
closed and there was no other way out
from underneath the floor.
What was the matter with those
eggsI Why, they were Just china
nest eggs put there by Farmer
Browns boy 10 tempt the biddies To
lay
Next story--"Grumpy Finds a New
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

lts useless to he good unless you're
good Tor something.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06
Materials and Styles

There are scycuty-fyp skirts in the 1T and
no two are exactly alike 4 description of
each, therefore, is out of the question In the
group however. you will find ell the latest
features in workmanship, style and quality Ma
terials consist largely Of stylish Plaid Scrgcs,
all wool double warp worsted serges black
and white checks, fancy materials. Chuddah
cloth, black silks and other desirable Summer
materials
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Plumbing. Ph. Wal. $50 Taylor Bros
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Next story--"Gumpy Finds a New
Nest" 49,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Miss Hcttye Wand departed this
morning for Portland, ore. She will
be Joined In Pueblo, Colo, by MIR
Phil Baird aud win make the re-
nander Of the trip with her
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Pray, never set your heart upon
A thing Juu don't possess,
Lest disappointment 10 your lot
Aud cause you much distress
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Miss Mary Burke will leave this
evening for Colorado Springs where
she will spend the remainder of the
summer with her aunt, Mrs II T.
Avery.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Mrs. J.-N Graves entertained most
informally Monday morning at nuc.
tlou IN honor " her guest, Mrs. lrma
Monaghan " Austin, Texas Many
summer flowers decorated the pleasant
apartments and delicious luncheon
was served AT o'clock Pretty fayore
of lingerie were presented 10 the honor
guest 10 Mrs. Charles Thus for the
high score
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Allss Lillian Cross who has spent
the past fortnight the guest ~ Miss
Henrietta Boyd, left sunday for her
home IN shawnee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-06

Novelty and standard rf
frors In nearly every shape
ana cut Probnbly the grcat.
r~t collection of odd. lots N
low shoes ever before us
-emblod Every pair made
Tor Spring aud Summer n
1913, aud every puir Il un.
table hnrgniu Practically
all sizcs IN the lot but not
II amy particular line
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-12-16
Uncle WiggiIy Pops Some Corn.

Into his soashoro cottage no went
with the popcorn and the poppor
please make me a not fire Nurse
Jane" he said to the muskrat lady
who keut house fo, hin, ''''
"A hot fire, what for pravoo She
asked "Are YOU cold p"
mo Miss Fuzzy Wuzzv." Uncle
WigHly answered. "but the corn NAV
be cold and am going TO non n Then
we win put butter or sugar and mo-
lasses on it and give il TO ali our
friends"
"Oh. what funny. good. kind rab-
bit you aren exclaimed Nurse lane
Soon she had a hot fire for Uncle Wig
gily and then the rabbit gentleman
began to pop the corn.
"lll fill the pepper good and full'"
Uncle Wiggily said FOR | want plentv
of corn for my friends"
And that was where the rabbit gem
tleman made his mistake. I'll tell you
all about it,
He was shaking the popper over the
fire, so the corn would not burn, and
Nurse Jane had gone down TO the five
and ten-cent store to get $ some nm 'Ig bufter
and molasses to put on the corn when.
all at once, in through the window of
the seashoro cottage jumped the had
old sea dog again.
"Ah, ha.' barked the dog. Now
have you, Uncle Wiggily Longearsl
Now I'll tie you up in a bed sheet
and take you 10 my friend, the sea
lion"
ION, please don't! Please DON'T"
begged the rabbit gentleman, and no
looked for chance to get away from
the bad dog, but there was none.
please don't take me away" said
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