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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
BRITISH CONSUL
MAY Be INVOLVED
IN GERMAN CASE
Detective Says Fake Bomb
Figured in Evidence,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec TO- United
States District Attorney John w
Preston wa, hopeful today Of oonclud-
my by nghttall the presentation si his
evidence against Franz Bopp German
consul,seueral here, and SIX others who
are On trial charged with violating
American neutrality by conspiring to
destroy American vessels IN trade with
the allies.
Otto o Orr a private detective and
government witness. was to resume his
testimony which yesterday wa, to the
effect that he had followed Johannes
Van kooIbcrgcn, one OF the defendants.
and former agent OF the German con
sulatc, TO the consulate and that Van
koolbergcn carried with him a fake
bomb II was charged by the defense
that Van koolhergcn exhibited the
bomb IN the detective agency which at
that time was said to he III, tho service
OF the British consul general The
bomb was said to have been a harm
less affair constructed from a vacuum
bottle with a hlockwdrk attachment
The defense declared it would prove
that Van koolbcrgcn, although an
agent OF the German consulate, had
complete understanding with the de
tcctive agency. and the British consul
ate Van Koolbcrgcn is said to be in
Canada and uncxtraditabIc
Another important witncs, today was
TO be Mrs Mary Smith, wife oi Loul,
J. Smith, the governments chief wit
ness Shc was expected to verify her
hNband's testimony concerning the re
ceipt OF money said TO have been paid
him by the German consulate for en-
gaging in the alleged dynamite plot,
against property OF the entente allies.
Smith is one OF the defendants
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19

A $ they entered the store Muller.
~ the druggist, bowed again and
looked At Adele a moment a, she
leaned over the counter and Whispered
something 10 him Wthou, a word he
went into the arcana behind the par
ttlpn that ,u'S oti the my.cric, OF the
prescription room IN every drug store
from the front OF tho store
When Muller returned he handed
her packet. for which she paid and
which she dropped quickly into her
pockctbook huggng the pockclbook
close to herself
Adele turned and wat about to hurry
from the store with Constance "Oh
excuse me-" she said suddenly as II
she had just recollcctcd something, 81
promised a friend OF mine Id lele-
phone this afternoon, and have for
gotten to do it. see pay station
here Constance waited.
Adele returned much more quickly
than one would have expected she
could call up a number but Constance
thought nothing OF II At the time. She
did notice however. that as her friend
emerged from the booth mos, mar
yclou, change had taken place in her.
Her step was firm, her eye clear, her
hand steady Whatever 1t was, rca
Soncd Constance. 1t could not have been
serious to have disappeared so quickly
1t was with some curiosity as TO Just
what she might expect that Constance
went around TO the famous cabaret that
night The Mayfair occupied two
floors of what had been a wide brown
stone house before business and pleas
urc had crowded the residence district
further and further uptown. II was a
very well known Bohemian rendezvous,
where under, demi-, and upper world
rubbed elbows without friction and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
STOPS ANY COLD
IN A FEW HOURS
"Pape's Cold Compound
opens clogged nose and
head and ends grippe.
Relief comes instantly.

Relief comes instantly
A dose taken every two hours until
three doses are taken will end arippc
misery and break up severe cold
either in the head, chest body or limbs
II promptly opens cloggcd-up nostril,
and air passages in the head, stops mas
" discharge or nose rupning, relieves
sick headache, dullncSs, fcyerishncss.
sore throat, snecling, soreness and stiff
ness.
Don't stay stuffed-upl Quit blowing
and snuifline Ease your throbbng
head Nothing else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Sold
Compound" which costs only p cents
a any drug store It acts without az.
sistancc, tastes nice, causes no incon-
veniencc Be sure you get the genuine
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
The Child Can't Help II"

When It's Kidneys oct while asleep
and seldom outgrows this form OF kidney
or bladder trouble, hut often develops
some incurable kidney disease In after
years II no, treated while young.
Liquid shu Make II prepared specially
for children bothered with night action
Of the kidneys, about three doses given
daily M directed on the bottle relieves
the trouble In from one to three dnvs.
being harmless, u " giypn 10 even the
most delicate children with perfect safety
Nearly All druggists carry LIQUID Shu
MnkF n trial alse bottle will convince
you that bed-wettihg Ia n disease, II not
nsk for the money back. Its guaranteed. 4
ADDS.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-19
Healdton Crude
Oil Is Advanced

ARDMORE, Okla. Dec. l9.-Tho
Magnolia Petroleum company today
announced a l0-cent advance in the
Price of lIeald,on crude oil. The new
price per barrel is 20 cents.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
Gid Killed BY Taxi.

Montgomery, Ala, Dee. 9.-Alice
Brown, 10 years of age, was struck
by a taxicab and killed in the bust
ness section Of Montgomery Friday
night and Ellhurst Hughes, white
driver of the machine, was placed in
the county jail on a charge ON man
slaughter, The girl was crossing the
street when the car turned in from
another street. Hughes claims he
was unable to see Miss Brown, and
unayoidably struck her
Hughes was employed as chauffeur
for his brother, who owns an auto
mobile line running between Mont
gomery and Wetumpka.
Authorities permitted Hughes to
give $500 bond TO assure his APP
pearance for trial, and he was re-
leased.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
"Verdict an Outrage"

Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 9.--Circuit
Judge Robert j, Lea, in court yes
terday, severely criticised jury
which found Arthur Carter, a negro
chauffeur, guilty of involuntary man.
slaughter and fixed his punishment
at 60 days in the penitentiary. Car
ter was driving am automobile which
ran over and killed an eight-year-old
girl.
This verdict is an outrage" said
Judge Lea to the jurors. "A verdict
of second degree murder clearly
would have been justified. Some per-
sons who drive automobiles think that
whenever they honk their horns all
pedestrians should climb trees OF
telegraph poles"
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
Christmas Afternoon

THE afternoon Of Christmas day
4 may be rather quiet one for the
older folks The gifts have been
unwrapped aud arranged and hovered
over from time TO time The usually
tidy room looks like n bazaar for the
sale of fancy goods Perhaps neigh.
bors and other friends may come to
exchange merry Christmases," and to
say. MAY thank yon here for your
lovely gift?' And after the departure
Of the visitors certain names viii be
cheerfully erased from the list Of pros.
pective thank you" letters
Between the dark and the daylight,
after the callers have gone and the
children have returned from their play,
comes the peaceful and happy Christ
mas evening, The great day is dying;
Christmas Is nearly over. 1t will he a
whole year before we shall enjoy its
merriment again or remember happy
Christmas seasons Of the past. We
may lose many things-home friends
health. m0ney-hut memory abldes,
and no one can take from us the hap
piness that has once been ours
On Christmas night we remember
the old days We think Of those who
were once here TO share our Joys.
"Christmas never can be the same
again many people cxclaim when
they feel as n The joy af HE has gone
forever u we on took that view
Christmas itself mlch, die II de
pends upm d.'ea spiritual insight
Lei rs " Nc an forget for today
our tfnufe and even our sorrows aud
try 10 rcioI lf we hare children
about us y IS uot hard To be merry,
but II vc have nanc OF uur own there
are . rgpat pany who ought to be
made glad aud may he found with but
+, litlie iroaiie
A merry Christmas 70 you all, And
would aad Tin Tins words. God
bless rs every oue,"-- Dolly Wayne in
Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10

Please, farmer friends, may ! speak
before you shoot.
am Bob White, 1t is my CHEEKY
whistle tnat comes TO you through
the ghost gray mist Of the morning,
my coyey call that echoes DER hill
and dale rs dies the day.
In the early springtime when
nature writes in pink her proelama-
ton of plenty |, in orchards, fields
and pastures, begin my battle against
insect pests. Then when comes the
wondfou white Of winter, luling
into peace the plains and erowning
with heavenly whiteness the hills, !
am still here-stiil working to in
crease the next harvest All winter
long labor, eating the seeds of nox-
ious weeds
How many bugs and beetles and
weed seed do eat? We'll, wonderl
cannot say, but here is what science
says:
'Eighty-fiye different weed seeds
make up in part Bob Whites bill of
fare Crops have been found packed
with ragweed seeds and as many as
one thousand seeds Of the crabgrass
have been taken from one bird. 4
single specimen contained about ten
thousand pgweed seeds. Crops and
gizzards examined in government lab
oratories have yielded fifty-seyen
kinds Of beetles, twenty-seyen yarie-
ties Of bugs, nine grasshoppers and
locusts. and thirteen different sorts
of catterplIars, besides ants, flies,
wasp. and spiders. A teaspoonful Of
chinch buggs has been taken from
one quail. and an adult bird has been
known to eat five thousand plant lice
in two hours. Bob White feeds upon
inE bOA NttNhs tdpbdkt ANilhss GU
cumber beetles, squash bugs, grass.
hoppers, chineh bugs, the army worm
hessian fly and many other insect
pests -
What pay do ! demand for thii
helping you in your fight agains
weeds and in reducing the annua
insect bin Of 500 billion dollars,
Why, ask only that be let live
Dead / am only a small morsel o.
meat; alive, ] make it easier for yoI
and yours to live Spare me and
will serve you.
speak not in opposition to tru'
sportsmanship, but against unre
strained slaughter Today our nun
bers are few. Tomorrow we may b
no more.-Excbange.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
Obesity Diet.

IL is not the quantity of food, but the
kinds of food eaten that fatten. This
should be remembered when dieting
TO reduce flesh. "Semistarvation" as a
means OF reducing is not only weaken
ing. but positively dangerous. The
following diet list for the reduction OF
flesh is governed by common sense:
Foods permitted are clans, oysters,
Holsters.
Soups without -four or fat thicken-
ing.
Lean meats (ham. pork and liver ex-
cepted).
Fish-fresh. salt or smoked, of any
kind, but cooked without fat or butter.
Eggs In any style.
Chicken, duck, turkey. game.
Vegetables squash, string beans, car
rots. tomatoes turnips, cabbage, peas,
onions, asparagus, caulitiower, celery,
salads. watercress, pickles of all kinds
Gluten bread.
Water. coffee and tea except with
! mealsl.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
An Eskimo Yule

A SEA captain once said that when
"a God was creating the world he
threw all waste material aside in
heap, and that was Labrador God
neverintended it to be inhabited, maybe.
But 1t is inhabited, and into that waste
OF ice clad cliffs and crags Moravian
missionaries have penetrated so that
amid the desolation of Labrador snow
the Christmas festival is celebrated.
AS service time draws nigh all, old
and young, the men on one side, the
women on the other, are waiting in
eager expectation. by 4 O'Clock 1t Is
quite dafk, and the bell rings. All
come Crooping In. clad in the best
clothes they can muster. say all,
for not one win be wanting. unless
kept at home by serious Illness Even
those who are Ill. IL not too sick. will
be brought on sleds and carried into
the church, and those who really can
not come weep at home.
For the little children the happiest
part Of the service comes later, when
each child receives lighted candle
symbolizing the light of the world
Each candle stands In white turnlp.
! which has been saved from the hard
won harvest wrung from that inhos-
pitable soil A hole is cut into the
turnip and the candle inserted, SO that
Ii serves as candlestick. In former
| years. when deer hunting was more
successful, the Eskimos brought the
deer tallow to the missionaries. who
made the candles ont OF II. Then aft
er the service the children had not
only the turnip to eat. but also the
rest of the candle which had been
brought home unconsumed. But now
imported candies are Used. aud ihey
are not iit to eat. so the children have
only the JOY of seeing them burn. REV.
| Adolf Stecker. Moravian Missionary in
Labrador and Alaska. in New York
Evening SUI
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10

by underground passages with the
Pennsylvania station and an express
station ON the Seventh avenue subway.
Ii will be within half block of the
Sixth avenue elevated, the Hudson aud
Manhattan railway and the new
Broadway subway.
BY the time the hotel is opened di-
rect passenger service will have been
established from the Pennsylvania sta
tion with New England via the New
York Connecting Railroad company's s
new East river bridge. Patrons of the
hotel will then be able to travel in all
directions In or out Of the city without
going from under shelter.
Open air dining rooms on the twen-
tieth floor. for use In summer. viii face
Seventh avenue and the Hudson river.
Large rooms VIII be provided for meet
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA. NEW YORK CITY

ings, conventions, etc Eight large ele.
vators in two banks will be for the
use oe patrons. and provision win be
made for room service by a separate
bank of four elevators.
The plans have been prepared by
Messrs. McKim, Meade & White, who
were the architects for the Pennsyl
vania station. The building win be
erected by the George A. Fuller com.
pany, which constructed the station.
The hotel win be built by the Penn
sylyania Terminal Real Estate com
pany. a subsidiary Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, and win be leased to Frank
lin ]. Matchette OF Milwaukee, Wis.
fer twenty-one years with option OF re
newal Mr.. Matchette will incorpo-
rate = ceApaay " fuKn.sA and Dpssa.a
the hotsl
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
THE LATEST FUR.

= Cafe an lait fur Is the latest,
: the soft light brown shade har- :
+ monizlng well with fashionable !
: brown toned costumes. The real
= name of the fur is summer err !
Z mine, which is really in the pref
= ty cafe au lait shade with white
: markings, The ermine changes
4 his snow white coat to one match
+ ing the rocks during the warm
: season. when he must forage for
Z his dinner against background
I not all arctic white,
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10

We call attention 10 lhe aa Of the
Columbus Clothing Co. This progress
sive firm believes in good roads and
preparedness and are fully equipped
to meet the wants of the people and
have a fine stock Of Christmas goods
suitable for presents.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
The Principal Festival

Christmas In Anglo-Saxon days In
England was celebrated as the princi-
pal festival OF the year, the Anglo-Sax'
on forefathers delighting in the festivi.
ties OF the holy month. as they called
the month of December AT these
times the Anglo-Saxon and afterward
the Danish kings of England lived In
state and were surrounded with all the
great men of their kingdom, who were
sumptuously entertained. There was
also an outflow of generous hospitality
toward the poor
During the reign of Alfred the Great
law was passed with relation to
holidays by virtue of which the twelve
days after the Nativity we're set apart
for the celebration of the Christmas
festival. 1t is said that but for Al
fred's strict observance of the "full
twelve holy days" he would not have
been defeated by the Danes.
*. y. IN -. -: -: -
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
FriIIs Are Displaced.

The frill on the blouse. which was so
popular last season. has now been
wholly displaced by the smooth finish.
with touches Of hand embroidery or
beading.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10
NHE Hotel Pennsylvania, which
is to be opened In 1917, will
be located directly opposite the
Pennsylvania station In New

York city, 1t will contain 1000 bed
rooms. each with bathroom or shower.
The hotel will have frontage of 200
feet on Seventh avenue, between Thir-
ty-second and Thirty-thlrd streets, and
will have depth of 400 feet. 1t viii
stand back fifteen feet from the Sew
enth arunue building line.
The section fronting Seventh avenue
Wi be twenty stories in height Ad-
tcdning this will be section three sto-
Hes high, but so constructed as to al.
low of the erection of twenty addition
nj stories. Dringins The total number
" rooms up to 200.
The hotel will be connected directly
The Columbus commercial., 1916-12-10

"0n the Jackson Highway" Z
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat II Your Kidneys Aren't
Acting Right or II Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with backachd
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t generally means you have been eat
ing too much meat, says a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter It from the blood and they be-
come sort Of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache, sick headache, dizzy spells;
your stomach sours, tongue is coated
and when the weather Is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Ia
cloudy, full of sediment, channels oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult good, reliable physi'
clan at once or get from your pharma
cist about four ounces Of lad Salts;
take a tablespoonful in a glass Of
water before breakfast for q few days
and your kidneys will then act fine,
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon Juice. COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids In the urine 80 it no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer-
yescent lithia-water drink.-Adv.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
MOVE COAST GUN SO
MILES IN THREE HOURS

San Francisco, Cal, April 10.-Offi-
GERS Of the coast artillery here ex-
pressed satisfaction today over a test
made yesterday TO determine the value
Of the automobile as a factor in coast
defense.
The Thirteenth company was rushed
from Fort Miley, on San Francisco
harbor, to Half Moon Ely, a point on
the coast where an enemy might land.
The artillerymen took with them sew
en- inch howitzer weighing four tons.
The distance Is 38 miles over a hilly
road and the trip with horses would
take, army officers estimated, about a
day and a half. The ,artillerymen in
motto cars, covered the distance in 90
minutes and the gun was only three
hours on the way and was ready for
action Is minutes after arrival
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
PRESIDENT SUFFERS
FROM SERIOUS COLD

Washington, April 10. - President
Wilson Cancelled O number Of engage
rents today because Of the cold he
caught, while down the Potomac river
on the Mayflower last Friday night.
The president remained indoors oil
day yesterday in the hope that he
could keep engagements today, but this
morning DR.. Grayson ordered that he
remain away from his office. He eX-
poets to be well enough to hold the
cabinet meeting tomorrow.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
rYPhus on BORDER.

Hurley, N. NJ, April 10.-Typhus has
sprung up here, the third case in three
weeks. The case has been isolated.
The other two cases were at Santa
Rita, near Hurley. One Of them was a
recent arrival from Old Mexico, who
recovered and the other q local infec-
ton, who died.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Most Prominent.

Most Prominent.
During a talk on character the teach
er held up a picture of a kind-faced
old man.
Who is this?" she asked.
'Longfellow," chorused the class.
Good said the teacher. Mary,
tell us what you notice about his
face?"
Lots of whiskers," answered Mary,
promptly.-Judge.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
100000 FIRE LOSS.

Naco, Ariz., April 10-The Southern
Pacific machine shops, a round house.
three engines and two coaches were
destroyed by fire at Naco, Sonora, to-
day. The shops and roundhOuse will
DOT be rebuilt. The loss is estimated at
$500, 900.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
PAPEN GOES TO HOLLAND
ON SECRET SERVICE JOB

London April 10.-Captain Franz
Won Papen, former military attache OF
the German embassy at Washington.
whose recall was requested by the
United States government last year.
has been sent from Berlin on a secret
service mission to Holland, according
to the Daily Chronicles Amsterdam
correSDOndeDt
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
1AD1Es CAN WEAR SHOES

LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, the antiseptic powder for the feet.
Shaken into shoes and used in foot-bath,
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight shoes feel
easy, and gives instant relief to corns and
bunions. Try II today. Sold everywhere,
&c. For FREE trial package. Address.
Allen 8. Olmsted, 10 Roy, ". Z. ADV.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
SENATOR JOHNSON TO SPEND
WEEK IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Washington. D. c., April 10.-Sena-
tor Johnson has gone to South Dakota
to remain a week. It is given out here
that he has gone on personal business.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
Get Plainly.

Visitor-Do you give your dog any
exercise?
Owner-Yes, he goes for a tramp
every day.-Burr.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13

Ever notice how many females o!
the species wear hair that looks as II
It had been nailed on by carpenter?
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13

It has just issued q certified statement
Of its operations for the years 1912,
1918, 1914 and 1915. This Company
has had for the past few years about
1900 acres In wheat and between 200
and $50 in oats. The total operating
and general expenses for 1912, includ-
ing interest at go and depreciation at
1870, were $12,587, for 1913 $17,606, for
1914 $18,729, and for 1915, $29, 804.43.
Expense per acre Of land in crop was
$3.50 In 1912, $11.57 in 1913, s11.70 in
1914, and $17.87 in 1915. Total re-
ceipts were 1851 in 1919, $30,661 in
1913, $31,589.87 in 1914, and $62,520.26
In 1915. The percentage earned upon
capital invested was 6h% in 1912,
800 in 1913, 20 1-3 in 1914, and 500 in
1915, in which year 1t paid a cash divi-
dend Of $3.50.
The Company's statement shows
that the average dates of finishing
seeding was April Goth; the average
date commenced cutting was August
Observation-Disclosures.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
COFFEE IS GOLD" IN MEXICO.

Pershings Camp at the Front In
Mexico, April 8, (by aeroplane and mo-
tor truck to Columbus, N. M.,) April
1O.-"Gold" is the word which has been
adopted along this front to describe
coffee. A teaspoon Of coffee will buy
more than a gold coin, and the rich
color of the coffee. enhanced by its
scarcity has fixed the nickname for this
campaign. An officer at this camp to-
day, dealing out the days coffee ra-
ton to a soldier advised him to save
his coffee grounds for second boiling in
case of temporary delay in the arrival
Of q new supply.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-04-13
N WESTERN CANADA.
"He Who WIN and Does Work win
Not Want"

AS in the United States It ia said,
that the Mennonites in Canada are
very much oppressed, and have to suf-
fer from a great deal (on account of
the War in Europe) and I have been
requested to write something about
this, will do so.
I came with my parents A. d. 1874,