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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-18
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
FEW NEW LINES IN 1915
railroad Construction During the Past
Year Has Been Comparatively
Unimportant.

In the United States in 1915 only
800 miles OF new railroad were con-
structed, as against ,532 in 1914 and
3.071 in 1913. The total was the small.
est since 1864. The longest new con-
structlon for any one state was Penn
sylvania with SO miles. There are now
about 242,O00 miles of railroad in the
whole country. OF this 1861 miles
were in receivership at the close of
the year. The statistics have been
compiled by the Railway Age Gazette.
The number of freight cars built in
the year was 74,112, against 104,541
in 1914 and 207,6 1884 in 1913, and the
number of locomotives and passenger
cars built was smaller than in any
recent years except 1908.
The length of railroads in the
United States operated under the block
signal system on January / of this
year was 97,SO9 miles, an increase of
9,677 in the year. The automatic
block signal mileage was 31.160, an
increase of All miles since 1914.
Limiting of income by government
regulation is blamed by the Railway
Age Gazette for the small expendi-
lures for extensions and improve
and it adds that the situation
is improving, owing to a change in
public and official sentiment toward
the roads.
The new railroad construction in
Canada last year was T18 miles, as
against 1878 in 1914, and in Mexico
it was 365 miles as compared with
none in 1914
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
sashIess Window Pane for Cars.


The last vestige of wood entering
into the design of the modern passen-
ger coach has disappeared in the uti-
lization of the sashless window frame.
The sash is dispensed with entirely
and its place is taken by a piece of
plate glass covering the entire VIM
dow opening. The glass is held rather
firmly in place between two strips on
each side of heavy felt, between
which it is moved with slight eff
fort, but the adhesion of the felt and
glass surface is sufficient to hold the
pane at any point that the passenger
may desire.
The movement of the glass is facili-
tated by two knobs secured to the
pane near the top, which also serve
the purpose Of preventing the glass
from dropping below the sill when
lowered to its fullest extent for the
admission Of air. The upper edge of
the glass is protected by narrow
edging Of metal. The opening being
at the top and over the heads of the
occupants Of the car, there is no I'M
pleasant blast Of air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
LATE SIGNAL SYSTEM
METHOD DOES AWAY WITH USE
Of THE sEMAPAoRE,
White Electric Lights on Black
Background Are Being Used by
Prominent Eastern Railroad
Said to Work Well.

SemaphOres' are done away with and
the standard semaphore indications
are given by white electric lights
mounted on black background in a
new system of block signals now be-
ing installed ON an eastern railroad.
me lights are so arranged on the
board that the three positions of a
semaphore arm, horizontal, diagonal,
and vertical, are initiated by the rows
OF lights, and these signals are used
by day as we'll as by night. Two
boards, corresponding to two sema-
phore arms, are used for each track,
the upper board constituting the stop
signal and the lower board the eau
tionary signal When train enters
the block the horizontal row of lights
on each board is lighted, giving the
stop signal to any following train.
When the train passes out of the block,
which is $500 feet long, the horizon
tai row on the upper board is lighted,
while the lights on the lower board
remain horizontal. This is the eau
tionary signal, meaning Proceed, pre-
pared to stop at next signal" After
the train reaches the third block
ahead, the lower board, if no other
train has entered the block in the
meantime, also changes to the dag
onal row of lights, indicating that the
track is clear for three block ahead
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
WILL HAVE DIAMOND SMILE
Kansas Chauffeur Has Had Effective
"SparkIer" Set in One of HE
Gold Teeth.

Some people walk around their chair
to change their luck; others hunt for
the left hind foot of rabbit. William
(Smiley) Rutledge, a colored chauf-
feur and houseman, has sprung a
brand new scheme, says a Wichita
(Kan) dispatch to the New York
World. He is having diamond
mounted on one of his teeth. Every
time Smiley" smiles one of his golden
smiles it will be more than golden, for
Smiley is introducing the diamond
SMILE to Wichita.
When a dentist, who is building a
new set of front teeth for Smiley, gets
through the happy colored man will
have a mouth filled with gold, and
from the front of one of the gold teeth
will CLEAN a diamond about an eighth
Of carat in size.
When boy he climbed down into q
we'll and playmate dropped stone
on him. The rock hit him on top of
the head and caved in part Of the
skull. A physician took out the crush
ed bone and inserted a silver plate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
Safety at Railroad Crossings.

Although many people are begin
ming to think that the man who
meets disaster by racing railway
train to a crossing is worthy of little
sympathy, still there are enough gen
uine accidents to stimulate sugges'
tons for increasing safety at these
points. One apparently effective plan
recently proposed is to turn the road
at right angle near the track and
continue it parallel with the tracks
for short distance before crossing
the same by another right angle turn.
This would compel an automobile to
slow down before crossing the tracks,
and should insure the safety Of the
average driver. Unfortunately there
are very many places where such an
arrangement is impossible.-6cien'
tific American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
COLLEGE SONGS THAT LIVE
Really Notable Pieces of Music That
Are Connected With Universities
Of the United States.

Every person who has seen a pha-
lanx of Princeton students standing
with heads uncovered and singing the
sonorous and majestic college anthem
has thought with regret of the death
of Professor Langlotz, the writer of
"Old Nassau"
Professor Langlotz was man of real
musical attainments; he had played
under the direction Of Wagner and
he had written various oratorios and
ambitious productions, yet this song,
hurriedly composed, is far more widely
known than anything else he wrote in
his long career
Yale and Harvard also have songs
which always bring the students to
their feet and pull their hats from
their heads. Brown has alma Mater"
written by sophomore, one of the
best college hymns. Amherst men
stand uncovered when they sing, ITO
the Fairest," the words and music
written by a student of the class of
1908, and Williams has tho Oldest
American college song written by an
undergraduate. This undergraduate
was the distinguished clergyman, DR..
Washington GLADDEN., member of the
class of 1859, who wrote "The Noun
tains" while teaching school during a
winter vacation. Among New Eng
land schools, too, Tufts has two excel
lent songs, Dear Alma Mater" state
ly and fine, and "The Brown and Blue"
more popular in character, the words
of both written by Prof. David L.
Maulsby.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
sssayronas.

lsgexyou] see that fellow talking to
thssEirl in; blde?"
Eyes" :
,"He writes two moving picture see
narics every week"
I'm q poor Judge Of character ]
had him sized up % . dsap thinker
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
Must srlna Railroad to pate.

Z The board Of public utilities COM
missioners has handed do Nm a deci-
sion ordering the Philippine road, on
its Cebu lines, to install better lights
in its second and third class, coaches,
and to supply to all passengers indi-
vidual drinking cups at nominal
cost. The company is also forbidden
to- permit more passengers than there
are seats to ride in the coaches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24

Two thousand panes OF glass were
shattered and serious damage result
g 70 houses aud shops when mine,
which al1fsed ashore OF Gudhjem, ex-
plQded. S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
WEEKLY CROP REPORT
IS ENCOURAGING
pies and Peaches-Somc Fail
Crop Flowing Done.

The weather was hot and humid
during the week. with frequent show
ers which were locally heavy and pro-
ductive Of some crop damage How
ever, the damage was confined to small
areas and does not materially affect
crop conditions as whole In the
State. Corn suffered somewhat also
tobacco. The former OF these is
good crop, however. although some of
the early planting, especially in low
grounds, is not up to its seasonal
average In condition. Upland corn is
doing finely for the most part and
generally late planted corn has started
off we'll Tobacco improved on the
whole during the week, and cutting
and curing are progressing under ia
vorable circumstances in southside
counties. Further north cutting has
not yet begun, but topping is about
finished. Gardens and truck are thriv-
ing. In the extreme southeast conn
ties planting of the second crop of
Irish potatoes is practically completed,
Pastures are in excellent condition in
all sections of the State, The out
look for apples continues poor as a
rule, though there are local exceptions
in the southwestern counties, where
the prospect Is favorable Peaches are
a short crop. Some blowing for fall
crops has been done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
ALL MISSISSIPPI
CONGRESSMAN BACK

jackson, Miss. Aug. 16.-Unofficial
returns received today from nearly all
the counties In Mississippi from yes
terday's Democratic primary. assured
the denomination of all the present
representatives in Congress, but show
ed that second primary would be
necessary to decide the nominees for
two Supreme Court judgeships. The
run-off primary has been set for
September g.
The congressman who had oppos,-
tion-Representative Gambler, Sisson.
Quin and Collier--all had safe leads
for denomination on the face of the
returns the majorities running from
about 500 for Mr.. Sisson to about
5000 for Mr.. Quin. The four other
congressman were unopposed
Returns from the First Judicial Dis
trict practically assured that In the
second primary Justice c. D. Potter,
incumbent. would contest against G
T. Ethridge. and that Justice <. o.
Sykes, incumbent. would contest
against r. H, Knox. in the Third Dis
trict. Chief Justice Smith won re-
nomination in the Central District
over former Governor Longino by
about 1000 votes Justice Holden was
unopposed in the Southern District.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
BUSINESS NEWS AND
COURT RECORDS
CHANCERY COURT TRANSFERS.
Deeds of Bargain and Sale Re-
corded Yesterday.

Bessie Catlin Howard. trustee, 70 r.
X. and ]. II. Schepmoes, lots Ia. sec
ticn A, Northampton; sI.250.
Land Company OF Virginia to J. c.
Crump, No. 406-A Munford Street. %
x53; $40.
John H Crank and wife to Land
Company Of Virginia, lot Brookland
Park Boulevard. near Fourquean Ave-
nue. 95x132: $40.
J. c. Crump and wife to Land Com
pany OF Virginia, lot g. block IA,
Crump estate; and No. 32o3 West
Leigh: $4,000
Emma VI Lehart ct vir. TO T r
Callahan, northeast corner Lee and
Oakland Avenue. 200x1oo: $40.
T. r. Callahan and wife to r. A.
Bayliss lot Oakland Avenue. near Lee
Street. 1o0xl00: $40.
G. w, Cav Jr., to r. A. Bayliss. lot
Broad. between Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-sixth 25x120, $40
Alsop Motor Company to Isaac Cap
Ion, lot 40, Hillcrest Park, 35x100;
$40:
A. n Koin'gham 10 Mollie Caplon
Nos. 1900 Nenable Street. and lot
Venahle street. east OF buchanan, 40x
1863: $40
r, r. Harvey to J. w. Rinns, lot
Twenty eighth. north of Nine Mile
Road. 3oxt3o: $40.
r. r, Leadhetter and H O Lead
better TO FLOYD TYLER. lot Main Street,
east or Plum. 4o.sx120; s7T5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
KILLS SELF AND WIFE.
Prominent North Carolina Dentists
Unexplained Crime.

AshevilIe, n c.. Aug 16.-Dr. Fl. D.
Harper a prominent dentist of Kin
ston. shot his wife dead yesterday and
then turned his pistol on himself in
hicting a wound from which he died
few hours later No reason for the
tragedy has been discovered,
DR.. and Mrs. Harper were spending
the summer at boarding house In
weavervllle. Mrs. Harper had re-
tired to take a nap. and Or. Harper
went to their room few minutes later.
Two shots were heard and other
guests OF the house. rushing TO the
Harpers room, found Mrs Harper dead
and DR.. Harper lying on the floor. his
hand still clutching the pistol with
which the deed had been committed
The shooting took place at o'clock
and Or. Harper died at local hos
ptal shortly after o'clock.
The Harpers are one OF the promt-
nent families OF Eastern Carolina, and
the dead man was a leading dentist OF
the State His brother. Jack V. Har-
per. married daughter of L. L. Jen-
kins, of this city the Republican cap
dfdate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DIR.
Harper was about thirty-two years
old and his wife is year younger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

Executive Committee Next Friday,
Ri- County Convention Senfcmh..r q


The executive committee OF the
Henrico- Hanover Bi-County w. c. T.
L. Will meet at the residence OF Mrs
vaughn LLOYD. No. SEQ North Ninth
Street. on Friday August Is. at s
o'clock in the afternoon. Arrange
ments will be perfected for the meet
ing of the Bi-County Convention.
which will be held in st. James Meth
odist Church on the 9Th Of Septemb Der.
This convention will he composed OF
the Bi-County officers and representa-
tves from the several local unions OF
the jurisdiction.
The state Convention will meet at
TaZewell in September, and Will be in
session four days. The body has not
met in the extreme Southwest for a
number OF years and the invitation
from the Tazcwell Union was accept
ed over several competing cities. The
delegates from the several other grand
divisions of the State look forward
with pleasure to their visit to the
pretty Southwest and a stronghold OF
the temperance cause. 1t is thought
likely that Richmond will be the
choice for the session of 1917. II Is
hoped that the National Convention
will meet here before many years.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

tQuotations 1y MILLER d Co. Members
Nern AnrA Nntton Exehange.t

New York lug 1.-THE cotton
rIarkot was Err, ular today. Business
was much narrow or than for some
time Prices opened : points higher
for AuEust. while later months were
points up 70 point OFF.
A dispatch from New Orleans said
that Georgia was Offering spots freely
~ last weeks basis. Final prices were
steady az net decline of 3a7 points.
spot NJ Liverpool was In moderate
demand at an advance of l point on
the basis Of s7sd for middling up
land. Futures in the English market
closed barely steady at net decline
nf I point to an advance Of "a point,
spot hero was steady unchanged AZ
l42h There were no sales. The spot
article ri New Orleans was steady and
unchanged "a, lac for middling. the
sales were 2.o25 bales.
Tor, receipts for the day were 1862
bales against SI79 bales last week,
en- bales last year and 1,71o bales in
l.l4
Exports for the day were 34o7S
bales. Contrasted with none year
at0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
NO JAGs THERE
Center OF on Field, Has Nothing
stronger Than Soda to Drink.

Augusta. Kansas, Aug. 16.-Mak-
ers of boom towns always have to
have something to drink. And with
Kansas a prohibition State. the men
who have f1ocked here in connection
with the oil developments have turned
to soft drinks.
with temperatures around hum
dred for six weeks, local drug stores
found the demand for iced drinks
so great that they are moving out
their old drug store fixtures to make
room for more fountains. more tables
and more booths Two and three soda
souirts" are on duty in each place
each day, and at night their forces
are more than doubled.
you got to stand in line half an
hour at night to get a drink" ex-
planned one hotel clerk.
Some of the fountains are f1xed up
like real bars--brass rail, frosted mir
rors and booths along the walls. It's
all there except the DRINKS
Augusta is as peaceful as any
village The lid is on tight this same
hotel clerk confided, land every ar
rest means a conviction with regular
fine"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
SAYS COUNTY WILL GO DRY.
Hot Fight On In Prince George
County. MARYLAND

Washington. D. c.. Aug 1e.-Prince
George County is in the midst OF its
prohibition campaign. A meeting was
held yesterday noon at Upper Marl-
boro in the county courthouse, pre-
sided over by Judge Fillmore BealI,
of the Seventh Judicial Circuit OF
Maryland.
The speakers were Clarence J.
Owens. managing director. OF the
Southern Commercial Congress. and
Representative J. Bibb Mills.
DR.. Owens. one of the leaders IN
the dry forces. said that Prince George
County was the only dry territory
around the District
The county will go dry" he said,
by an overwhelming majority. Prince
George County must be model, not
only along lines OF agriculture and
civic organization. but also in it's
moral standard, In the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic and the enforcement
of law and order"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
BELIEVES WILSON SURE
TO CARRY NEW YORK
Chairman Mccormick Has Not Heard
of Alleged Disloyal Utterances
of Democratic Leaders.

New York. Aug. LET believe that
every regular Democratic organiza-
ton man will loyalty support Presi-
dent Wilson for reelection and that
he will carry New York State" said
Chairman Mccormick of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. on his re-
turn from the White House today.
New York Democratic leaders at the
Saratoga conference declared them
selves absolved from loyalty to the
President because he is reported to
have directed that no representative
of the regular organization should be
member of the Wilson campaign
committee, was suggested to Mr.. Nc
Cormick.
Il have heard no such statements"
he replied. Indeed, State Chairman
Harris has assured me that the regu-
lars will do their utmost to carry the
State for Wilson"
Since National Committeeman
Mack was turned DOWN."
frequently"
Roger c. Sullivan Is said 10 have
quit active support of Wilson in ILL.,
to electing his Cook County ticket
Have you heard OF THAR"
II have not. Mr.. Sullivan at lunch
con at the Biltmore the other day
assured me of his loyalty to the ma
tional ticket" replied Mr.. Mccormick.
II am going to take his word for
IT, as we'll as the word of other Demo-
cratic ofga nization leaders that they
are in no way disloyal."
Asked why Progressive members OF
the Wilson campaign committee did
not participate in the Washington con-
ference, Mr.. Mccormick said: THAT
was Democratic conference. We
have not absorbed the Progressive
party Progressives are supporting
the President because they believe
him to be a progressive Democrat"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
Giant Lizard Good Steak.

Managua, Nicaragua. Aug 16.-Per-
haps broiled lizard will never find its
way to the menu cards OF fashiona BILE
New York restaurants, but the United
States Marines attached to the Ameri-
can legation here have found. as en-
tremets TO the letus. fried or broiled
iguana steaks. served with a pastry
sauce made from alligator pears to
be everything claimed by the native
epicures
The iguana, or giant lizard, has
been used for food by the natives for
many years and iguana steaks md
much favor with them because OF it's
gamey taste. The iguana is herbi-
vorous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
Made Desperate BY RidicuIe.

san Francisco, Aug l6.--J. Kelley
Neal. aged thirty-five. of Duck Hill,
Miss. ended his life by poison here
yesterday because friends in his home
town ridicuied an impeachment In his
speech, which he had tried in vain
to overcome.
The story of why he took his life
was told in letters found with his body
and made public by the coroner to-
day. He wrote that he preferred to
die in San Francisco. rather than give
his acquaintances in Duck Hill the
of Knowing they had
driven him to desperation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
BODY OFF DROWNED
BOY RECOVERED

Wilmington. y. O., Aug. 1e.-The
body OF Johnnie Pate, fourteen-year-
old boy, who was drowned Saturday in
the Cape Fear River. was recovered
Monday after hunt of many hours
for the body. Numbers OF people were
at all times engaged in the search
and the river was dragged thoroughly
until the body was found.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

TIF7IsIf'F@NIFI y r ~
Bad weather and the absence from
the city OF a large number of retail
Erocers, who are spending the day at
Buckroe Beach, were two factors
which consIdera bly, retarded business
today on the Wholesale commission
market, Scarcity Of eggs caused an
other advance in price. Quotations on
chickens are firm. There is short
age of nearby eggs. with the possible
exception of extreme dizziness the mar
ket is featureless
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
EARL OF COTTENHAM WINS
BRIDE FROM CALIFORNIA

London. Aug. 1.-THE Earl of Cot
tenham was married in St. Georges
Hanover Square. today 70 Miss
Patricia Burke, daughter of the late
J. II. Burke, of California. Walter
Winans gave the bride away. Wis
count Crowhurst, eldest son Of the
earl. acted as best man.
The Earl of Cottenham's first wife
was Lady Rose Nevili. She died in
1918.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
Gold Brick Sent BY Mail.

Redding. Cal. Aug. 16-The Victor
Power and Mining Company. OF Har-
rison Gulch. has great faith in the
honesty of postal employees The COM
pany forwarded a gold brick valued at
$500 to the mint In San Francisco
by parcel post. The postage was "A
cents
The brick weighed FIVE pounds and
one ounce, avoirdupois and II was
possible to insure for only 500 under
the postoffice rules. The brick was
wrapped in canvas and labeled in the
usual way
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
STOPS FLOW OF LIQUOR.
Court Forbids sheriff to Destroy
Confiscated Beverages.

Girard, Ala, Aug. 6.--Destruction
OF whiskey and beer which had been
seized from alleged violators OF the
prohibition law, ceased here on order
of Circuit Judge Alton, when counsel
for the owners filed bond for appeal
to the State Supreme Court from
Judge Alston's former decision order
ing the liquors destruction.
1t Is estimated that s125, 900 worth
has been poured out by the sheriff in
the last few days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
PETERSBURG PEANUT MARKET.
Reported by hodgers. Pinmmer q Co.

Petersburg, Va. Aug. 1s, 1915.
PANISH--Market quiet
Farmers stock, si.o2h per bushei
RGINIAS--Market Quiet.
Farmers stock: e
Fancy jumbo 3%c per ID.
Fancy handpicked, 3hc PEI III.
Extra prime. 3Ac per Id.
Prime. &c per ID.
Smelling stock. 2hc to IN per ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
WRITES POETRY AT "a.
Baltimore Woman. Although Losing
Sight. Still Serves Mnse

Baltimore, Aug 1e.--Miss Joanna
Marshall writer OF many lyrics OBJ
served her ninety-fourth birthday yes
terday at the home OF her nephew,
Thomas r. Marshall. Forest Park.
Although fast losing her sight. Miss
Marshall takes a keen delight In writ
ing sonnets. A close student OF ma
ture. she has produced poetry OF a
high order. and has had many Of her
songs printed in the leading peri
odicais