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The Washington herald., 1916-12-01

The Adventures Of Robinson
Crusoe. 70 illustrations.
Alice's Adventures in Wonder
land. az illustrations.
Through the Looking Glass and
What Alice Found There. so
illustrations.
Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress. 46
illustrations.
A child's Story of the Bible. n
illustrations.
A Child's Life of Christ. 4o il
lustrations.
Mother Goose's Rhymes, Jingles
and Fairy Tales. 234 illustra-
tons.
Aesop's Fables. 62 illustrations.
Gullivers Travels. so illustra-
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
eddie RICKENBACHER
Wins l5O-MILE RACE
Captures Championship Award Sweep
stake at Ascot Speedway.
CBy the International New. Service.

CBy the International Nevs servtee.l
Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. 30-Before a
crowd of $1,000. Eddie Rickenbacher won
the Championship Award Sweepstakes of
15o miles at Ascot Speedway this after
noon in hours, Is minutes, 1 second
Earl Cooper was second
Coasting around the last lap with his
gasoline tank empty, Eddie Pullen, after
leading most of the way for the first 10
laps in his Mercer, dropped back with
spark plug trouble and finished in third
place. His team mate, @. e. Ruckstell.
who also had the same worry, was fourth.
Rickenbacher's time set a record for
paved mile speedway, his average be-
ing 67.H miles per hour. This, too, was
the longest race ever run over a course
Of this kind, being fifty miles further than
the race at Providence last year, which
Rickenbacher won. The average for the
first 1o miles at Ascot was 6s miles an
hour, compared with s71o for that dis
tance at Providence.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
PATIENT STRICKEN DUMB
IDENTIFIED BY HIS SON

James J. Paul was found to be the
name Of a man brought to Emergency
Hospital late Wednesday afternoon suf-
fering from cerebral hemorrhage. He
was unidentified until early yesterday
morning, when his son, James J. Paul.
Jr., located him.
Paul. q woodworker, who lives at $40
Fourteenth street southeast. was picked
up at BIS Louisiana avenue in a semi
conscious condition. He seemed able to
understand questions but was unable to
answer.
At the hospital last night 1t was said
his condition was improved. but he was
still unable to talk.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
'Drunks" Win Freedom
While Police Dream

Four intoxication and disorderly
cases were dismissed In the Dis
trict Police Court yesterday through
the failure of policemen listed as
eomplainants in the cases to recol-
lect that the court convened at
o'clock on the holiday. Notices
were sent out on police bulletins
and through precinct captains that
the court would be convened at an
earlier hour than usual. but with
dreams of turkey meat and delect-
able viands. some Of the police
slept on.
When Judge Pugh realized the
compliments in the cases were ab-
sent he dismissed the defendants.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
OFFERS AERO FOR POLE TRIP.

? New York. Nov. 3o-Harry Bowers
Mingle, president Of the Standard Aero
Corporation, with ofioes in the Wool
worth Building, has offered to given to
Capt. Road Amundsen q special airplane
for the three-year expedition which the
explorer expects to make to the North
Pole beginning In July. 1913. At a confer
ence Capt. Atnundsen said his arrange
ments did not include an extensive use of
the airplane because the purpose Of the
expedition was mainly to make ocean
soundings.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
LOSES GEM ON WAY TO CHURCH.

A solitaire diamond set gold bar pin.
valued at slOI was lost by Mrs. Douglass
P. Birnie, wife of Rev. DR.. Birnie. OF
III Nineteenth street northwest, while
on her way to attend Thanksgiving day
services at the Church of the Covenant.
The pin was about two inches long,
filigreed at either end, and set with a
karat stone. On the back it bore. the
engraving I'd. P. B. to L. L. NJ, Jan.
%, 1890"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01

The Denver inventor of a self-stabiliz-
ing monoplane employs a heavy pendu-
lum to tilt both the wings and the pro-
peller should the machine start toward
the ground at a dangerous angle.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01

william Rosweldt, young farmer Of
Greenville, Wis, has q suffragette COW.
She will not permit q man to come with
In her stable 10 milk her Rosweldt dis
guises himself BY putting on q mother
hubbard and a bonnet.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01
VALUES KISS AT $50, 900.

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 3o.-One kiss. taken
while her husband was looking on. is
valued at $4,000 In the suit of Mrs. Will
lam Denny against Sylvester C. Thurman.
a wealthy Knox Qnd) contractor. She
charges the kiss resulted in alienation Of
her husbands affections.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-01

The most valuable pearls are perfectly
round in shape: next come the button
shaped, then the drop or pear-shaped
pearls
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
HIST AND HARK! REAL
MHlSKEY IN A CHUPCRl

Here Is an account OF a little nap
pcnlng in prohibition Tacoma,
Washington, as reported by the "a.
coma Ledger:
Andy Vieovick is In the County
Jail in default Of 81 900 bail because
Deputy Prosecutor Thompson and
County Detectives Shaw and Jacobs
"went to church" Friday night ne 1r
EIbe.
The edifiee was quiet and emp y
when the officers entered at dead u
night. They made straight for q e
pulpit, crawled underneath ard
dragged out by the necks-not
some Of the members Of the con
gregation--but 12 empty whisky
bottles and half gallon demijohn
II was after this that they took vi.
covick into custody and charged
him with violating the dry law. Il
Is alleged that the prisoner kept a
. cache Of liquor just over the line
In Lewis county and used the
church for a hiding and dIstribut.
ing point for small quantities.
J. N. BIanton, aged 81, was lock.
ed In the county jail on a federal
warrant charging him with retail.
ing intoxicating liquor without hay.
ing a government license. II Is said
at the jail that he once served a
short term for violating the state
prohibition law and that the fed.
eral charge Is follow-up on the
matter.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
SAYS AMERICA HAS
GONE LAW CRAZY"
Investigator Finds 62,250 Bills
Are Passed In Ten
Years

That the American people have been
seized with a mania for making laws
is the opinion of Edward Trefz, Of the
United States Chamber of Commerce,
who has just completed nationwide
survey of legislative activities. The
New York Sun, in its report, says:
The field secretary OF the Chamber
OF Commerce of the United States, Mr..
Edward Trefz. has been counting the
laws passed by Congress and by the
State Legislatures in the last FIVE
years. He reports grand total of
62.25O. The contrast with the number
OF laws passed by the British Parlia-
ment in ten years, 500 in all. is either
painful or magnificent, as you choose
- view it. To Mr.. Trefz 1t is painful.
ie suggests that we, the people, are
"law crazy" Perhaps he has not taken
into account the fact that an American
legislator measures his craftsmanship
by the number OF bills he gets passed.
"At last this district has come into
its own" the hero tells the voters.
II have secured the passage OF the
bill permitting the taking OF seven
inch porgies in Buttermilk brook on
rainy Thursdays in May. In spite OF
the opposition OF the bosses have put
on the books a statute allowing noise
less bouquet holders to be placed on
motor cars costing less than 1888.
Send me bach and pledge you that
I shall not rest until | have passed a
law abolishing sharp corners on dog
biscuit"
What would happen to legislator
who went home at the end OF session
and said to his constituents: Il did
not make a new law. but voted for
the repeal of sixty.three idiotic ones
and ! hope next year to prevent our
august body from passing any laws at
all?"
lie would he stoned as a stand.pat
ter and oblterated as an obstruction
list. Life will not be perfect unit! each
citizen has a code of lawyer.made Law
applying to himself alone.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
HUGHES FOR ARBITRATION.
All Rights Found Just After
Consideration.

In his Maine speeches Mr.. Hughes
made Il plain that he was not attack
ing labor or the equity OF the pro-
posed Increase OF wages for the rail
roQd men. He was simply contendlng
for the all important principle of arbi-
tration as the right means OF settle
ment OF such questions. Speaking at
different places In Maine, Mr.. Hughes
dwelt upon this question, saying:
IL deeply deplore, In the name OF
labor, In the name of justice, In the
name OF American ideals, the surren.
der OF the Executive and OF Congress
10 force, instead OF permitting reason
10 reign.
The measure to which have allud.
ed was not, properly speaking, an
eight-hour measure. II WIS wage
measure. II was plain N,opoSition
for change In the wage scale. do
not speak OF the equity OF that. That
is matter 10 be fairly considered
want what Is just and right with re-
ton and the peaceful settlement OF
these Industrial controversies, We
can settle everything In this country
II we approach those matters with a
fair and open mind and an examlna'
ton OF the fuc,s.
This particular measure shows on
Its face that II was legislation In I'D
vance OF the investigation. instead
OF Investigation In advance OF legisla'
uon, II is said that there was In It's
favor the Judgment OF society. The
Judgment of society In this country
has never been passed In favor ~ leg
islation without knowledge of the eQsi.
~ and regardless OF the facts os the
case. There was no Judgment OF so
ciety In favor of the roads which were
excepted from its provisions. II there
was judgment OF society, why not ap
ply the rule 10 electric or other kinds
OF roads or roads less than 100 miles
In length? ! say, away with such pre-
tense! II was surrender TO force In
stead OF clear. candid, faithful
framed examination OF the facts, ant
then action In accordance with Ameri
can principles.
"Autocracy represents force; tyran
"" -"""sse"'s fnres- Democracy rep
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
WHAT PROHIBITION
LAW DID TO DENvEI

The ensuing is culled from the oma
ha tNeb.) Protector:
THE prohibitionists argue that il "
will destroy the saloon, the brewer
the winery, it will only be a short tim
before the employees in these trade
will find jobs in other industrie
They told US in Colorado more bres
would be consumed, more meat cate
and more clothes worn. Has tn
been true? Colorado has answered Il
question. We found in organizing Il
unemployed in Denver, following Il
enactment Of prohibition, there we
over 800 bakers and more than
butchers absolutely without hope OF
job. The very class prohibitions
told us would have more work we
thrown out OF work."-Building Trad
Council and Unions OF California.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

opinion rendered by Attorney General
Lilly here today.
The attorney general held that the
Prohibition party failed to poll for It's
candidates at least five per cent OF
the entire vote at the last general
election,
The Boston Transcript details a
similar happening in Massachusetts
The failure OF the Prohibition party
to file papers for complete state
ticket was the feature OF the last day
for Ming nomination papers. The
Prohibition party at the time OF clos
ing. s p. m. yesterday, according to
the election division OF the secretary's
ONCE. had not made any nomination
for United States senator, and had
failed to secure a sufficient number OF
signatures TO put their candidates on
the state ticket below lieutenant gov.
ernor on the ballot.
No papers whatever, according to
the secretary's office, were filed for
N''Gnno. - ross as . candidate on any
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

ky was sold for 10 cents d ink and
the beer at % cents bottle; that the
members were by their membership
cards permitted 10 resort TO the place
for the purpose OF drinking and that
they paid cash for their drinks. Lang
cr alleges that Chief OF Police Knoll
installed his cousin, Matt Knoll, as
custodian of the place, and that while
originally started as society, the
place developed into a blind pig In
which affairs were wholly controlled
by the chief of police and John Ehret
What happened to the defendants II
thus told by the Bismarck IN. d.
Tribune;
Gets Back at LANCER.
August usselman, one OF the de
PENDANTS, fred back at States Attor
ney William LANCER, who caused hi
arrest. by charging that Mr.. LangoI
had assisted in the organization OF tl'
club, known as the German Culture
Society, and that II had been used Il
further his candidacy.
Mr. Usselman said that he had beei
told by Mike Knoll, Gabe Eckrotl
and John Ehret, also defendants, tina
( the prosecuting attorney had giyeI
! his permission to the sale OF liquo
and that he had said hat ii an!
complaints were made the club woul,
be warned before any action woul,
| be taken.
Mike and Matt Knoll and John Ehr
ct were bound over to the distric
court. while Eckroth and Usselmal
were released from custody becaus'
II was shown that Usselman had re
signed as secretary and that Eckrotl
was only a trustee and had nothing
/ to do with the management,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

For Sheriff.. j. Bays.
For County Attorney-H. &.
Whipperman.
For County Judge-Myron
White.
For County Treasurer-A "A.
Coupland.
. For County Assessor. w.
Hubbard.
For County Clerk-W. S. Har-
sha.
For Court Clerk-Dr. J. M.
Coon.
For County Superintendent -
Miss Alice M. Robertson.
For County Surveyor-M. A.
Earl.
For County Weigher-F. T.
Swift.
Commissioners.
No. John l.. Cooper, TT. Glib
son.
No. 2-J. c. Rhodes, Webbers
Falls.
No. 3-Irvin Blanchard. Has
kell.
State Representatives.
John Lieber.
o. T.. Cramer.
Geo. Leopold.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
WHO INVENTED REFoRMERs2

Luke McLukc, Cincinnati Enquirer
Sunday was intended as day OF
worship, rest and recreation A space
was devoted to worship Of the Crea.
tor A space was devoted to rest.
And a space was devoted to recreation
after the six days of toll. Our fathers
liked to see Sunday come around. But
when the Reformers get through tin
kcring with Sunday they will iX
things so people will hate to see tn,
day come around.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
PROHIBITION PARTY
IS OFF THE TICKET I
"Drys" Fail to Qualify in West
Virginia and Massa.
chusetts

The strange, not TO say. startling,
predicament OF the Prohibition Party
failing to put up a ticket in DRY"
state is hereby told in an Associated
Press dispatch from Charleston (W
Va to the St Paul (Minn) Pioneer
Press
The Prohibition party 10 not a po-
litical party In West Virginia and has
- ,nrs, rieht 10 have its nominees
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
CHARGE CHIEF OF POLICE
CONDUCTED A "BLIND PIG''
Deputy Sheriff and Oth;rs Also Caught in Prohibition Nori
Dakota One Defendant Alleges That States Attorney Who
Caused Arrests. Helped TO Form Drinking Club

From Mandan. in dry" North Da
kota, comes the following story to the
Valley City IN. d. Times.Record.
States Attorney LANCER today
caused the arrest OF Chief of Police
Mike Knoll, John Ehret, Deputy Shcr-
IN Gabe Eckroth and August lssell'
man. charging them with the conduct
OF blind pig.
The chief H. further charged " tn
aiding and ahetting the maintenance
of a common nuisance. Ehret and
Knoll are further alleged to have sold
memberships In the German kultur
Society ut S., then charged members
with drinks, and then split the profits
between themselves with no return TO
the society. Eckro,h and ussellman
we're originally director and secretary
OF the organization, before Knoll,
treasurer, and Ehret. president, are
said to have seized II for their per
sOnal profit.
On June | states Attorney LANCER
raidcd the Wlnbauer hotel, where II Il
alleged the society held forth, but at
that time failed to find any evidence.
1t is then alleged that the German kul'
tur Society of the EhretKnoll com
hne secured rooms in the old Badger
4 Wayman building,
To Beat the Law.
II is further alleged that member
ships were sold for s. each, and that
fully 100 members were secured, in
Guiding many from the surrounding
country as we'll as in Mandan, The
states attorney claims that he has
positive proof that the official receiy'
ed and paid for ,92 gallons OF whisky
and 50 casks OF beer; that the whis'
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
KANSAS GENEROSITY.
fChicago Tribune.I

tChicago Tribunel
Lcavenworth. Kas. - Especially A
Lcavonwofth policeman went to
church one day. II was the first time
in his life he had ever attended serv.
iccs, and when they passed the plate
the ofiicor displayed his star.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

itude, so much so that this ate
he placed his resignation in the
of the mayor.
To a Boston Herald reporter h
that he and the mayor could not
on present conditions.
The mayor said to the Herald
that he and the chief disagreed {
saloon question, but thought &
could be settled without resi- nat
the chief OF police at a time whel
ters are admittedly rather serio
Who Pulls the strirs9r
AS suddenly as they had
each OF the ll2 saloons IN ~
closed at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
noon and have remained closed
No one can be found who ae
edges control OF the situation,
Is apparent that the saloon
are acting under orders rom
central authority.
Bricks have been hurled .
windows OF suburban cars al
from automobiles, and also by p
on foot, and have narrowly MISE
sengers.
A block of granite was
across a track in Hanpden ana
covered with a newspaper; "
crashed into II and was deranf
The New York Sun one OF 'ni
reliable papers in America
this article from the Sango'
News:
Drunken men, and women, W
everywhere to be seen IN ba'
Wednesday. The police pai
mobile was kept busy ana wv
c.atlon was soon filled, "A
Some were so overcome w'
that they collapsed in door
Pickering Square, and in ths'
OF the city leading one re'e,s
to remark: Say. when wv
stand up you cant drive @9
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
SACRIFICED couNTRVs
n HONOR AND INTEREST

Mr.. Wilson'S defenders say he
has kept US out Of war" As
a matter Of fact his policy in
Mexico has combined all the
evils Of feeble peace with ell the
evils Of feeble war. He has sc.
cured more OF the benefits OF
war; but he has not avoided
war. He has sacrificed the hon.
or and the interests OF the eeun.
try; but he has not received the
thirty pieces Of sIivsr.-From
the speech sf Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, delivered at Lewiston,
Maine, In behalf Of charIss e.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
TAKE THAT, WllLYUMl

Philadelphia Inquirer
"Thc Republicans made a mistake
in not nominating Billy Sunday.
Charleston News and Courier.
Don't worry, anxious one. The Re-
put tlican3 will find some way to finance
their campaign without resorting TO
hnsnrrnte methods.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
IN DRY IOWA.

IDes Moines Tribune
II was an unlucky bunch Of drunks
that lined the prisoners bench in mu.
nicipal court today. Thirteen bleary.
eyed. unshaven individuals answered
to the bailiff's court roll
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
ADDING INSULT TO INJURY.

charleston News and Courier.l
II IS said that Mr.. Bryan Is going to
become o citizen of North Carolina.
And poor old North Carolina hasn't
yet recovered from those awful floods.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
THE MUSKOGEE CIMETER.


The CimctN is the only Republican
paper in the City Of Muskogee. The
daily Phoenix is sometimes Republi-
can and sometimes independent but at
The present time il claims to be inde-
pendent, such q changing is not worth
three whoops in HI to any political
party and yet Bixby, its editor, got
rich at the Republican spie counter.
What base ingratitude.,
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
MAYOR W00DMkN. CT BANGOR. SAYS PROPRlET0RS
CAFES SHUT UP "0UT OF COURTESY" TO -
THE AUTHORITIES i
CHIEF OF POLICE GILMAN REs|G|
After Disagreement With Chief Executive There Are
Gases In That City-Drunkenness Is Common-And
the State Went Dry" In 1852!

Although Maine went dry" In 1852
and thereby became the first prohibit
ton state, special dispatch TO the
Boston Herald says that there are ll2
saloons in Bangor, alone. Tne article,
under Bangor (Me.) headline, states /:
Something OF sensation was caused
tonight when Chief Of Police Lindley
w. Gilman rendered his resignation
to Mayor John f. Woodman on &C,
count of differences of opinion regard,
ing the closing OF the saloons during
the street car strike.
Though the eslgnation had not been
accepted up 10 late hour tonight. and
Mayor Woodman intimated that the
disagreement would be settled, the
chief Of police is inclined to be firm
in his stand, which, according TO those
in his confidence, is that the saloons
should remain closed until the strike
IS over.
Four Arrests Made.
When the strike started on August
26, Mayor Woodman promptly ordered
the saloons closed. and. in his words.
they shut their doors "out OF courtesy"
TO the authorities.
They have kept them shut ever
since, except four dealers, who we're
quickly prosecuted after raids by plain
clothes men.
II is the contention of some persons,
including executives OF the Bangor
Railway f ectric Company, that. the
street car strike is over, as the com.
oany has been running its cars for
several days. and Mayor Woodman is
apparently OF the same opinion.
Yesterday, with one accord, the sa.
'oons cDered and began doing business
as usual.
The mayer admitted knowledge OF
the opening Of the saloons and IA
quoted as saying that the dealers
thought 1t all right to sell with strike
conditions practically over
- ~ u !. ahtak Of malice a In undars,ooa
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
THE FUNNY SIDE
OF PROHIBITION
HOW DRY IT IS IN KANSAS.

lSalina tKas) Unionl
The drought has reached the stage
in this section where the fish appear
at the farmhouses asking for drink.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
We WANT THE AMERICAN
FLAG UNsUlliED.

"Now, my friends, We want
not only American efficiency in
business. In efficiency In the or
Ranizatiop Of business, In the
protection Of the factors Of hu-
man industry and commerce, we
want the American flag unsul-
lied and the American name
honored throughout the world"
From Mr.. Hughes speech at
Chicago.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

Democrats really haven't any OBJ
lection to big appropriations for army
and navy and internal improvements.
They expect the Republicans to rustic
the revenue to foot the bills for the
next four years.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

While he was about It 81. ..ltor
James Hamilton Lewis also might
have explained that the Rome that
was too proud to fight" died a rather
disastrous death.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

The Republican party is the
ship and all else the sea. The
Oklahoma Negro is suro a u 1t
from bitter experience.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

I'm all fairness" asks the Boston
Transcript, Shouldn't the expense. OF
financing Carranza be borne by the
Democratic campaign committeeY"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30
Political Jottings.

The Houston Post reasons that IL
was easier for It's own beloved De
mocracy to endorse the Presidents .
Mexican policy than to define II.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-09-30

Hughes says he would like six
months TO investigate the Administra-
tion, hut the Administration figures
he's doing very well as IL Ia