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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
ImLn McInke Saw

4 wife is always telling her husband
that he should help around the house
little like the man next door. And that
is what the woman next door Is telling
her husband
Women are not easily pleased Md
vet you would imagine they were II YOU
Judged hv what they marry
The betting is that we would all We
good if virtue were not so blamed mo-
nptonous.
We once knew an lri,hman who was
glad he was a lntIc man because a big
man doesn't have so many opportunities
10 fight as little man
Ever it yOu can't be thankful for
what ycu have got. YOU can be thank
lul for a lol oi things that YOU haven't
got
The fellow who docs hs work as
though he thought he was doing the
boss great favor is always hunting
another job
4 bridegroom imaglneN that his male
friend, envy him. when the fact of the
matter is that lot Of them pity him
A man may fool some OF the people
some o' the time, hut his wife is wise
lo him all OF the time.
\ small boy hasn't any use tor a
pocket knife unless 1t /. sharp enough
10 cut hl> fingers
Anyway a Corn Fed girl would
rather have her legs bulge at the ankle,
than have them thin further up.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
'HIST0RYBITS
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today,
l8l7-Richard McSherry, who dis
tinguiShcd himself as a surgeon IN the
u. s. army and navy, horn at Martins
burg. Va Died in Baltimore October
!. 1885
Seventy-five Years Ago To-day
S4l-Georgc NJ Hopkins, whose in
ycuuons aided IN the perfection of the
telephone born at Oakland n l.
Died al Cheshire. Mass, August r.
1902
Fifty Years Ago To-day
lsl7-Thc adjourned first session ol
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
VerY Simnle

We iud in patent medicine almana,
a list oi First Aid suggestion, and What
10. Do Until the Doctor Comes hint.
One of these advises that when your
clothing catches on fire YOU Should
keep a, cool a, po,,iblct
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
Hclp

You may 1000, like the name tate ha,
,addlcd on ,uu But there 3, a cabinet
maker in san Francisco who has to 10
through life introducing himself at Per
tcrle Imchhlbkow,kclowSh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
Shaken

4 cool and ucryy GUS, ls Lee
win nir he's often hntll"d.
Hut when his best girl shook him. h"
Admitted he WAS ratified
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
Fool

"Nba happen, when these big inan
..cr, announce that theS will pool their
interests" asked the Old Eogy
"Ihcy water their stocks replied the
Crouch
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
.ice. anne 10 be losl 4 the Piaye Mne is luIned

Venice sure be lost II the Piave line is turned
Inundated
where dslodged bank Of Pave after
dreadful carnage.
battcring way ahead dan
gerous
Asago plateau where Italian attacks have gained ground
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21
Nnlicel

/ Win Oilum. OF Montgomery ".
Va. has accepted position IN the
Club Garage
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-21

Los Angeles Judge has dccslcd rha, a man who steals
OF petty larceny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
SPEAKERSHIP IS TOPIC
AT CONGRESSIONAL DINNER
From The Tribune Bureaul

Washington, Feb. 16.--The old Re-
publican members of the House of Rep
resentatives from New York State gave
dinner tonight to the newly elected
members.
The dinner began late and there were
few speeches. 1t was intended as a
get-together and get-acquainted festiv-
ity, and that character was maintained
by friyolity and absence of serious
speeches.
Herbert Parsons, national commit
teeman, and Senator-elect William NJ.
Calder were among the prominent
guests. II was made plain TO the new
members that the Republicans by
adroit action and united efforts will be
able, if not TO elect Speaker, at least
to control the committees and a big
share of the patronage. The New York
delegation already is bound to the sup
port of James K. Mann as the party's
candidate for Speaker.
The recent activities of Mr.. Mann,
however, in making pro-German and
pacifist speeches are not relished by
the New York delegation. Ii would not
take much Of a howl from the folks
back home to make the New York dele
cation leave Mr.. Mann TO his own de-
vices.
The present Republican membership
Of the House is poor, however, in
Speakership and leadership timber.
The most vigorous spirits are leaders
of small factions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Misha Appelbaum
And His Wife Part;
Mother Gets Boy
Reformer Announces Separation
and Disposition of
Little Son

Misha Appelbaum, leader of the HUI
manitarisn Cult, and his wife, lrma,
last night signed an agreement to live
apart Incompatibility Of temperament
was given as the cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Appelbaum so stated in
A signed statement handed TO reporters
at their apartment, at 800 West Ninety
ninth Street. Both declared the state
ment was the last each would make.
Mrs. Appelbaum is to retain the care
of their seven-year-old son John.
The Appellants were married June
10, 1906. They have lived apart for
the last FIVE weeks. Mr.. Appelbaum de-
clared in his wife's presence that there
would be no court action. unless, per-
chance. Mrs. Appelbaum later on should
decide to start one. :,
During the last five weeks, Mr.. Appel
baum said, he had been making his
home in the Hotel Aston. He said he
was a commission merchant. He ex-
planned that the lease on the West
Ninety-ninth Street apartment will not
expire until next October, and mean
while Mrs. Appelbaum and their son
will occupy il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
BOundfOr Run1ania, French
Filler Shakes off FOkker.
Allied Dispatch Bearer Describes Battle Above Mountain
Tops as He and German Pursuer Manoeuvre
for Position to Deliver Death Blow

turned round and found him pointing
with anxiety toward a Foaker flying
400 metres behind us. He was coming
I'D with US hand over fist, and we were
only thirty kilometres from Sofa and
100 from the Rumanian lines. The
Fokkers are armed with a machine
gun fixed in front of the apparatus.
These are pointed by swinging the
aeroplanes, which are extremely fast
and Extraordinarily supple in their
movements. Their usual tactics con-
sist Of coming up from behind at full
speed and opening fire as soon as they
are within range. II my pilot had
looked round three minutes later il
would have been all up with Us, as the
Fokker would have got in our rear and
would have stuck there till he had
'downed' us.
"All | possessed in the way of anna
ment was a revolver gun-the coffee
milf as we call it-and with il | had
to do the best could. An instant later
the Fokker was on TO US. Leaning over,
followed his every movement, indi-
eating TO my pilot by signs. Every
twist and turn cost US some metres IN
height The altimetre showed me that
we had dropped from $500 TO 1000
metres. At last had the Fokker above
me, and just as | was getting ready TO
fire | discovered that my coffee mill
had jammed And to save weight |
had left my carbine behind. | almost
wept with rage. And this tragedy
lasted twenty-five minutes. Half a
score of times the internal Fokker al
most touched our tail, but fortunately
without damage. The motor still kept
&c, cto for nj olxy
were only 400 metres from the ground.
could distinguish every detail of a
passing village, even to the inhabitants
in the streets.
"a second time the Fokker passed in
front of us. | could distinguish the
set face of the pilot and his light yell
low overalls. At last | got my gun TO
work and let fly at him, but without
effect. We shot past him, and he was
once more in our rear. This time !
thought, 1t is all up with US | did
not take my eyes off him. He seemed
to be standing still. Then he seemed
to be diminishing in size. Was it pos
sible he had given up the chase? |
could not believe il, but il was so. In
a few minutes he was only speck on
the horizon. He was en- route for
Sofa.
~ was never so delighted in my life
My pilot and | shook hands and almost
danced for joy in our narrow seats.
/ picked up my map to find our route
again, as for half an hour past we had
worried very little about the direction
in which we were going. Suddenly we
saw the silver waters of the Danube.
We were saved.
"But we had to get to our destina-
other hour. However, it was sufficient,
and before long we saw the domes and
towers of Bucharest. To the east we
saw the huge aerodrome and 'planed
down toward it, We got a marvellous
reception, a number of charming ladies
throwing us flowers. Our fight was
over"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
u. S. Investigates Report
They Are Organizing
Mexican Raids
ONE SUSPECT HELD
UNDER DEFENCE ACT
Kaiser's Subject Said to
Have Obtained Military
Information

Washington, Feb. i6.-An investiga'
ton is Delng conducted by the state
and Justice departments into the sus-
pected Vaccinations Of German agents
along the Mexican border. Officials re-
fuse TO discuss what has been learned.
Il is known, however, that the State
DEPARTMENT received adyices from one
Of its agents last week that German
captain at Laredo had attempted to or
ganize a raid of Mexican bandits into
the United States.
Confirmation of the killing Of three
Americans in Mexico near Haehita'
n. NJ. was received at the War Depart
ment to-day. Lem Spillsbury, the Nor
mon scout. who went in search OF the
men. found the bodies Of Andrew Pc
terson. Hugh Accord and Bert Jensen
shot through the head, about half
mile below the border.
Colonel Taggart, commanding Fort
Ringgold, N. NJ, reported to-day that
eight bandits crossed into the United
States at Soledsd Ranch, fifteen miles
east of Ell Tigre Arroyo. One man and
seven horses were captured. The other
seven men are being hunted in the
brush
General Pershing reported to the
War Department to-day that twenty
one Mexicans, captured by his force
while in Mexico and held in connection
with the raid on Columbus, n. NJ, last
year. will be turned over to the De-
partment of Justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
800 Describe Working
Abuses at Washington
Irving High School
MATTRESSES TELL
OF HATED PUMPS
One 20-Year-Old Worker
Tells of Sewing 122
Hours a Week
We gotta have time to livel"

We gotta have time to livel
Three hundred little working girls
of the city cried out against the labor
system of New York State at the
Washington Irving High School last
night. told their unedited and personal
stories of its abuses and framed an ap-
real 20 the State Legislature for ar
cight-hour day.
They wanted it. They wanted it
enough to come and say so after work
ing, some Of them, twelve or fourteen
hours that day. And there was nothing
dubious or half-hearted in the way
they told what they thought Of employ
ers, lawmakers and the world at large.
Hot from the griddle and slapped
down at the audience like a pile of
wheat cakes, came the language of the
mattresses, who had kicked off the
hated pumps in which many of them
are forced to work of days, put on
easy shoes, and dragged themselves to
the forum to tell their stories.
The REST" in Restaurant
Who'll put the rest in restaurant"
one of them wanted to know. Another
was a twenty-year-old girl who works
122 hours a week.
81 soak my feet in alum water to
take out the sting the rest of the time
I'm not asleep" she said.
Next to the fact that they are re-
quired to wear high-heeled shoes on
duty and that the hours of work are
beyond all reason, their chief complaint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
i" III e r M o n e y
Troubles" They pet

Troubles" They get
more vexatious as the cost
of foods climbs skyward.
Meat, eggs and vegetables
are almost beyond the fam
lily purse. Happy is the
housewife who knows
Shredded Wheat, its low
cost and its high food value.
A better balanced ration
than meat or eggs and costs
much less. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
or cream make a complete,
perfect meal, supplying all
the nutriment needed for a
half days work at a cost Of
a few cents. Delicious for
anymeal with milk orcream,
or with stewed fruits.
Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17

was that they had no time of for their
own meals and that their work made
them look thirty-one years old wheh
they were twenty-one."
Straight from the counter and no
chance of change came the pleas OF
the girls who worked in shops. Ihey
told how their Saturday off in the sum-
mer is "just a silly bluff" since they
had TO work late on Thursday night
and "later-sometimes till eleven'-on
Friday 10 receive il. "But it makes the
boss feel he's being kind to us"
Girl Hates Christmas
Gee. how | hate Christmas a
brown-eyed girl said, taking the plat
form. ~ hate il more than any oay
on the calendar. | begin thinking at
Thanksgiving how | hate IT,:
She gave her schedule. of the entire
week Of overwork just before CHRIST
mas last year. On one occasion she
had worked from o'clock in the morn
ing till o'clock the next morning, with
twenty minutes off twice during the
day for meals. She had to go without
one Of these, however, because there
was no place near enough where l
could get anything cheap enough"
They hadn't anything very compll-
mentary to say about legislation. They
would like TO get their eight-hour day
themselves, through their unions ana
organizations, because then wed know
we had IT,"
If the Legislature merely passed a
ILL. Huh! who would enforce it?" But
they finally agreed with Mrs. Raymond
N - = t-hN
the honor of our country and OF wom-
anhood, we must get this bill through
the Legislature"
The appeal they sent, as written out
and read by one of the girls (names
are never in order-your boss might
see them!) was as follows:
ave, the undersigned, representing
the working women in New York City,
do hereby voice our approval OF a
shorter working day for women in in
dustry, and do earnestly request that a
law be placed upon the statute books Of
New York State which shall limit the
number of hours for women 10 eight
a day.
1--WE do this because we appreciate
from observation and experience the
physical and mental harm which re-
suits from excessive hours, ard be-
cause we believe that day of more
than eight hours is detrimental to the
health and welfare of women in indus
try. and therefore to the community
at large"
Miss Edna Mcbride, elected from
their own number by the girls, pre-
sided over the forum, and Miss nellie
Swartz, secretary of the Consumers
League, was present at the meeting.
Mrs. Raymond Robins and DR.. Jona-
than Day were among the speakers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Americans Bodies
Badly Mutilated

Hachita. n. NJ, Feb. 1.-two troops
of the 18th Cavalry, under Colonel j.
C. Waterman, to-day patrolled the IN
ternational border in the vicinity OF
the Corner Ranch, where last Monday
three American cowboys were seized,
carried away and murdered by Mexican
bandits. whether the American troops
vyouiJ cross into Mexico, Colonel
Waterman said would depend on IN
structions from army headquarters.
The bodies of the murdered cowboys
were found late yesterday by party
of searchers, headed by Lem spills
hurry. Mormon scout. Each had been
shot several times, the bodies had been
badly mutilated and the clothing re-
moved. ,,:,,.
leader. would carry out his threat TO
attack some border town, American
women and children to-day are being
taken to places Of safety at interior
The funeral Of Peterson, Jensen and
Accord has been postponed until TO-
morrow. Philip Hurst, presiding Nor
mon elder at FL Paso, and a number OF
Mormon missionaries will attend. Ihe
bodies will be buried on the Campbell
ranch.
Jose Ynez Salazar. with 500 men,
was still al the Ojitos ranch, 400
miles south Of the border, early to-
DAY. according to information re-
ceived here.
Kaiser was released tonight on
$1,000 bail furnished by his employers,
dealers in builders supplies.
Kaiser. who is said TO be former
German vice-consul at Manzanillo and
Cohma. Mexico, was arrested after q
visit he is alleged to have made 70 the
government warehouse, near Camp
Stephen Little, accompanied by another
person whose identity has not been
learned.
Government agents charge that
Kaiser has cultivated the acquaint-
anee Of the military officers here and
lavishly entertained them" Attention
OF the Department of Justice agents,
they say, was directed TO him by ques-
tions concerning details Of military
affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Steel Cars Save Lives

Newark, n. Y, Feb. 16.-Steel cars
saved many lives this afternoon when
train s425, northbound on the Sodus
Bay branch of the Pennsylvania, was
derailed by broken rail at the Zurich
gravel pit, about eight miles north Of
here. OF the seventeen persons on the
train, trainman Moshier, Of Sodus
Point, was the only one injured, and
he sustained only slight bruises.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
KID MC0Y'S SIXTH WIFE
TO GET DIVORCE DECREE
Evidence Based on Result of Raiding
Party at Hotel


Party at Hotel
Norman Selby, formerly known as
Kid Mccoy, the pugilist, was sued for
divorce in the Supreme Court yesterday
by Mrs. Edna Valentine Selby, his sixth
wife.
The former fighter did not appear 20
defend the action, and as the testimony
was convincing a decree of divorce will
follow.
Mrs. Selby is the daughter Of Wash
ington S. Valentine, wealthy importer
and commission merchant, with large
interests in Central America. She mar
ried the defendant in Gastonia, n. C..
in 1911, after she divorced her first
husband.
Before marrying Miss Valentine
Selby had five wives, one Of whom he
remarked twice after she had obtained
divorces from him.
The testimony concerned n woman,
who was not mentioned by name, who
accompanied Selby to the Hotel Nc.
Alpin, where a raiding party found
them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Villa Calls Meeting
To Choose President

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. ia "citizens'
started to-day in San An
dres, thirty miles west Of chihuahua
City, according to Villa partisans. The
meeting was called by Villa to learn
the people's choice for his provisional
president, they said. Villa was there
In person, his partissns claim. Miguel
Diaz Lombardo was said to be the
popular choice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Broker Uses Mails to Defraud

William H. Cole pleaded guilty yes
terday in the United States District
Court Of using the mails in a scheme
20 defraud investors. He will be SEN
fenced on Monday. Cole was in bust
ness at II Broad Street as the Mutual
Brokerage Company. lie sent letters
and circulars TO customers" describ-
ing in glowing terms the financial
condition OF certain concerns, the
stocks Of which he was selling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Murgia in Pursuit
Of Bandit SalaZar

Juarez. Mexico, Feb. ia Mexican
is being held in jail here as Villa
suspect. II was learned to-day he had
lived in the same house in FL Paso with
Prudeneio Miranda. II these facts are
established he probably will be shot.
The troop trains which carried Cen
eral Jose Carlos Murgia's death
troops" 70 Guzman, seventy-eight miles
south Of here, returned last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
BANDAGE SUPPLY CUT OFF
BY CONGESTION OF FREIGHT
Last Of City's Reserve VIII BE Given
to Hospitals To-day


to Hospitals To-day
BY noon to-day New York City will
have distributed the last Of its reserve
supply Of bandages TO the eighteen
hospitals in its charge. From then on
the hospitals will have TO go without
fresh supply until the shipment
which has been on its way from Br-
minghAm, Ala, since January % ar
rives. Freight congestion Is so great
that II has been lost on the way.
Four hundred pounds Of absorbent
cotton, also en- route from the South,
have not yet appeared.
The lack Of these materials is the
most serious OF several problems which
face the city hospitals. according 70
statement issued BY Henry {. Wright,
Deputy Charities Commissioner, yes
terday Drugs are high in price, but
thus far there has been no shortage OF
them. Surgical instruments, however,
are almost impossible 20 replace. These
always have been made In Germany,
and although japan il now manufactur.
Ing them their price is prohibitiye.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
JOIN MOVE
FOR HOME IEFENCE
Special Committee Named to Aid Com
missioner WoOds's League

The Rules Committee of the Board of
Aldermen met yesterday and appointed
special committee Of seven aldermen,
to be known as the home defence com
mittee. TO aid in the formation of the
Home Defence League. The members
Of the committee are Aldermen Francis
p. Bent, of Brooklyn, chairman; John
+. NcCourt, Lauren Carroll, Edward w.
Curley, Frederick II. Stevenson, Edward
w. Cox and John J. 0'Rourke.
Chairman Bent said that a meeting
would be called soon, and that the COM
mittee would confer with Police Com
missioner Woods and discuss means for
increasing the league TO a large, ef-
fective force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
By GORDON GORDON-SMITH
fstaN Correspondent Of The Tnbunel

fStAh Correspondent OF me TnbuneI
Headquarters Of the Serbian Army,
Salonica, Jan. 15.-The only means OF
keeping up the liaison between the
army of the Orient and the Rumanian
army is practically reduced to commu-
nication by aeroplsne. Wireless teleg-
raphy offers the objection that the mes
sages can be intercepted by the enemy
while communication by ordinary tele-
graph has TO make such detour 70
reach Rumania as to be almost useless
for urgent messages. The route by air
is. however, becoming daily more and
more dangerous, as the Bulgarians are
exercising even greater vigilance 10
prevent French aeroplanes crossing
their territory. The pilots task is FUR
Their complicated By doubt as to what
territory is now held by the Rumanian
army and wha. is in the hands OF the
enemy.
A French aviator recently sent with
dispatches from Salonica TO Rumania
has lust given me a description Of his
Journey across enemy territory.
1--WE left Salonica at dawn" he said,
about 5:45 o'clock. The weather was
fine, with one Of the light mists one
sees about the end Of summer. We
made straight for Sofia, flying over
chaos of mountains, the SUBMITS OF
which were sometimes barely fifty
metres below US. This was bit dan
gerous, perhaps, but We did not want
TO fly high. We had not the time, a.
we only had petrol for a flight of SIX
and half hours.
Flying for Sofia
"During a third of our fight we were
we'll within rife range, but luckily the
Bulgarians did not open IRE on US.
Everything went on well. Our motor
worked with the steady hum dear to
the ear of the pilot. The wind was
in our favor and we winged our way
toward the Rumanian frontier at
speed of 120 kilometres an hour. After
hvinq an hour we saw on the horizon
the blue line of the Balkans, with, in
the centre, the towering summit OF
Mount Vettoch, behind which lies Soma.
We steered straight for it.
"But at Sofia we got warm recep-
ton. We climbed up to 5000 metres,
but the shrapnel of the 1876 guns was
bursting all around us. But we escaped
without damage and made straight for
the Danube, Keeping sharp lookout,
for we had been told that the outskirts
of Sofia are patrolled by Fokkers. We
flew over the aerodrome and could
plainly see the sh5ds, Dut there was no
sign of any attempt to at;acK u.s..
@Suddenly ! received thump in the
back from the fist of my pilot. !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Sale to Aid French Sufferers

A sale Of articles made in France by
the soldiers, refugee women and the
blind for the benefit OF the war suf-
ferers will be held from February 10
TO "a by the American Girls Aid, at
293 Fifth Avenue. Besides hand
made lingerie there will be many in
tcresting souvenirs and trinkets made
in the trenches, including rings set
with glass from the cathedrals OF
Rheims, Arras and scissors.