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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
NO EASTER LILIES
FOR OKLAHOMA CITY

Few lilies will bloom in Oklahoma
City for Easter, according to leading
seed merchants. Easter lilies. tulips
and hyscyn,h bulbs are imported from
Holland, say merchants, and this year
no importatons have been received,
This is the condition throughout the
United States Downtown department
stores which handle seeds arc display
ing gladiolus. dahlia and Gamma bulbs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Cuban Situation
Is Still Serious

WASHINGTON, March l4-Al-
though the Cuban general strike has
been called off formally, dispatch to
the state department from Havana to-
day says the situation still is serious
and uncertain Strikers are resuming
work IN nearly all industries. Rail.
road service out OF Havana has been
partially restored and the street rail.
ways arc operating
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
MUSKOGEe MAN WILL
SUCCEED ARDM0RElTE

Governor Robertson this morning
appointed Jesse Earbre OF Mu,kosee
chairman oi the state election board
succeeding Ercli Dunlap oi Afdmorc
who resigned several day, ago Bar.
bfc has been engaged m the oil bu,
lnrAA Al MnAklprr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
HOUSE TO CONSCRlPT
ITS ABSENT MEMBERS

Anticipating difficulty in keeping
quorum Of the lower house OF the
legislature present Tor the sessions
next week. morton Offered by Rep.
re,en,atiye Harrison in,tructing the
sergeant Of arms to bring in all ah.
sen, members was adopted by the
house this morning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Let DebS Out or
We'llGet In," Is
Threat of Backers

CLEVELAND. Ohio, March "a
Practically everybody who could
crowd into thcatrr 10 hear an
address by John Reed. socialist
editor Of New York, Nood with
up.fai,ed hand, last night and
,vofe that either Gene Dch>
would set out OF jail or we would
All get ir"
Dchs wl' recently sentenced 10
TEN years Imprisonment for yio-
hton OF the espionage law
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
MILL WAREHOUSE
CONTRACT IS LEI

The Acme Milling company has let
contract Tor tn erection OF a three
story br',k warehouse a, "a West
Washington avenue The building,
which will be completed within ninety
DAYS, will cost $4,000 The Campbell
Price obstruction company has been
granted rmlt ior the erection OF
The building
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
husband is Held
For Wife Murder

,OVINGTON, La, March IA
Moving the discovery here early
ay Of the multilated body Of Mrs.
M Reed, aged "a, Leroy Reed, her
band, was arrested and ordered
d pending further Investigation.
K body apparently had been hacked
h an AK.
Reed formerly was employed in a
pyard nj Madsorvillc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
PARIS AERIAL DUEL
WILL BE POSTPONED

PARIS. Thursday, March lj-The
four seconds OF Leon Vaudecrane and
Robert Schroeder. former army avi-
a,ors, who proposed an aerial duel
met this morning and decided that as
a state OF war still existed i, is i'm
possible to permi, any duel in France,
Therefore the question OF the chal-
lenge has been postponed until the
treaty OF peace is signed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Engineers Coming

WASHINGTON, March l4-.Sail.
ing OF the transport Susquehanna
from St Nalaire on March II. to ar.
rive at New York March a. with
fifty six officers and l,j25 men, wa,
announced today by the war depart.
mcnt The Twenty-seven,h regiment
OF the railway engineers complete is
on the transport.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
Belgian Educator
Is Sent to Prison

BRUSSELS, March it-M. Coore.
mans, principal secretary OF the min.
iStry OF arts and sciences, has been
sentenced to fifteen years hard labor
by a Belgian general headquarters
courtmartial Cooremans was ac-
cused ot accepting from the Germans
the post of chief secretary OF the
tIemIsh sepafatIS, ministry
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
High Court 10 Test Law.

WASHINGTON. March ll-Thc
supreme court is to determine whether
stock dividends are subject to fed
eral income tax under the 1910 in
come tax act Appeals from federal
court DEGREES in New York, which
held that such dividends were not
taxable, were filed today by the gov.
crnmcnt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
PECK MEETING IS
SET FOR TONIGHT
Candidate TO Talk at Uni
verSity Pharmacy,

Major Herbert NJ Peck, democrat
ic candidate for the nomination for
mayor Of Oklahoma City will speak
tonight at the University pharmacy.
lON West Eighteenth street With
election day only four tays of, the
major will continue his campsign
along the same energetic lines that he
has followed to date.
Peck will revisit q large number n
the precincts In which he he's given
talks after he has thoroughly covered
those in which Ne hss NJ yet had ~
opportunity 10 reet the citizens.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
BALL GRANOSTAND
PERMIT IS GIVEN

The Campbell-Pricc Construction
company Yesterday was granted a
building permit for the erection Of a
grand',and at the Oklahoma CITY As.
,1ciaiiou baseball park. 400 rs
change avenue
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
New Goyefnor Named

MADRID. Thursday March ID
Senor Mon,anes has been appointed
governor OF Barcelona. where there
has been considerable trouble lately
owing to strikes and Catalonian agi-
tation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
pfaIrie Cuts Melon

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, March
The Psairie Oil and Gas cont
" today declared a quarterly divi.
I'd Of y with an extra dividend OF
. share. payable April 70 on stock
fscerd u March 81,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
MAY
RESIGN JOB
As PROTEST
State Senator Warns Of Ap-
preparation Extravaganza,
TOTAL NEAR s2O,O00,OO0
Committee Then Cuts Down
Home Allotment Half,

The legislature is running Wild
ou appropriations and those already
made and m sight will total be,Weer
SIfWuUJO and S2OuDUOO. more than
i~ioc the amount made by any pre-
uul, legislature, Senator J Elmer
Thomas. chairman Of the senate ap.
preparations committee told the COM
m"cc TO-DAY
Resignation Hintsd.
"l fear that | will he compelled io
rc-fgu the chairman,hip ol this com
mli,cc. Senator Thomas said 90
calling a halt on consideration Of an
appropriation Of $3.50 for improve
mcn,, at the state orphans home al
Pryor
1T docs not appear that apptopfa
ton, will he less than SlSUorI
and from present indications the'
will he S2OOOOOo il the member
of ,hi, committee continue to shove
bin after bill through here carrying
appropriations that might waia
want TO wash my hands oi n
When Senator Thomas made hi'
statement motion yas pending
which seemed certain TO carry TO al
llw all OF the appropriations asked
hy the Pryor home. The Thoma'
statement served a. an energenc,
brake on the committee
Appropriation Cut.
Reconsidera,ioa OF the Pryor ap
preparation was made immediately
and the amoun, OF the bill Gu, to $50.
0OO before i, WAS reported on, favor
ably to the senate.
The action OF the committee IL
this instance may be taken as an IN
dication that the pruning knife vii
b used freely on appropriations We
before the committee, a senator said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14

LOCAL FoRgcAsr-rslr and cooler
tonight and saturday.
STATE FoREcAsr-ronluh, nlr In
west, showers In esS portion cooler
west portloni Saturday fair, cooler,
kAhsAs-Rsln. probably followed by
clearing saturday mornings colder Sat.
utdsy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
CONFERENCE
WILL REVISE
1883 TREATY.
SETTLES OLD DlSPUT TE
Announcement Made in BruS-
sells Parliament,


BRUSSELS. Wednesday March
T. Premier Dcia,roix announced n
u the chamber OF deputies today
that the supreme council OF tho
peace conference had decided the
treaty OF April ~ 1889 between Bel.
gum and Holland must be revised.
'Parlilmcu, and the country will
receive the decision with sa,i'iac.
uou.s lncy will see IN II the fore
cast oi actions which will have pro-
found influence on the deStinies OF
Belgium On March -, 1882 cx.
sci.y eighty years ago. these walls
heard the iarewclls OF representa-.
,iyes OF Belgium provinces which the
execution of the treaty was about to
separate from this country"
The deputies stood while the pre-
mier was speaking and there was en-
thuSiaStit applause from all parts OF
the chamber
TIE treaty OF April 70. 1859, be-
tween Belgium and Holland, was
signed at London and ended an IN
termi,icnt warfare which had lasted
since 1870, when the Belgians re-
yolted agains, Holland to whi h Bel
GUM had been united by the con-
se<ss nAAteuaa- aa-Aas 81. .lAlA IL
provided for the separation OF the
two countries, but was less adyan-
,aecous to Belgium than had been
expected. meeting with much oppo-
Si.ion in the Belgian parliament. The
treaty stipulated tha, the duchy OF
Luxembourg should BE divided with
the king OF Holland and retaining
the fortress OF Luxembourg To COM
penSate Holland for the loss the
rest OF the province OF Limburg was
| divided, as was the district Of
| MaeStrioh,. The Scheldt river was
declared to be open TO the commerce
OF both courtrici and the national
debt was divided.
The treaty va, ratified by France,
Great Britain. Austria and Prussia,
the powers recognizing the indie. .
pcndenCe OF Belgium as neutral
,ta'c' il was THIS convention which
in August, 1914 was called "Grap
oi paper by Germany, when she
mdssed her troop, Tor the invasion Of
| Belgium
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-03-14
APOLOGY FOR
MARINE RAID
SPR0BABLE
Driven Out, Return
and "CIca0 Up"
|ONSUL REPORTED HURT
S, Troops Said 10 Have
Stormed Consulate,

|WASHlNGTON. March IL - y
.,h between American troops a
pane,c policeman and some civil
u. at Iicn Ism was reported ~ the
ate department today hy Minister
Iin,ch At pekiug The minister
ID he had sent First Secretary
,encer 10 lien TsIn 20 Investigate
u 4 report
Navy department official, doubted
y, two hundred marines were in
lived m the rad as reported, be-
use NO marine, are stationed at
en- 1,in and the entire contingent
Pcking. three OF four hours ride
Iay. number, only a lew hundred
ply the presence OF number OF
nerican ships IN port OF which the
par,meut has not been advised could
count ior 80 many marines beng
hore and of duty at Ten 1sin.
The American force stationed a,
en- Tsin Is the Fifteenth regular in
ntry regiment. which has been there
several years and which Is com
sed entirely oi veteran soldiers
in tho absence OF complete iniorna
IN. officials were not willing TO dis
IS the inciden, for publication Pri-
tely. however, II was SAID II the
|panese consulate had been violated
course the guilty would be punished
d a proper apology would be made
Japan The japanese consulate i
+ated In a saloon and restaurant
t,ion OF 1ien 'l,ln and brawl, there
the past are said TO have beer
Fgucn,
PFklNG. Thursday. March Is
hetiean marines have raided IN,
pancSc concession al Iien Isln
Fcing their way into the japanese
nSulate and assaul,ing the consul
rording TO dispatches received here
he trouble IL said 90 have beet
used BY the rough treatment glycl
netican soldiers who became dlSor
ly IN the Japanese quarter OF ,h
). Japanese soldiers drove out TN
nericans with fixed bayonet', 1t /
ID, wounded two of them quite sc
|usly The next day two hundreI
CRY marines who were off duty. pa
he'd through the japanese conocS
~ and it is alleged they attacke'
try Japanese encountered Whel
marines reached the consulat
Ey iorcibly entered, it is reporte,
d assaulted the consul, whose inju
are understood to be serious.
The consular body i, delibera,inI
measures TO be taken to res'or
rmal conditions, ], !, said feel
!, running high a, Tien Tsin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
CINCZKKA7,S FIGHTING
PARSON NOW WEARS
ITALIAN WAR CROSS
During Absence Congregation
Raised Pay and Told Him
Keep on Fighfing.'

NEW YORK, April l5.Iwhen the
Nhite star liner Canop!c dockcd here
today among the officers of the Three
Hundred and Thirty-sccond Infantry
who stepped ashore was L!cutenat t-Col-
oncl w. q. E;yerson. commander OF the
rcSiment. and pastor OF the Norwood
Eaptist Church OF Cincinnati, a real
hshti;is paTson," who before the war
Was an oiicer in the Indiana National
Guard, whore he served sixteen years.
lie also is a veteran OF the Spanish
.imcsiccn Wa7.
Lieuten;,n;- Colonel Everson wore the
Italian war cross for conspicuous lead
ssrship ana galiantry at the battle OF
Tasliamcnto. near Cadroipo, Italy.
where on November his command.
notwithstanding the murderous ma
chine-sun fire of the Austrians, cap
tured tho town.
When the United states entered the
war his congregation refused TO ac-
cept his resignation, and during his
absence they sent him q memorial in
forming him his salary had been raised
$500 annually and that he should keep
on lighting"
Forty-nine nurses from base hospi-
tai No. lis and twenty-one from base
hospital 80 also returned on the Cano-
pic. They represented nearly every
state in the Union
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
SUPREME COURT To PASS
ON BAIL FOR DRY AGENTS
Sweet, Dunlcavy, Sullivan and Hall
Here Today on Ifabcas
Corpus Writ.
FINAL ATTEMPT PENDING TRIAL
Attorneys for Officers Accused OF
Staying Alleged Bootlcggcrs, Take
Question OF Freedom of Bond to
States Highest Tribunal.
FINAL ATTEMPT PENDING TRIAL

hibition agents now confined in jail
at Fredericksburg awaiting trial for
the killing OF Raymond Shackelford
and Lawrence Hudson. near Wood
stock, VIII be rcopcncd this morning.
when the men appear in the Su-remc
Court OF Appeals to request. through
counsel their release upon bond pend
ing action in their cases by the Cir
cult cour; OF Shenandoah County
Grants writ of Hnbcas Corpus.
The writ OF habcas corpus. which
for their Journey TO Richmond. was
granted yesterday by Judge r. r.
Prcn;ig. OF the Supreme Court upon
application of Attorneys Louis Wcnden-
berg and L.. b. Dunford. of the defense.
Il. i. sweet. W. =: nunlcavy. j. IL
involved in the shooting.
Bal! was refused the accused men
by Judge Whiting. OF the Circuit Court
or Shenandoah County, following the
preiirnin2ry trial which .ent them on
10 the grand jury. 1t IL presumed that
Ilams,.of enendoah. VIII appear this
morning to o-,Protest against their re-
lease at this time. - ~
- no he Tried In May.
+ Tho court before which tho men will
be arraigned for trial will convene
about the middle OF May. Associated
With attorneys Wendenburs and Dun
Newman, Walton & Walton. and
Thomas Whitehead. u is understood
that the National Anti-Dry League viii
secure the services OF Cralidall Mackcy,
OF Alexandria County, for the prose-
cutioR.
The agents have been in jail At Fred
cricksburE since the preliminary hear
ing at Woodstock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT
EXPLAIN JAPANESE TROUBLE
American Forces Had No Authority TO
Join in Capturing Village Near
NladiYoStok,

WASHINGTON. April I5.-Thc in
side facts relating TO the refusal o:
the American troops to aid the Jap
aneSc troops who were annihiiated By
which facts are now being used in
Japanese newspapers TO foment trouble
between the United States and Japan
were told today for the first time by
officials of this government.
The facts are these:
First. That when American troops
We're. sent into Siberia they were given
definite instructions as TO operations
and TO international policies.
Second. The troops were ordered to
protect as far as possible the Czecho-
Slovak column from all enemies and
if there had been no collapse of the
Germans on the French front they
military way.
Third. They were ordered to keep
sufficient force at Vladivostok, where
there were stores of American prop
crty which had been sent there to as;
sist Russia ,r; when she was an ally.
the commander of the American
troops. was to act so far as conflicting
Russian interest were concerned on
the Same lines as General Pershing
and his troops acted in Mexico.
Fifth. That any friction which arose
military. way in Siberia, and which
were not regarded personally by Cen
eral Graves or his officers in accord
ancc with the terms upon which tn,
Japanese entered Siberia.
1t was explained here that under the
very definite orders given to Major
ceeded his powers and instructions had
he combined with the Japanese to at
tack and capture q village.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
FIGHT FOLLOWS WHEN
GUEST HURLS EPI7zET
AT AMERICAN FLAG
Sensational Incident Marks
Close of Address BY Sena-
for Chamberlain.
1Rr Associated Press. ]

NEW YORK, April 15.,-A sensa-
tional incident marked the close of an
esr1n he annsr of he sPnp sDhHnx cHs He
peroration YVES poem. The American r.
Flag" AS the Oregon Senator recited
the closing lines one Of the diners IN
the rear OF the grand ballroom half
hell with the American nag
Diners from, several other tables
started towards the ma wha'ha de-
nounccd the flas, but Edward w.
Mitchell, president of the Texas
FIRST to reach him. Swinging with his
right arm, Mir. Mitchell landed clean
blow on tho chin of the disturber and
knocked him down.
Several friends seated with the man
Mitchell himself was struck in the face.
The disturter was rushed out a side
door before any serious damage was
done. however. Edmund D. Gibbs, for
mer president, of the club, and Robert
diately basar an Investigation, de-
clared they had been unable to de-
rt:mine the mans Identity, but that
they would not rest until they had
Senator Chamber rlain. who is chair
man of tho Committee on Military
Affairs, declared the victory, OF America
and the allies was the result OF Or
gahiSntion of man power and Of ins
first he said. just how big the task
Wa, TO be-
Flo asserted. that even the President
had coutcrlrla volunteer army Of
100000 men. He characterized tho Sc
piece OF democratic legislation ever
cnactCQ
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
MILLION AND HALF TONS
OF SHIPPING AVAILABLE
Will BE Utilized to Carry Food To
Feed Starving People in
Europe.
MORE TONNAGE is DESIRED
United States Has Practically Taken
Over the Entire Relief Work in
: Devastated Communities OF the
Old World.
MORE TONNAGE is DESIRED
rBy Associated Press. I

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Morc than
100000 tons OF shipping has been as
signed by the United States to the
work OF feeding the peoples Of Europe
who arc threatened with starvation.
The enormous total of shipping turn
ed over by this country to a work Of
charity became known today. along
with the fact that several experts have
been sent abroad in an effort to hurry
the turn around" of American vessels
and thereby compensate in some meas
urc for the transfer of bottoms from
commercial trade.
Still more tonnage is desired by di
rectoTs of European relief and proba-
bly, will be allocated next month. Thus
far In April $4,000 tons have been
added to the mercy fleet" sailing to
ports on the. North Soa, the Mediter-
ranean and the Adriatic. Virtually the
by the United States, Great Britain
confining Its. efforts to assis tins. Fra nee nc
and Italy.5I ~ Z e ~ Sf'
The longer hauis undertaken by the
AmericanaYessols, EthoSet gof1 gyst o Sirur-
key, for instance being able to make
only three trips a year at tho most,
and delays Experienced at European
decision to send representatives abroad
to devise means for cutting down
wasted time. 1t is believed that in
many cases several weeks can be, saved
in a single trip. ft .i . y
Crows already have been assembled
in England to man 800. .000;tons of Ger
man passenger ships soon to be turned
vessels will be put TO carry American
troODS. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-16
CAPTAIN RAYNHAM READY
FOR FLIGHT ACROSS SEA
Following Test, He Pronounccs His
Machine in Fine Condition
for Trip.
ross COIN no GET Mail
,
DriZzling Rain of Morning Turned
Into Swirling Snowfall, Whicl.
Was Still Continuing at Late
Hour Last Night.
IBy Associated Press.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., April l5.--Whle
Hawker chafcd at the elements. which
have held UP his Sop with two-scatcr
for five successive days. Captain Rayn
hams hastily assembled Martinsydc
went up for trial flight, and upon its
return was pronounced ready for the
long trip.
Captain Raynham, apparently con
vinced that despite his late arrival
here ne would start on even terms with
Hawker, discussed with the latter to-
the first official Atlantic aerial mail,
which was turned over to -Hawkcr sew
ts;I eral DAYS DAYS NJ, ago when It appeared Ger GER
flight.
event of Spontaneous start the two
aT'ators would toss coin TO determine
which should carry the mail. After a
conferences with Lieutenant Lawrence
Ieaeser = charts indicating mso the @aathe4
seSera days, the brd&en DIV dlrerstd hs ;helr eG
The driasRns rsb Of faIa hs lahlf
turned during the afternoon to q swirl
ing snowfall, which continued tonight.
Captain Raynham's plane was taken
up for its trial fight by Captain Rayn-
hams navigator,
The weather charts, compilcdl from
reports received from both shores and
from vessels at sea, indicated that in
addition 10 the local snowstorm there
were areas of low atmospheric pres
sure on both sides of the Atlantic and
a belt of cross winds in between.
Although both nyers are ready for
rhe "hop-of." IL was learned tonight
that plans for the flight of A large
lIandleyPagc bombing plane from
Harbor Grace are being, made. The
plano was reported 10 be either on
shipped. Major Arthur Partridge. r..
a T.. referee of the flights, said he
had received no notiiicatio of the
entry OF the Handley-Page, and was
not informed as TO who its pilot would
be.
Dispatches from Harbor Grace,
seventy niles from here. stated that
the field selected for the Handley Page
take-off was being carefully PREPARED.