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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
Electric Company
Asks That Turbine
Be Hurried Here

A representative of the Oklahoma
Gas and Electric company this morn
ing called on Mayor Ed Overholser and
the city commissioners to obtain their
signature TO a request of the priorities
committee in Washington that a 5000.
kilowat turbine which the company has
purchased and is now awaiting ship
ment in Schenectady N, Y, is really
needed in this city to help the lighting
system The average use of electricity
by the people OF Oklahoma City is
$500 kilowats and the peak load is
6840 At present the company can
barely furnish enough electricity, espe-
cially since a number of private com
panieS have again resorted to electric
ity because Of the high price of fuel
The new turbine will increase the ca
pacity of the station 5000 kilowats and
will furnish reserve power in case Of
breakdown,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
ROBINSON STREET
PROPERTY OWNERS
REFUSE REPAvlMG

J. {. Walton, commissioner Of streets,
today received peStion from property
owners on Robinson avenue, between
Grand avenue and Third street stating
that the signers Of that petition refuse,
to share any expense OF resurfacting
OF that stretch, which Walton states,
is in the worst condition OF any street
in the city. On February % the com
missioners passed a resolution providing
for the resurfacing Of this street and
work was about to be started when this
petition was received which probably
will prSkent any further ste"'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
British Aviators
Make 255 Flights
Over Enemy Towns

LONDON. March l9-Two hundred
and fiity-iive flights into Germany have
been carried out by British ayiators and
only ten machines have been lost, James
Ian MACPHERSON, parliamentary secre-
tary Of the war office, announced in
answer to a question in the house Of
commons today regarding the results of
recent air rids into German territory
More than ton OF bombs were
dropped on Mannheim on March rs he
added
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
Do Not Put Trees
in Garbage Cans,
Warns Mark Kesler

Mark Kesler, commissioner of public
safety, announced this morning that the
men who collect the garbage of the city
report that many people are trimming
trees and are piling the limbs in the
alley with the expectation that the city
will haul the debris away This" said
Mr. Kesler, is an impossibility. A
sufficiently large sum to hahdle garbage
alone was not allowed in the last budget,
much less enough for the handling OF
trees The city now has nine wagons
which cover nineteen square miles Of
this city and collect all the garbage and
waste paper"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
England Renews
Demands for Ships

LONDON, March l9--No coniirma-
tion having been received through
either the British minister at The
Hague or the Dutch minister here e
Hollands reported acceptance Of the
allies terms respecting the Dutch ship
ping, Great Britain, il Is learned, has
sent a fresh notification to The Hague.
In this It is said that, failing unequiv-
ocal acceptance Of their terms, the al
lies must proceed Immediately to requi-
sition the vessels.
In official circles here il is said that
inasmuch as kilograms from Holland
appear to suggest that the Dutch govs
ernment has accepted the allies note.
it is pointed out again that an attempt
at this time on the part OF Holland to
come to an agreement merely on the
basis of the modus vivendi Of last jan
uary, will not meet the case, as the po-
sition has been changed radically since
then.
This evidently refers to the offer
made Holland by the allies before the
present action was decided upon, pro-
viding for the rationing Of the Dutch
people in exchange for concessions from
Holland, the most important Of which
was the use Of Dutch ships y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
Texas Judge Dies
After Being Shot
With Back Turned

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 10
c. {. Higgins for eighteen years a dis
trict Judge at Snyder, Texas, who was
shot through the back while eating sup
per at Clairemont Kent county died at
Spur this afternoon al II 30 o'clock,
according to a message here Judge
Higgins, who was identified with some
OF the biggest civil and criminal trials
in the history Of west Texas, was shot
Sunday night The body will he ship
ped 10 Snyder for burial.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
PRESIDENT SIGNS
DAYLIGHT BILL;
HOW IT WORKS
You'll Get Up Earlier Without
Knowing II,

WASHINGTON, March l9.-The
daylight saving bill was iisned today
by President Wilson. 1t puts all
clocks forward one hour on the last
Sunday in March and turns them back
again the last Sunday in October.
The daylight saving plan will 20 into
effect and be observed without the
slightest disorganikation or impair
mcnt Of existing conditions. Trains
will run as usual and every feature
of daily life into which the element Of
time enters will remain unchanged
Just Turn Clock Back.
Before retiring on the last Saturday
Of this month tn American householder
will set his clock an hour ahead and
then may 90 to sleep and forget en-
tirely about daylight saving until the
last Saturday OF October. On that
date he will reverse the process turn
ing back the hands of the clock an hour
and the next day the nation again will
run on sun" time.
In the summer the American man
actually will rise, transact his daily
business and retire an hour earlier than
has been his custom, but with his clock
an hour fast he will not know the diff
ference
The plans practicabiity and eff
cheney has been effectively demon
strated in twelve European countries.
will Save Much Fuel.
Advocates OF the plan in presenting
their case to congress explained that
the following beneficial results would
be achieved
"A great saving of iluminants such
as oil. gas and electric power marked
of coal and increased
production as the re-
suit of improvement in working c6ndi-
tions,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
Objected To Demand.
Washington Awaits
Official Word

WASHINGTON. March l9.--Requi.
sition Of Dutch ships in American
waters still awaited word from Lon.
don at noon today and officials indi-
Gated that actual seizure would not
take place until The Netherlands gov
ernment had been heard from.
A reply to the American and British
demands was said to have been dis
patched through London, but it has not
been received bere,
All departments df the government
which will take part in the seizure were
ready to proceed the minute word was
given A proclamation by President
Wilson announcing the tequiSition and
the reasons for il, was prepared and
signed yesterday ready for issuance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
COUNCIL CREATES
BOARD TO NAME
MATERIAL PRICES
R, S, BrOOkingS Heads New
Committee in Capital,

WASHINGTON. March l9-Creation
Of a price-iixing committee under the
war industries board, which will pass
upon prices for all basic raw materials
purchased by the government and rstab-
hsh price-fixing policy from time to
time to be approved by the president
was announced today by the council OF
national defense
The committee is comprised Of the
following
Robert S. Brookings Of the war
industries board, chairman Briga.
die, S.s,t' General s.s.,. Rlpi SifLS6 VIZ
Efs department; Paymaster John
Hancock Of the bureau OF supplies
and accounts Of the navy; Fuel hd-
ministrator Garfield, +. w. Taus-
sig, chairmanIof the tariff commits
sion; W. J. Harris, chairman OF the
federal trade commission Hugh
Frayne OF the war industries
DOardi Bernard NJ. Baruch, Chair-
man Of the war industries board.
and another civilian member to be
appointed later,
Executive departments meeting dh-
ferently in handling lrice-iixing mat
tiers, il was said, will have the advice
and assistance of the committee,
The object Of the pricc-fixing com
mittee is two,fold," the announcement
said First, il will he a separate body
quasi-judioal in nature, for the pur-
pose implied in its name and it will
serve this purpose through being made
up of men separated so completely from
industrial Interests that their motives
and actions in the determination Of
prices can be subject to no suspicion or
mercenaty interest
Y The second object to be achieved Is
speed. The committee will sit all the
time and will thus eliminate unneces-
sary delay caused by the consideration
Of price-fiSing problems in several diff
ferent quarters
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
INCREASED WAGES
FOR POSTAL CLERKS
: URGED IN SENATE

WASHINGTON, March l9-Flat
pay increases Of IS percent for all en-
pIoyes in the postal service, whether on
annual salary or day pay basis and
including those of all grades and
classes, was recommended today by the
senate postoffice subcommittee in re-
vising the annual postofiice appropria-
ton bill The recommendation are
subject to approval by the full COM
mittee but are expected to be adopted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
lp

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-
Casualty list issued today by the
war department contained only
thirty names Capt Phelps Collins
was included among those killed
in action, Lieut. George o. Mid
dleditch, died in an accident.
The casualties were classified as
follows Killed in action, two; died
of accident, three died Of wounds,
three; died of disease, twelve;
wounded severely, two; slightly
wounded, eight.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
GASOLINE HIGHER
NEAR REFINERY,
SAY WITNESSES
20 Cents a Gallon in Kansas,
% in Oklahoma,
TANDARO FIXES PRICES
-SapuIpa, Home Of Many Re-
finerieSr Pays % Cents,

The price Of gasoline is higher in
Oklahoma the nc'rer it J., purchased to
reiinerie', according 10 testimony
brought oW IN the gasoline hearing be-
fore the state corporation commission
by Attorney General S. p Freeing in
questioning tourists.
Shawnee Man Testifies.
F. C. Standard Of Shawnee testified
that on a return trip TO Colorado he
bought gasoline at Wichita, Kan, for
2O4 cents and at Arkansas City for
204 cents The gasoline al Arkansa,
CITY was refined at Ponca City he said
He next hesght gasoline at Ponca City
and there paid 25 cents for IT, accord.
ing TO his testimony.
You found that the closer YOU came
10 reiineries in Oklahoma the more the
gasoline cost you'2 Freezing asked
That seemed TO he the situation. as
soon as ! crossed the Oklahoma line
gasoline cost me more" Standard said
Charles Martin OF Hominy testified
that he paid rs cents for gasoline in
Oklahoma but that when he crossed
into Missouri he found gasoline was 2
10 4 cents cheaper, buving il in ST.
Louis for 2l7 cents And never paying
A. high as 25 cents until he got back
TO Oklahoma
Cheaper Smaller Towns.
The price of gasoline in Cherokee
county is set by the Stndard Oil com
pany Albert MuSson, agent for the
Pierce Oil corporation In that county
testified Mussop asserted that the
price TO filling stations in Cherokee on
the railroad was 2lo cents and that the
price to filling station at Byron, Bur
iington, Drift Wood and Amorita was
2l3 cents after it had been placed in
barrels at Cherokee and hauled by
truck TO the smaller towns He said
the tower price at the smaller towns was
due to the fact that the Standard Oil
company fixed the price at those towns
A. A. Boyd Of Sapulpa after testi-
fying as to the number of refinerieS
at that place and at Tulsa, IS miles
away, declared that gasoline retails in
Sapulpa for a higher price than any
other Diace in the state that he knows
OF. The general price for gasoline in
Sapulpa is 2S cents a gallon he testi-
fled, only one filling station selling for
u cents.
High Test Gasoline.
Sapulpa gasoline has a higher grav-
ity than the product sold generally
throughout the state according to Mr..
Boyd's testimony. He asserted that it
ran as high as O. points specific gravity
and testified that gasoline which he
purchased at Bowden a short distance
from Sapulpa, tested 20 points
Sander J. Diggs of Alva, county at
torney of Woods county testified as to
conditions there, showing that the price
there was 2l.7 cents a gallon and that
the Standard and other companies sold
at that price there.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
New York House
Postpones Vote on
Prohibition Bill

ALBANY, N Y, March lo-The
prohibition fight was transferred from
the assembly to the senate late today
when the assembly by a vote of 100 to
IS adopted a motion to postpone con
sideration of the question indefinitely.
All sides of the situation will be con
sdcred in the senate tomorrow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
KAISER INVITES
NEUTRAL REPORTERS
TO SEE Big SHOW

LONDON, March lo.-The heads
of the German army have invited
number Of neutral correspondents
to be present at the German Of
fensive on the western front, the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent
at Copenhagen reports, The cor
respondents, 1t is stated, will leave
for the front on Wednesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
CHICAGO BANDITS GET
$l,840 IN NOON H0LDUP

CHICAGO, March l9.-Three armed
payroll robbers at noon held up Henry
lsler a messenger, and escaped with
81 $40 The robbery occurred under the
elevated structure Of the La Sale street
railway station
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
SWEDEN REFUSED TO ENTER WAR
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON, March 10
Germany a charged In official dis
patches reaching here today from
Frnes, with having attempted to
force Sweden to become a psttiei-
pant In the Brsst- Litouk confer
sncss for a settlement Of questions
affecting the Baltic.
Failing with her diplomacy, the
dispatch says. Germany rssousd to
force In occupying the AlInd
Islands. landing hsr troops under
the prstsIt Of acting on request
from the Films.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
German Prisoners
), Help Bolsheviki
Win Amur Battle

LONDON, March l9-Two thou
sand armed German prisoners enabled
the bolsheviki to defeat the non
bolsheviki in the fight at Blagoviesht-
chensk, capital of Amur province, 81
IBERIA, last Tuesday according to a
semi official statement issued in Toxic
Sunday and transmitted by Reuters,
The report that $50 japanese were MUIR
dered by the bolshevik has not been
confirmed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
LIONS CLUB WILL HELP
IN COMM UNITY WORK

At the meeting Of the Lions club
this noon a resolution was passed that
the club appropriate SIS each month to
help pay the salary of the assistant OF
Rev w II b Urch at the Southside
Community house for work among meh
and boys,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
CITY MAY BE EXTENDED
TO TAKE IN PACKERS

An ordinance may be introduced at
the meeting Of the city commissioners
today providing for the extension Of the
,its limits to take in the Morris & Co.
and Wilson & Co. packing plants. The
plants are now a short distance out
side the city limits.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
Fair and Warmer
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoRECAsT-Falr and warmer
weather tonight probably becoming un.
settled Wednesday
STATE FoRECAST-Tonlght, fair and
warmer; "Wednesday, partly cloudy;
warmer In eastern portion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
HOLLAND AGREES
TO Give SHIPS TO
ALLIED CAUSE
Foreign Minister Announces
Acceptance Of Plan.
GRANTED CONDITIONALLy
Country SoreIy In Need Of
Wheat From United States,

THE HAGUE. March l0.-IIolland
has accepted with certain conditions
the Anglo. American demand regarding
Dutch shipping This was announced
In the second chamber today by DR..
Loudon. the foreign minister, who
added that Holland could not 20 fur.
ther and was awaiting the further re.
ply to It's latest communication The
communication will be discussed by the
chamber Tuesday. DR.. Loudon said
Germany Falls Down.
The German government having de-
clared iis inability to furnish 10000
tons Of wheat in two months, the Dutch
government finds itself compelled to
accept the demand for sailing Dutch
ships through the danger rome which
American and British governments had
attached to the delivery Oh April IS Of
100000 tons Of wheat"
Not Az War Transports.
DR. Loudon added, however, that the
assent Of the Dutch government was
based on conditions Included among
these conditions we're that the allied
governments should guarantee that no
troops or war materials be transported
on the ships and that vessels destroyed
be replaced by others after the war.
Another condition was that bunker coal
Necessary for Transporting merchandise
TO Holland ought to be furnished
Dutch ships, Il
Would Accept Anything.
DR.. Loudon explained that The Meth
eflands had been ready b accept the
provisional arrangement hH which lW,-
600 tons Of grain would ~ yuppiied on
account, in accordance VIM the basis
Of the agreement" with the 1llies, when
the associated governments suddenly
sprung the demand that the released
tonnage should also be used in the
danger rome,
1T was laid down by The Netherlands
government as a basic condition for the
arrangement and accepted by the as
soeiated governments" continued the
foreign minister, that the Dutch ships
be kept out OF the danger rome. The
justice Of the new demand The Neither
lands government cannot admit Neither
does II admit the assumption, prevalent
in certain countries. that when bel
ligerents need Of tonnage become,
pressing. neutral ships can he forced
en- bloc to enter It's service"
Objected To Demand.
DR.. Loudon said that the Netherlands
government after mature consideration.
had informed the associated govern
ments that both from political and eco
nomical standpoints, it objects seriously
to the demand, bu, il deferred making
definite answer, taking into consid.
Grafton the threatened grain shortage
during the coming summer and tho
probability that a refusal would result
in the cutting off Of all overseas sup-
plies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
so Are Killed
In Air Raid
Over Coblenz
Allied Planes Do Great Dam
age In SortIe Into Ger
many March i2,

LONDON, March lo-Fiity persons
we're killed and great material damage
was done by bombs dropped by allied
sirmen when they raided CoblenI, Ger
many, on March u, according to neu-
trail traveller who arrived Monday At
the Hague, the Times says
Thought Raiders Americans.
THE people believed the raiders were
Americans. the traveller said. II was
in the neighborhood Of a big munition
works at Mulheim (north OF Coble1
and also on the Rhine) al ten minutes
past noon when suddenly all the factory
whistles started blowing and the siren.
were sounded Many women rushed
from the works for the bomb proof
shelters, while passing street cars were
stopped a. the crews bolted into houses.
-Four or five Airplanes were visible In
the clear sky.
Americans Are Coming"
Presently someone exclaimed They
are Americans Another petson
screamed The Americans are coming.
A Dutchman | knew rushed up TO me
and said Didn't ! tell you the Ameri-
cans would come sooner or laterf
caUaot say whether the machines actual
ly were American, but the striking thing
was the evidence that there has been
general skepticism whether American
airplaneS ever would come and equal
fear Of them when they do"
CoblenE is a fortrc. Of German and
capital of the Prussiau Rhine Province
II is fifty-seysn miles southeast Of
Cologne, about 100 miles east on a
straight line from Namur, Belgium
and Is on the Rhine. lis 1910 popula.
ton was about 5000. Its deisnsiv,
works are extensive, and consist oI
.AIIQps wodern forts crowning the hill
encIrciin1 the town on the west
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19
CORPORAL LEWIS A. SlMoNs

For the coolness and courage of a war hard
ened veteran, seriously wounded in re-
pulsing an attack"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-19

RETURN is Due
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-03-02
STOP EATING FIRE AND
BRIlfSTONE.
Continued from page on.

Continued from page one
ton under which all men could study
the bible as they desired
Now, while the protestants congrot-
ulate themselves on breaking AWAY
from the mother church. the Catholic
they, nevertheless, brought with them
and now have some Of the errors of
the dark ages-The doctrine of eternal
torment and literal lake of fire and
orlmstone are among the gross errors
belonging to the period of the dark
ages.
We are glad to note that most of
the earnest-hearted and intelligent
ministers have long understood that
the bible nowhere teaches an eternity
of torture after death; but fear
that most of them have not been suf-
ficiently outspoken on the subject.
This is an important matter and
one that should interest every indi-
vidual
If the bible, in its logical construc-
tion, teaches an eternity of torture
for all the unrighteous (when there is
none righteous) or if the bible teaches
a different plan of salvation, the time
is at hand when the whole world of
mankind should know it and be abso-
lutely clear on this subject.
for one, as an humble servant of
the Lord, most positively and unqual-
ifiedly deny that the bible teaches any
form of punishment after death.
Now if there is any one in the city
Of Tulsa or state of Oklahoma who is
yet so unfortunate as to conscien-
tiously believe in an eternity of tor
ture for the unrighteous, after death
please don't criticize my position be-
hind by back but kindly step forward
and take the stand before my face and
the public and let the people be the
judge as to who present the scripture
on the subject.
All that I've stated above is with
an earnest desire to do the Lords will
and to help in tearing down the strong
hold Of the Devil.
/ humbly ask the prayers Of all the
pure in heart that the will of God may
be done and the great systems Of error
and masses of lies may be swept aside
by the flood of truth and that God.
glorious character and loving plan,
of salvation may be made known tC
the whole world of mankind.
am yours in the interest of tn,
truth.
RICHARD ]. HILL.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1918-03-02
AMERICAN SAVINGS WILL
MEASURE WHEAT EXPORTS

ave have already exported the
whole of the surplus OF the 1917 wheat
harvest, over and above the normal de-
mands Of our own population. 1t is
necessary, therefore, for the food ad-
ministration TO restrict export OF wheat
so as to retain IN the United States
sufficient supplies to carry our own
people until the next harvest
therefore all exports OF wheat
from now forward are limited entlrly
to volume of saving made by the Amer
lean people In thglr consumption OF
wheat and wheat products.
ave continued wheat shipments for
December as far as our situation al
lowed hut even with all the conserya-
tion made we were still unable TO load
several hundred thousand tons OF food
stulIs urgently required by the allied
nations during the month Of December
alone"
HERBERT HOOVER.