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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
UP GOES HIGH
COST OF LIVING
Governments Figures Show S66S In
crease In 1914 More Than 1913 and
S60.iS Advance From 1907

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The cost
" living IL higher than ever before I'm
the United States as far as govern.
ment statistics show and IL increasing
each year. In 1914 the years cost OF
filling the market basket Of the aver
age American workingman's family
was $6.OS higher than II was In 1913.
and 60.I3 higher than It was In 1907.
calculating on relative retail price
figures announced today by the
federal bureau Of labor statistics.
These figures represent prices of III
teen articles aggregating approx.
mntely two thirds Of expenditure for
food by the average worklngman's
family Calculating from these figures
the total Of the workingmans family
food expenditure would be:
In 1913, S5OOS5; 1914, s5lO.s7. and
1907, $4,000, The bureaus lnvestlpa.
tion covered prices In A important
Industrial cities representing 30 states.
Retail prices for food for the years
l9O9l4- considering all food combined
reached the highest point IN 1914,
while the lowest prices was In 1900. the
bureau Of labor statistics announced
today, following an inquiry IN forty.
four important Industrial cities of the
country. This, however IN not true
Of each article Flour, for instance
was SO per cent higher In 1900 than
In 1914 Sugar, which reached NJ.
markable height, 1853 per cent In Au
gust, 1914, was 10 per cent lower for
the year 1914 than for the year lOll
and was also lower for the year 1914
than for the years 1910 and 1912 All
meats were higher In 1914 than In any
Of the seven preceding years
The figures show that the highest
point during 1914 was reached In Sep
tember, when the price of all food wa,
Al per cent higher than the averag,
price for 1919 and the lowest point wa,
reached In April when the price wa,
80 per cent lower than the ayerag,
price for 1919. Except for lard ant
such articles M are affected by sea
sonal changes, the highest price dur
Ing the year was either In August ol
/ September, The price of all food com
hined was but . per cent higher to
the year 1914 than for 1919.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
RY. ASSESSMENT SAME
State Board Of Equalization Makes No
Material Changes In Per Mile Nalua-
tlOn Against That OF Last Year

The state board NJ equalization to-
day passed on the 1915 assessment OF
various railroads IN the state all Of
which were placed on the snmc basis
as lust year The main line 0f the
Frisco Is assessed ou II basis " 81 2NlO
II mile, the Santa be- SjO5SS; the Gulf,
Colorado a Santa Fc. the same, the
Rock Island, SiiOs2 the Katy 800.
sol The side tricks of the different
roads were also assessed on the hnsis
" last year which Is less than the
main trnck
The Missouri OklahOmn a Gulf,
wichita Falls and Northwestern ok.
lahoma New Mexico 4 Pacific. Fort
Smith a Western. orient and several
other uf the smaller lines desired hear
ings before the board The Missouri,
oklahoma 4 Gulf Is being heard this
afternoon
other smaller lines In the state, not
making ANY requests 10 be- henrd are
being assessed practically on the same
hnsls as last ycnr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
PEACE LEAGUE,
NEW PROPOSAL
Prominent Men win Speak al Phila-
delphiA Meeting; To Bind Nations
In Amity

PHILADELPHIA. June lB. Plans
for the formation N league of peace
which would bind the nations Of the
world In a pact NJ amity will be- dis
c,lssed here tonight by distinguished
men Of this country ut banquet.
Other sessions NJ the conference will
be- held tomorrow night In lndcpend
ence hall. Among those who viii speak
are william Howard Taft, Judge Geo.
r. Gray Of Delaware, a member NJ
the Gunecourt Oscar S. Strauss. form
er ambassador 10 Turkey aud mem
Der Of The Hague court, and President
Lowell NJ Harvard university. Mayor
Bangenburg Of Philadelphia, viii pre-
side.
Prominent men who have found II
impossible to attend the conference
have written the provisional committee
expressing sympathy with the move
ment
Among those are Cardinal Gibbons.
United States Senator John Sharp
Williams NJ Mississippi aud Nathan
Strauss ~ New York.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
WITNESS GONE:
AGAINST STAHL
German Who should Have Testified in
Lusitania Affidavit Case Is Mysteri.
ously Missing

NEW YORK, June l0 Captain W.
NJ. Offley chief OF the secret service
of the department uf justice here today
confirmed the report " the disappear
nnCc Of Heinz Hardenberg. who was 10
have testified before the federal grand
jury which Is investigating affidayits
made by Gustav Stahl aud prcsuma
bly, others, that the Lusitania had four
guns mounted before the day she sailed
on her last trip
Hardenberg was found by the gov
crnment agents In Cincinnati aud con.
sentcd to come here and testify before
the grand jury lie was a friend oi
Gustav Stahl who was arrested on a
charge Of perjury in swearing that
he saw the guns aboard the Lusltanin
While on his way here. II was said, hc
stopped off nj Washington and made a
statement there denying statement
by Stahl He then proceeded 10 this
city.
Mr. Offley said that llardeubcrg wa,
TO have come to his office last Monda,
hut failed to appear and that nj,
whereabouts had been unknown to the
secret service since he left Washing
! ton
The grand jury continued lts inycsti
CATION today with half dozen wit
ncsses whose testimony was INTENDED
to prove that not only was Stahls af
fidHvit false, but that he was moi
aboard the LuSitanla previous to hei
departure. Those included Adolpl
MittelHcher, Stnhl's roommate, Danie
Jenney an associate members of Col
/ lcctor Of the Port Malone's "neutralitl
/ squad who made n thorough search u
| the ship tO determine whether she wa
armed, and NrS Josephine Weir nm,
her daughter who made an affidavit
/ that they had heard LuSitnnia stew
ard say the ship WAS armed
MittclRcher aud lennCy were 10 b
/ asked among other things what the
knew of Stah's sudden affluencc ufte
he had made the affidavit Fedora
agents learned that Stnhl had been Il
poor circumstances aud without reg,
lar employment hut that after maxim
te affidavit he was apparently weI
supplied with money.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
GERMANS TRICK
j. s. IS CHARGE
State Department To Investigate
Identity OF BernstOrii'S Mes
Senger Given Safe Passage
CLAIM He BOUGHT MUNITIONS
DR.. Meyer Gerhard Reported TO
Be In Reality DR.. Alfred Won
Meyer OF KalSer's Army

WASHINGTON, June rs. Publish
ed charges that br Ashton MeJer
Gerhard. for whom the United Sthi's
arranged "A safe conduct with per
suual message from Count Won hcrl~.
turff. the German Hmhn"sAdor Wh7 u.
reality DR.. Alfred Won Meyer 'hlt'
Of tue supply department Of the Ger
man army. who had been secretly III
the United States buying munlu"hN
OF war, are to hc investigated 10y the
state department
simultaneously another version Oi
the story that In Alfred Meyer
while not passing us Mryrr Germahs
say. had been IN the country ANA urea
for the inter Tor Chrisunnn lnr"Ehllo
also will be- looked into
lp to Bern-tOrlf
state department officials Knew ~
the story todny only from published
reports. They rrcnllrd. however, lhhi
nt the personal request " Count
Bernsturff. former Secretary brlun
asked the British and French alnphNs
Adors for snfp conduct for DL Al.
ton Meyer Gerhard, = representative
Of the German Red Cross Who was
returning tu Berlin 10 carry a per
sonu message from the Grrmnn am
hassndor uflcr his pryutc audience
with President Wilson
Mr. .Iusscrnud. the French amhnsSa
dor. at that time inquired closely re-
gnrding Meyer Gerhard. identity nnd
state department officials recalled nl'C
that Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the british
Ambassador hud uggrstcd there "A'
evidence NJ other activity 10y tcrhnrd
than Red Cross work.
"lt was n letter" said Secretary
Lansing todny. that was given ~ lh'
request ~ the German amlnssadoT
stating that Dr Meyer Gerhard, Nh'
had been I'm this "Iuut"y as the repre
sentative of the GcrmnY Red Cross de
sired ~ return tn i,rrAny.'
No question MP tu that time, moi
until today, had arisen At the depart
ment as 10 whether Meyer'Gerhhrt
nlIaht really be Meyer, or II Meyel
were IN the country secretly buying
war supplies.
Al the British ana Frehch emhaHSt'
II was snid the Development was con
sldcrcd one particularly for the stat'
department 10 consider II II had bcm
Imposed ON. At the German embassy
nll officials were absent
The state department VIII look Int
the question. not because II involve'
any question " international law "
fnr ns officials cuuld see. hut. II th'
charge NJ double identify were sub
Stimulated II would involve diplomats
usage nnd courtesy
American Rcd Cross officials wer
Inclined not Ia question the identity
NJ Dr. Never Gerhard. They said h
came hearing apparently proper let
tors NJ Introduction and with the en
dorscmcnt NJ the German embassy
Some inquiry probably NAV he di
rected to the minister from Denmark
Constantine Rrm, who ~ said to hav
arranged for the passage ~ Never
Grrhnrd on the steamer United States
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
WILL PRESENT GARRIsON'S
WIDOW WITH HIS SWORD

Twisted and SCARED, the Knight
Templar sword NJ former sheriff a.
W Garrison, who was killed IN the
pursuit OF his duties sir years ago,
was found IN nm old pile Of ruined fur.
,nlture IN the Lee-Iucklns hotel by A..
r. Decker yesterday, The blade pass
ed through the LeeHuckins hotel fire
several years ago. and has not been
seen since. II was Strengthened and
polished, and not until then was Mr..
Garrisons name seen on the scahbnrd.
The blade IL curious and ornamen.
tai symbol Of Masonry. II will he pre-.
scented to the widow of Mr.. Garrison
hy the hotel management
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
CHANCE TO TURN
IN HOTEL, BOYS
n After July ! Your Room Doesn't
Have At Least One Window. Kick
10 the State, Not the Landlord


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"uuH' J" ''.' N'"'', ANA tue ices ~
4'I'',' NUS !" ln'" p''"'' 'l'e''7'
'",' W. ''7"'' I"' inspector re-
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Nv '",u, " I'".' ,,' IL" ne must issue
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
MANY BELGIANS
BUY THEIR FOOD
Treasurer Of Relief Commission IA.
plains Methods; All Contributions
Not |. =. Charity

NEW YORk. June rs Alexander
J Hpmphlll treasurer here nt the com
mission for relief I'm Belgium, made
public tuduy letter he received from
Herbert G. Hoover, chairman of the
commission IA London, IN which Mr.
Hoover says he regrets intensely that
any mlscunstructiOn should nave
arisen In America concerning the opor
alton Of the commission.
Mr. Hoover explained the operation
NJ the two divisions the provision ana
benevolent department
Through the provisioning depart
mcut he said. gift food II sold tu those
who are able 10 pay for It and the
profits realized thrrefrom 20 direct To
the SUPPORT of the destitute Belglhlls
who receive aid from the benevolent
drpnrtmcnt. Every concession the
commission obtains IN purchase of
food even though II is sold nt n prunL
he said. becomes n direct contribution
tn the l.5OU.OOO BclgiAns who could
not pay. II n the profit mnde on thlN
salc ndded Ia the charity " the world,
which makes II possible for the com.
mission to feed this great army "
hungry persons, Mr. Hoover declared.
In statement issued by the com
mission here II was asserted that the
general impression IN many sections
NJ the United States. that the enor'
nous SUN NJ SG5,OOOOO0 expended by
the commission for food consisthf
wholly Of charitable contributions,
was a mistake. Only about fifth
of that sum was contributed by char
ity. the statement said The great
purchases VI fool were made possible
chiefly through the contribution of a
large FUND 10y banks nnd the moncyed
clnsscs NJ Belgium and by the sale of
food 10 those Belgiuns who were able
10 pay for IT, These constituted Four
fIfths NJ the nODulntiOn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
LACK Of SPEED
SAVED EXPENSE
One Thousand Tons Less Coal
Used By LnSltanla; Some
Boilers Cold
BRITISH HEARING NEAR AN END
Baron Mersey Also Satisfied On
Questions Regarding Absence
OF WarShlp Convoy

LONDON June lG Baron Mcrsey
president of the court of Inquiry into
the sinking of the steamship Luslta
MAJ intlmuted this afternoon that the
Investigation soon would be- ended The
baron said his mind was quite salts
fled ~ 10 the most important ques
uous the speed ~ the vessel at the
time she was attacked and the aD
s"urr Of British drstruyrr- us an rs
curt lie believed the court had be-
fore 1t all the evidence II was likely
tu obtain relative to the alleged short
age uf officers and the use ~ buat'
at the time ~ the catastrophe
Counsel connected with the ca,C
were inclined to believe tomorrow
would be- the lust day
one Of the points elected tOdny
was that there was only one bunt drill
during the voyage ON that occasion
some members Of the crew swung out
a lifcboat and jumped ln This drill
lasted only Il few minutes.
The coal saved during the vOyag,
10y cutting off six Of the - boiler,
amounted To one thousand tons. &C.
cording to the testimony Of pns-eu
ger who said he received this iufurma
tion from staff Captain Anderson.
Booth Il Witness
The Inquiry was resumed TO
day with Alfred Booth chair
man OF the board " the Cunard Steam
ship company AZ II witness. The at
torney general. sir Edward Carson
asked Mr Rooth why the Lusllanli
was ecOnGmlzlng by using only ~ o
her - boilers az the time she was tor
pcdoed aud II there were any differ
ence between ls knots. the speed u
which the Ludtanla was proceeding
when attacked. and ~ knots Alr
Booth replied that no steamer maxim
more than II knots was known Ia hAv
been struck by torpedo from n sub
marine until the Lusitania was hit
The witness said the Cunard coiDpa
ny was unable 10 communicate wit
their ship 10y wireless except throug
the admiralty and had given no wlr,
less instructions 10 Captain Turner
General instructions given previousl
covered the closing Of the watertiTh
compartments. the swinging out q
boats on entering the danger Zone an
an order not 10 slow down to TAX
on n pilot or 10 lie tJ FOR the tide
was AT Captain Turner's discretion I
arrange the time for the vessels Al
rival
MIR RoOth said he received no wor
/ from Captain Turner during the vOy
age. ON the morning of the day IN
Lusltnnia was torpedoed, the Cunar
company asked the admiralty tO con
municate with the ship concernin
threats against It.
/ Donald MacMaster representing IN
Canadian government. asked the wi
ness whether by calling out bot
watches all the boilers could hay
been worked ~ II was admitted N
Iusltanla had n sufficient supply {
COgl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
TWENTY-FIVE APPLICANTS
FOR CITIZENSHIP PAJERS

Those who are TO take out their
second naturalization papers must file
their applications with James Beatty,
court clerk, On June ~ or TX II they
are to be given final papers this year.
The law provides that these appllca'
tlons must he filed ninety days before
the petitions are heard.
The petitions viii be heard Septem'
ber ls when the United States district
attorney will he present aud interro
gate the applicants as to qualifications
There are about twenty-five applicants
to receive citizenship papers at that
time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
SHAWNEE POTATO CROP
soon WILL BE MARKETED

SHAWNEE, Ok, June TO- The pota
to crop win soon be on the market and
potato buyers nre opening offices pre-.
paratory to handling the spuds. Sey-
eral years ago Shawnee became known
as one Of the best potato producing
sections IN the southwest, and hun
dreds of carloads were shipped out
since that time much " the land has
been given over to cotton aud other
crops This year however, the farm.
ers went back to potatoes and the crop
PROMISES equally M In the old days.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
METAL FROM NEBRAsKAN
N SENT TO NAVAL EXPERTS

WARRINGTON, June i0-Ambas
sador Page at London has forwarded
with complete report " naval OK.
pcrts who examined the American
steamship Nehnskan, fragments "
metal found on the ship which are
said to strengthen the conclusion that
the ship was torpcdoed State depsrt.
ment officials said today that por-
lions II the report which is coming n
mall, may be made public
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
RAIDING FRENCH AIRMEN #
KILLED AND CAPTURED

GENEVA. SwltE, June l6-Trnyel.
ers who arrived here today from
Karlsruhe suy that In the aerial at.
tuck on that city yesterday two
French avlators were killed and the
other two occupants " the two aero.
planes brought down were made pris.
oncrs The raid caused panic Two
bombs struck the palace, destroying
one window and damaging the other
The arms factory, railway station.
tracks aud switches also were dam.
aged
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
SMALL ASSESSMENT MADE
ON FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS

WASHINGTON June TO- The fed
eral reserve board today announced
nm assessment on one.tenth NJ one per
cent on the gross Cnpitnl OF each fed
eral reserve hank to defray the esti
mated general expenses Of the board
for the six months ending December
81. The assessment amounts "a si0S
AZ, half to he paid ou July /. the re-
mninedr September 81.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
HE COULDN'T RESIST THE
APPEAL IN HENS VOICE

Jim Wilson. peaceful appearing col
urrd gentleman. was unable IN with
stand the cackllng oycrtures made by
Il tender looking red hen at 6lO West
Fourteenth street this morning, aud
dashed into the back yard and seized
the fowl hy the leg \ general alarm
sent into police headquarters brought
Motorcycle ollie Estes To the scene aud
hc nnhhcd the hen filching darky as hC
wa, disappearing over the back fence
his booty carefully slowed away IN
muuy sack
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
WITHDRAWAL or COTTON
ARRANGEMENT NOT POSSIBLE

WASHINGTON, June 10 Proposed
withdrawal NJ the compression In
transit arrangement on cotton from
Southern California aud Arizona to 81.
Louis, New Orleans Galveston and In
termedinte towns east of n pnso was
found not Justified today by the inter
state commerce commission.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
PULLS FROM UNION
Butte Miners Organization Hints nj
Mismsnagement Of Funds; Pay In
$1,000 Get Nothing

BUTTE. Mont, June Alleging
that In the twenty years of It's affilla.
ton with the Western Federation of
Miners II had contributed 81 OO0, 900 to
the federation for which II had not re
cciyed one cents worth of benefit,
and limiting ut irregularities In the
handling of strike funds, the Butte
Miners union, parent organization Of
the Western Federation of Miners, In
resolutions made public today formal
ly withdrew from the federation and
ordered lts charter returned TO fedora.
tiOn headquarters at Denver
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
GOETHALS TO RE RETIRED
FROM ARMY, BY REQJ EST

WASHINGTON, June 10 Major
General Goothals viii be- retired from
the army upon his own application
some time this fnll Under MI act or
congress. General Gocthals IN eligible
Tor retirement at his pleasure.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
TAXATION TyRANN, SAY wO.
MEN WHO MAKE PAYMENTS

NEW YORK, May 10 Many wo.
men suffragists who have forwarded
checks 10 the city treasury In payment
~ taxes have inclosed with their
checks protests on the historic ground
that "taxntiOn without representation
IN tyaA - 4-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
COUNT ZEPPELIN SERIOUSLY
ILL, IL REPORT FROM BERLIN

LONDON June l6-A dispatch
from Amsterdam snys message has
hcen received from Berlin stating that
Count 1eppelln IL seriously III with
bronchitis nj Stuttgart.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
ILL KING or GREECE
PASSED A QUIET NIGHT

WASHINGTON, June 10. King
Constantine Of Greece pissed a ratber
quiet night according 10 the bulletin
received today ut the legation hera
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
THE WEATHER

oklahoma Tonight and Thursday unset
tied, cooler IN north tonight
Kansas showers tonight or Thursday
cooler
Louislnna Generality fair tonight
Thursday cloudy probably showers Ia the
southeast portion
Arkansas Unsettled tonight and Thnrs
day, probably showers In north portion
East Texas Tonight aud Thursday
partly cloudy.
West Texas Tonight aud Thursday gen
orally fair
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16

Il WASHINGTON. Junr lG #
< The weather during rnn week. y
X ending Yesterday generally Go q
u yorrd the growth Or cotton lu 4
4 the south aud the crop continues Is
x In satisfactory condition l R
4. cordlng 10 the department VI Il
x ngriculturr's weather nu crop y
X bulletin issued todnN n Nu- %
4 also ynid thut excellent nrp- #
y ppct, for the winter wheat crop A
" were generally mninlaInnI Wd Il
+ that spring wheat continued u II
Z. voruhlc #
u IS
~ " 4 n " ~ "a y y y y ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE
DIES OF HEART DISEASE

pETROGRAD, via London, June TO-
Grund Duke Constantine CONSTANT
uoyltch, ugcd 81 president of thu i'm
periul academy Of science aud head of
the department NJ military schools,
died last night " heart disease. lie
was member ~ the rclrnlng family
aud his heir Is Prince Jean Constant
uOyiCh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16

Grand Duke Constantine CONSTANT
nnyitch. who was general of In.
tantry. was one of the commanding
figures In the Russian nobility. lie
wns severely arraigucd with other
grand dukes In 1908 Tor attempting to
Influence the action NJ the duma.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-16
CROP REPORTS

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