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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-14
Legal Advertisements
SheriT's Sale.

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Will be sold before the courthouse
door, on the first Tuesday in May,
1916, between the legal hours of sale,
at public outcry to the highest and
best bidder the following described
property:
A certain house and lot in the city
o. Americas, Ga, situated on the south
side of Forsyth street, at line fence
between the property described and
conveyed and the property of Thad
Bowie and running west along the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-14
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.

GEORGIA, Sumter County:
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having demands against Hannah
Thomas, late of said county deceased,
to present them to me, properly made
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
BUTTERNIILK POINT.
DiCt, ,JAI-RWL)

You know we went over to Butter
milks Point where they got the
think like lincoln park only not 50
many. They got more at Lincoln
park
Uncle Bill and Uncle Frank took
us over to Buttcrmilks Point in the
boat. And we saw big black boat
that goes fast. 1t goes more fast
than other boats because it's paint
ed. It's painted white. It's painted
black.
saw some white mice that were
rats and some eagles and MONKEYS
and peanuts and Uncle Frank
bought them and fed them to the
peanuts and saw some pigs guinea
pigs. And the monkeys you know
have got hands and they eat the
peanuts with their hands they crack
them. And the monkey got hold
with Jimmy's hand. You know they
have hands. But he let right so
away. said, let go" to tho mon
key and he let right go away from
Jimmys hand. told him, Tho
monkey didn't get hold with my
hand. Just lItle boys,
And We got somo Ice cream and
canaries and n parrot and drink
of water. Paul was there and JIM
my, too,
Tho arms OF tho chairs where We
ate Ice cream were tables right
there
There isn't bears like Lincoln
park.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18

NHISPERINGS
3'ews Of That Town is Compiled
for Interested Telegram
Readers.

WILSONBURG, August 7S.-W, S.
Ober, agent for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, is off duty on ac-
count Of sickness.
The Observation-Disclosures Coal Com
pany is improving its property by
painting its houses.
Mrs, W. r. Dilbum and children,
who visited c. ], Adams, have returned
TO their home in PhiliDsburg, Pa.
Samuel CastrlcainC was seriously
injured in the Orr Coal CompanyS
mine at Wilsonburg, his foot being
badly mashed. He was taken TO the
Tairmont hospital for treatment
Fred Waldeck, manager OF the
standard Supply Company store, is
taking two weeks vacation.
R. R. Powell left today for a vaca-
ton and will return about September
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18

British ColumbIa's estimated 1916
revenue is $5,944,O15; expenditures,
$11,3OO,000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18

'Batted for Mccarthy in ninth,
''Batted for Evans In eighth.
Brooklyn .......1 0 3 0 0 0 o.
Plttsburg .......O o 600 ! OO-1
Two base hIts-Wheat 2. Meyers,
Mccarthy.
Three base hits-J. Johnston, Wheat
Pfefier.
Stolen base-Cushaw.
Left on bases-Brooklyn 8, Pitts
burg 6.
First base on errors Pittsburg l.
Base on balls-Of Pfeffer 2. off Ma
maux ., off Evans /.
Hits and earned runs-Off Pfcffor,
hits, l mn in nine innings; off Ma
maux, 7 hits, 4 runs in 4 innings; OF
Evans, ! hit. no runs in 4 innings; off
Kantlehner, l hit, no runs in inning
strurk out-By Pfefer l, by Ma
maux 3. by Evans 3, by Kantlehner l.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
CROWDS
At THE RACES
With Fine Weather and a Good
Track at the Fair at
ParkerSburg,

I PARKERSBURG, Aug 1S.-Tol
thousand people witnessed tn
racing Mt the West Virginia fair a
Shattuck park Thursday afternoon
There were fine weather and goot
track. Summarizes
2:20 TrOt, Purse 500.
Great BrIon. b. h., by
Baron Bell (Bllzzard), l
Montgomery Bell b. M.
(ReedD -. 81.
Lord Sweet Apple, br. 5.
Pat Hathaway, b. 5.
Time fine? 2;22 ia, 2:22 IA, 2:22 IA.
2:23 Trot, Purse 500.
Lord Talbot, b. g., by
Lord Roberts (Wils) l l
Blanche Carter, b. m. CBen
na metz 3. B. M. BUSH s5;. :. : : :
Eva L., $. m. (shoemaker 4 4
Time, 1922 Ia, 2:1S IA, 2:1S IA.
2:10 Pace, Purse 800.
Barney Light, s. e., by Bar
ney O'Connor CRoush),. l 2 ! l
John A Hal, b. s. CBushl . 4 4
Miss Washington, blk. M,
CE. Roush) ......,., 3 3 3 ?
Direct Mac, blk, h,
Csweency ....... 4 4 . 2
Time, 2:16 Ia, 2;16 IA, 2:19 IA.
Three quarter-mile dash, purse
S150-Front Royal won Noiseless
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
Standing of the Clubs.

Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, a famous
ancient soldier of fortune, who with
Ms trained elephants made himself
master of many countries, was killed
by a tile thrown from roof by a
woman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
To Mr., Smith.

The managing editor thought 1t
was about time for you to have somo
good ones, so here are dozen:
l. Making orchestrations for tho
first OF March.
2. Prosecuting ticket scalpcrs ut
Shibe park, Philadelphia.
3. Keeping count Of DetroIt's
star pitchers,
4. Refereeing wrestling matches
between Bryan and Ad Wolgast
5. Supplying switchmen With
white shoe polish.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18

Al Boston

chicago ........3oO O4o 600 10 o
Boston ,....,,.O0O 600 OOO-O 0
Batteries Russell and schalk, Mays,
Jones and Cady and Agnew.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
First game
Al Va shlnRtnn-

Detroit ..... .OO1 100 10 Ill 10 2
Washington .0o3 600 O12 OF Q /
Batteries Dauss, Dubuc, Covcles-
kIe and Spencer and Baker. Harper,
Ayers. Shaw, bentley. Boehling and
Henry and Ainsmith. Ten innings,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
JEFF PFEFFFR PITCHES
SUPERBAS TO VICTORY
Holds PiarteS Safe at al
Stages Of Game and
Dodgers Win.

PITTSBURG, August 17.-BrooIuyn
defeated Pittsburg Thursday to /.
Pfetfer being very effective in the
pinches. MamauX was forced to re-
tire after the fourth inning when a
pass, Meyerss double and triples by
Prefer and J. Johnston brought in
three runs. Evans a recruit pitcher,
was used for four innings and hold the
visitors to one hit KantIehncr fin
ished the game after a pinch hitter had
n1I,nipota1 E-vapr Srnrn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-18
Games Today,

Chicago at Boston.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland al New York.
Detroit at Washington,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
TWO BURNED TO
DEATH IN FIRE
At SHAMROCK
Mother Struggled 10 Save Her
Own She May Die,

SHAMROCK. Okla. Dec. 9-(Spe-
cial Two children Of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Fisk OF this city were burned
to death, and Mrs Fisk probably IA.
tally burned in a fire which destroyed
the Fisk home at ! o'clock this morn
ing. The house was located at the
rear of business building, in the cen
ter OF the business section Mr. Fisk
was out of town One child boy, was
only 7 months old The other, a girl
was 4 years old
The cause OF the fire is not known
The blaze had gained headway before
anyone noticed it. First persons to
the scene saw Mrs. Fisk lying across
the sill of window. Her two children
were at her feet II is thought she hat
struggled TO get her children out, bu
was overcome before she could get out
The hcsssshsk only one room. Fisk i
superintendent of the light and powe
house here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Federal Control
of All Wireless
Stations Urged

WASHINGTON, Dec. Authority
to establish a government monopoly
Of radio communication between ships
and land stations through control OF
radio stations in the United States is
to be sought from congress A bill for
this purpose now is being framed by a
special government board. according to
Commander d. W. Todd director OF
naval communications. The necessity
for strong government control OF radio
communications becomes more neceS-
sary as ship and shore stations increase
in number" Director Todd says IN his
annual report given out today Inter
ference and consequently inefficient
communication will continue until such
control is obtained
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
RUMAN|ANS LOSE
10000 MEN IN
WEEKS FIGHTING
Large Number Of Guns Cap
tured by Teutons,
tA..oehted Press War summary

(AssociIted Press War summary
More than 10000 prisoners have been
taken by the Teu,onic invaders Of Ru-
mania since December ! when the final
drive leading up to the capture OF
Bucharest was begun Berlin an
nounced these figures today and re-
ported also the capture in the safne pc
riod OF l8l cannon l20 machine guns
and "incalculable" booty
Loss Proportionate.
The Rumanian losses in dead and
wounded we're proportonate to the
number of prisoners, the German state
ment declares, and it points othe tig
ure as indicating the extent OF the Ru-
manian army's decentralization The
last captured include several thousand
men who tried to escape from the
passes on the frontier OF the Transyl.
vania Alps but were headed of by the
swiftly advancing ninth army in the
region cas-, OF Sinai. Both this army il
the north and the Danube army from
the south, are advancing, the Ruman.
ianS being still in retreat along the
whole front
That there is every intention on the
part of the Russians maintain firmly
the ane along the western Moldaviar
frontier TO safeguard that province, is
indicated ~ today's report from Petro.
grad Of a Russian offensive in the Putna
valley region on the frontier east oI
kezi Vasarahely. The announcement
declares that the Austro- German force
were dislodged from two heights. los
ing 500 men in prisoners. one gun, 81,
machine guns.
Greek Situation Important.
The situation in Greece is not onl,
again OF decided political interest bu
(Cortiuued on Page se,enD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
COTTON $14 BELOW
RECENT HIGH PRICE

NEW YORK, Dec. "a renewal of
heavy general liquidation following
yesterdays big break in prices caused
excitement verging on decentralization
in the cotton market here today For
a time prices broke 10 to IS points be
tween sales and before there was any
decline in sales March contracts had
sold at l8. Soc or rs points under last
nights close and the general list was
fully Sl4 a bale below the recent high
record. There appeared to be no spe-
oial news feature responsible for the
sensational break, but bullish conf
dence had evidently been thoroughly
shaken by the break of the previous day
and heavy margin calls seemed to bring
in selling orders from all directions.
Covering caused rallies of 70 to 30
points from the lowest as soon as the
pressure diminished, but the market wa 4,
still extremely unsettled and nervous
late in the forenoon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
OUTSIDER SENDS
CHECK TO TIMES
CHRISTMAS FUND
Total Of $50 Received; Five
Send in Contributions,

The Times Santa Claus fund
amounts to $50. and lis only started
Checks amounting to $l were received
IN this mornings mail. Receipt of 2S
has been acknowledged.
Five Send In Checks.
The following contributions were re-
teived: Patricia Jean Finerty, infan,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs F, ?, Finer.
y, $40; I. J. Walker, $40: May c. Fl
ner,y, IS; 6. Weaver Jordan, IS; ]. X
Waldrop, Rocky, Okla, 81.
The Times is endeavoring to collec,
fund with which to make every child
In Oklahoma City have, a real happy
Christmas. The contributions, either
in cash or in orders for merchandise
viii be turned over to Rev w. n. B
urch, pastor OF the Pilgrim Congrega
uonal church, aud head of the Commu.
nifty House, for distribution. Tn,
Times hopes to raise several hundred
dollars, and with $50 already in III,
fund, indications are that the fund vii
each into hundreds.
Chance for Good Fellows.
This Is a good opportunity for III,
good fellows Of the city to show ,hci,
good-fellowship There are many chill
dren who might not have happ,
Christmas this year
Send contributions TO the Santa Clau
editor of the Times Credit will b,
given unless specific request to with
hold name Is made.
Send your check today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Gridiron Club
BANQUET Tonight

WASHINGTON, Dec o-The flag
Of the Grdiron club floats over the
New Willard hotel, TO remind all he
holders that the annual dinner of the
club takes place there tonight A bril-.
liant entertainment has been prepared
for a long list of distinguished guests
among whom will be many of the vic.
tors and the vanQuished in the recen,
election, which fac, is expected to az.
ford opportunity for an evening Of bur.
lesque and bufiooncty that will eclipse
all of the previous efforts Of the famou,
organization. The president Of the
United States, members OF his cabinet
justices of the supreme court. member,
OF the diplomatic corps, senator's, rep.
resentatives and men eminent in all
walks OF life will be among the guests,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
JUDGE TO DECIDE
WHERE CHILD WILL
SPEND CHRISTMAS

a RDMORE. Okla, Dec. o
~ Especially - Whether pretty
" - little Dorothy Slaughter. II
years old, with big brown eyes and
golden curls will spend Christmas
with her paternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs w B. Slaughter OF Dallas.
Texas, or with the maternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. {. +. Oakes
of Amarillo, Texas, Judge Freeman
Of the CArtsf county district court
win deGhSw1n a trial between the
grandparents year ago the child
was awarded to the Oakes family,
but new trial has been granted
upon motion OF Mrs. Slaughter of
Dallas, and she asks for an imme
diate hearing that she may have her
granddaughter during the holiday
season
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
D. Myers Fails to
Appear for Trial

big Dave" Myers, Oklahoma City's
most persistent bootlegger, failed to
answer to the call of two cases agains,
him this morning in the district court
His non appearance today is the frs,
official acknowledgement of defeat that
has been rendered the law enioroets.
His place at lDOl South Robinson has
been locked and barred for two weeks
Suits to collect will be hrough,
against his bondsmen. A bench warrant
was likewise issued for Dawes arrest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
JEWELER SAYS
PRISONER HERE
TOOK DIAMONDS
Robbed of $1,000 Worth Of
Diamonds, He Says,

{. II, Moglc clerk in the Mcdowell
jewelry store, Arkansas City. Kan, this
morning positively identified Frank
Langney as the man who, at the point
OF a revolver, robbed him OF tray OF
diamonds valued at 5000 on November
N Langney was arrested by Charley
Post. captain Of detectives and Pickett
Witten. detective, late yesterday after
noon.
'T could never forget that face" de
clared Mosle.
Mogle says that for two days prior TO
the robbery Langney came to the Jew
elry store and asked to be shown dia-
monds. The, last time he requested to
see q snsalierNtops nd when Aogle re
'tu}ps foao6A W. AAGna =. $500
into his lace and he was commanded to
get back. Mogle says he was in the
vault for about three minutes.
Langney gave his age as 26 resi-
denoe, Pittsburgh, Pa, and occupation
stage carpenter. He is we'll educated
and claims to have at one time been
a member OF the old Metropolitan
Stock company in this city.
Ready TO Return.
Assuming a nonchalant air Langney
said tina, he was ready to go back to
Arkansas CITY and face the charge
">fter all its only the word of the
olerk against mine" he declared
Iangney has waived reousi,ion and
officers from Winfield, Kan, are ex.
pected to come for him tonight. About
his connection with the robbery, Lang.
ney refuses to talk. He says that h,
came to Oklahoma City yesterday from
Tulsa where he had been employed al
theater.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Two Ports Open
to War Shipments

CHICAGO, Dec. Announcement
today that all eastern roads were in the
embargo on shipments to the Atlantic
coast left only New Orleans and Gal
weston as the commercially practicable
trade routes to Europe for middle west
munitions makers and other war goods
producers. The entire list OF Atlantic
seaboard ports is closed by the embargo
on shipments in which all the eastern
roads are united
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
DESERTER OF BRIDE
ELOPES WITH SISTER
FOURTEEN YEARS OLD

mHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9.-Ac-
cuscd of dcserting his bride oi
- less than two months and OF
having elopcd with her l4-year-old
sister. Charles +. Wheatly y years
old. of Carrolton, Ohio, a vaudeville
actor, was arrested by detectives in
an apartment in company with the
girl
In April of this year Wheatly mar
ried Nellie Stewart. u years old, in
Carrolton. Two months later he
elopcd with her sister. Martha, They
came east and the police of this city
have been searching for them since.
Detectives gained entrance to the
apartment by posing as theatrical
agents, telling Wheatly that they
wanted to book him for an en-
gagement After the actor had sung
several songs detective informed
him that he was booked for the city
hall" The girl screamed and tainted
and had to be revived by physician.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
MODERN PEOPLE
EAT With EYES
ASSERTS EXPERT
Miss Osborne Sums Up Cause
Of High Costs,
TEST PLANS MADE
Eggs and Expensive Meats
BoyCOtted in Experiment,

Eggs, fresh milk. butter, expensive
meats and high patent ilour-all these
are to be absert from the meals which
eight Oklahoma City men and women
are to eat next week in an experiment
to prove that plain, substantial foods
properly cooked are jus, as palatable
and nourlshing as those more costly.
Cause for High Cost
THE trouble with most people today
is that they eat with their eyes instead
Of their mouths. was the way Miss Os-
borne. supervise OF home economies al
the high school, who is conducting the
test, summed III the causes Of the pres
ent high cost OF living in short lecture
delivered this morning to those selected
for duty on the plain food squad
Members of the squad met in the
domestic scienc department Of the high
school at 10 o'clock to consider final
details OF the experiment The time for
Mondays breakfast was set at 7:U
o'clock in the morning luncheon will be
served at u 80 o'clock in the afternoon
and dinner at 8 IS o'clock at night All
members OF the squad save 7. P. Gil
mer meter tester for the Oklahoma Gas
and Electric Company, were present
together with Lowry V. Eastland
student of the high school, who was
chosen this morning to represent his
type OF brain worker
Taste Beyond Pocketbook.
The modern man continued Mis-,
Osborne, has cultivated his taste be
yond his pocketbook Poor people are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
ONE THOUSAND
MORE ADDED TO
Y. N. c. A. FUND
Tulsa Oil Man and Local Cit-
izen Give $500 Each,
TOTAL PLEDGED, $262,0OO
Executive Committee Meets to
Discuss Future Plans,

Donations of $500 each by Robert
Mcfarland of 'he McMan Oil company
OF Tulsa, and { II Newell Of Oklaho-
ma City, who wired his subscription
from fordyce, Ark, were announced
this morning by the Y NJ c. A. execu-
tive committee at headquarters This
brings the total campaign contributions
10 approximately S262 ,00O-$l2.0OO more
than enough to make all subscriptions
binding
Campaign Closed.
Oklahoma Ci'y's elevn-day Y. NJ. c
A building campaign closed when after
q day Of hard work and suspense on the
part of the committee, officers, captains
> and workers, subscriptions OF sol ,DC
were announced at $50 o'clock last
night The siren whistle OF the Okla
homa Gas and Electric company made
known the fact within a few minutes
20 all Oklahoma City.
Post-campaign work was entered into
this morning by the Y NJ, {. A. execu-
tive committee, and many details were
20 be worked out at meeting held al
noon in the Skirvn hotel
Building to Cost 100000.
II is probable that the Oklahoma City
Y. NJ. {. A. buiding--the site for
which has not been chosen-will cost
approximately 100000. The remainder
OF the money will be spent in eqiupping
H. Work may not begin for months
owing to the fact that every steel com
pany in the United States already has
contracts untitled for thousands OF tons
OF steel. 1t was stated at Y. M. {. A
headquarters this morning that the
,C..s,...A - p>~s rv~N
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Mail Car Driver Is
Fined for Speeding

Taking the position that conserving
the lives OF citizens was more impor.
tant than getting a registered mail
pouch to a train, Judge Splitter in the
city court this morning fined Levi
Douglass, negro driver OF the United
States mail car, s and costs for speed
ing,
Motor Pattoinan Thomas. who made
the arrest cold the court that Douglass
was going twenty three miles an hour
on Robinson avenue. The negro ex-
planned that he was trying TO re, to .
Rock Island train with a registered mail
sack bound for Fort Smith.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
John Barleycorn Correspondent
Il II Il II
Mrs. Hazel Wadlow Seeks Divorce

been constantly with him and has neg
lected this plaintiff ior HMM other
words, defendant is now, and for a long
time. has been I hahi,ual dfunkard "
Wadlow is a railroad fireman. lie
and his wife w,te married July 10 this
year at III Rcn, She ask the tes,ota.
ton Of her m1lden name DeArmond
She seeks no Al monv as he can sup.
pot, herself at her work as a millinet
she says
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Mexican Bandits
Strip Oklahoma
Colony at Chamal

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. "a
party OF Americans--two men. two
women and eight children-wcre part
of the Chamal colony OF Oklahomans
who last summer were forced TO take
refuge in the mountains in southern
Tamaulipas to escape raiders. arrived
IN Brownsville TODAY Ell route to their
former homes in Oklahoma The party
describe graphically the tertors
through which they passed. and declare
their possessions, including live stock
and money were taken from them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09

Hazel Wadlow VS. Charles Wadlow,
John Bafleycorn correspondent " is the
title OF a divorce suit filed today in the
district court The innmacics of the
Correspondent with the defendant
were reci,ed in the petition as follows
"Co.responden, John Barleycorn has
been very intimate associate Of de
fendant for the three yea's las, past,
and has been , ireuuen, visitor at the
home, and at sich time defendant has
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
cARRANzA APPROVES
PROTOCOL, BELIEF

WASHINGTON, Dec o.-The re-
oonyening OF the Mexican American
commission lately set for December
II has again been postponed to await
the return OF Albert PAM the Mexican
commissioner who took the protocol
south for General Carranzas sigma
turc Mr. PAM will reach Laredo to-
morrow, where the United States, at
the request OF the Mexican govern
mcnt, will suspend quarantine regula-
tionS 10 facilitate the commissioners
passage The Mexican commissioners
will confer in New York early next
week and confer with the American
commission soon after. 1t is believed
General Carranza has approved thu
protocol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-09
Dallas Attorney
Fatally Wounded

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. &C /. Per
klnSou, formerly assistant county attor-
ney OF Dallas. was shot and probably
fatally wounded during an encounter in
the heart OF the business district at |
o'clock this afternoon. The streets were
crowded with shoppers who were
thrown into panic Clarence {, Pratt
well-to-do salesman was taken into
custody following the shooting. In all
five shots were fired at Pcrkinson, four
taking effect, He was rushed To a hos
pltal Perkinson and Pratt engaged il
an alteration early this morning in the
county attorneys office during whicf
PerkinSon is alleged to have accused
Pratt OF talking about him.