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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
DOCTOR AND TEACHER HELD FOR K0NAWA GIRLS DEATH
Norman Officers Confiiscate
And Drink Wine Reserved For
Sacrament, Priest Declares

Now comes Father Meter in an
cpiStle 10 the attorney general ot
state III which he nourns the loss OF
the Juice OF the grape, which he as
sertS not only was seized but con
Sumcd to make a holiday for certain
and sundry officials of Cleveland
county. Father Meter in his letter
specifically mentions County Judge
Custer Burk, in whose courtroom,
he asserts the wine was stored.
Whether or not Judge Burk may
be student OF Omar khayyam, Fa-
ther Meter does not pretend to
know but he does hint that the
Jurist knows good wine Judge Burk
resents the hint that he might have
had anything To do with the con
sumption OF the vine but saws it
probably was stolen from his court
room All OF which has been sub
mltted to the attorney generals
department for untangling.
Father Meter wants to know what
beca<c OF his wine and what redress
he can have against those who took
II. He further asks that the attorney
generals office contrive some means
by which he may get wine for sacra-
mental purposes. lie says the com
mon Juice OF the grape will not do
and fears that he will have to stop
administering the sacrament il he is
not given relief.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
THIRD BURGLARY
WITHIN ONE week
HERE LAST NIGHT
Store Is Robbed; Santa Fe
Station Victim Last Week,

Burglars entered the general mer-
chandise store OF Mills & Son at Is
West Reno avenue las, nigh, and re-
moved approximately $3.50 worth of
merchandise The burglary is the third
within the past week The ticket agent
AZ the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas rail
road was held up Monday night and
robbed of $500, and the Santa fe pas
Senger station is said to have been
robbed zone night last week" OF $50
Lewis Mills, one Of the owners of the
store butglariied last night, said today
that the burglars removed every piece
OF silk in the store, and carefully Sc
lec,ed the best of the other merchandise
A, the Santa Fe passenger station it
was denied today that $3.50 wa, taken
there last week, bu, at the police sta.
ton 1t was stated that i, was the desire
OF the railroad officials to keep the rob
berry under cover and that only the spe-
cial agents Of the railroad were at work
on the case.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
MEN A DAY TO
BE SENT BY BOARD

Mayor Overholser, chairman OF the
Second district exemption board, was
instructed today not to forward the
entire percent OF the quota for his
district to the training camp at the
same time, but to forward two men a
day until the eight had departed. Under
the new orders, two will leave Okla
homa City on September S. two on Sep
teinber o, two on September and two
on September 8.
Five men who did not claim exemp.
tion and who passed the physical ex.
animation have already asked tn,
mayor that they be allowed to 20 III
the first shipment" Their names are
[. W. Lyman, monotype operator OF
the Times Oklahoman Earl Jones, W
b. Askew, ST. Clair Buchanan and Eu-
gene Cecil
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
BELGIAN OFFICIAL
SENTENCED TO Die

AMSTERDAM, Aug, 3-The bur.
gomaStcr OF lamont, province OF Linn
boutg Belgium, has been sentenced To-
death by the German authorities on a
charge OF helping Belgian' to escape
into Holland The prior of the HamonI
monastery and Professor Ballings oi
lIamon, have been sentenced TO life
imprisonment on the same charge, ac
cordlng to the Echo Beige Madame
Errcfa wife oi the director oi the
University OF Brussels, the dispatch
adds. has been arrested by the Ger.
mans on charge OF espionage She
is also accused Of having forged identl
ilCatiOn cards.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
MAYOR SIGNS LABOR
DAY PR0CLAM AMA1l0N

Mayor OverholSer issued proclama
tion today calling the attention OF all
Oklahoma Cityans TO the fact that
next Monday Labor Day, is legal
holiday according to the statutes Of
the state of Oklahoma
The mayor in his proclamation re
quests that all business houses observe
the day and permit all CLASSES and
kinds OF employees an opportunity 90
enjoy and observe the holiday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
n0LDENvILlE GETS
heavy RAINFALL

A light to heavy rainfall was gen
ctal Throughout, the state for the "a
hour period ending at o'clock this
morning The heYieN rainfall in the
state was z, Holdenville, 2ls inches
The stations reporting rainfall fol
low Oklahoma City, Do; Holdcnville,
22S; king'isher, loS; Duran,, Loo,
Saltwater, 10, Okemah, lOi; Ada,
.lS; Ardmore, IL, Carnegie, Ol Chan
der, ~, Harmon, %. McAles,er
to Muskogce u; Shawnee ".
Matherford, %; Alya, %; Cherokee,
.jSE Enid, "a, Neakrk, "; Okecnc
As Tulsa, %, Vlnita, y, and Wood
ward, 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
Cleveland County Judge AC-
cuSed Of Drinking Precious
Juice of Grape Seized in
County Raid,

THE coniiscatlon OF
S barrel OF Sacramental
NS wine at Norman and the
imposslbility OF securing
more wine with which to
conduct services has been called to
the attention OF the attorney gen
erals office by the Rev Father
John Meter OF St Joseph's church
at Norman.
Father Meter is a iorehanded
man and when the bone dry" law
threatened to squeeze Oklahoma
into a state OF aridity he laid in a
supply of wine with which to ad-
minister the sacrament All would
have gone well and Father Meter
could have continued holding serv-
ices as of old but Cleveland county
officers at one fell swoop seized
barrel OF the Juice of the grape
which is so necessary to sacraments
but which will, as Omar said, Clear
the day of past regrets and future
fears"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
SIX MEN ARRESTED
FOR DAnluo n0lDUp

CHICAGO, Aug. 1,--Investigation
was continued by the police today OF
the six men arrested last night sus.
peeted Of completely in the robbery and
double murder yesterday OF the two
payroll messengers as they were about
TO deliver 5000 at the plant Of the
Winslow Foundry company Acting on
tip from an anonymous telephone
call which identified the automobils,
used by the robbers, the police last
night arrested Charles Catrao Later
five other men were arrested after !:
iiRh, in saloon and are being held
for inycstigation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
TAX COMMITTEE TO
REPORT THURSDAY

The special committee OF the Cham
ber of Commerce investigating the To-
cal tax muddle with a view OF devfSiug
a means to raise the assessment OF
Oklahoma county 10 percent as de
manded by the state equalization
board. reported today that they would
be ready to make a report TO tfr coun-
ty equalization board tomorrow morn
ing. As soon as this report is received
the equalization board will begin its
work OF raising assessments on certain
property II the report recommends such
a raise
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
COUNTY SCANDAL
CHARGES PRObED
THIS AFTERNOON
Court Of Inquiry to Investigate
Accusations,

A large number of witnesses have been
summoned to appear at ! 30 o'clock this
afternoon before the special board OF
inquiry composed OF County Judge
Zwick, County Attorney Selby and As
sistant County Attorney Morgan inveS-
tigating charges that county official
is shielding Red" Cameron and Billy
Gregg proprietors of the Country Inn,
an alleged roadhouse located on West
Reno street
Tucker Recalled.
Howard Tucker. who testified yester
day, has been ordered to report again
today to tell his source OF information.
Yesterday he was threatened with Jail
for contempt unless he divulged the
name OF the person who told him that a
county officer had refused to accept a
hottie OF whisky alleged to have been
purchased at the place TO be used as
evidence in making RAID Tucker re-
fused to tell the name oihhe person who
purchased it, yesterday
Five young women, living at O8l5
North Broadway, who testified yester-
day, were also ordered to return today.
William l.. Gormley, local newspaper
man was also subpoenaed yesterday but
did not appear.
Police Investigated.
In addition to probing charges against
the county officer it is understood that
actions OF certain police officials will he
investigated Charges have been made
that certain policemen have been lax in
their duties.
Al witnesses have been summoned
directly from the court OF inquiry and
no praecipes have been issued, neither
have returns been made to the court
clerk on the witnesses summoned.
Deep secrecy wells the actions of the
oour, and Judge Iwlck has stated tha,
unless sufficient evidence is introduced
io warrant prosecution no report OF the
investigation will be made.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
Gore ANSWERS
Cancellation.
B>Chickasha
Accept Hearty Good Wishes
for Success" Wires Sena-
tor Under Fire,

ClIltKASlIA, Okla, Aug ~. (Spc-
cial) Senator Gore has made the
"tetor, courteous TO w 4. Smith,
president Of the Grady County Free
Fair association. who yesterday wired
the Oklahoma senator that il would be
to thesbcst interests Of all concerned il
the invitation extended Gore recently to
speak at Chickasha on September ~
were cancelled
A reply received today by Mr. Smith
reads
Appreciate Situation.
"W f. Smith, president Grady County
Fair association, Chickasha ! appre-
ciate situation perfectly You are righ,
under the circumstances none the
less appreciate your very cordial invita-
ton. Accept hearty good wishes for
success Of your iair Your friend,
"r. T. CORE
The message from Mr. Smith To Mr.
Gore was
Politics Barred.
IN view OF the fact that the Grady
County Fair association is supported by
all the people Of the county. the none,
for this fair being voted in the regular
tax budget Of the county we have de
cided to eliminate all political speeches
OF any nature whatsoever. and therefor,
respectfully withdraw our invitation tt
you to speak to us on September IS
fearing a discussion OF political sub
ects n, this time would cause dscord il
our country"
Senator Gore had announced previou
to the receipt Of the telegram ycstcrda
that he would accep, the speaking invi
tatiou
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
RUSSELL FIRST TO
SPEAK FOR COUNCIL

Campbell Russell, state corporation
commissioner, is the frs, speaker 10
draw an assignment from the newly
organized patriotic speakers bureau
formed by the state council OF defense
lie is one Of thirty-ilve men who have
volunteered TO make patriotic addresic.
in whatever part OF the state the ooun-
Gil may designate. Mr. Russell is to
deliver an address a, a celebration in
Cherokee September S in honor of the
BOYS taken in the first draft
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
BoDINE Will PAY
FOR EXTRA HELPERS

After continued unsuccessful at
tcmp,s 10 secure assistance from the
county commissioners in the register
Of deeds office, County Clerk Tom
Rodne announced today that he will
employ two additional men to assist IN
the recording ri instruments and would
pay them himself Mr Bodine al,c
said he will have his entire force work
day and nigh, until they have caugh,
up with all the work accumulated since
the first VI the year,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
ten SuFFRloISTs
ARE FINED TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug D-Thc ten
women arrested yesterday IN front Of
the White House making a dcmons,ra-
ton III behalf Of the national womans
party were fined SIS each in police
court today They gave notice OF an
appeal and were released after fur
nishng 500 bond each.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29

49, WASHINGTON, Aug ~
~ kilograms from all parts ol
lNS the country began to pout
II - into the White House today
approving President Wilson's
reply to Pope Benedicts peace pro-
posals
Must Be curbsd at Home.
The presidents rejection OF the pope'S
peace proposals was regarded as
finally settling the question Of dealing
with present German rulers uncon-
quercd or uncurbcd at home The prcsi
dent makes il clear that n lasting and
durable peace can be negotiated only on
complete understanding with the Ger
man people and not alone on unstable
guarantees Of the existing government.
No Reprisals After War.
The note indicates that the American
government does no, intend post bcllum
rcpriSals on the German people but de
slres in the interests Of world peace that
they be allowed to share in international
economic opportunities III they will &C
cept equality and no, seek domination. u
The note with it's uneQuivocal dcnun.
citation of German military au,ocracy is
believed to rcilcc, accurately the sui-
tude of the allied governments. Tn,
general tenor OF the commune alton hat
been anticipated, but diplomats wer,
surprised TO find IN il q virtual appea
to the German people to strive 70
emancipation from military control an,
become fitted TO deal with Q world de
mocraey.
Would Wreck New Russia.
Among other objections to a prems.
turc peace. the note indicates that il
would result in the abandonment ol
new born Russia TO the intrigue. the
manifold subtle interference and the
certain counter-revoluVon which would
be attempted by the malign influences
TO which the German government has OF
late accustomed the world"
Upon motion OF Senator Brady, who
characterized 1t a last farewell to the
autoctacy of the world, President Viii
sons reply was ordered printed today
IN the Congressional Record
While II rejects the pope's propos-
ais he said 1T points the way for the
other nations to reach a peace in a fair
and honorable manner"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
Two MORE LOCAL
DOCTORS JOIN ARMY

DR. George McLain and Or. Clar-
enoe Lee, both of the Wesley hospital
staff, have offered their services as
surgeons in the medical department OF
the United States army and have lett
for the base hospital at Fort Worth
Texas. In all, seven doctors OF Wesley
hospital have resigned to join the sur
geons unit of which DR., A. L, Blesh Of
this city. has charge.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29


SSS ment for greater taxation o!
war profits, the senate finance
committee today agreed to
amendments carrying war profits taxes
OF more than 53 percent in place OF the
present provisions for 20 percent The
amendments would increase the war
profits tax yield from $50, 100000 TO
SlbO,OmW in addition to the taxes
under the present law and yield a third
OF the bills total taxes
New Maximum Rate Added.
The pre-war profits rate OF the bill
was retained by the committee but It
added a new maxlmum'war profits tax
rate Of 90 percent on profits in excess
OF 800 percent. The maximum IN the
bill was 50 percent on profits over $50
percent. Another substantial change was
made in provisions for exemptions. A
minimum of percent and maximum
OF 10 percent OF income on capital &C
Aually invested was approved, These
provisions would care for corporations
suffering abnormal depression during
the pre- war period Corporations max
ing less than percent would he entitled
To- at least that exemption and OF more
than 10 percent they would receive not
over 10 percent deduction.
Senators LaFollette and Gore did
not attend todav's committee meeting
Tax on Publishers Debated.
Debate on the publishers taxes was
begun by Senator Shields OF Tcnnes-
see, who supported Senator Mckellar's
substitute and argued that magazines
and other periodicals, not newspapers,
cease the deficit in carrying second
class mail
Newspapers Versus Malasinss.
Senator Shields said newspapers do
not require the same service of the
postoffice department that magazines
do and that they render much OF ii at
their own expense.
The newspapers supply information
TO NJ percent OF the people OF the
United States while magazines are not
read by more than II percent Of the
people. he added, and those people are
more able to pay an increased cos, than
those who read newspapers Senator
Smith OF Michigan, took exceptions to
the statement regarding the percent
age Of magazine readers, declaring he
believed i, was much higher,
Senator Shields characterized as I'm
defensible" and discriminatory" the
proposed s peroen, tax on publishers
lie urged the adoption OF the Nickel
lar amendment and opposed all others
Senator Mckellar's second class
postage provision for l-cent rate with
in 400 miles and graduated increases
beyond, was accepted, 40 to IS, by the
senate as substitute for the bilrs
H-cent increase clause. II is subject
to final action, however, on Senator
Weeks motion. to strike out all pub
fishers taxes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
ITALIAN SMASnES
AVIATION RECORD

PARIS. Aug S,--Cap,ain Gu6e A
Laureami an Italian. aviator, has 60
tahli,hed new worlds long -disln1
flying record, according to ~
dispatch to the Temps, The lQ
flew from Turin to Naples aa04
without stopping, distaaee
miles ' ss IA
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
wheat COMMITTEE
UNABLE TO Agree

WASHINGTON, Aug y. -- The
whea, price-iiSing committee resumed
its sessions today in a further effort
to agree on a price for the 1917 crop
Last nights meeting was adjourned
after several votes were taken without
dlSposinp of the question
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
NO ONE TO Give
OATH 70 SENA1E;.
TRIAL POSTPONED
Ferguson Impeachment Hear
Ing Opens Tomorrow,

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. D..-After a
short session this morning the senate
adjourned the high court for the trial
OF GOV James T.. Ferguson on i'm
parchment charges until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning
No One to Swear In the Senate.
The adjournment was taken because
there was no one present who could
under the rules, swear in the senate as
a high court,
ny motion, |, was decided to seek
Chief Justice Nelson Phillips of the
supreme court, who now is at Milford,
Texas. by fang distance telephone and
ask him to hurry to Austin in time for
tomorrow's session.
Demurrer or Motion 10 0uash.
The first step after organization to
morrow will be the presentation by
Governor Ferguson OF an answer tO the
charges against him His counsel re
fused ,odas to say whether this answer
will take the form Of demurrer or a
motion to quash /, was generally re
ported, however, that II would bc a
demurrer, IN which case there would
come a vote of the high court to decide
whether II should be sustained or over
ruled.
Many members today held that th,
vote will he IN no sense a test
n sustained, the Impeachment pro-
cecdings would he brought to a sudden
end. This is regarded as altogether
unlikely by President pro TEN Smith
and others
New Witnesses TO Be Called.
Just how much the present trial will
cover ground attained IN the house in
vc,,igation no one knows That there
will he considerable repetition is Ger
tain but on the other hand. there have
been reports oi new witnesses to be
examined and new evidence to be de
velupcd
Eighteen actual working days were
consumed IN the investigation by the
house committee Of the whole. There
is hope that more speed will be made
by the senate bu, II appears certain
that there will he another session called
at the end OF the present one, which
opened August 10 continue thirty
days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
RED CROSS PASSES
Three MILLION MARK

WASHINGTON. Aug - Mem
bership oi the American Red Cross ha,
reached the 'SOOOc0 mark and +, in
creaSing At the rate Of 5000 10 100
600 a day according to an announce
men, TODAY At the beginning OF the
year the total vas HS0N
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-29
ARDn0RE ENGINEERS
NOW At c'.xP BOWIE

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. %
The first big movement Of Oklahomans
and Texans to Camp Bowie is under
way. The company Of Oklahoma engi-
neers. who have been Quarantined at
Ardmore, Okla, by smallpox. arrived
in a special train today Eighty other
carloads Of infantry are due from point,
in Oklahoma and several trainloads OF
Texans arc enroute