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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07

ton, The cartons for Princeton and
vicinity are at the Red Cross work
room in the basement Of the Armory,
which is open in the afternoon from
3 to s on Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Fridays.
Do not mail your box yourself.
When packed, the box unsealed and
unwrapped, ready for inspection,
should be taken to the nearest collec-
ton station designated by the Red
Cross. Red Cross representatives are
authorized to remove objectionable
articles from parcels. The parcels
are to remain in the custody OF the
Red Cross until delivered to the postal
authorities.
The collection station for Prince
| ton and vicinity will be at Herd liska's
Ijewelry store, where Miss Nora Bry.
son, a former postoffice employe, vii
superintend the inspection Of the
parcels. This department will b
II open lIOlIl - III sCVC1y - AANVAA ~
the week beginning Monday, Novenn N
i Der 1 .s5s5
These boxes may be filed with any
1 combination Of articles, except thos'
1 on the list barred by the posta
i officials. The f following is g list g:
! 1.-The principal classes Of articles Rhl AZ !.
! ARE unmailable
All spirituous, vino1s, matted 9
: fermented OF other into9i catin,
Il liquors.
J All kinds Of poison and al q
4 lticles and conn ositions conta linill
j poison.
Explo sives of al kinds.
J Inlammable materials, ncludin
friction matches.
8 Internal mae chimes and necha1
4 ,ical, chemical 81 otther devices OF con con
: sitions which may gnite q explod
/, Mote Under this classific ation Woul
cigarette tiers etc.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07
vINELAND

Mrs. Ben Holbert, who has been
staying with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherman, has departed for Rosebud,
New Mexico, where her husband is
very i'll.
VIM. Cordiner Of Princeton was a
pleasant caller in this vicinity one day
last week.
A surprise party was given at the
Oliver home last Thursday night.
We are all very sorry to hear OF
the death Of our old friend, r. G. Dunn,
Of Princeton. We extend our greatest
sympathy to his family.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07
SPENCER BROOK

A large consignment Of yarn has
been received for Red Cross work. All
that can are asked to knit.
Mrs. Mary E. Smith is spending q
month with her daughter, Mrs. Sd.
Foley, at Zimmerman.
"A number from here attended an
auction near Zimmerman on Monday.
Mrs. Ernest Patten will entertain
the Red Cross on the 18th Of this
month. 81
The high school boys who are at
tending school in Princeton and Cam
gbridge are home on account Of the
schools being closed.
Miss Marvel Walker and brother
4 Everett; have been on the sick list the the
past few days. s.s.
j. q. Mckenzie is having, some con
crete work done on his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Lilly spent Sun
day at Harry Yutzy's home. &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07
BLUE HILL d /, 3.

Henry Hahne wife and two chill
dren are sick with influenza at W
Reichert's, where Mr.. Hahne il en-
ployed.
Morris Carpenter has returned from
Princeton, where he underwent an
operation for rupture.
Raymond Slogan broke his arm
again last week. ss
Ollie sprossig, wife and boy, are
sick from influenza.
Most Of the schools in this town
are closed until the influenza is over.
Josephine johnson is sick at the
home Of Will feathers, east Of Prince
ton.
Chas. Sproessig Of Iowa spent g
few days last week visiting his moth
er, brother and sister IN Blue Hill
Mildred Hamilton gave Hallow.
cen party to her friends last We'd
nesday evening. 5s5.
The friends Of Chas. Kaliher were
very sorry to learn Of his death last
week. Charlie was one OF our Blue
Hill boys and was great friend Of
all. His wife and children have the
sympathy Of the entire community
The many friends Of r. G. Dunn OF
Princeton were shocked to hear Of his
] death. "Bob," as he was familiarly
called by his friends, will be much
missed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07


6. Liquids Of liquefiable articles,
fragile articles and other admissible
matter when not packed in accordance
with the requirements Of the postal
laws and regulations.
80. All other articles which may.
Kill, or in anywise hurt, harm, or IN
jure another, or damage or deface or
otherwise injure the mails or other
property.
Bear these facts in mind when
packing your Christmas parcel
Nothing should go in Christmas
parcel which will not keep fresh IS s from f on
the time Of packing until Christmas.
Dried fruits and other food products
should be packed in small tin or
wooden boxes, one quarter to one
half pound size.
Hard candy, including choc olate,
would probably be safe in tinfoil OF
heavy cardboard, but no soft choco-
1ates nor any thing that could possibly
be crushed should be used, as the re,
naming contents Of the package
might be spoiled thereby.
Several dainties packed in oblong
/ tin boxes holding each a quartz oif
Ia pound, will provide . better variety
lfor . packet than . larger quantity q
/ single conf ctiion. ssss Ne
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07

ship your poult to the Northern
Produce co. Sc. Paul: 42-ttc 3
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-11-07

4 Read the advertisements In tho
/ Union then patronize its advsr-
) tisers -. 4.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

ton to the two committee bills, the sem
alor said 1t was on the ground that the
president alone held responsibility for
conduct Of the war
THE mere statement presents an abb
Surdity'
Asserting that congress has a large
measure OF responsibility Senator
Hitchcock said it would be 'monsrous'
to hold the president responsible for
the two million tons Of freight piled up
in New York for the breakdown OF
Transportation the muddle and tumble
Of priority shipments, the shortcomings
Of the ordnance department and quar-.
tcrmasters department, suiferings OF
the unnecessarily sick soldiers and nine
months delay in construction OF the
government powder factory
Wilson's Burdens Told,
The senator summarized the enor-
nous burdens on the president, includ-
ind his formulating a foreign policy,
designing all the legislation for con-
gress to pass, debating the industrial
and political activities Of the country
and looking after expenditures OF 2s0,-
100000 a week. .,
"The president does not want the
committee to report the cabinet bhl
and" he continued, III press repotts oe
true, he objects even TO discussion q
| this legislation in the senate. This IT.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

fear It will not approximate that a year
from now.
Baker 10 Not Informed.
yet the secretary Of war $50 out
Of touch with the shipping board and
shipping authorities that he makes a
statement that is absolutely preposter-
Gus have no doubt OF his sincerity,
but this act indicates again the extent
to which one department is out OF
touch with another department"
Turning to Secretary Bakers war
plan Senator Hitchcock said
Secretary Baker says we have plans.
| am so sorry to disagree with him II
there IL one thing more conspicuous by
Its absence than any other, in the oper-
alton OF the various departments and
bureaus In Washington, II has been
planning for the future. ] do not deny
that the various departments have
planned as far as they could in ad-
vance, but what has prepared the mas
ter plan which will harmUniEe all the
other plans? Nobody Nobody could
Referring to the presidents opposi-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
AL Hawkins Trial
Begins in District
Court Tomorrow

Al Hawkins, charged with the murder
Of lanes Allen on Pottawatomie avenue
on the night of May 20, 1917, will go on
trial in the district court tomorrow His
trial was to have begun this morning.
but was continued twenty-four hours.
Arch Hawkins, who IS also charged
with the murder Of Allen, it being al
legged that he assisted his brother, Al, Is
still held in the county jail with no date
having been set for his trial.
II is believed that there will be much
interest in the Hawkins trial, and the
court room was crowded today with in,
tcrcstcd spectators, who left diSap-
pointed at another continuance being
granted in the case
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

Of freight piled up at New York with.
ont shipping facilities; that the fuel
administrations orders have paralyzcd
war and other industry and that food
administration also has been lneiil-
clcnt
Baker Has No War Plan"
In flatly denying Secretary Bakers
statement that the government has a
plan for the war. the senator said ing
military committee was thunderStruck
by the war sccrctay'S optimistic as
scrtions.
81 am afraid to 20 too deeply
into shipping figures" he added,
"for one might be charged with Civ
ing information TO the emery All
who are informed as to the present
supply OF our shipping were
thunderstruck al the statements OF
Secretary Baker. His sanguine
predictions as to our ability to ship
men TO Europe and supply them are
eraggeratious of the widest sort.
"To supply a million men in France,
,upposing we could get them over
there. it will require five million tons
OF shipping IN constant use. We az
know the total tonnage now available
is nothing like that amount. We al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
AMERICAN Guns
BATTER IN FOES
FIRST DEFENSES
Remarkable Workmanship o.
j, S, GunnerS Revealed,
By the Associated Press.

Win THE AMERICAN
ARMY IN FRANCE Feb. At
was ascertained today that the
American gunners last night
wrecked several OF the enemy dug
outs and so badly damaged the
first line positions that at one
point the Germans were unable TO
occupy them Sunday
Headquarters Shelled
When the bombardment had
reached its greatest intensity the
Germans suddenly concentrated
their fire at two points throwing
about $50 shells into town IN
which the headquarters of a GER
. tain regiment are located and which
heretofore had been immune to
enemy fire
After the bombardment wounded
American soldier was discovered
in a position where It was neces-
sary to carry him over trench to
field dressing station,
A medical corps displayed the
Red Cross and the Germans ceased
firing until the man was removed.
One Sector Taken Over
Announcement was made yesterda
that American troops had permanent
taken over a sector of the front in Lo
raine, and that American guns had r,
piled shell for shell to the fierce Ge
man bombardment which has been
progress for the past few days.
Two Americans were killed and nlI
wounded in a barrage that was dropp'
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
TRUST
WRECKED, SAYS
STATE OFFICIAL
War Price Competition Last
Year Cause, Says Russell,
REGULATION IS NEEDED
o.. A.. II...L. D.-L.IL.
One More Hearing Probably
VIII Be Held Here,

There has been cotton trust IN
Oklahoma but It was wrecked on the
rock, Of war price competition last year
and while We have come across some
Of the wreCkage in our hearings we
have not found any working part oi the
machinery intact The cotton industry
does not need the services of a set OF
trust busters but does need regulation
which will make it impossible TO re-
assemble the machinery Of the com
bine"
Russell Returns.
This is the way Campbell Russell
state corporation commission, today
cpiioullcd the situation in the cotton
industry upon his return from the
second OF a series Of antitrust hear.
ings that took him into the southeastern
part OF the state
Commissioner Russell assisted BY As.
SiStant Attorneys General C. W. klnr
and ] NJ Crook, now have held hear.
ings at Mangum, ChlckaSha, Altus
Lawton. Shawnee. Ada, Durant and Ok
lahoma City Probably one more hear
ing will he in Oklahoma City to sun
mp testimony that has been taken anC
offer an opportunity for any addltiona
testimony
Active Competition.
II was shown at the hearings tha
there has been active competition io
cotton and cotton seed both from buyer
within and without the state, accord
ing to Mr.. Russell.
"If there was any combination !
certainly was ineffective" Mr.. Russell
said I'VE found instances where I'll
territory Of cotton seed Al mills wa
invaded by buyers from mills in othe
parts of the state and these buyers II
turn were subjected to raids BY In
mills whose territory they had invaded
This resulted in shipping seed NOR
than hundred miles farther thai
necessary for crushing II seems TO M
that this is as strong competition a
could be desired
"The problem that we have TO worI
out is to provide proper regulations 81
that the farmer will be assured OF re
ceiving a Just price for his seed whethe
he sells to the cotton seed oil mills o
to the gnnerS and to stpulate
margin OF profit for the ginners wh'
handle the seed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Nebraska Senator Speaking
for War Council Bill, Raps
Cabinet Members State
mOnt Before Investigators,
mo SHIPS AVAILABL E"
I'VE Can't Move 100000
Men Without Ships, and
There Are Not Enough Ships
to Do This Task" "

WASHINGTON, Feb 4-Sccretary
Bakers recent statement 10 the senate
military committee that the United
States would have hall a million sol
dlcrs In France early this year and
that prospects were not unpfomising for
ship, to carry million more who would
be ready during the year. were chatac-
terired by Senator Hitchcock in an ad-
dress 10 the senate today A. absolutely
pfepostefous and 90 exaggerated a. TO
convey an entirely false impression A.
TO what We can DO and what we are DO
ing"
Supporting the committees bill, for
war cabinet and munitions director,
Senator Hitchcock declared that Secre
tary Baker was no doubt sincere, but
miSled by lack of information regard
ing scarcity OF ships into making a
sanguine prediction. lie said "Presi-
dent Wilson himself does not know the
real situation" and cited the situation
as an illustration Of the absence OF
government coordination,
WlltOnNet heAny 70 hepU'
Administration leaders prepared to
reply to Senator Hitchcock whose
speech LAUNCHED the debate which has
been impending since Secretary Baker
made his statement aud the president
made known hi, opposition to the mill
tary committees plans for recognizing
the governments war machinery
Conceding that much OF big task
has been creditably done, the Nebraska
senator insisted that centralized and CO.
ordinaled war operations through a war
cabinet and centralized purchasing
through munitions director are i'm
pcrative. lie asserted that the president
and Secretary Baker had tried but
failed and the governments system was
obsolete. The committees legislation,
he argued. would not embarra" or in.
tcficre with the presidents direction Of
the war
Government Criticized.
Sharp criticism Of many government
war activities was made by the senator
IN illustrating his arguments but with
out attacking individuals
"Blunders that almost surpasS
belief, have occurred In the war
department" he said, and the ship
building situation he described as
"a farce and almost q crime.
lie declared the transportation 'ys-
tenn has broken down" and is "gi-
gantc wreck" with two million tons
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Swat the Kaiser"
at Two Bits a Swat,
Columbus Pastime

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 4 4-Large
billboards containing the pictures
Of the German emperor and his as
sistants were erected in the state
house yard and for the sum Of Is
cents people today were given base
balls to throw at the painted
pictures
Proceeds from the swat the
kaiser" stunt went into the Colum-
bus war chest, a 100000 fund
being raised by Columbus people
this week, as their years contri-
button to the war relief agencies.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
ATTACK OPENED
ON ELECTRICITY
RATE INCREASE
Commerce Chamber Demands
Reduction, Instead,
CITES AN OLD AGREEMENT !


The plea oi the Oklahoma Ca, and
Electric company to the corporation
commission for permission tu increase
the rate, ON electric power brought q
short rctort from the Chamber ol Com
mcfcc today when the light and power
committee oi the chamber brought up
an old agreement under which the rates
were 20 he reduced ON January ! and
recommended that It he submitted 10
the city commissioners .lor enforce.
mcni
The committee at special meeting
this morning at the Lee Hurkln' hotel,
discussed the agreement whereby the
company had agreed to reduce the price
oi electricity May !. 1917, and again
January t. 1913 The gas and electric
company made the reduction May ],
1917, but in letter addressed to $, NJ
Gloyd. chairman oi the committee, on
December ~. advised him that because
Of the increased price IN the materials
and labor II would be unable to comply
with the contract signed last May Ia
grant announcer lVVuNllNU January -
Up to Commissioners.
The committee today by unanimous
vote referred all the correspondence to
the board oi directors oi the Chamber
oi Commerce with the recommendation
that they take It mp with the city com.
mission with the request that the latter
body use every power to force the Okla
homa Gas and Electric company TO live
up to the contract which was signed b,
Arthur S. Huey, vice-president Of th'
Oklahoma Gas and Electric company.
Early iAr hprii, Nd s, Vaught, thef
president OF the Chamber OF Commerce
appointed committee known as thu
| frontIbusd m Pane g. Column 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
About 1000 to Go
From Oklahoma

About 1000 Oklahomans are affected
by the Washington order calling out
the remaining IS percent Of the first
draft, according to Adj Gen L. II.
Gipson, who received notification from
General Crowder today
The message asked that all local
boards classify enough men IN Class
No under the revised QUESTIONABLE,
to take care of this call, where there
are deficiencies in the first draft
quota
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
FINAL QUOTA OF
FIRST DRAFT TO
LEAVE FEB. e
About 1000 viii Go From.
Oklahoma, Adjutant Says,

WASHINGTON, Feb 4. -- Provost
Marshal General Crowder today an
nounced that the movement OF the last
increment Of IS percent Of men selected
in the first draft will begin on Febru-
airy q, and continue for period OF five
days. This will complete the opera
tion of the first draft, as all states have
furnished their full quotas.
The movement will bring the
strength of the national army up to the
685.OOO men contemplated in the first
draft
Seven thousand, five hundred and
fity-cight men from Oklahoma and
Texas will be started on that date to
the national army cantonment al Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Texas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

Bankruptcy Plea Filed.
At about the same time Alya +. Smith
was giving out the first interview since
his return here, counsel representing
the First Mortgage Cattle and Loan
company filed a petition m the Federal
court that Alya t. Smith be adIudgcd
an involuntary bankrupt naming the
nominal sum Of $1,000 as the amount OF
their claims.
81 am surprised" continued Smith
that in the time Immediately after my
leaving the city as well as in the many
weeks intervening, that no person who
knew ! had turned over this HSl OU
came forward and disseminated the news
either in banking circles OF this city
or saw to it that it got into the news
papers. The newspapers printed every
other thing they could dig up abou
me. Ii is really too bad that the one
thing that would have made the com
munty suspend judgment on me, could
not have been said
Took Only $500
"Therc is another important fact
want to impress on YOU in this inter
view and that is, during the time have
lived in Oklahoma City in my business
or private lie | have never done any
thing by nature of an oifenSc that wouC
put me in such standing that | coul,
be called fugitive from justice ! as
sert this and my counsel asserts this.
had a right to absent myself from thi
city to take counsel with myself ant
arrange my private affairs which ! hav'
done and am now returned.
"Whcn obligations descended upon mn
for payment cast in every personal as
set | had to pay off paper obligation
against me, these assets including ever
my home in West Sixteenth street an'
the household goods it contained,
when my family and ! left Okla
homa City Of all the money ! had pre-
viously controlled, took only $500.
went to Kansas for visit and then 4
Fort Worth and other points in Texas
NV wife and baby were left with friend
in Texas and went from there to Nc'
York.
Borrowed 100000.
people in Oklahoma City and Okla
homa should understand now that fror
New York City fnancierS | had Dor
rowed 100000 and the only security
(contInued on Page 2, Column 81
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Hitchcock Said:

Secretary Bakers statement Is
prepostsrous and exaggerated. 1t
gives the public the wrong impress
sion Of our situation.
The United States has made no
plans for war because there is no
one In Washington to make ade-
quate plans,
II will take 100000 tons Of ship
ping to send large army to France.
know that no more than half Of
that amount is available.
U. S. troops are using French AZ
tillery because they can get no othe',
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Baker Said:

The United States will have 500
900 men in France early in 1918,
We will have 10000 men ready
to 20 to France by the end Of the
year
United States troops are using
British and French artillery at the
request of those governments.
We have plenty Of ships to trans
port these soldiers to France In due
time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04

Before | left Oklahoma City few days after Thanks,
giving declared Ava r. Smith the cys famous boy banker
today 81 had turned over to the American National bank per-
sona property aggegatng $6SlO00 which then believed
and now believe sufficient collateral to satisfy all my per-
sona financial obligations.
81 have come back to Oklahoma City for three purposes
to see that every person whom paid absolutely
in full to obtain Justice if it obtanabe and to take up my
life here where il left off when went away in November
"y little baby has been i'll five weeks with typhoid fever
and not vet over it, The baby and its mother at present
in Texas When the baby well enough they Will return TO
L,lobo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Piol Indictment Ouashed

RELLFNIllF. IN, Feb 4 The ln
didmct against Mayor Mollman oi
East ST. Loul, arising out OF the race
riot, there last july, was dSmiacd IN
the circuit court here todav
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
STRIKERS ATTACK
ST. LOUIS CARS;
BUT FEW OPERATE
Mayor Moves to Act as Inter,
mediary in Difficulties,

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-The most
serious rioting of the street car
strike occurred this afternoon when
a crowd OF 300 strikers and sympa-
thirers forced three Page avenue
cars to turn back into the sheds
Stones were thrown through car
windows and two shots were fired
from the crowd.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-04
Fair and Warmer
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST -- Generally hIr
and warmer weather tonight and Tues.
day Minimum temperature tonight, 30
TO "a degrees.
STATE FORECAST -- Tonight and
Tuesday, fair and warmer.