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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08

PIPE FOR sALE--1b, 900 feet a.inch pipo
at ipc foot, 1900 feet ~ Inch pipe.
s2c foot; 5000 feet S-inch pipe. 3bc foot !;
5000 i-tnch pipe Gbei good condition,
must be sold at once Wire, phone or
write NJ sandlten, 0kmulsee, Okla.
FOR sALE--One 7sx2O and one 72s2o
pressure tanks, same as new, will
make fine steam stills; bargain; also
steam stlf, v inch. plate throushouti one
FOn sALE - Bis Buii Tractor. Strand
new and never used, I nm in the yerv-
Ice and must sell price SITS Z. o. b. Law
ton. See my father, ". W. Kirkpatrick
1908 Gore Ave, Lawton, Okla. X. #
Kirkpatrick.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-08
PROFESSIONAL

MATERN HOSPITAL, deficient
trained nurses; babies adopted. 10 y,
Dewey Maple s2ei.J.
MRS RAINS - weItmeT practitioner.
2lls Y Mckinley, Walnut 70i6.J, or
flee hours. y. m. TO D .. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

TIME skyline of Omaha is broken again and a beau
titl building is soon to be dedicated to the Omaha
Athletic Club an Omaha institution from plan
ming to completion. The idea was incepted here by
Omaha men, the plans drawn by an Omaha archi-
tect the building was erected by Omaha concern,
and all the little details that enter into its completion
were carried out by Omaha people. This is the only
Club of its kind ever brought success without the aid
of professional promoter This Metropolitan Mid
West City should be proud of this and beautiful
QUESTION to its social life.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-15

CTARTING with a remarkable resident member
ship of Omaha people, and with nonresident
membership that extends from New York to San
Francisco, the Omaha Athletic Club eXers influence
from coast to coast at the time centerg it's active
membership right in Omaha. It's broad administrative
policy admits the wives and daughters of the members
to active membership, an innovation in Club of this
character. We desire at this time to extend to this
Omaha institution the sincere congratulations of an
other institution that stands monument in this city,
wishing it unqualified success in it's chosen field.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Russians Shot One.
STATE EMBalmlNe
BOARD CAN'T MEET;
ONE IS III ARMY

When Gus Holmes OF Durant, a
member of the state board OF embalm-
ers, enlisted in the army without re-
signing his state position, he placed the
board in an embarrassing fix.
The board tried to have a meeting
at the StatehouSe this morning, NJ
Draper OF Oklahoma City and A. l.
Galloway of Laverne the other mem
bers being on hand Il was found
however, that the law provides that
three members Of the board constitute
a quorum. As Holmes is in the army
he could not attend and as he has not
resigned Governor Williams could not
name some one for his place
The governor will be asked this aft
ernoon by the other two members to
declare Holmes place vacant and ap-
point another member so that press
ing matters may be taken up by the
embalming board. Whether the gov
ernor will remove a man from office
for no other reason than his answering
the colors is question that remains
TO be seen
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
FIRST MILLION
TONS OF SHIPS
NOW IN SERVICE
l59 New Vessels Take High
Seas 10 Beat Kaiser
STEADY GROWTH is SEEN
46 Giant Wood Ships Launched
But None Delivered Yet,

WASHINGTON. May l4.-The iir,
million tons of ships completed and de
Iivered to the United States government
under the direction of the shipping
board. have been put on the high seas
10 help defeat Germany
A total Of lS9 vessels Of | l0862l tons,
waScompleted up to May II. according
10 statistics compiled by experts of the
shipping board. Since January !, co.,
$40 tons have been delivered and month
ly totals have shown a steady increase.
Most OF the ships delivered we're re-
QUESTIONED on the ways or in contract
form when the United States entered
the war Virtually all are OF steel con
Nruction None OF the ships Of the
reat wood program has been delivered,
Nlthoush forty-six have been launched,
due to delay in obtaining boilers and
other machinery.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
ELECTION IS LOST,
THOMPSON SAYS

At 2 80 o'clock, Floyd Thompson,
chairman OF the campaign commit
tee, gave The Times this statement
80 far as ! know nov and on
The best information | can get this
election has been lost.
"The school teachers and women
and children are the only ones who
showed up to work with any enthu-
siasm or in any appreciable number
II the men voters have been at
work, the number is so small that IL
is not noticeable
Thirteen Rotarians pledged cars
at our meeting at noon TO work this
afternoon. An hour and a half has
passed and one has showed up for
work The committee could use
100 cars il we had item. We are
overwhelmed with calls from yot-
ers to take them TO voting places.
Not more than fifteen cars have
been at work so far today.
1T is better 20 vote at 5 o'clock
than TO wait until 6:55."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
SHARTEL CLASHES
With WILLIAMS
IN NASSESSMENT 7
But Railway Manager Admits
He Was HaSty,

A clash between Governor Williams
and John w. Shartel enlivened the
meeting of the state board OF equaliza-
ton today at which the permanent as
sessment OF the Oklahoma Railway COM
pany for tax purposes was TO have been
fixed.
At its last meeting the board fixed
the tentative assessment OF the Okla
homa Railway company. at S,4U, ,29i,
which was on the Ame basis as last
year with improvements added. Shartei
objected to this valuation, declaring IL
was too high since the company has
been losing money, He then outlined
increased expenditures with which the
railway has been faced without being
able to obtain increased revenue.
viii Ask No Increase.
you ought to be tax expert for all
of the railroad companies for you can
always cook up a hard luck story"
Governor Williams said to Shartel.
This enraged Shartel who attacked
the governor for his position on taxing
utilities.
you are too prejudiced to handle
these matters" Shartel told the govern
or, "You are not disposed to be fair
and we can't expect you TO treat us
justly"
Sharel later said he had been hasty
and knew that the governor could be
expected to handle the matter fairly.
No increase in street car fare will be
asked In Oklahoma City by the railway
company, according to a statement made
to the board. by 'Shartel
Stands by Contract.
We have contract with the city
to charge s-eent fare" he said.
ut might be that upon proper showing
the city commission would In its fair
ness relieve us of this obligation but
even In that event il would not be good
policy TO increase the fare because Il
has been the experience Of companies
increasing fares that the gross revenue.
dropped Off"
Owing to only five members OF the
board being present today il was de-
cided to defer action on the Oklahoma
Railway company until o'clock Friday
afternoon. -,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14

Lithuania is one OF the former Rus
sian border states which the Germans
have attempted to set up as nominally
independent countries, under German
influence. Germany is making every
effort to exploit the states economically,
but except in the case of Poland, has
not attempted to force the former Rus
sian subjects 20 fight with the German
army. as the emperor's announcement
indicates may now be done in Lithu-
ania. The attempt to enroll Polish
army on the same plea that is now
made in the case of Lithuania. was a
failure and the. Polish legion" was dis
banded
Opposition Develops.
The Yorwaerts Of Berlin said re-
Gently that strong opposition was de-
veloping amonJ the Lithuanians to
trassforminS their country into Ger
man "semi-federal" state. Entire in
dependence Is demanded.
The Lifhuanians number about g.
100000 and are found manly in the
former Russian governments OF Kovno,
Wilma, Grodno and Suwalki.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Scattering Returns Indicate
Voting Is Too Light,
MORE WORKERS NEEDED
Spurt in Afternoon and Ever
ming May Save Day, s
CHANGES MADE m
POLLING PLA03'

Changes IN polling places we're an.
nounced as follows for the school
levy and bond issue by A. Z. Mon
roney. member OF the committee OF
publicity. for the election:
Second ward, Seventh precinct
From $50 East Eighth street to 906
East Eighth.
Second ward. Tenth precinct--Ftom
1927 East Third street to 800 Easr
Third street.
Third ward First precinct-From
III North Broadway to 10 Broad
way Circle.
Third ward. Second precinct
From 900 North Broadway to $40
North Broadway.
Third ward, Third precinct--From
50l North Broadway to N7 North,
Broadway. ~
Fourth ward. Third precinct-From
COZ South Hudson to SIS West
Frisco.
Confusion was reported from souse
sections Of the city this morninu
by reason Of voters not knowing
where their polling places are. Tn,
classified pages OF the Times con-
tain this information. In the syeri
voters do not know what precinct
they are living in, this infprmatiou
will be supplied by the city editor
OF the Times to voters who tele-
phone in their street numbers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
SMITH CREDITORS
ASK BANKRUPTCY
PLEA DISMISSAL
Case May Be Dropped After
Twenty Days,
BANKER WIN MING FIGHT
Campaign for VindiCation Of
Charges Progresses,

After hearing on involuntary bank
ruptcy proceedings filed IN the federal
court last winter against Alva T.. Smith
and the First Mortgage Cattle Loan
company had been continued for more
than three months, a notice was filed
in the court yesterday by the petl-
tioners TO dismiss the petition without
a hearing.
The petitioners were stockholders and
creditors OF the loan company and al
legged in their petition that Smith, as
president OF the loan company had
misplaced funds. The list of petit
TONERS, were K. R. McLish. Oklahoma
City. w. w Williams, Kiowa M l..
Smith Ardmore, and Atwcll McLish,
Oklahoma City There were number
OF other creditors alleged, but were not
named
II was ordered by the court that no
tice should be given in writing by mail
to the creditors TO show cause why the
proceedings should not be dismissed.
Creditors have twenty days in which TO
object to the dismissal OF the petition
and il at the end of that time no action
is taken the petition will he dismissed.
This is said to be long step forward
in Smiths fight for vindication of
charges of defaulting with company
funds He stated when he returned 10
Oklahoma City two months ago after
his disappearance that the amount OF
his indebtedness had been greatly over
estimated and that he would IN time
make every dollar of paper held BY
banks or individuals good. Many Of his
friends have predicted that Smith had
been the victim of the financial machi-
nations OF others and that he would be
able in time to completely vindicate
himself
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
PADDED CELLS
MUST De BUILT,
WAR OR No WAR

n ONDON, MAY ). - GORE
spondence of The Associated
e Prcss.1-fhe military tribunal
have granted exemption from
military service to William Full
Ter, who is described, in the official
report as a specialist in the con-
struction OF padded cells" His firm
is the only one in England engaged
in the manufacture Of padded cells
for lunatic asylums, police institu-
tions and hospitals and the tribunal
found that there is mot a man in
Great Britain who can take the
place of this applicant"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
WITNESSES TELL
OF MYSTIC CACHE
OF GERMAN Guns
100000 Krupp Rifles Reported
Seen in New York,
U. S. SOUGHT TO PURCHASE
Broker Declares He Made At
temptS at Sale,

NEW YORK. May Reports
that thousands OF rifles had been Sc
cretly imported from the krupp works
at Essen in order to "Gcrmanlze" the
United States, were related today al
an inquiry conducted by States Attor-
ney General Lewis into rumorS OF
boarding OF arms by German interests
IN the United States.
Edgar A. Holmes OF this city, a wit
ness, credited the reports TO a man
named James H. Crossley Holmes
as a broker, tried to buy the rifles, but
was unsuccessful, he said
To -GermaniIe" America.
Crossley told him, he said. that some
100000 rifles had been imported from
Essen via the Hoboken docks OF two
German steamship companies and were
TO be used in the United States If the
Germans were successful in reaching
the English channel ports. Mr.. Holmes
identified copy OF letter written by
himself Offering to sell 100000 Maus-
ers and l,0O00OOeD0 cartridges. The let
ter, dated June 9, was addressed TO DR..
Thomas Darlington OF New York, form
er health commissioner.
10000 Rifles Seen.
Holmes testified he had never seer
the articles. but had talked with ar
engineer names Francis l.. Judd, who
said he had seen boxes containing go,
600 rifles. Two months ago, Holmei
said, the United States tried TO bu,
them but they were not produced. Mr.
Holmes had been in touch with United
States officials throughout the negotia-
tions, he said.
Gustav Lussing was named by
Holmes as the man who was said by
various Intermediates TO be able to
deliver the goods Judd told Holmes
the rifles had been in an East side
warehouse in New York and had been
removed but we're within an automo-
bile ride OF an hour and half from
Broadway
Russians Shot One.
Charles H. Murray, a hotel owner oI
Washington. ID. C., testified he had
heard OF the existence of the rifles
through Russian agent Ivan Norodny
who claimed they had been taken to ar
CONTINUED or Page Q, Column y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
J. C. Bennett,
HERALD owner,
DIES IN FRANCE
N, Y, Publisher Upset Journal
ism by EcCentricitieS,

BEAULlEU, France, May IA
James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of
the New York Herald, died at 5 80
o'clock this morning, after having been
unconscious for two days.
Mr. Benefits last words before
relapsing into Inconsistencies were in
relation to his newspaper interests.
Mrs. Bennett was with her husband
when he died.
Practiced Long Distance Editing
Several thousand miles away from
his main newspaper office, James Cor
don Bennett directed in minute detail
the affairs of the New York Herald
and maintained f6r himself one of the
most commanding positions in Ameri-
can journalism. For more than a quar-
ter Of century he lived in Paris and
worked simultaneously there and in
New York No man before him or
since has attempted such long distance
editing.
From almost every other angle his
position in the newspaper world has
been unique Upon the death Of his
father who was founder of the Herald,
the younger Bennett, then Just past 80
years, inherited the largest newspaper
fortune accumulated by any American
publisher up to that time He applied
il toward achievements to startle the
public and thus rebound to the credit
of his newspaper
Sought to Make News.
Such was the policy he inaugurated
when as managing editor in 1870 he
(contlued on Page g, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Kaiser to Force
Rulnania to Sell
All Surplus Grain

AMSTERDAM, May l4-A Vienna
dispatch says that special economic
treaty between Rumania and the cen.
nal empires provides that Rumania viii
tssii to Germany and Austria Hungary
~ surplus production in 1918 and 1919
of sifkinds Of grain, including oil seeds
and also fodder. pulp, poultry, cattle,
fibrous plants and wool. Rumania also
agrees to sell this surplus to the cen
trail powers for further period OF
seven years IL il should be required.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
CA|LLAUx DENIES
NE AIDED GERMAN
TO Spend MONEY
Former Premier Testifies in
Famous Paris Treason Case,

PARIS, May l4-Former Premier
Caillaux was brought into court from
his prison cell today to testify in the
treason trials growing out of the Bon
net Rouge affair He was called at
the request Of counsel for NJ Landau
one of the accused, who was a reporter
Tor the Bonnet Rouge.
He Looks Well.
The former premier apparently was
in splendid health. He looked better
than at his last appearance when Bolo
PaShs was on trial
Before NJ. Csillaux began his testi-
mony. Colonel Voyer the presiding Of
ficer, admonished him to confine his
remarks within the proper limits.
The only point at ISSUE" said Colonel
Voyer, us whether the witness men
toned the name OF Marx OF Mannheim
Ia German banker through whom funds
were supplied for the Bonnet Rouge
propaganda to M. Landau in Septem-
Der, 1916 Please keep to that point"
Swiss Sought Introduction.
II was brought out that the name and
address OF Marx were found among the
documents belonging to NJ Caillaux
discovered at Florence The former
premier said the address was handed
TO him by a Swiss merchant who was
introduced to him under the pretext
that he was TO speak about exchange
Of merchandise between France and
Switzerland
"I dismissed him brutality" declared
NJ. Calliaux.
That is sufficient answer said
Colonel Voyer, you may go"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Methodists Veto g
Rights to Women;
Ban Catholic

ATLANTA, Ga, May l4.-The Col
lege of Bishops has vetoed the action
of the general conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, south. in grant
ing laity rights to women and in chang
ing the ritual from holy Catholic
church" to "Christ's holy church." il
was announced today. The bishops
held that a two-thirds vote OF the an
nual conference was necessary to make
such action legal
The board Of education Of Washing
ton, ID C., has requested the girl
graduates to- make one dress do for
both graduation and elass-day exer-
cises and to have the dress made Of in
expensive material.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Chicago Teansters
Strike Suddenly;
$4,000 May Go Out

CHICAGO, May l4.-Five thousand
teamsters and truck chauffeurs went on
strike without warning today and Pat
rick Barrell, business agent OF the
Truck Drivers union, said that $4,000
men would be out by night They de
mand an approximate advance of s. a
week in wages.
Delivery OF coal, ice, freight, building
material and many other commodities
was paralyzed. The teamsters and truck
drivers are well organized throughout
the city. Their action caught employers
completely off guard
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
u S. 10 BuiM Caproni Bomb PLANES.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE
Caproni airplane, designed in Italy, will
be built by the United States as one
type Of bombing machine. The Caproni
has been demonstrated here by Italian
fliers and officials are we'll pleased with
testA that have been made.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Kaiser Plans
to Make Slaus
Fight For Him
Emperor Expects LithuanianS
TO Share in Germany'S
War Burden

AMSTERDAM, May. l4-Em-
peror william has issued a procls-
nation concerning Lithusnis, in
which he says II is assumed that
Lithuanis will participate in the
war burdens Of Germany.
In the proclamation the "independ-
ence of Lithuaaia. allied with the Ger
man empire, is recognized
I'VE assume that the conventions to
he concluded" the proclamation says
further, will take the interests OF the
German empire into account equally
with those OF Lithuanis and that Lithu-
ania will participate in the war burdeps
of Germany which secured her liberia
ton"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
BULIET lN

AMSTERDAM, May 1.-THE
Prussian lower house has rejected
. motion 10 restore the provision
for equal suffrage In the Prussisn
franchise reform bill.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Defeat Threatened.

IL the afternoon hours don't brina
better results than the morning hourS
Oklahoma City won't have hut betweed
five and six months school and no adj
ditional buildings. declared Thompson
in summarizing the brief reports com.
ing in from the various precincts.
Ward captains stated TO the cani-
psign committee that their efforts 10
put sufficient workers in each precinrt
to get out the vote had not broughs
good results and that IN several pre-
cincis IN each ward where, automobiles
and workers were promised for the dan
botff workers and Gers had failed r.
appear this morning.
Unless we get more workers out and
get some new enthusiasm into the work,
the stay-at-home vote will defcft o.
said one ward captain in reporting ee~
suits in his ward at noon today. "Thesa
is no organized effort 20 defeat sishfe
the bonds or the extra levy, but the fsls
lows who are opposed to II are out
working and their work is going 10 te0
when the vote Is counted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Of SIEGE
IS DECLARED IN
BOHEMIAN CITY
$50 Women Arrested for DEM
onStrationSi Dissent Grows,

LONDON, May IA state Of
siege has been declared st Smichow,
a suburb Of Prague, Bohemia, and
the troops there have been sent
away, an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Amsterdam reports.
One hundred and fifty women are
said to have been arrested on &C
count Of demonstrations. The bur
gomaster has resigned. The fer
ment is extending through Bohemia,
according to the dispatch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Buffalo Man Is
Named to Direct
Plane Production

WASHINGTON. May l4-Arthur
A. Landon of Buffalo, was today ap-
pointed director of the division OF pro-
duction of the aircraft board.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Fair and Warmer
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FoREoAsT-oenetsiiy fair
weather tonight and Wednesday, son,es
what warmsr tonight
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
BRITISH LOSSES
FOR PAST week
GREATEST OF WAR
4l,612 Casualties Reporte d
From Height of Fight

LONDON, May l4.-The total OF
British casualties reported in the week
ending today is 4l,6l2
They are divided as follows:
Killed or died OF wounds: Officers,
Sol; men, 5.06S.
Wounded or missing Officers, 2,l23 I;
men, 1923
Reports OF British casualties usually
are not available for some time after
the actions in which they are sus-
tained VI The large total in the last
week evidently represents losses suf-
fered when the fighting in Flanders ard
Piesrdy was at its height. Complete
records have not been given out, but il
is probable that the casualties reported
In the last week are the heaviest Brit
In losses Of any week Of the war. The
Total last week was 1901.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Pupils campsignisg.

One thousand high school boys and
girls started campaigning At noon tos
day. giving away small card esllio0
attention TO every voter that the schopt
bond issue and extra levy was h ~
interest OF the school children of Okins
homa City and appealing to them -
go and vote.
BY this means with additional woI1b>
ers and automobiles cent ost = s(ulS
tcs..,.sss = - q cssuup =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-14
Sought to Make News.

Such was the policy he inaugurated
when as managing editor in 1870 he
(contlued on Page 9, Column ~