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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26

his clothes meat clean shaven. and
having the appearance OF business
man IN court looking after minor
citIl case, is picture OF John NJ
Couch, as he sat in the courtroom this
morning
Continual picking OF his teeth was the
noticeable nervousness about Couch !,
and then he might not have been ner
vous, II is probable that he had Just
eaten breakfast
Few in Courtroom.
There were probably twenty-five peo-
pie IN the courtroom, Hall of them did
not know what was going on, being
there as witnesses in other cases. No
advance Information had been given out
as to theSimc for the arraignment and
this was the reason for the apparent
lack OF the puhlic's interest.
II WAS . o'clock when Officers en-
tered the Lee building with their pris-
oner As they went up the steps to the
courtIeom, Charley Farris, deputy sher-
ifi lSd the way, Couch was flanked on
either side by Sheriff Johnson and
Deputy Nash Deputies Helm and Cor
don brought up the rear
Not Handcuffed.
Couch vas no, handcuficd There
was a decided limp IN his right foot.
Officers Farris and Helm sat on each
side oi the prisoner until Homer Hurst.
his attorney, arrived. Then he wen, 10
the other side Of the room and con-
suited with Hurst
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
NEW PASSENGER BOATS
ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER

ST LOUIS, Ian % Regular through
passenger traffic by river bctWccn ST.
Loul, and New Orleans will he re-
>umcd An soon a, the river above Cairo
clear, al ice. Ihi, will be the first
through river passenger traffic between
the two cities ior twenty-five years.
Through freight traffic was resumed
last summer The passenger boat, viii
he operated by the ST. l.oul, New Or.
lean, Navigation company \ boa, will
leave Cairo for New Orlcan, Februarv
~ and on The return trip will dock Al
ST Louis. Nthcrratlcr a boat Will leava
here lor New Orlcau, every fifteen
lJk,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26

the defendant is properly before the
court" declared Selby
Justice Donnell. warned the lawye,
not to wrangle
AS a matter Of courtesy" Hurst wa,
permitted TO examine the information,
While Hurst was reading the war
rants Couch sitting by his side, now
and then looked carefully al the II pc.
written instruments tina, mean 80 much
to his future
Waived Reading
After the pcrusal oi the information,
Hurst arose and told the court that hs
would waive the reading of the inior.
nations and take twenty four hours IA
plead.
The arfaignmcn, did not last more
than fifteen minutes As soon a,
Justice Donncll had made the entry on
the docket, Couch was again taken in
charge by the officers and escorted
back 10 the Jail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26

There was a briei delay before Coun.
~ Attorney Selby came in.
In the meantime the only incident
that tended To liven mp the proceedings
came, II was verbal iii, between At
torney Hurst and Sheriff Johnson
Hurst Uninformed.
Hurst claimed tha, he knew nothing
OF the time OF the arraigument of his
client until Justice Donnell had tce-
phoned him that everything wa, ready
Johnson declared he had told Hurst
last night that the trial was set ior
this morning. Hurst denied, and John
son affirmed offering to prove his as
sertion by an Oklahoman reporter. Tn.
colloquy closed,
When Mr. Sclby arrived he took the
papers in the case and began to read.
He was interrupted by Hurst who
wanted TO know which case was going
to be tried
u would like to examine the lniorma
tons said the defendants attorney,
1T is the first time that | have had an
opportunity to do so. 1t may be thai,
! will want to waive
Attorney Must Wait.
Mr. Selby took the position that
Hurst had no right to look at the in.
formations until after they had been
read and then could take the twenty
four hours TO plead allowed by law
1T is no time TO enter an objection
I'LL the information has been read and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
PAPE'S D|APEPS|N
FOR INDIGESTION
OR BAD STOMACH
Relieves ess, gas,
Heartburn, Dyspepsia
in five minutes.

Sour, RaSsy, upset stomach, indlgeS.
tiun. heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food YOU eat ierments into case, aud
stubborn humps your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that. when
YOU realize the magic in Pape's Diapep.
sin |, makes all stomach misery van.
iSh IN five minutes.
II your stomach is in a continuous
revol,--it YOU can't get /, regulated.
please, for your sake, try Papes Dia-
pepsin Us 50 needle. to have bad
Stomach--mske your next meal ia
vori,e food meal then take a little Dia Il.
pepsin. There will not he any distress
eat wi,hou, fear It's because Pape's
Diapepsin really does" regulate weak.
out. oi'ordst s,omachs that give, IL +
millions oi sales annually.
Get q large iii,y.eent case OF pape's
Diapep,in from any drug store II is
the quickest, sutest stomach relief and
cure known II acts almost like magic
1t is a scientific, harmless and pleas
ant stomach preparation which truly
belongs in every home ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
GAS PIPE LINES
LARGE ENOUGH,
TUlSAN INSISTS


state capitol could be lost in one tank
that size. Zach would cover one city
block, Estimates on the, cost Of such
tanks show that each would cost ahou,
81 100000 or S,9O0.Oo0 for all three
hen, COMPRISING station would be
necessary also Building such tanks
would mean that we would have 10
Practically double our rates in order
to show any return at all on our in
vcStmcn,,' declared Moinard
y. K McCdrtY. in charge OF the
Oklahoma Na,uraI's gas supply an
Nwcred questions OF Paul Walker, say
ING that he thought the pipeline equip
ment OF the Oklahoma Natural Gas
company was large enough to handle
enough gas for domestic consumption
IN Oklahoma during cold weather and
that enough pressure could be applied
10 pipelines TO furnish gas in Oklahoma
tlly at a working pressure of thirty
pounds
One Line to Field.
Manager Molinard talked OF Wells
ton and OF lines radiating from there
into several fields Manager McCar,y
SAID there is but one line on, Of Wells
ton to the fields, but that when a
northern field is developed other lines
probably would be put in
Mr. Rlhblc was the only complainant
and he merely made the sta,emcu, that
on January 10 the Oklahoma Gas &
Electric company and the Oklahoma
Natural Gas company did not supply
him with gas
Al the close Of McCar,y's brici ties.
'mony Chairman Love of the comms-
sion announced tina, the case was
closed Decision will be announced
later
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
llNslNc SENDS
new PROTEST ON
MEXICAN DECREE
Work Cannot Start in Mines
February IA, He Says,

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 Secretary
Lansing has sent to the Mexican dc
fscto government another oummunica-
ton protesting against the enforcement
Of a decree providing for the iorleting
OF mines in which work is not resumed
by February H. II is one oI series OF
communications on the same subject
aud in view oi favorable action OBJ
tanned by former representations It is
believed a postpoucmcnt OF the date
will be granted Already the date has
been postponed twice
Mexican Attitude.
When the dc tacto government ac-
ceded early III the winter to an appeal
by the United States government Tor
postponemenb luls tabrera, mlnlstct
OF finance and a member ot the McNi-
can American Joint commission, said
his government did not intend to en-
force the decree ON the date fixed II
conditions were such as to make i'm
possible the operation ut the mines.
The state department is convinced
that mine owners cannot with safety or
profit work their properties by Fcbru
ary II
Export Taxes Postponed.
Recently the Carraula government
agreed to a poslponement OF certain
export taxes that made the cost ut
working the mines prohlbityc, bur
other internal taxes were imposed an'
to the cost OF production has been added
an increase in freight rates which the
mine owners insist has made the cost
even greater than 1t would have been
with the proposed export taxes The
situation also has been called to the at
ten,ion OF the de iacto government hy
the state department
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
WEST VIRGINIA JUDGE
WOUNDED ON STREET

WILLIAMSON, W, Va, Jan. n
Judge James Damron OF the circuit
court here, was shot and seriously
wounded late last night by an uniden-
tilted mana, he was walking with Mrs
Dsmron Judge Damron has been ac-
tive IN the prosecution OF bootleegrr,
and recently took part IN number %
election fraud cases
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
ACCUSED SLAYER
ARRAIGNEO IN
MURDER CASES
tCentinusd from rase Onen

Ooutinusd from faae Onel
order that no published statement,
might interfere with the prcgrc,, OF the
case,
Couch Artaigned.
John NJ. COUGHS preliminary hear.
ing on the charges OF numbering Mis-,
Nellie NJ Dunn and Rowland d. vii.
liams will come up in Justice of the
ieacc Donnell'S cour, tomorrow morn.
ing at y O'Clock When Couch was
formally arralgned this morning his
attorney. Homer Hurst, waived the
reading ~ the information and took
twenty four hours to plead
\ man about five feet seven inche,
tall every hair in his head gray: heavy
lines in his face his collar fitting none
too closely on account Of loss OF flesh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
Santa Fe Well Due.

CHlCkASHA, Okla. Jan 2n-lSpr-
clal) Reports coming IRON the south
-eas, part OF the county, state that ptc
test well OF the Santa fe /, due TO be
drilled in to today This well is down
about loo icet and flow OF "a, hl,
been encountered
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
lAWT0N MAN SUES FOR
$4,000: GETS $500

lAWION, Okla. Jan 70 Special
In " II. leycrcite's suit for $1,000
damage, against John Schaflrr for Al
legged personal injuries, the jury in the
district court tuesday returned yer
diet ior only 500.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
BUTLER IS TERMED
"W0MAN CHASER" 6Y
SOME WITNESSES
(Csatinued frssa s'Sss Opsl

A. IT, Newell OF Alpine, a mine Su-
perin,endent, said he was IN front oi
the hotel talking with Colonel Butler
when he saw the SpanellS talking ex-
ciiedly in their automobile. lie said he
heard Spaniel call to Butler and Com
mand the officer to &c, into the ma
chine Spaniel opened the door for
him. said Newell "lIe got IN and they
drove away"
Mrs, Spaniel, be added was pale.
Questioning brought out the tact that
the witness had seen Mrs Spaniel come
out Of the hots and that at that time
she was pale
Butler Wanted to Explain,
James Dodd Alpine, said he saw Mr,
and Mrs SPANIEL aud Lieutenant Col
onel Butler in the Spaniel car just a
few minutes before the shooting
The car passed him slowly enough,
he said, for him to hear Butler say
SPANIEL, will you let me explain ~
Heard Shots Later
He testified that the next words he
caught were e. --, Mrs. Butler went
up there" and then the automobile
passed out OF his hearing, IN very
short time, he said, he heard shots
Dodd was the man whose appearance
As witness the defense deemed so i'm.
portant they hlnted they would have
asked Tor a continuance II Illness, from
which he was suffering at the start OF
the trial, kept him away
Judge Defends Butler
When the state bruan II, rebuttal A
N Turney of Anime county Judge was
line iir, wines, called ia the ,,snd He
testified that Butter, reuuta,ton regard.
mo women ga, good
Succeeding vltuc,s gave testimony
tending to relutc evidence introduced
b.. the dcfcn,, 10 show that Butlcr's
attentions To women were bad
Dr. b. + Bcrklry. J. u. Jackson. a
Caltlensin, w Yates newspaper
man, ana M0Nc slater county auor
niel' an n' NipINr. agreed WIN JudBe
nrncy that the dead oiiicetN fepnt"'
non was gnpd
SPANIEL seen Drinking.
Slater SAID he saw SPANIEL drink
cocktail and beer at n dinner party IN
Nplnc and that he saw him drink beer
and 4 cocktail at the Maria dance,
which has been frequently mentioned
IA testimony
Slater SAID he and companion
mixed the cocktails from ingredients
brought to Alpine in a suitcase because
he county i, dry"
1t was a sensational aud dramatic
account Spancil told on the stand yes
rrday. He declared the shot that
killed his wltc was fired by Colonel
Butler, while he and the army officer
,ngaged in a pi,tol duel in the dark
ness. Colonel Butler. the witness de
clared, had followed and paid undue
attentions to MIS-, SPANIEL ana the dc
'cnaanl had protested
Recess TO Relieve Tension.
At one point in Spaurll, testimony
relatmp 10 III, love ior hi, wife, AMI
Young daughter and their affection fur
him. court recessed a lew minutes to
relieve the tension IN the room Tear.
ran down Jurors checks, spectator,
wcpt aud The defendant, v,tne,, him.
,ri sobbrd. During the briri inter
mission SPANIEL regancd his compos-
urc and continued his story
SPANIEL said while ne regarded hi,
lie a, pure as flower and JUS, like
on innocent little girl he regarded
'Sl',r aS bold. persistent man and
dangerous to all women All his ci-
iortS previous Ia lulv ~ he testified
had been to shield his wife IRON But.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-26
The Quinins That Does Not Affect The
Head

Because OF its tonic and laxative effect,
Laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken
by anyone withou, causing nervousness
or ringing in the head. There /, only
one "Bromo Quinine" L. w. GROVES
signature on box. 2Sc.-Adv
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
OUR GRATITUDE TO OUR
PATRONS.

The management desires to thank
the business interests of the city who
sought representation in these col
umns.
The Leader starts as a good busi-
ness proposition to the advertisers.
1t is the hope and aspiration of the
management to make it, in the fu-
ture, better medium of bringing be-
fore the public the merits of our local
business men. Necessarily in start
ing a venture of this kind there is a
good deal of rush and worry and
some interests in the city have been
unavoidably overlooked.
At as early date as possible, a
careful solicitor from this office will
call on those whom he has not, as
yet, been able to see, for lack of time
The Leader is doubly grateful to
those whose faith in the success of
our enterprise has been shown by so
generously patronizing our columns.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL
ENDORSE NEWARK SCHOOL
GARDENS

At recent meeting of the Newark
Trades and Labor Council, the intro
duction of agriculture and school
gardening into the public schools was
endorsed, and a committee of three
was appointed to confer with Supt.
Hawkins to work out plan of help
full cooperation. Mr.. T. o. Satler is
chairman of this committee, and his
letter to the superintendent follows:
Mr.. Wilson Hawkins,
Supt. of Schools,
Newark, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter of Oct. 26th,
l am pleased to inform you that the
Trades Council has gone on record as
endorsing the children's gardening
plan which Mr.. Hopp carried out so
successfully last season. The Council
and Organized Labor take great
pleasure in promoting the welfare of
the community in which they live, and
we as committee of three have been
appointed with full power to act.
Hoping this may be satisfactory to
you, and being ready to meet and talk
this matter over at any time to see
what we may agree upon, / am,
Yours respectfully,
T. o. Satler, Chairman.
The Superintendent read this letter
at the last meeting of the Board of
Education. The Board members are
greatly pleased with this action of
the Trades Assembly, and desire the
superintendent to arrange a meeting
with the committee at an early date.
1t may be stated here that Prof.
Hopp has already started his plans
for next year. He has secured sew
eral additional plots of ground, and
is having them plowed and fertilized.
The Chamber of Commerce has voted
$100 for seed, the Rotary Club $85
for prizes, the Licking Creamery Co..
and Mr.. VIM. Burke are also offering
prize money. With the cooperation
and aid of Organized labor in this
movement, the community is prac-
tically united and Newark will prob
ably lead other cities next year in
school garden and agriculture work.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
UrcIno Health Insurance.

Labor federations among the allies
In Europe have urged the immediate
adoption of workmen's health insur-
ance in the United States. At the con-
ference in Leeds, England, to formu-
late minimum standards for labor to
be incorporated in the peace treaties
at the end of the war, the United
States bureau of labor statistics re-
ports, the following resolution was
adopted:
countries which have not yet en-
acted insurance laws regarding sick
ness, invalidity, old age and unemploy-
ment should pledge themselves to do
so within the shortest period"
The delegates to this conference rep
resented the trade union declarations
Of England, Italy. Belgium and
France.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
FOREIGN Women Get Good Wages.

Industrial changes occurring in the
lives of French and Russian women
through war conditions are described
in letters from secretaries Of the
Young Woman's Christian association
made public by the war work council
Of the organization.
Writing from France, Miss Mary A.
bingham says: "The women are earn
ing better wages than formerly, per-
haps as much as eight or ten francs
a day. Some Of them have taken part
In strikes and these things have count
ed against them"
Miss Elizabeth Boies wrote from Pc
trograd of the difficulties OF starting
canteen work under revolutionary con-
ditions. The women have an eight
hour working day and wages are high.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24

The merchant who advertises in the
Leader will appreciate your patronage.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24

One of the main objects of this
paper is to get all the labor news of
the different Local Unions to the
laborer at the earliest possible date.
To accomplish this, it is necessary
that we have the assistance of the
secretary of each respective trade
oranization in this section, whether
affiliated with the Trades Assembly
or not Send items of interest, per-
sonal, business or otherwise. Give
the facts, the editor will do the rest.
News matter will be received as late
as Thursday morning, but the earlier
in the week the better. Let every
Local do its "bit" toward the success
of the paper that upholds their well
fare.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
MISSION OF THE LABOR PAPER.

There seems to be a misconception
in the minds Of many, at least, as to
the true mission of a labor newspa-
per. The labor newspaper, if it full
fills it's true mission as an advocate
of the principles Of organized labor,
is on as high moral plane as any
other agency for the uplifting of hu-
manity and alleviating the industrial
condition of all the walks of life. No
man who labors honestly and sin
cerely, no matter in how humble a
capacity, ought to want that COM
port with his station, and the indus
trial conditions that refuse to WELD
sufficient return for this purpose
must be inherently wrong in prin-
ciple.
The moral aspect of the labor
movement is its strongest weapon,
both offensive and defensive, and it
is because of it's power to uplift hu-
manity that it so readily appeals to
the general public for sympathy and
support. Nothing purely selfish from
a material standpoint appeals to the
general public for sympathy and sup
port. Therefore, it is not the mere
fact that organized labor is means
of getting better wages for the wage
earning class that gives it popularity
with the public, but it is the fact
that better wages will result in max
ing better citizens, morally and in
tellectually, and will enable those in
the humber walks to lead the life
of a rational human being instead of
that of an industrial slave. Indus
trial slavery is a far worse condition
for the masses than is chattel
slavery. When stripped of its senti-
mental glory the liberty which per-
mits one to exc out an existence by
long hours of toll, sends little chi
ldren to the factories to be dwarfed
in body and mind, and makes wo-
mankind the common drudge and the
beast of burden of commercialism,
and at last thrusts them in old age
and sickness upon the charities of
the world, is not the kind of liberty
that inspired Patrick Henry. This is
industrial slavery.
Normal and more equitable indus
trial conditions, for which organized
labor is striving along economic
lines, will not be so prolific of mil
lionaires with unnatural and abnor-
NAL ideas of what constitutes good
citizenship for the development of a
high class of citizenship among the
masses, and be the means of bringing
a larger portion of the population of
this country to the positive belief
that there is just God, who rules
the world, rather than the passive
acquiescence in the existence of a
Supreme Being, who has no part in
the affairs of this life.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
OUR INTRODUCTION

In introducing itself to the public
The Leader does so in the hope that
it may serve useful purpose and
accomplish something for the better
ment OF mankind.
Its higher aim is to serve thinking
people; that it will live, grow and in
crease it's sphere of usefulness. 1t
enters a field, not crowded locally,
does not expect to elbow anybody oil
the map. Without even the thought
of criticism it will, while under the
present management, stand for loyal
ty, civic berterment, for honesty, eff
cheney and probrity, in the individual,
and especially in those who serve the
public.
Unless to serve a very apparent
good end it will remain clear of pol
ltlcal broils and will have no part in
those religious controversies in which
the best people in the world differ.
Whether a publication lives; whether
it accomplishes a purpose; whether
it is well or i'll received; the reason
is to be found in the publication it
self, as much as in the lives and
characters of those who promote it.
The Leader will endeavor to do all
possible good for all people.
AT the present time it will not
attempt complete line of local news,
only such as the management may
think best, knowing that the local
daily press is covering the field. To
some extent, at least, it will be devoted
to news matter of interest to the
labor organizations of the country,
paying especial attention to those
movements represented in this city
and county. 1t will handle that matter,
at all times, with the hearty endorse
ment of the local labor bodies.
Well knowing the fallibility of the
human mind, the management invites
well timed and temperate criticism
and invites opportune suggestion and
advice. Avoiding the catering to
selfish interests it will endeavor to
10 for the many and not for the few.
Lending its strength to any good and
patriotic movement, it will refrain
from promoting private ends. In
passing judgement on the issue the
management asks that our honesty
purpose be premise in the con-
clusion you reach, whether the con-
clusion be favorable or otherwise.
During its life, be it brief or ex-
tended, The Leader will insist on the
same intelligent honesty and fairness,
in the finances, of this city and county,
as a prudent man would exhibit, and
practice, in his own affairs. Intel
igent honesty in public affairs will
always meet our approval.
The design at the head of this
publication is the creation of Mr.. J.
o. Balda, the industrial and COM
mercial designer, room No. 905 Trust
building, this city. 1t is a home
product and accurately voices our
sentiments.
The MANAGEMENT.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1917-11-24
STAND AT THE HEAD"

printers Ink" the recognized au-
thority on advertising, says, "After
thorough investigation of the subject
Labor Paper is far better adver-
tising medium than an ordinary news
paper in comparison of circulation;
a labor paper, for instance, of 1000
circulation is of more value to the
merchant who advertises than an
ordinary newspaper with 10000
circulation"