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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
"ShORT" DEALS
DURING LEAK"
PERIOD PR0BED
House Committee Has Way to
Run Down Charges,
MARKET SYSTEM OUTLINED
Exchange Head Ignorant Of
ManipuIationS,

NEW YORK, Jan % Searchlighr
OF the house rules committee IN the
leak inquiry are to be turned immc
dlately on all the short" deals which
took place on the stock exchange be
tween December 10 to December .. /,
was on such speculation II any. that
profits were made on advance informa
ton regarding the presidents recent
peace note. 1t is averrcd.
Requests for Information.
That this feature OF the inquiry MAY
be expedited the committee at its first
session today ordered II. G. s. Noble,
president OF the stock exchange. to re
quest tho governing board OF the eX
change to request its members to sup
ply the committee forthwith with a lis,
Of all their transactions between De
ccmber 10 and December q. designat-
ing all customers by their real names
and not by numbers or eppella,ions.
With this Indignation in hand tho
committee believes it can determine il
there Is any truth to the charge OF i'm
mensc profit taking through short sell.
ing BY those IN possession OF leak
information
Noble First Witness.
Noble was the first witness after
Sherman Whipple. counsel for the COM
mIttce, had made his opening statement.
Samuel + STREET.. chairman OF the
stock eyhangc clearing house, the sec
ond witness, explained It's operations.
Three Things Sought.
In briei opening statement on tho
purpose OF the leak" inquiry, Whipplc
~made IT plain that extraneous news
will have no place in the inquiry a,
present. The investigation, according
TO the plan Whipple outlined. will seek
to determine first. three things What
were the activities on the board during
the week OF December 10 when the
leak" on President Wilson's peace note
is said 20 have occurred, and the pos
sibilities for causing loss Who are
the brokers responsible for the trans
actions during this period' Who made
the profitsl
The second inquiry. Whipple saiC
should extend both to profits and losses
Those Who Profited.
After that" he said, the comml,,e,
may feel that IL is in such a position
where it may intelligently inquire abou
those who profi,ed and it seems likel,
that those who proiited Anay he ,hos,
who obtained advance information"
| The entire committee was present bu
less than a dozen spectators were it
the room. marking a strange contraS
to the Washington hearings The IA
miliar face Of Thomas W. lawson wa
also missing.
MIR Noble on taking the witness char
was first asked to describe for the ben
eft OF the committee the organilatio,
Of the stock exchange and its. rules an,
regulations
Great World Market.
Mr.. Noble described in detail the ac
tiyities OF the market on the floor o
the exchange on sample day III
| fr~~Ai~~>A - Bee ai,s.>.N
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
MURDERED ARMY
OFFICER TERMED.
WOMAN CHASER
SPANIEL Declared Devoted to
Wife and Child,

SAN ANGELO. Texas. Jan. 2j-Tes.
timony to show that Harry ]. Spaniel
was devoted to his wife and child oo-
cupied most Of this mornings session
a, the trial of Spaniel for the killing OF
his wife and Lieut., Col, NJ C. Butler.
Called "Woman Chaser"
Much wrangIing ensued, particularly
when counsel for the defense asked NJ.
NJ Miller OF Mission, Texas. a former
Waco man. Il he was acquainted with
Colonel Buffers general reputation at
Mission for being woman chaser y
The state objected strcnuously to this
question, but Judge {, T.. Duboise over
ruled the objection. permitting Miller
to anNer. He replied
II, Mas very bad"
Witnesses for Spaniel.
Among those who testified TO Spa
nell's good character were many for
mer aoquaintanoes of his in Waco in
cluding Victor Allessandro, now sta
toned at Marta as band leader; Miss
Minnie Johnson and Mr., and Mrs,
John K. Bailey
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
SOLDIER COMMENDED
FOR KNOCKING DOWN
MSUlTeR OF FLAG

NVEW YORK, Jan. 2j-Sisnal
I'M Quartermas,er l. n. Luksich.
~ attached to the recruiting oi.
flee OF the United States coast
guard here. who on January !. while
on duty a, the battery Knocked a
man down for wlpins his muddy
trousers on the American flag. dis.
PLAYED at recruiting station, ,ahas
been officially commended by ,Nas.
ury department, officials. Luksich
is a natutalired citizen born in
Australia A repor, Of the Incl.
den, published at the time wa.
printed all over the United State,
aud was the subjee, Of much com.
ment Several national patriotic
societies have taken notice oi the
inc,den, and letters oi commenda.
ton have been addressed TO the
treasury department and to Lux.
sioh.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Women Expected
to Wear Overalls
While at Work

CHICAGO. Jan. 2J-Overalls will be
worn by numbers Of Chicago women at
their work hereafter il the judgment,
announced today of buyers for lead
ing department. store, is sustained, \
feature offering this spring, it was said,
would be Jeans, similar to those de-
signed for men, hut made especially for
women, The step is the direct resul,
Of the popularity of working breeches
with the women working overseas in
munition factories" il was asserted,
They lessen the danger and enabl'
women to move more quickly. We ex-
pect not only factory women bu, house.
keepers also to wear the garments. They
certainly are cooler than skirts Tor
summer wear"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Withdrawal
of Outposts
is Ordered
Movement Of Main Body Of
Troops in Mexico to the
Border viii Follow,

WASHINGTON, Jan. .. - With
drawal OF the outpoStS OF General
Pcrshlng'S force IN Mexico has been
ordered by the war department with
the approval OF President Wilson
There were in;lmatlonS today that as
soon as tho outpost, are brought in tho
movement OF the main body OF troops
toward the border will be begun.
No date for the sending OF Ambassa-
dor Fletcher to the Mexican capital has
been stated, IT was stated officially to-
day
The question OF lifting the embargo
on the expectation OF arms into Mexico
is being considered but no decision has
been reached because OF the complexIty
OF the problem
The position OF the government, i,
was learned, is that the embargo will
be lifted as soon as the administration
can be sure that the arms will go 20
the proper authorities.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Release of Texas
Guard Proposed

AUSTIN. Texas, Jan. IA concur
rent resolution was introduced IN the
senate today by Senator Harley OF Sc
guin that the Texas legislature request
the proper authorities at Washington
including the Texas delegation IN con
gress, to return the members OF the
Texas National guard to their home
stations for rehabilitation to the end
that they return to their homes and
their families. Senator Harley declared
that the national government, is about
to withdraw the federal troops from
Mexico and no further necessity exists
for the continued service OF the Texas
guard along the border. The resolu-
,ion was referred toNhe senate com
mi,,ec on federal relations,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Fairmount't to Bliss
Railroad Planned;
Charter Is Issued

Charter for the Enid 4 Northeastern
Railroad company, a proposed new
railroad line for Garfield county, was
,gran,ed this morning by Secretary OF
State ] l. Lyon, Capital stock Of the
company is $4,000 and the estimated
cos, OF the line is S400,OD. The pro.
posed line will run from Fairmont 10
Bliss with a branch line to Tonkawa
Stockholders Of the company arc /
A. fra,e. OF Springfield, former gen.
cral superintendent of the Frisco sys.
TEN, J. A. FrateS jr, Dilworth. Okla
William Matthews Of Scott. Kan. and
J. n. Grant and Jack Jones Of Okla
homa City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23

SAN DlkD. Cal. Jan. D--Lieut.
w. A. Robertson jr., army aviator, who
ie recovering from Gre effects of being
lost nine days IN the Sonora desert.
may be sent across the border to find
the abandoned sirpiane in which he
and Lieut. Harry G. Bishop made
their recent eventful flight, according
To Col w. A. Glassford. commandant
Of the army aviation school here
Officers OF the aviation school are
reported as being anxious, not only to
recover the plane, but also the compass
with which it was equipped to asoer.
tain il faulty mechanism contributed
to throw the aviators far enough OFT
their course to cause them to land
many miles from Cslexico, Cal, their
destination on the iligh,
II Robertson is sent into Sonora to
find his aeroplane the start probably
will be made from Yuma, Arizona.
Whether the trip will be made by air
plane or motor will be decided later.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Shooting Champion
Seeks New Fields

HONOLULU. Jan. %. - Credited
with having sho, the highest score ever
made by any man in the United States
regular army or the national guard,
Brigadier General Samuel / Johnson,
head Of the national guard OF Hawaii,
now Is looking for other worlds to
conquer. General Johnson, shooting
over the expert course" at the national
guard target range on Punch Bowl
near Honolulu recently made a score
Of lsb ou, Of a possible no points. This
was three poin,s better than the pre-.
vious record Of ~ made recently by
Sergeant James ". Burns Of A com
pany. Twenty.iii,h United States in.
fantry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Rotary Club Plans
for Annual Dinner

The Rotary club completed prepara-
ton, to care for $50 guests at its an
nual banquet next Tuesday nigh, III
the First Presbyterian church, at its
noon meeting today The new officers
will be installed at the banquet. The
members and their wives arc to at
tend
Francis n. Mclean, general secre.
tary of the American Association for
organizing charities. addressed the
club, His talk was abou, social con
ditidns here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Witnessss for Spaniel.
Border Hospitals
Emptied by Order
to Leave for Home

DEMING, N, NJ. Jam 0--Ncws Of
the ordering home OF the First Arkan.
,as and First Delaware National guard
regiments had such cheering effect or
their sick as almost to empty the base
hospital here. medical officers aR
nounce. Seven,y.iivc convaleseents re-
turned to duty within the last ,hre
days |, is said. following the order for
return OF the Is 900 guardsmen OF the
border When the regiments were de-
,ienaled bands OF lucky units screnAd-
ed their camps playing Home, Sweet
Home"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
CUARDSmEN WILL
Leave BORDER IN
THREE SECTIONS
Oklahoma Infantry in Last
Others in First,

. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. 2j-
The return movement OF national guard
organizations. .,aakinS 1000 state
troops ordered home from the border.
should begin January 26 or n from va
rious border points. according to an
nouncement made at General FunstoYs
headquarters today. II !, estimated that
a month will he required TO complete
the movement OF all the units.
To facilitate the use OF rolling
stocks, the troops ordered home have
been divided into three groups. Or
rani1ations in group No, will 20
first
Included in the first group are troop
A, Oklahoma cavalry. hospital corps
and company A engineers. The First
Oklahoma infantry is IN group three.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
u. S. Ship Sights
Suspicious Craft

SANTo DOMINGO, Jan. 0.-The
American steamer Marina, trading be q.
tween San,o Domingo and Porto Rico
which arrived here yesterday after.
noon from Ponce, reported having
sighted a suspicious steamer. The
strange vessel was seen in the vicinity
of Viequss Island, otherwise known a.
Crab Island, abou, thirteen miles cas-,
Of Porto Rico. The American Atlantic
fleet passed here yesterday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Masonic Sessions
Open at McAlester

MoALESTER. Jan 2j--The winter
reunion Of the Scottish Rite Masons
was opened here this morning with a
large number OF candidates aud Wis.
iiors in attendance One hundred
thirty five candidates are in the class
taking the lodge of perfection degrees
The work is being put on under tho
direction Of u. NJ HALEY. thirty third.
sovereign grand Inspector general for
Oklahoma. The reunion will close
Thursday evening with a banquet
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Trainmen Testify
on Adanson Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-W s.
Stone, grand chiei of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers, and l. Z.
Sheppard. acting president of the Or.
der Of Railway Conductors, testified
today before the house commerce com
mittee in opposition to the Adamson
bill TO prevent interruption OF railroad
traffic by creating special inve,ti-
eating board during whose inves,,pa
,ion strikes and lockcuts would be I'M
lawful
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
SAFES m CLINTON
MILLS ARE BLOWN

CLINTON, okla, Jan, 2j-(SpeeiaN
Safes in the offices OF the Milton
berger Elevator company and the Chal-
iant Nelson Grain company were blown
last night The total cash loo, was
abou, $50, three checks in addition be-
ing secured at Miltonberger's Neither
robbery was discovered until today. No
arrests have been made.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
Sixty-nine Killed
in London Disaster

LONDON. Jan. 1j.-.The casualties
to date in last Friday nights explosion
were officially announced today to
comprise six,y.nine killed, seventy.two
seriously injured and J2S slightly in
jured. This, II is stated, is believed to
comprise the complete list.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
FIRST ANNUAL
AUTO SHOW TO
OPEN TONIGHT
All Motordom to Be Repre-
Sented in Grand Display,
PLAN MUSICAL PROGRAM
Official Opening Scheduled for
s O'clock,
Honk Honk It's on
What's on? Why, Oklahoma City S
first annual auto show

Honk 4! Honk : It's on.
What's on? Why, Oklahoma Citys
frs, annual auto show
From the little car which is guar
anteSd-Ay-ihe salcSmen to fold up like
, babx.~arfiagc, and in which in tav'
oTcd cities the jitncycd democracy ut
along on low gear, to the massive
thoroughbred OF the motor world wh'ch
stands in sclf-conscious. pfidctul Gle
gancc among its poorer fellows all
arc assembled IN the munlolpa audi
torum waiting for o'clock to arrive
tonight.
Opening at 8 O'Clock.
Though the doors arc opened to the
public at that hour. the Official opening
does not take place until 4 o'clock w.
r. Vespcr. president OF the Oklahoma
Motor Car Dealers association, VIII
give the exhibition us Official start
with short speech Immediately at
its conclusion he will turn on an cleo
trio switch whict sends the current
through all the decorative and booth
sign lights in the building The hall
lamps are TO be burning beforehand
Numerous Choices.
The visitors to tho show will have
numerous choices for the lavishlnS OF
their admiration First, OF course, the
automobiles demand attention. There
are all kinds. The agents and sales
men for the cars will take care that
the public does no, waste too much
time regarding other attractions
The decorations will receive notice
without any directors to point them Out.
The walls OF the building have been
,c..sl,..A - PaSs Nlut>>0l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-23
General Debate Expected.

Senator Stone then withdrew his mo-
tion and the question will come w to-
motF6S Shd probably Win preeipllsts
general debate Of all the issues in
volved.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
PHOENIX FIRM
: LEADS IN ITS
PACKARD SALE

Phoenix is again national leader.
Macarthur Bros, state agents for the
Packard motor car, is leading all other
American agencies of Packard ma
chimes in the Lincoln Highway Sweep
stakes, according to word received here
from Detroit yesterday The Lincoln
Highway Sweepstakes is sales con-
test being staged by the Packard COM
agency in the country.
Until the past few days the Near
thur Bros. company has been tied with
Aberdeen South Dakota, for leadership
in the Glass d division. The Arizona
agency then made a squirt and passed
far ahead of its South Dakota rival,
and the latter part OF last week made
such a substantial gain that it took
first place among all American agen-
cies. This is considered a distinctive
honor fo" TIE local men.
This honor, however, does not mean
that the local agency has sold more
Packard machines than any other
agency in the country, but it does mean
that the Macarthur Bros. have sold
a larger per cent of their 1917 quota
than any other agency. The Arizona
agency is not. of course, nearly so large
as many others about the country.
The local company is highly elateC
over its showing and will exert every
effort to retain its leadership, which
speaks well for the hustling dealers il
the southwest. Macarthur Bros. have
already disposed of a large per cen
of their 1917 quota of Packards.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
NOTICE OF ELECTION
SALT RIVER VALLEY WATER
USERS ASSOCIATION

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
under the provisions of the Articles OF
incorporation and of the BYLAWS OF
the salt River Valley Water Users
Association, and in pursuance thereof
an election by the qualified electors
of said Association will be held on
tuesday. April Third Ord, 1917. from
& o'clock A. NJ. of said day to O'CLOCK
p. NJ. of said day at the various poll
ing places to be hereafter designated
nv resolution of the Board OF Gov
ernors of said Association, for the cleo
ton of the following officers OF SAID
Association, that is to say:
One member of the Council in each
of the ten council districts into which
the reservoir district Is dlVloed, ioi
the term of three years.
one member of the Council in the
Sixth District to fill an uneXplreo
| term of one year.
| One member of the Board of GOV
errors from each of the said ten Coun'
Gil districts.
The said terms of said several Off
GERS to begin on the first Monday Il
May 1917.
Members of the Council and of TIL
Board of Governors are to be electe
bv the electors of the reservoir distric
who are qualified to vote in the sew
eral council districts. respectively, 70
members of the council and of tn
Board of Governors
CHAS. A. VAN DER WEIR,
Secretary Salt River Valley waite
Users Association.
!, First publication March 3, l9l'.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
IN THE MATTER OF UNlIEl
STATES LAND TITLE AND LEG

IN THE MATTER OF UNITED
STATES LAND TITLE AND LEG
ACY COMPANY, a CORPORA
TION, Bankrupt.
NOTICE OF SALE BY TRUSTED IN
BANKRUPTCY.
The Phoenix Title and Trust Com
panv. as Trustee in Bankruptcy OF the
United States Land Title and Legacy
Company, will offer for sale, subject
to confirmation by the Referee. at the
office of the Phoenix Title and Trust
Company. at number $50 West Adams
Street. in the City of Phoenix, Arizona,
on the 26th day of March, 1917, at 10
O'clock A. NJ. all of the undisposed
real estate and personal property OF
said United States Land Title ana
Legacy Company.
Said assets consist of five 60 parcels
of acreage property, unlmproVeo' anu
twenty seven (27) city lots with houses
thereon. and several articles OF per-
sonal property. :.
Each parce! and article will first be
| offered separately and after the Same
have thus been offered, the entire un-
disposed of assets of said bankrupt VIII
be offered collectively. No OTTER VIII
be accepted until the same mas peer
submitted to the Referee and has beer
approved by him. The terms OF sale are
ten per cent of the offer at the tlmf
the same is submitted to the trustee
and the balance upon confirmation bA
the Referee, and delivery OF transfel
papers. .,
list of the property 20 be sold ma.
be obtained at the office OF the Irus
tee. 1,o,,
pANY Trustee,
Nv III B. WILKINSON, President.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14

quite a journey to the scene of the
threatened trouble, so did not feei
necessarily enthusiastic about the as
signment," said Mrs Sperry. Il was
was met by a typical foreigner. who
presided at the meeting There were
several women in the little, stuffy
hall, and frequently during my talk
the women and men joined in APP
plause.
"At the conclusion of my talk the
chairman led me to a seat. and then
said in broken English:
Now, young lady, If VOC will be
seated, | will tell these people wha1
you have beer talking about. You see
they don't understand the Englisf
! langua &c "-Irdianapolis News.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
REALIGNMENT rs
PROPOSED NOW ON
EVERY COMMODITY

Continued From Page one)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
NEED OF INTERPRETER

Mrs. Dan Sperry of Kansas City,
recently assigned to Indianapolis L.
assist in the organization of the wom-
en- and girls rec labor bureau, being
a newspaper reporter of several years
experience, delights in telling of the
time when she was assigned to help
in keeping down a threatened strike
in q German settlement in Missouri
Mrs. Sperry, who was then Miss Nan
Wilson, bears the distinction of being
the only woman assistant to a state
labor commissioner, and it was while
WORKING in that capacity she re-
ceived the assignment.
The day was hot. and | had made
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
SURVEY AID IS
NEEDED TO GET
HIGHWAY BUILT

Providing the Arizona Good Roads
association can find some means to
have a road survey made across the
Ka.ibao Indian reservation, there are
strong prospects that road may be
built with $4,000 appropriated at the
last session of congress.
Harry WEIGH secretary of the Arl-
fora Good Reads asso citation, has re-
ceived letter from Cato Sells, Indian
commissioner, stating that an appro-
priation has been maze, but there is
no provision for tie survey, or for
hiring white labor. InGian labor must
ne employed throughout.
In regzrd TO the building of tile
road the letter has the following
to say:
Every effort has been made to Sc
cure co-operation of the state author
tics of ArlZora ana New Mexico to
this extent but without success. Arl-
IONA authorities are reported as being
unwilling to bear afy expense in the
construction Of this highway, while
the Utah authorities state they can
not expend state funds in the con-
struction of reads in Arizona. AS a
matter of fact, the kaihab reserya :
ton is entirely within the state Of
| New Mexico and not in Arizona, as
would appear from the act. The
! situation would seem t. demand some
/ actor by the authorities in Arizona
towards supplying the services of a
| surveyor to lay out the road together
/ with the necessary white labor, ma
terial and tools to build the road.
Mr. Sells intimates that it is pos
| sible The Arizona Coed Roads asso-
citation might be interested to tbs
extent OF supplying the services o
a surveyor or Interesting some or
ganiZaticn which would take THU
! feature of the projected road up ana
push it through.