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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

Of Our first families, the Indians. and
the square neck and elbow sleeves Of
our women Colonials were all thrown
into the melting pot OF fashions by
France after America went into the
war
For this spring. France has led the
way toward a revival of Civil war
fashions in fluted rutiles on organdy
gowns, the use of pastel colors, i'm
mense fichus, short sleeves and even
the hair in the high topknot and small
eurls at the temole that came in and
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NEW YORK--We are not only GO
N ing back to garden party clothes
that are strongly reminiscent OF
the Civil war, but We are dipping into
other fashions that were produced then
and immediately afterward
II is strange that France SHOULD have
been the inspiration OF series Of the
most strongly American fashions this
year The collar and hat OF George
Washington. the irngcs and bcadwork
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Jury Visits Scene
of Alleged Crime
in Rooming House

The squalid, oil-lighted rooms at
21jH South Harvey avenue, where J.
NJ Hooper, 32 years old, is alleged to
have committed serious oficnse
against Emma May Willis, a l2-year-
old girl, on the night OF January y,
were visited this morning by the jury
which /. trying Hooper in the district
courtroom of Judge Edward D. Old
field. Testimony In the case was fin
ished this morning, and the arguments
OF the opposing counsel will be made
this afternoon Hooper, who received
fifteen years in the pcnitentiary at his
first trial. may know his fate again
before night.
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Kick In and help 10 kick the kaiser
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New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Spent
$469, ,096 in Campaign
Largest Contributions Were
Three of $4,000, Ranging
From That to $50

WASHINGTON, Oct. % BY The As
sociatcd Prcss).-Thc Republican Ma
tiopal Committees detailed report on
prediction expenses. filed tonight
with tho clerk Of the House OF Repre-
scntativcs, showed receipts of 1892, ,345
and expenditures Of sA69,o96, most of
which was sent to aid in the various
state campaigns. The Senatorial and
congressional national campaign COM
mittccs received $4,000 each.
The largest contributions were $4,000
each by J. Ogden Armour and J. II
Taylor, of Chicago. and Alfred J. Sweet,
Of Auburn, Me. The other contribu-
tions ranged down 20 $50. James A.
Tatten, Chicago, gave $4,000; Will II.
Crockcr, San Francisco, $4,000; c. NJ
Warner, New York. $4,000; +. J. Buff
fngton, Chicago, $4,000; Samuel p.
Colt, New York, $500
Mrs. l.. W. James, of Baltimore, gave
$4,000, and Ethel Croker, San Fran
cisco, $1,000
Among the many contributors of
1000 were John d. Rockefeller, sr.,
John D. Rockefeller, jr.. Larz Ander-
son, Mortimer Schiff. Coleman du Pont,
James Deering, Charles Deering. Rob
ert n. Mccormick. John D. Spreckels,
Dan R. Hanna, r. T. Crane and George
W. Perkins.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Senators Mum on
Campaign Expenses

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2J (Bv Tho As
soc'ated Press. Returns to the socro-
tary OF the Senate and clerk Of ~
House on campaign contributions snd M
HNpenaltures are coming in slowly, and
s'uica'c su: that many candidates are
iall'ng TO comply with the law reouir-
lne Vhelr accounts to be in the mail
lot less than ten days before the rcn.
eral elections. se"-
nan of the Senatorial accounts and
large number of those from candil l
oa,es ior the House are missing.
IN the Southern states, where Dcmo-
cratic nomination is equivalent IN elec
ton' many candidates reported tbeir
expenditures in the prirnarios ana
nothing spent since. In the Northarn
and western states several candidatos
including Henry Ford, the Democrat
Senatorial candidate in Michigan: m
man II. Newberry, his Republican on
ponent; Senator Weeks. of Massachr.
sctts. Republican, and Senator Nelson
OF Minnesota, Republican. have filed re,
ports that they personally have re-
ceived and spent nothing
The Non Partisan Ford for Senator
CLUB, Mr.. Ford states. has received 1881
and spent S335. His opponent, Mr..
Newberry. says he has not given, CON
trlbuted, expended, received used or
promised any money or thing of value
nor authorized their reccipt.
Many candidates report that thev
nave not spent penny. Among them
are Republican Leader Mann and for
mer speaker Cannon. both of Illinois.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Wilson Act Has No
Precedent in History,
Says Chairman Fess

WASHINGTON, Oct. 80 BY The AS
sociatcd Press) Political campaign
statements continued to pour out to-
day from Democratic and Republican
leaders.
representative Fess, chairman of the
National Republican Congressional
Committee, replying to Secretary
Iumulty's letter to the Cuyahoga
County Republican Committee at
cleveland. said no previous Presi-
of the American electorate similar to
that of President Wilson IN his state
ment, addressed to his fellow country
men. asking the return of q Democratic
Congress.
Representative Ferris. chairman Of
the National Democratic Congressional
Committee, said the political contro-
versy resolves itself simply into
whether the American people desire to
have the President, backed up by a
we'll trained military establishment,
conduct the war, or whether they wish
1T conducted by a political committee
OF unschooled, unframed men.
Two statements were issued bv
Homer S. Cummings, acting Chairman y
of the Democratic National Committee
One accuses the Republicans of capital
izing the casualty list for political
purposes by trying to show that twelve
Northern and Eastern states have lost
tive times as many soldiers in France
as the twelve Southern states.
The other said that Pres sident Lincoln
had made an appeal during the Civil
War similar to that by President VIII
son. and that such an appeal was made
on behalf of President Mckinley dr.
ing the Spanish-Amercan War
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Pllll1derbund Backs
Republican Fight,
D a MEL s Asserts
Would-Be Prohteers Aim TO
Capture Congress, Navy
Secretary Says
Charges 'CamouAage'
Politicians Forgetting Duty as
Americans and Thinking of
Pay-triotism, He Ayers

PROVIDENCE Oct. 90 Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, in an address
here tonight urging tho return Of a
Democratic Congress in the elections
next Tuesday. said Republican poll
ticians in their desire to get control
of tho Senate and House have forgot
ten their duty as Americans. They
have raised false cries, he asserted,
IN Tie hope of getting the people to
forget the ono dominating Issue.
Never during the prosecution Of a
war, said MIR. Daniels. have the people
operative aid of Congress in har-
mony with the policy to which the Re-
public is solomnly committed, and
never until this year was "thc Peck
sn'fl'ian cry raised by any party, You
must elect Republican Congress to
uphold the hands of a Democratic
President
During the months that the Pres
idcnt and leaders Of his party have
been busy with policies to win the
war;" continued the Secretary, ere
publican politicians. and rcactionary
wouldbc profit tecrs have been think
ing of nothing but capturing Congress.
Such would-bc prohteers have called
upon their fellow reactionares to 'puc
up more money to carry Congress this
Year than we spent in 1916 Why?
They try to camouhagc the people by
saying they do not like the brand Of
notes coming from Wilson's type
writer. No more do the Kaiser or
the junkers. But Great Britain, France,
Italy and all democratic nations in
Europe indorse them and make them
their own.
"Lct the people know the secret Of
the big money the reactionists are put
ting up to elect a Republican Con-
gress. These men from plunderbund
arc not thinking about patriotism but
pay trotism.' They are not think
ing about securing permanent peace,
or even about war. They are think
ing about after the war. and they are
straining every nerve to secure a Con-
stess that will repeal or destroy the
legislation and progra ss;vc
steps which have marked Wilson'S ad
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Security League
Puts IL Senators
On Its Honor Roll
They Are the Men Who
Voted Fright" i'm Favor
Of War Measures
Nelson Stands Alone
Minnesota Statesman Only
Man Who Supported All
Patriotic Bills

Using ten measures as tests. the
to an announcement made yesterday,
have found that seventeen United
States Senators voted for preparedness
and support OF the war, five voted
against two of them, three against
three, two against four. two against
five one against eight and one against
nine.
The test measures were: Cd The
Vardaman amendment to the 1911
naval bill; CD "Scction 56," providing
for volunteer reserve army; CD the
Brandagec amendment to the Hay
Chamberlain bill providing for an
army Of 250000 instead of 10000; (A)
the Norris amendment dcfcrring until
after the war the building of battle
ships; 60 the Kenyon amendment re-
ducing from ten to six the number Of
battleships to be constructed; co the
navy bill; 7) the declaration Of war
against Germany; (S) the 1917 army
bill; (9) the Mcclellan amendment to
raise an army of volunteers before re
sorting to conscription; (10) the uni
versal military training act.
Senator Nelson. of Minnesota, is the
only member found to have voted on
all the measures and voted fright"
The other Senators who voted fright"
on the measures that came up while
they were in attendance were:
phnIon nc ('.l;forp;o McTa,r nr
Connecticut, Lodge and Weeks of Mas
sachusetts, Pittman of Nevada, Wads-
worth Of New York, McCumber Of
North Dakota, Harding Of Ohio, Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, Colt Of Rhode
Island. Shields Of Tennessee, Smoot
of Utah, Dillingham; Of Vermont,
Martin Of West Virginia, Poindextcr
of Washington, and Warren Of Wyo-
ming.
Senator Norris, of Nebraska. the
league found, was the only member
tests, and he was followed closely by
Senator Vardaman, of Mississippi who
voted wrong" on eight. The records
Of the others follow:
Shafroth Of Colorado and Kenyon oe
Iowa. wrong" on five; Robinson OF
Arkansas and Borah of Idaho, wrong"
on four; Bankhead of Alabama,
Hardwick of Georgia. and Thomp-
son of Kansas, wrong" on three;
Lewis of illinois, James Of Ken
lucky, Randall of Louisiana, Walsh of
Montana, Owen Of Oklahoma, Sterling
Of South Dakota and Sheppard Of
Texas, wrong" on two; and Sauls-
bury of Delaware. Smith Of Michigan,
Hollis of New Hampshire, Fall of New
Mexico and Simmons of North Caro-
lima, wrong" on one.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Hughes Attacks President
For Making Partisan Plea

Allies? They have no reason to doubt
that their interests would be safe in
Republican councils.
"No, we shall not be isundcrstood
We shall support the President as the
President, not as the President of "a
party, not as the President of half the
nation. but as the President of the en-
tire nation ms he acts according to tho
genius of our institutions, and we shall
save him from the lesser dignity and
influence of mere party leadership.
Candidates Trusted Men
1--WE welcome to night our state cam
ddatcs. They arc men whom we know
and trust. 1t is safe to say that in no
state in tho Union has the national
Administration had more hearty and
efficient support than has been given
by the Republican administration in
measure points to the we'll directed
activity of the state administration in
support of the war. We sec no reason
for trying to mako the world safe for
democracy by putting Tammany Hall in
control at Albany I distrust Tammany
even in it's most amiablc aspect. ! dis
trust Tammany particularly when It
talks Of economy. know it never
Nractiscs economy at tho expense OF
tho faithful. 1t was only few years
ago Chat I heard mach prcachment of
economy and denunciation of Repub-
lican extravaganza. But there cnsucd
certain years Of Democratic control
which made our citizens hang their
heads in shame. We do not think that
the people Of tho state arc disposed to
take a chance this time. We propose
to rcclcct Governor Whitman. His od
m i n is, n ion has hcru credit TO tn %
people Of tho state and he deserves
nur CON ncnV
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Democrat to Bolt;
RLa.1aes President

\ SPECIFIC illustration of
N how President Wilson's ap-
peal for support Of Democrats
has made many men decide to
vote the Republican ticket was
supplied by Walter l.. McDcrmott,
a lawyer, in Jersey City, ycstcr-
day. Mr.. McDermott said there
were many others who felt as he
did.
Mr.. McDcrmott is son Of the
late Allan l.. McDermott, for
several terms a Democratic mem
Der of Congress from New Jersey.
Yesterday he asked to be excused
from serving AS a Democratic
election officer. He explained to
Judge James j. Mccarthy that he
had been appointed as a Demo
crat, but that us result Of the
message Of the President he in
tended to vote the Republican
ticket.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
La Guardia Gets
15-Minute Ovation
Major Points to Russia as an
Example of Applied
Socialism

Major F. Fl. La Guardia, of the United
States Aviation Corps, who returned
last Sunday from the Italian battle
front, where he had been flying for
several months, to defend his seat in
Congress from the 4th District against
Scott Nearing, Socialist, spoke in the
LenoX Assembly Rooms. Second Street,
last night. The lighting Congress-
man." as he has been named, entered
the hall, which was crowded to the
doors, as Governor Whitman was speak
ing.
The moment the crowd caught sight
OF Major La Guardia it sprang to its
feet and for fifteen minutes cheered and
yelled unrestrained
In his speech, which was very brief,
Major La Guardia declared he con-
sidered it a patriotic duty to oppose
the candidacy Of a Socialist. Any one,
he added, who had witnessed the de-
bacle of Russia. due to the advent of
socialism, would feel as he did.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Wilson Plea Means
Republican Victory,
Chairman Hays Says

his opposition to President Wilson's
appeal for tho election Of a Democratic
Congress. In statement issued by the
National Committee yesterday it was
Will II. Hays. chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee. said yes
tcrday that from all over tho country
lie has been receiving Endorsements Of
asserted that from every state north
Of the Mason and Dixon line and from
various Southern states kilograms had
been received saying Republicans are
aroused as never before, and that they
have gone to work to roll UP maxi
mum Republican vote.
"From one Western state which the
Democrats have been hopeful Of carry
lng.' said the statement, "comcs
bunch OF kilograms from business men,
farmers and workers, saying the Re-
rublicans will carry the state over
whcimingly because of the Presidents
action. From another Western state
advices were received that the Presi-
dcnt's action will cost the Democrats
not less than $4,000 votes"
"Mcn and women Of the North, who
have contributed 50 per cent of the
Liberty loans, 90 per cent Of the in
come taxes, % per cent OF the sons
who have been slain on the battleiields
of France and whose participation in
all the war activities has been in like
proportion, had hoped that there would
be no attempt to introduce PARTISAN
ship into this campaign.
There arc 5000 900 of such men and
women in the North who voted the Re-
publican ticket, and when the Presi-
dent impugned their integrity, falsely
accused their motives and made an ap~
peal that they be denied. representation
in the halls of Congress, it was an in
suit to every Republican home in
whose window there is service flag
and in whose name there is a Liberty
bond From every state, every Con
gressional district. every county and
precinct, there comes but one message
We arc for unconditional Republican
victory abroad and unconditional Re-
publican victory at homo ~
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30

and acting Republican Leader Gillett
of Massachusetts. Chairman Fcss. of
the Republican Congressional Cam
palgn Committee, also reports he has
made no expenditures. as does his Dem
ocratlc opponent, George II. Thorne.
Chairman Ferris, of the Democratic
committee. says he spent $50, while
democratic Leader Kitchin reports the
expenditure of like sum. Speaker
clark, of Missouri, has spent $3.50.
The largest expenditure reported bv
Democratlc candidates is S3,779, by W.
e. upshaw. Of Georgia. the only candi-
date from his state reporting expend-
lures.
Among the Western candidates re-
porting no expenses is Representative
johnson, of Washington. now a cap
tam in the chemical warfare section.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Jersey Manufactures
For Edge and Baird


"Thc United States is not vet r.,d..
tor dictator in any guise, whether j.
be cloaked IN the guise of democrac,,
or IN the robes of Imperialism. said
Warren c. King, president of the Mann
facturcrs' Council of tho State of No.
jersey, answering yesterday the anneaI
Of President Wilson for a Democratic
Congress.
Mr.. King, explaining that he ws,
speaking as a citizen, not as head of
the manufacturers Council, also cams
cut ,unqualifedly for Governor Walter
r. Edge and Senator David Baird Re-
nubl blIcan candidates for the United
States Senate.
1.-The President of the United Statesn
he said, would take away the dutv
and right of Congress 70 act as an eff.
clent check upon the Executive power I,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Wilson Backs Morehead
Endorses Democrat in Me-
braska Senatorial Race

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. Endorsement
of former Governor John H. Morehead,
Of Falls City, Democratic candidate op.
posing United States Senator George
w. Norris, Republican. for election to
the United States Senate, has been
given by President Wilson. In a teie-
gram to Mayor F. i. Smith, who asked
the President for statement on the
Senatorial situation in Nebraska,
President Wilson said of Mr.. More
head:
I'VE need men with just his stead
fast loyalty to the cause, which now
stands in need of unfaltering support
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
New York Residents
In Service to Vote
Plans Made for Polls at CAM.
tai and in Army and
NAVY
Especial Dispatch to Tbs Tribune

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2e.-Arrange-
mcnts to give New York residents in
the government departments and in the
army and navy an opportunity to vote
in the coming elections were begun
here to- day. The War Department is
sued a general order sanctonnc the
voting and designating the officers in
the several military cncampments in
the vicinity of Washington to super
wise the polls.
Tentative plans made by T. A. Hill
lard, chairman of the State Voting
Commission, with the Provost Mar
shal's Office of the District of Colum
bia. provide for central voting place.
which will probably be located on
Pennsylvania Avenue in the heart of
the city. The polls will be open for
two days, from 10 in the morning until
) in the afternoon. The vote will
probably be taken on Friday and Sat
u.rday of this week, or on Saturday and
Monday.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-30
Malone Indorses Smith

Dudley Field Malone. former Col
lector of the Port of New York. and
Archibald R. Watson, Corporation
Counsel under the Gaynor administra-
ton, issued statements yesterday in
dorsing Alfred Z. Smith, Democratic
candidate for Governor.
AS long as the Democratic party in
New York nominates young men like
you for high Office" Mr.. Malone wrote
to the candidate, there can be no
quarrel with the party leadership"