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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
NOTED LEADER OF LABOR
HAS NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
AS RESULT OF OVER WORK

W NtlNtlD OCT ,-..
Samuel Gompefs president ot the
American Federation OF Labor. IS
ypeiined to bis home here IN
state OF ncryou, exhaustion. HIS
temperature this morning was l6l
degree, and his physician has or
lcreI him 90 remain IN bed
Announcement Of Mr Gompefs'
breakdown vas made by hrs sec
retary when the national indus
trial conference convened today.
lie issued the following state
mcr'
"Mr GlmperS returned home
from the industrial conference la,
evening greatly exhausted and
Wen, Immediately g. bed HIS
physician, Dr. Henry Parker
found Mr.. Gompcrs ~ a state OF
nervous exhaustion with tenn
pcralurc OF lOl The doctor said
that It would be absolutely nee
c,,ary Tor Mr. Gompcf, 10 remain
IN bed"
Mr. Gomn.r,' ,ll,e., re,pl,s
l,hnr Ir,Icr. I'D from month.
nj unrem,,,,pg w,rk A, home and
,hro,d /, ,,rocr,i,n unh the
pcaec ,rc,,y ,b. International
i,bor ronprc,, a, Amsterdam and
The ,,eel e,,it,
The veteran I.b,r leader va,
s,rickc, when he re,rbc1 hi.
home las, pigh, after delivering
IN s,,a.k in ,be industrial can,
irrcrr. m, tho Ifp,,cd S,,,es S,eeI
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
DISAPPOINTED FATHER
NAMES GIRL FOR BOY

The usual rush and noise about
section house Number l., on the NJ.
X, Il !. railroad tracks south of Ok
lahoma City were put under the ban
yesterday.
No, nobody was dead
But Hilario Panequa, a Mexican
section hand who had been praying
night and day for boy was trying to
get used TO the idea of being the
father OF girl.
IL name her boy name he finally
solved the problem.
The girl was born at noon ycs,er-
day in the box car residence OF
Hiiario.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
POWER
CRUMBLES FAST
AS ARMIES LOSE
Deneki0e Captures important
Town South Of Moscow,

LONDON, oct. lS-General Deue.
kIles an,-bcl,hcvik army has cap
turcd the importan, city OF Dfel, to-
gethcr with thousands OF prisoners
and enormous quantities Of material
Il was announced IN adviccS received
here today. Two batteries Of bolshe.
v,k artillery iell mo General Denc-
kne's hasd'
Whik Orel is 2jS miles south O.!
Moscow. possession OF the city " II
Give General Denckine a secure hold
on vast stretches OF territory in old
Russia. as the place IS one OF the
most important railway centcrs south
OF the preSen, Russian capital
LONDON, Oct IS, With General
Dthekinc's Cossack army advancing
from the south and the northwestern
Russian forces almost within s,rik-
ing distance OF Penograd. the soyic,
government oi Russia appears to he
facing a crisis Bolshcyik hcadQuar-
tiers at Peuograd were closed last,
Thursday, according to a dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Reval
The Northwestern Russian army has
apparently crashed through the boil,
shcvik lines over d wide front. pSkov
has been captured and it is believed
,ha, the forces under General lude
mitch also have taken the important
town OF luea abou, cigh'y.iiyc
miles southwcs, OF Pe,roRrad The
capture OF hamburg, >eyrr,y-iiye
miles from petrograd. reported oil
Monday, and latest dispatches indj-
cate the line OF advance TO he nearly
l2S miles IN length.
On the south the Dcneknc troops
appear to have approached quite near
the town OF Tula, which is con,ld-
cred the key 10 Moscow from that
side 4 dispatch received here says
Continued or Page 2, Column 5.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
STRIKE
ISSUE FORCED
ON CONFERENCE
NO ADJOURNMENT NOW
Wilson Firmly Opposes Move
Until Solution Is Reached,

'f.F i' N7h''IN''N f'"' >
WASHlNGTON Out IS Effort,
b tho enployc, group at the Industrial
conference 10 force 10 an immediate
issue labor, ptopo,al that ,he steel
strike be arbitrated, failed today the
labor group and all Of the public
group except Ebert II Gary, chairman
oi the board oi the United States
steel corporation, voting to postpone
action until tomorrow The conference
adjourned until l'D r. m tomors
row, When the arbitration resolution
viii be brought 20 a vote
Aiter the conference convened, /.
+. Sheppard, head OF the railway
conductors brotherhood, introduced
resolution proposing tripartltc con
uol Of III industries existing by viz
tue OF public grants and mono
pollc,' 1t is similar to the Plumb
plan ior management OF the railroads
by the public. labor and capital. For
private industry Mr.. Sheppard pro
posed recognition OF right OF the
workers to choose one third OF the
board OF directors
Potponement OF action on the reso-
luton previously had been agreed 10
by the labor and public groups and
the opposition OF the employers came
az. surprise Samuel GompcrS,
chairman OF The labor group. who con-
Quoted a vigorous fight yesterday
against sending the arbitration feSo-
luton back TO the committee OF nj
teen. was detained by illness. lie was
represented by Frank Morrison. sec
,ary OF the American Federation OF
Labor.
Wilson Opposes Adjournment.
President Wilson will not sanction
Adjournment OF Tie national industrial
conference here until it has exhausted
every possible means Of finding a So
luton OF, the present industrial Situa-
,ion, White House officials said to-
DAY.
Despite hi, illness, the president
was understood TO have been informed
OF the tense situation in the confer
ence resulting from the controversy
over labor's proposal for arbitration
OF the steel strike. He was said 20
feel that this should no, cndanger tho
ultimate success ot the conference.
Further efforts 10 reach an agree
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
NONE OTHER THAN OUR
CITY," SAYS D0NNELlY

II most certainly was referring to
Oklahoma City when | said that about,
40 percent OF the peoples taxes 90
into political channels" Mike Don
nelly, commissioner OF finance, said
today when told that the mayor had
said he must have been talking Of
some other city.
"And they didn't misunder stand ne,
either. for said thai cities where
politics rule in the election lose about
10 percent to politics in one way or
another Oklahoma Ci,y's public OIL
GERS arc elected by the usual political
system and Of course | included Okla
honia City when | made the remark" F"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
KING ALBERT WILL NOT
COME TO OKLAHOMA CITY

King Albert will not visit Okla.
tuma City on his return to Washing.
ton from the Pacific coast accordin
10 information received today -
Mayor Walton. E
Regret exceedingly that a. ~
presidents illness has greatly sisgk
encd the official itinerary Of the ~
oi the Belgians IT will be imooosll6
to accept your most courteous inviorb
ton To be a guest Of Oklahoms CitTy
a telegram from Rober, Lansing sscSs-
tary Of state. states.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15

10 discharge the duties OF pre,i-
dent oi the federation for any
considerable time. the executive
council Of the federation would
be called TO elett temporary
successor. It was said lanes Dun
can. first vioe-preSident OF the
federation. probably would be
designated TO act.
Later Mr.. Gompers sent a note
TO members OF the labor delega-
tion that he would be present at
the conference tomorrow.
Mr. Morrison, who vas elected
as acting chairman OF the group.
has been associated with Mr..
Gompers in the American Ped
Grafton OF Labor for more than
twenty years and IS known 20
have much the anne spirit OF view
on labor ISSUES az Mr.. Gompers.
The executive council al the
federation u now holding is
quarterly session here and in case
Mr. Gompcr'S illness IS prolonged.
will take action on the choice OF
an acting head OF that body
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
WASHINGTON
CONFERENCE
SET FRIDAY.
Acting President Lewis Would
Not Delay Call,
1000 UNIONS AFFECTED
Miners Quit Work November
| # No Settlement.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. lSS-
Call for a nation wide strike OF soft
coal miners was issued today BY John
Lewis, acting president OF the United
Mine Workers OF America. Unless
government agencies are able 10 zvePe
the walkou,. more than four hundred
thousand bi,uminous miners will lay
down their tools November ! under
the strike call The strike order fol-
lows failure OF recent conference OF
bitumlnous coal operators and miners
10 reach an agreement on demands OF
the miners. The original demand for
~ percent increase in wages, five-dsy
week and six-hour day. presented at
the wage conferences in Buffalo and
Philadelphia. still stand
The Official strike call permit,
local unions to assign a sufficient
number OF men 10 remain al work 10
insure the proper care and protection
Ut all mining properties, in con-
iormlty with the provisions OF dis,
trict agreements II also urges that
fullest cooperation he given the
operator TO prevent injury TO prop
erty' and asserts that under no cir
cumstances should this rule be vio-
lated or set aside BY local unions.'
With the ISSUING OF the strike call.
little hope was expressed III miners
circles here that the government will
be able - avert walkout which ad-
mittedly will amount to a national
| calamity.
There is still chance, however,
that the conference called BY Sccre-
,ary OF Labor Wilson. appointed ar
bitter in the miners controversy hv
President Wilson, cabinet, may BE-
able 10 effect an adju'imen, Of the
wage demands.
Conference Friday.
John l.. Lewis. acting president OF
the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lca, today wired Secretary OF Labor
Wilson that he would be IN Washing.
ton at II o'clock Friday morning
October II for a conference on the
bi,umnouS coal mine situation. Ne
announced, however. that IN the mean
time the order calling on all union
bltumInous coal miners in the coun-
try to go on strike November would
be mailed from the international head
quarters in this city TO the 1900 local
unions OF the organization.
Secretary Wilson ,elegraphed Mr..
Lewis asking for conference 10
Washington Thursday morning and il
was announced Thomas I, Brewster.
president OF the coal operators associ-
ton also would be present,
Miners Are Ready. ~
Mr.. Lewis said 1t was impossible 10
hold up tho strike order nov, but that
The mailing OF /, TO locals did MOI
necessarily mean ,ha, the strike would
follow II an agreement shoald bs
reached m Washington at the confer
once with Secretary Wilson, i, wss
SAID the order could be coun,ermanded
pending the vote OF the miners IN j
rcconyened convention.
At the international headquarters Il
was said all preparations for the
strike had been completed at the
Cleveland convention and that the
miners were ready for evcn,ualities.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
MANY COMPLAINTS ON
CAR SHORTAGE ARRIVE

Approximately thirty complaints
have been received by tho corporation
commission within the past twenty
four hours of shortages of cars for
the transportation OF livestock TO
market, it was announced this morn
ing.
In many cases, |, was reported, re-
quests for cars have been in for ten
and fifteen days without any pros
poets of being filled. There is no in
dication yet, the commission an
nounced, OF any material relief from
the car shortage,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
STATE TO FILE SUIT
FOR RED RIVER OIL

Governor Robertson today directed
Attorney General Freezing TO bring
,ri, Immediately on behalf OF the
state for the appointment, OF re
oriyer for tho money acctuing from
oil produced IN tho Red river bed in
the Texas oil field.
General Freezing said the suit
would be brought within the next few
days in the district court OF Cotton
county. The state will ask that the
rcccivership be continued until the
question of ownership Of the river
bed is definitely settled
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
ARMISTICE DAY TO BE
OBSERVED IN SCHOOLS

November II. the first anniversary
OF the signing OF the armis,iee with
Germany will be observed in the pub
lie schools OF the state, II was an
nounced this morning by K. II Wilson
state superintendent.
A program is now being prepared
under the direction OF Mr. Wilson
and will be announced IN few days
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
NATIONWIDE COAL STRIKE ORDERED
Senate Plans Vote on Shontung Amendments Today
PARIS HOTEL PROPRIETOR
NOWKNOWS SOMETHING OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

LONDON, oct lSNow that the American delegation IS
winding Paris has been bill Nv
the proprietor OF tire Hotel trlon American peace hcar,cr
,ordIng TO report reaching London.
over and above the agreed upon when the hotel was
Questioned Tor the housing OF the American plnpI,uao
stat the following charges included m the bill,
TO loss OF clientele 10000
10 demoaraon of staff by paying them wage abo, the a-
dnary standard $4,000
TO these demand, the American delegation has replied
directly. bu they in bill TO the proprietor the Hotel
Crion the being
10 advertisement Of hotel by making American htalI,g..
$4,000
TO improvement staff by teaching American methods ot
work ASnO
SO far the hotel proprietor has not ound rcr' TIN,
the Yankees.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
KAISER MUST Be
PLACED ON TRIAL,
THE TIGER SAYS

PARIS. Oct ls.-"The peace
treaty will actually be effective
when the former kaiser ot Ger
many is piaced on trial, said
Premier Clrmcnceau, newspaper
lIlommc llhrc TO-DAY we mus,
he unWa'ering III IN, punishment,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
OWEN PRESENTS
RESOLUTION TO
INTERPRET PACT


WASHINGTON. oct ls.-A vote
by the senate late today ON the Shan
uns amendment, to the peace treaty
aas planned hy republican leaders.
with aCqule,ccn.c % was said, OF the
democrats.
Preservation OF tey,ts gight OF
self government and future action hy
the league ot nation, 90 give free.
dom 10 al capable ,ublcct states, we're
proposed m in,erprcra'iye resolution,
presented hy senator oven. democrat,
Oklahoma.
Not Reservations to Pact.
Both OF the proposals were put in
as measures entirely separate from
the ratification, Senator Owen an
ruunCug lie had not changed hi,
stand for unqualified, acceptance II
the treaty.
In one OF the resolutions however,
the senate would 20 on record a..
iavorlng a change in the league COW
cnant, after the league had been c,-
tabINhcd. 50 that the subject peoples
under nandatorics would be given
seli-goyernmrnt when found capable
OF exercising it.
The resolution se!a'ing 70 Egyp,,
which Senator Owen supported in an
address as an important step in the
interest Of peace and Justice. would
declare
That the protectoraic which Ger
many recognizes in Great Britain
over Egypt is understood 10 be merely
a means through which the nominal
suzeraignty OF Turkey over Egypt
shall be transferred to the Egyptian
people and shall not be construed rs
recognition. by the United States in
Great Britain oi any sovereign rights
over the Egyptian people or as dcpriy-
Continued on Pace 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
FLYING PARSON" REACHES
SALT LAKE WITH STT 9th
OF FAIR WEATHER AHEAD

MlNEOLA, N. Y, Oct. is
Major Carl Spatr, flying a De
Haviland "bllebld" sirplaue,
started on the return tiip to- San
Francisco at 2:2s;lB o'clock this
Afternoon, Captain Lowell ".
Smith In tine same kind OF
machine. started on the return
trip few minutes later. \
tBy Tho Associated rress)
CHICAGO Oct. lS--With $40
miles oi the long trans. continental
flight behind and a stretch OF fair
weather Immediately before him,
Lieut. B. W Maynard leader In the
tranS-contincntal air race, reached
Salt Lake City this ornlng on his
way 10 liincola. n. !, II he main
,anS the same pace ON the return
trip that he set gong west, he viii
reached, Sidney Nch, tonigh, and
Chicago tomorrow night, With a
belt oi rain stretching from salt
Lake City Yah, TO Dcs Momes, Ia.
however it IS not probable that he
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
NEW SUITS FOR BOYS
IN TRAINING SCHOOLS

Boys in IN. state training school at
Pauls Valley ATE going to be all
dressed ny with no place to 80 next
Sunday. q
Fort the frs, time in the history
OF the institution. all OF the boys arc
going Ia be supplied with a SUNDAY
suit. The suits are being purchased
now by the state board OF public al
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
PEACE RATIFICATION I!
EXCHANGE POSTPONED

PARIS, Oct. lS.--The formal ra,.
heation OF the peace treaty with Ger.
many. making that instrumen, eb-
ieetive, will not take place this week.
as had been expected. II was ~
nounced tonight by the Areriese
delegation 10 the peaee conferences
There has been an indefinite poa.
ponement Of this .iep. il was stated
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
STATE RE0PENS.
COUNTY TAX IN
beatty TANGLE
Board Of Equalization Recon
siderS Assessment 0, X
FREEZING WILL REPORT
Attorney General Called Into
Case by County Prosecutor
AuSTIN DISAPPEARS.

G. / Austin. aolu'er ot A.
SCISSOR Beatty. could not be found
this afternoon. Austin was ar
rested on charge Of being
drunk The city record shows hr
was released by order OF tn,
mayor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15

The state board of equalization i'
gong 10 take hand in the Okla
homa county tax assessment 'angie'
On motion oi Attorney General Free
ling. who has bceH petl,ioned to m
veStigate charges against Assessor
Beatty the hoard this morning recon
sidered its action OF a lew weeks ago
On Bea,,'s report and re-opened the
whole subject oi Oklahoma county
taxation fcr investigation and con-
,idetation.
Hearing November 10.
Assessor Beatty, all members oi inc
board OF county commissioners, ana
County Attorney Burns viii be mott
lied hy the board to appear before 1t
q November 10 to present whatever
information they have bearing upon
the subject
Freeing has been asked by Burns
10 assist IN the court OF inquiry be-
inc held TO investigate James Bea'y,
county tax assessor
Trhc attorney general has been
called. into the inveStiga,ion, Burns
said, in order that Il may he I'M
partial. The county attorney. con
ierrcd with the attorney general yes
i,iday and he said Freeing Will help
20 conduct the investigation.
Beatty Isn't Worried.
Beatty said this morning the verde,
will bc the same ii the governor. and
the attorney general OF the United
States are called IN.
John +. Martin assistant county at
torney was conducting the inveytiga-
lion this morning and county ON
missioners y. W Black and I N
Holmes were called before hlm. Tax
PAYERS. mostly business men oi the
city, some who arc said 10 have paid
sums 10 the assessor 10 obtain lower
valuations we're among those eS-
amned
No Custer Proceedings.
n No custer proceedings have been
begun Burns said, and will not be IN
les. the charges against Beatty arc
proven true. No temporary assessor
has beea appointed or will be, the
county attorney, said.
County commissioners said they
lad no; asked for an custer suit and
said it was up to Burns.
Beatty replied this morning with a
charge that County CommisSCner
I'olmes has a farm which he values
a, $4,000 bu, which is placed in the
valuation lis, a, S2i7m. He says he
originally placed a valuation of ga
900 on the 40 acres Of rich bottom
lands which he claims Holmes owns
and that the county commissioners
reduced the valuation S2W. II is
one of the few farm land valuations
reduced, Beatty said,
sand yet Holmes howl, about
property in the city here not being
valued high enough in the tax valua-
tons" Beatty said.
Beatty also said the county commi.-
sioncrs in letting the printing con-
tract for the publication Of the de-
linQucnt TAX list necdlessly added an
extra $2l45 bill on the county, He
aid the contract COT d have been let
here at the rate OF IA. cents, but was
awarded to an Edmond prin,ery at 4
cents. The printing will cost SlO
whereas il might have been obtained
Tor S97s, he said.
The Edmond paper he said, does
not circulate through the county and
has little circulation iw the city here.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15

LOCAL roRGcAsT-cloudy and ur.
settled weather tonight and Thursday
with probably rain; colder ton,Qht.
STAV FOReCAST.-ronlpht and
Thursday cloudy with probably rain;
colder .tonleht.
kANsAS--Raln tonight and Thurs.
day; cooler tonight and In southeast
portion Thursday,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
Marssilles STRIFE coatissss.

PARIS. Oct lS,--No solution eee
in sigh, in the erea, shipping -
at Mar,eille, and II Wa fssseS
night that transatlantic n1fec
way OF the Mediterranean viii eoostH
he crippled. Such . tis-sp sIno
IL heraided BY q strike Of ~ -
,ains Of vessel, usually going " -
runs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-15
WILSON'S
CONDITION

"The White House, Oct, IS, 1919,
ll:5S a. M:
"The president had q good
nights rest, enjoyed his break
fast, and aside from q slight head
ache, continue. to make improve
ment The condition which caused
the restlessnesa Of Monday night
and about which Doctor Fowler
WI" consulted, gave no trouble
during the night.
"GRAYSON.
"RUfFlN,
"Sr1TT.'