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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
TAFT TALKS ON PEACE
LEAGUE AT TOPEKA

KANSAS CITY Dec. l5--An add
dress ON peace enforcement at Topeka.
Kan, was ON the program OF Former
President William II. Taft, head OF the
American branch OF the League to En-
force Peace, prior to his expected visit
in Kansas City to address the local or
panlfation of the league at a dinner to-
night Mr.. Taft will use for his SUBJ
ject tonight rs it Practical"
On the program with him is George
Sherwood Eddy, an international officer
Of the Y. NJ {. A. recently returned
from European war fronts, who will
speak on The War Its Challenge to
America"
The local Yale Alumni association
has planned to gree, Mr. Taft in num-
bers Mr. Taft now occupies the chair
ut international law at Yale university,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
7orpedoes Straining at Fastenings,
Leaking Gas and Pounding of Waves
Threatened Death for Crew of Diver

EUREKA Cal, Dec. lS.-The
submarine H.5 in which twenty
five enlisted men and two officers
of the United States navy were i'm
prisoned for hours yesterday while
she pounded disabled in the heavy
surf Of the beach near Eureka was
still intact as to the hull early to-
day {. far as could be seen from
the shore.
The sea was smoother during the
nigh, and hope was expressed that
with the aid OF the coas, guard cut
ter Mccullough, which left San
Francisco last night and should ar
rive here today, the stranded diver
would be pulled back into deep wa
ter. The crew of the H-j spent the
night on the U. S, S. Cheyenne. the
mother ship Of the III" flo,illa in
Eureka harbar while the HI and
H-2 which were accompanying the
H-J to San Diego from Puget
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Sound continued unconvoyed to
San Francisco.
Werner Sweins. coas, guardsman
of the Eureka life. saving station,
loomed up today as the hero Of the
rescue. While the navy men were
still bottled up in the diver a coas,
guard cutter with eigh, men pulled
alongside with lead line for a
bfeeches buoy, When the cutter
was dashed away by a giant wave,
Sweins leaped aboard the diver and
made fast the line.
Washed overheard, he clasped a
Struggling line and hauled himself
TO safety only TO be forced to re-
peat his life or death struggle a
moment later. The coming tower
hatch was opened TO him when the
men inside became aware of his
presence through his lusy kicks
and q little later Sweins and mem
bers Of the crew were able TO haul the
buoy tackle aboard. The H-J once
bsiore piled up OH the California
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
"a PERCENT OF u. S.
POPULATION IN SCHOOL

WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-Twenty.
three and half million persons, or
about "a percent of the countrys pop
ulation, were enrolled in educational
institutions of various sorts in the
United States during 1916, according
to statistics collected by the bureau OF
education and made public yesterday.
The percentage of the population in
schools in Great Britain, according to
the bureaus figures, is only 10. in
France only II, in Germany 20 and in
Russia only about 4
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Population Jumps to 92,231
During 1916, an Increase of
4,000i Permits Show Great
Building Activity,
ClEARINGS $4,000, 900
Postal Receipts Near $780,
900 Mark Bank Deposits
$35,000,000; Stock Yards
Do Record Business,

Records were rade-and broken art
rcbrokcn-durng the twelve months d
1910 which are about to come to a close
Never has Oklahoma City been NOR,
prosperous or seen more progress thar
in that period
Greater Prosperity Indicated.
But local business men political lead
erS--and public and private records -.
are unanimous IN forecasting ever
greater thing, for Oklahoma City in tn,
year about to come than transpired IL
the present one
First and perhaps most important OF
all things which show Oklahoma City.
progress during 1910, is the annual cen,
sus completed Just recently 1t showed
the present population Of Oklahoma
City to be 92,2jl, as compared with 88,-
0OO at the corresponding time in 1915
an increase OF 1000
Building Active.
In addition, the postal census estab-
lished the fact that building operations
are keeping pace with growth in popu-
lation. The large figures following are
those for 1910 and the smaller those for
the preceding year
Occupied residences l0097, 97S2
apartment houses 7j4, 648; rooming
houses, 9lS, 677; retail storerooms
1850, l.Wo; warehouses. 60, 40; fac
tories 384, no; churches "a, 68; schools
81, AZ; total buildings in city l4.DS,
1898, residences under construction
102, 6l business houses under construc-
tion Z 7; apartment houses under con-
'truetion S. O.. c.
Permits Show Expansion.
The growth in number and value of
building permits issued by the city is
another accurate indication OF Okla
homa City's expansion during the year.
For 1912. permits were issued for build
ings valued at 1896 246; 1913, $l74,-
727.sO; 1914, Sl,972,441 (ncluding the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
WOMAN SLAYER OF MAN
IS RELEASED ON BOND

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. IS
Mrs. Ora Eiiie Brown, who shot and
killed George L. Thayer n local
restaurant yesterday by firing five
shots into his body, was released to-
night on a $500 bond
"When get cup of coffee and a
couple of doughnuts I'll be all right
the defendant said, as she lei, the
rniirf room
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

Wheat and war stocks crashed down
ward again today in Chicago and New
York, the gram staple declining more
than 10 cents a buShel within an hour
after the market opened. May wheat
touched SlS5'l on the closing out Of
margins which had been completely
swallowed As compared with a month
ago prices were down more than IS
cents bushel on December deliveries
and ~ cents lower than when Berlin
announced the peace offer. Waves OF
selling occurred every few minutes.
Statement OF Embassy.
The statement OF the German en-
bassy that universal disarmament,
would be one of IRE most important
subjects to be discussed at any peace
parley, coupled with the extreme weak
ness in the New York stock market
were responsible for the panic of trad
ers today
The stock market experienced an
other session of violence today credited
to continued apprehension over the ei-
feet OF possible peace on the earnings
OF munition factories and kindred con-
Germs which have profited by the war.
Three TO Twelve Points.
Farther losses in the stocks of these
companies ranged from ) to II points
under yesterdays lowest quotations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
MOTHER SAVES
LIFE OF CHILD
BY QUICK WORK
Mrs, A, [, Funk'S Daughter
Is Badly Burned,

Cynthia, 2-year- old daughter OF A.
L. Funk and wife, 7lQ North Kelly
avenue, was badly burned about the
hands and face when her dress was
ignited by gas stove this morning at
10 o'clock
Quick action by the mother in smo,h-
ering the flames with her dress prob
ably prevented the child's being fatally
burned An alarm was sent to the
central fire station. When firemen ar
rived Mrs. Funk was giving the little
girl first aid treatment, pending the
coming OF the doctor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
GOOSE MEAT PROVES
COSTLY FOR THIS MAN

Goose meat at s3Is cents a pound.
How's that for high That's what "a
pound bird cost B. w Tull, a painter
Tull had the goose, the property ot /.
r. Lawson, former police patrol driver,
tucked under his arm when Patrolman
Youngblood ran across him on South
Broadway early today.
Tull claimed to have purchased the
fowl from a negro for Is cents Judge
Splitter didn't believe Tull's story in the
court this morning, fined him $40, add
ing a five-day Jail sentence. Tull is al
lowed 81 a day while in jail.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
AUSTR0 DIPLOMAT
IS GRANTED SAFE
CONDUCT TO U. S.
American Representations Are
Successful

LONDON, Dec. lS.-The entente
powers have decided to grant safe con-
duct to Count Tarnowski Won Tarnow,
recently appointed Austro- Hungarian
ambassador to the United States
The foreign office made this an
nouncement today, saying the entente
had decided TO grant the safe conduct
IN consideration of the representations
made by the American government,
American Ambassador Page has been
notified.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
HOUSE SEATS PROPOSED
FOR FORMER PRESIDENTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. lS,-Former
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt and all
other future presidents of the United
States after their terms expire would
be given seat in the house of repre-
sentatives without vote at a salary OF
$4,000 yearly by a bill introduced to.
day by Representative Moore of Penn
sylvania. Candidacy for any political
office would automatically bar such men
from membership in the house.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
RECRUITING EXCEEDS
ARMY EXPECTATIONS

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-Recruit.
ing for the regular army has exceeded
the expectations of the war department
the house military committee was told
today by AdjWani Gensral Mccain. and
on October n, the enlisted strength was
only 10000 less than authorized Gen.
etal Mccain believes the army will bs
filled up completely by July and that
Il will be possible also TO recruit the
1918 increase provided by the national
defense act, Recruiting last year vas
the most difficult In the experience q
the war department.. General NcCAta
said. because Of high valN 60
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Negro's Head Turns
Three Lead Balls

VALPARAISO. Ind, Dec. IS
Three bullets fired by Edward Breck.
ner. watchman, at Charles Jackson,
negro, last night, at Kouts, glanced al
most harmlessly off Jackson's head.
Two other bullets went wild Jackson
is now held in Jail on a charge of at
tempted murder for slashing Jim John.
son, negro, with a razor. Jackson
turned on Breckner, night watohman
for the Robert Grace Construction
company. who opened fire. Jackson
fled and was arrested by Constable
Ralph Knoll.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
hUNGARlANS WILL
DEMAND PEACE TERMS

AMSTERDAM, Dec. lS-The Buda-
pest newspaper Pesti Hailip says that
the new Hungarian independent party
led by Count Michael karolyi will de-
mand that announcement be made OF
the peace terms OF the central powers.
and that an Interpolation to that effect
will be introduced in the Hungarian
parliament
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
MARYLAND CAVALRY
TO Be MUSTERED OUT

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. Is
Troop A Maryland cavalry passed
through here this morning from Eagle
Pass to Pikeville, Md, where il will
be mustered out of the federal service.
Movements Of other state troops or
dered home from border points are in
progress Headquarters of the New
York division left the Brownsville dis
trict Yesterday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
HEALTH OF PREMIER
LLOYD GEORGE IMPROVED

LONDON, Dec. lS.-premier Lloyd
George was much better this morning.
He has every expectation OF being able
to go before the house of commons on
Tuesday In the meantime he will re-
main indoors.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Armstice Possible
for Christmas Week

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls-An armi,.
tlee in the great European war over
Christmas, with the enormou. armie.
lined up before each other a. now but
with guns silenced, with the variou,
naval blookades in full effect but no
clashes between warning fleets, is de-
tCoutiRued on Pare rvol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
GREECE ACCEPTS ULTIMA PRESENTED BY ENTENTE ALLIES
Girl Touches
Match to Oil
Soaked Dress
University Of Texas Student
Burns Self 10 Death,

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. Is
The badly burned body OF Miss Julia
Rabc, post graduate student at the Uni
yersity of Texas, was found early this
morning near the home OF her brother
Rev, Charles NJ Rabe in West End
Miss Rabe had left the house some
time in the night, taking with her a
gallon OF kerosene This had been
used to satutate her clothing and a
heavy bedquilt she had wrapped about
her. A match had been applied and
The clothing completely burned from
her body
Miss Rabc was 38 years old and the
daughter OF Rev J A. G, Rabe OF this
city Her health had been bad.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
DEATHS OF AMERICANS
IN MEXICO CONFIRMED

Ell PASO, Texas, Dec. lS.-An
American who arrived here from Santa
Rosalia, Mex, brought confirmation Of
the killing OF DR.. {. II. Fisher at Santa
Rosalia, an unknown foreigner at Jim
inez and Howard Gray at Parral.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Danes Vote for
Sale of Islands

COPENHAGEN, Dec. lS.-The pie
biscite held yesterday on the question
of the sale of the Danish West Indies
to the United States resulted in 2S},-
OOO votes being cast in favor Of the
sale and $4,000 against such action.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Hot Time Author
Dies in California

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Dec l5-Jo-
Seph T Miles, author of the song
"Therell BE Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight" is dead here today.
Miles, veteran actor, was known
throughout the country as Joe Hayden
He was nearly 10 years old
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Mexican Rebels
Capture Puebla

Ell PASO, Texas. Dec, lS--Rebel
troops under command OF Jose lnet
Robles, an independent revoutionlst,
were reported here last night by a
local representative of the Robles move
ment to have captured the city OF Pueb-
Ia, southeast of Mexico City, on Decem-
Der 10. after six DAYS OF fighting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Blow Is Aimed
At Mail Order
Liquor Firms
House Committee Would Limit
Advertisements,

WASHINGTON, Dec. ls.-A bill
prohibiting the transmission of liquor
advertisements by mail to anyone ex-
eept licensed liquor dealers or agents
vas tavorably reported today by the
hqpse postoffice committee. Il Is
med at the so-called mail order IL
- business In dry territory.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Mercury Drops to
10 Above Zero Here

Local Foreoast--Fslr weather tor,ot,
ana saturdayi slightly warmer toniokt,
uress, W.
stste Forseast-Tonlpht faIr and s,,ob,.
W warmers saturday fair weather s'
KANSAS-Fair and warmer
ARKANSAS AND WEST TExAs
Fair, slightly warmer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
GERMANS TAKE
tow N OF BUzEU
FROM RUMANIANS
Railroad Junction on MoIda-
Wan Border,
RUSSIAN LINE THREATENED
Positions Reaching to Carpa-
thianS Endangered,

LONDON, Dec, l5.-The Greek
government has accepted the ulti-
matum presented by the entente al
lies, says a dispatch from Athens to
the Central News Agency.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
Associated Press War Summary.

Serious consequences not only for tho
kumanlanS but for the Russians are i'm
Piled in today'S announcement from
Berlin Of the capture OF the Rumanian
town OF Buzeu Military writers have
very largely assumed it to the Russo-
Rumanlan intention to make a dcfen-
sive line along the line Of the Buzeu
river running IN a general casterly di-
rectlon not far from the southern border
OF Moldaya, Rumanias northern
province.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
OF WHEAT
DROPS 20 CENTS
SINCE TUESDAY
ForV-Fiye Cents Down From
Month Ago,
WALL STREET WEAKENED
Quotations on Flour Lower at
Minneapolis,

MINNEAPOLIS Dec. lS-
Best grades of flour dropped IS
cents a barrel today. First pat
ents were quoted at 50, which is
$50 a barrel under figures OF
month ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15
South of River.

NNA' ~ 'N''Nis
The town OF Buzeu lies lust south %
the Buzeu river near the Moldavian
frontier mountains and the Danube, and
at the junction Of the railroads running
IRON Ploechti to the Danube at lbraila
and Galata northweStward toward the
Moldavian frontier
II the taking OF Buzeu as appears.
breaks this important defensive line, tho
whole Russian Rumanian line along tho
western Moldavian mountains seems
endangered by flanking Stress has
been laid by military commentators up
on the Importance Of this line to tho
Russians, as il has been pointed 10 rs
one necessary to be held If the Russian
front IN the southern Carpathians and
even Galicia was to be preserved
Would Open Bessarabia.
Moreover, il has been indicated. ,hs
falling back of the Russian front north
ward in Moldava, beyond the mouth II
the Danube at Galata, would open Bcs-
saraba TO possible invasion by the Tcu.
tonic armies
Berlin reports an abortive offensive
by the French in the VSdun region AZ
tackS made in attempts TO retain tho
positions lost by the French on Hill 30I,
west OF the Meuse were repulsed it IL
declared as were assaults on German
positions on Pepper ridge and near Fort
Douaumont east OF the river
Steps are be,ng taken by the entente
TO prevent the Greek government from
sending large forces into Thessaly
where they would be in a position to
constitute menace to the Macedonian
forces Of the allies. according to ad-
vices through Paris.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-15

tCsatinusd su Page Tws.)
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1916
A MAD WORLD.

If go forth and shoot a guy whose COWS have spoiled my field of rye to prison I must wend! they will not lot me be at large; they'll try me on a murder charge, and hang me in the end. No sympathy shall I re- ceive; no mourner at my grave will srieve, or weep some briny juice; they'll say, "He is a callous brute, who would a fellow mortal shoot, for such a slim excuse!" But if my rusty bword I swing and whoop for some -bewhiskered kind, can't commit a crime; the more I butcher, maim and slay, the more the folks around will say His actions ,are sublime;" do not need thin excuse to cook the other fellows goose; shoot him down on sight; I plug some white faced, beardless lad, rob some chil- dren of their dad and all do is right. It's murder if you guard your own, but if you guard threatened throne 1t loyalty becomes; so when you go a gent to wing, be sure to holler for a king and beat a few bass drums Wat Mason,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17
RUSH|N6 WORK ON
 F|DALC0 WHARF
Piledriver Crews Trying to Complete Wharf Before Return of Admi-
 ral Evans from Westward.

E. D. Reiter, manager of the Alas ka Mines Corporation, operating at Fidalgo bay, will visit the mines next Wednesday to see how the construc- Ition work on the wharf and ore bunk CTS is progressing. On her trip from Cordova last week the launch Sham. rock brought crew of four men to Fidalgo bay to assist in the work The men have been in the employ of the Copper River & Northwestern railroad for years and are reported as being the speediest piledriver crew in this section of Alaska.
 The approach to the wharf at Fi- dalgo will be four hundred and ten feet long, requiring one hundred and ninety piles to be driven. The wharf will be fifty by one hundred feet, and the work is being rushed in order that a shipment of one thousand tons of ore from the mine may be made to the Tacoma smelter, on the Admiral Evans when she returns from the westward.
 All the timber and materials for the wharf proper and approach are on the ground and the construction work is going forward at rapid pace. The crews have entered into the spirit of the enterprise of completing the work in order that the shipments of ore may be made as arranged several weeks ago.
 The shipment of copper ores, which was taken from the tunnels during work, is expected to av- craze ten per cent copper.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17
MUCH ACTIVITY AMONG
 FREIGHTERS AT CHITINA

Charles P. Swanson, the Slate Creek operator, who left Valdez last week with his outfit to begin the work of freighting supplies to the mines from Chitina, will arrive at the inte- rior railroad town tomorrow accor,. ing to latest information as to his movements. When the party left Valdez they had seven head of horses and as the Alameda, on her last trip north, brought several more horses to Cordova for Swanson, good time should be made in moving the freight.
 It is also reported from Chitfna that the Valdez Creek Mines com- tpany, which will transport four hun |dred tons of supplies and machinery from the railroad terminal to the mines. are preparing to begin work and will start moving the freight from Chitina next week.
 There are a number of interior op- orators in Valdez who have spent the winter here and all are preparing to start moving their shipments to the mines early next month when it is be- lieved the winter trails will be at their best.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17
WAS BOUND OVER 10 GRAND JURY
Man Accused of Having Robbed Deck. CT Cache on Bremner River
 Must Stand Trial Here.

The U, s. marshals office has re- ceived information from Cordova stating that Ed Sellers, who is well known here where he followed car pentering and prospecting for liv- ing, had been bound over to the grand jury on the charge of having robbed lthe cache of L. A. Decker on the
 Bremner river.
 The accused was given a prelimi-
 nary hearing before U. s. commits
 sioner O'Connor at Chitina, the case
 being prosecuted by District Attor- ney Spence, who went to Chitina to personally conduct the case. Sellers is reported to have secured bonds
 men at Cordova and Is at liberty pending trial here during the coming i term of court.
 U. 8. Deputy Marshal Joe Feaster,
 of Chitina, has notified the office here
 that he is coming on the Northwest
 ern with a man who was sentenced by the U. 8. commissioner at Cordova to a short term in jail for vagrancy
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17

Don't worry about what might have been. Put in harder ncks on what may be.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17

youthful visitors. has passed away never to return. In her place T. come the quick, vigorous, well tail 'f ed woman, who talks and acts li' :. a matron of forty.
 In these days of dermatologists an face lotions, wrinkles and the tr : of years, can be so skilfully oblite ated that it is a crime to be old.
 Anyway, we are no older than we feel, and if we occasionally shake Cd foet with the younger generation, is neither comsnented upon nor To ,k' ed at as some strange yagary of hu man fol1y.,-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-17

The beautiful winter weather (which prevailed tempted scores of huntsmen into the hills after ptai> |migan and rabbits and some good bags of game were brought to town. IA party of boys from the post who hunted in the timber near the mouth |of Lowe river ara reported to have met with success and secured the
 limit of birds. ...