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Carefully. Treat
Children's Colds

Neglect of children's colds often lays the
foundation of serious lung trouble. On.
the other hand, lit is harmful to continu.
ally dose delicate little stomachs with in.
ternal medicines Of to keep the children
always indoors. s5:i2 j.
Plenty of fresh air in the bedroom and a
good. application of .Vick's ''Vap-O RUB
'Safve over the throat and chest at the first
sign of trouble, will Keep f4e little chaps
free from eolds.withont .iriuring their d.
gestions. 25c, SOC, or 81 90. -
WckS"N1osyBSAI 1--we.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-21

This must have been Sam Cox:
Wanted-A job by a sober and
reliable young man, experience d
in grocery and utomobile bust.
ness; will take anything. :.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-21

SFANLEY is proving himself a
real Governor. Every step tax
en- by him SO tar has been both
wise and sxpedient.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-21

=" Mrs: Sarah J. Riddle has had
a severe case ST the grip and con-
tinues very i'll: 49,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1916-01-21

Newman, Blevins and Cox, part
of them from Pennsylvania, the
others from Virginia. went thru
he Moecasin Gap in Clinch
mountain, established a station
on Wallin's creek; now Lee coun-
.ty; Virginia, and hunted there for
eighteen months. They named
Powell's mountain, Powell's river
and Powelps valley, from seeing
the name of Ambrose Powell in
scribed on a tree near the mouth
OF Wallen's creek, on Powell riv-
er. They gave names to Clinch
river, Copper ridge, Newmans,
Wallen's and Skaggs ridges.
There is a Skaggs trace and
Skaggs creek in Rockcastle coun-
ty. They passt thru Cumber-
land Gap. How far; they pene-
trated into Kentucky on this trip
is not Enown.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Explorers Back, Leaving
Stefansson Behind on New
Greenland BY Frozen Sea
Members Of Expedition Reach
Nome, Enjoying Expert
enCe Despite Hardship.

NONE. Alaska. Aug io-S,S mem
bers Of the Nilhlalmar Stciansson
Arctic expedition who arrived here
yesterday on the power schooner
Alaska today related their experience
IN the polar region, during the last
three wears They SAID StciauSson.
who renamed IN the Arctic region to
continue exploring n'wly discovered
land north Of Prince Patrick land
probably will not return to civilization
during The present season The party
aboard the Alaska was under Dr Ru-
dolph Anderson. StciauSSoR's chici sub
ordinate. who had been exploring and
charting the cosstlinc bordering Union
and Dolphin straits and the Coronation
gull region. FAR east OF the mouth OF
the Mackenzie river
All the party which left here on the
Alaska IN July. 1913, returned with the
exception OF Danit Blue. engineer, who
died al BAILEY Island in May. 1915
The members Of the crew here are Dr.
Anderson ! J. O'Ncill gcolog,,t.
John h Cox, surveyor Dr. Jcnnc,S
anthropologist ! Johnson, occauo.
graphcr and en,omologist. and George
Wilkins, photographer The schooner
Continued on rass rwol
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Capture Series Of Heights and
Report Austrian Retire
ment in This Region.
SlAV OFFENSIVE YIELDS
SUM OF $4,000 CAPTIvES
Germany Takes Over Trieste
DefenSeS; Offers Rumania
Land for Neutrality.

LONDON Aug lo-Ihc Russian,
after considerable period OF nactiyi-
ty IN the CarpathianS. are moving ag-
greSSlycly against tho Tcuronic forces
there Following the taking of lablo
nltla, one OF the chief gateway, tn
Hungary reported last night they have
captured series Of heights west oi
Norhokhta and Arzcmoy Pctrograd re.
ports an Austrian retirement To the west
IN this region
Take $4,000 Prisoners.
The movement Is considered as tend
ing more effectively to protect the left
flank OF the Russian armies showing
northwcStward IN the Stan,slau- liallc1
region N their advance on lembcrg
Russian capture oi prisoners from
June 4 when General BuSSiloff inau.
guraled hi, offensive. to Aug -, arc
officially reported by Pctrograd 70 have
tolaled more thsp $4,000
The Germans announce they havt
won success IN the Carpathlan re-
gion, capturing Starawipozyna height
iNl vi WI NdIul.
Germans Aid at Trieste.
Il IS reported that Germany IS tax
ing over the deienses OF Trieste send
ing troops especially organized for iha
purpose says dispatch from Mllar
today
! Further advances for the Italians II
their campaign against the Austrian
east and southeast OF Gofi,,A were an
nounced today by the Italian war OF
1 flce. Austrian trenches along III
slopes OF Monte Pccinka, on the north
efn edge OF the Carso plateau and II
the neighborhood OF San Caterlna an'
! San Marco cast of Gorilia have beet
taken, the anHsAdnoemen, states.
Unchanged Along Somme
| Along the French front III tn
Sommc region there was no marked &C
tiyity last night. The British lines II
| the PozicreS region. where trcnche
were recently taken are being recon
structed but the positions OF the op
posing forces have not changed.
At Nerdun there was a violent artll
lcry bombardmcnt cast OF the McuS,
but no infantry activity
There is renewed discussion Of ei
forts to induce Rumania to play
more active part III the war German
is anxious 20 insure Rnmania'S neu
trai,y and is reported by BuchareS
newspaper to have offered her terri
toral compensation to this end, at tn
expense OF Austria
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TEST AMENDMENT
DEFEATED 41830
VOTES IN STATE
Complete Returns TabuIated
on All Proposed ConStitu-
tional Changes.

Complete official returns from every
county in Oklahoma tabulatcd BY tho
state election board this morning show
that the literacy test amendment to the
constitution, designed to take the place
OF the nullified grandfather clause.
was defeated by majority OF 4l,8SO
votes.
The vote on the amendment was
Wl84 for and l320l4 against. The
amendment carried in only four or five
OF the seventy-seven counties. The
vote on the other eight amendments
was as follows:
Vote on Amendments.
Creation of State Tax Commission
Yes, SO,549; no, l4S,l0S; majority no,
o47Sd
Limiting Right OF Municipalities, to
Incur lndebtedneSs-Ncs, b,45l no,
l46 SS2; majority. no, l03,Ijl.
To Consolidate Appellate Courts -
Yes. 42,ooS no, lI8,25l; majority, no,
l05S6j
To Abolish Coursy Courts-Yes, 10
S2S; no, lSol2l; majority, no, 1883.
On Compe&ssuvn Law.
Extending Compensation Law to In.
clud, Death Cases Yes, S0,00l no
l8s32 majority, no, @,l5l
Repeal of Section l2A--Ycs, 1870
no, l2o,89o; majority, no, sl,Il6.
Change Supreme Court Clerk From
Elective to Appoin,ive Oifice-Yes, ST.,
N5; no, 1880; majority, no, 76.2lo
Reducing Size OF Juries-.IcS, 1908
no, lll,j59 majority no, 9loSo
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Prague Man Shoots
Three and Himself

PRAGUE Okla, Aug lo-(Special)
Wiley lloneycut sho, and killed :.
Wadsock and seriously wounded Mrs.
WadSock and their lo-ycar.old son and
then killed himself Tuesday on hi,
farm near here He is believed To have
become suddenly demn,d
The two families were neighbors.
Wadsock had walked over to view the
work lloneycut walked up and seated
himself on the curb. Joining in the con.
vetsa,ion Suddenly, without warning.
he drew revolver aud sho, all three.
then turning the gun on himself
lloneycut was Is years old He had
been in an insane asylum. bot wa,
thought 10 have recovered his m,nlL
balance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
MERCHANTS RUSH
ORDERS BECAUSE
OF STRIKE FEAR
Dry Goods Wholesalers Two
Months Ahead Of Usual
Sales Season.

The threatened railroad strik. with
rs consequent tie-up OF all freight
traffic has caused much uneasiness aud
unrest among dry goods merchants
throughout Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico and other trade territory Of
Oklahoma City, according to managers
OF local wholesale dry goods hoSscI
This unrest has caused merchants to
end IN unprecedented orders for goods
70 he shipped unusually early
Ordinarily, the managers said, dry
goods are shipped to the country mer-
chants from August IS to the last OF
September, but this year. the mer
chants demanded shipments to start as
early as July |. The Baker Hanna
Blake and the Maxiield companies.
wholesale dry goods merchants in OK
lahoma City, have been working their
forces day and night filling rush or
derS from the> smaller towns.
Uneasiness Manifested.
The country merchants arc uneasy
on account OF the threatened railroad
strike" said NJ b. Blake OF Baker
Hanna Blake today They are pre-
pairing themselves against any emer
gency that might arise in case the big
strike is called.
Ordinarily, the bulk OF our ship
mentS IS sent out in September, but
his year shipments were started las,
month Talk OF the threatened strike
heard from merchants all over the
oklahoma City trade territory We
rear II in the letters they send us. Our
force is and has been worked up to II
o'clock every night for some time in
order to set the shipments out"
Early Shipments.
/. Y. l.angston OF the Theodore
Maxiield company said the merchant.
we're afraid they would not be able
to get goods later in the fall on ac.
ce"n' ~ h'" possible strR
nat feeling, he said. had caused ar
unusual number OF heavy orders from
all over the trade territory. lie said
his firm had been sending orders ou,
since the first of July. The shipments
he said are usually made from Angus,
- to the latter par, OF September
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Inundated and ,ullcny broodlng
through years OF m,ul, and captivity,
"Old Bill, veteran elk OF the Wheeler
Park roo, died this morning OF heart
failure while keepers were attempt
ing to CUT of hi, magnificent branch
my aptlcrs
During the last two summers Old
BlIl has been becoming more and more
dangerous and vicious, keepers say
lie was ten year, old and ever since
he was brought here seven years ago
from WlchltaS Kan, his captivity and
confinement have been irkSomc And
every summer when his horns be.
come freed from their Sprslg velvet
1911 has become more ,ullcn and evil
tempered
Cores His Meek Mate.
HI, hummer he even has turned ON
ms meek eyed mate repeatedly tnd
gorcd her with the }clyc,y tip, OF his
horns until watchtn Keepers clubbed
him into submission
Veterinarians say these humijations
have caused organic heart trouble 1t
has been more than the ilcrccly pound
ing heart OF the plans monarch could
endure, to be constantly haraS>cd by
strong high wire fences. aud by shout
ing, puny men with singing clubs.
whom old Bill had almost learned to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Will YOU PLEASE PASS
GILBERT and SULLIVAN?
| have SOME SAXOPHONE

CHICAGO, Aug l6-Music
should be tasted as well as heard,
felt and smelled, according to Rob
ert Evans, director OF music at the
University OF Chicago. IN a lecture
before a group Of his students. Mr.
Stevens food equivalents" and bill
OF fare are
Oboe--Acidity.
Piano-Fool water.
Cello--After dinner smoke.
Chopin-7Fresh trout.
Gilbert and Sullivan-Prunes.
Flute-Sugar sweet.
Notwithstanding; olaret OF
champagne.
Saxophone-Buttermilk.
Observation-Disclosures steak.
Victor Herbert-Dessert.
Irving Berlin-All-day sucker,
should be prohibited by the health
department.
Bach-Oatmeal
III We have sweet melodies, why
not sour melodies? the director
asked Everyone knows that an
oboe sounds exactly as a lemon
tastes. Then We may say that Ger
tain instruments sound agreeably
bitter.
The chief trouble with the ordi-
nary public, lacking in appreciation
OF classical music is dat they are
children, caring only for sweets.
Cheap music, objected to by the
trained musician, is merely an over
dose OF sugar and water"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Navy Building
Program Largest
Of Any" Country

WASHINGTON. Aug lo-Navy OF
iicers virtually had before them today
the task OF carrying out the largest
program for building watshpS ever
adopted with a single appropriation by
any MASON
Although technically not completed,
the naval bill carving S5lS.8O0.000 was
approved Tuesday by the senate and
house, by a vote OF 2Sj to 81
Indications today were that the cont
itrees would reach an early agreement
on the points at issue and would lay the
bill before President Wilson Tor his ap-
proval in few DAYS
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ACTION TAKEN TO
STRENGTHEN BONDS

II property listed by sure,ies on
bonds in Oklahoma county courts is
valued at an amount in excess OF the
amount on the tax rolls the tax rolls
will b: corrected, according to a new
plan inaugura,ed by Assistant County
Attorney Selby today,
Sureties on bonds often list their
property at much higher valuation
than the property is taxed said Mr.
Selby. In such cases in the iutur., he
said, the rating given by the sureties
will be placed on the tax rolls.
The purpose OF the new plan, Mr.
S.lby said is to keep persons from
giving insufficient, bonds.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Scores See Woman
Slay Another

MARYNlLLE, Mo, Aug lb.-While
scores oi travellers at the Burlington sta
tion looked on today, Mrs =. A. Gil
more, IS years old, wife OF a local liv-
cry proprietor fired four shots at Mrs.
Ella Ships, also of Maryvillc All the
bullets took effect Mrs. Ships died a
few minutes later. Mrs. Gilmore handed
her revnlv"r 10 bystander, walked 10
the sheritl, office and surrendered
Mrs. Ships was ~ years old and di-
vorced Mrs. Gilmore~ recently filed
suit for divorce, Jealousy is said TO
have prompted the shootlng
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Oklahoma City Owners of the
Shallow PrOduGer Sur
prised by Strike.
SIDEWALKS SERVE FOR
FORTUNE HUNTERS BEDS
Biologists Tell Holders Big
Pool UnderIies Drill; Own
4,000- Acre Lease.

Possibility that the ttty-harrcl oil
well brought in Yesterday two miles
west OF Cement by the kccchi Oil &
Gaf company OF Oklahoma CIV may
herald the discovery OF new oil field.
furnished the principal topic ot con
verSanon IN local petroleum circles this
morning Following news oi ih' strike
scores Of local oil men lett for Cc.
mcnt The little town was so full OF oil
men last night that many were forced
10 sleep ~ the ,trc't, because hotel
accommodation, could not hc secured
Speaking on behalf OF his associates.
q. W GoolShcc, secretary treasurer OF
th, kcechc company, said this morning
Surprise to Drllers,
We were as much surprised as any
one when tine news oi the shallow strike
was telephoncd rs yesterday lIowcyy
we are prepared to 90 down VIII, the
test Tor At least 800 feet The well
was located on tb' advice OF gcologlSts
who assure MS that ono OF the largest
pools in the state is hsreath our drill
We have 1900 acres under lease in the
n.ighborhood -
Water is flowing into the shallow
well this morning and the driller, are
experiencing some difficulty controlling
IT, They are preparing to case of the
flow and proceed aS soon as possibl,
with drilling
Near Abandoned Well.
The Cement well is three miles eas
OF test put down three years ago by
company organized in ChicNasha AZ
ter the hole had bo.n drilled | SEQ feet
the tools were lost and tls company
expended practically its entire resources
fishing for the string Shortly after
ward the lease expired and the Owner
OF the farm refused to renew \ Sigh
showing OF oil was found in the hole
and upon this fact and the advio, o
geologSts the keech company was
organized to drill near Cement.
Officers Of Company.
Officers sf the kceche corporation
ell Of whom ar. residents of Oklahom;
City, are 7 NJ Bailey, president. G. {
English, vice president; O W. GoolSbcc
secretary treasurer T. NJ Bailey,
NJ Crook, G., G. Fisher, g. { EngliSl
and O.'W Goolsbec, directors
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
GASOLINE HIGHER
IN OKLAHOMA CITY
THAN ELSEWHERE

n KANSAS CITY dispatch say,
A\ the price OF gasoline was cut |
q - cent there today, according to
statements by dealers The Standard
OH company was charging u 3 cent,
a gallon, but many filling stations
posted prices cent under that
In Chicago the price today vas
To-, cents a gallon
In Oklahoma CITY, within walking
distance OF production ~ cents flat
vas being quoted at filling stations
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Poison Fed Horses
Bound for Allies

FORT MADISON, Iowa, Aug 10
Investigation of an alleged plot to poi
son horses consigned to agents OF the
entente allies was begun here today by
officials OF the Atchison, Topeka \
Santa Fe railway. Shipments oi horses
from Kansas City to Fort Madison rec
emily led to the investigation Officers
assert they found evidence which tended
to show the horses had been given poi.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Morgan Announces
Loan to England

NEW YORK, Aug. lo.-Formal an
nopncement was made today by ]. 7.
Morgan and company as syndicate
managers OF the new loan to Great
Britain, aggregating 2s000GOo0 to
run for two years al s percent interest.
Associated with Morgan and company
are several of the leading banks and
business houses OF this city, Boston.
Pittsburgh and Chicago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
PROSPERITY SHOWN
IN TROLLEY TRAFFIC

Sixty more men and fifteen add
tional cars are employed on the city
lines OF the Oklahoma Railway com
pany now as compared with year
ago This, according to company
official, does no, provide adequately
ior additional traffic and new cars are
heinp constantly added
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Earl of Cottenhan
Weds American Girl

LONDON, Aug 10 -- The Earl oi
Co,tenhan was married in ST Georges
church Hanover square. today to Miss
Patricia Burke, daughter oi the late
J. II Burke OF California Walter
Winans gave the bride away Nscow,
CtowhutSt eldes, son oi the earl, act
ed as hes, man.
The Earl oi Collenham, urst wife
vas LADY Rose Nevlll She died IN
1918.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Galveston Merchant a Suicide.

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug 10 -
Dominic Gamb'ni, so y.ars old a
Sho, himself through the
head today while in vacant house
which he owned. lie used a B-callher
pistol lie di,d at hospital a few min
ulcS after the shooting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Thirty-Four Die
From Paralysis

NEW YORK, Aug 10 During the
,wen,y-iour hours preceding 10 a m
the inian,ile paralysis plague killed
thirty-iout children whN llj persons
were stricken This compares with
Yesterdays figures OF thirty nine
deaths and los new cases.
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Total of 879
Guardsnen Freed

SAN ANTONIO, Texas Aug 10.
II wN announced at department head,
quarters today that to date total OF
nv guardsmen have been granted re.
leases under the dependent relative
provision. Officers do no, consider ,hi.
number a. exceptionally large in view
ot the tact that approximately 10000
state troops arc engaged IN botdel
duty.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Bomb Wrecks Home
OF Chicago Italian

CHICAGO Aug. l6-A dynamite
bomb partially wrecked the home Of
Benlamin Schoemecca, real estate
dealer in III. Italian section, early to-
day, bu, none OF the thirty occupants of
the building was injured. Schoemecca
was unable to give the police any reason
'nr The explosion,
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Third Member Not Affected.
GIRL WANDERS AWAY
HUNTING HER LOST DOG

NEW YORK. Aug. lo-lrcnc W,es-
merit lost her fathers dog He sent
her out to look tor the pup, and now
Irene is missing In the meantime the
dog has come home
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Two Big U-Boats
To Visit America

LONDON, Aug l6.-rwo new Ger
man submarines of very large sire will
depart shortly for America, according
to a Central News dispatch from The
Hague |, is said these submarines
have made trial trips of Ilelgoland
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
PETITIONS ASK
RECALL OF TWO
ENID OFFICIALS
Elections Demanded to Pass
on Mayor Glover and
Commissioner McCIane.

ENID, Okla. Aug l6-CSpecial)-
Petitions demanding that an election
be called by the CITY commissioners and
the question Of the recall from office
OF Mayor John X Clover and CommiS-
Sioncr Fred NJ McClanc be submitted
10 the voters were filed today IN the
office OF W {. Rogers, city clerk The
petitions allege that rhc two officials
have failed tn enforce the prohibtory
law. have permitted coniiscatcd liquor
to be drunk, and have committed other
acts constituting malicasancc IN OF
flee
4 count Of the names ot ,lgucr, on
each petition showed more than 90.
which ;, greater number than is re-.
quired under the recall provision OF
the city charter
May Attack Provision
The petitions are required 10 con.
tain 80 percent OF the number OF votes
cast IN the preceding municipal elec-
ton. In the last election 1884 votes
were cast The petitions, therefore,
must have 500 legal signatures.
II has not been definitely stated
what steps will he taken BY the accused
city commissioners with reference to
the recall, but an effort may be made
To attack the conStitutionality OF the
recall provision OF the charter On thu
side OF the recall movement, it is hnted
that any effort TO block the path OF
the petitions to the city commission.
or refusal OF the city commission to
call the election will Immediately lead
to mandamuS proceedings.
Third Member Not Affected.
The third member Of the city com.
mission, who is not mentioned - &C.,
recall movement IS, I'd Myers, com,
missioner ni waterworkS
Enid adopted the charter form ot
government in 1909 and today has a
board of three commissioners The
mayor has supervision oi the police
department and as executive head is
held, by the recall advocates, tcsponSi
BILE for the handling ot the booze si,ua
tion here
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-16
Chickasha Oil
Men to Scene

CHlCkASHA, Okla Aug. lo.-Oil
has been struck at Cement, fifteen miles
Continued on Pare EishtD
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No Letup in Hot
Weather; Cloudy

Local Foreeast-Partly cloudy and un.
settled tonight and Thursday no, much
change In Temperature.
state Forsess,-Tonloht and Thursday
unsettled.
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ARKANSAS Unsettled.
WEST TENAs-partly cloudy.
kANSAS Generally fair.
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