THE OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
VOI- XXVI. No L'i
CITY EDITION
OKLAHOMA CITY THURSDAY MARCH 4 1915
PRICK OlfC OMt
MUCH IS UNDON
51 SESSION END
Imporliint legislation Desired
l!) Administration Falls
l!j Wayside.
AI'HlOrRIATlON KILLS FAIL
Postal Service and Indian Office
Fxpenne Carried Over; Total
Is Under Record.
WHT WILSON SAs.
President Wilson today dic-
tated the following statement
tout ronirrs and ltd work:
"A great rongre ha closed
II sessions. Iti work will prove
the (mini quality of Uh
statesmanship more and raorf
the longer It In tested. Business
now ha a time of raJm and
thoughtful adjustment before
II dlfiturlird only by the Kuro-
pce.il war. The rlrTuiiislain es
rreatrd by the war put Ihr na-
tion to a special test a lest of
It true character and of lit self-
control. "The ronslant though! of
every patriotic man should now
be for the rountry. It pear. It"
order ltd Just and tempered
Judgment In the fare of perplex-
ing situations lta dignify and
strength alike will appear not
only In the revival of lta husl-
ness despite abnormal emndl-
IIoiih but also In It power to
think and to propone with pa-
tient with disinterested fair-
ne and without excitement. In
a spirit of friendliness and en-
lightenment which will firmly
establish It influence through-
oirt the world."
WASHINGTON March . Con-
(re Riljuiirncd lo.liiy nine die. The
xenate ndjoiirncd n limit '2.M i. m.
and the Imnse. after tiiriilnit tmck the
IihiiiIi of the clock Hi1J.iiin.eil at 1:MH
i m.
The total iiiir(iprlatloiii of the mm
lon were aproiliniitely f lt'Jl.4H4..'l4
nerrrnl iuIIIIoiin under the record nf
preTlou coiiKrewe.
Two aiiroirlntlnii I.IIIm fiillcl. Cnr
rent aiirnirlHll.ii. for the h .kIh!
aervli" anil the IihUhii office were
eileii.le.1 for another year.
Ill the r-lnatim hour Prealdeiit Wll-
(Cirt.fleooi in j)r Pne I
MORE I'LOTTEHS
BEING WATCUED
New York I'otlre Conunllmi(r Indi-
rate Other Auarrhlsta Are Mated
for Arreal.
NEW YORK March 4. - Henry I fmUon ntmipiL
Wooil. commlwiloner. In dlm iisalug I KANSAS CITY March J4 Huow
tho Indictment of Cbarlea Carbon rain and slis-t fell tslay over iii.mI of
and other an-esled In the recent ts.mh Oklahoma Missouri. Kansas. Nehraa
ismsplracy case said there were other !" loaa Mlunewita and the Dakota
plot and other men the polhv werv '"l parts of Texas. Arknusa. IaiiiIhI
watching. una Mlaalsalppl Alabama and Teu-
Justiflcntlon for placing the bomb ueaaee acst.nllng to the loial t'ulted
In Nt. l'atrlik' was aunimed up by cHate weather bureau. The miow
Abarno when arraigned yeMlerday rugU j lltu r1 (WQ ln(l((ln )u
xvllh the brief latement that "wo Kanaa City to nine Incbea In (sfntral
wanted to put a Itomb lu ome rich Kanaa and eleveu IiicIksj at North
nelghlsirlimsl o (hat tho rich would I ''. Nt'b.
lin.lerstands the norniwa of the ssjr. I r url Ninltu Ark. and Dallas Tex.
"I plead guilty to the act." Aharuo 'c'h ot "Ul two Inches of mbx
mild when asked to plead "but I did I (m "u1 "'ree tentha lu. hes of rain
not mean to do any barm. I waa' J"" reported lu Shrereport 1. Au
there but It wa all the idea of thl rlu waa mwiM at ok la ho
ot her man" referring to Amedo Po-I11"
llgiianl the isHtMlman. CarUme n- A driving wind from the uortheast
tereil a plea of not gulllv a-eoniMiiilel the storni lu most c-
'mi nii'i i"UlC win let- MiMijiiii
Into court again tomorrow when their
Aharno and Carbon will lie brought
Idea will be enter-si formally and
s....i ...I i ... ....... .. .. ' v."..:
.""IK""! i . ii-ih II lite iinvfll
not made other arrangement for the
defense before thai time.
CLEARANCE ORDERED
Federal Reserve Board Aulhorlie
Hank lo Begin Plan for leanuire
of rherk.
WASHINGTON. March 4 The fed
talall riMrril iMIairil rixlau ...at.. ..I I
tHUr rrw mnkn nt u. h mIhIm i
m u 1 1 a m .. luin it n .lu.. .... . . . .. . I
- -.- i .raiiin Oi CHI'
for their memlier to take tip plan !
flkT Mlli'h lMirll lttimull.l..lu
The laiard ha not prewrllxml do-
tail of the clearing plan but It will
iw in me naiure or a reciprocal r-i
riingemeul by which memb.tr banka
suu. ... ..I... m 
RMNentliitf tu tbe lliun will rl .I..
Iieneflt of Hie clearing through their
federal reserve Imuk all cheika
against other assenting limit In (ho
w.nie dlatrhi.
The Ismrd Imlay aay It -Xiect In
a abort time to aee- a general clearing
arrangement in os-ratlon In all ill-
tiirfa. For tbe present no attempt
will bo made tu clear lietweeii federal
reerv dUtrlcti.
TWO ARRrHTRI FOR PlOT
TO RMKitil.R OPU M
NKW YoltK Mareli 4-Toiiko I.
Mllfc ilewrllied a the yo prealdont
' Peruviaa rubber eompatiy aud
Ouatavo Waldeck hare been arroatod
nere on tho charge of roiiaplrary to
wiugglo roralno and opium In largo
qnantitlea from Germany aud Auatria.
Thy rt pla.-ed under bond of
""0 each. Agenta of th Ireaatiry do-
rrtnt alleged they had found In
Mllle'a apartment on Hlverld Drir
papora rereallna th ismioiteti r n
r wutoaproaa plot.
i. .
b'lVEX HKillER RANKS
Commanding Officer of American
Battleship Heels to lie Kanked a
Admiral and Vlre Admiral.
WASHINGTON. Mur.h 4 With
' oiiiinun.lliig iiffl. Ti - nf the Amcil. nil
battleship fleet nmv tn In- ranked nil
admirals mill vl.c HiluilriilN Ilic Ainerl
' vy mi I p. 1 1 f i- will IhIioi- under
lllllglloap llf hilling III Hkl' ol-
der finiii c.iiumandiug officers other
lliun IN own when jniiil niM-riitlniia
urc held wlili navies of other nation.
Ill H statement nn tint naval Mil
Juki passed by congress Hud which li
Kgurils hh (lie hum! generous ever en-
m (Ml S.sretary Daniels aaya Hint
llir creation uf ihi' rankN of admiral
inn' vli Hilmlrnl will give the Allied
mi navy (lie iHwIltuii tn which II Ik
entitled. Heretofore (lie navy Iwia
nut hud mnli asltlou duriiiK J"1nt
oieratlou Ihkhuw other countries
mini uf tliciii with niui'li smaller
navies hit vltiic given senior rank to
the commanding officer.
'Hie new ranks are to In- conferred
only mi officer it soon us they nun
iminil ii fleet and not isTiiiHiieiitly.
(JOETIIALS PROMOTED
Nomhiaied to He a Major General In
Recognition of F.fftrlent Panama
Canal Services.
WASHINHToN. March 4 - Colonel
(Jeolge W. luH-llllll HH1 h.lllltllNlC.I lo
bo II lliujor general IllduV III l.s l.glll
lluu f u Hcnl.v In liiilldllii; the
Panama iitniil.
Knur other iioiiilnutlun for prouio-
"f ' ii.lhc with Colonel tin
thai at l lit- miiiic Hun. wen' Mcte ou
In ihc senate nn iihiikI action.
Colonel r n..1--1 and I.leuten
mil I. . sili. il i he brigade ki-u
eral of the line
Commander II II Kiswau promot
I'll tu reur admiral.
T'1 nliiiiii.aiH intended thank
to Colonel linethiiN
WHEAT PRICES DOWN
Humor Tliat CiMitrarU Kor War Muni-
tion Are ( aiireiled ( aued Hurry
! In Market.
IIICA(iO March 4. -Wheat nl
nadu a udden downward Iuiik- tu
day lu Uie last fifteen minutes of tin. I
In-. ltcMiiti acre current (hat tu.
Iloiw of dullarn worth of order for
war miihiIIch imwtly arum ami aiiiinu
liltloli had been cancelled In the IhiI
4M hour.
Although coiiflrmatioii of the ro-
IKirt wn lackliuj tlie market waa
brought to a Kdiit 7V4c a buhel no
dor laat nlKht. the May delivery
lonchliia $137 tmlai
!l 4ft4 for the HHiue nitliMi 4 Uiuini
lirevioiw. At the extreme low imlM
the prlc Hbowed a ilni of 30c a
himhel lme the highest war level
$1.(17 ou February 5.
Klnnl trading wax eicltnj at a de-
crease of l'c from the Httoui fig
linn touched.
SNOW AND RAIN FALL
rentrai jstatea In Pain of Storm
Krn Dakota U Teiaa: ('mmuiil-
'""" merrupuug w ire and rail t orn-
""""'atlon.
......... ...... T
""'. riI I-OI.O
WITH MKN TO All) Til KM
SAN DIKtIO t'al. March 4.-For
tbe tlrat ltic In iiiei.y yeara w.umm
i"'y lrt;.!iate In a is Mmo nll
ihi torniind field. The pluyer. who
c pn.iuiu.n- socially hanilled their
it'niints nnd wallets w'ib great aklll
-Mi Klenora Sear of Hton.
idely known a an athlete and
.. ...in riemchm.n of Cincinnati
wero th tar of tha ronteat Mr.
r. C Humaey daughter of tha late
ii- narrtman a m ni.j f
lftm wrtd mn players "bok
. T '"
KINr'L BKCOROS BROKEN
I XI lltlaTaTMt v..
IN VICINITV Of Tl'LNA
Tl'LHA Ok. March 4. The
At-
 J' waa williln nix
 tago and waa rilng rap-
. Idly. All rwetirria fnp m...-ii - ...i
aanaaa river today waa within
Nil
Idly. All reeunla for Mi..f.n .. .1.1.
jeanoii of tho year hav been broken
....hI..cfM WUh I'ry rain
allll falling mn atreama were out
of thrtr Iwnk and fanner in the low-
'""a were moving to higher ground.
MS HE WILL FLY BRITISH
IXAfl FROM AMERICA TO HADKS
NKW YORK March 4.-The liner
Baltic carrying loi)0 ton of war np
pile ha nailed fur I I AMkAiit II AW
romnwndor Captain J. H. Ilaiiaom.
Mid that aa far aa b wa coo
eernwl ho "would fly th British flag
from America to Hdea" notwtth-
taiidlng Herman aubmarlnea.
rROORKNO EXPLOSION KILIJ
rORTTf IS LATENT REPORT
WAHHINOTON. Uarxrb 4-4)fficlal
dlaiiatchoa to the atato department
from Vera Crna now place the num-
ber killed In Um blowing up of tbe
Mexican gunboat Progreao at forty.
However reimrta h.M .( ii.
btvr between three and thirty.
RUSSIANS CLAIM
T
Auslrians Met With .Seven
Dtfeat On South 01'
Battle Line.
INFERNO IN DARDANELLES
Ktinforced Fleet rounds at Tnrk
Fortifications; Sweeps
Mine Fields.
I'KTUoiiUAl) March 4. The t.er
uinu forceti In northern I'oland me
inu.rutiutliig their eforlM on the eo-
deavor to break thruugh the Itiuedau
lorniieu line uutir the l'i iiluu
fronller by tjiturlng the fort rev. nf
(hwowetx. Tbla batll. the outcome
if which la regarded an uf high I in
jKirliinoi' In pr.xsedlng with lucr.-Hsed
violuuc. I he tier ma n on this i
alou have aucceedml In bringing up
Home of Uielr h.-Ht.t and iinmt ef
fix'tlve guiiN. In. Iii.llnv- I he ureal IU
ln.-ll field ple.es
I I.OMMIN March 4 The allied
fhs't this morning reNiimed the Imin
bHidnieiit of the inner fort of the
liHi'dcncll.st a. curding to a dlHpalcb
re-ehed by Iteuler" Telegraph colli
puny from It corespondent at
Atbeu.
The text of the illaMt''b follow:
"The bom I hi rd men t of the liuiejr
fort of the I'Hnl.'iielles was renumed
ThurHday. Klfteeu big warNbtM tH.k
part In the operations. According to a
HrltlNb official only two of Hie Turk
Ub fort remain Intact. A lauding
party found Hint little had remained
of the Turkish soldier In the forta.
allowing ItiHt (bey bud burned their
dead"
I.OMKIN. March 4 The Inter.stt
of Hrltl.sh reader in the Itusslan
ampalgn has again shifted to the ft
treme southern Mirtlona of the line of
liiiltle where Petrogra.l reiiitj that
Ueneral HrtiKslloff lias woo a not-
worthy victory aoutb of Ballgrod. in
flh tlng heavy loaite on the Austrian
who again were prewdng north to the
relief .f I'nemNyL At the snme time
an uiiofflolal (lla)iaUh from Buchar-
est way that Rumlan foni". with too
re-raniimtlon of Htanllau. in Galtda
are nliout 80 mile from Tluiopol.
n the other baud Vienna report
the ntuulae of deierat Rumlun coun
ter atUck In the Carpathian with
iiirflve Inactivity akaui the re-
mainder of the lino. Berlin admit
officially the (tormaii rettremeut from
rriaanyaa north of Waraaw which
(Contlnned on Lat Ptga.)
WILSON GIVEN
GREATER POWER
H-aoliiUon Paaaed by Clongrea Al-
low lYraldtsat to la Nation Mill
tary IVirora lo Knfon NeutralKj.
WAfiiriNQTON. March 4. All
that waa needed today to .nlargo the
power of I'reldent Wll.n to prevent
vlolatlun of American neutrality by
vw-el. leaving Unlt.d Rtate port
with men or (upplle for Belligerent
warhlp waa the prealdent'a approv-
al of a Joint minion t
The rolutlon a uhtltot for
that previously paued by the home.
unanimoualy adopted by the sen-
ate early today following a confer-
ence at th White Houae laat night
between Prealdent Wllaon and mem-
ber of the foreign relation commit-
tee of th aenate and house and nth.
era. It waa latar agreed to by th
nuue and today only awaited Preal-
dent Wllaon ilgnatur to mak It a
law.
Aa finally paaaed the resolution
differ n loin eaaentl.il iisriteoi.r.
from the original houae mensur. fi
I n" Hi hearty anpport of atat da-
ParlllKlit offlc'sl. who nnlnlarf ..)
the Inyiiedlnte need of It paa be-
au of the critical situation result-
In from the Ktiropenn war. Attention
waa called by lha officials to th
fact that the American government
had been hindered hy Inadequate leg-
islation to prevent vemel from !.-
lug the United matt with iippll
lor Dengerent warahlp In contraven-
Hon of American neutraiitv Th.
poed legislation I a direct reeult of
innrmtion obtained by the govern-
ment In the recent grand Jury in-
quiry in New York Into alleged ahlp
menu of supplies to belligerent at
sea.
Th resolution become effective
Immediately upon being signed by
the president ami will continue dur-
ing the existence of the European
war.
The resolution empower the prea-
ldent to direct auetoma collector to
withhold clearance from any veaeel
of American or foreign reglater or
llcenee which the prealdent believes
to be "about to carry fuel arm
ammunition men or supplies to any
warahlp. or tndp nr nmni ki.
of a ballggrnt nation In the obli
gation f th United Btatea aa a
neutral nAatlon."
tf a veaeel ealled or attempted to
all without clearance a fine of
from $1000 to 110000 Imprisonment
of two yeara or both and farf.tt.ur.
of tho vesaet would be lmpod. The
preeiaent IS empowered to ue th
military foreee of th country in ....
force th law.
EMPEROR GIVES TH018AND9
FOR AID OF PRISONERS
11KRI.1N. March 4 Urn. nru
Ham has aiven H2.mNI tn n.
man Red Oroha for th benefit of Mer-
cian soldier and civilian bald pris
oner in i raiioe
mm
War at a Glance
A llrltlsU offb-er of the mil.-1 n.-.-i
which In iNinibardltig Hie lini.lniii-ll.-
b. ijuuted in a dbipal.'h fn.iu At h.-u- as
xaylng that only t.i furl now n-
main Intact. The boiijl.ur.lin. 'Ill uf tli.-
luiiei f.irta was reHlinied l tilx umiulnu
ten large VHrslili entering the -imiIim
fur this iurNiHe. The iesirts of ex
tensive damage to the fuitin.-iiiluiis
are not home out howicr t. .IN
pat. lies from CoiiatHiMiiioplc.
One such message to a Merlin news
.ist stales that the Injury tu the
outer forts Is lee than luis l.ecn re
isirted and that tb Interior fortlflca
(loll which coiistittlte the tnnre luisir
taut defense have Uol yet leeii reach
ed. The American tanker I'lHtnrlu Imu
Ist'ii detained at Kirkwall Hcoilaml
by order of the Ilrlthih admiralty. The
riuturla waa for marl) a Ormnn in.
sel transferred to Amerl.-an registry
after Hie outbreak of (he war.
The Cennau nilUtury uuthorllle ad
inlt (he re-.-apturo at I'rxani.vsi north
ern Poland 'by tho RuNslans. hut assert
the Kussiaui nuffervil so wverely dur
ling the ulla. that Uiey were uiiHlde
lo illslurh the orderly retreat of the
'German This ardnunt is at virUnce
with Unsslnii reuorta of a few ilnvs
W. whl. b stilled that the (lermau re
treat was the moat disorderly aud pre-
. l.ate of any In thai area of military
Hciiuiy. i ne Herman atateiuriit. how "ie Chicago t .Northwesiern Unil-
ever savs tht Urge liuinliers of a.v comimiiy chief of counsel for the
I wounded were left behind In neighbor railroads In oN-iilug the .use lu
jlug vlllagis) whhh fnity one raili.iH.U in. Inter
The French war offleo low ..two  ! 'tisl. said the carriers in ihc tel rl-
liiiore definite Idea of the extent of tin
laltle now lu progress ChaiiipHgne
jTbe attacking front I about four miles
.In length and It I asserted that Hie
alll.s. now bold Herman wsltl.nis to
the depth of about two third
.if a
mile.
OFFICER 3IUST
SECURE IIAM0N
Promoter of the Ringling Read I
Wanted Again Before tbe Wataea
Investigation fenniltUss.
After reeted efforts II. U Sadler
sergeant at-anna of th house s.ic-
ewled early this morning In eecurlng
ervUe by long distance telephone up
on Jake U llamou counsel and pro-
moter of the Klngllug railroad iiiHl-
fylng him that he 1 eiHced to ap-
pear a a witnea before he special
boue committee which 1 problug
Ckimmbjalouer A. P. Wataou.
It I understood that members of
the committee hare instruct! th am-.
giwnt at arms to go after Hamuli with
a warrant la cae he does not appear
before tbe committee by 7:110 o'rloek
tonight
Hamon testified before the commit-
tee at the beginning of the hearing
but some qnention baring a pertiut
hearing on the tuuntry which the com-
mittee believe Hamon could auawer
bar developed alnce that time. The
booae sergeant-at arm for aereral
day has been try ing to secure service
on Hamon In rain by long distance
telephone. Early thl morning he
found him at home In bed nt Lawtou
and got him on th Iwtoa end of the
long distance wire and notified him
that be Is wanted a a wttuewi at
once.
ITALIAN BEBELL10X
Tripoli Diatrirt Revolt and Native
Troop Desert Commander; Krar-
rity ef tMdlera KiMAurage Men.
aoun ki i.  . . .
...'..in. naii u . a niaic or siege """i" t hh aim iae ine r.s.o-
ha beeu proclaimed In tho greater "I' tr Immediate coiislileruil.ni
portion of Cyrena.-la In an effort ti failed of adoption no (bat tin resol.i
pui now u a re(Miiioa.
Cyrenacla la one of the Independent
administrative aud military district
of Tripoli which now la under Italian
control. A dlipatch from Koni. Feb
ruary 10. aald Information tuts Ih-pii
received from Tripoli to the effect
..... .......n
mat remron-ements had reached Cap
tain Vollluo whose native troui had
almost entirely deserted htm s the
result of a rels-lllnn lii Uhya. It wis
said that tbe rebellion had been en-
couraged by the withdrawal of Ital
Ian troop from th Interior to the
coast and that the movement gradual-
ly was encircling Tr1xll ltlf. where
fortification were being erected.
THE WEATHER
(ikl.homs -TonliM rtaaily pruhshly '
with frwslus; FrMsy fslr.
Lenlatass Tonight lo.nl f rain In
st portloa .-vldsr; Krldsy fslr. cold-
er In st portion
Arkansss Rsln nr snow tnnlght raid-
er; Frmalng Friday col.l-r pnitubly
snow flurrlM In east portlnn
Ksst Tsiss Tonight cloudy. ealdsr;
Prtdsy fslr
Wost T-iss -Tonlht fair colder n-
(spt Is wntsrs. fmtlsg la north:
grldsy fair.
nsadr BBMitled sa4
follswod kf Mr
waaihse rvMar.
7am
I . si .
0 a. sa
in s. si
11 a. m
II noun
t p. in
S p. IB
$ P. IB
rolflVr loslfht
esallaaed Kit
(
..M
Th sasthwoaism stnrm ta centrsl over
Louisiana this morning and ts mnrlng
eery .lowly eastward. idor the Influence
of thl dlstarbanco proclstuttau kss
eooa gonorsl sine Wtdnos.lsy mnrnlag
Bfor tho plalna allies froai the Hahotaa
osthward tn the Rle Orsoda rt.r and
tk wt gnlf roast sd th rain r is
spreading eastward oosr th middle and
lowot Mlaalasli.l vsllsy aad Otilf atale
Th rainfall has Isms Wavy to eie-ssli.
Is osstera Oklhni Woalsrn Arkansas
aorthora LeulaUn and aortheaatora Tn
a. Asolbor "low" ha aes.rd tn th.
fr Borthwost and rain j falling llu.
aeralnc la th north partflr .vast
tlea. Pair weatbor previll In tho far
aoulkwoat th Lsi rsglon and uorth
sastera districts. It 1 quit nM (ll a
Bortkors Hoeky BHHisUla. aonhern
pi n ststM pM-r Mtoolsatppl and Ohio
tallsys and North Atliie .i.t T.m
penturH r ssoabk la th s..uth.ra
"isios. luwor. Mlaslsalpiil
U utf aad south AUaatle suios
vslhvy
t
Hearing ('Western ('uinpuiiies
For liiflier Kales Opens
lu Chicago.
$10000000 A YEAR INVOLV ED
Niuet;-Eight Thousand .Viltsi.f
Track Included In Request
To Commission.
CMICAOO March 4.- HearliiK of
the application of the westeri ru 11-
ina.ls lo the Interstate . mumi-rce
( umnilssloii for au I in reuse in freight
rates deslgneil It Is mild to ispialiM-
certain ruten on OKIHiti miles uf r.ui.l
'vi nun ii II iiiunr.1 will lie. llir
r....i i. I 111 lalgl lUal ......
U...I . ..II I .. Ill . ... . 1
' Ih-kuh here today 'before . nuiiiil-ol.
er W M Daniels.
1 C C. Wright general solicitor of
tor.v Invohed had ls-eu culled upon
during the li.sl seven years. I. Invent
more than tlOo.iNji.utKi a y ur In ad-
dillous and Is'ttenneiits. hut tluit
there had been only a slight Increase
In their revetiiiist. During tln-sc jears
he asserted the road bad rot rarn-
sl what the court have held to be a
fair rate nf return upon their proper-
ties. The ratio of return Unjii In-
vestment had lieeii decreasing aud the
oiaraHug ratio liicrcaaliig.
Mr. Wright called attention to tbe
fact that lu 11110 the Interstate com-
merce commission In denying advanc-
ea at that time had said that If th
fear of the carriers suliMsjiiently
should be realized the ..'CKiimlaMloa
"will pot hesitate to give its Hauctlim
tn IncreaaeM which will b reaaou-
alile" Fear Rrallied.
These fear" said Mr. Wright
"had been more than realised."
The cane h explained wrnlj lie
fairly argued ou tbe return to pros-
perity of all tbe railroads.
Hay product livestock and pro-
duce meat a and cklug house pro-
ducts ooal hay fruits vegetable! aud
cotton piece good were name. I hy the
attorney a lb principal products
hauled. He deslt 'fairly villi the
View of ejHtshllnhlutf more eonlralil
relation of rates by advancing thou
. u hli'h wmro ton L.w '-Tl... .lu-.
b aald "will show that the rdvance
have bu made upon rate which
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WARRANT FUNDS
BEING HELD UP
Kperlal Committee Will Investigate
Validity of Claim for Military Ri-
fle Range Warrant.
A resolution which If adopted
would block au appropriation of als.ut
$.Vi(Xl0 to pay military rifle range
warrant until an lnvstU:itlon au
be made Into (heir validity h.
lal committee of the house was Intro-
duced Into the house this nfiernoin
by Kepreeentatlve Amu l.v.lng .f
llulbrl tbl afternoon. A u.ollon lo
mispeno: tbe rules and take Hie r.wo
... . . .
Hon giasi over for one day t uder the
ruie.
Tbe resolution recite tbe fact Ihat
senate bill 4(s which appropriate
alaiiit $VttNl to (my the lullitury war
rant has passed the senate aud I
now ic tiding In th houae; also that
tbe third aud fourth sewtloiis uf the
legiNistiire reruwsl to y these war-
rants
The resolution provides for th n
Isiliitmeul of a 'lal cnmiuKtee com-s-seil
of SNker M.-Crory T. K.
Heimley and Hill of linger' Mill to
luveMtlgiite the status of the warrants
aa shown bv the reciu-d of the offlun
of the gjjfliiiit general and reairt to
merl.Jrflie claims they mny Is- lu-
clud.sJ lu senate hill No. 4H7 which
gives iermlsslon to holders of th
Uader Printing isuiinsnv ami lie.1
Hook warrant to bring suh against
'he slate for their payment
PREPARING A REPORT
Pre Committee May Recommend
Watson' IsWnwkmMll mnA In..l.
gaiion ar nnole Commlion.
It I rumored that the iecll house
committee nf which V. L. Plnkham of
Kay I chairman I now writing It r
lairt ou the result of It Inristlgailon
of Consiratlnn Commissioner A. F.
Watson and that It will rcmmend
lnis-a. hnient nf W atson.
Itumora were also In circulation
Thursday afternoon that a resolution
I to b introduced Into the house for
a general lnrestlgtlou of the sets of
of the corporation commlislon
The committee. It Is umlerHtoml b
practically completed the taking nf
testimony it toe committee can ne- I
cure the testimony of Jake llnnoii
tonight Ih rNirt probably w III not
be made until thl evidence can be oon-l
sldered. but It I understood that the
report will ne maile to tbe house uot
later than Friday morning in any
vnt.
f.KRMAN NATIONAL BANK
OF PITTMRI Rtl IH CLAMED
PITTHBCKO Mnh 4 - The t;r
man National Rank nf Pittsburg did
not ns'U It door for busliie t.slay
at warn A nolle on lb disir said
It bad Itecu " lowed by order U the oeu-
troller of the currwiay.
10 HAS
SAY RAILROADS
! DARDANELLES SAFETY
Vouilicd fur lly Turkiah Kmbaosy al
Herlin; Minor rorts letro)ed Sas
Kner I'asha. i
- . I
; I'l l!l.l. Mil l.lllloll Mlllch I
Attn h... .f the Turkish eiiiliass) lu re !
I rufi-.v. o Is- nn. on. ei ii.  I rcgiirdln.'
the buililiiirdnieiit of 1 iiir.leiicllcs forts.
I'hcj ills-lure Hie fnrllfliatluii are llu
.i.'i.'iiiil.le that the Inn. lint; of tr.sips
hi the entrance to Hie slialts Is Im
i"-ll.l.- mill that an it 1 1 t 1 1 it to liiiul
a f.ir.i. ut solue s.lnl alniig Ihc slime
I of the (..llf of Saros w.nil.l nspure
I in. nc men t tut it the allies .an cmi..-ii
i Mate lisivlng out of c.iii-.l.leiMllmi the
I -H..ug Turkish forces statlui.cd at all
tbreiitcned s. Ints.
I he CuiiHlaiitlnnpIc . ..I n-ssiii. lent
of the Frankfurter .cltung sends his
pasr mi luterleH with Cnver l asha
lu w hich the i hlcf of the Turkish gen
eral staff Is suld to have .le.-liir.-.l
that the ilnmage lo the outer f. rl -was
li"-s thun ba.l ln-cn reHirlis hut
that these forts are the oldest f H.-
entire line nii.J their early reduction
lllwiUS has lieell ens-eil if a scrim.-
a'la.k were uncle ii..n I .iir.leiiell.--
Thc :illie. fleet he ie i red. has el
to rea.-h the r.-nl II f defense
i
MINISTER'S SUN SHOT
"IU1
I
Voiilh Injured In I'lslot Battle When
I Attisniplinc lo Hold I p a I'ollieniari
in Arkansas.
LITTI.i: ItiM'K. Ark  March I
Walter Milliard. 21 years old. - f
Ithe Itev. W. C. Hllliaril a Melhudlsi
minister nf F.blorado. Ark. wa- -hoi
while ii 1 1 .-in tit 1 1 ik lo stage u li.il.l.i. In
lhls city at 1 ::t.1 o'clis k this inoiniiig
jilllllard (Hit! lu Hie .III li.ispilnl a
few hours lati'r
llllliard altempted tu ml. a plain
clothis. nffl.sT who was returning home
after going off duty The highway
man ami his victim were nl.scred l.y
Killcenien who frustrated the r.il.lsrv
after a pistol buttle
STRIMiKiNT IlltV LAWS
Governor Kye ef Tennessee Suggest
Way to Mop Illegal Traffic in
Liquor.
NAKHVU.l.K. Tenn. March 4 -In
a message to the legislature today
several new acts were rccoiumcudcd
by !ov. T. live lo strengthen the pro-
hibition statutes The acts were:
Tu define Int. nl. ants and put soft
drlnk stands under the NUervlslnn of
.the pur fiaat and dritgx department;
'to regulate the llipinr sales by drug-
gists by nsiulrlng them to keen a is-
Ister of purchases and salts and to
regulate prew-rlpllous ; to make a re-
ceipt of over a gal I. hi of iliiuor per
month prima fade evidence agulust
the cunalgiif of Illicit llijimr sales;
to prohlhtt soliciting UiUnr urders and
to give Arkans.ms concurrent JurlHilli-
thin ou i-rliiies cominltted on the Mla-
alsslppt river.
RECOVER MORE DEAD
Thirty five Bodies Are Taken From
Virginia Mine; Believed Twenty
IWaped.
IMN'IXiN. W. at March 4. Half
a hundred imners and mining eis-rts
; winked t(slay with renewed effort to
ji'lcar away the il.-hrls lu the Iieyland
mine where an exphwloii .sfiirr.sl
'ru.-..la.v In Hie hope of finding Nome
trice of life in Hie vast working.
I At in sin today It was aunouii.ssl
that Id Isslles had been recovered.
Much confusion prevail a to the
; number of men who entered Tuesday
; morning It was said tislay 177 were
employed In Hie wntklngs and that
mt)ihks 1l esiBs'.
01UECTS TO POLICY
Former Memlier Hons nf Coninions
Does Not I ndcrsland Reprisals of
(rrniauy Outlined b Asquilh.
LONDON. March 4 Thomas (ilL-m
Howies former member of the house
of commons In an a.l.lreas before the
Ship Broker In liiuiiloii eipiess.s1 with
much emphasis his Inability to get a
direct understanding of the reprisals
of derma u y outlined In Premier As
gnttn ecii.
Mr. Bowles said:
"What Is to betsime of carinas of
enemy shli which are brought Into
port. They are not to lie confiscated ;
this 1 expressly desired. Are tbev to
lie purchased by the captors according
to the doctrine of pre-demptlon with
the compensation for delay?"
if tbe latter course were pursued
Mr Howies s.lnle.l out tiresl Rrltslu
would comm her osrtlon on g
large scale.
Tbe Naker criticised tbe Aiiilth
policy Insofar as It bad been outlined
In thai II neglects to couflrm the (sun
in. .ii law which protect neutral
traders He further objected to tbe
premier's s.llcy because It doc not In
flb'l maximum damage Usm the enemy
hy confiscating the enemy a g.ssls
foutiil In neutral shl.
JI IM.F. UMIHIOCRKOW BACK
111 HIS OLD HOME AT BKAYFR
IIKAVIK. Ok . March 4 Jnl. R u
l..s.rb..iirrow and family hare returned
to their liouie here from Oklahoma
City where Ihey have been for the
past several in. in His. Judge lioofhour
row was a member of the supreme
court having lieen appointed by tlov-
ernor Cruce to fill a vacancy on th
bench caused by nodgiiaUon. Hale
the 7 veer-old son of Judge Iionfbour-
row who n-l'eiitly fell fir stories
down the elevator shaft at the Taw-
rence building has almost entirely
recovered frvui bla Injuries
mm io
BUYING ASYLUM
Deal Is Said to Include Defl
ciencj Appropriations Bj
Legislature.
KEInTI0 is sispicioua
siiie Members of Lefiisilatnri
i'ropose lo Know Details of
Secret Deal.
H'" propositi. hi t sell the NornittO
" lum to the sun for $lOUOO0k
"In h bus been agr.s. upon secretly
' ' ' governor and u sub committee)
"f the senate K being l.s.ked Ulxsa
um . ..ii-.ldciul.le siisplcluu by HOUMt
1 i- .f the legislature. They d
"' I- Hue that Col. Hoy Hoffman and
II I . niis ie. wlio re aald to have)
i M.ls.iHxi for :tii5 of the 5J share
"I i." k in the sanitarium will be wlbV
' lose X.IS.IKNI (r more. They be
mii'' plan 1 on foot to reeouv
Hie purchasers of the st.s k fog
ippiirciu loss.
. 1 L .
1 " ..
till-
- the first deal was to be put
H i null. Hi. stale would Lave acuulied
1 :!!" burs of tbe stock aud would
inn- pnhl $i;is.(gaj for tlu-iu. Now ttw
' ' " 1 '' Is to buy the entire rN) share at
si.'k some of u held by private Indl-
. I.I niiti. for $10000U. On lu face 11
..iii. apia-ar these nimuber of thai
I' gisluiiirc aay that Hoffman and Pen
tens.! will low more Ibau fcth.uxj.
Here Come the Appropriations.
j Member of the legislature who op-
pose the deal ny Hint the $1(10110
jcash for which the private owuers of
i he .sanltiirlum. where Olalioina state
hiiiI territory have housisl a part of
the insuiie Htnce 1IH1 at $.1N) a patient
st annum. Is not all that It will coh
Hie state to take over the Institution
In the general deficiency appropria-
tion hill which has already lassed.
the senate and Is now ienilliig lu Hi
house an' two Items carrying a total
appropriation uf $1:1)4.(11111 to pay defk
dcnclex to the private owners of tho
irklahomu .Sanitarium at Norman fog
the care of the Insane during the fis-
cal year 1!M4 aud 1H15. Humor has
H that a part of I be agreement Is
tweeu the stale Hud owner of the at
Itarluui company is tbal the stale will
make Hils deficiency appropriation Id
lllll!lltl lit .(M.ltl- .ltt tllU.ViUl
... t.ir r.'vv.
It is also slated that the leglslativ
prols- Into the affair nf the sanlla
rium comiatny will seen be brought tty
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I'RESS PLEASING
TO THE ALLIES
Manner ef Arreftanre of Rlorkade By
Ameriran Papers Is Comnientew otl
In Pari.
PAHIS. March 4.-Tbe ()ulet and
dignified manner In which the Anient
lean press and public rewlved the
Fiaiic. Iintlsli declaration of tinHMjs
ci I muul reprisals against (Jortnany
has made a strong lmpreoalon la
Kran.s.. Writer lu the leading newa-
pais rs isiliii out that a nation so do
v...s in business as tbe I lilted Staled
s.iiic.1) niuid h nxpected lo remain
iiiiiuoveii at tne proposal for closing
of the sea routes !. u w i. m.ik
----- --- w ........ j n.iia
thb h it d.ss. an annual business o
$."SHI.ISMIIHSI.
"We can prevent loss to urntral
ays the Mm In. "hy nnn'husl.iw lnin.
c. pt.si cargis-i of which we desire 14
iioimc i.ermanv. We sh.nil.l i-rhn
he on these purchases which wax
neither could use nor resell until la
let. but the loss would lie a mere
drop In the iss-sn of enormous war
eMiise and very little lu comparison
to Hie extia blissl It would have beco.
necessiiij to shed for bsvlug ne
l.s l.sl this necessary means to hasten)
I I'-mv s Vapiliilntlona bv ciinuila
si i iiimula'lon "
i l'i. . fess..r Charles Itleluit. writing
t.. I Il'ii ro ibs'lnre that while the (Jer .
j minis . .intend the allies' bhs kade l( i
I .-i l.nious ami contim v to Interna-
lli.iuil bl.- kinle the bio. kudo carre .
 nut In a French fleet preveut.s.1 Hrlt-
! sh ii.IiiiIihN from re victualing Hen-
cm! ( ortiwnllls. Huh forcliig lilm to)
en I il 1 1 1 1 ii I e in mktowu III the Allleti-
can i . i nt t. um r x war
Professor IHrliet says no historian
eer has pis'leiideit this wa a dlsloy.
ul a. I nn. I "we should be greatly ur-
.rls.sl It Hie Ainerlcaii In 7H1B con-
demned a priK'crdlng which permltte.l
(leiieiiil Washington to wlu Ainerl.au
llllles iiielce "
INFORMATION REFUSED
Premier Asquilh Will Net Make Pub-
lic Plan of Allies AgaJma) Utdma
Shipping.
loMiov. March 4.-Prmlor As-
jly Un-tHt Itrltalii ih1 htr a 111 mi )
' 1 1 " -" s'i iiiT-ir allllM iaigIHJBBil nfftfttm.
itlou to iske retaliatory tps against
. i.eiinan.v nir ner estahllnhoumt of
war none a rou ihi tn British. Isle.
The premier said : 
"The Intenllon of tha government
will I. apisirent when th ortlers mx
isiiincll on the aublnt art pxiMUhed -.
" "- iiioa ny a
iliicMtloti whethor In case astsxrai
bl (urtied gooda to or fraa -s.
" 'wnran ownership ir
these pmsI wr setied tk i
would bw Nloftasd.