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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
FOUR AMERICANS,
ASLEEP At POST
GET DEATH ORDER
Execution Mandate issued by
American Commander, }
WILSON TO REVIEW CASE
Sentence Recalls Dramatic In
CidentS Of LIncoIn'S Time, p

WASHINGTON Feb. 2s.- -Four
American soldiers, caught asleep while
doing sentry duty In the first line
trenches. have been sentenced 10 death.
hut General Psr,hing. although he ha,
authority to carry out the sentences, ha,
referred their case, to the war depart
ment for review.
One Previously fsssutsd.
These are the first case, Of the kind
since the American troops went 10
France. On soldier ha, been executed
there for an unspeakAble ofien,e on q
French child and In his case General
Pershing acted swiftly without as much
i referring Il to Washington.
In these eases. however. some esten-
uatlng circumstances may be found
for the men, tired and Rerve-w worn by
front line trench duty in q hitherto un-
known manner Of warfare. TO save them
from the death penalty at the hands OF
their own fellows. d
Gaze. U'ufiIy Make History. !.
President Wilson probably In the end
will review their cases. Going to sleep
on sentry duty ha, long been recog-
nired ~ an unforUvable offense,
ehargeable by death and such cases,
rare a they have been in the Amer.
can arsy, have furnished some Of the
most absorbing incidents Of It's his.
tory.
One Of the most touching recoiiee.
lions which sttaehes to the memory Of
Lincoln WAS hi, pardon Of q country
boy who. tagged out by the hard duty
OF campaigning, went 10 sleep oa . sen
try post.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
Warmer Tomorrow,
Weather Forecast

LOCAL. FoRECAsT-FAlr tonight and
Friday; colder tonight with freezing
temperature; warmer Friday.
STATE FORECAsT-Falr and colder,
freezing tonlahti Friday fair and warm
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
Naval Censor Censored.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s-Com-
mander H.. 6. Sparrow, who has been
acting as naval censor for several
months, has been relieved and ordered
to q seapost His successor has not
been selected.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
PATTERSON TRIAL
NEARING CLOSE;
TESTIMONY ENDS
Jury Is Examining Handwrit-
Ing Records,
JUDGE CHARGES TODAY
Counsel viii Deliver Seven
Speeches in Arguments,

Both the state and the defense IN the
Orban Patterson murder trial rested
this morning, after introducing several
rebuttal witnesses. and the jury retired
10 examine the handwriting records
which have been introduced in the
case.
Arguments After To-day.
This afternoon Judge George W.
Clark will read the Instructions to the
Jury. after which the closing arguments
will begin The deiepSe will be al
lowed four speeches, and the state will
he allowed three This was agreed
upon at a consultation Of the state and
the defense attorneys following the
conclusion Of testimony l.. {. An
drews of PaulS Valley will make the
opening speech for the state, and
Judge Jean p. Day Of Oklahoma City
will open the defense argument Judge
Samuel H. Harris and John w. Scot
horn will make the. other arguments
for the state, and James II Mathers
OF Ardmore Ben F Williams OF Nor
man. and Moman Pruiett will speak
on the defense side,
At the closing session this morning
nearly dozen character witnesses
were introduced by the state and at
tempts were made 10 .mpeach the teS-
timony Of several defense witnesses W.
M. Tomlin. Purcell banker, was fipst
called by the state He testified that
he had known Sam L. Williams. killed
BY Orban Patterson on September 28
for twenty-three years. and that he
bore a good reputation. Moman PTuiett
leading defense counsel fired Broad
side Of questions 1t each witnesL as to
What they knew OF Williams siHays
going armed.
Knew He Carried Gun.
Did YOU ever know Of Sam VII
liams carrying a pistol?" he demanded
OF Tomlin
AZ think he carried a pistol most Of
the time"
Ever hear Of his pulling six
shooter on Ike Williams"
"I heard about some trouble between
them"
'You knew that Sam Williams was
violating the law when he carried
pistoll'
Eyes"
sand vet you say that he was a peace
ful and law abiding citizen"
"Yes, sir"
Sold williams Pistol,
John Strombcrg testified that he had |
known Williams since moving to Pur-
cell in 1895, and that Williams bore
good name in the community
NJ 6. Robertson testified that he had
lived in Purcell for twenty-cight years,
Robertson said that he had been in
the ministry for the past three or four
months, but had been a lawyer before
that In Purcell he ran a hardware
store, and testified to selling Sam Will
liams a 38 automatic pistol in 1909.
This testimony was offered to impeach
that Of the defense witness who said
that he had sold Williams a similar gun
in January of last year
John Myers a farmer from Garvin
county. said that he had known VIII
liams for thirty years, ard that he was
known as a aw-abiding and peaceful
man.
"Sam Was Your Friend"
Pruiett "Old Sam was your friend
when your boy was charged with muir
der. wasn't he?"
ayes"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
American Flier Killed in France.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. B-A
message received at Yale University to-
day, stated that Ensign Curtis Read
class Of 1918, a naval aviator, flying in
France, had been killed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
GERMANY ORDERS
RUSSIAN INVASION
STOPPED, REPORT
Petrograd Has UnconfIrmed
RumOr Of Cessation Of War,

LONDON, Feb, Ar-Th German
army has received ordsfs 10 efops ivf
advance into Russia, according 10 the
Petrograd correspondent OF the Ex.
change Telegraph compsny who has
informatiop to thi, effect which he
regards as reliable
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
AVIATOR IS KILLED
AT LAKE CHARLES

LAKE CHARLES, La. Feb 28-
Lieut. William /. Magll OF the army
aviation corps was fatally injured and
Lieut. Telland L. Coman Of the ma
rinc corps was slightly hurt when the
airplane in which they were flying near
here late Yesterday fell from a height OF
250 feet Magill died soon after he was
taken to the field hospital His home
was in Jersey City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28

Independence Of thought and action
comes to those who have ssved their
money against rainy day. Buy Thrift
Stsmps. Y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
LAW SOUGHT TO
PERMIT SEARCH
OF SWIFT OFFICES
Heney Thinks Startling Dis
closures Would Result,
PROBE IS NOW HAMPERED
Court Decision Prevents Ey-
animation Of Documents

WASHINGTON, Feb n Special
and speedy legislation to hy bare the
confidential files OF the great meat
packers and disclose wha, government
Investigators believe will show plans
to take complete control ot the meat
industry, was asked Of congress today
by the federal trade commission
On recommendation Of Francis J.
Heney, special counsel conducting the
commissions investigation. who ha,
been restrained by court orders from
taking further papers and also from
using those already seized by his agents.
the commission laid the facts before
congress and asked for action
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
yssdsr Has Papers Still.

Charging that Henry Veeder counsel
for the packers. is still the custodian
Of many papers which have been used
as instrumeutalltIes in the commission
OF felones," Mr. Heney asked for a
supplement to the espionage law 20
facilitate the governments inquiry into
the industry.
After Federal Judge Lands Of Chi.
cago has issued a search warrant au.
horiIing the seizure Of important docu.
ments in the possession OF Mr.. Veeder,
the federal circuit court Of appeals re.
strained marshal from removing or
examining any OF the papers in Veedcs's
vault and further from examining, or
In any way using papers seired'by the
sOyrfnn,ent
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28

The War Savings Stamps steadily
increase in value.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-28
Would Mako Judge Final.

Speclileally, Mr, heney asked that
congress amend or supplement the ss-
pionags sct 50 that the decision Of a
Judge who issues q search warrant shs II
be conclusive upon the question OF dhe
existence OF probable cause, and that a
summary proceeding already provided
by the statute for the determination Of
the question OF whether the property
seiTed under the writ WIS used for lhe
commission of a felony shall likewise
be ineonclusive for the purpose Of the
law, until the purpose for its seizure
shall have been served"
The action OF the appellate court in
issuing the stay, Mr. Heney said pre-.
,ented the government from even exam.
ming papers already In its possession
and which a federal district court had
found had been used as the means Of
committing felonieI by Swift 4 Co,
and other corporations"
vsed.r Was Clearing House.
Counsel Hency in his letter declared
that Mr. Veeder, at the beef trust trial
In 1912 after the statute Of limitations
had expired, had testified that for many |
years his office was the clearing house
Tor the five big packers in criminal
which they maintained for
The fixing of prices and the control Of
he meat industry.
The Swift, Armour Morris, Wilson
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The sun., 1918-12-14
MRS. STORY MAY BE HEARD.
Ruling Likely to Give Her Oppor,
tunity for Vinaication.

Mrs. William Cumming Story.
former president of the National
Emergency Relief Society. which was
investigated by the District Attorneys
office, may shave her day in court" to
vindicate her of indictments brought
by the Grand Jury charging larceny.
Her motion for a dismissal of the in
dictments as being unwarranted was
denied yesterday by Judge Grain In
General Sessions.
Some time ago the District Attor-
neys office asked for the dismissal Of
the indictments. which charged failure
properly to account for funds raised
by the association, OF which Mrs. Story
was head. on the ground that the
States chief witness, William Garland
Brown. had died. The defence held
that dismissal on that ground would
not remove the stigma OF the indict-
ments from Mrs, Story. who is a past
president OF the Daughters OF the
American Revolution, former presl-
dent OF the New York Federation OF
Women's Clubs and a member of the
Colonial Danes.
1.-THE case may he tried on It's mer-
its, with consequent vindication-
should the facts 80 warrant" said
Judge Grain in giving his decision.
The sun., 1918-12-14
"sTUPIDS" CONVICT COUNT.
swindIer. Coptemptuous OF Amer
leans, Gets Surprise.

These stupid Americans will not
convict me" was the contemptuous
remark OF Count Czakl Bella, said to
be a Hungarian army officer. when the
jury left the General Sessions court
room after the close of Bela's trial
OF charge Of swindling q Newark
woman OF $4,000.
He was wrong. In less than twenty
minutes the jury returned with a YER
diet of guilty. Bela was remanded TO
the Tombs for sentence. The count,
who used several aliases. among them
Louis Alhcrthy, said he was born in
Hungary and had been convicted in
American courts on two occasions. In
1914 sentence was suspended in the
United States District Court following
conviction on the charge Of naturaliza-
ton frauds and in 1915 he served sixty
days in the city prison for petty lar
ceny.
At this trial II was brought out that
by fake marriage he succeeded in OBJ
tanning $4,000 from Mrs. Anna Gruich
Of South Orange avenue, Newark.
The sun., 1918-12-14

second annual CONGRESS- OF the Ieas-s, 4"
smsu and subject Nauonahue,, h9te. VIC
Victory bali for wounded men q; Ns'y YORK
units. seventy first Regiment Armory "-a.
Dinner Of IS local draft boards wt5'''
Conference Of Community Councils ~ \.
tioDaI Dctencn, Park Avenue Hotel a
James " Gerard will speak Oh "1e-ra7
Now and Hereafter" auspices Of thc. lea' ?
A. NJ.
Annual meeting Of the National lrss".
avenue and Fifty-fourth street p. !"
Naval ball for the benefit - TIE 'n"'t
personnel Of the Pe ham. Bay Tan "- ~.
ton, Hotel Aston. 3 j. ".
Musicale OF the Humanitar-a- '-'
West End avenue. =. NJ
Talk by Miss Janet +. Richar. NJ ~
sers Ahead IN Making ov,, the Ma 0. -
rore.' blmoriro's. II \ VI.
Christmas play and speca'ros VITA r'
ing, under auspices % the so.dle-s So
and Marines Club OF National l.. ,s
Womans Service, Plaza Ho'e. IS" y
Medical supply Depot T. ; \. jar " "
international Eectrotypers. mrou,- N,
womans Press Club meeting "vaa'
Current history reviews los u- W
Starr Myers, Opera House, .0"f "
sntute Chess club session and -
Herbert X Job will lecture an 'nr5
Bird Friends" Music Hal, 81 r L.
tute PLAYERS Will gros'u' Nfnps W..
Hall. SIS =. NJ. illustrated corts.e"e %
The Contrasted scenery OF tho Rocks Nc
tains and the Cascade Range - Nh1Nr @. .
Canadian Rockies and SeNv7ks arf o. 'r-.'
Lake and Mount EHiu.r' lsg,u-e a-
y, NJ. in Brooklyn IUstitato.
The Seward Park Cartc'N n, ~ .-'
welfare Board a. tauhi and i--'T -i....f
glve dance hSsIiAl0- m e. u.r.H'N
Mass meeting or residents 90 'N- f-a' =
York section to protest ~ llnsr he --r
ton OF Jews IN Gal.n.t and HH'1a. ''.
Free school. ST. Pclusy wanna a'r"-. '-
Iyn. S i. n
The sun., 1918-12-14
100000 is SENT
TO POGROM VICTIMS
Jewish Campaign Committee
Cables 100000 More to
Other Jewish Sufferers.

The Jewish Sabbath, starting at
shutdown last night. prevented the
usual meeting of the Jewish campaign
committee to report the days prog
ress toward the goal of 100000 for
the relief of Jewish war sufferers in
Europe.
1t was predicted that at the meet
ing late this afternoon contributions
for the two days will bring the total
over the 100000 mark. On Thursday
night $2,451.166 had been subscribed.
Announcement was made last night
by Albert Lucas, secretary OF the
joint distribution committee that
during the week the committee has
sent 81, 100000 to be distributed among
the Jews in Poland. Lithuania, Kur-
land. Palestine. Rumania and Galicia
OF this amount 100000 went to Gal
icia, where pogroms and widespread
restitution are reported.
More than $4,000 Is expected to be
realized. at the benefit in the Palace
Theatre. In addition benefit perform
ances will be given to- might and to-
morrow night in the Century Theatre
dAiu lO-hiOiIO" bl6 III III lilt ItAlIlB ION.
Sam A. Lewisohn yesterday paid a
thousand dollars premium for one OF
the boxes at the Palace Theatre to-
night and Judge Mulqueen purchased
a box and also contributed to the
fund.
The following cablegram from Chief
Rabbi Ritter from Rotterdam was
made public:
II receive from Galicia many au-
thentic reports by wire and letters
about terrible pogroms on Jews there.
Robberies and murder. Not even pos
sible bury cnrpses. Polacks terrible
enemies to Jews and nobody protects
them. Request soonest possible
travel to Washington. Influence
American military go TO protect and
stop dreadful anarchy"
The message was addressed TO the
Rev. DR.. Bernard BRAKEMAN.
The sun., 1918-12-14
SAYS DAIRY LEAGUE
RAISED MILK PRICE
Treasurer Tells of Tax Con-
sumers Haue to Pay.

New York milk dealers paid the
Dairymen's League a commission of
one cent for each hundred pounds Of
milk shipped in, paying in 1917 more
than $4,000, all of which came out Of
the pockets OF consumers here. accord
ing to Louis M. Harden, treasurer Of
the Dairymen's League.
This was one of the reasons for the
high cost Of milk, 1t was brought out
yesterday at the John Doe hearing be-
fore Chief Magistrate McAdoo in the
Criminal Courts Building, on examina-
ton Of Harden by Assistant District
Attorney Dooling.
Harden also told how the Dairymen's
League, an organization of $4,000
stockholders, held It's last election OF
officers in the office of Levi Morris. a
lawyer, in Newton. N. j., with only
nine members present.
Mr.. Dooling endeavored to show also
that the funds Of the league had been
expended for purposes with which the
stockholders were not intimately ia
miliar. Harden testified that he re-
ceived $4,000 a year and that in the
Farmers National Bank, Sussex. N. j.
the league has $4,000 on deposit.
Jacob s. Brill OF Duchess county.
a former president OF the league,
blamed Roosevelt d. Cooper, president
Of the league. for present high prices
Of milk. Brill signed a waiver OF i'm
munity and proceeded to tell how he
was just a rubber stamp" president
Of the organization, which was being
actively managed by Cooper c. NJ. Coe
and others. He said he was informed
by these that his only duties were to
sign checks. He did not even have
power to vote.
The sun., 1918-12-14
SEEK EMPLOYEES RELEASE.
State and City Make Appeal "a
War Secretary.
6pectol Despdtch 20 Tue SrN.

ALBANY, Dec. Neutrality-suspicious.
Merton E. Lewis to-day requested
Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels
TO release from tho military and naval
service State and municipal employee.
who under the so-called Nenners law
are paid the difference between their
military pay and civil salary by the
State or cities during their military or
naval service. The operation OF this
law has imposed upon the State and
municipalities the necessity Of paying
a substitute for every civil employee
who entered the military service and
in addition to continue the former in
cumbent on the payroll.
Upon the return OF the soldier en-
ployee all substitutes will be released
and the State and city relieved of a
heavy financial burden.
New York city has several hundred
employees in the military service.
The sun., 1918-12-14
BRISBANE ABANDoNs VOYAGE.
suddenly Changes Plan 10 Head
Delegation 10 England.

Arthur Brisbane, editor of the New
York EUenIn0 Journal and publisher
OF the Washington Times and the Mil
waukee Evening Wisconsin. will not
sail for England on the White Star
liner Adriatic, as he had planned. Mr..
Brisbane planned TO head a delegation
OF newspaper men who will make the
trip.
When asked II he had any statement
to make regarding his change of
plans Mr.. Brisbane replied: "None at
all, except that I found could not get
away I had planned to so abroad
with n number of men to do some
work. but found could not get away.
My papers in Milwaukee and Wash
ington needed attention, so 1 decided
not to go
The sun., 1918-12-14
REGAIN FACES LIFE TERM.
Convict Indicted for Attempt 10
Aid Baksn Girl.

Jimmie Regan's attempt to assume
responsibility for the murder OF Mrs.
Helen Hamel during the trial OF Eliza
beth Baksa, 10, charged with the
crime. may result in a life term in
prison for him.
The Sing Sing convict, now in the
Tombs, was indicted yesterday by the
Grand Jury for perjury, following
three convictions for felonies." He
will bo arraigned in General Sessions
Monday Conviction automatically
makes him a ward of tho courts and
subjects him to a life sentence at any
Gina.
The sun., 1918-12-14
HAD, $21 600; DIED AS PAUPER
KelIey's Bank Books Found Sc
GREETED I'm AlmshOuse.

Letters OF administration which It
was announced yesterday have been
issued TO Miss Mary Kelley of York.
town, disclosed that although her
father, james Kelley, died in an aims
house where he was an inmate he
was worth $4,000. Edgar L. Ryder
Of Ossining. the daughters attorney,
got Surrogate William Sawyer of
Westminster county to name her ad-
ministratrix.
His two children. Mary and Charles
Kelley. a soldier now in France, were
unaware their father had bank books
calling for such q sum secreted In his
effects at the almshouse
The sun., 1918-12-14
SAY TAXIS CHEAT WOUNDED.
Charges of High Fares on Staten
Island Investigated.

Taxicab inspectors were investigat-
ing yesterday charges that wounded
soldiers. landing at St George, Staten
Island. bound for the base hospital at
Fox Hills, were being victimized by
taxi drivers.
The distance is three and a half
miles and the fare should be about
$3.50. Certain chauffeurs, It is al
legged, established a rate OF 50. later
advanced to SO. Four automobiles are
operated between the ferry house and
the hospital by the Woman's Motor
Corps, carrying wounded soldiers with
out charge. The hospital also runs
free bus sVory two heurA
The sun., 1918-12-14
Police sergeant Dics suddenIy.

Henry l., white, police sergeant,
2674 Valentine avenue, IN" Bronx,
died suddenly yesterday in the West
135th street police station. lie had
been q member of the force fourteen
years and was several years with the
detective bureau
The sun., 1918-12-14

Connecting mails close at G. Z. O. and CITY
Hall station At 80 =. NJ daily
Philippine Islands via San Francisco), Dec
Is S. Siberia Maru,
Samoan Islands. Australia and New ZEALAND
tvia san Francisco. Dec. 10, S. Sonnma'
Tahiti, Marquesss, Cook Islands. New Zea-
land. and specially addressed mail for Austria
liza Via San FranCseol Dec g. SIS Moana
Hawaii and Guam--Ths mail is forwarded
20 the Pacific Coast daily for despatch 10
destination Ivy the best opportunity.
Japan. Korea, China, Siam, Cochin China
Straits Settlements and Netherlands East In.
dies This mali Is forwarded 10 the Pacific
Coast daily for despatch to destination by
the best opportunity
The sun., 1918-12-14

IHA NSAILANTIN PAktEL PONT MAIIS
Great Britain and Ireland-CIose at 80
VI Dec ~ So. Empress OF Britain
FTauce-Close st II A. NJ. Dec. Il, SIS. Chi.
cago
ltaly--clo.e at 80 \. M. Dec. II. SIS. San
GennaTo.
Gihrsrar-Cose at : 80 A. NJ. Dec. II. So.
Gcnnarc-
Portugal and Azores Islands-sallngs IN.
CERTAIN.
hbcra. Norway. Sweden Denmark, RpI
Eium, Netherlands, Greece, Germany Aus
tria and Hungary-Servtce suspended.
The sun., 1918-12-14
MULTTPLEX DEVICE
NEW PHONE WONDER
Called by Engineers Biggest
Invention Since the Dis
cOvery of Telephony.
IS In COMMERCIAL USE
Mr.. Vail Gives Credit to Many
Technical Men for Develop
ing the Apparatus.

Much interest was aroused In cleo
trical circles by the announcement
from Washington published In The
SUN yesterday morning concerning the
new multiplex telephone and telegraph
device. which is called by Bell en-
gineers the greatest invention in te-
lephony since the original discovery.
1t was learned that the apparatus has
been in fully successful operation on
circuits between Baltimore and Pitts
burg for two months The device
makes It possible at one and the same
time to carry on Ave different CONVEX
sations-two one way, three the other,
hut not all in the same direction-over
the pair of wires Of a single telephone
circuit.
AS to telegraphy, It makes such
circuit available for forty simultaneous
telegraph messages. II desired. the
circuit can be made to carry simulta-
neously part dots and dasnes and part
spoken words. The new principle. ac-
cording to Bancroft Gherardi, acting
chief engineer. Is difficult to explain
to the public, but the new instruments
produce what science calls, carrier
waves OF different frequency, so that
each voice is perfectly distinct to the
ear at the proper one OF the several
receivers.
The old wires are not replaced. AS
before It is only single strand OF cop
per, or rather in speaking Of the cir
cult two separate single strands,
through which the message impulses
are passed. The multiplex instru-
ments are installed at the ends, and
they can be adapted to any wires.