The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

nay Ne'eased-upon arraignment In
inc district court Yesterday. Claude Ray.
/ charged with grand larceny OF 81 0oO en-
tered plea OF not guilty. Ray was re-
leased on bond OF s. 900
Number OF Csntonments Reduced-Ihe
! numper OF cantonments 70 be built Rt
I Fort SNl will be reduced about one-thIrd.
according 10 J. II Frederickson OF the
James Stewart Construction company,
the original amount TO be spent being
100000 y. Is said that. on account OF
an insufficient water supply. whereas
preparations for two regiments OF artl-
lery were being made. only one half n
regiment would now be provided for
Registrars Meet -. when Mayor Ed
Overholser and Pam Pope secretary OF
the county election board last night APP
pointed tho fftN-one registrars to car
ry out the work occasioned by the Sc
lecttYe drnn. the selective draft ma
chinery was put into fun motion Fifty
men registered at the city clerks office
yesterday.
J V. Cruran. Dentlst, l22H w. Main
Guard Departments FIN Up Rapidly
Adjutant General carp said yesterday
that all departments OF the Oklahoma
national guard were being rapidly filled
The engineers company and the ambu-
hH'c Votns NJ lulrh are ALREADY tull to
war strength, As soon "a the engineers
company here and that which is being
formed at Ardmore are reCruited TO fun
strength the state will have Compleie
battalion OF engineers
Fire insurance. Wal rs. Tar upshaw.
ADV.
Matthews 10 Stop Whipping Two
leather whips, which wer" found In tho
Tulsa and Wasoner county lsils. being
used by prisoners IN the cells to carry
out court sentences against newcom-
/ err who refused TO pay the fine" as
sessed Sgalnst them, hang IN the office
/ " W n. Matthews, state commissioner
| OF charities and corrections Their seiz
ure In the first step hy Mir Matthews 10
put stop to the dlsgraceful practice ot
prisoners beating their fellow prisoners.
Ed l. Hahn Undertaking Co, wal IA
! Adv.
Blanks Mailed Out Registration
blanks and all informal ation regarding the
registering Of men for the selective drn n
service on juno Z were mailed 10 county
registrars this morning by sheriff John
son, II. q oliver and Tom Bodine The
return of the registration blanks will be
made Ms soon aS possible after that date
Two Charges Filed Two charges OF
selnng WHISKY IN violation OF the proh -
htory law were filed In county court this
morning against l.. H. Murray He is
charged with selling half pint Of whls.
Ky to j. y Reaycs nnd with selling two
drinks 10 NJ TYLER An Injunction
against HIS place at "a Harrison avenue,
is also asked
osult 20 oeary Frank NJ. Ghult. pres
ident Of the state board OF agriculture
went TO Geary today to spend tho day At
his ranch there
Cottre,l Due Back Tonlpht-paul ~
Cottrell. former assistant secretary OF the
| Chamber of Commerce, IN to return to-
night from Fort Logan " Roots, Ark.
7 where he was unsuccessful In passing
! final physical examinations for entrance
10 the Officers reserve training corps,
He was rejected because of defective
vision. Mr. Co,ttell win resume his
duties with the Chamber.
JUDGE Boisrth Assigned Chief Justice
sharp today assigned Judge NJ l.. bo-
rarth, ot the Twenty second judicial dis
trict, 10 hold court tot one day Mt Oke-
NAH, In the NlWh district, June