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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Body Found
In Oil Tank;
Diamonds Gone
Charles Shaw, Missing TulSan,
Believed Killed for Gems,

TULSA. June ls.-(Special) )-Po-
lice searehers today found the body OF
Charles Shaw Of the Eagle Loan com
pany in tank filled with oil in the
Ramona field Shaw had been mur.
dered, the officers say and robbed OF
his money and diamonds He was last
seen at a roadhouse northeast OF Tulsa
ten nights ago. and search for him
has been going on since. lie was noted
for the diamonds he wore, Police say
his head had been crushed The sus-
peeted murderer is in Tulsa and will
be arrested. Shaw leave, a wife here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
CHILD EXEMPTIONS
ON INCOME TAXES

WASHINGTON, June ls.-An in
come tax exemption allowance ct 500
for each dcpcnden, child OF a taxable
parent and reduction OF the 2-cen,
stamp tax on bank checks To ! cent
were decisions reached today by the
senate finance committee revising the
war tax bill
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
First Bond Sells
For More Than Par

NEW YORK, June lS.-With taS.
ulating clerks many hours behind, tho
subscriptions 60 the Liberty loan bond,
IN the New York federal reserve dis.
trio, at p m TODAY had reached an
aggregate Of 81 Oc00OO0O0
The initial transaction IN Liberty
loan bonds. trading in which began On
the New York stock exchange az noon
,oday w,< above par A lot OF Sl001
sold al par and l.S0 The next lot
&i0OO sold ~ nar
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Irish Revolt
Prisoners TO
Be Released
England 10 Free Easter In
SurreCtiOniStS Without
Reservations,

LONDON, June lS-lt was an
nounced IN the house Of commons this
afternoon that the government had de.
cided to release all the prisoners taken
in the Irish rebellion OF Easter Sun
day year ago.
In making the announcement An
drew Bonar Law, government spokes-
man IN the house Of commons said tina,
all the Irish prisoners would be re.
leased without reservation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Kansas City Area
Shy Twenty Million

KANSAS CITY. Mo. June lS.-Es.
Inmates ,ha, SSD0OOm had been sub
Sctihed in the Kansas City federal &c.
serve bank dls,ric, were made ,hortiv
before noon today by the tabulators,
Who were swamned with applications
The district allotment wa, sl00OO.m
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Over Subscription
Reported by Dallas

DALLAS. Ttyas. Iunt lS-Al,houeh
large piles ~ Lihet,y loan subserir.
,ions had not been ,abuls,ed when the
hooks closed AZ noon today. officials. ci
the eleventh federal reserve distoct
estimated ,ha, the districts allotted IN.
,al oi lOOn 10 had been over sub.
,efibcd nv al least SODW0
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
CHICAGO District
S40,000,00 10 Good

CHICAGO June lS-rhree hundred
and ,wcnt, five million dollars. sixty.
five millions more than the quota
This was the official estimate Of tho
subscriptions ~ the seventh (Chicsgo)
federal reserve bank district when the
Liberty bond books closed a, noon To.
dav
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Conditions Good
at Naval Station

WASHINGTON, June lS.-Admiral
Benson, chief OF naval operations, after
personal inspection Of the Grea, Lakes
training station at Chicago reported
to Secretary Daniels that conditions
are very good and the morale excellent
Complaints had been mad, ,ha, the men
were badly cared for.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Mother Reports
Draft Stacker

CHICAGO, June is,--About 100
shirkers are In Chicago jails to-
day to answer charges before United
States Commissioner Mason. for
failure to register. A number OF
unregistered men are also held In
nearby towns. Frank Matuchick,
2o years old, was turned over to the
federal authorities when his mother
informed the Officers Of his age
and his failure TO register.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
President Signs
War Budget Bill

WASHINGTON, June ls-Presi'
dent Wilson today signed the three bill
lion-ddla war budget bill which car
rics appropriations for the new army
and other war preparations. II is The
largest single appropriation meaSur,
ever enacted by any government.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
College Honors Benson.

BALTIMORE, June lS,--Rear Ad.
miral William S. Benson, United States
navy, was awarded the honorary dester
Of doctor of laws by Loyola college OF
this city, yesterday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15

PRRIN, June l5.-AIhough JcucIdi
PerShlngs first day IN iari, was nat
ural filled 10 overil.wlug with SOCIAL
affairs, he managed ncter'hclcs, to
utilize odd moments Tor business i Is
understood that he will Soon leayr for
at extended trip 10 tlc front
Watches French Aviators. "
Following his attendance at the cham
bcr OF deputies the general and hS ',ali
motorcd TO an aviation Ic'd - wa,Ch
air eyolu,ons Of Frensh experts. he
French alrmcn outdld themselves IN
performing Spirals, loop the loops and
other tricks that frankly aStoniShed 'he
Americans who admitted afterward that
they had never seen such ieats IN ava
tion
General PerShing was given a ie-
markablc greeting by the deputies when
he entered the diplomatic box IN the
chamber OF deputies at o'clock yester
day afternoon just before Premier Ribot
rose to tell the chamber what the allies
proposed doing in Greece The first
part oi the session partook Of the Nature
of an official parliamentary reception
of General Pershing, the Uuited States
figuring in NJ Ribo,'s speech and being
the theme OF an eloquent address by
Minister OF Justice Vivian.
Traditions Violated by Applause,
Once they were aware OF General
Pershing'S entry the deputies arose and
stood cheering until the general bowed
his acknowledgment Then the gallerles
caugh, up the enthusiasm and violated
the tradition OF the house by joining IN
the applause.
| The deputies again arose and turned
/ toward General PerShlng cheering when
( NJ. Rbot finished his speech by quoting
| President Wilson's phrase IN his mes
sage TO Russia. the day has come Ia
conquer or submit" and declaring we
will no, submit, We will vanquish "
/ NJ Vivian followed NJ Ribot describ-
ing the spirit OF the United States and
the principles for which both republics
were fighting. General Pershing was
compelled to respond to another demon
s,ration after N Niviani's speech and
at 4 o'clock he left the chamber followed
by a storm OF cheering
Napoleon's Tomb Visited.
II was an impressive scene as Genera
Pershing stood this morning with un
covered head a, the tomb of Napoleon
and paid silent tribute to one OF th'
worlds greatesl commanders.
Passing into the lnyalides, Genera
Niox conducted the American comman
der within the vast ro,unda with It
walls hung with battle flags and thenc'
the party proceeded below to the cryp,
where the sarcophagus of Napoleon re
poses Entrance to the crypt is rigor
ously limited and i, is seldom that an,
one is admitted except crowned heads o
former ruler as IN the case OF cN
President Roosevelt when he yisite,
Paris,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
81. Louis Exceeds
Its Loan Allotment

ST LOUIS I'm, ls--Reporu -
ctived by the 81, Lou. Federal Resssvs !
bank today indicated ,ha, St Lesie
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15

quarters and between army camps and
stations On the field OF battle in
France the signal corps must keep the
American commander in instant touch
with the men in the trenches and at all
other points
Lieut. Col. John r Bennet is in i'm
mediate charge OF the aviation section.
Associated with him are Capt, Benjamin
d. Foulois, the army's oldes, ilier. who
is still Young man, Captain Thomas
DE W Milling, and other widely known
Americans iliers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
Fair and Warmer Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FopecAsr-rslr and some.
what warmer tonight and saturday
STATE FoREcAsT-ronluht and Sat.
urday fair weather.
KANSAS - Generally fair, rising tenn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-15
PERSH|NC PLANS
EXTENDED VISIT
TO FRONT SOON
Royal Reception for General
First Day in Paris,
DEPUTIES CHEER GENERAL
Traditions Smashed at Chief s
Entry to Assembly,

PARIS, June l5-Although General
PerShings first day IN parl, was nat
urall, filled 10 overilowug with social
affairs, he managed nc,er'hclcs, to
utilize odd moments Tor business II IS
understood that he will soon leayy for
an ,XlrnGtl irin 20 IL irnni
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
U. s. MAY SETTLE
 IRISH QUESTION
Our Entry Into the War Has Re- vived Discussion of Ireland's In- dependence - Wilson's Liberty
 Platform May Work Solution.

London, May 3.-That the entry of the United States into the war may influence a settlement of the Irish problem -self-government for Ire- land--is now not only the subject of comment in the Irish newspapers but is forming an absorbing topic for editorials and special articles in the Northcliffe press, notably the London Times. 1t is even suggested that America may have direct hand in the settlement; it's influence in Irish affairs is said to be shown in increased recruiting in Ireland.
 The Freeman's Journal, the onl- cial paper of the Nationalist Party, says:
 1t is quite true that nobody would expect America to interfere in Eng lands domestic differences, but as tune goes on it is unthinkable that America fighting for the principles laid down by President Wilson and having such a large population of Irishmen in her States, will not point out to England the necessity of acting in accordance with her own principles
 The Times suggests that if an American contingent is sent to Eu- rope it should visit Ireland on it's way to France. "The Irish people, '" it says, are bewidered and almost paralyzed by the new turn of events. There is an end to all talk of Eng lands War and of sympathy with Germany. The whole fabric of their anti-recruiting propaganda is undermined. Never at heart reluc- tant to fight, some of them heartily ashamed of their idleness and some of them held back almost by force, the young Irishmen are beginning perforce to see this spreading strug- gle for freedom in a new and larg- CT light.
 No one would lightly involve the American Republic in our own do- nestle difficulties, but it would be sheer folly not to recognize that Ireland is still far clos CT akin to Irish Americans than to 
 Some of the papers estimate that there are 250.00O able-bodied men in Ireland who are eligible for mili- tary service.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
PREPARE TOR CONSUMPTION.
Little Rock Campaign in Charge of
 Mayor-Nolunteers First.

Little Rock, May 3.--All prepara- tions are being made for the appli- cation of the new eonseription law as soon as it is signed by the pres ident. All men of eligible age are to be registered turnout the United States. by voting precincts, under the direction of the Sheriff. The registrations in Little Rock will be directed by the Mayor In call for 100000. Little Rocks quota would be 203 men and Argenta would be required to furnish go. All oppor- tunily is to be given, however, for volunteer before the draft is resort ed to.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
-------------------- Use Soy Bean Meal in Bread.

Miss Annie Woods, home demon- strator, returned last Thursday from Magnolia, where she had attended a district meeting of the home de- monstration agents, which had been in session for three days last week. There were twelve county agents in attendance, and demonstration work was done by Miss Ola Powell of Washington, n. C., Miss Emma Archer, state agent of Little Rock, and Miss Scott, district agent. De- monstrations were given in canning, preserving, jelly making, drying fruits and vegetables. and bread making. One of the most interest ing features being a demonstration in making bread, cakes and waters with soy bean meal or flour as the principal ingredient.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
CONFEDERATE VETERAN PASSES !. \. Wallace, Brother of s. E. Wal
 lace of This County, Is Dead.

s. B. Wallace of the Holly Springs neighborhood received word the lat ter part of last week of the death of his brother, J. A. Wallace, which occurred on "Wednesday of last week. Mir. Wallace had been sick for long time. The Arkansas Ga zette of Sunday, under date ef May 5, from Center Point says of the death James A. Wallace, aged 76 years, a Confederate veteran, and pioneer of the county, was buried here today Before the war. Mir. Wallace carried the mail from Para elifta, in Sevier county, to the Indian Territory, on horseback The trip then required a week. His Wife died several years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
HE WOULD HANG FOOD GAMBLERS
Imprisonment Also Suggested in d Senate Debate-SenatOrs Assert There Is No Food Shortage and
 High Prices Mean High Profits.

Washington, May 3.-The rising sentiment in Congress for legisla- ton to meet the Nations food prob lems broke out in the Senate yes terday in debate. It started over the high price of seeds, but developed into denunciation of food specula- tors with predictions that the best way to deal with them was to string them to lamp posts or to put them behind prison bars.
 Senators from farming states de- nied there was any real shortage of staple foods in the United States. Senator John Sharp William de- clared there had been hysteria thru out the country and that the cause of high prices was largely psyco- logical. He said he believed the German corruption fund recently unearthed in a federal court in New York may have been responsible for the hysteria.
 Congress Must Act"
 Word should go straight out from the Senate, Mir. Williams said, that there was no shortage of food. Sen ators Nelson and McCumber agreed there was no reason to fear short age.
 The attack on speculators was led by Senators Thomas and Borah. The Colorado senator declared they were the real enemies of the Nation, ex- pressed the hope that Congress would not adjourn without legisla- tion that would remedy the evil, and said the lamp post was the thing to secure speculation.
 Senator Thomas introduced an amendment to the Espionage Bill, empowering the President, by proc lamation, to suspend during the war the operation of boards of trade and chambers of commerce that dealt in futures. He had it sent to the table for later consideration.
 Big Profits to Packers.
 Senator Borah predicted a world famine if the war lasted two years and if extraordinary and sustained efforts were not made here to meet the food problem.
 He attacked the packers, declaring they made enormous profits, and said speculation and monopoly in foOdstuffs made millions for those who were responsible and made peons of the people, He favored of food and government of the packing companies. Food speculation, he said, would not be ended until the spectators "are put in stripes behind the bars"
 Senator Nelson suggested that if some of the statesmen concerned about this situation" would go to Minnesota and assure the farmer of good climatic conditions, the wheat crop there would take care of it. self. Senator McCumber said the Nation should have a wheat sur plus this year of more than 200 million bushels after feeding itself and providing for seeding.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Cow Sold Ut SEP at Public Sale.

Col. C. NJ. Latimer reports that he succeeded in conducting very sat isfaetory sale on Friday for w w Fineher on the Bethesda Springs road Stock sold particularly well one of the cows bringing Si32. The land was sold to two parties, the z acres on which the house is located going to Mrs. Hazel Jackson. and the i0-acre tract being bought by Isom ANantS
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
AMERICAN WOMEN
 ARE LESS FREE
Enjoy More Ease Than Those of Holland, Says Dr. Johanna West er,Iyk, hut Are More Ruled by
 Convention.

The Hague, Netherlands, May B. The American woman has the suf- frage in some states, from a child she is accustomed to appearing in public and does so more easily than we do, but she has not half the free dom of movement of the Dutch woman,' declared Hollands first woman professor, Dr. Johanna Westerdyk, to an interviewer. Dr. Westerdyk recently was appointed extraordinary professor of plant pathology at the State University of Utrecht. The remark was made as the result of tour she undertook thru the United States
 Dr. Westerdyk was disappointed with the position of the women of America. Tn speaking of America, " she said, we are accustomed to imagine that conditions everywhere there resemble those in New York. But New York is much more Euro pean In the small university towns in the west and the east things wear quite a different aspect. It is true that the married woman is less bound by domestic life. She does not have to be home i'll the after noon to get her dinner ready. But on the other hand, professors wife has a very busy life without a serv- ant in the house For all have their own home, and many their own car, which they drive themselves, but they don't keep a maid because servants are too troublesome.
 The American woman sees to it that she does not become a house dIudge, neither is she the slave of her children. Further, she gets some help from her husband. But one has the feeling in dining with her that one is giving her extra work.
 But what had struck Dr. Wester- dyk most of all was that the social intercourse between the sexes wa, far from being so free and unfet- tered as in Holland. Her men col leagues, for instance, thought that she might not lodge in the same hotel, nor enter a restaurant with them and that she could hardly be with them in the university unless other women were present. At the Botanical Society no women were admitted. She was used to so diff ferent a condition at botanical con- gresses that America, with reputa- tion of paradise for women, had greatly disappointed her.
 Everything in America was ruled by convention, in the opinion of Dr. Westerdyk.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
w. R. Rennin0ton to Dierks.

w. R. Bennington of Wickes was in Mena Friday. He has been in the poultry and egg business in Wickes during the past year, but has de- cided to move to Dierks planning to go into business. His mission in Mena Friday was for the purpose of selling his business in Wickes. Mr Bennington estimates that during the last year he and J. B. Davis have paid out si0,000 to the farmers of the territory tributary to Wickes for poultry, eggs, hogs and other pro- duets.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Gave Auto-TraiIer a Trial.

Mir. and Mrs. R. Golf and children, Yegelia, Norris and Helen and Mir and Mrs. w. J. Lauck and son and daughter, Chester and Ellen, spent Friday and Saturday on an outing and fishing trip at the Winding Hole on Irons Fork, above Holly Springs, returning to Mena Sunday They used for the first time the Warner Auto Trailer, recently bought by Mr Golf, and found it to be all that was claimed for it as a camping outfit
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
.spANNELL GlnrY: TNE YEARs.
Man Who Killed Col. M. C. Butler Near Collapse When Verdict Real.

Coleman, Tex. May 5.-A verdict of guilty of murder was returned at S:25 tonight by the jury in the case of Harry J. Spannell charged with the killing of Lieut.. Col, Nj. C. But Ter, and punishment was fixed at five years Imprisonment.
 Spannell all but collapsed when the verdict was read. Counsel for the defense announced a motion for a new trial would be filed immedi- ately, and if it was not granted an appeal would be taken. The plea for reversal. they said, would be based specifically upon the refusal of the court to sustain the defense's plea of former acquittal."
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Death at Halton.

Mrs. Bertha C. Ross, aged 70 years died Sunday morning at 10 o'clock at Hatton, where she had lived for a number of years, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. c. King, who is teacher in the Hatfield schools Alex Patton was called and prepared the remains for shipment to Kan sas City, where they will be laid in their final resting place beside those of the husbands.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

The United States has become the Worlds great liberator. She liner ated herself in i776 from the grip of a tyrant across the Atlantic In 1898 she liberated Cuba from the grip of another tyrant across the Atlantic, and in 1917, she is going to over throw the last mighty tyrant and monster of the human race.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

If you think yourself one of aver age intelligence and are not afraid to make the test, just take up a die tionary and slowly spell out the first foo words that you come to in their regular order and carefully note how many of the 100 you can correctfully define. When you have finished and you find that you have riehtfulIy defined 65 of the 100, you may conclude you are of average in telIigenee.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

The great trouble with Mir. Bryan and his celebrated peace treaties at this iuncture is that he never per- suaded Germany to sign one of them; and if he had succeeded, what would it have amounted to?
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

One of the strange features of the war is that the imperial government hasn't yet stopped the publication of that naughty Socialist newspaper, Norwaerts.
 The St. Louis may have been lucky in not sighting a submarine on her voyage to England Or, on the other hand, the luck may have been the submarines.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

When the baby takes too much food the stomach turns; the result is indigestion, sourness and vomit- ing. Frequently the bowels are in- volved and there is collie pains and diarrhoea. McCEE'S BABY ELIXIR is a grand corrective remedy for the stomach and bowel disorders of ba- bies. If is pure, wholesome and pleasant to take. Price 25c and soc per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co-Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

In the whole field of medicine there is not healing remedy that will repair damage done to the flesh more quickly than BILLIARDS SNOW LINIMENT. In cuts, wounds, sprains. burns, sealds and rheuma- tism, it's healing and penetrating power is extraordinary Price 25c. soc and Si.00 per bottle. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co., Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
To Port Arthur for Summer.

Capt. D. J. Wood, came from Port Arthur Sunday, and spent Mon- day helping Mrs. Wood and the oth- CT members of the family arrange affairs to start for Port Arthur on Tuesday They are planning to make a part of their trip at least in their automobile, Tn the party will be Mr. and Mrs. Wood, daugh- ters, Misses Angelina and Connie and son, Clifford. They plan to spend most of the summer in Port Arthur.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

Barbed wire cuts, ragged wounds, collar and harness gals heal up quickly when BALLARD SNOW |LTNIMENT is applied II is both healing and antiseptic Price 25c. 50e and s! % per bottle. Sold ny Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.,. Adv.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

Trade will continue to follow the flag. with the reliable backing of a few guns.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10
Martha Leener Insane.

Mrs. Martha Leeper, wife of J. w. Leeper, was examined Monday by a commission composed of Drs. P. R. Watkins and B. H. Hawkins, as to her sanity On the finding of the commission, County Judge Wear de- clared her of unsound mind, and directed that she be transferred to the State Hospital for Nervous dis eases for treatment. Mir. Leeper, accompanied by his daughter, went to Little Rock Monday afternoon to convey her to the institution.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-10

If you have chills or malaria get a & cent bottle of Sanol Chill Tonic. Nothing better for chills and mala- ria. Get 1t at the drug store. Adv