The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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SUCCESSOR TO OTTER VALLEY SOCIALIST, SNYDER, OKLAHOMA.
Jm>. 27—Vol. 5.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2ti, 1918.
Weekly.
BOYS CAME BACK, BUT WAX JAW
AND -MISSING LIMBS KILL HER
CHICAGO—He had been among
those that are carried from the big
boats that come into port these
days to the blowing of whistles and
playing of bands—he and his
brother, writes Ben Hecht in The
Daily News from New York.
Mrs. Sophia Kahlen went to the
Brooklyn hospital 12 days later.
Mrs. Kahlen had been told that her
.sons had returned from France. A
month before she had encountered
the names of her sons in the paper
under the casualties. At lirst Mrs.
Kahlen had been greatly upset.
Then she had remembered the
wounded soldiers she had seen on
the stage of Broadway theaters.
Handsome young men who limped
in a fascinating way and who came
staggering in off battlefields with
their foreheads fetchingly band-
aged. And in the last act these
wounded soldiers always recovered
—and were the happiest of the su-
premely happy denouement. So
Mrs. Kahlen waited with more or
less patience. She had been told
she could see her sons in the hos-
pital—after 12 days.
"DON'T KMUKACK HIM."
Mrs. Kahlen went to the Brook-
lyn hospital. She entered a little
room. In the bed lay one of her
sons. He was pale, but he smiled
at her.
"Don't disturb him,"
the nurse, "and don't
him."
Mrs. Kahlen sat looking at her
sen—and smiling. He looked thin-
ner and whiter—but he was home.
Then Mrs. Kahlen cried a bit. When
she dried her eyes she began to
stare at the bed. Somehow the bed
looked empty. She leaned over
said:
"Davie, what's the matter?
quilt looks so funny."
Mrs. Kahlen uncovered her
:md found that he had no legs
whispered
cautioned
embrace
and
The
son
She
i.itt'-J. Tbe
first the
ru*li'r>K
covered Davie,
Lydecker Admits Some Steel
Stock Owned by Estates
Y He Is Connected With.
who lay with his face white and
his eyes shut.
"My ma's seen me,"
Davie.
"DAVIK IS LUCKY."
Then the nurse revived Mrs. Kah-
len. The nurse was new on the
floor.
"Don't take on so, Mrs. Kahlen,"
she soothed. "Davie is lucky, com-
pared to some of them. You ought
to see. if you could see some of
the ones that have come back you'd
just thank God that Davie had been
spared to you as he is. Why, just
in the next room—come "
The nurse led Mrs. Kahlen into
the next room. A figure lay in a
bed. It had a strange face—the
sort of face you see on the wax
dummies in the clothing stores, only
a bit different. It had no arms.
And the bed in which it lay seemed
empty. Mrs. Kahlen looked at the
face. The wax mask, with its fixed
smile, stared back at her. The wax
jaw moved ever so slightly. Al-
though the features of the wax
mask were quite perfect, Mrs. Kah-
len stared hard. From the slightly
moving jaw came a sound.
"Now, aren't you glad for
Davie?" whispered the nurse.
"MAMMA," SAYS WAX JAW.
"Mamma," said the wax jaw.
■ Mamma."
Mrs. Kahlen covered her eyes and
stood rigidly beside the bed. She
said no word for a moment and
then dropped to the floor. Dr.
Seipert rushed in. Mrs. Kahlen was
removed to another room. She died
there five minutes later.
"Heart failure, brought on by ex-
treme shock," said the doctor.
The nurse, white and weeping,
returned to the room of the wax
mask. She looked at the chart at
the head of the bed. The name
written on the chart was Samuel
Kahlen.
"Mamma," snld the wax jaw as
I"v ■ -r*. «tcrd §Vf>r It <■'t:J T iT' at
the chart.
MOVE IS LAUNCHED FOR
GAS RATE RAISE THOUGHT
LIKELY SINCE VAN LEAR,
SOCIALIST MAYOR. OUT
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eps out of office, an
ign will be launched to
, rates here and to make
es for public service, more
to these utility compa-
11'" sT an Dear, during his adminis-
' .. blocked efforts of the gas
,any to raise the gas rates from
77 cents per 1,000 cubic feet.
Milo R. Maltbie, municipal utilities
expert, who has been here for several
weeks, to investigate whether the gas
company should decide on $1 or $1.05
for its new rate, has announced that
he and the company favor the $1.05
rate. Just as quickly as J. E. Meyers,
mayor-elect, who defeated Van Lear
by a small margin, gets into office, a
move will be inaugurated to bring on
the $1.05 rate.
During the campaign, charges that
the gas corporation favored the can
dldacy of Meyers were frequent.
SPENT $228,818 IN YEAR
NEW YORK—A movement has
been launched here for the formation
of a political labor party throughout
the country. The movement started
in response to a "spontaneous demand
of the working people of New York
city," Thomas J. Curtis, of the cen-
tral federated union, declared in a
statement. The New York labor
party will be organized at
city joint labor conference, t
here Jan. 11 and 12.
GEN. F0CH REFUSES
TO PERMIT WORKERS
INTO REICHS SESSION
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E.-T. Melms, on Stand for Defense in Trial of
Socialists, Testifies That Not Single Case of
Draft Resistance Had Occurred in His Dis-
trict and None in Entire City, to His Knowl-
edge.
FRANK P. WALSH PLACED ON STAND
BY STAFF REPORTER.
CHICAGO That the Milwauk.e County Central committee, So-
cialist party, in September, I9l i. took the stand lhat the conscription
act, having been made into n law. should be obeyed to the letter by the
Socialists of Milwaukee county, was testified to by County Clerk-elect
George Hampel, secretary of the body, Saturday morning in the trial of
Congressman-elect Victor L. Berger, Adolph Germer, Irwin St .John
Tucker, J. Louis Engdahl and William F. Kruse, Socialists, on trial in
Judge Landis' court for alleged conspiracy to hamper the govern-
ment's war program. $
Edmund T. Melms, county organizer, Milwaukee county Socialist
party, testified that during the time li ened as chairman of Dralt
Board No. 8 in Milwaukee, not a single case of resistance to the draft
was reported to the federal authorities from his district, and that he did
not know of any throughout the city.
He said that 3,200 men were reg-
tered from his district and that
Mil1 aukee sent upwards of 20,000
nto th'■ army.
oiii mi \i i is \i>visi:i>.
Hampel stated that the executive
said
that he
hi. IS t
had never
bo sent to
otl
WASHINGTON—John D. Rocke-
feller and the Carnegie corporation
were the largest contributors to the
National Security league, whose aim
is "preparedness," Ch
decker, head of the league
house investigating
• rles
Ly-
the
E
told
committee.
ltoekefeller, Lydecker said, gave
$2 5,000, and the Carnegie corporation
had promised $150,000, and actually
had given $100,000. Lydecker himself
disclaimed connection with steel or
munitions makers.
The session was largely taken up
with organization of the league, the
pensonnel of its a*ctive officers and
executive committee and a list of
eight measures which the league took
as "an acid test" of congressmen's
attitude toward preparedness.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
"Stanwood Menken, in 1914, was in
conference with Representative Au-
gustus Gardner, who perceived the
defenseless condition of this country.
Lydecker said. "The result of those
talks was a meeting Nov. 25, 1914,
and the National Security league was
organized."
Dr Robert M. Milroy now receives
$10,000 from the league as head of
its educational committee, and Henry
L. W t $8,400 as secretary, Lydecker
said.
Representative Harrison, Missis-
sippi, questioned Lydecker closely con-
cerning the "acid test" of votes on the
eight measures.
"These votes were taken by the
league as showing the attitude of
members of congress," Lydecker said.
COPENHAGEN—Marshal Foch has
refused permission for workmen's and
soldiers' delegates from the occupied
districts to participate in the reichs
(imperial) conference, declares The
Deutsche Allgemiene Zeitung. Foch
is said'to have taken this stand in re-
plying to questions from Mathias Erz-
berger, chairman of the German armi-
stice comm ssion, regarding his atti-
tude toward the workmen's and sol-
diers' council.
SOCIALISTS ON FRENCH
WAR COMMITTEE QUIT
Carnations Must Be White anci
Petticoats—Well. They May
Net Be Inspected.
PARTS—Following^a meeting of the
Socialist group of the chamber of
deputies Friday all nine Socialist
members of the military committee
resigned.
"They were taken as opposed to our
principles of national policy."
SPENT $228,818 IN YEAR.
Lydecker said the league was non-
partisan and non-political and never
in his knowledge had swerved from
that course.
"We had one aim, the winning of
the war." Lydecker said.
Asked whether any of the estates
for which Lydecker is attorney had
any connection with munition, pow-
der, steel, or railroad companies, Ly-
decker sdid some steel and railroad
securities were held by a few of the
estates.
Lydecker said their disbursements
for the year 1017-1918, S^pt. 1 to
Sept. 1, were $228,818.42 and receipts,
$284,358.18.
BY STjVFF CORRESPONDENT.
ST. PAUL—Women may be allowed
to continue wearing red cloaks and it
it, unlikely that they will be inspected
to see whether they are wearing red
petticoats, under the provisions of a
drastic "anti-red-flag" bill that will
pass the next session of the Minnesota
legislature.
The bill, which has already been
drafted for introduction, provides
that no resident of Minnesota shall be
permitted to display any red flag, red
necktie or red carnation, "for political
purposes or for the purpose of show-
ing allegiance to the so-called Social-
ist party." Frank E. Nimocks, repre-
sentative from one of the silk stock-
ing wards of Minneapolis, will intro-
duce the measure.
It will be manipulated through the
house under most dramatic circum-
stances, according to present plans.
Just as the speaker of the house
starts reading the bill, in its final j
reading, huge American flags will
drop from the ceiling. With the stage >
thus set, it is expected the bill will be
put across under the loyalty
flage. A similar
in the senate.
board of the county central commit-
tee, in September 1917, received from
a committee, consisting of John
Kleist, Victor L. Berger and Albert
Ehlman, appointed to investigate the
draft law and report back to the
board a statement to the effect that,
after consulting with W. L. Pierce,
Janesville attorney, the committee
had been told that the draft law un-
doubtedly would be declared consti-
tutional by the I'nited States supreme,,
court, under existing war conditions, j -f
and that obedience to its provision : v
was advised. Hampel will be recalled
later for cross-examination.
Melm« testified that he had sorwrt 1
eight years as an alderman in Mil-
waukee, during which time he was j
president of the common council for |
two years. He also was sheriff of the ^
county for two years.
ROOKS.
examination !
ny instances t
y and Why,
been circu-
said he did j
•nator Louis!
of the party,
pamphlets,
f arranging a Socialist
Kjua in August, 1917, which I
rticipated in, at his invitation.
Single Tik league, the State
Federation of Labor, the Milwaukee |
County Suffrage Assn., the Young!
People's Socialist league and a num- ,
ber of other organizations, each se- ;
lecting its own speaker. He said that
Germer and Km <• .addressed 'he
chautauqua and that he did not see i
Berger at the grounds at any time:
j during the week
Fight. He
o tiered the*
hiiebovgan, Wis.
He testified that he did not know
whether such pamphlets were distrib-
1 1. Edna Peters; also that he had
t<•< 1 her to gei her scholarship in
i'n k.,nd school. Arnold said that he
been an alderman in Milwaukee
om idoh to 1912, tax commissioner
i . m 1912 to 1913, and state senator
in 1914, and that he had been re-elect-
ed in 1918.
Leu Wolfsohn, telegraph editor The
Leader, testified that he had never
b< n ordered by Victor Berger to dis-
tort news in favor of Germany or to
,• up Berlin dispatches ahead of
war news. He said that the flies
'ho Leader would show that news
played for its value. Wolfsohn
ti-at Berger did not interfere with
ne\ staff to any appreciable ex-
in the handling of the news. He
that Berger had never ordered
to color headlines.
KNEW NOTIII \<
He testified on crosi
that he did not know of
where The Price We I
You Should Fight had
not know whether State
had received any of the
Melms told
chautauqua i
OF
th<
The
defense produced files of The
Leader to show that Kruse's talk was
ti n about six lines of space.
FLEMING SLIPS UP.
Melms was asked on cross-exami-
nation whether he knew Carl Haes-
sler and whether he worked on The
Leader, and whether he was not now
in Fort Leavenworth for refusing
military service. Melms replied in
the affirmative to all these questions
and Fleming asked whether I-Iaes-
sler's case did not constitute a re-
fusal of military service in Milwau-
kee county. Melms answered that it
did not, since Haessler was registered
f'om Urbana, 111.
Fleming asked if Haessler was not
associated intimately with Berger an<l
Mells replied: "Not more so than any-
body else on the staff." Melms testl-
that Haessler was a university
graduate, a Rhoades scholar and on
the faculty of the University of
Illinois.
\ EVER DISTRIBUTED BOOKS.
Louis Arnold, state secretary, So-
camo- | clalist party, testified that he had
proceeding is planned ; never distributed through his office
I The Price We Pay, or Why We Should
Oi l NSE SPRINGS WALSIl.
The defense sprung a big surprise
when it introduced as a witness Frank
Walsh former chairman industrial re-
lation i ommittee and joint chairman
t i the war labor board. Walsh told
of having gone to Washington with
• mou.* Stedman, Morris Hillquit,
; 'iarenoo Darrow and Amo3 Pinchot to
i rge i postal de partment to make a
definite ruling regarding Socialist and
labor newspapers under the espionage
art. He told Judge Herron, he said,
r. he considered it highly necessary
t t the people b< told the provisions
of the law. and said that he believed
that freedom of expression should be
maintained, regardless of war condi-
tions.
Walsh told of an interview with
Postmaster G« neral Burleson in. which
the latter assumed that his depart-
ment was following a fair procedure
i . publishers penalized under the
« spionage act, but that he told purle-
s« n that this was not the c ise.
WOI LI) APPEAL TO WILSON.
Walsh told of a letter he *rote to
Burleson alter the interview, in which
he stated that a great danger existed
to the freedom of expression in th©
utter bureauocratic methods pursued
1 j \ Burleson's department. He said
that a dangerous and intolerable sit-
uation had been created by the ex-
orcise of arbitrary power by l.urle-
issistants, Lamar and Souther-
son s .
lrnd.
He i
done,
;• grea
He in-
said that much harm had been
much property destroyed and
t deal of ill feeling engendered,
isted that no publisher, no mat-
te r how small, should be deprived of
the rights of the mails without a per-
sou.il investigation of the cases by
liurl" son and that if Burleson did not
give these _ cases his attention., he
wanted to know about it so that he
could ask the president to place some
heck upon the arbitrary exercise of
power by the post office department.
IS CALLED IMPERTINENT.
He read Burleson's reply in which
the postmaster
stated that he con-
inuoil
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Ameringer, S. The Oklahoma Leader (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 26, 1918, newspaper, December 26, 1918; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc148659/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.