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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-16
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES OUT
or CITY.

In Answering Ads. Pleas. Mention rimss
EEiiARIE man with some cash ihtt
understands the Wholesale grocery bus.
inrss. good reference required II T.
Times
CLEAN stock ~ groceries. fcw fixtures
Tor silo or trade for auto. chickens or
COWS Wal jiil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-16

'OR SALE--Best small grocery and
market In city Walnut 6hi7
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-05-16

WNNTTD NrfIV0 pHJtnFl Tn UNWhOInn
CITY business; will take pair OF good
residence lots as pnIt payment OLE
ltcrskuWItE Hldg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
LOCAL H|bfRAIAhS
CELEBRATE THE DAY
High Mass, Special Sermon and Music
This Morning at st. Patrick's
Church.
FATHER O'HERN TO PREACH
Supper and Speeches at McGills Union
Tonight With Many Notable Cath
oIics, To Be Present.
FATHER o,HERN TO PREACI

St. Patrick's Day will he "duly OBJ
served today by the Catholic societies
headed by the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians. AS upon many previous oc'
casions religious services will be hello
at 1880 o'clock this morning at st
Patrick's Church, Twenty-f1fth Street
between Broad and Grace Streets.
Some of the most eminent Catholic
clergy will take part tn the exercise
while Rev. DIR. Lewis J. O'Hern. of the
Catholic University, Washington. will
preach the sermon.
Arrangements have been made for a
most elaborate program. which viii be
taken part in by Bishop O'Conneil
Rev Father H. J. O'Keefrey. Rev
James A. Brennan, Rev. John Kelli-
her. Rev. Father Mark.
A beautiful feature of the occasion
will be the presence of seventy-five
acolytes. under charge of Brother
John, of st. Patriehss Academy They
will participate in the celebration OF
high mass
Special music will be given under
the direction of Mrs. Thomas r. Ryan,
organist of the church.
In the evening feast will be given
at McGill Union rooms, at which time
leading members of the Order of HI
bernians and their ladies will deliver
short talks on subjects appropriate tc
the occasion.
Besides the public services and the
banquet tonight, there will be a mum.
Der of private parties and social gath
erings at which the fame of st
Patrick will be sung.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
QUIT MEAT WHEN
KIDNEYS BOTHER
TAKE A GLASS OF SALTS IF YOUR
BACK HURTS OR BLADDER
TROUBLES YOU.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make q mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally, says
ia well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid, which excites the kidneyg,
they become overworked from the
strain, get sluggish and fail to nIter
the waste and poisons from the blood
then we get sick. Nearly all rheume-
tism. headaches. liver trouble, nervous
ness. dizziness. sleeplessness and uri-
nary disorders come from sluggish
kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache In
the kidneys, or your back hurts. or IL
the urine Is cloudy, offensive. full OF
sediment. irregular Of passage, or at
tended by sensation OF scalding. stop
eating meat and get about four ounces
Of Jad Salts from any pharmacy: take
a tablespoonful in q glass Of water be-
fore breakfast, and In few days your
kidneys will act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid OF grapes
and lemon juice. combined with hthia.
and has been used for generations TO
flush ana stimulate the Kidneys; also
ITO neutralize the acids In urine 20 Il
no longer causes irritation. thus end
ing bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
inJure; makes q delightful efferveecent
Whitewater drink. which every0ue
should take now and then to keep the
kidneys clean and active and the blood
pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney
comp1ications.--Adv
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
EMPEROR WILL N
DETERMINED TO KEEP
PEACE WITH AMERICA

Washington, d. c.. March 1s.--Em-
peror williams determination not to
provoke break with the United
States in the new submarine campaign,
even though 1t involves a factional
contest I'm the German reichstag--hav-
Ing already brought about the down
fall Of Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz HIM
self--is indicated in today's Berlin dis
patches.
The tone of these dispatches from
the German capital, although guarded
and yelled, is taken here to prove the
supremacy of the Emperor. Chancellor
Won Bethman- Hollweg, Foreign Minis
ter Won Jagow and the army. who have
been opposing the plan of Admiral
Won Tirpitz and the navy party to
carry the submarine campaign to a
merciless destruction of all neutral
shipping to enemy ports
Showing the decision of the EN-
peror and his supporters to reject a
submarine policy practically certain
to bring about break in relations
with the United States. IL not actually
war, the development Is regarded here
as potent augury for peaceful So
luton Of the situation with Germany.
BY some 1t 10 regarded as the most
important development toward the con-
tinuance of good relations between
the countries that has come about
since the period of strained relations
began almost year ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
MORMON VILLAGE
| BURNED TO GR0Ull

Ell Paso, March l6.--Colonia Dub
Ian. the Norman settlement In tn,
Casas Grande Valley, is In ruins ~
q result Of an invasion Of Villa ban
ditS according to a report which ffal
reached Ell Paso from Columbus, N
n. The news Of the burning Of thu
Mormon Village of more than 10,
homes Was brought to Columbus b,
Alexander Straut, who barely escape<
with his life. sl
Whether the Mormons wern mur
dered or whether they escapedSto tn,
Carranxa garrison at Casas Grande,
Is not known. Mr.. Straut, who wa,
on top OF one OF the one-story mouse,
when he saw the villay band OF sol
soldiers approaching. leaped to til,
ground, mounted q horse and rod
away as the bandits entered tho tow
on their mission of destruction. Al
Mr.. Straut rede away. the flame
from the burning buildings could b,
seen for miles.
With Mr.. Straut was man nalneI
Tracy. who also was a member b
the Mormon colony. Tracy also bare
ly escaped with his life. He remand
ed at Columbus to act as scout fo|
the United States army.
According to STRATUS story. the fivl
male members OF the PoIanco famIll
were murdered by Villa bandits Will
at the Corralitos ranch on MondaJ
but the three Polanco girls were takeI
prisoners. The men who were shSl
to death were Gregory. Mucip. GerOn|
imo, Davis and Valentine Poianco.
The bandits approached the ranch
house and represented themselves a
be Carranza soldiers. After requeh(
ing food the bandits opened fire d
the Polanco men, killing some Of theaI
In the house and others I'm the Cord
an they ran to their horses. Aft4
footing the ranch-house and seisinI
the horses, the bandits moved on I'd
ward the Calonia Dubian settlement
Whether the bandits will attemy
TO attack the Carranxa soldiers an
Mormon settlers at Casas Grandes
not known. The direction said
have been taken by the bandits -,
to the south and east Of Casas GraS
des in the Galena district.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
MUNITIONS DELIVERED
TO clRRAnlA FORCES
President Permits 100000 Rounds Of
Mauscr Bullets 10 Pass Over
Border.
BORDER CITIZENS FEAR
TT May PROVE AN ERROR
Believe Large Number OF Carranza
Soldiers Only Wait Favorable OPP
porfunity to Enter Fray Under
Villas Leadership.

Douglas, Ariz., March 16.--Fivs
hundred thousand rounds of ammuni-
ton for Mauser rifles will pass through
the branch customs house here and
into the hands of Carranzistas OF
Sonora tomorrow. Special permit for
the passage Of 100000 rounds was
granted today by the administration
at Washington.
Three hundred thousand rounds al
ready are in the custody OF the express
company and other shipments total.
ing 10000 rounds more are expected
to arrive tomorrow morning, and the
final 100000 rounds will be here from
the factory within week.
This ammunition for Mexican SOL
diers was held up by an army order
following the Columbus raid, stopping
all shipments of explosives across this
border. Ives Levelier, Carranza con.
sui here, protested to Eliseo Are.
dondo, ambassador designate Of this
de facto government. Today the con-
sui received a wire from Arredondo
stating that he had submitted thu
protest to the President and the de-
sired permit for 100000 rounds had
been granted. Deputy Collector
Hausel was instructed this afternoon
by Collector c. f. Hardy, of NoEales
to permit the passage Of the ammuni.
ton.
General p. Eliae Gales. governor o,
Sonora, and Consul Levelier are much
gratified at this evidence OF the ad-
ministration's trust In the good faith
of the Carranzistas. but the large class
of citizens along the border who fear
that many Caranzistas garrisons and
field forces will sooner or later turn
on the American scouting parties, con-
slider the issuance OF the permit q
grIevcns mistake.
This ammunition was necessity
to ia. otherwise the Sonora troops te
be used to trap and capture Vilia
would be of no use whatever" said
Consul Levelier General Gales Is
much pleased and the feeling OF the
people OF Sonora toward the expedt'
ton is excellent. Gales has only a
reserve force OF about 1900 soldiers
at Cabullona: all the rest OF his forces
are guarding the passes in the Chihua-
hua line to keep villa from crossing
into Sonora.
Colonel Dato Campbell has about
500 men In Ojitos Pass on the bound
airy line, and IT is planned that he
shall go on through the pass towards
the Casas Grandes country to CO.
operate with the Americans"
Ojitos Pass Is about sixty miles
southeast of Douglas.
Colonel Campbell. who speaks nc
English, is second In command under
Gales. and is regarded In Douglas a.
able. and Arm believer in the good
intentions OF the Americans. General
Gales communicated by wire with
General Obregon at Queretaro today
proving the rumor of the Generals
assassination to be groundless.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
IN CONGRESS

HoUsE-without a dissenting voice
the House today set aside all routine
legislation. and adopted special rule
for consideration of the Hay army re-
organization bill. With but a few min
utes consideration, the rule went
through without even a formal vote.
and the first preparedness measure will
be taken up tomorrow under rush or
ders. The rule provides for night ses-
sions of the House until the general
debate on the army bill is disposed Of
and House leaders expect to put the
measure through by the latter part
of next week.
The first administration revenue bill
was put through the House today by
vote of 346 to IA. 1t would retain
the present duty of one cent a pound
ON sugar fmportations. and was de-
manded by the administration an a
means of filling the depleted treasury.
Under the Underwood tariff bin sugar
would go on the free list May /, but
the bill passed today repeats that
clause. Both Democrats and Republi-
cans voted for the bill. OF those OPP
posed thirteen were Democrats and
the remaining one was the Socialist
member. Meyer London.
The House Military Affairs Commit
tee voted to recommend to the House
favorable action on the resolution re-
Gently passed by the Senate authoriz-
ing an investigation of the aviation
service of the army. An effort will
be made to put the resolution through
the House soon.
Rear-Admiral Benson. chief OF opera
tions of the navy. discussed prepared
ness before the Navay Committee, and
opposed large expenditures for the ma
val aviation service, until a more per-
feet type of aeroplane could be de-
vised.
SENATE-Tfie Senate devoted much
of the day to discussion of the Tillman
bin to establish a government armor
plate factory. Senator Weeks. OF Mas
sschusetts, attacked the bill declaring
1t proposed a policy which would bring
nothing but disaster. He defended
the armor plate manufacturers. He
charged the bill would destroy all OPP
portunity for building up a trade In
armor plate with foreign nationS SEN
I-ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, defended
the bill.
The Senate passed the Poindexter
bill appropriating $2.066. 900 to At the
Puget Sound Navy Yard for battleship
construction. after Senator Williams. OF
Mississippi. served notice he would
tight such bills in the future.
The Senate debated the Ferris-Nfyers
water power bill. but took no action.
The Military Affairs Committee An
ished the nnai revision of the Cham
berlain army bill and prepared to bring
1. before the Senate tomorrow.
The Senate Agricultural Committee
took up the Smith bill to establish q
government nitrate plant but took no
action.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
Equal SUFFRAGE LEAGUE -
ENDORSES JAIL FARM

At the regular weekly meeting yes
terday afternoon on the Equal Suffrage
League, a resolution was adopted en-
dorsing the effort on the part OF the
social workers of the city to persuade
the Common Council to establish a
jail farm for the city prisoners.
The main business of the meeting
was the study of political science. led
by Mrs. Harvey Clarke.
Some one asked me the other day
said Mrs. Clark, III ! believed in pre-
paredness. I replied. yes indeed. be-
lieve in preparedness for citizenship =
The subject yesterday was the study
of the present Virginia Constitution
and Bill OF Rights.
The study was preceded by speech
BY Mrs. Stephen Putney, of Wytheville.
Mrs. Putney spoke especially OF the
necessity for the passage of the Keat-
ing-Owen Child Labor Bill. now pend
ing in the House.
Tho course will be continued next
Thursday with lecture by Miss s. A.
Tough, assistant professor Of political
economy, Mt Northampton College,
whose subject will be EARLY Move
ments for Political Freedom In Eng
land"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17

have taken shelter in the Santa Fe
Railroad round house The district
is being terrorized by Mexicans, who,
until recently, worked in the mines of
that district. They arc Satd to have
threatened to burn ell homes, loot the
Bank of Lordsburg and kill every
Gringo they can catch in resentment
over the invasion.
Mexican Miners Threatening.
Just north OF Lordsburg there are
said TO be 5000 idle Mexican miners
on labor strike. The sheriff at
Silver City is swearing in every man
in that section as a deputy.
SHIPPER Almost Got Him.
L. L. Witholder, engineer of the
Texas Pacific passenger train. No. g..
narrowly escaped being shot by a
sniper while his train was passing
Alfalfa Switch, five miles east Of the
city. this morning. The bullet shat
tered the glass in the window above
the engineers head.
DR.. G. Young, Rio Grande Valley
ranchsr,-, has been warned by the
Nillistas that he is to be killed. This
morning he found nag bearing the
insignia of death--a skull and cross
bones---on the door of his ranch
house. DIR. Young is a raser OF valu-
able sheep, of which he imported
from Asia.
Consul Garcia received word that
his resignation. which was submitted
to First Chief Carranza some days
ago, would not be accepted. The fact
that Garcia is to remain Is pleasing
to the American authorities. as he Is
considered an unusually high type.
Gets Her Baby Back.
The happiest incident that has de-
veloped out OF the situation was the
ne yuk Wright
and her baby. Mrs. Wright was cap
tured by Villa ten days ago. Her
baby was given away to Mexican
family Her husband was shot. For
nine days she was forced to accom-
pany the Villa soldiers on their
march to Columbus, because she had
overheard their plans to massacre the
residents of that place.
During the march the woman's
bravery SO astonished the villa SOL
diers that they pronounced her the
earnest woman that ever lived" This
good opinion gained her her liberty
after the Columbus fight. The baby
was recovered by Carranza soldiers
near Pearson, Mexico, and from there
brought to Juarez.
The tragedy in the days story
comes with the announcement Of the
suicide of Lieutenant Edmund NJ. Zell,
of the Eleventh Cavalry, at Columbus.
When long distance telephone COM
munication was established with
Columbus this afternoon the censor
refused to give the details of the in
cident. At Fort Bliss. Captain God
son. an intimate friend who served
with Zell in the Philippines, said:
IT cannot assign any reason for
Lieutenant Zeli's act, IL true. He al
ways appeared to be a happy man
and was naturally of jovial dispose
ton. He was an exceptionally fine
horseman and great polo player"
From other sources it was learned
that he was married and had two
children. The Eleventh Cavalry. to
which he was assigned. reached here
Wednesday from Fort Oglethorpe. Ga.
Mrs. Zell Is believed to be at Ogle-
thorpe now. Lieutenant Zell was born
in Cuba in May, 1880.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
FEARS REINFORCEMENT
MAY STRENGTHEN VILLA
zaPATA's TROOPS ARE
REPORTED RESTLESS
Great Danger OF General Conccntrn-
ton OF All Mexican Troops--Statc
Soldiers May Re Called Out

washington, March 1.-THE Mcxi-
can situation is sitting on powder
keg"
This remark was made by an army
staff officer tonight, after the state
ana War Departments had received
reports indicating that reinforcements
from East and Central Mexico are
moving to Join Villas army.
Zapatas troops, which have been
menacing Mexico City. are reported to
he concentrating for the purpose of
joining Villa, The State Department
was advised today also that General
Paiaez, who controls the Tuxpam-
Tampico District. In cooperating with
Villa. Paiaez has been levying heavy
tribute on the oil Industries in the rich
oil region.
StafY officers of the army say that
IL Villas forces are Joined by those
o his two allies, with the other &C
cretions expected to result from the
invasion" OF Mexican soil by United
States forces. q considerably larger
force will be needed than General
Funston now was at his command. 1t
will require the $4,000 United States
troops available to make any head
way against o reinforced Villa army,
these officers declare. They believe
IL will yet be necessary to call out
the National Guard to patrol the
border. thus permitting all the regu-
lar troops to enter the Mexican CAM
paign.
state Department reports show an
exodus OF Americans from Northern
and Central Mexico.
Turns Over Consulate.
DELAYED dispatched from Ameri-
can Consul williams at Torreon con-
firmed early reports that he had turn
cd tho consulate over to the British
consul and was leading the American
colony In evacuating the place for the
border. williams reported Torreor
storm center. The railroad had been
torn up within q week. He believed
II wise to get tf1s American colony cut
while communication remained open.
Another American consul who noti-
fed the State Department that he in
tended to leave his post was induced
by reinsurance advices to remain.
Suppressed reports from consuls in
Mexico indicate that the internal
danger IL based on the belief prevail
ing that the Carranza forces will dis
integrate II villa puts up stiff fight.
leaving interior towns without gar
risons and at the mercy of bandits.
Carranza Revolt Denied.
A report OF a revolt OF Carranza
troops at O1inaga after the American
troops crossed the line. which gave the
War Department much concern. was
denied by Elisco Arredondo, Car
ranza's ambassador designate. today
Mr.. Arredondo gave out the follow
ing dispatch from Andreas G. Garcia,
Mexican consul at Mexico City.
The consulate gent who l sent 10
Maria, TexaS, TO investigate the rum.
ors of revolt of the Constitutionalist
garrison at OJinaga informs me tina,
Lieutenant Colonel Rojas, alleged to
have been murdered, is safe. and ut
teriy disproving the report of the re-
volt"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
NEWPORT NEWS
LANDS new cOMTRAc

Newport News, Va, March is,--T1|
Newport News ShipbuildinE and ID
Dock Company has been awarded
contract for the construction OF mel
steamer for the Munsen Stes nj hI
Conn any.
The contract for the new ship. / ID
order for which Was issued at tl
plant Monday, makes the fourth mo-
held by the Newport News compa1
for the Munson line. Three OF the}
are of the same size and design AI
enc is slightly smaller. The central
secured Monday Is one OF the trio
large vessels which, when compiled
will be among the most modern carl
vessels under the American flag.
The ship will be of steel and hi
dimensions will be 3s5 by 81 by so fe@
She will be OF $500 tonnage. driv@
by engines developing 1890 indicat}
horsepower and will have speed
10ia knots. Tho cost of constructi@
will be cloee to a million dollars.
Pratt Meets Tests.
The Standard OIL Companyss stead
er Charles Pratt. recently compist
at the local plant, was given her
ficiai trial trip yesterday and met
tests with a good margin to spAl
The Charles Pratt LIS the large
American built oil tank steamer evI
put in service. She win have carr
ing capacity of $4,000 tons of oil
bulk Delivery to the Standard
Company IL expected to be made witt
In the next few days
The Pratt was taken early yesterd
morning for a trial run just outsl
the Virginia capes She was In char
Of Captain w. @. Melvin and mann
by a crew OF shipyard mechanics.
returned late yesterday afternoon "
highly pleased crowd of oRict1
aboard.
Several other oil takners are und
construction at the plant here and
of them are large ones.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
COMEDY AND NOVELTY
IN LYRICS NEW SHOW

While Ralph Dunbars Salon Singers
were the most spectacular and artistic
feature. musicaily, on the new bill
that came to the Lyric for the latter
half of the week. the crowds that
packed the theater to the doors nj
each OF the three performances yes
terday found many other excellent at
fractions on the same bill.
The Brothers Adler provided re-
markable exhibition of comedy Jug
Cling, displayed exceptionally skill az
well as unusual capacity to amuse.
Ketchem and Cheatem. in nonsen-
steal travesty called "A Breeze from
the West provoked great deal OF
laughter and won numerous recalls
Emma Frances and Harold Kennedy
scored an individual hit in their breezy
veriety turn. and Ray Snow. clever
comedienne. kept the crowds alternate
ly laughing and appiauding during the
twelve or fifteen minutes she held the
stage.