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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
PICKET IS F|NED;
TEST CASE GOES
TO HIGHER COURT
Scene Of Local Theater War
Shifts to State Tribunal
$40 FINE IS ASSESSED
Strikers Fail to Get Action in
Lower Courts,

All the ritual OF court oi appeals
was conducted in police court this
morning when Mrs Evah Sweiuer was
tried on charge of violating the anti
picketing ordinance passed Tuesday by
the city commissioners Al the conclu-
sion OF taking OF testimony, arguments
of counsel and denurrers, she was CON
yctcd, fined $40 aud costs and sent to
tho matron's department pending re-
lease on bond made IN tho district
court.
Hearing This Afternoon.
Application for a writ OF hahcas
corpus will be presented 10 the GRIM
inal court OF appeals AT } o'clock this
afternoon by Attorney L. J. Giddlngs
representing the strikers
After having failed to secure early
action on the petition by any OF the
local courts. Mr. GiddingS accompa
nicd by Ollie = Wilson secretary OF
. the state federation oi labor, informal.
" presented the matter to Presiding
Judge Thomas II DOYLE and requested
that that court hear the petition.
Important Case.
we have tried to get action on thi,
petition in the lower courts bu, without
success and lnasmuch as a vital ques
ton is involved we want 10 present il
10 this court" Mr. Giddings told Judge
DOYLE.
Mrs. Sweitters is the test case b,
which the city will cndeayer to hold
up the anti -plcketlng ordinance and
the strikers and labor unions will en-
deavor to break it in the higher courts
+. ] Giddings, counsel ior the thea
ter strikers, declared that the city com
missioners had attempted TO repea
state laws and the Clayton an,i-uus
act inpassing the anti.pick-,ing ordi
nance. He declared that such an ordi
nance, il upheld, would strike a deatf
blow at unions as pieketing was thei'
only peaceful method OF fighting II
strikes.
Courtroom Crowded.
Mrs Sweitzer was arraigned III mu
nipical cour. before a crowd that filled
the courtroom Lawyers. police Off
GERS, strikers, members OF labor unions
and state labor leaders were there.
After entering a plea oi not guilt
for Mrs. Swcl,lcr, counsel objected tC
the charge on the ground tha; the com
(Coutipued on Pare TwoD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
FRIENDS ALMOST
MOB PRESIDENT
ON TRIP West
Good Natured Dayton Crowd
Tries to Shake Hands,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct l2-On
his second middle western trip of the
campaign, President Wilson came to
Indianapolis today to speak to farm
ers and good roads advocates. lie ar
rived here at II 80 o'clock. faced a
strenuous program which promised TO
keep him busy every minute until his
departure at S.45 o'clock this after
noon. At the railroad station and along
the streets cheers greeted him.
Cheered on Way West.
President Wilson was greeted by
crowds Of cheering people at Dayton,
Ohio, and Richmond, Ind, as he passed
through this morning. He refused to
make political speeches, but at Day
ton declared IL did his heart good to
receive such welcome.
Almost Mobbed.
Leaning over the observation PLATFORM
OF his private car at Dayton, the
president was almost mobbed by a good
natured crowd Of several thousand per
sons who sought to shake hands with
him. Sometimes four or five persons
had hold Of each. OF his hands a,
one time In the usual shouts from the
crowd the railway eight-hour law was
most frequently mentioned.
Speaks to Farmers.
The first speech by the president was
to be delivered before good roads
meeting al the state fair grounds fol
lowing the parade Another speech to
farmers was TO follow Immediately. Al
both meetings the president was plan.
ming to speak extemporaneously. AZ.
ter the second speech he was TO hurry tc
his private car TO begin his trip back
! to Long Branch, N, ].
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
BANK .cLEARINes FOR
week $e,s7e,717

Oklahoma City bank clearings Tor the
week ending at noon today were 1910.
7l770. abou, SSI 600 less than the record
clcarings of $70S00O0 Tor the past week
and Sj.ols7l770 greater than the clear
ings Of S]05S,OOO for the corresponding
week in 1915. an increase OF l28 percent,
This was the report made by Mana
ger Wunderlich OF the Oklahoma City
Clearing House association. The fac,
that the present time is midway between
fall and winter buying is assigned by
local bankers for the slight decrease
Next weeks clearings, il is thought
will again bring Oklahoma City into
the Sl,OO0OO0 day class.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Less Than Half Inch
of Rain Fell Here

Although Oklahoma Cityans who
were forced to be on the streets this
morning during intermittent showers
believed that a young cloudburst had
favored the city with its presence, in
struments at the local weather observa-
tory recorded only 40 inch of rain
up to noon today,
Until the time the rain ncgan at o
o'clock the thermometer had been stead
ily rising. but at 10 o'clock the mimi
mum temperature in twen,y-iout hours
was reached--SS degrees
The weather bureau predicts cooler
weather for tonight and Friday, with
cloudy skies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Epworth Case to
Rehearing Today

The Epwor,h case will be reopened
in Judge Clarke's court this afternoon
for the admission of new testimony rel
ativc to the financial condition OF Ep-
worth university in this city before 1t
was closed in l9ll.
The first hearing OF the case in which,
the Methods, church, south, and the
University Land Development company
arc striving for possession of the val
liable university property III this city
occupied ten days in Judge Clarke
court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
DEATH OF WOMAN
FAILS TO HALT
BAY0NNE war
Street Approaching Oil Plants
Like Armed Camp,

BAYONNE, n. J., Oct. L. -- The
streets approaching the Constable Hook
section OF this city resembled today
an armed camp. Thousands of strik-
erS from the plants Of the Standard
Oil company, Tidewater Oil company,
Vacuum Oil company, Pacific Coast
Borax company and the General Chem
ica company maintained dead line
across the approaches to those plants
Police Hold Fort.
Inside this line between the strik.
ers and the oil plants nearly 100 police
men were stationed in fire engine
house guarding the plants from attack
while few other policemen and sew
en,y.five deputy sheriffs held posses
sion OF the main police headquarters
No End to Labor War.
There was no sign OF cessation ot
the labor war which caused the clash
Wednesday of police and strikers in
which one woman spectator was shot
and killed and fifteen or twenty suik.
ers were wounded. This fight took
place, according to the police, when
the strikers in,eriered with iiremen
who were trying to fight a blare,
Police Move In Groups.
About 1900 men have quit work II
various plants and virtually have be
seiged the police in headquarters ant
fire stations. The poHce were abl,
to move abou, the city only in groups
generally making sallies in automobile
and returning Immediately to suppress
minor outbreaks
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Three Arrested !
as Train Thieves

CLEVELAND. Oct i2--Three pr.
sons under arrest here on suspicion Of
being members Of an organized bsnd
OF sleeping car robbers which has been
operating around Cleveland, Chicago
and st. LOU, for three years, were
turned over to federal authorities TO.
day on charges Of violating the inter.
state commerce act. Search 10 btIng
made for the leader oi the gang, vho
10 said 10 have been . prominent mem
ber OF the famous Apeehes oi Pssia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Open Discussion
of U-Boats Vetoed

BERLIN, Oct ll--(Nia .Sayville,
Oct, l2O-ln the reichstag today Major
Ernst BasSermann, leader of the Ma
tional Liberals, read written report
saying the budget committee was un-
able TO reach decision on the sub b.
marine question, but had voted "A to !
against discussion Of the subject in
open session.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
DEPOT COMMITTEE TO
MEET THIS AFTERNOON

Members OF the citizens committee
appointed to investigate tentative plans
Of the Rock Island and friSco rail-.
roads for a new union station in Ok-
lahoma City will meet this afternooa
a, 4 o'clock in the Lee -Huckins hotel
with Joseph Huckins jr., chairman 81
the committee What would be discussed
a, tbs meeting was unknown THE
morning TO Mr.. Huckins.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
WILSON'S CAR ALMOST
RUnS DOWN SEVERAL

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. l2-Thc
train to which President Wilson's car
was attached, backed ivo a crowd here
and several persons nearly were caugh,
under the presidents car. John o
Slye, secret service man, pulled one
woman out OF the way Just in time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
ALL DESTROYERS
TO PATROL COAST
AGAINST U-b0ATS
Navy to Employ Whole Force
of Small Craft
NO KlNGST0NIAN WAS SUNK
Rear Admiral GIeaveS Decides
Report a Mistake,

WASHINGTON, Oct l2-Whlle no
immediate steps are in contemplation
for the actual establishment of naval
neutrality patrol along the Atlantic
coast as a result OF the German sub
marine raid, the navy department has
completed definite plan TO be put into
operation If the campaign continues.
Patrol by Destroyers
The entire destroyer force. active
and. reserve, assisted by light cruisers,
navy tugs and other auxiliary craft,
will be employed to protect American
territorial waters and also to prevent
the establishment OF any oommunica
tion with shore radio stations and ou =
bound craft
Situation Clears Up.
The whole submarine question, both
as to the raid off the New England
coast, and the broader question OF agi-
tation in Germany for a ruthless re-
sumption OF the -Natiarc shows signs
IN officlA quartCsAgof having practical
ly clearN up
May Establish Precedent.
Government officials today were pom
dering the question OF whether the
United States shall acknowledge the
raid OF the German war submarine
U.s. on allied shipping off Nantucket
last Sunday as legal The problem
was considered OF great importance no,
only in its relation to that particular
raid, but because of the probability
that it will establish a precedent al
fecting possible future submarine for.
ages OF similar nature.
No Kinsstonisn Sunk.
Rear Admiral Gleaves, commandn,
the Atlantic destroyer flotilla, reporte'
today his personal belief that no steam
er kingstonian was sunk by the Ger
man submarine during its operations OF
Nantucket lightship. After several day.
search the destroyer force has found n
evidence that ship of that name wa
inethe vicinity and il Admiral Gleave,
theory IS correct, only five ships wer
sunk.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Cooler Tonight
Is Prediction

LEGAL Foreoast-Partly cloudy and
sorewhst cooler weather tonight and
Friday.
state Forscsst--roniuht falrj cooler,
except In southess, portiori Friday sslr,
colder.
KANsAS-Unsct tied; cooler tomorrow.
ARKANSAS --- Unsettled. somewhat [
warmer. Friday unsettled, colder,
WEST TEXAS-Fair and colder, Fri.
day fa,rs colder.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
More Ttoopa 10 Rordef.

DENVER, Col, Oct z. = Three
troops Of cavalry, A, II and c. Colorado
National guard, left for the Mexican
border last night.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
Forty Thousand at
Braves Field to
Cheer Favorites

Crowd Begins to Gather Early and Car
Lines Are Taxed With Boston Crowd
Hopeful That Today's Game Would Be
Final One of Series - Bright Sun.
Struggles Against Chill Wind.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12

right; Above. Daniel president of the Baltimore
railroad and Howard T. Coffin chairman
Of
Federation Labor. and Jufus Ros.n~ald Chicago
Thetc men have been appointed President Wilson members advisory
commission
he
become rayng for civic bSdies working the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-12
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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26
ABOUT ADVERTISING
(Fourth Estate ,

(Fourth Estate)
 Space and copies of his paper go to make up the newspaper mans entire stock in trade These two are all that he has to offer for sale to the public and no one has as yet given any sort of satisfactory reason why he should ever be asked by anyone to donate them.
 One thing newspaper people will never be able to understand is why any person will walk into newspaper office and make himself or herself an object of charity and insist upon what they would disdan to ask for in any other shop or place of busi- ness in the town. The principle is the same in the newspaper office as in the dry goods store and what a great many people need is to recognize 1t as the same and get off the newspaper list
 Advertising space in the newspapers is for sale, not to give away. It has a certain value in itself that makes it worth money. Copies of the newspaper are for sab not to give away, If they are worth having they are worth the exceeding small price asked for them
 The public or at least a large portion of it, has some very erroneous ideas about these matters and it is but just to the newspaper folk that their ideas be cor rected in accordance with the same bus- ness principles that prevail in all other business establishments.
 In vast majority of cases this gener ous charity on the part of the newspapers is blissfuIly taken for granted and the papers iiberality is gbused That which is purely favor is accepted as 9 matter of course, and what shouI be requests are couched as demands.
 When the courtesy has been performed there is rarely appreciation, and more often dissatisfaction generally silence.
 The result in many towns and ,ites i, that ban has been put upon ali free publicity, no matter what its object -evrn upon church notices In these cities such fayors as the press hestows are properly appreciated and valued.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26
INCIDENT IN CAREER OF
 LATE GENERAL LLUERTA

Euerta was barely 8 when tlis in cident occurred One afternoon, while he was riding with an escort of but three men through mountain pass in the vicinity of his station, six or seven masked men stepped from the roadside and covered his little party Naturally, they threw up their hands
 The highwaymen proved to b@ 11e,Nhe1 of the band of Flores Zega7a, th4 han".- who kept the community Cn the faatl C odse. Il was lis habit to desce,.d On n" towns &l"ng the coast and low tel N!.1E ever hunger CT caprice iinpclled hiD. t. d.. 50. F@erta seen stood in front of ZeeaTa , iut. cn adobe dwelling, much dilapi ia!e1, .ar up tie mountain.
 There Zagaza made the proposition which yae not at Ill unusual in Mexico then and vhch, in fact, is quite the vogue today. He proposed that Huerta Shou!l keep hin. informed as to the days when the military force woUli be marching in a direction op- 1o>ite from the town.
 On such days Zegaza would make it a point to call with his followers and col .ect from the natives such money and clothes and food end wine and tobacco as had accumulated since the last visit
 Zegaza was not at all surprised to have Huerta accept his proposition to receive in return fer the promised information share of whatever loot feh to the bandits This vas to be left for the soldiers al an ap- pointed place.
 Ten days later Huerta sent word to Ze- gaza that he would be away from the station on the following Thursday.
 Promptly on Thursday the bandits rode into Matanzas, confident there would be no opposition except from the sporadic storcEeeyers As they turned into the main street., Gischarging their revolvers to fl:h;en everyone away, squad of I"er.a's soldiers closed in cn their rear and another squad appeared in their front. Iiucrta lad d0uhla-crossed the bandit
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26

pahes apparently with the Boers Germany also furnished munitions of war to Spain during the Spanish American Sweden furnishing munitions of Germany during
 this war thought of questioning the right of these neutral nations to furnish materials a beigerent. =
 Those persons who in this country are urging an embargo on munitions of war; ostensibly in the in- terests of one or the other of the begerents are ac
 con1plishing nothing more than the harassng of the administration. They not acting the part of neu- haIs, and it is not neutral policy which they advo- cate. Those valiant spirits who have engaged in the destruction of manufacturing plants in this country are committing an act of warfare against neutral country; and furthermore those acts have been of- GcialIy repudated by the governments in whose in- lerest they are supposed to have been undertaken.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26

discussing the announcement of the Presidents months this newspaper spoke of the absorbing interest which then approaching nupa would and mentioned that Seattle correspondent had informed of the purchase of the engagement ring The price of the nke not given at that time but confident would be n0unccd due And here the "news" contained "speca Outside of December 20 President bought his New York; for which he paid the exceedingly high $950 For proof of which statement consult of the positive elderly gossps who know everything in this great city, All Of which prove that the American people all the and the newspapers prepared furnish them with what they desire
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26
ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION

Elsewhere in this issue of The Pioneer we print
 digest of Delegate Wickershams bill to provide an Alaska administrative commission, 10 establish commission form of government Tn the adnmsua-
 ton of national affairs in Alaska. and for other pur- poses' The measure follows closely the lines made familiar by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane during the past two years and if anything, goes step farther To those who have followed the dis cussons of the plan, and who can put aside petty political schemes in favor of the terrtorys best n tcrests the proposed law will appeal step in the dn cotton of common-sense administration Of the federal interests in this territory. That there per naps little chance for the bill in its present form to become law may be true, because of the tact that such immense interests are concerned m It. he Cshng industry alone, which Tn 1914 prodlced n Alaska the sum of $21 ,242,975, will be much con- cerned feeling that this immense industry IS not poying its share of the expense ot government ID Alaska and il,e momentous question ot conserving t;:e supply of fish, may we'll be calculated to arouse controversy and 1t IS not at all unlikely that there .yiIl be bitter fight against transferring the admin lstration of the laws governing the industry to the proposed commssion who may be expected to be more interested in the needs and rights of the terri tory than the department heads at Washington.
 There has been disposition on the part of the opponents of the development board, as Secre- tary Lane has designated it, to make it appear that sn attempt was being made to foist commission form of government on Alaska. This objection is efectually disposed of ii Section 3 of the act which explicitly denies to the proposed commission any power, authority, control jurisdiction over the political or internal affairs of the territory of Alaska, nor to grant to sad commission any legs- Iotve power or authority Another objection that will be urged will be that but two of the members Of the commission must be bona fde residents of the territory" But when 1t IS remembered that its ac- rivites are confined entirely to the administration of federal affairs, this objection will not be sustained
 In his annual report, Secretary Lane made the fol- lowing observations concerning Alaska, which have bearing on the proposed law:
 would thing surrender these local control disposal for those who have lived know how the temptation water front and sites forests and other exceptional those who offering large quick improvement Yet this should drive policy that makes slow acnist q
 This confusion administrative action in Alaska is we'll known have tried currency that might hasten the establishment of method of coordnaed control of Alaskan affairs primarily the hands of resident but touch with end responsive the wish of and the President through of the departments That land has mys charm pull which affects all who and those who know only indirectly of largenes grandeur and nic
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26

Even though may be unable agree with Theodore ooe vel many public questions and particularly with his of discussing them. there subject upon which all Americans will find little fault with him, and that is his Amercanis. The American citizen may not display h love and American institutions GemonstratiyC manner but al times he is ready applaud the who does Recent of Roosevelt which will be received eray with approval follows "Ihe who loves other nations much he does his country stands par with the who loves other he does his wife, "iEe professors every form of hyphenaed Amansm thor oughy foes of this country they dwe without borders and made active against it.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-02-26

Tt has not been the limitations of the organic act but the efforts of the federal officials Alaska hamper prevent the enforcement of the laws passed by the legislature seeking
 thereby dscred the legislative assembly, organic get and Delegate Wckeham that has proven the greatest hndr;nce effective legislation in this territory the Fairbanks News Miner And making due allowance partisan hip ilyet there Is much of truth in the statement.