The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-19

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Labor Supports Owen pIan-Organ ani.ed
labor favors Senator Owens resolution
curtailins the powers OF the supreme
court OF the United States. Ollie Wilson.
secretary OF the state federation OF Ia
bor. yesterday received message from
Samuel Gonipers. national federation
president urging. that the Oklahoma
branch get behind the senator.
Committee Against Resolutions
urging the state senate not to confirm
the appointment Of u, II. Beeler as re-
board made by Governor Williams were
passed yesterday afternoon at the meet
Ing Of the republican state committee In
session In Oklahoma city
big Poultry Show. IS W Main. ADV.
Law Dlsapproved- Members OF the Oh.
lahoma Independent Telephone nssocia-
ton In session at the Lee Huckinr yes
terdny voiced their disapproval Of the
bin introduced In the legislature by Rep
resentatlvc Cartwright giving electric
light and power companies right OF way
over all public highways In the state.
Laws Defects Pointed Out-Dcfects Of
the bulk sales law were pointed out In
gathering at the Sklrvin hotel last night
attended by retail merchants, members
OF the Oklahoma city Credit Mems as
ISOLATION and state legislators.
DR.. J. Il. Dean. Dentist, 5ai Ice Bldg
ADV.
Ashton Elected President w g. Ash
ton, state commissioner Of labor. wns
elected president. and W X. Holmes OF
Tulsa, Vice president. of the Oklahoma
Safety council nj the final session Of
the congress held yesterday. The state
council reorgdnized yesterday on plan
which admits the state association into
the national council
Big Poultry SHOW. Is W Main.--Adv
Gravel for Whe-ler Park-Joe II Pat
terson. park superintendent this morn
ing contracted for several carloads Of
gravel to he used In the re-surfacing OF
the walkwnys and drives In Wheeler park
Paving Bids Advertlsed--Constru ructi ion
OF Nfty-two blocks OF paving In Howe =
Capitol addition. Harndale. Highland
place and Shartel Circle, are called for in
advertisements for bids sent out this
morning by G. =. Semmelbeck. city clerk.
May Be Lost Son Description OF Hu-
bert lnnis. % years old. who died at the
detention hospital last Saturday. is asked
for by Mrs, Salie lnnis Of Bemis. Tenn.
In II letter to Leo tMenten. secretary OF
the board OF health The letter states
that Mrs. lnns thinks maybe the young
man was her son.
Engineering Service Examinations -
city civil service examinations are an
nounc"d for February | and for posi-
tlons In the engineering service ms fol
lows asmen. f2j, rodmnn. S6b; chain
man. $50; instrument man, $40, drafts
man, 500. assistant engineer. 1928. In
spectors, $3.50 per day
Scott sertenced-R NJ Scott pleaded
guilty TO obtaining money under false
prctenscs today before Judge Hayson.
and received a sentence OF n year and 4
half In the penitentlary. Scott gave {.
W Sims. cigar dealer. a so forged
check for some goods and change on De-
cember ~
Stakeholder Sues-N, A. Clay sued the
Railway Life Saving Appliance compa ny
for 81 800 damages today on the ground
that w. A. Uttz. president OF the cor
poration. refused to transfer to his name
81 900 worth OF stock In the company he
had purchased.
Three New Measles Cases-Three new
cases of measles were reported at the
city health department this morning and
a like number under quarantine were or
dcred released. There are now about
seventy five sufferers from the disease
In the city. according to Leo Msnten,
board of health secretn~.
Preliminary Work Starts Prospects oi
n delay In the beginning OF work on the
main dam at the new waterworks site
vanished this morning when the Rock
Island began TO deliver ties and rails
which the city will use In constructing
the spur track from Council to the dam
site. Fourteen carloads OF machinery
and materials belonging to the Amhur,
sen Construction company, which has
the contract for the reservoir. are now
on the way to Oklahoma city.
Alleged Thieves on Trlvl-Justice Of the
Pence Donnell started holding the pre-
liminary hearings for Bob wilder. Ace
Foley aud Hayes Pendleton. alleged horse
thieves, today. These three are impll-
Gated by confessions Of five already sen
fenced after pleas OF guilty. They are
former employees OF Davis x Younger. and
W r iiales mule and horse dealers
Charles ~ Selby, county attorney, In con.
Quoting the cases.
Penitentlary Holds 400 There wer'
even /, l00 prisoners In the penitentiary
| ~ McAlester nt the close OF the registra.
tion books yesterday afternoon. accord
| oklahoma CITY today on business befor'
the state board OF affairs. Just before
the Christmas holidays the governor
granted 100 pardons and paroles, but
before these got away from the prison u
looked like more than that many wer'