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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Things 10 Worry About
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Some nightingalcs sing in the day
only,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
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No Joke.

No Joke.
A thin girls dress deoeives you,
And the facts. think. would grievs you.
The outside contains more flounces
Than the inside contains ounces. -
Defined. 81,
What is camouflage, anyway
asked the Old Fogy
"Camoufluage is the smile a wife
wears when her husband spills the
gravy al over the best tablecloth when
they have company to dinner" replied
the Crouch.
Mean Brute.
When Wifey tried to learn 10 bake.
Young hubby said to Flo:
What dandy golf balls you could make
Out OF your biscuit dough"
Correct
"All married men are beasts, snapped
Mrs. Gabb
Yes agreed Mr. Ga6b. Beasts Of
burden"
The Army Mules Soliloquy.
4ve fought mans wars for years and
years, I've made sbe horse look sick
When armies hadpHo move. you'n find
I've always turned the trick;
On desert. moShtais. or. on plain, my
strength has never failed,
And ] have plugged on through cam
palgns when horse and camel failed
I've never needed ooddllng. and I've car
riod gun and pack
Clear through the he'll OF warfare, and
I've always brought them back;
And now they try TO tell me that / must
take second rank
To doggone old steam roller that the
TOmmleH call a tank D."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
OLDSToRIBS7
INNEWTYpH
Twenty Years AGO.
Prom 1ne TINES rILES

twenty feats ago.
+rank Harrah has joined the rank{
Of Captain Hew's invading army ard
will move on the Wichita country Al
once
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-18
Mean Brute

when Wifey tried to learn 10 bake,
Young hubby said to Flo:
What dandy golf balls you could make
Out OF your biscuit dough"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
N. Y. Banks Lose Suit
Against German Liner
Claimed $2,24O,0OO Because
the Cecilie Turned Back
with Bullion

Washington, May New York banks
to-day lost their litigation in the Su-
preme Court against the North German
Lloyd liner Kronprnzessn Cecilie, at
Boston, in which they claimed S2,240,-
600 damages for failure of the vessel
to deliver gold bullion worth ll,000,-
600 shipped TO England and France just
before the outbreak of war.
The Cecile. the Supreme Court de-
cided is not liable in damages to the
shippers for turning back to America
N midocean and abandoning her voy-
age The decision determines large
similar claims against twenty-three
other German vessels in American
ports Justice Holmes delivered the
decision. Justices Pitney and Clark
dissented.
The Cecilie is now held in Boston by
the United States marshal. A decision
in favor of the banks would have forced
either a sale at auction or payment or
giving bond by her owners. Whether
the vessel now belongs to the United
States or the North German Lloyd will
be settled along with the status of the
other seized German vessels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Park Az. Site Chosen
Tor Rockefeller Church

The corporation Of the Fifth Avenue
Baptist Church. known as the Rookie
Teller family church. voted last night
10 purchase a site on the southeast
corner OF Park Avenue and Sixty
fourth Street and erect thereon new
cdifcc The old site and church. at
No 5 West Forty-Sixth Street. which
has been the home Of the congregation
since the days Of the Civil War, Will
be so'd
join e. Rockefeller, jr., has obtained
conf.o of piece Of ground al the
new o. large enough TO meet the de
mands OF the rapidly growing oongrega-
ton. lie will turn all the property over
10 the corporation al cost
"Mr Rockefeller will also 20 US ffty-
fifty on the total expense Of buying a
site and building "a new church said
william r.. Conklin. secretary Of the
corporation "All that is raised by
subscription by other members Of the
congregation will be duplicated by Mr..
Rockefeller.
I'VE don't know just what the site
will cost; but We are planning 10 build
n church that viii cost at least 5000
900 We don't expect 20 start building
before next spring.
Tha vote was 10 in favor Of NOV
idg. and eight against No subscrip-
t,sns were asked for last night. but one
check for $4,000 for the building fund
was received. II wss sent By Mrs. L. A.
Bigelow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08

Harry Alexander, an engineer and
president of Harry Alexander, Inc, of
Is West Thirty-fourth Street, will ap-
pear before justice of the peace to-
day in Great Neck, Long Island, to an
swer to charge of assault and bat
terry preferred by Gertrude Steffen-
hagen and Emma Hept, who formerly
were employed in his home at Great
Neck.
Gertrude was the cook and Emma a
maid. Gertrude, according to Mr.. Alex
ander. was so true to the Fatherlsnd
that she was tempted TO burn French
fried potatoes. Emma. an Austrian,
was no less deyout.
A prejudice against French fried po-
tatoes Mr.. Alexander could condone;
when war arguments resulted in shat
tered crockery, his attitude, he main
tains. was firm, but not harsh; but
when the representatives of the Cen
trail Powers in his household turned
the rough side of their tongues TO the
flag and the President of the United
States Mr.. Alexander admits that he
severed diplomatic relations.
IL is alleged in the complaint that
Mr.. Alexander struck the compliments
with his fists and forcibly elected them
from his house. Mr. Alexander denies
it,
There was no assault about it, he
said. They called the Stars and
Stripes a dirty rag and President Will
son common loafer. What could they
expect me TO do after that applaud
their sentiments? They may consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Turks Expel Jews
From Jafa and
Sack Their Homes
Plans for Re-establishment
of State in Palestine
Anger Ruler

The wholesale expulsion of Jews from
Jafa by the Turks was reported IN
cable advices received by the Provl-
sioral Executive Committee for Gen
eral Zionist Affairs yesterday. Fore
most jews OF the city declared that this
was due in part to the declarations by
the Allied ENJOYS TO this country and
well known Zionlsts announcing plans
for the establishment of Jewish
state in the Holy Land.
According TO the information re-
ceived by the committee. of which Louis
d. Brandeis is chairman, the expulsion
was carried out on April l. ostenslbly
as a measure of military precaution,
but aimed chiefly at the Jewish popu-
lation. The dispatches picture graph
ically the footing of the homes Of the
Jews by the Turkish soldiers and a
swarming horde Of Bedouin Arabs and
women. The Jewish suburbs of Jatfa
were also totally sacked under the pa
ternal eye of the authorities accord
ing TO the advices.
"On March 2s," says the reoprt,
"Bjemal Pasha issued orders for the
evacuation of the town by the Jews as
a military precaution. No means of
transport were available. The refugees
were compelled to pay 100 to 200 francs
in gold for carriage from Jaffa TO
Petach Tikwah. Most of them were
forced to take TO the open roads. to be
come the prey OF bandits who infest
the pathways TO the Jewish colonies
north of Jaffa. These roads are now
lined with starving men. women and
children. The bodies Of many are dis
tributed among the sandhills of Tel
AFiv.
"The unfortunates who remained in
Jaffa were tortured and some shot down
in their tracks. Two Jews from the
iemin were hanged at the entrance o.
Tel-Aviv, while their children looked on
helplessly, TO indicate to the rest of the
Jews the fate that awaited them If they
became foolhsrdy enough to oppose the
hooters. Meantime, swarm OF thiey-
ing Bedouin women and Arabs ar
rived on camels and donkeys and pro-
ceeded to complete the looting proc
ess. The Turkish authorities watched
with amusement
ITO drive of the band Of robbers
preylng on the refugees the youn. ;,
men organized and took turns at watch
ing the roads and guarding the prop
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Taft Pleads for Dry
Yale Commencement
Other Colleges Asked to Fur
Their Prohibition at Ex-
ercises

William Howard Taft, representing a
Committee of Seventy-one, sent letter
yesterday to 21,5OO Yale alumni, asking
their support for a dry Yale commence
ment this year. One object is TO in
fuence public opinion in favor Of pro-
hibition during the war. An effort will
be made to have similar measures
adopted at other college exercises.
Yale seniors are heartily in favor of
the idea and have roted to oppose the
spending of class funds for alcoholic
drinks for class gatherings. II classes
returning for their reunions respond to
the letters that have been sent out it is
believed Yale's example will have far
reaching effects.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08

from an examination of the figures OF
the Pennsylvania system.
l.. +. Loree. president Of the Della
ware d Hudson. devoted his testimony
particularly TO the financial emergency
which. he said. confrontS the railroads.
THE financial plight Of the rail
roads" he said, has now come TO be a
crisis demanding action. but in no
sense can il be considered as sudden
or unexpected happening
Mr.. Loree emphaticaly denied that
responsibility for the condition of the
railroads rested upon the officials re-
sponsible for their operation. Railway
service, he said, was the only commod-
ity or service which has not gone up
in price.
+. y. Underwood, president of the
Erie. said that his company had re-
ceived no protest from shippers that
freight rates were too high, but that it
had received Countless protests"
against the insuiiiciency of facilities
for the movement of freight. The com
pany is being called upon to defend
damage suits, Mr.. Underwood said, by
reason OF its inability to give efficient
service from causes beyond its control.
The Erie, he said. had paid no divi-
dends in the last ten years, and now.
Notwithstanding great expenditures for
grade reductions, tracks and equipment,
is unable TO move freight promptly.
Mr.. Underwood quoted figures to
show that the cost of six principal COM
modities used by the railroads had ad-
vanced during the year by percentages
varying from 5.3 for ties to 10 for steel
castings, and averaging over 10 per
cent.
Advance Would Leave Problem
on behalf of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Vice President Thompson said the sys-
TEN would have a very serious and
difficult problem TO meet. even should
the full advance of 10 per cent IN
freight rates be granted"
The Eastern lines completed their
case to-day Tomorrow the executives
of the Southern lines will tell the COM
mission why they think they should
have more revenues. Representatives
of the Western systems will present
their arguments after the Southern
lines have concluded.
Shippers, many of whom agree that
some increase is necessary, will be
given a hearing by the commission on
May %. The proposed increase, which
has been tentatively authorized by the
commission. Will 20 into effect on July
/ unless the existing tentative order is
changed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
What Is Gong on To-Day

fiee admission NJ fnc American Museum az N.'-
uIaI n.lon. fhc Metropolitan Museum ~ Ar
the NcW lor biological Park tho Van Cor,
l4Ilt fars Mus Im. the American Museum II
safety and the Aquarium
heetius Of tle Proprietary Association " America
li.f,l Aston. Do
Meeting o' fhe Daughters Of the Confrfierary Hotel
A,iof. lN 100
Publ. lecture. under flc auspiccs ~ the Ncw York
school ~ FhlarthroW by Commissioner Geors.
III. Bell 900 Tie department ~ Licenses 90 a.
.emlb ball. .lOi Last TNcu} second Street l. 10
M,cung Of the Stage children. Fund. Hotel As,or.
studs day Of the Theatre Club Of New YORK Hotel
Aston. D. Oh
Para fde of the Girl Branch Public schools
Athlete League. Central Fsrk. a-i5 IN
Lecture for school children by g. clyde Fisher on
Wild Animals Near Home American Museum
- Natural History. o. ~
Dinner n tie Quill club ~ NeW YORK. Hotel Man
haitian. O. 500 g.
Concert and dance ~ the Mozart Society II New
lors Hotel A,tn,. = D.
Ps.ioiir meeting 4 me state Democratic Forum.
Hotel Aston . pm.
AIIr-.. ty COLONEL Theodore Roo.srelt A. patriotic
meeting ~ the King, County Republican Commit
Gee kl,mei Temple Herkimcf Street AMI No,trand
Avenue. Brooklyn evening
Address hy Hcfnau Ma fa1deu on Physical Pre-
p.rrine,s " ls'ore the University Forum n Amer
&c. Washington Irving iligh school. Irving Plac,
anI Shterrfh Street . D. O.
Meeting - the order 81 founlers and Patrio,s
Hotel Manhattan. D N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Billy Sunday Offers
His Tabernacle for
Reception to Joffre
Got to See Him" Says Preacher
Tries to Visit Charley
Schwab on Day OF

If the committee to welcome Marshal
JofFre needs stable hall for the
ceremonies. there is a big barn OF n
place up at 16Sth Street which the Rev.
William A. Sunday, who has some IN
terest i'm il. will gladly throw open IN
honor of the hero of the Marine.
eyes. sir" said Billy. "they can have
my Tabernacle if they want 1t. ia Ike
to do something for that man. He's a
great one. tell you, and I've got to see
him when he comes
The evangelist stepped out OF his
lmosine late yesterday afternoon ana
entered his house. at 1874 Northern
Avenue, just as the gong was sounding
the call TO dinner 1t was his holiday,
and he had spent part Of it with the IN
evitable throat specialist, part Of it in
his garden. and the rest OF the alter
noon in mis- car.
~ called on Charley Schwab, too. but
he wasn't home" Billy added.
The collections at the Tabernacle con-
tinued to be a disappointment to the
Sunday party. The campaign is a
month old. but the total harvest gar
nered in the big tin pans is only S33,-
421.49. Before the meetings opened
$50. 1858 AS was collected. The expenses
Of the three months drive are estimat-
ed at S150,000
The total number of trail hitters
TO date is 27.035. which includes 289
women who responded to MA" Sun
days call to salvation at the Hip
podrome on Sunday.
A luncheon hour meeting in the in
terest of the campaign is to be held in
Room 52S of the Municipal Building
to-day. Women employees in city de-
partments have been invited to hear
women speakers from the Sunday
forces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Supplants Swami
In Trial of BaH
Murder Charges
Governor Assigns Lewis to
Prosecute Six Defendants
on May %

Governor Whitman supplanted Dis
trict Attorney Swami yesterday IN the
remaining cases connected with the
murder of Barnet Baf. directing At
torney General Merton +. Lewis 10
appear personally or by deputy at the
trial. which has been set for May 2S
at the request of the District Attor-
ney. Several weeks ago the Governor
took out Of the District AttorT ey's
hands the prosecution of perjury and
other indictments found in the in
vestigatiOn of the labor dispute Which
gave rise to the charges against Mr..
Swami.
The men at whose trial the Attorney
General is to conduct the prosecution
are Joseph Cohen, David Jacobs. Will
lam SIMON, Jacob Cohen, Abraham
Graf and Moe ROsenstein. alias
Chicken Moe" They were arrested
last January upon information OBJ
tanned by the District Attorney from
Antonio Cardinale. Cardinale had
been found serving in the Italian army
and brought back by William Hartman
Black, one Of Mr. Swanns assistants.
The District Attorney. on learning Of
Governor Whitman'S action, issued n
statement. IN which he reviewed his
conduct in the Baf case. When he
took office, he pointed out, the murder
of Barnet Baf. poultry dealer, who
was shot TO death in West Washington
Market on November 80. 1914, was a
mystery. In February. 1916. three men
were arrested as the murderers Two
are in the death house and the third
pleaded guilty of attempted murder
Trial Of the men arrested upon the
confession Of Cardinale had to be post
poned. the District Attorney said. be
caues OF serious operation which was
performed upon Cardinalc last winter.
The men who were convicted OF first
degree murder are the driver Of the
murder car and the man who fired the
fatal shot.
Those whose trial now is to be con
Quoted by the Attorney General had no
hand in the murder, il IS said. although
some Of them are believed to have been
on watch close by Graf. according 10
Cardinale's story. WAS "the big man.
II was ne, Cardinale charged. who paid
the price Of Barnet Bats murder 10
seph Cohen is said 20 have acted as as
sistant paymaster. and the others are
said 20 have been in on the plot to kill
Baff for business reasons.
These cases. asserted the District
Attorney "have been in the exclusive
control IF James O'Malley and George
~ Brothers Assistant District Attor-
ncysl. who have handled them with
great satisfaction and success"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
German Cook and Austrian Maid
Called Wilson Loafer, He Says
Engineer Hailed to Court Declares Pair Are Lucky They
Were Not Men or There Certainly Would Have
Been Plenty of Assault

themselves lucky that they are women
and not men. There certainly would
have been plenty Of assault if they had
been men,"
1t was on April % that the alleged
hostilities occurred. Gertrude and
Emma had previously gwen notice Of
their intention OF finding work with "a
nice German family" Mr.. Alexander,
a member of the Naval Reserve and
active in recruiting, had returned with
his automobile decorated with flags and
posters.
His dining room, he said. presented
an example of schrecklichkeit. China
ware fragments crunched under foot as
he entered. lie taxed Gertrude and
Emma with responsibility for the de-
struction. They retOrted he asserts,
with the remarks about the flags which
flew from his automobile and the Presi-
dent, whose picture adorned the posters.
81 ordered them out of the house."
he said, but never struck them. | have
no doubt some outside influence was
used TO cause the girls 70 act as they
did. Shortly before war was declared
We went South. and during our alb
sence the girls were alone in the house.
On our return they were unusually at
tentve. but this attitude changed as
soon as war was declared.
at ought to be understood now while
the court action is pending that this is
not a dispute between an employer and
employees, but is an action between an
American citizen and alien enemies, as
President Wilson emphasized in his
message to Congress-
Mr.. Alexander's New York home is at
523 West End Avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Consented to Act Temporarily
Rhmelander Waldo
Claims Uncle's Estate

Rhinelander Waldo. former Police Commits
sioner has set up claim 10 the entire estate
Of his uncle. Charles +. Rhineander. whose
viii came before Justice Newburger in the
supreme Court yesterday in an action for
construction brought by the Rhineander ex-
ecutors. Justice Newburger gave the oppos-
ing sides until May II 10 file briefs
Mr.. Rhnelander left an estate valued at
from Sl.00o.oOO to $1,000. 900. His will gave
Mr.. Waldo the income for life from a $780,
geo trust fund. At the death of the nephew
the principal il To 20 TO his children. II he
leaves any II not. IL Is 10 be divided among
several institutions. Mr.. Rhinelauder left the
residue to charity. Mr.. Waldo contends
either that his uncle died intestate as 10 his
resiDdnary estate and he as sole heir becomes
entitled 70 the entire estate. or. II the residu-
airy estate clause is valid that the executors
hold the residuary, not as a charitable trust.
but upon an implied trust for his benefit as
sole heir.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08

erty. These guards were arrested and
maltreated BY the authorities. The
Mahometan population also left Jatfa.
camping in the orchards of the coun-
try houses on the outskirts of the city.
and being permitted to return to Jatfa
daily to look after their property. The
Jews, however, are barred from return
ing. unless at the risk of death.
ut is believed that the evacuation
order will be extended to the Jews
throughout all the colonies and cities
in Palestine. Despite the serious state
of affairs, il is not believed that any
massacres will take place. Djemal
Pacha being too adroit a politician 70
antagonize the civil forces of the world.
Instead, he will employ the simple
method of melting one part of the
population to exterminate the other.
The Palestine Bureau of the Zionist
organization has been removed from
Jaffa to Jerusalem, and an Office has
been opened at Petach Tikwah to take
care of the refugees. Djemal Pacha
has issued a proclamation to the Jews
in which he declared that by the
further advance of the British forces.
which the Jews welcomed, they woula
share the same fate as the Armenians."
"The JOY plainly evinced by the Jews
over the coming of the British, undo E
Sir Archibald Murray" said Professor
Richard Gottheil. of Columbia, a lead
ing Zionist, "has angered the Turks.
But it is also undoubtedly true that
the reports from abroad of plans foy
the reestablishment of Jewish state
in Palestine have contributed largely to
the measures adopted by Djemal Pacha,
who has been unfriendly to the Jewish
population right along"
Rabbi Stephen s. Wise declared that
the expulsion, in his estimation. was
an incident Of the British advance.
and that it was to be taken as one of
the natural CONSEQUENCES Of the Uar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
Today Programme
In the Sunday Revival

10 a PRAYER meeting rally. conducted by
Miss Jean y. Lamont. 81 the Sunday party.
m Chelsea Methodist Church. Fort Wash
ingtcn Avenue and lSth Street
n a. ~, IN g. nj. Tcn-ccnt luncheon for
business women IN the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church. Madison Avenue and
Twenty fourth street.
~ rs and ~ .g5 q NJ Meetings for Wash
ington Irving High School pupils in tho
girls assembly.
10 noon Open air and shop meeting Al
On the Blanchard Press. ilo West Twen-
ty-ffth Street t2l Western Electric Com
pany. Rcthuuc and West Streets CD
Twelfth Avenue and Fifty-frst street A;
tl Eleventh Avenue and Forty-scvcnth
street. go kanmare Street and Cleveland
Place. o6l the 5 S. White Dental Manu-
featuring Company. Princes Bay. staten
Island t1l Barrett. Nephcws \ Co. Wet
Now Brighton. Staten Island.
1915 p. m Twenty meeting for
business women in Room sos. Municipal
Building.
T. go p. m Meeting for employs Of the
Scribncr Press. 3ll West Forty-third
Street
? y. m Service in the Tabernacle Sermon
by Billy Sunday
g p m. Bible study class. conducted by Mis-
Grace SAKE Of the Sunday party. ON the
Tabernacle choir platform.
3 y. m. Meeting for girls Of the Wadleigh
High School. main building. in Northmln-
ster Presbyterian Church. West Holm
Street. near St Nicholas Avenue.
8 $50 p. m. Meeting. for boys and girls a.
CD First Congregational Church. Mount
Vernon. Miss Alice VI. Gamhn. Of the sun
day party. speaker. f2l Christ Church'
3f4 West Thirty, 18th Street.
$50 o. NJ Meeting for girls Of tho Wash
ington Irving AID Julia Rchman High
schools az tho Y ". C. A. Central Branch
East Fifteenth Street
Z $50 p. M. Service in tho Tabernacle Ser
mon by Billy Sunday
S D. m Meeting for parents IN the Re-
formed Church. South Fifth Avenue, Mount
Vernon.
: D. m Mrs Sunday will speak at Bible
class organization meeting in the M
Ncrsty Place Presbyterian Church, Uni
vcrsity Place and Tenth Street.
Tuesday evening has been designated as the
preferable time for the weekly neighbor-
hood PRAYER meetings. The topic for this
evening is The Joy OF Winning Souls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-08
in Parliamen'
Urges Irish Settlem''
Demands of Members D.
American Plea fo'
Home Rule
lBy csbis 70 The rrie1n' Amsf

London. May Following ", ,se,l
lean pressure to settle the ITO. s. ,s}
ton. "The Pail Mall Gazette 'Ip.,,l.|
night that the labor members ., ,.,,. ID
ment are bringing a strong 49,. ....ins
bear on the government ana ,is -, uryeney
their view Of the impera'i''
It is understood that unlss ssssd tn
factory arrangement is rem,nt ma,
labor members OF the governs
be compelled to resign.