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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
DANCING 0UTDRAWS
ALL Entertainments

CHICAGO. Oct 25.-Records made
public by the school board today
showed that dancing as regular enter
talnment was far in the lead OF gyrnnaS-
tics, debates or musicaleS in schools
and social centers. Last year the at
tendancs, at dancing parties in the pub
lie schools was lis 444 Reading
rooms, Libraries and study clubs drew
16 27A
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Six Die When Car
Runs Down Auto

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Oct, 2S-Six
persons were killed today when an in
terurban car of the Southern Michigan
Railway company struck an automobile
north of South Bend. Only one body
has been identified, that OF Franklin
Brown OF Linwood, Ind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Wheat Gains Wiped Out.

CHICAGO, Oct IS, 49, After nearly
four months OF rising prices based on
a world shortage due to the European
war and to extraordinary crop damage
in Argentina, Canada and the United
States, the wheat market today capped
the climax with a Jump OF about cents
a bushcl Foreigners, however, retail
lated by swing to the selling side
and the greater part of today's gains
vanished The market closed rela y
lively weak at net advance of &c to
&c with December at 81 goal SOA and
May at $lS0sd l80H.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Colder Tonight
Is Prediction

Local Forecsst-FsIr and continued
cold, with trost ton,ghti Thursday fair
psraturs,
state Forsosst--Tonlsht continued cold
with frost.
WEST TEXAS - Fair. colder; frost;
Thursday fair.
KANSAS-FAir, warmer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Apple Tree in Blossom.

MONT CLAIR, N. J., Oct 2s.-An
apple tree is in blossom on J. b, Prau's
property and bearing apples. A brush
fire recently scorched the tree and that
nart now is in hlnesnm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Highest Price in State.

In Oklahoma City, cotton was selling
today for about 1876 cents, it was stat
ed by a member OF local cotton brok-
erage company, This is the highes,
price ever paid in this section.
The Oklahoma state board OF agri-
culture estimates the cotton crop OF the
state this year at $4,000 bales. Ao-
cordng to word from Washington. cot
ton ginnings in Oklahoma prior to
October 10 was 1872 bales. At the
same time in 1915 the ginnings amount
ed to but 6d.2SS bales.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Ginnings 7.2ei,733 Bales.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.-Couon
ginned prior to October lS, was T.
Dl ,75 bales compared with S,70S,7N
70 1915 and 76i9,7H for 1914, the
census bureau today announced. Round
bales included were 1869 and sea
is.apd 6493i.
Oklahoma ginnings amounted to 48o. :
72 bales, compared with 66,2SS last
year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25

J. NJ Owen, member of the real
estate firm of Owen & Welsh. was tht
original Of yesterdays "old timer"
photograph
lie came to Oklahoma City on the
day Of the opepning and s,aked two
lots Shortly after his arrival he sold
his two lots and entered in the busi-
ness OF buying and selling land. He
is in that business now.
Today we reproduce a picture taken
twenty-seven years ago The old
timer" is active IN business and iinan-
cial circles Wen tell YOU tomorrow
who he is.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
OFFICERS LIFT
QUARANTINE ON
WATSON SCHOOL
VOSe ChiId's School Mates
Free From Regulation,

Quarantine on the Watson private
school, where Charles Baldwin NoSe,
first victim OF infan,ilc paralysis, was
a pupil. was lifted this morning The
children, schoomatcS OF the Nose child,
are also free from quarantine regula
tons
Mrs. Watson told the city health de
partment this morning that she would
not open her school for the present.
Clash Reported.
Report OF a clash between city and
county health authorities over the
handling of the infantlle paralysis
quarantine situation has no other basis
than the statement given out Yesterday
by DR. A. F. Davenport, representa-
tive of the state board of health, to the
effect that the Mckinley school would
he reopencd Immediately and the in
formation furnished later by DR..
George Hunter, city physician, that the
institution would not open, II was
learned today
When asked concerning the reports,
Doctor Hunter had nothing to say CON
cerning it, lie said that he was too
busy looking after the health OF the
city to make any comment Doctor
Davenport had nothing to say for pub
lication, though intimating that his al
,horty in the matter took priority over
the city health department
Menten Talks.
While denying that there had been
any breach between the city and county
docors, Leo Men,en, secretary OF the
health department, did not hesitate to
give the departments position:
"My understanding is that where
there is an organized board of health
in a city of the first class, that organi-
ration has absolute control OF all mat
ters pertaining TO the city's health un-
less a crisis develops and the general
health OF the city is thereby leopard
i,ed
"lt occurs to me that we are handling
the situation in the best possible man
ner We have appreciated all the as
sistance given bv outsiders"
State Officer Here.
In the city today consulting with
Doctor Davenpor, and Doctor Hunter
is n, T. Hancock, representative Of III,
state health commissioners office al
Guthrie. Hancock says tina, hts visi
has nothing to do with the inian,il,
paralysis cases, tina, he is only maxim,
one OF his periodical trips over tn
county looking after general sani,ar.
conditions
Doctor Hunter declared this morn
ing there would be no change In tn
orders now in force, today lie sal,
that there were no new developments.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
COTTON SLUMPS
after RISING TO
50-YEAR RECORD
December Falls 73 Points in
Three Minutes,
WHEAT JUMPS 7 CENTS
Greater Part of Days Gains
Finally Wiped Out,

NEW YORK. Oct 25-Cotton in
the futures market sold today above
~ cents pound, the May option rising
y points TO A0lc, the highest price II
has touched since the civil war, but
sensational break this afternoon car
RED prices down 81 50 a bale
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
New Orleans Market Breaks.

w" VTTo"HH WITT No0 DT'dhu
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IS - Just
after | 20 p. m with cotton prices
standing lbol5 points above yester.
days closing figures there occurred
one OF the sharpest breaks noted in
this market IN wears Within three
minutes the December option fell ~
points, trading from l90jc down to
1896 The only reason for the de
cline appeard to be bearish circular
from prominent market writer who
estimated the total crop at 100000
bales.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
TRENCH TOOLS
FOR PERSH|NC
REACH BORDER
Renewal Of Activity Indicated
by Shipments,
WARNED FROM CHIHUAHUA
TreyinO Advises Residents to
Abandon City,

COLUMBUS, \ NJ. Oct 15-Icayy
shipments OF cntrcnching tools, picks.
shoyelS, crowbars and ,andhag, have
arrived here It is said they are for
III use Of the punitive expedition IN
Mexico Officers take the shipment, a,
an indication of a possible renewal OF
activity IN the field
Taken to Mean Action.
Officers say the tools would not be
needed at field headquarters ii the
troops are 10 remain there. Recently
the bands OF the Fifth, Seventh an
Thirteenth cavalricS left at the border
when these regiment, went south. were
ordered to reIoln their commands
Adobe houses are being bull, at ield
headquarters IN Mexico It is reported
here and army overcoats arc being is
sued to the soldiers OF the expedi,onary
force
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Takes Germans By Surprise.

Ambulance Company to San Antonio.
TULSA, Okla, Oct 2S,--(SpeciAl)
Motor Field Ambulance company No.
started for San Antonio. There arc
eigh,y-iour men in the command, in
charge of Capt {. G.. Mcdonald.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Fleeing Chihuahua.


SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Oct. 2S.-
General Jacinto Trevino, commander
OF the Chihuahua garrison, has issued
warning 10 residents TO leave the city,
according TO report that reached
army headquarters today from General
George Bell at II PaSo. General Bell
said Mrs Trevino was among the many
refugees who have arrived at FL Paso
from Chihuahua
Villa Close to City.
Although the report did not tell OF
III progress OF Villas attack on Chi.
huahua, persons who reached the Dor
de- told army officers that camp fires
OF the attacking force could be plainly
seen from the city
The report contained an account o
the crushing defeat received recently a
Palomas by CarranIa troops unde
General Oluna at the hands OF Villa
command
Trapped in Canyon.
As set forth in the message a fore
of about 200 opposed DUMAS advanc
and retreated before him, leading hi
army into canyon For distance o
nearly two miles the sides OF the can
yon were lined with hidden Villista
who poured a steady fire into the rank
of the CarranzistaS as they attcmpte,
10 retreat
Take Supply Trains.
This force, said the report, made a
attack from the rear securing contro
of the railroad and capturing all q
DUMAS supply trains
General Funston transmitted Genera
Bells report to Washington withou
delay
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Russian Losses i,75o,552.

Total casualties in the Russian army
since June are placed at 1859 $50 in
figures given out today BY a semi,oi-
iicial news agency in Berlin, declared
to have been taken from the latest re-
ports of the Russian central iden,iiica-
ton bureau at kiey
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-25
Vulcan Pass Taken.

Berlin also announces today this
capture by General Won Falkenhayn's
army of Vulcan pass on the Transyl-
vanian front Bucharest comedies that
a further retirement ~ OF Rumanian
forces on the TranSylvanian front has
been made, the forces near Predeal and
kimpolung being forced to fall back
little.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
CAUGHT WITH BOMB.
Italian Placed Under Arrest on
 Brooklyn Bridge.

New York, Jan. 21-A man carry ing a suit case containing what the police declare was a bomb of great ex- plosiVe power was arrested last night in the midst of a throng of several hundred persons on the main prome- made of the Brooklyn bridge by de- tectives attached to the "bomb squad" He was taken into custody after he bad been trailed for several minutes through the archways of the munich pal building near the bridge.
 At police headquarters the prisoner said his name was Michele Grasiano and gave his age as 32 years. Two hours after his arrest, Leonardo di Nizeo, 37 years old, also was arrested Each is charged with having in his possession a bomb with intent to de- stroy life and property.
 After an examination of the suit case, Captain Tunney of the "bomb squad" declared he was convinced it was similar to remnants of suit cases found after the bomb explosions at police headquarters and St. Patrick s Cathedral. A comparison will be made by experts
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
KAISER REVIEWS HIS
 TROOPS IN BELGRADE
German Emperor Thanks and Praises Soldiers and Personally Delivers
 Iron Crosses

Berlin, Jan. 21.-UnGer the heading German Emperor in Belgrade" the Overseas News Agency yesterday gave out the following dispatch:
 'Since the days of Barbarossa who. on a crusade to the Holy Land passed in review more than 100000 German knights in Belgrade, no Ger man emperor set foot in Belgrade's citadel until today, when the German emperor arrived there. The weather was splendid and his majesty was greeted by an Austro- Hungarian com- pany of honor and by the strains of military music and the booming of cannon.
 The emperor inspected the new railroad bridge and then, among the festively clad population who freely moved about, rode to the excursion resort of Kalimegdan.
 The emperor, later, passed in re- view the German troops who effect ed a passage of the Danube. He ad- dressed the soldiers, thanking and praising them for their extraordinary exploits and personally delivered iron crosses to the men,"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
RUSSIANS ENGAGED
 IN HAND ENCOUNTER
Launch Violent Attacks Against Aus tro-Hungarians Along Bessar-
 abian Frontier.

London, Jan. 21-Violent attacks by the Russians, with strongly rein- forced armies, are being launched against the Austro- -Hungarians along the Bessarabian frontier. That the renewal of the offensive here is Of a sanguinary character is indicated by the Austrian official report, which says that betkeen Toporoutz and Boy an the Russians at several places succeeded in entering the trenches of the Teutons and engaged the deferd- CTS in hand-to-hand encounters.
 Northeast of Czernowitz, the Rus sians claim to have captured an Aus trian sector and to have repulsed five desperate counter attacks. The Rus sian official communication tells of a raid on the Black Sea by Russian torpedo boats, 163 sailing vessels be- ing destroyed along the Anatolian coast.
 In the Caucasus the Turks, accord ing to Petrograd, were thrown from their positions in the center of the long front. suffering heavy losses.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
JOINT CONFERENCE
 TO FIX WAGE SCALE
Miners and Operators to Hold Meeting in New York
 on February 10.
on February 10

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 21.-The forces in the United Mine Workers of America who sought to have an in- vestigation made of the financial af- fairs of that organization were routed yesterday, when, by a viva voce vote in which few dissenting voices were heard, the miners convention defeat ed the resolution providing for 0 committee of three to look into the affairs of the association. The vote of confidence in the administration of President John P. White came after eight hours of oratory in which charges and counter charges were hurled back and forth.
 After the fight was over, the cou- vention settled down to the consider ations and. late in the day, President White made report on the wage scale situation. He announced that a joint conference of anthracite oD- orators and miners, will be held in New York on February 10.
 MT. White favors the miners in both the bituminous and anthracite fields remaining at work after their agreements expire March 31, provid- ed negotiations are still under way for the drawing up of new contracts. The miners leader told the delegates that the conferences in Mobile and New York will be the two most i'm portant that have been held in the mining industry in years.
 The joint conference of anthra cite miners and operators in New York will endeavor to draw up a contrat that will affect more than 100000 workers.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
HANGS CHILDREN AND SELF.

Lyons, N. Y, Jan. 21.-Mrs. Ed win Payne, 36 years old, hanged her four-year old daughter, her two-year old son, and herself with three Sep arate pieces Of clothes line attached to a hook in the ceiling of the liv- ing room of the family home in the Hamlet AIloway, three miles south of here, yesterday afternoon. Mir Payne found the bodies of his wife and two children when he returned home from work last night. He told the coroner his wife had been acting strangely for the past few days.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
P(JLLAR 6 NIVEN
MRS. WILSON TO GO
 WEST WITH HUSBAND
Will Accompany President on Trip to Lay His National Defense Pro-
 gram Before Country.

Washington, Jan. 1.-President Wilson plans to speak in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Des Moines and Dav- enport on the first trip he will take to lay his national defense program before the country. He expects to leave Washington January 2S and re- main away one week.
 In addition to the cities selected for formal addresses, the President will deliver a number of short speeches from the train. Although none of the preparedness addresses will be writ ten out in advance he will begin work next week shaping the ideas he de- sires to present to the public.
 Mrs. Wilson is expected to accom- pany her husband on the trip, and Secretary Tumulty also will be in the party. ,. -, .s '
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
HOUSE ON WAY TO PARIS.
Wilson's Representative and Wife to
 Visit Berlin and Vienna.

Paris, Jan. 20, 1920 D. m.-Col. F.. M. House, accompanied by his wife, Is proceeding by automobile from Boulogne to Paris and is expected here tonight or tom orrow morning. Col. and Mrs. House will be the guests of Wm. Graves Sharp, the American ambassador to France.
 According to present arrangements Col. House will leave here for Switzer- land on Sunday, presumably to visit Berlin and Vienna. He is to return Tn two or three weeks and then meet the important personages of the French government. The French press is manifesting much interest in his mission.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
SCANDINAVIANS OF
 FORD PARTY HOME
Detained For Nearly week By German Military Authorities Who Refused
 Permission to Cross Germany.

The Hague, Jan. 20. Delayed)-Af- ter being detained for nearly a week by the German military authorities who had refused them permission to cross Germany, thirty-three Scandina- vian members of the Ford peace eX- petition reached their homes today, it is announced here. It is added that their detention, besides being extreme ly annoying to all the Scandinavians, caused particular hardship to several who had duties to perform at home Carl Lindhagen mayor of Stockh olm and senior member of the Swedish parliament, was forced to miss five of the only six days in the year during which he may introduce bills in the Swedish parliament. MT. Bergman of Stockholm was forced to miss an inn portant series of lectures at the Uni versity. Mrs. Elizabeth Waern Bugge who had just been appointed to a re- sponsible position, was unable to be- gin her duties. Secretary Bondo Of the Danish delegation was needed for a position recently conferred upon him in Iceland and now sees his position jeopardized by his inability to obey a call from the government.
 The American members and alter mates of the neutral conference, who lad their preparations fer departure made several days ago and had been awaiting a ruling by the German au- thorities. were informed today that they will be permitted to pass through German territory in a sealed car on their way to Stockholm. They will leave here at noon on January 21.
 The Scandinavian electing commit tees have nominated their candidates and anernates for membership of the neutral conference and the dutch con- mittee will make their appointments on January 21.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
AUTO COMPANIES SUED,

Austin, Tex, Jan. 21.-Anti-trust suits were filed yesterday in district court for the state against the Ca dillac Motor Car Company of De- troit, the Houston Motor Car Com pany of Houston, the Munger Auto mobile Company of Dallas, the Olds Motor Works of ansing, Mich. and Turney & Davis of Dallas, for a per petual injunction to restrain these companies from carrying out certain alleged illegal contracts for the sale of automobiles and accessories.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
FOOT BATH FATAL.

Port Jefferson, N. Y, Jan. 21.- Frederick Purdick, 47 years prominent here as business IT was electrocuted yesterday at home while taking 8 foot bath i metallic tub. He had one foot in tub, which was half filled with wa when his head came in contyct V an electric light fixture. The ciri which was established caused death
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
ARSENAL STRIKE PROBABLE.

Watertown, Mass, Jan. 21-A strike by machinists employed at the gov ernment arsenal here is said by rep resentatives of the men to be prob able unless an advance in wages is granted. Telegrams setting forth their grievances were sent to members of congress yesterday by Maurice w. Bowen, a representative of the ma chinists union. Bowen said that in d recent adjustment of wages by the ordnance department only thirty-two of the 190 machinists at the arsenal received an increase in pay.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
EASTBAND PROBE.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 21.- Federal lawyers yesterday failed to obtain from witnesses admissions that Inc steamer Eastland, which capsized with great loss of life in Chicago harbor last July, was unseaworthy. Efforts in this direction were made Tn United States district court. here, Where the question of jurisdiction will be determined in the cases against six Michigan men under indictment in connection with the disaster Captain Nels B. Nelson, supervising inspector For the district of Cleveland, was the principal witness.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
PETITION FOR REHEARING

Washington, Jan. 21.-Petition for rehearing of the western advance frelSht rate case so far as rates on agrlculture implements are concerned was Tiled today with the interstate commerce commission by representa-. t1Ves of manufacturers in the middle west. Their main contention is that the railroads did not offer sufficient evidence to justify the increases au- thorized hy the commission. The in crease granted ranged from one half cent to two cents per hundred pounds
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
TO TAKE UP MILITARY DRILLS.

Hanover, N. H., Jan. 21.-Six hun dred Dartm outh College students at a mass meeting last night formed an organization to take up military drills and studies. Captain G. w. Stuart of the regular army, who is detailed by the war department as instructor and inspector for the New Hampshire National Guard, will take charge of the course. Drills are expected to be- gin after the mid-year examinations early in February.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
ITALY TO FIGHT FOR VICTORY.

Florence, Italy, Jan. 19, D. m.-In an address delivered here, Antonio Salandra, the Italian premier, said: We thought this would be short and easy was but it has become a long and a hard one. We had thought that all the hardships would be of 8 military character, but we find it difficult even behind the front to keep on fighting. However, we are going to do it and we shall perserve until victory is won"