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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
HOUSE AGAINST
SMALLER BODY
OF LAWMAKERS
NorthCutt Resolution Defeated
81 to 81,
LEADERS ASSAIL PLAN
Senators Debate Over ApprO-
priatiOn Measure

The house Of representatives turned
a deaf ear this morning 10 the question
Of letting the people say whether they
want a smaller legislature, AND by a
vote Of II to 81 tabled majority rc-
port of the committee on constitutional
amendments, recommending iayoraht0
action on the Northcu,t resolution Tor
the submission OF constitutional
amendment for a smaller law making
body
The Nouhcu,t plan is for tW" houses,
a senate OF twcntyiour members, a
% house OF forty four memherS--on an an
nual salary Of 81 500, and to hold rcgu
lar biennial sessions
Speakers Confused.
Opponents OF the plan charged that
was step in the direction of com
mcrcializlng government, centtalling
power IN the hands ui a Comparatively
icw, and denying the people OF repre-
sentative form ot government Some OF
the speakers confused the Northcutt
plan with the uncanrra scheme and
they used the one house idea as the
basis OF their opposition
Speaker Paul Nesbitt, although
scarcely able TO speak above a whisper
on account oi a sore throat. and Repre-
sentative Durant OF Bryan county were
among those who assailed the plan
Dutant Against Plan.
This house with more than twice the
members OF the senate has IS doing more
work than the other branch and yet
they tell US tina, with a smaller body W.
can do more and do II cheaper" said
Mr. Durant
1T is more essential to have repre-
sentative government than cheap gov
ernment We know the prcsen, system
is cumbersome and is not conducted
with the precision of we'll regulated
corporation, but that is not the idea oi
government, which must he representa-
tive OF the people, said Speaker Ne,-
bit'
III we adop; this plan II would bc a
step in the direction OF commercial
ling our government The people oi
every county and OF every section ot
the state arc entitled to representation
Continued on rase Twob
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
american UNDER
ARREST IN SPAIN

PARIS, Feb. 22.-D.ails ot the ar
rest by the police Of Cariapcna, Spain,
of man giving the name oi Wood and
calling himself an American are con.
tanned in a message received here hy
the peti, Journal Aittr his arrest
Wood received the protection OF the
German consul at tartagena who said
the presence OF the man at that sea
por, was ineSplicable, except in con.
ncction with the appearance Of boa,
marked U-lq The Cattagena police.
adds the paper, supposing the man had
disemharkcd from a submarine,
searched the roads and found a mum
bcr of buoys to which were attached
thirty boxes covered with waterproof
cloth and containing dynamite gun.
cotton and gasoline
The German submarine U.l9 figured
IN the Sim fcin rebellion IN ireland
last Easter II was the vessel which
carried Sir Roger Easement to Tralee
where he landed on Good Friday
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Trial of Damage
Suit Held Without
Judge or Lawyers

DAVENPORT, Iowa, Feb. IA
trial without a court or lawyers opened
here today with c. A. Houseman. a
broker, and X, r. kinderdine, an auto
mobile salesman, submitting their case
to l.. G. Dearmand secretary OF the
Davenport Automobile club. The mems
machines colided aud were badly dam
aged They agreed to appear without
attorneys before Dearmand, state their
cases and abide by hiSalecision Dear.
mand did not swear the witnesses, but
reminded each that this was Washing
tons birthday and it was their patriotic
duty to refrain from ptevaricating
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
HOUSE OBSERVES
THE natal DAY
OF WASHINGTON


The hour from 20 o'clock was set
apart ~ the house OF representatives.
this. afternoon for Washington memo
rial addresses Members OF the body
cast aside their legislative work and
cares and listened 20 their colleague,
culoglc the lie and work, OF the tathc-
oi the country
With the United State, facing wa
crisis with a European power Oklahoma
City /, today paying homage to the
memory OF the man that so dcclNycy
settled the argument with the Hr'ons
-Georgc Washington
Flags Displayed
cold Glory waves silent tribute -
the Father oi Our Country from win
dow, and summit, OF buildings MANY
stores are decorated IN national Colors
and automobiles on the streets arc fly
ing the Star, and Stripes
The only public Observance ol the
lSSth anniversary oi the natal day ot
the country'S first president, is IN the
city school, Morning exercises were
held at the high school Rev " II h
Urch delivered an address ON Building
Man taking as his ,uhlcy, the live,
Of Washington and Lincoln
Bugles at High School
Color was lent 30 the high school
ceremonies hy the presence o' mglcrN
from the Oklahoma national guard inst
returned from the h1rdcr WNo took a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
TWO Are hurt IN
MOTORCYCLE CRASH

Traffic Officer Joe Braun and + W
French, 65 years old, an insurar' ?
agent, arc in the Emergency hospital
as a result OF injuries received when
Braun ran his motorcycle into French
At 207 North Walnut avenue at ;
o'clock this afternoon. Both men were
knocked unconscious, According TO
Dr. w l. Haywood, attending physi-
sian, french's righ, leg was broken, and
he was Gu, abou, the head and over
ono eye Braun was cut over one eye
Braun was speeding to fire a; Scv-
enth street and S,onewall avenue when
he struck French The latter attempted
10 GRO" the street, and Braun made
efforts 10 dodge him
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
House Lines Drawn
in Flood Probe Fight

WASHINGTON. Feb - The house
began lining up today Tor he fight over
President Wilson, rcQucN, for a 500
coo appropriation ior the federal trad,
commissions investigation into tho hlRn
cost OF living Chairman Fitzgerald
oi the appropriations committee, an
nounccd he would fight the expenditure
on the ground that nothing would he ac
compl,shed Five republican, and five
democrats joined IN a letter To all 9th
or members urging them to support the
appropriation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
GERMANYS REAL BOSS

OFFICIALLY chief Of staff to Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg General Won udendorf is virtually dictator
Of all Germany. He controls not only the threads of
military rule but of civil administration food distribution,
agriculture and foreign relations the decision of
Ludcndorf having been the final thing which led the
ton to renew its ruthless submarine warfare He Is cred
tied also with having ordered the deportation of Belgian
Serbian and Rumanlan wOrkmen to Germany to be used
as laborers Here is his latest picture.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
200 Pajiamas
Too ManyFor
This German


HALIFAX. y s. F,. - One of
The secretaries oi the Grrman embassy
returning 10 German with former Am
basSador Won Bcr0N,r'i on the ship
Fredcttk VIII which d, hcng examined
here by British authorize, an her yoy
age from New York 4. ConcuhaVcn. IS
reported To- have 2ol ,m', OF paJamaS
IN his possession
in the baggage ~ nearly all the 9th
er members OF the party, COTTON good,
known 90 be scarce In Germany, a.,
plentiful the customs inspectors hag,
discovered. In view OF the close as
soca'ion between cotton and explosive
il is understood that the examiners vii
take some of the excess clothing iron
the Germans and make an allowance
Io- /,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
CIRCUS CONTRACT
SIGNED BY WILLARD

CHICAGO. Feb p Jcs, Willard.
heavyweight champion through his
mauagcr signed an clgh, month cor.
,ta,, here today to appear with cir
Gus during the coming season The
contract sllpulatcS. however. that Wi
lard may Vuit the circus IN three
weeks notice any time a match is ar
ranged iuI hun.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Entente Not Cautioned.
Germany Employs 10000 Prisoners.

AMSTERDAM, Feb p Germany
/, employing $4,000 war prisoners as
farm lahorerS. according to a Berlin
dispatch which quote, General Crocncr.
head Of the army feeding department
General Grocncr. II is said. also an
uouncei that. IN the occupied terri
tories tho garriSonS would do spring
blowing and harvest work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
TROOPS GUARDING
CITY after FIRES

NEW BRITAIN. Conn, Feb -
National guardSmen TODAY are rl.
trolling the streets oi New Britain
and the patrol may be continued ,cy-
eral days Guards around many "
the large manufacturing establish
mcntS have been reinforced These
precautions have been taken because
oi seven fires here last night siN ol
them oi nccndlar, origin All the
fires were Within a restricted area.
from 5oO yard, to a quarter oi a mile
from each other The property lu,sc,
run from SiSOOO to SiOOW
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Youth to Prison
Rather Than Tell
His Real Name

CHICAGO. Feb - James McCar.
thy N wear, old, will be sentenced to
two years IN the state rclormatory to
day because hc refuses to reveal his
real name llc was found guilty Vt
robbery Yesterday and the Judge told
him he would bc paroltd 1t he gave
his right name that under the law
prisoners may not he paroled under
assumed names Mccarthy said he
would rather serve two years In prison
than give his name aud bring disgrace
ppon a Iepu,ablc family
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
ALLEGED SLAYER
COM MITS SUICIDE

CHICAGO. Feb. 22-S,anley Levin
sky missing since February ll and
sought by the police on suspicion oi
having murdered his wife, was found
dead in roomine house today beside
an open gas heater Mrs lcyinSky's
death was discovered through the
yowllng OF a cat, which was locked in
the lev,nskyS' rooms
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Committee TO KILL
ARMED FORCE BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. p The sen
ate ldlciary committee today failed tn
aSfet TO the bill proposed bv the de.
payment OF Justice to authorize the
president to use the armed forces oi the
United States TO enforce its neutrality
obligations and II was declared by sew
eral senators tha, il probably would not
he Tepqtieh ...----
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Wells to Speak to
Salesmanship Club

Graham G. Wells Of Pittsburgh will
he the principal speaker a, the regular
meeting OF the Oklahoma City Sales
manSh,p club at the Skirvin hotel To.
night Mr. Wells, who is one of tho
most successful sales managers IN hi,
line IN the United States. will select
as his subject, Tried Training Tactics
for S2lesmcn.' lie will tell how big
business can be built by training sales
men scientifically.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Sweden to Protest
Loss of Motor Ship

STOCKHOLM, Fen - The
Swedish minister at Berlin has been
directed Ia file a protest against the
Snking OF the Swedish motor shin,
Hugo Hamilton, Nothing ha, been
learned regarding the fate of the crew.
The Hugo Hamilton wa, on the way
from NalpAaiso with iDpO ton, ot
salt peter consigned to the Swedish
Farmers association which was great.
" needed on account Of the scarcity
Of fertilizer in Sweden. She carried
crew OF more than thirty Several
DAYS ago the Swedish government
asked tho German government for par
ticulats regarding the sinking
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
FOUR THOUSAND YACHTS
STRETCH NET OF STEEL
TO TRAP SUBMARINES

N0EW YORK, Feb - Eng
I'M land, anti submarine fleet
u v consists OF lOn private yachts
and fishing vessel, manned hy 40
Oo0 men and this force already has
des,royed 2OO German submarine.
Alfred Moves, the English poet as.
serted in a statement here last night
"Every boat is armed eth guns
throwing II ot lipound explosive
shells and has 1000 wards oi steel
netting trailing behind" he declared
IAN the home waters are mapped
on, IN blocks and each block pa.
tfnlcd
Imagine sixty ,tawlcts stretching
steel undcrsea net from the tng
liSh lo Irish coast and YOU get Somc
idea of the British admtraltIs anti
submarine campaign by which Ger.
pan SuhmerSlhleS have hccn driven
from home waters and forced To at.
tack neutral vessels on the high
seas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Gerard and Party
Arrive at Madrid

MADRID Feb 21-lameS w &c
rard, former American ambassador Al
Berlin, and his party arrived here this
morning on their way to the, United
States.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Marine President
Again Asks Arms

WASHINGTON. Feb p p A. z.
Franklin. president Of the international
Mercantile Marine and owners Of the
American line, conferred today wlsk
SecIetAyx QAaisls aud Asslslaat So.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
SkogIa0d Then Destroyed
With Bomb, Consul at Bar
coIo0a Reports; All Sailors
Are Landed Safely, ~
PHILADELPHIA IS IN PORT
Today's Ship Losses

Five steamers and British
trawler aggregating $500 tons are
on todsys list OF ships sunk as a
result OF the new Teutonic blockade
measures The victims were tho
Dutch steamer Ambon, 3,59S tons;
the Russian steamer Sigrd, 2,l94
tons; British vessel Corso, 2,342
tons; Norwegian steamer Alice, 100
tons and the British steamer Petsius,
not yet identified Four Of the
Persius crew are missing. The ad-
dltons increase the total number Of
vessels sunk since February TO 10
and the total tonnage TO 900.
WASHINGTON. Feb p Sinking
hy German submarine Of the Swedish
steamer Skogland, which had five
Americans aboard. after the crew had
been given ten minutes TO take to their
boats, was reported today by Consul
General Hurst al Barcelona, Spain, III
message to the state department No
one was injured and the crew landed
safely at IarragonS. Spain
/ The Skogland. a vessel OF 1887 toni
net, sailed from Norfolk, January n
from Bagnoli, Italy Consul General
Hurst. in his dispatch. said there were
twenty six IN the crew, five Of whom
claim American citizenship He gavs
their rameS as James Bracer. Brooklyn
\. Y, Leo Carter, Portsmouth, y. Hi
Jack Burke. Brooklyn. y Y; Jay Lewis,
Oniontown, Pa, and Joseph Brown.
Elizabeth. \. T.
Bomb Exploded on Ship.
The Skogiand was stopped in tho
Mediterranean by submarine six mile,
south ot larragona, Spain. at D a. NJ.
February lS Consul General Hurst re-
ported and the crew was r iven ten min
utcS to take to their boats As the crew
LETT the ship, sailors from the Subma.
rlnc went aboard and placed bomb
which was exploded and DESTROYED tho
ship The crew landed at Tarragona,
after seventeen hours in their boats.
The Skoglaud undoubtedly is the sams
vessel a that reported from Paris yea
tcrday which was mentioned as having
been sunk February IL There is a Nor
wcglar steamer Skogland which sailed
from New York, January 10 for Kirk
wall and 1roudhlcim
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
Fair Tonight Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL roPecAsr-o Generally fair to.
night and Friday colder Friday,
Ark NsA Increasing rloudlncss,
warmer
WEST TEXAS Fair and colder
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-22
WOMEN ATTEMPT
TO BOYCOTT new
Y0RK'S STORES
PROBE GETS NO RESULTS


NEW YORK. Feb D. Hn.,a.c,
continued rhcr demonstration, against
the high cost oi living here nda' ro.
hoe reserves suppressed outbreaks 900
various part, of the CITY Hundreds OF
women. some with habic, u arm.
acted a, picket, before provision .'urr.
m Am effort 20 establish bu.. o. \
police court magistrate ln 'upcu'r3
sentence on one Offender, gave warning
that, hereafter he would send dNurAcr
20 JAIL
None Seemed TO be Starving
"l have had a number ot YOU women
before me- he said and not one OF
, you ha. impressed me a, though YOU
were .'aryuC
Heads ~ .l'y departments asserted 60.
day rha, 4 superficial examination u'
municipal statistics failed o. show re-.
ull, that might hc attributed 10 lack OF
sufficient uCur,shwcu,. caused hy the
high price oi food They began, however,
a careful irycSuga'lon go learn II there
was any basis Tor complaints voiced Al
the ma,,mcctlngs IN the poor districts
( ,hi, weeh and committees that have
called ON Mayor Mitchell Data avail
able. however. IS not being taken as
final because the acute rise IN prices
has been TOO recent 90 he reflected
IN statistics now available
Request Up Tomorrow.
The department heads have been
asked to report so that their Findings
may be laid before the board ~ al
dcrmen al It's meeting tomorrow Al
that time the mayor has promised I,
lay before ,hc board of estimates re-.
quc,, of Ea, side housewives thu, 81
Om0oO be appropriated TO buy food
| ior distribution hy ;hc city at reason
able prices
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-13
.MIACNATES TOO CHAIRY
FOR M'G0WAN'S PLAN.
Standpat Rulers Of Pastime
Won't Change, Says
Sporting News.
BOURGEOIS HONORED
Missoula Boy Elected Cap
tain of Gonzaga's 1918
Basketball Team.
BOURGEOIS HONORED
(By r. r. Rocene.)

Some weeks ago The Muscular
published an account of a new plan,
patented by d. f. McGowan of this
city, which provided for a, change in
the present system of rating the clubs
of baseball leagues by the percentages
Of games won. The editorial columns
of The Sporting News, the recognized
baseball paper of the country, contains
che following article, commenting on
McGowans plan:
Anything that's new in baseball
should be entertained and discussed,
lest the game die from dry rot There
fore we are willing to present the plan
of a genius from Montana who wants
to reform the system of awarding PEN
nants and do away with the percent
age of games won idea that has been
in vogue for 40 years. The writer
then goes on to explain in detail the
plan submitted by Mr.. McGowan, and
ends up with the following remarks,
THE idea is novel and interesting but
we fear that standpat magnates will
hesitate to adopt it. And. anyway,
won't some mathematician arise to
tellns that total points and total per-
centage would figure out about the
same way in the long run anyway"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-13
In the Outfield.

The regular outfield last year con-
sans and Ward Miller. Shotten has
been considered one Of the fastest out
fielders in the league for many years,
and can hit and run bases, but he is
aging fast, and soon will be ready for
the bench. Armando Marsans, one of
the many Cubans who are winning
berths in the big leagues, Is also a
1Osecond man. but did not hit up to
form last year. Marsans has played
in the Cuban National league this
winter and will report in condition,
something which he hasn't done for
years. Ward Miller. who had brief.
indeed decidedly brief, tryout with the
Cubs back in 1908, played right field
last year sharing the position with
Johnny Tobin. Tobn was released
some months ago, and Miller, who can
still clout them once in awhile
though his legs have played out, is
likely to follow him to the minors
SOOn
Yale Sloan of Rochester, is expected
to win a regular berth in the outfield
without much trouble. Yale is a heavy
hitter, but has a exceedingly unpleas-
ant habit of letting any ground ball
hit towards him roll between his legs
This weakness has kept Yale, who
otherwise would be a desirable major
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-13
Bourgeois Is Captain.

Arthur Bourgeois, a Missoula boy
and a member of the third commercial
class at Gonzaga college, has been
elected to lead the Turks basketball
quint during the season of 1918. Bour-
geois played his first season Of var
sity basketball under John McGough
this winter. playing at a forward po-
sition throughout the season. He for
merly played with the Loyola high
school basketball team and also
starred in football and baseball at the
local school Young Bourgeois played
half back on the GonZaga football
eleven last fall but was hurt early in
the season, and forced on the bench
Last spring he played second base on
the Turk baseball nine, and is expect
ed to work there again this season.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-13
LIVESTOCK MARKET
Chicago.

Chicago.
HogS-Receipts, $4,000. Slow, Is
under Saturdays average. Bulk, SASS
a 1890; light. $1415M14.S0: mixed
$l4.ioM 1870; heavy. $l4.35 q 1870;
rough, $l435nl4.50; pigs. $l125G
1870.
tattlo-Rcceipts $4,000. Firm. Ma
tive beef cattle. $ST0m12.5O; stockers
and feeders, S6.76m9.65; cows and
heifors, $5.7om 1880: calves, $a.5on
1925.
Sheop-Rcceirts. $4,000. Weak.
Wethers $11m12.&5; lambs, $12.40@
l4.95.
Omaha.
Hogs Receipts. 5000. Lower Heavy,
$l4.45m 1865; light, S14.25n14.55; pigs,
SEA 1850: bulk. Sl435nl450.
Receipts, $500. Steady. Ma
tiN" steers. $S.756, lis. cows and
heifers. $1M9.5o; western steers, $3.50
II 1850; Texas steers S7m $50; stock
ers and feeders, $G.5om10.
Shoop-Rocepts, 1900. STEADY.
NeHrlings, Sll.50m 1929; wethers,
$io50m les: lambs, S13.75dl4.75.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-13
RAILS ARE 4 r: D. DOMINANT /
FEATURE Of MARKET
All Pacifics Higher by l to
2La Points, Reversing
Late Quotations.
ST E E L LOS ES ~
Coppers Recede to 3 Points
Total Sales Large,
$4,000.
STEEL LOSES w

New York. March 12.--Rails We're
the dominant feature of today's erratic
market. the activity and strength of
that group affording a striking con-
trast to their inertia of recent weeks.
All the Pacfcs were higher by to
els points with Illinois Cenral, South
ern Railway, Rock Island and other
shares comprising the western and
southwestern divisions.
United States Steel closed at 110a,
a net loss Of 2A points. Bethlehem
Steel, new stock, registered gross
decline of AZ at 112a and coppers
reached / to almost 9 points. Amer
lean Smelling evidently discounted
the publication Of the company's un-
favorable annual report, losing rs
points. Total sales, $500 shares.
A lower trend for internationals con-
tributed to che uncertain tone of the
bond market on more diversified OPP
erations. Total sales, par value, g.
$4,000.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Metal and Money.
The metal exchange quotes lead
quiet Spelter quiet, spot, East st.
Louis delivery, 107s asked.
At Iondon-Lead, c 80 los; spelter,
EAT.
Copper firm: eectrolytic, spot and
nearby, nominal: second quarter S33
ass, nominal: third quarter, $31.5om
$3.50. At London-Spot, 6 1856; fu-
lures. G135, los; electrolytic, SIS.
Mercantile paper, 4m4A; sterling,
600 day bills. Sail: commercial 60-day
bills on banks, SAIL; commercial 60
day bills. $470a; demand, $4.75B;
cables. s4,76ta Bar silver, IS. MeNi-
can dollars, IS.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds irregular.
Time loans steady; 60 and 90 days,
324n4: six months, 4M4A.
Call money steady; high, 2H; low,
"a; ruling rate, "a; last loan, ~ !;
closing bid, pa; offered at 212.