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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Jumped from the swing and run safsAv
after all
''iiui rs n good thing I msda thai
swing" said tho bunny. And m the ioS
box doesn't shlvor so hard that Il oHaisS
AZ tho raislns out Of the rice pv62inr.
~ ,ell You next about Uncle Wie1iIv
The awful question, what shali I
have for dinnerI" is easily answered n
your shelves are full Of home. canned
products.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

New Schedule To BE Flled--Tho cor
porstion commission today granted per
mission to the oklahoma Gas and Electric
company 10 fle new schedule Of light
ing rates In accordance with the sgree-
ment mado with tho Chamber of Com
merce. The schedule will provide n de-
crease Of en- percent In cost, and was
effective May l.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Whitfield at Ardmore-Captain Rober,
Whitfield, recruiting officer for the reg
ular army In this state is today inspect
Ing the recruiting station at Ardmore In
his absence from Oklahoma City, Captain
T. Y Britt. assistant recruiting officer
for tho state Ia In charge OF the local
recruiting station,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Howard In Tulss-E II Howard. state
auditor, eft today for Tulsa to spend
the rest OF the week there on official
business
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Injunction Against Roadhouse Several
witnesses testified before District Judge
Oldfcld today In the injunction suit
against an alleged roadhouse conduct ed
by Jim Dupreo north OF tho Fair
Grounds They testified that they had
purchased beer at Duprce's place. After
hearing the evidence Judge Oldfield js-
sued Il perpetual Injunction against Du-
preH cnIolning him from again operating
the place.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-12

Promotions Made-Three corpornls as
signed to duty with the recruiting party
for the regular army In Oklahoma were
today promoted to the rank Of sergeant
and three privates. first class. advanced
10 corporals Those promoted TO sergeants
are Corporals Roy c. smith, BENJAMIN ".
Hicks and William T. Harrison. Tho
prlvates, first class, promoted 10 corpor-
ais, include: Arthur c. shocker, Frank
L. Mayer and Henry q. Wagner.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-06

DEATH THREATS HIT FLUTES IN
CONTROL OF FOOD SUPPLIES
J. Ogden Armour, Nelson Morris
and Joseph Grifin-three Of the big
gest figures in the food markets of
the United States-are being hound
led by a hunger-goaded maniac.
Other wealthy people are living under
heavy protection with fear of death
constantly haunting them.
This was the astounding develop
ment yesterday in the high cost of
living situation as it became known
that>the homes of those named are
Wel-guarded by city, federal and pri-
vate detectives while government
sleuths are tracing down a plot to
slay the men blamed by some for
high prices.
A letter which a number Of rich
men in partial control of the food
supplies of Chicago received threat
ems death for the three men named
Armour, Morris and, Griffin. The
maniac who wrote the notes even
specified the time he hoped to finish
the job.
A copy of the note sent to Griffin
two weeks ago, in the hands of the
federal authorities, reads:
Between z o'clock a. m, March 2,
and the same hour, March 8, Mr.. Ar
mour, Mr.. Morris and yourself will
be killed in your homes"
Griffin, who is head of the firm of
J. P. Griffin & Co., gave out the fol-
lowing statement after he got his
note:
''The form of the letter was what
frightened me. Blackmail letters are
received not infrequently by men in
such positions as ours. But money
his not mentioned in this one.
'rIt evidently was the work of a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-06

not know how many men protected
it Friday night or how many remain.
The Armour home was guarded by
private watchmen last night and a
constant outlook is kept by servants,
warned against allowing Ioiterers
near the building at 37th and Mich
igan av Mr.. Armour has been out
of town ten days.
The Nelson Morris property at
1890 DreXel blvd. was well protected
by high iron fence and was lighted
from within the grounds as well as
by the street lights. Nelson Morris
left the city the day after the threat
ening notes were sent and was in
French Lick Springs when the day
set for the assassination came
around.
Thomas Wilson, head of Wilson &
Co., packers, is also out of town. At
his offices it is said he is on a bust
ness trip in the east.
Hinton G. Clabaugh, chief of the
bureau Of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, admitted today
that there was an investigation being
made of the threatening notes.
There is not much we could do,
even if we caught the writer of the
notes, said ClayboUgh. There is no
law against a person threatening to
kill another unless a demand for
money is made with the threat.
eve are not guarding the homes
Of those threatened, but have warned
the threatened to be on watch, and
I believe most of them have hired
private Watchmen."
Those food bosses not worried by
notes from fanatics who apparently
hope to assasinate them have some
thing else on their mind. The U. S.
grand jury has been plodding into
records supposed to show that the
cause of the high price of food is
not over in Europe or in the fields
80 L,1,1 4
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
EXPLOSION May
WRECK A TOWN

Three distinct explosions rocked
the plant at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. Many employees were hurled
violently from the positions IN
which they were at work. One
man was killed outright. Two
died before arriving at the city
general hospital and at noon two
others were reported to be dying
there.
Flames burst out at points
where the explosions occurred and
spread rapidly. Within one hour
1t was evident that several of the
buildings were doomed.
The plant is owned by the Unit
ed States Aluminium company, a
subsidiary of the Aluminium COM
pany of America. For several
months 1t has been making
bronze powder" for the United
States and its allies to be used for
star shells, These are fired at
night by belligerents to light up
mo Mans Land" and the sur
rounding country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
ATTACK TROOP
TRAIN In CAL.

authorities evidently having fear
ed an attack.
When it reached a point so
miles from here a stop was made
at a siding. Without being no
ticed, the attackers pulled a coup
ling pin, cutting two cars from
the train and the engine with 13
coaches moved on a mile before
it was discovered two cars were
missing.
In the meantime, 5 men
boarded the two stalled" coaches
and fight started, in which the
soldiers had all the best of H..
Using clubs, the Sammies beat Off
the attackers and when the main
train, which was returning at top
speed to pick up the coaches, came
into view, the alleged /. w. W.
fled.
The stranded coaches were pick
ed up and the train proceeded, re-
porting the fight at the first sta
ton.
AS soon as word was received
here, posses started from here and
Oroville. No word has been re-
ceived from them.
The identity of the troops was
not revealed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS

bitt, crashed into a group Of men
who were quitting work at the
Puyallup ave. barns.
r. o. Parnell is in Tacoma Gen.
eral hospital with serious injuries.
q. w. Miller and A. G.. Lewtas
were taken home, after physicians
had attended them. Corbitt drove
into the crowd at a 30-mile speed,
the police charge. He maintains
that 1t was dark and rainy night.
and that he did not see the group
of street car men until he was
upon them. Corbitt was taken to
jail.
1.-THE police are going to refuse
to decide accident cases any
longer" said Chief Smith Monday.
There is too much careless
driving here. People are being
manned every day. In all cases
of accident hereafter, whether
anyone is to blame or not, we will
arrest the drivers and let the
court decide whether punishment
is necessary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
Will Send Food For
American Prisoners

agreement reached with Germany.
Three such packages will go each
fortnight. The Germans have
agreed that each American shall
sign personally a receipt for his
box.
Here is a sample exit" for the
Sammies, such as will be sent to
those just captured:
Rice, sugar, dried beef, pork
and beans, peanut butter, soda
crackers, evaporated milk, coffee,
salt and pepper, milk chocolate,
dessicated strawberries, jam, nut
margarine, dried figs, soap and
two packages of tobacco and
papers, that they may smoke and
forget their troubles.
This table" has been prepared
by the surgeon generals office
and provides protein, fat, carbo-
hydates and heat units regarded
adequate for an inactive man.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
WILL FIX
WAGE OF
CARMEN

Wages of Tacoma and Seattle
car workers will be finally de-
termined at conference between
strike arbitrator which will be
resumed Tuesday in Seattle.
g. DR.. Henry Suzzallo, neutral ar
bitter, is scheduled to return from
the east Monday night. G. J.
Franklin, Portland engineer repre-
senting the traction company, is
already in Seattle.
The third arbiter. representing
the workmen, is James Duncan,
secretary of the Seattle Central
Labor council. He expects the find
angs of the committee'to be ready
by Thursday, when he is scheduled
10 leave for Buffalo, where he will
attend the American Federation of
Labor convention.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
BUS PROBLEM

With the city council voting
Monday morning to force Center
street cars back on Commerce
street, police officials are per-
picked with the question of regu-
lating army post buses on the
street.
For the past year street cars
have been kept off Commerce
street, and parking space has
been created on the car tracks.
Buses at the 9th street station
have stood in the center of the
street.
There aren't any other available
streets where the autos can
stand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
CITY CAR I'm
lST ACCIDENT.

The first accident to one of Ia
coma's new municipal street cars
occurred Sunday. A careless mo-
torman rammed the car into the
rear OF a A. r. & p. car In broad
daylight on a straight track. The
front vestibule of the city car was
crushed in, altho the motorman
escaped without injury. The car
is being repaired In T. r. & p.
shops.
According to the contract with
the 7. r. & p, the city must pay
all accident costs, whether or not
the company's employees who ham
die the cars are negligent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
Proud of Boy

GLIDDEN, Ia, Nov. ST. am
proud of my boy If he has given
up his life for his country" ID.
Hay, father of Merle ID. Hay, 21,
one of Americas first three SOL
diers to die for his country, told
the United Press today, when in,
formed that his son had been kill
ed in France by the Germans.
Mrs. Hay, mother of the dead
hero, collapsed when told of her
sons death.
Young Hay enlisted in the army
last May 8, shortly after the dec
laration Of war, according to his
father.
He had been working on the
Hay farm, but couldn't work any
longer afief va wa s5l1xiIl
Young Hay has brother, Basil,
18. and sister, Opal, IA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

Gently dropped by German raiders
in what was described by survivors
as a veritable rain of explosives.
which tore great holes in the
buildings and streets Of the resi-
Dental sections.
The delegation OF American
congressman is expected to arrive
In the American training area
Monday.
A special program showing the
American troops going thru their
war PAGES has been planned.
Next week five additional Amer
lean major generals will visit the
American camp-making a total
of 10 major generals of the Unit
ed States army who have been
here In two weeks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
United Press Leased wireJ

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa, Nov.
with the explosion of $50, 900
pounds of Illuminating powder
stored at the burning plant of
the Aluminium Company of Amer
ica imminent, the whole town
evacuated at noon today.
The loss of many homes was
expected.
There was no way to fight the
fire, as water itself will cause the
bronze powder manufactured there
to let go.
The population is about $4,000.
Already the casualty list among
the 5000 employees of the works
has mounted to 60. Several are
dead and all nearby hospitals are
choked with burned and injured.
No official of the plant was
willing to commit himself relative
TO the cause of the explosion. The
police, however, were frank in
their expressions that there was
a carefully laid plot to destroy the
works.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

IS INVALID
Omitted Press Lensed wire.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 5.
The supreme court today de-
clared unconstitut,onal the Louis
vile, KY, ordinance which sought
to segregate whites and negroes
into different districts.
Similar ordinances in Baltimore,
st. Louis, Richmond, Va, and 9TH
er cities are affected. The Ken
lucky state courts were reversed.
The court held that the ordi-
nance was invalid because it was a
straight out arbitrary violation of
the rights of a certain class of
citizens.
There exists serious situa-
ton which, however, the law is
powerless to remedy" said the
court
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
Proud Of Boy
HunsCapture

UNITED Press Leased Wfrc.)
COLLINS, Ia, Nov. 5.-Chins
were tilted just a little bit and
there was satisfied smile on the
faces of the sister and mother of
Private Dewey ID. Kern, reported
among the captured or missing"
as a result of the Sammies' first
conflict with the Huns in France.
What! Are we sorry he en-
listed? l should say not. We are
more proud of him than ever. We
encouraged him to enlist" said
his sister today.
Somebody has to go to war and
somebody has to be killed and
captured. We aren't Sinking our
duty"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

MARYSVILLE, Cal, Nov. 5. -
twenty-five armed men, alleged
to be l. w. WIS, attacked a troop
train on the Western Pacific rail-
road in the Feather River canon,
cut two coaches from the train
and were only beaten off by the
soldiers, using clubs, after a stub
born fight. Altho the attack &C.
CURED Sunday, word of it did not
reach here until today.
The attackers fled to the hills
and today posses from Oroville
and Marysville are on their trail.
4. AS far as is known here, none
OF the soldiers was seriously in
1ured.
The train, which was a special
OF Is coaches, all carrying SOL
diers, had been searched, military
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
u. S. Air Contingent
Training In France

versity today. Great barnlike ham
CARS, set in rectangular form,
dominate the campus" situated
at the end of huge grassy plain.
American flyers were at their
training everywhere.
The air literally throbbed with
the sound of aeroplane motors
and blue sky showed aeroplanes
twisting, tumbling and maneuver-
ing thru the latest aerial tricks.
On the ground more machines and
more Americans were waiting
their turns.
Activity Is the watchword
among these new,American flyers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
Carmen Hurt

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Nov. 5.--Here, just outside one Of
the most beautiful cities in
France, is the first American
university Of war aviation"
Within 1t. training today with
an enthusiasm that goes to the
boiling point, is the first all
American flying contingent Amer
lea has sent to France.
Aviation camps scattered In
half a dozen states back home
are feeders for this big finish
ing school in France.
The number OF finished Ameri-
can birdmen who will graduate
each month from this university
is secret to be kept from the
enemy--tho II the enemy knows,
the information is not to his COM
fort.
The United Press correspondent
was permitted to inspect the uni
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
Sammies Lose Lives
Continued From Page One.)

Continued
where the Saturday skirmish took place. attempt to
spectacular attack in the
The taking further reports
which reaching this
from American headquarters fsnot by of official COM
muniques from Berlin
Counting sailors merchant ships others,
American prisoners in
department beseged with inquiries
the of those lost The brought
distinct appreciation
world struggle not to be boodess oneha the cables
that
sold have fighting
of Sammies the front,
Immediately rushing
supplies american prisoners, thru committee
in Berne Switzerland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
HIGHEST TRIBUTE
TO PROF. w. H. WYNN

This age has produced men of
the highest and broadest type, and
| think Lyman Abbott and Prof.
w. H. Wynn are among them"
This high tribute was paid the
late Prof. w. H. Wynn, for many
years an editorial writer on a Ia
coma paper, by Rev. Frank Dyer,
at the memorial service in the
First Congregational church Sun
day afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
In Hospital

Npmhteu hreSS Beusfu "tTr.p
AMERICAN FIELD HEAD
QUARTERS, France, Nov. 4. -
(Delayed)-A few wounded Amer
lean soldiers are in a certain big
base hospital today.
They are getting the very best
treatment American nurses and
American surgeons can give them.
One of the visitors today was
Mrs. August Belmont of New York,
who made a detailed inspection
of two base hospitals.
Mrs. Belmont had a good visit
with the American soldiers, chat
ting with them at their cots, and
then departed to visit Red Cross
section engaged in civilian relief
work. In this city. she saw the
terrible effects of air bombs re-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. s.
American prisoners in Germany
will be we'll fed. Independently
of rations provided them by the
Germans, the American Red Cross
declared today a committee has
been established at Berne, Swift
erland, to provision captured SOL
diers and sailors.
Together with the IL infantry
men taken from Pershing's forces
Saturday, there are now about 1870
American prisoners in German
camps.
Food kits" will be prepared for
the prisoners by the Red Cross.
Nine or 10 pounds of food may be
put in each kit, according to an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
CONTINUED From Page One.

CONTINUED From Page One.
night, when his machine struck
down S. T. Patterson, age II,
6040 So. Alder, as Patterson
alighted from a car. Patterson is
bailiff in Judge Cards court. He
was. SO seriously hurt that he may
die.
James Barrett, 5422 So. Law
renee, was struck by an automo-
bile driven by e. F. Stevens, 1919
So. State, in So. Tacoma Satur-
day night, and seriously hurt.
AL Harner, Majestic hotel, was
struck on Commerce street by an
army bus driven by Harold Buck.
Il. M. Consoles, Lawrence hotel,
was struck on Pacific ave. by the
auto Of q. Anderson. 2909 So.
18th.
Carmen Hurt
Three street car men were
painfully hurt at 2 o'clock Sun
day morning when a Puyallup G.
Sumner bus, driven by G. 8. Cor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
FUND Is STARTED
FOR TESTAMENTS

Fourteen dollars and seventy
five cents were raised at Park
Methodist church Sunday night as
the beginning of a fund to buy tes-
taments for Camp Lewis soldiers.
Harry HI. Earle and Lauren Shiffer
of the medical corps, were the
speakers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
CHINESE PUGILIST
FALLS AND DIES

United Press Leased Wire.D
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. s.
All Wing, Chinese pugilist, died
here last night from injuries sus-
tanned when he fell from a barn
while catching pigeons. A few
years ago Wing was one of the
best known pugilists in Califor-
MIA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
MINSTREL SUCCESS

The Moose minstrel entertain
ment given Sunday night at the
Tacoma theater by Seattle lodge
211 for the benefit of the mess
funds at Camp Lewis, was a sue
cess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05
DIES FROM "GAS"
AT CANTONMENT

SHERIDAN, Ore, Nov. 5.--Ray
Mark, private In an Oregon cav
airy unit. died Sunday from gas"
in an eastern cantonment, accord
ing to word received by his ia
Their, p. Mark. Details were not
given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

Applause startled the unaccus-
toned echoes of the First Presby-
terrain church Sunday evening
when DR.. Clarence B. Weyer de-
clared that the instigators Of the
German outrages are guilty Of
murder and deserve execution.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-05

where the Saturday skirmish took place. may al
stage a spectacular attack in the sector.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24
FITZGERALD DESCRIBES
THE BREAKER STRIP"

Many motorists ask me about the Break
er strip in our tires" says T. c. Fitzgerald.
branch manager OF the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber company.
This is put in the tire 10 take the shocks
before they can reach the organic part
Of the tire It is not designed 10 add TO the
strength or efficiency Of the casing. but IS
simply an armor belt running around the
casing TO protect IL from injury. The body
OF the tire is made OF close woven fabric
placed at an angle Of 45 degrees The tread
rubber is made thick. and tough and ex-
loose. BY placing the breaker strip with
the treads running around the circumfer-
ence Of the casing this drag on the tread
which pulls It away from the tire fabric IS
resisted
when sharp stones or glass cut the tread
rubber. in many cases the abrasion is
stopped at the breaker strip. preventing the
water and dirt from working down to the
main fabric. This helps to prevent water
soaking and sand blisterinE.
'As the breaker strip is the nearest fab
nc 20 the road. receiving all the cuts.
water. dirt and sand. Il must be made.
fa- as possible 10 resist the damsg &c caused
by them To combat this We use fabric OF
closely twisted yarn. tightly woven 10 make
II water proof. with rubber rivets extending
rio which is more closely united TO the
rubber than the ordinary loose fabric. and
has better water proof qualities after the
tread Is cut.
ITO obtain the highest result. our tires
contain a cushion OF rubber between the
breaker strip aad the main fabric Of the
tire"