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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
WORD FIGHT OVER BOND
IS STAGED BY LAWYERS

Assistant County Attorney Charles
r Sclby and Homer Hurst staged
a word fight in the office OF the
county Jail yesterday afternoon Hurst
wanted the sheriff to approve a bond for
his client ! II Zimmerman. who j,
accused of unlawful possession OF
liquor The sheriff called Selbv, whom
he termed hi, legal advisor Sclby re
fused to approve the bond
"My client wa, put IN Jail without
a warrant" said Hurst Judge Doyle
said
That's all You know about it," re
torlcd Nclby "a warrant was issued
for your client It's alright for Judge
Doyl' to send his respects down here
You can't tell me a thing about the law
! viii not approve this bond The
fellow, who signed 1t are ON $500
worth OF bonds uuw Judge Iw,ck II
he we're here would not approve that
bond, and | viii not Sheriff wh,r
Zimmerman files a sufficient bond, cal
me up
Don't talk 10 me" Sclby shouted t,
Hurst when the latter attempted {,
wedge in a word
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

and all, on the floor with a crash that
brought cook to the pantry door in
hurry.
Puss lodged the broom cook swung
at her as she ran for the outside door
you bad cat, you have spoiled the nice
meat pic. 1t is only fit for Ned 10 eat
now
Cook gathered up the broken pis
and put II in Ncd'S dish outside the
door, and while he was eating it Puss
crept alongside OF the house toward
him
81 believe YOU did tha, ON purpose
to get me to tip II over" said Puss.
You knew all the time it was meat
pie. You are mean trickster, that Is
what you are, Mr.. Ned"
Anyway, you won the guess" said
Ned looking out the corner OF his eye
at Tabby "Iou said 1t might be meat
and IT was, SO lost you see"
81 II dontpsee it at all said Tabby.
II shall lose my supper and maybe my
breakfast unless cook forgetS about the
pie by morning, and as for YOU, YOU are
no longer a friend OF moneo said Tab.
by as she walked away, swinging her
tail in an angry fashion
Some folks are never satisfied" said
Ned. "She won the guess and she
wanted the pie, too. think she is very
unreasonable
Copyright, 1910, by the McCluA,News-
papcr Syndicate New York 'Ity1
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
NEWS NOTES OF COMPANY M

they did not have more than one blow
on, gong and just two coming back,
1t, has been a perfect day-not too
hot and with a fine breeze in from
the gull
The BOYS of Company NJ were made
happy today, receiving a good supply
OF tobacco and cigars from William
+. Nalbcrg, ll0l Dale avenue The
writer also received some books on
timely topics from the same address
Please accept our thanks through this
paper
The BOYS are now very busy training
for the athletic or Olympic game,
which will take place here August 10
No. mean the calling oi the games
PLAYERS, then the real hard struggle
will take place later
Our thanks to Miss JcSSy Luman o
Tulsa for big supply OF stationery
and stamps just received
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
ALLIED SnELLF|RE
DOESN'T SLAcKEN
Million Shells 10 Twenty-FOur
Hours Fall on the Ger
man Trenches.

HEADQUARTERS OF GRR&AN
ARMY GROUP ON THE SOMME
FRONT, Saturday, Aug l2-Ihc cN-
pend,ure OF artillery ammunition by
the entente allies on this front has
reached prodigiouS volume often
striking the rate OF thirty-twu shells a
second during drumilre Not mire-
quently along the entire Sommc front
nearly 10000 shells have been dropped
In an hour while a conservative cSu-
mate puts the average for the twenty.
four hour period at more than lUNo0O
shells
With this rate of fire the financial
cost OF the offensive is naturally high
What would be the approximate losses
in human material is difficult TO est
mate That the losses oi the BRITISH
in certain actions have been trlghtiu'
Is affirmed by German officers who
on the other hand frankly admit that
their own losses have been far from
light though all insist that they were
not nearly so heayy as the British
The German expenditure IN ammunt'
tion has been much lighter than that OF
the British because the German ar,
tllery concentrates its efforts on spc
cial objects such as trenches. trans
ports and reserve bases while the Brit
lsh often screen of whole sectors. tax
ing nightly under their fire all tn,
villages and roads behind the German
lines within the r7~rr ~ their guns
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
COUPLE DONATES
100000 TO DRYS
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Coffin
Make Second $4,000 Gift
to PrOhibltIOniStS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug Am ad-
ditonal gift OF $500 to the national
prohibition partyS campaign fund by
Mr.. and Mrs John 7 Coffin of Johns
town Fla was announced here to-
day They previously had given $50
600 to the fund. The 100000 is to- be
made the nucleus of campaign fund
oi 81 600 600 The gifts are in the ma
turc of property and Florida real es-
tate.
To handle the property thu, acquired
chartered organization to be known
As the Prohibition Foundation has
been formed by the national party
leader, Its mcmhcr, include the nine
men of the executive committee and
some OF the general national commit
tee
The foundation will serve as a clear
ing house for all general and special
funds which may be turned over to
the national committee The cXpcndl-
turc OF the money Will be largely in
the hands of Virgil Hn,haw OF Chi
cago. the national chairman
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Demo Leaders Active.

CHICAGO, Aug. l7.-Scn Thomas J.
Walsh Of Montana. manager of tho
western campaign Headquarters Of the
democratic national committee, re-
turned to Chicago from Washington to-
day accompanied by Sen. Henry r.
Hollis of New Hampshire, and Con-
gressman Scott Ferris of Oklahoma,
and Immediately resumed completing
organization OF the various departments
under his charge
He announced that he would remain
in Chicago except when called to Wash
ngton on official business, until the
end Of the campaign
Senator Walsh announced the fol-
lowing appointments
Senator Henry +. Hollis as chief OF
the labor bureau; Congressman Scott
Ferris as chief Of the bureau OF or
gani,a,ion former Congressman Rob.
ctt w Bulkley oi Cleveland Ohio, as
chief OF the foreign language bureau
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Girl Held Captive
More Than Month

PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Aug w.
A letter which l8-year-old Ruth Mar
tin induced friendly grocer's boy to
take to her mother resulted in her res
cue by the police and the arrest of
Emil lonne y years old, on charge
of having imprisoned her in his room
for thirtv-two days
According to her story Miss Martin
entered lonnes house in response to
All advertisement for a stcnoVrapher
He refused to lei her leave the place.
she said and threatened to cut flesh
from her face il she attempted TO rum
away
Finally, she said, she smuggled her
letter to her mother Police went 10
tonnes house, found the girl and ar
rested Tonne, who was held by Magis.
trate Pennock for a hearing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Sand m an
Stories
BY Mrs. =. A. Walker,
Copyright. 1916, Mcclure News
paper Syndicate,
Tabby and Ned.

TNBBE was the house cat and Ned
the dog and they were very good
friends up TO the time ! am gong
TO tell YOU about
One day the house was very still.
Cook had gone 10 her root for nap
and Tabby was asleep IN front Of the
kitchen stove
Ned had been asleep behind the stove
and fly had buzzed about his head
and finally lighted on his nose in the
most aggravating manner, and Ned
sprang up TO catch IT.
Away flew the fly and Ned after 1t,
right into the pantry, and lighted on
the edge OF the lowest shelf
Ned lifted his head to snap at the
fly, and that was when and where all
the trouble started
Ned smclcd something that pleased
him and he shifted again; 1t was the
pie that stood near the edge OF the
shelf
Smells like meat. shouldn't won
der a bi, il it were nice Juicy meat
pie, and maybe there is a bone IN It,
too" said Ned.
He stood looking at the pie for a
minute and then he looked out in the
kitchen at the sleeping tabby.
Ned trotted out to her and gave her
poke with his nose. Come in the
pantry he said softly Il want to ask
you something
Tabby followed, her ears sticking up
and her eyes wide open What is It
asked Ned.
What is what" asked Tabby, look
ing up and stretching her neck toward
the shelf
THAT pic" said Ned. 81 think it is
a chicken pie; what do YOU think i,
ISL"
Chicken" repeated Tabby, licking
her mouth and swinging her tail. "lll
take sniff and see"
Tabby put her front paws on the
shelf and stood on her hind legs tip
toes and gave long, hard sniff
1T might be meat" she said "a
can't he quite sure it is chicken with
ont looking inside"
at might be fish said Ned, "Yor
like fish, don't you, Tabby3 Bu
whether 1t is fish pie or chicken
pie, 1t does not interest me, don
care for either. but knew you did
and so | told YOU would like I,
know, Just ior the sake OF knowing
It | was right guess chicken, and /
it is meat lose and you win TIN
guess"
"I'll soon find out, said Tabhy
sprngng mp on the shelf beside tn
pie She poked her nose in the open
ing where the pie had been cut, an,
then someone came in the kitchen an,
Nd ran on, and crawed behind tn
stove and pretended to be asleep
! With the opening of the door pus
pulled her head out OF the pic an
jumped and over went the dish, pi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
British Cruiser
Captures U-Boat

NEW YORK, Aug l7.-7assenger'
on the Cunard-r Alumnia which arrived
here today from London, told OF hav-
,ng been held in port at Deal while
dcStroycrS were active outside, and later
oj seeing damaged British destroyer
enter followed by a British cruiser
against whose ir,eboard was lashed a
Shcll-torn German submarine
The DESTROYER the passengers said
evidently had suffered from she'll fire
The submarine annearcd to he one Of the
largest class and evidently had been
completely disabled and rendered un-
Seaworthy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
BY Fritz Blumenthal.

SAN BENITO. Texas, Aug A.
Sunday the 18th. was a very busy day
tor everybody IN the Oklahoma rcgi-
ment The quarantine was lifted m
the morning, which meant everyone
from commander to private would have
some time to himself outside OF the
confines of the camp guard lines
Some OF the BOYS went 10 Rio Hon
la. about nine miles north and east OF
here, iS an outing Rio Honda IS an
inland bathing resort. etc In the com
pany going were Scrg Grape f. kcl-
Ter his brother. Orange Keller, Corps.
Coughron and Gi,h. and Prlyatcs
l,ham Smith, EaSlcy. Trader and Noah
Henry They reported having had a
good time, both going and coming
back They were riding an old Stod-
dard-Dayton mobile" swearing 10 it
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

Ianll'y a"n Inn, nm, SUI wi,mou' wn,i. Sha o.tts
mony Of $50 A month. and custody OF
the two children
Accident Result, In SuIt--p w Pal
mcr seeks Judgment for 9.4Ib against
Charles Gourhcr and ] X Berneu for
damages in "A petition filed In district
court today Palmer alleges Goucher, In
a Ford. and Bernett In Ncli- ran
INTO his huEgy on Classcn boulevard
were driving iecklesaI\
oakes Estate N'soH'oj' Ihr estate OF
the latt itoy =. o9hes' VINO diSd se'erH
u" .ims , w W'r ropp, r, ~, app't,, 49, ,o
srddauIy IN IN, kir,kndc hotel Three
HHIIia, wy ~ ~ NI,'hN I, 49, ~. 80, .
t"taT a" follows. T. King on notes
Iy hts father ] NJ Dodson. for money
sent Oakes. 81; j. A Holmboe, on
notes, N,5S5
court order was signed today restrain
ing James spears from nol"s'lhg MS
wire, Btttha. ana from ulsposlns OF any
ot his property The husband Is ordered
H,So 10 pay III" wno '+o ulo'''h ~ uI'non'
runaway omasnup-h runway 'rall
rthSneu hEalnst lrlrPhuIe puio nch'
Wei'h S,.rrt "" Nleln Ses'eau uaa "',e'
rcsc,,ed him and nm ambulance was Tim.
ro,rd lie re,used 20 nccent tr.atmen,
or 10 reveal his identity. lie was re ;.
ported 10 have be.n Intoxicated The
- -. -. -. - T.. -. -, -,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
FARMER -ST0CKMAN MAN
ENDS KENTUCKY TOUR

Carl {. Williams, editor oD The OK
llhoma Farmer Stpckmau returned to
Oklahoma City this morning after
pending two weeks on an automobile
'our OF OF the blue grass region, OF
Kentucky
While in Kentucky Mr Williams
saw a herd ot 200 cattle which he de
,crlbcd as tho finest on earth They
were gathered from the best herds OF
this country and England and belong
TO a Kentucky ,lockralscr whose hobby
l, to own the best that money can buy
or breed He also visited several
stock farms where the coun,ry's lead
ing race horse, are raised
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

CHICAGO. Nug T. Preparation.
i'r starting am aviation 'chpol q, which
men will be ttaincd for duty IN time
oi war were begun here TODAY hy Capt
Joseph \ Morrow. ui the signal corps
of lhc D0i'cd o'o.cs army lir' Lieut.
Arthur Il Chu,u' who ha, been IN
the aviation corps with Cen. ! Per
,hmgs punitive expedition IN Mexico
+. cn route 90 Chicago m asls, Captain
Morrow A similar school j, being
started m New York
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Bomb Destroys
Pier at Seattle

SEATTLE, Wash. Aug H.-Thc
tmbcrs in the southeastern corner OF
Pier y at the foot OF King street were
blown down and a shack built along
side the pier was entirely destroyed
early today when a bomb placed near
the street end OF the pier exploded
Thomas Mclaughlin, a night watch.
man saw the sparks from the fuse and
thinking it was fire, routed from the
shack three dock workers who were
sleeping there No one was injured
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
ITALIAN 0ARSMAN WHO
WON AT HENlY KILLED

LONDON Aug H.-lieutenant Gui.
seppi SnipaVia Of Como. l,aly, the
Italian oar,man who won the diamond
scull, al Hcnly in 1914. has been killed
during the fighting on tn. Car'o pla
icau say, Central New, Dispatch
,rom Milan today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

CHICAGO, Aug t. Henry Hamil
ton Honote, tor year, a dominant ilg
urc IN real estate circles here. died
here today at the age oi " years
He is survived by five children. Mr.,
Potter Palmer Mrs Frederick y
Grant OF piu,ield, Mass, Judge Lock
wood llonorr ot the circuit court ol
tookc county. Adrian c. aud Na
hanlel X ilonorc an oi whom were al
his bedside when ihc end came
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Militia1nen Lose
Postoffice Jobs

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Aug u
The 800 Chicago postoilcc employees
who are cncampcd at New Brauuicls
Texas, received official notice today
that they had been dropped from the
payrolls of the postoiiicc department
They are subject TO reinstatement, how
ever after honortklc discharge from
military service.
WASHINGTON Aug l7-PoStmas
ter General Burleson has explained on
two occasions that no employc Of 'tht
postal service dropped from the rolls
while in the army will be deprived OF
place and length OF service after being
mustered out
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
To Fortly the SyNem Against
Summer HAT

MANY users Of Groves 1tstcle" Chill
Tonic make it a practice TO take this old
standard remedy regularly 10 fortity the
ystcm against the depressing effect OF
ummer hra, as 'hnsc who are 0'to0g
Withstand the heat oi summer heucr
han those who are weak Price 5Oc-
NI,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Paralysis Shows
Turn for Better

NEW YORK, Aug H. - The cpl
demic OF iniantlle paralysis took a turn
for the better today, the third conScc-
utive day showing a decrease in death,
and new cases. During the twenty
four hour period ending al 10 O'Clock
lhr nlaRnc klIcl lhlr.N two chlIhrcn
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Teddy Bear Makers
Threaten Strike

NEW YORK, Aug IA famine OF
Teddy bears is threatened American
kiddieS in the near future, As 5OO
members OF the Teddy Bear Makers
Union arc contemplating strike
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17
Vital Statistics
Marrlaas licenses.

Glenn /. Mathis, = years old ana
Jessie McCNnr " years old, both OF
NiiChcr ,,,,,
paul /. Norris. 81 years oil. and WI:
ma 4 Miller 10 years old. both ot
CRshion
Y r Dillon. Fl years old and Nerla
McKlddy 20 years old, both OF OKLA
homl CITY
Thornton T. Hnss. y years old, TeN-
homa. ana Vera Dawson, iS years old
LhnNlnM-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

DR. Wiley, the Washington food eN-
pert, in discussing ways and means Of
enjoying hot weather, recently declared
that Americans are the worlds worst
"nunic," about cold drinks and do no,
use them intelligently They should
be used sparngly he says, never dcuR
lng the inneFs with every ice drink to
be had and always slipping, not Quat
fling them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

Boy Scouts camp-Twrnty- TO thir-
" Boy Scouts Will leave tomorrow
morning at ) O'Clock VIA the Frisco
railroad for Fort Sill where they viii
Sion OF the Rev J T. PerShing Nearly
score OF business men have contrib
uted prizes for victors In various con
tests 10 be undertaken
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

War Veteran Comes--pr, j. Rlbot
bordeaux, France arrived in the city yes
trrdaS TO HtUud to the purchase OF
horses for the French army He was In
the battles OF the Marne and Peronnr and
received his American commission owing
10 the strain he had undergone under
FIRE,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

family and that she Is without means TO
care for herself and children. She asks
the court for divorce decree and all.
mony OF $50 a month. and custody Of
the two children.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

Salvation Army picnlc-Fivc hundred
poor children of oklahoma City and their
mothers viii be guests Of the salvation
army today at the annual picnic to be
held at Wheeler park Automobiles to
convey the armys guests to and from the
park have been donated by various local
business men.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-17

Election Proclaimed Governor Williams
has ISSUED proclamation calling an
election I'm pawuee county September p
To vote on the question ot accepting a
norton ~ Greek county The proposition
ms curTicd In crook county.
Punty Storage Battery Co, AZ w
Main ADV
The sun., 1916-10-22
Good Bags for Gunners
at the White Sulphur

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. W. Va, oct,
al-The shooting season opened favor
ably and the first eunners who went out
came in with bass " p~heasartS, Sher-
wood .ALirlch, who brought dow his own
DOGS from New York. was the nrst one
out in the woods. and each day has seen
him ~stdrtin,. out early. Robert Graves
went out on Monday morning with a
party and brought back a good bag. and
on Tuesday evening had a supper party
~ ten In the irccnbrier, his game being
the chief course,
The Duchess de Richelicu, formerly
Miss Douglas Wise ~ Baltimore, arrived
Yesterday and tonight is giving a song
recital in the ballroom OF the Green
hricr for the benefit Of the French sol
dirr~ who have contracted tuberculosis
In the trenches. She had already given
two concerts tins month, one in Tuxedo
and another in lcnoN.
Mrs. Henry Clcws and Miss Evelyn w
Burden arrived from New York city on
Wednesday and are taking the cure
Mr., and Mrs, Thomas W, We.ty Of
New York have been here for a week,
Mrs. Welty was Edna Wildcy OF Plain
field. y. j, recent Tennis champion They
are leaving shortly for Porto Rico, where
Mr.. Wel,y is president ~ the Porte
Rlcan Bank.
Mrs. George Spencer E.astwick is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow morning from
New York. Some Of the New York ar.
rivals in the past week were Mrs, War.
rem Thorpe. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J.
The sun., 1916-10-22

Lawrence whitman, I portrayed tho
character Of Jim whitman. a youth OF
rugged and honest nature who lives
in a small village in New York state.
As I happened to have lived my boy
hood in a small village in New YORK
I knew that I could not go far astray
In my characterization. And now IN
Fixing Sister I have turned my back
on the farm and am appearing as a
business man Of Kansas City. Mo. I've
seen hundreds Of this type. They don't
difYer to any marked degree whether
they live in Kansas City or Des
Moines, in st. Paul or Utica. There
Is that u~nmistakable air Of resource
fulness about them.
But I insist that It takes one VINO
Is genuinely American to play such a
character. Any one else would gloss
the figure with either too much rehne
ment, too smart a finish or else with
toe much vulgarity. according to the
demands OF the playwright. A rea'
American business man Is neither toe
refined nor too vulgar. In other
WORDS he laughed, The is a regular
fellow And that's what / try to De
In Fixing Sister,"
Joseph Santlcy, who, next to Ray
The sun., 1916-10-22

posed to my entering the races and
laughed at the idea Of my wanting to
compete with girls much older than
myself, n Of whom was the cham
pion lady swimmer Of Australia. He
finally yielded to my wishes, however,
and was much surprised to see me
come a winner by the small margin Of
two yards. / too was probably as
much surprised as my parent. That
was when I VAS Is years old.
From that time onward I entered
n competition after another. which
took me all yer Europe and finally to
the United States. After returning to
England and France I came back to
America. and 1t was here that I first
seriously considered going into the
movies The first effort along those
lines most OF you probably remember
well. 1t was in a picture similar to
the Daughter OF the Gods but not
half as magnificent and beautiful.
II spent nearly a year working in A
Daughter of the Gods down in
Jamaica. I regard my efforts in this
picturesque fantasy as the browning
work Of my career"
The announcement of the recngage-
ment Of Frank Losce by the Famous
Players Film Company brings into the
limelight an actor who. though he has
contributed many remarkable charac-
t%erizations to the screen. seems con-
tent to pursue the even tenor of his
way without the blare of trumpets.
During the time that Mr.. Losee has
The sun., 1916-10-22

William Hodge. the actor, who Is APP
bearing at the Maxine Elliott Theatre
In his latest success. Fixing Sister,
when a boy in Albion. N. Y, a town
near Rochester, believed in America
for Americans and, when later he fol-
lowed his natural bent and became an
actor, he has appeared only in plays
written by Americans OF Americans
for Americans.
Mr.. Hodge believes that America
contains an unlimited wealth OF ma
terial for plays and that some DAY pro-
ducers will more greatly appreciate
this fact and will confine their activi-
ties to enterprises in which the Ameri-
can note IL dominant.
with this appreciation Of u un-
bounded resources" says the actor,
will come the great American play.
OF course, such a work will have to
be interpreted by a strictly all Amer
lean company to win success.
Il always engage American players
to assist me except for certain foreign
characters that can only truthfully be
represented by foreigners" said the
actor the other night in his dressing
room at the Maxine Elliott. II have