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PAGE TWO.
THE DEMOCRAT-TOPIC, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917.
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PAUL NESBITT OF WALES!"-
ER IN THE SPEAKER'S
CHAIR.
BOARD HEADS THE SENATE
Session Comes To Order in the New
Capital Building. — Durant To
Head Committee On Ap-
propriations.
Oklahoma City.—After three or four
days of the usual preliminary jockey-
ing and trading in as effort to satis-
factorily divide the "honors," the sup-
pose control and what is more import-
ant the patronage of the legislature,
Representative Paul Nesbitt of Mc-
Alester, ono
of the vet-
erans of
govern-
mental af-
fairs in Ok-
, lahoma and
of course a
former
n e wspaper
Jinan, held
I the field to
himself for
the-speaker-
s h i p and
was unani-
Paul Nesbitt. mously
lected. Likewise Senator C. W. Board
of Okemah succeeded in eliminating
all his competitors before the presi-
dency of the Senate to a vote and took
the chair without opposition.
Representative Tom C. Waldrep of
Shawnee was elected speaker pro tem-
pore without opposition. Frank Carter
of Stephens county was elected ser-
geant-at-arms and J. W. Berry of Okla-
homa City and Bryant Cash of Wag-
oner county were elected first and sev-
ond assistants, respectively.
Senator John Golobie of Guthrie, re-
publican, named Senator Eugene Wat-
rous as leader of the minority in the
senate but did not nominate him for
president pro tempore.
E. A. Gordon of Oklahoma City
was elected reading clerk. He served
in this capacity in the house of the
regular and extra sr-slons of the last
legislature.
Johnson Crawfo-d of Mayes county,
who was a member of the last house
of representatl'es, was elected chap-
lain.
After the speakership is disposed
of the next unofficial business of any
session of xn Oklahoma House is pro-
viding for William A. Durant. It is
understood in advance that the Con-
stitution tacitly provides that this
grizzl id veteran lawmaker shall have
an important voice in all legislation
fcnd the mere matter of placing him is
all that is necessary. This year ho
will head the committee of appropria-
tions. With Senator Thomas of Law-
ton, Durant is the last of the old
guard who have been members of ev-
ery legislature since statehood.
The aiembers of both houses were
sworn in at noon Tuesday. Then a
Joint session at once convened to hear
the canvass of the votes in the last
election which was the only business
of the joint session.
The first bill introduced in the house
was to provide a farm marketing
scheme, by Speaker Nesbitt.
Governor Williams has added the
finishing touches to his message to
the lawmakers, which probably will
be ready for transmission to the as-
sembly the last of the week.
It is understood the governors mes-
sage will be a lengthy document, giv-
ing a vast amount of information
House Republicans Hold Caucus.
The twenty six republican members
of the house caucused at the Skirvin
hotel. They elected Roy Harvey of
Perry, Noble county, permanent cau-
cus chairman. A. E. Craver, a Bartles-
ville oil man, was chosen as minority
candidate for speaker, which carries
with it the floor leadership.
Senator O. J. Logan of Hobart, in-
troduced the first resolution into the
senate, senate concurrent resolution
No. 1. instructing the secretary of slate
to submit to the voters of the state a
proposed constitutional amendment ex- |
tending the right of suffrage to
women.
Senator Clarence Davis of Sapulpa
was second in the race to introduce
the first resolution of the new session.
He also introduced a resolution drafted
to aid in the extension of the voting
right to women which was identical
with the one he introduced two years
ago.
Senator Risen made the second nom-
inating speech of the day. naming Joe
S. Morris for secretary of the senate,
a place carrying with it the secretary-
ship of the state election board.
All of the Important appointments
that have been made by Governor
Williams since he became governor
will be sent to the senate of the forth-
coming legislature for confirmation.
The governor had been in office oaly
a few days when the regular session
convened two years ago, and none of
the important appointments were
ready for consideration by the senate
at that time, and he did not submit
them at the extra session last Janu
try.
So far as known. n« right will be
made against confirmation of any of
the appointees.
TIGHT ON!"—ALLIES.
Pari* --The text of the note of the entente RovernmentB replying to
Germanv h propomil for it peace conference, made public here, follows:
"The allied fcovernmciita 0f Me glum, France, (Jreut Britain, Italy, Japan,
Montenegro, Portugal, Itouinnniu, Kushiu and Serbia, united for the deri-nite
of the liberty of their peoples and faithful to tin; engagement not to lay
down their arms separately, have resolved to reply collectively to the pre-
tended proportions of pea« - which were addreHHtd to them on behalf of the
enemy government* through the intermediary of tin* United States, Spain,
Switzerland and Holland. Hcfore making any reply the allied pow«th desire
particularly to prot «t against the cABcntlal assertions or the note of the
enemy power* that pretends to throw upon the allies responsibility for the
war and proclaim the vic tory of the central powers.
"The allied governments cannot admit an affirmation doubly inexact
and which suflhes to render sterile all tentative negotiations The allied
nations have sustained for thirty months a war they did everything to
avoid They have shown by their acts their attachment to peace; that
attachment is as strong today as It was in 1914. Hut it is not upon the
word of (Jermany, after the violation of Its engagements, that the peace
broken by her may be based.
Founded on Calculated Misinterpretation of War.
"A mere suggestion without a statement of terms that negotiations
should be opened Is not an offer of peace. The putting forward by the
imperial government of a sham proposal lacking a!l substance and precision
would appear to be less an offer of peace than a war maneuver. It is
founded on calculated misinterpretation of the character of the struggle in
the past, the present and future.
"As for the past the <Jerman note takes no account of the facts, dates
and figures which establish that the war was desired, provoked and declared
by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
"At The Hague conferenc e it \
was a German delegate who refused all
proposals for disarmament. In July, 1914, it was Austria-Hungary who.
after having addressed to Serbia an unprecedented ultimatum, declared
war upon her in spite of the satisfaction which had at once been accorded.
"The i ciitral powers then rejected all attempts made by the entente to
bring about n pacific so utlon of a purely local conflict.
"Great Hrltaln suggested a conference; France proposed an international
commission; the emperor of Russia asked the German emperor to go to
arbitration and Kussla and Austria-Hungary came to an understanding on
the eve of the conflict, but to all these efforts Germany gave neither answer
nor effect.
No Mention of Penalties, Reparation and Guarantee*.
"Felgluni was invaded by an empire which had guaranteed her neutrality
and uhieh had the assurance to proclaim that treaties were 'scraps of paper'
and that •necessity knows no law.'
"At the- present moment these sham offers on the part of Germany rest
on the 'war map' of Kurope alone which represents nothing more than a
supeiIi<'ia 1 and passing phase of the situation and not the real strength of
the belligerents, a peace concluded upon these terms would be only to the
advantage of the aggressors who after imagining that they would reach
their goal in two months discovered after two years that they could never
attain it.
"A* for the future disasters caused by the German declaration of war
and the innumerable outrages committed by Germany and her allies against
both belligerents and neutrals demand penalties, reparation and guarantee*.
Germany avoid* mentioning any of these.
"in Italy these overtures made by the central powers are nothing more
than a calculated attempt to influence the future course of war and to
end It by imposing German peace. The object of these overtures is to
create dissension in public opinion In the allied countries. Put that public
opinion has in spite of all the sacrifices enduied by the allies already given
its answer with admirable firmness and hus denounced the empty pretense
of the declaration of the enemy powers.
"They have the further object of stiffening public opinion in Germany
and In the countries allied to her—one and all severely tried by their losses,
worn out by economic pressure and crushed by the supreme effort which has
been imposed upon their Inhabitants.
People Refu*e Proposal Empty
"They endeavor to deceive and Intlmldi
countries whose inhabitants have long since made up their mind
the Initial responsibility lies and are far too enlightened to favor the designs
of Germany by abandoning the defense of human freedom.
"Finally these overtures fail to ju*tlfy In advance in the eye* of the
world, a new series of crime*—submarine warfare, deportations, forced
labor and forced enlistment of the inhabitants against their own countries
and violations of neutrality.
"Fully conscious of the gravity of this moment but equally conscious
of its requirement the allied government* closely united to one another
and In perfect sympathy with their people refu*e to consider a proposal
which is empty and Insincere.
"(nice again the allies declare that no pence Is possible so long as they
have not secured reparation for violated rights and libe rties, the recognition
of the principle of nationalities and of the free existence of small states;
so long as they have not brought about a settlement calculated to end once
and for all forces which have constituted a perpetual menace to the nations
and afford the only effective guarantee for the future security of the world.
'In conclusion the allied powers think It necessary to put forward the
following considerations which show the special situation of Belgium after-
two and a half years of war. In virtue of the International treaties signed
by five great huropeun powers of whom Germany was one, Belgium enjoyed
before the war a spec ial status rendering her territory inviolable and plac-
ing her under the guarantee of the powers outside all European conflicts
She was, however, in spite of these treaties the first to suffer the aggression
of Germany. For this reason the Belgian government thinks It necessary to
define the aims which Belgium has never ceased to pursue while fighting
side by side with the entente powers for right and Justice.
Belgium Asks Peace and Justice, With Reparation.
"Belgium has always scrupulously fulfilled the duties which her neu-
trality imposed upon her. She has taken up arms to defend her independence
and her neutrality violated by Germany and to show that she remains
faithful to her international obligHtlons.
„ ■ [ou'',h of Auiiust. 19U. In the relchntaK the German chancellor
admitted that IWh nKgreMHWm constituted an injustice contrary to the aws
of nations and ple dged himself In the name of Germany to repair it. During
two and a half years this injustice has been cruelly aggravated by the pro-
ceedings of the occupying forces which have exhausted the resources of the
country, ruined its industries, devastated Its towns and villages and have
been responsible for innumerable massacres, executions and Imprisonments.
"At this very moment while Germany Is proclaiming peace and humanltv
to the world she is deporting Belgian citizens by thousands and forcing them
to slavery.
"Belgium before the war asked for nothing but to live In harmony with
her neighbors. Her king and her government have but one aim—the re-
establishment of peace and justice. But they only desire peace which
would assure to their country legitimate reparation, guarantees and safe-
guards for the future."
THE SITUATION AT WASHINGTON.
Washington.—Opinion as to the effect of the entente reply to the
peace proposals of the central powers varies widely here, biit in all
quarters interest now centers upon the allies* answer to President
Wilson's note in which peace advocates ardently hope to ilnd an open-
ing for advancement of the negotiations.
Official comment from officials of the administration was lacking
entirely again. Secretary Lansing formally announced that the entente
reply had not been cabled for delivery to Germany and her allies and
that the state department had received the official text of the Spanish
note refusing to join in a peace movement at this time.
Publication of the Spanish note gave the American public its first
intimation that copies of the president's note to the belligerents pro-
posing a discussion of peace terms had been accompanied when de-
livered to neutrals with a suggestion that the action of the United
States be supported. Whether such a suggestion went with the copies
to all neutrals is not known, as officials do not even admit that it was
done in the case of Spain.
Teuton Reply Unlikely.
While some officials think Germany will not fail to respond to the
entente reply, if not to answer the charges contained in it, others be
lieve the reply leaves little if any room for further Teutonic advances.
The German embassy takes the latter view and holds that hope for
restoration of peace at this time depends almost entirely upon how
the entente replies to President Wilson's suggestions.
MINISTERS PROTEST PEACE
Washington.—In a signed document
addressed to the nation, more than
fifty prelates and laymen of various
denominations representing many sec-
tions of the country have united in a
warning against what they declare
may be premature peace in Europe
which "may bring a curse instead of a
blessing."
Among the signers to the document,
made public here, are Lyman Abbott,
President John Grier Hibben of Prince-
ton; former Attorney General Bona }
part, Winston Churchill, the author; <
President Henry C. King of Oberlin
college; Gifford Pinchot; George
Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia; Rev.
William A. (Billy) Sunday; James M.
Speer, chairman of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary movement; Iiev. C. K Nelson,
Episcopal bishop of Atlanta; Rev. Jo-
seph F. Berry, Methodist Episcopal
bishop of Philadelphia; Rev. Philip M
Rhinelander, Episcopal bishop of Penn-
sylvania; Rev. William Lawrence,
Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts;
Rev. Harry E. Fosdick of Union Theo-
logical seminary; Rev. Charles P. An-
derson, Episcopal bishop of Chicago;
and Rev. William T. Manning, rector
of the Trinity church, New York.
The ;■ duress declares the Christians
of America should consider the right
I or wrong of the occupation of Belgium,
I Poland and Serbia, tlu Armenian mas-
| acres, the destruction of merchant
i ships, the hardships of Jews and Syri-
ans, the "attempt to array Moslem
against Christian in holy war' and
should be reminded that "peace Is the
triumph of righteousness and not the
mere sheathing of the sword."
It further declares that the signers
"view with some concern the organ-
ized and deliberate efforts now being
made so to stampede Christian senti-
ment as to create a public opinion
blindly favorable to stopping hostil-
ities without adequate consideration of
the issue which the war involves."
THE CAMPAIGN IN ROUMANIA
9.° Miles
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CARRANZA WILL NOT SIGN
PROTOCOL AND COMMIS-
SION WILL ADJOURN.
UNITED STATES SENDS ENVOY
Administration Considering Early
Withdrawal of Pershing's
Forces.—Text of th#
Protocol.
Washington—When the American
members of the Mexican-American
joint commission had finished consid-
eration of General Carranza's reply
failing to comply with their demand
that the protocol providing for with-
drawal of the American troops from
Mexico be ratified, there were indi-
cations that efforts to enter into an
agreement with the defacto govern-
ment through the commission will be
abandoned. For the first time an
official admission was made that Car-
ranza had refused to sign the pro-
tocol.
Fletcher To Go To Mexico.
The failure of the commission to
give to Mexican-American relations a
blighter aspect was offset somewhat
by official intimations that Henry P.
Fletcher, confirmed as ambassador to
Mexico almost a year ago, is about to
start for his post, where American
interests now are represented by a
clerk. The report that General Persh-
ing's expedition soon would be with-
drawn regardless of Carranza's atti-
tude also gained fresh impetus and it
was understood the administration
had this move under very serious con-
sideration.
Arredondo Recalled.
Secretary Baker said no plans for
immediate withdrawal of the troops
had been considered. Army officers
are pressing strongly for their recall,
contending that in their present posi-
tion they cannot do effective work to-
ward protecting the border.
Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ambas
sador-designate, announced during the
day that he had been summoned to
Mexico to confer with General Car-
ranza regarding the relations of the
two nations. This was construed in
some quarters as indicating a deter-
mination by Carranza to withdraw his
diplomatic representative.
Expects To Return.
Mr. Arredondo said, however, "that
he expects to return within a few
weeks to resume his duties and his
family remains in Washington. Ramon
P. Denegri, consul general of the Car-
ranza government in San Francisco,
will act as charge of the Mexican em-
bassy temporarily.
The protocol which Carranza re-
fused to sign has been made public.
It follows:
1. The government of the United
States agrees to begin the withdrawal
of American troops from Mexico son us
soon as practicable, such withdrawal sub-
Ject to the further terms of this agree-
ment, to be completed not later than
— . that is to say. forty (40)
days alter the approval of this agree-
ment by both governments.
- The American commander shall de-
termine the manner In which the with-
drawal shall be effected so as to ensure
the safety of the territory affected by
the withdrawal
3. The territory evacuated bv the
American troops .shall he occupied an.l
adequately protected by the constitu-
tionalist forces and such evacuation shall
take place when the constitutionalist
forces have taken position south of the
American forces, so as to make effective
such occupation and protection The .Mex-
ican commissioners shall determine the
p an for the occupation and protection of
the territory evacuated by the American
forces.
4 The American and Mexican com-
manders shall deal separately or wherever
practicable in friendly co-operation with
any obstac'e.s which may arise tending
to delay the withdrawal In case there
are any further activities of the forces
inimical to the constitutionalist govern-
ment which threaten the safety of the
international bonier along the northern
section of Chihuahua, the withdrawal
of American forces shall riot be delayed
beyond the perio.l strictly necessarv to
overcome such activities.
f>. The withdrawal of American troops
shall be effected by marching to Colum-
bus or by using the Mexican Northwest- j
ern railroad to Kl Paso, or by both routes i
which may be deemed most convenient or
expedient by the American commander, i
'> Each of the governments parties '
to this agreement shall guard its side of j
the International boundary. This, how- j
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She Cannot Decide Whether She
Loves Husband or An-
other Man.
BOTH ARDENT SUITORS
1. Purls reports muln Roumanianarmy has retired buck of the Sereth
river and Into Bessarabia, where it is being reorganized and refitted. 2. Pe*
trograd reports Russians have halted Teuton advance south and southwest
of Rimnlcu-Sarat. 8. Gen. von Mackensen reports hostile columns retreating
to Braila were successfully attacked by airplane squadrons. 4. Berlin re-
ports Teutonic forces advancing northward In Dobrudja have crossed the
line between Babndagh and Peclneaga.
HYDE PROSECUTION DROPPED farm loan banks placed
th.
oth<
par
elude
>f th.
agreement shall take effect
ly upon approval by both gov-
.\otiflc.ition of approval shall
nicated by each government to
FORTY-SIX WOMEN CREMATED IN ASYLUM FIRE.
Montreal. Firty-six women were
burned to daath in a tire that destroy-
ed St. Ferdinand l)e Halifax asylum
at St. Ferdinand De Halifax, Megantic
county, Quebec.
Patients of the asylum, of whom
there were 180, were all women.
Meagre reports obtained from avail
able sources give no intimation of the
cause of the fire, which started while
the inmates were asleep and apparent-
ly spread rapidly.
The asylum, which cared for 180 fe
male idiots, virtually was without fir.
protection.
Reports received here described the
scenes attending the Are as horrifying.
The inmates of the asylum were un-
controllable, and many of them were
said to have leaped from high win-
dows. Others in bewildennen crouch-
ed in terror near the windows until the
flames caught them.
Ono of the sisters met death in an
effort to rescue several of the unfor-
tunate girls who were trapped
stlmony thereof we have signed,
aea'ed ami interchanged reciprocals this
protocol of agreement ad referendum in
the 1'nirl h and Spanish feingtia .. :>f
\ t hint t < - ("ity. \ V, this jith d.\ of
November, in the year of our Lord 1916.
Milk Embargo Is Raised.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Cleveland's milk
embargo was lifted when dealers and
producers compromised on a flat
wholesale rate of 221-.. cents a gallon
commencing January 1. Farmers who
had been throwing away their milk
lost $75,000 in the twelve days the
embargo lasted.
Kansas City Banks Unite.
Kansas City, Mo.—Directors of the
Southwest National Bank of Commerce
and the Southwest Trust Company
voted to merge the two institutions
with the bank acquiring a controlling
interest in the trust compnny. The
banks are capitalized at $11,000,000 and
$1,000,000, respectively. They have
aggregate deposits of approximately
$80,000,000. The merged hank and
trust company will become the largest
banking institution west of Chicago, It
was announced, and seventeenth in the
United States.
END OF SW0PE MURDER
CASE AT LAST.
Kansas City Physician Has Been
Tried Three Times Without
a Conviction.
Kansas City.—A formal order end-
ing the prosecution of Dr. B. Clarke
Hyde on the charge of having mur-
dered Colonel Thomas H. Swope, the
rich and eccentric philanthropist, will
be made January 13, Judge E. E. Por-
terfield of the criminal. Court an-
nounced. Judge Porterfield declared
in court he was "convinced that the
defendant on the record is not only
entitled to a discharge but that the
court must order it."
The formal order was not made at
once, however, Judge Porterfield de-
clared, because he desired to give
Hunt C. Moore, newly-elected prose
cuting attorney, time to take office
before the case is dismissed. Attor-
neys said the action of Judge Porter-
field virtually ended the charges
against I)r. Hyde.
Colonel Swope died in October,
1909, and it was alleged he was pois-
oned. Dr. Hyde has been tried three
times. The lirst trial resulted in his
conviction, hut a new trial was or
dered by the supreme court. The sec-
ond resulted in a mistrial and the
third in a disagreement. The third
trial took place in 1913 and the case
has been continued from time to time
since then, lack of funds hindering
the prosecution.
Colonel Swope left an estate valued
at about $3,000,000. Mr. Hyde was the
family physician, his wife being the
daughter of a sister-in-law of the aged
millionaire.
Colonel Swope was the donor of
Swope park, a 1.400acre tract given
to Kansas City as a playground.
Mrs. Corey Loses Gowns.
New York Customs authorities
seized additional gowns belonging to
Mrs. W. E. Corey, formerly Ma belle
Oilman, an actress, bringing up to [
$1,000 the. total value of property taken 1
over by the government since her ar-J
rival here from abroad on the steam-1
ship Rochambeau last week. The j
gowns seized are valued at $500 addi i
tional. It was said at the custom I
house that tiie matter would be later
placed in the hands of the fedral di !
trict attorney.
Caplan Goes To Prison.
Los Angeles - David ('apian, last of |
the dynamiters tried for the destrue
tion of the Los Angeles Times build
ing in 1910, when twenty men were)
killed, was sentenced to ten years in
San Quentin penitentiary on a charge
of manslaughter.
Banks Bursting With Cash.
Washington.—Resources of national
banks of the United States, Comptrol-
ler Williams announced, have in-
creased more than four billion dollars
during the past two years and now
aggregate $15,520,000,000, exceeding
by about one billion dollars the total
resources of tlje Bank of England, the
Hank of France and the Bank of Rus-
sia. the German Reichsbank, the Bank
of Italy, the Bank of Spain, the Bank
of Tbe Netherlands, the Bank of Den-
mark. the Swis« National Bank and
the lirperial Bank ot Japan combined.
Oklahoma Is In District With Kansas.
Colorado and New Mexico.
Washington. — Twelve cities in
which are to be located the federal
farm loan banks were announced by
the federal farm loan board, and it is
expected that within sixty days the
new system will be in operation, ready
to make the loans for which applica-
tions already are pouring in from
every section of the country.
The banks wfll be set up in Spring-
field, Mass.; Baltimore, Md.; Colum-
bia, S. C.; New Orleans, La.; Houston,
Texas; St. Louis Mo.; Louisville, Ky.;
St. Paul, Minn.; Omaha, Neb.; Wicli
ita, Kan.; Spokane, Wash., and Berk-
ley, Calif.
The twelve districts into which the
country Is divided were announced by
the farm loan board as follows:
District No. 1.—Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York and
New Jersey.
District No. 2.—Pennsylvania, Del-
aware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir
ginia and the District of Columbia.
District No. 3.—North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
District No. 4.—Ohio, Indiana, Ken-
tucky and Tennessee.
District No. 5.—Alabama, Missis
sippi and Louisiana.
District No. 6.—Illinois, Missouri
and Arkansas.
District No 7.—Michigan, Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
District No. 8.—Iowa, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Wyoming.
District No. 9.—Oklahoma, Kansas.
Colorado and New Mexico.
District No. 10.—Texas.
District No. 11.—California, Nevada,
Utah and Arizona.
District No. 12.—Washington. Ore
gon, Montana and Idaho.
| Landed First on One, Then on the Oth-
er—Repented Her Bargain After
She Had Been Led to Altar
and Fled.
Kansas City.—After the most excit-
ing week ever spent by a bridegroom
following his wedding, Earl Stevens, a
hnnk clerk, has returned to his desk in
the New England National bank here,
and Ills bride is passing her days ut
the home of her parents iu the same
city. The couple have not gone to
housekeeping yet and there's a reason.
The young husband and the bride's
parents are not sure he would find her
there when he returned home at night;
they are not sure she would not have
another change of heart and again de-
cide that she had married the wrong
one of two suitors, and disappear like
she did 24 hours ufter her marriage.
The story goes back to a church en-
tertainment in which Mrs. Stevens,
then Miss Mildred McDonough, took
part. She had been escorted to tlu*
church by young Stevens and there
she met Herbert Grlbble, a University
of Kansas graduate and a musician.
From that time on it was a lover's
battle between the two young men.
Each pressed the girl to marry him.
She was fond of both. Finally one
night she consented to marry Grlbble.
Asks for Explanation.
Stevens heard of It the next day,
called Miss McDonough on the tele-
phone and asked for an explanation of
the encouragement she had appeared
to give him. Again she underwent a
change of heart. Stevens was quick
to seize his advantage, secured a mar-
riage license and hurried to the parish
house with his i eetheart. The pair
went to the home of a relative and
next morning Stevens returned to
work. During the day the bride dis-
appeared.
All the next night the frantic hus-
band and the equally frantic parents^
sought for the girl. The next day:
MAY REVISE THE FREE LIST
Shortage of Revenues Necessitates
Tariff Changes.
Washington —The problem of rais-
ing additional revenue for the govern |
ment to avoid the threatened deficit
at the end of the next fiscal year has j
assumed such proportions that admin !
istration leaders in congress are re- j
viewing the entire free list to consider
the advisability of placing tariff duties
on other commodities than coffee,
rubber and wool, and increasing the
present tariff on sugar.
Revenues to be derived from these
four sources will fall far below the
sum needetk Estimates placed before |
the ways and means committee are
said to show that under a maximum
tariff of 5 per cent these four com-
modities would yield not more than
$50,000,000 annually Secretary Me
Adoo estimates that approximately
$195,000,000 will have to be raised in
addition to proposed bond Issues.
Reserve Officers Named.
Washington Names of 121 addi-
tional appointees to be officers of the
reserve corps provided by the national
defense act, were made public at the
war department after acceptances had
been received. They have been as-
signed in grades ranging between sec-
ond lieutenants and major, both to
line and stafT divisions of the army
and are subject to call for active serv-
ice in time of war. Seventy nine of
the new reserve officers live in the
eastern department; 33 in central; ti
in the western and 3 in tbe southern.
Were Married at the Parish House.
Stevens bethought himself of Grlbble.
He called upon the musician who ad-
mitted having met the bride downtown.
"She said she really loved me and had
made a mistake," Gribble said. "She
told me she was going away. She did
not say where, but I probably will
hear from her."
Finds Missing Bride.
lie did. The next day came a tele-
gram that the missing bride was in
Oklahoma City, Okla. Gribble turned
the message over to the husband, who
started with the bride's mother. Upon
arriving at Oklahoma City they
learned that Mrs. Stevens had left on
a train back to Kansas City. A tele-
gram to the girl's father told him to-
meet the train she was on, but she
dodged him by stopping at a suburban
station, and riding into the city on a
street car. She made straight for
home.
A censorship has been established
and no word comes from the bride or
bridegroom save stories that numerous
family conferences are being held in
an effort to straighten out the tangle
occasioned by the bride's inability to
decide whether she loves her husband
or Gribble. It is said that the bride
has announced her plans for the future
are undecided. Meanwhile Stevens
sticks to his Job In the bank.
Dwarfs Are Wed.
Greenwich, N. Y.—Miss EU&abetli
Jnrnlcke, aged twenty-eight, aud Joseph
S. Alpuente. aged fbrty-two, Lillipu-
tians, were married here. The bride
Is three feet nine Inches high and the
groom three feet ten Inches.
A Year for Each Dollar.
Kenosha, Wis.—-"One year for each
dollar" was the sentence pronounced-
on Calvin Lewis, aged twenty-two^
barged with the theft of $6.
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