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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
lyon CHARGES
ILLEGAL USE OF
FUNDS BY DUKE
Secretary Of State Answers
Denial of Health Officer
MONEY MISAPPROPRIATE
One EmpIoye Cares for Private
Work, He Says,

Charges that the salaries Of certain
employes OF the state health office AT
Guthrie are being paid for out OF
money appropriated for other purposes
are made today hy Secretary OF state
J l.. Lyon N reply to the denial IS
sued by DR. John W Duke. state com
missioner OF health, that persons en-
ploycd in his department receive pay
without rendering any service to the
state.
Funds for Other Purposes.
1T i, my understanding v SAID Sec
retary LYON. that t. l. Webster
draws a salary OF 500 per month ior
beng publicity man ior the health de
par,men,. and he draws his salary
from both funds No. 10 and No II
These funds were appropriated by the
legislature Tor sanitary inspection,
salaries, travelling and office expense,
Ransom llamlll draws a salary ot
500 per month. this also being paid
out OF two accounts, account No W
and account No. I These accounts
were appropriated by the legislature
for the purpose OF distribution OF bio
logical products salaries. travelling aud
office expenses. no money whatever be
ing appropriated out OF these two ac.
counts for salaries, the same as the
one above
No Salary Provided For.
"R T. Andrew receives a salary o'
SIPS per month out OF account No. J.
and this is appropriated bv the legs
aturc for the equipment and malntc
nance OF laboratory No salary ap
pria,cd out OF this account by the leg
islaturc
II, is my understanding that dur,ns
the month OF July. Mccormick drew !
salary from account No 10 while h,
was acting in Miss llawley's plac
while she was away on her vacation
She also drew her salary for this montl
for the same place.
From the records one would con
clude that Cockrell draws salar
from No. 10 and Hamill drew salar
from No 7 at the same time ior In
same place Miss Hawlev drew sal
AIRY OF SS}N as stenographer for som
time and this salary has now bee
changed to 500 per uAath, The sal
ar, OF SSl,B is now being used to pa
Alber, Oldham salary OF $50 pc
month while the legislature appropriat
ed S8jB
Attends to Private Work.
ut is my understanding that Mi,
Hawley has been Doctor Dukes pr
vatc stenographer and has been takin
care of his private business ior som
seven year, and that she is now TAX
ing care OF his private business an
the state is'paying the salary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
DEATH LOWERING
NEAR 0CCUPA ANTS
|. OF WRECKED CAR
Fractured Skulls Suffered by
Three in PaCkingtOwn,

/. T SamuclS, Jcwelcr, 2lS West
Grand avenue, George McHale, car
pentcr. blb West Filth street, and /.
McF Farland paperhanger, IS Harrison
avenue. arc near death at the Cnlver
sity hospital from INJURIES sustained IN
an automobile wreck in Packlugtown
carly this morning All are suffering
from fractured skulls None OF them
had wgancd consciousness at
o'clock.
Others Injured,
ID. b. Kindly, 22Is South Robinson
avenue, w. ?. kinsman. o2 Eas
Noble avenue. and {. Murphy, oil
West Fifth street, the other occupant
OF the car received minor injuries
Ihey were tahen te their homes.
Going at the rate Of forty miles al
hour. according to the police, the All
tomobile with McHale at the steering
wheel, struck the curbing at the inter
section OF Exchange and Pennsylvanl
avenues and topplcd over
Samuels, McHalc and McFarlan
were pinned beneath the sides OF tn
machine
Pleasure Ride.
Murphy SAYS that the party ha
been on a pleasure ride and had JUS
left Packlngtown To return to the cit
when the accident occurred. He coul
advance no cause for the mishap.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
COMMITTEE THROWS OUT LAWSONS TESTIMONY AFTER ROW
GRANDPARENTS OF
TWELVE SECURE A
MARRIAGE LICENSE

IKE WYRkUP. ~ wear, old.
grandfather OF ten children. and
u Mrs. Lena Scukov SKI. 3 years
old. grandmother oi ,wo. secured a
marriage license today N the dl,-
trict court clerks Office Each IS
the parent Gf seven grown sons and
daughters Thi, is TO be the second
wedding for both.
Mr. Wyrkup is farmer living
near Harrah. Mrs Seukow XXI own,
a iarm near mi same town The
two have beer acquainted Tor more
than ior,y years. having known each
other as children in Poland They
have lived in America twenty years.
The wedding, which is 10 take
place at Harrah in a few days, viii
be made the occasion for reunion
u both famillc, Peter Senko" SKI
son OF the bride, accompanied the
old folks to the city TO get the Ii
cense. as neither can speak English
The old man signed Tor the liccn,e
with cross mark.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Wheat Leaps
Upward; Now
81 a Bushel
Foreign and Domestic Demand
Boost Price to Long Pre-
diCted Goal,

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-for the first time
war prices on wheat touched today a
long predicted goal-<2 buShel No.
2 red winter wheat Tor immediate de-
livery was sold at that price-an ad-
vance OF about S cents since Saturday.
Pressing demand ioy shipment to
Europe and for domestic milling needs
were generally accepted reasons for the
rise
Simultaneous with the ascent OF
wheat other grams went soaring The
corn marke, jumped to above 81 a
buShel and barley touched ST.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Trial of Illinois
Youth Nears End

OLNEN, III, Jan, S-A half day
more for the state, a day for the de
tense and day for arguments is the
schedule outlined for the trial OF Roy
Hinterliter IN connection with the
death last July Of Miss Elizabeth Rat
cliifc Floyd Shook. regarded by the
prosecution as one of the most impor
tant witnesses for the state will he
called to the stand this morning
The jury was to have visited tho OF
chard yesterday where hair ornaments
and clothing. later identified as hay-
ing belonged to Miss Radcliffe were
found The defense refused 10 agree
to the plans. however, and the TRIP
was called off
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Tax on Indian Oil
Proposed in Bill

\ bill designed to provide for the
lcvying and collection oi tax on oil
gas and other minerals produced from
non taxable restricted Indian land was
introduced IN the house this afternoon
h, Representative Morgan 1t defines
oil and other minerals as personal prop
erty and declares II subject to the psr-
sonal tax regardless OF whether the land
from which i, is produced is taxable
Free textbooks, free pencils, free maps
and all other school supplies is pro.
posed in a bill by Representative Spear.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
GERARD SPEECH
IS SUBJECT OF
OFFICIAL PROBE
Relations of j, S, and Ger
many Reported Subject,

WASHINGTON. Jan s-The report
by the Overseas News Agency that
Ambassador Gerard at a public well
come back to Germany had said tina,
never since the beginning OF tho war
have the relations between the United
States and Germany been so cordial
as now" were officially inquired into
by the state department today through
cable TO the ambassador personally
Officials in making this announce
mcnt, refused to add any further com
ment except that they wished to know
exactly wha, he had said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Speeders Are Safe
From City Police

Au,omobilis,s arc enjoying an open
season" Police are making no arrests
for speeding, passing street cars while
passengers are getting on or off, park
ing near fire plugs, or any OF the other
numerous traffic rules, since the writ
ten opinion OF the criminal court of ap.
pealS in the Johnson case was handed
down. The police are acting under
orders from the city attorneys
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
New York Breaks
All Port Records

NEW YORK, Jan. S-Of every
500 worth of foreign trade in the
United States in 1916 $S2 was trans
acted in New York. according to fig
urcs made public BY the collector Of
customs showing tina, the foreign trade
Of this port during the past calendar
year was valued a, A,090W.WO. Nc
other harbor IN the world ever trans
fcrred trade TO such an extent in a
single year, II was stated
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
E. A. Detar, Here
Since '89, Is Dead

4. A. De,ar. N years old farmer and
an Eighty. miner, died at his home iou,
miles northcas, of the city las, nigh,
Mt De,ar made the run" in 1882 and
settled on a claim that is now in IN,
business distrie, Of Oklahoma City n,
came here from Pennsylvania.
Funeral services will he held al IN,
Marshall \ Harper chapel tomorrow
afternoon at ; o'clock The Mason,
will be in charge Of the service.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
SUPREME COURT
DECLARES LIQUOR
MEASURE LEGAL
Shipments From wet to
''0y" States Forbidden,

WASHINGTON Ian. 8 The Webb.
Kenyon law designed to prevent liquor
shipments from "wct to dry" states,
was today declared constitutional by
the supreme court by vote of seven
to two, which also upheld West Vir-
plnia's prohibition amendment prohib.
i,ing citizens from receiving liquor fcr
personal use shipped by common car
rietS IN interstate commerce.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
cARRAnzA FORCES
REoccuPy PARRAl

FL PASO, Jan. s.--parral, Chihua
hua, was occupied by Carran,a force,
under General Francisco Murguia a, 7
o'clock yesterday, message received
by Carranta Consul Bravo here. stated
today Villa forces who occupied Par
raj fled TO the mountains. the mes.
sage added apJ nine locomotives ani
100 cars WcrtSfc.captutcd, according
to this message.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Boston Fiinancier Claims
knowledge of Leak but
Refuses to Inform House
Uproar Follows Appearance of Lawson
on Stand; He Declares Conditions Are
"Damnable";; Lansing and Turnulty
Unable to Find Leak; Wilson Backs
Up Secretary.

WASHINGTON Jan 81homa w LAWSON occupied much OF the
today alleged stock
President Wilson's
ended much cxmgcd from the records and concluded
could tell where the leak
Tumuly and Lansing Testify
Secretary lunuty Endorsed
by President Wilson, that he had knowledge whatever OF the presidents
Both they had able o find leak"
Follows
Lawson began his the committee will, general declarations which
1t ended by the clerk the house him his
chair and the unanimously the whole exchange
The had missed much tho
Would Not
ina
he could tell but would
the recess o lunch
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Cyclist Breaks
Leg in a Crash

NJ { McCollum's lei, leg was irac.
,ured when his motorcycle collidcd with
an automobile driven by J X Burnett
at Third street and Harvey avenue, this
morning at 80 o'clock isludgine
of the speed and the dis,shoc by the
motorcycle rider was given as the
cause OF the accident IN a repor, made
al the police station by Mr.. Burnett
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Sixteenth Storm
Victim Is Dead

McALESTER. Okla, Ian. S-(Spc.
cialO-Marion Rose, lj years old,
daughter of John Rose and the third
victim in the family, died in local
hospital early this morning. raising
the toll OF Thursdays storm At the
Nireton school TO sixteen She was
brought to McAlcs,er Saturday night
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
STATE FIRE Loss
IN 1916 $500,

The lire los in Oklahoma for lolo
was S4,S0OD0, according to tentative
figures made public here this morning
by State Fire Marshal {. {. Hammonds.
The 10" for December OF 1910 was
$I27, SIS. "a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Hughes Will Aid
Fight on Prices

NEW YORK, Jan, S-ChatlcS +.
Hughes will aid in an advisory way IN
drafting state legislation Intended 20
lower the cost OF ioods,uiiS to the con
sumner Mr.. Hughes discussed with
Governor Whitman Sunday the pres
cnt high cost oi living
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Fair Tonight Is
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoRGcAsr-Falrw weather 20.
NIGHT and Tuesday, not much change In
Temperature minimum Temperature 10 TO
36 deurssa
srAre FORECAST 49, ronloh, and
Tuesday fslr weather,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
''Y" COMMITTEE
ASKSBIDS ON
BUILDING SITE
A, j. McMahan Is Chosen
President by Directors,

\ !. McMahan was elected presdcn,
of the Y. NJ. {. A. OF Oklahoma City
a, a meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the association at the Lee -Huekins
today
Mr.. McMahan has been actively iden-
titled with the movement to establish a
"Y" in Oklahoma City fot number
Of years. He was chairman OF the cam
paign executive committee width Sc
cured S26S,OO0 for the project
A charter and bylaws as was ae-
cep,ed go,
The new Y. NJ. {. A. building will be
built in the area included between Sixth
street on the north, Reno avenue on the
soush. Hudson on ives, and the Santa
Fe tracks on the east,
bids on site within that area will he
received by the committee. Cash will
he paid for the site, which is to have
minimum frontage of seventy live
feet.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08

KAN S--Fslr. somewhat colder
Tuesday,
ARKANSAS Fair. warmer In south
east portion.
WEST TISxAS-Fsif
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Committee Makes Report,

The committee appointed to make rec
concentrations q foiiicerS and members
OF the standing committees submitted
the following report which was adopt.
ed:
For president, A. J Mcmahon; sec.
re,ary of tho board, Charles W Gun
ter. vice president, T. \ Gaylord
treasurer Walter d Caldwell
Finance Committee-R \ Klein
schmidt, chairman K NJ Scott, II W
Peck, J NJ. Bass and {. {. Roberts j.
Committee for Selection OF Genera
Secre,ary-S :. Smith. chairman, DR.
T. X. Camp and Fred +, Suits.
Committee on Selection OF Site
George frederickson chairman, X. !
Edwards. ]. T. O'Neil { h Ames an'
c. T., Honnoid
Committee on Building and Equip
men,--J +. Mars, chairman Geore
.G. Sohlberg, N, h. Schoiield, Dr. :. K
Cunningham. W r Hales, A. II, Clas
sen and y. l. Johnston,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Advisory Committee.

In addition to the above committees,
i, was recommended that a general ad-
visory council be selected, The FOL.
lowing twelve names were suggested
{. 4 Coleord; George A. Todd, George
G.. Kerr. Allen Street, X Co,,,ngham
o. ?. Workman. A. D, Engesman
Henry Hoffman. NJ u. Scott, Josepi
Meyer and n. Everest, +. y, Nc
kllup. S. NJ Glody. I'd Ovetholser, q
u. Hahell II. n. Jones. i. ONeil, X
! Edwards. w N Harrison. ". "
haeerr Prrnti@ Price and Jack l.
O'Hearn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
Lawson Questioned.

YOU stated that there was leak
VIII YOU give the committee the name
ol the person who carried the leak TO
Wall Street from Washington"
lawson replied ,ha, the only way he
could reveal the name OF the bearer Of
the leak was to violate a confidence and
he would not do so.
Asked Il he refused TO answer the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08
No Information to Anyone.

81 wish to deny generally and speelf-
ically that | gave no information to
Mr. Baruch or to anybody else in re-
gard TO the peace note did no, know
of the existence OF this note or that this
government contemplated the dispatch
of such a note until after printed copies
OF the note had been given to trpresen-
,a,iveS OF the press by the state depart-
ment.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
Fine Potatoes

The Index this morning received as
Christmas present from j. V. De-
lamater of Pearl package containing
about Is of as fine potatoes as one will
be able to find anywhere. They were
raised on Mr.. Delamater's dry ranch
near Pearl. They were planted June
1 and did not have any rain or water
of any kind all season He dug 100
bushels from one acre. Three years
ago Mr.. Delamater bought sack of
seed potatoes in Emmett, all about
the size of walnuts. "When dug in
the fall" he says, 81 had three varie-
ties of spuds, none of any size, but
saved the best ones and the next year
was rewarded better, but nothing to
brag on. Last June | planted about
an acre OF my lest seed and the Pc
tatoes l am sending you ere some of
them" He has few hundred pounds
to sell at 211 cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
The Pearl Soldier Bows

A. E. VonHarten, son of R. VonHar.
ten, who was in the Officers Reserve
Training Camp in California, came
through with commission of First
Lieutenant and has been detailed with
the Land Aviation corps at San An
tonic, Tex This young fellow with
his training as cadet at the Universe
ty of Moscow has made good through
the training at the camp and will
make good for Uncle Sam.
Frank Bramblee, drafted from
Pearl, is still at Camp Lewis. Harry
Hazelton, drafted from here going to
Camp Lewis, is now on his way south,
probably for San Antonio, Texas. He
writes that he is having the time of
his life. The inhabitants of every
town through which they pass are
out to meet them with refreshments
of fruit, candy, cigarettes, etc, so they
have all they can take care of.
Lee Jensen left here last week to
go to Salt Lake to join the Aviation
service. Have not heard whether he
has been successful or not.
Pearl will soon be a hen hamlet
Several of the men inhabitants have
left for other camps to work leaving
their families here, so if any outsiders
wish to come to town, put on your
best behavior and treat all the ladies
alike or the wool crop of Idaho will
show an abnormal increase which will
be difficult to explain.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
From "The Boy"

Dec. 81 had quite an experience
Yesterday. Friday night was the
coolest night we have had in camp
All of our blankets, except three, were
taken away from US several days ago
and shipped. So went to bed in full
marching order; that is, l took off my
hat and shoes and rolled into bed
But even then it was so cold that we
had to get up at o'clock in the morn
ing and thaw out. So you can imag-
me how cold it was in the morning.
We put on all the clothes we could
find, but even then we got cold when
we stepped into the raw wind. About
noon a snowstorm came up and 1T
showed all afternoon. The wind was
blowing a gale-it was worse than
anv Kansas blizzard could be. Over
at the aviation camp they had foot
ball game and it was played In the
midst of the blizzard. The New York
papers this morning contained pic
lures of them playing in the storm,
so YOU see a blizzard doesn't make
much difference to soldier. We had
supper at 4:30, and as didn't get
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
NEWS FROM PEARL
Gossip of Mining Operetions-News
of the Soldier Boys

Things have happened in Pearl since
my last news items; think the German
have made clean up and moved out
to try some other place. The Hecla
Basque have stopped work for good
and have pulled the pumps and are
moving everything away. The Ohio,
that is the Ida Consolidated have shut
down as they say for the winter or
till they can get in supplies. 1t has
been reported that these people have
a large body of good ore in sight
and it stands TO reason that they viii
not stop where they now are. 1t is
proposition hare at this time of the
year TO get supplies in and firms do
ing business must take that into ac-
count and get the material needed
when the conditions are favorable.
The Granite State mines are getting
ready for big work in the spring and
have done well in getting supplies
this fall. They have thousands of
feet of lumber on hand at this writ
ing and more where they can get 1T
in good season early in the spring.
They are retimbering the tunnel pre-
paratory to taking out ore They
have done quite a little building. A
new framing shed and store house,
an addition to the bunk house and re-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
Deserter Found.

Fernn Hoagland, who was last
week arrested by Sheriff Nichols on
warrant charging him with robbing a
cent at the Nielsen camp on the Can
Won canal, is a deserter from the navy.
The young man was arrested soon
after the theft while he was making
his way to Gross. In giving history
of himself to the sheriff he claimed to
have once belonged to the navy. Upon
learning this Mr.. Nichols got into
communication with government offl-
Gals in California, and he was ad-
vsed that Hoagland was wanted on the
charge of desertion. He is confined
in the Canyon county Jail.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
IN JAIL FOR WRITING
BAD CHECKS
Auguste Penard Under the Hal
lucinatiOn that He Has
Barrels of Money

Auguste Penard, a French-Canad-
ian by birth and printer by occupa-
ton, is in the custody of Sheriff
Nichols, charged with issuing bad
checks on a Regina, Saskatchewan,
back when he had no account there;
in fact, the bank officials do not even
know him.
The man arrived in town Monday
and at once got busy. First he inter-
viewed the Emmett Garage & Auto
company and purchased a Studebaker
motor car from Dave Murray, issu-
ing a check on a Regina bank in pay
ment therefor. Then he sought out
w. W. Wilton and announced that he
desired to buy farm land. A 20-acre
tract to his liking was located, but he
refused to close the deal unless he
could also purchase the 80 acres ad-
joining. Mr.. Wilton could fix that
for him, all right.
While Penard was dickering with
Mr.. Wilton, Dave Murray got suspi-
cious and requested the First Nation
al bank to find out if the check was
SOOu- n LeicSIdH Was oSHl W LHc
Regina bank and an answer came back
the following day that not only had
the man no funds there, but he was
not known and no had even heard Of
him.
Monday the young man went to Boise
in his new car, but with Vern Tappan
as custodian. He returned that night,
and on Tuesday hired Leo Nye to take
him back to Boise, about the time an
answer came back to the telegram.
Sheriff Nichols phoned to Boise to
have the man arrested and the sheriff
and Jess Blurton went over and
brought the prisoner back.
County officials believe that Penard
is crazy and that he is laboring under
the hallucination that he has barrels
Of money to spend. Being printer,
this belief is no doubt true. No date
has been set for his trial.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
Women Enlisting

Uncle Sam wants to know the wo-
man power of the United States, to
help him bring victory to his armies
so this week he is making drive for
members of the Woman's Defense
League. Headquarters have been es-
tablished at the postofice, with Mrs,
A. F. Page in charge, and an average
of 100 are registering daily, thus prov
ing the loyalty of the women in our
midst. Up to last night 400 had regis
tered. Any lady in Gem county who
is in town this week should make it
point to go to the postoffice and
register. The country needs you.