Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 93, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 18, 1917 Page: 1 of 14
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VOL. XXIX. NO. 93. OKLAHOMA CITY WEDNESDAY JULY 18 1917 ' 1 ' PRICE 2 CEKT f j
WATER OFF MOST
JJF DAY MAY BE
ORDERJOF CITY
Supply Must Be Conserved
Now Says Dr Street.
RAIN OF LITTLE vklJE
Manufacturing Plants Offer
Water From Own Systems
Unless the people of Oklahoma City
conserve the water supply now the city
authorities will be compelled to cut off
the entire mpply except for a period
of a few hours.
Thus did Commissioner J. G. Street
peak today in discussing the water
situation. Doctor Street stated .that
water in the North Canadian riyer is
t getting lower that although there were
only 5280000 gallons pumped from the
river yesterday the water behind the
city's dam dropped more than an inch.
Bala of Little Htlp.
This drop occurred In spite of the
ram ot yesterday ine ram wes-noi
expected to cause the river to rise but
it was believed that the evaporation
trotild bo lata.
. VMahy Jhona calls ware received by
4Csttr Stfrt) i4a from ctrasr at
- Oklahoma City who desired to know
' If they could not now sprinkle their
lawns and gardens as a result of tha
rain Yesterday but he informed them
al that this would not be allowed at
1 this time under any circumstances.
Drastic Action Suggested.
"If we do not conserve the water sup-
ply now we will be compelled to cut
off the entire supply except for a pe-
riod of a few haurs a day" declared
Doctor Street
By continuing to conserve the water
apply however Doctor Street believes
that it will be at least another week
or ten days before it will be necessary
to take such drastic action.
There is but one solution to the
water problem and that is a heavy rain
in the north and (north western parts of
this state or in Colorado which will
cause the river to rise.
Plants Offer Water.
In the meantime a number of manu-
facturing plants here having their own
Waterworks are not only operating on
their own supply but have notified the
city officials that they are at liberty to
connect the city's mains with their
water stations at any time they desire.
Ashton in Tulsa
on Strike Probe
TULSA Okla.. July H-tSpecial W
Hundreds of carpenters are still idle
today refusing the offer of the con-
tractors to return to work at $5.50 a
day. The contractors have given them
until Thursday to return to work and
ay they will replace them with non-
V tinlon men if the offer is not accepted.
Other unions not affiliated with the
carpenters will remain neutral.
State Labor Commissioner Ashton
Came here today and is endeavoring to
ettle the Yarhota pipe line strike in
which about 4.000 men are out at the
Skiatook end of the line.
Ashton said some of the camps are
Working and that he hopes to settle the
trike today. The men want a raise
from $J to $4 a day and may com-
promise on $3.50. There are about 300
of the strikers in Tulsa but there is
no danger of the other building trades
going out.
Sammies Suffer
for Nickel Cigars
NEW YORK. July .-Letters re-
ceived here from American soldiers in
France indicate that a few stogies
would be much appreciated gifts by the
men at the front. Pipe tobacco and
cigarets are available but says one
letter: "We are really suffering for
good old U. S. nickel cigar."
Al Hawkins Placed
in County Prison
At ItswHns charged with the mur-
der of James Allen several weeks ago
was plaetd in tha county jail today.
Hawkins hat bora in a (oral hospital
since Allen was killed. He was shot en
the sime night and for a' time it was
feared he would not recover. He is
- able to walk around now.
H-f-M-4i III I
Tetanus In Court Plaster
Sold In Alleged Plot To
Spread Terror In Kansas
. TfX ANSAS CITY July II. A plot
; ; Ins. to spread terror through Kan-
. " tat by tht meant of dittate
Inoculation with conrtpUsttr was
T tuted today by Fred Robertton
United Statea district attorney of
t Kanaaa at Kansas City Kan.' to
I hare been broken up through the ar
rest! of three men in different townt
i of that ttatt. Govtrnmtnt tetta eon-
ducted by govtrnmtnt chemists vert
; ) taid to hare rtvtaltd ttCanut gtrmt
! on platttrt the thrte men were ttll-
ing and giving away. Other glnni
not yet identified wtrt declared to
have btta found.
T The najnee ant location of the
three men were withhtld by Mr.
4t MM I H H I i H 1 1 1
Prince Joachim's
U.S. Sweetheart
To Wed Yankee
. a
ktlsVICv nported in Holland ru
mors MPbe a oout to become ruler
of all Germany
Listen remember prince that
pretty dark-eyed Yankee girl you
met in Egypt four years ago the
one that made your heart jump and
set you trailing around after her
until your imperial guardians
called a halt? Miss Olive Hunt-
ington you know.
Well she's going to get married.
To a title? not To JosatJi
ennstopner worm ot Norwich
Conn. produce dealer I
FMESMEASOItED
OY FCSRET-CCaM
NEW YORK July II. Here-
after police court finet In the eatt
tide are to he meaturtd by pocket-
books according to Magittrate
Fucht of the Butt Market court
who hat made flntt of 2S and SO
cents for petty offtnsti reality.
Grand Jury Through
With Liquor Probe
Investigation of Indian liauor cases
has been discontinued by the federal
grand jury in session here at least tem-
porarily if the fact that no Indian wit-
nesses were to be seen at the federal
building this morning may be taken as
an indication.
One of the most arduous duties of
every federal grand jury in this dis-
trict is to probe introduction of liquor
on the Pottawatomie Osage and other
reservations. Indictments for viola-
tion of laws relating to selling of liquor
and introduction on reservations are
returned by every inquisitorial body.
Witnesses were straggling and in-
frequent this morning so the character
of the probe today could not be guessed
at.
Fair and Warmer
Weather Forecast
LOCAL FOW l!C AST Osn.r.llu ..
wetthtr tonight and Thuradayi trtbibly
lightly warmer.
iTATt FOABCAIT - Tonight ant
Tnurtdty (tntrtily fairi warmer.
KANSAS Oontrtlly ftr. silently
wtrmr.
ARKANHAR Onorelly fr
WFT TBXAB Mr warmor In north.
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Rainfall here for H-hour period end.
Ing T a. m today .44 Inch.
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Robertson .at he feared the mtn
might bt lynched. It wat undtrttood
thty are to bt brought htrt for qutt- T
tiontng.
Mr. Robtrtton wat at a lost to T
find a motive for the allagtd plot. X
Tha fact that the namea of the thrte f
pertont under arrttt were of Teu-
tonic origin might indicate he Mid T
mat u wat or an enemy nature.
"I don't know Just -how to attribute I
it" ne taid. "It may he merely the
work of erankt or it may have t
a. a m . .
oroaaer tcope. wt are continuing A
our lnvtttigationi."
The thrte mtn hare bean under X
arrttt tevtral dart. '
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CITY TO DE OIL
CENTER ASSERTS
Acreage for Factories to Be
Bought Says Cottlngham
"Oklahoma City is bound to be the
center of the oil business in the future"
declared James R. Cottingham in a "get-
acquainted" talk before the ad club at
the meeting of the advertising men at
the Skirvin at noon today.
Field Half Developed.
Mr. Cottingham spoke of the thou-
sands of dollars that are bring invested
by big oil men all around Oklahoma
City in the htint for new poolj. The
new president of the chamber predicted
that the oil structures of Oklahoma
have not been half developed or even
located as yet.
Plans for the securing of a big acre-
age close to Oklahoma City to be sold
at cost to incoming manufactures in the
future by the chamber of commerce also
were disclosed by the new president
who made a big hit with the advertising
men by his broad vision for Oklahoma
City and the state.
Stockdale Speaka.
Frank Stockdale who is one of the
headliners at the Oklahoma Farmer-
Stockman's series of community insti-
tutes being conducted in Oklahoma
made a short address in which he
stressed the importance of the adver-
tising fraternity educating its members
to greater possibilities.
"Advertising writers will never be
paid to the extent of their ability as
long as comparative prices are used in
advertising" Mr. Stockdale asserted
"because it does not require advertising
ability to use comparative prices."
no u. s. conrnACTS
FOD FEDEDAL AGEflTS
WASHINGTON July 18 After a
week's discussion and in beginning t
vote on amendments to the food control
bill the senate today tentatively adopt-
ed. 54 to 17 a substitute amendment by
Senator Pomerne of Ohio prohibiting
government agents including national
defense council advisory members from
executing governments contracts in
which they are personally interested.
Rex Harlow Will
Talk on Aviation
Rex Harlow of Oklahoma City has
been selected by the aircraft division
of the national council of defense to
tour the southwestern states to increase
public sentiment in the tviation corps of
the United States army and navy. Mr.
Harlow has been at Washington for
several weeks in charge of the publica-
tion on aviation issued h' the national
council of defense.
Mr. Harlow will lecture in Missouri
Kansas Colorado Arizona New Mexi-
co Texas and Oklahoma on his tour.
He will be in Oklahoma City about
July 11. - -
RUSSIANS DRIVEN
FROM HEIGHT OUT
SOON RETAKE IT
German Reserves Partly Check
Slav Drive
FRENCH HANG ON TO GAINS
Increased Activity Reported
" on Rumanian Front
YVAC.WINf.TnM t1 lgRritiih
armored motor detachmenti are taking
part in the Russian offensive in Galicil
according to semi-official information
received today from Petrograd by the
Russian embassy here. This is the first
mention of the presence of British
forces in Russia and sayt the armored
cars are co-operating effectively with
Belgian aetaenmcnts tent mere soon
after the war began.
1 Htavy Fighting If tax Kaluee.
PP.TROf.PAn ii.Tw inVUiw
fighting it continuing in the region of
Novica and Kalusi to Mittm Gelleia
the war office announced Jowy. The
Russians were driven frttn a height 1
thit region bv a atronst attack hut niter-
wild .If a counter-arMt. --Sd
guaroi nave opene? Mtyy tire aiona
the front from south of Bneiany and
in tne region of Halica.
New Activity in lumanla.
BERLIN July 18 Increased activity
on the Rumanian front is repented in
today's official announcement. Artil-
(Contlnuod en ltee I Column I.)
M03DIS SELECTED
FOB T03I0 FOIT
WASHINGTON July 18.-Roland S.
Morris of Philadelphia has been chosen
for appointment as ambassador to Ja-
pan to luce the late Ambassador
Guthrie. It is understood he is persona
grata to Japan and that the nomina-
tion will go to the senate shortly.
Lindberg Refuses
Confiscated Razor
Carl Lindberg held in the county jail
on a charge of murdering his wife
Leota Lindberg is particular about the
razors he uses to shave himself. He
has not had a shave since his prelimi-
nary hearing before Justice of the Peace
Robert W. Maupin last week.
Jailer Bruce offered to allow him to
use one of the rasors taken from pris-
oners but Lindberg declined to accept
the offer.
A friend of Lindberg's called on him
yesterday and Lindberg asked him to
bring hit raror to him so that he might
shave. The friend has not yet returned
and Lindberg does not propose to shave
until he gets his own rasor. He declared
today that he hoped to he able to shave
this afternoon.
Forgan Without Ice
Complaint Is Filed
That Forgan Okla. is in the throes
of an ice famine due to the failure of
the Railway Ice company to live up to
its promises to supply the town is the
text of a petition filed with the state
corporation commission today. It is al-
leged that the company sold coupon
books and contracted to provide ice to
residents of the town but has failed to
do so and that the presence of the com-
pany has precluded other ice companies
from competition.
Reporters to Hold
Convention Here
The third annual convention of the
Southwest Shorthand Reporters' asso-
ciation will be held at the Skirvin hotel
on July 26 27 and 28. The association
has over 250 members most of whom
have announced their intention to be
present. Members will be here from
Oklahoma Missouri Kansas Texas
Arkansas New Mexico and Aritona.
The membership Includes court re
porters and public stenographers. L. J.
Sartain of Oklahoma City is chairman
of the program and entertainment com-
mittee. (. U. McKinney of Nowata
Okla. is president of the aiiogstipn
mm
Michaelis
Expected to Support RaSkc
Munich Paper Asserts Holl-
weg's Successor Will Line
Up With Parties of Left In
Thursday's Address.
OTHER REPORTS CONFLICT
Copenhagen Dispatch Indi
cates Pro-German Accent
Will Feature Talk
BASEL Swltz. July 18.
The Neuitei Nachrichtan of
Munich myi that tht declara-
tion of tha new German chan
cellor' Dr. Michaelis before the
reichitag tomorrow will be for
peace having the aame general
trend aa the resolution pre
pared by the partial of the left
Tha resolution referred to probably
tha ona drawn ud by tha radicals
socialist and Catholic depatiat in tha
aval wiaai.ii UH nianjUl ! sVIUi UIVIW
to introduce unchanged upon the re-
asst monng of the parliament ttateo
that the reichstsg wat laboring for
peace and reconciliation that forced
acquisitions of territory' and political
economic and financial violations were
incompatible wth such a peace that
economic peace 'must be assurtd and
that the reichttag would promote the
creation of an Inter-judicial organisa-
tion. Miohaelis Maintains
Silenoe of Sptiynx
COPENHAGEN July IBChancel-
lor Michaelis as a Danish editor re-
marked is "preserving the silence of a
phynx" on the German peace program
and the questions of internal reform
but the liberal press and politicians in
Germany manifest an increasing appre-
hension that when the snhynx breaks
silence he will speak with a decided
pro-German acenL
Marktd Uaeatlnata.
Herr Michaelis' putting forward -of
Field Marshal von Hindenburj and
General Ludendorff to ditcuts German
peace conditions with members of the
reichstag his failure to consult psrlia-
(Ceeitlnutd en stqt IS. Column 4.)
Suffragists
In Jail Hear
Babies Wail
Fines of Married Pickets to
Be Paid; Others
Serve 60 Days.
WASHINGTON July 18-Home
husband and children today became vital
issues in the cases of some of the six-
teen suffragists sent to jail here yester-
day for their demonstration in front of
the While House last Tuesday and it
appeared that these forces would be suf-
ficient to cause several of the eight
married prisoners to he released by pay-
ment of fines regardless of their per-
sonal wish.
At the woman's partv headquarters it
was declared that all of the women were
anxious to serve out their sixty-day
sentences but it wss admitted that the
$25 fines of some of the married women
would be paid.
As a result of the situations that hive
arisen in the homes of married women
prisoners the single prisoners and wom-
en who ran be spared at home were be-
ing taken today as volunteers for the
next picketing demonstration which
probably will he attempted again.
"The sixty-day sentence was a great
shock to us' one of the leaders said to-
day. "We did not expect such a heavy
penalty or we should have selected our
pickets with greater care."
Besides the married women several
others of tht older pritonert alto may
be released loop it was reported today j
FOB
in Reichstag Speed
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Dr Genre
Dr. Michaelis new German chancellor wat born at Haynau. In tha' ffwtfeM .i
of Silesia September 8 1157. His father wai a judge in the Prussian catrt '
appeals. Until 1916 when Dr. Michaelis was appointed food controller eC;
German empire his. government appointments were confined to Prussian al;:
He went to Tokio as professor of law and political scienct at tha Uolveraljr ) j
Tokio returning to Germany in 1892 where he wat attached to the-offica af Ci
ttate's attorney. In -1909 he wat made under secretary of state in the flattop
ministry. ... t ;J
IIEW ADDEST MACE
in MEET CASE
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TULSA Okla July 18-Erby Sat-
terfield was arrested here today by
local police on a warrant held by
Sheriff Webb of Springfield Mo.
charging him with complicity In the
Keet case. Satterfield will waive ex-
tradition according to the authorities
and will be taken to Springfield to
night.
2000 Oklahomans
Join Army Since
War Declaration
Two thousand Oklahomans had en-
listed in the regular army since the
declaiation of war up to last night.
Captain Robert Whitfield recruiting
officer for the state of Oklahoma today
said that no longer are the states cred-
ited wi(h the men who enlist and that
the unfilled quota of the state of Okla-
homa on June JO will be filled by draft-
ed men.
Smoking In lion
City Against Law
CHICAGO July 18. Sin men at
Zion City yesterday were fined
from $ld to 1U1 for using to-
baacco Fifty special police ap-
pointed by Voliva the Zionist lead-
er patrol the streets to catch
smokers. Signs warn the public it
it a crime to smoke within the city
limits.
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MleaaaUa.
DEATH PENALTY
IS ASSESSED FC'
PRISOIl ILH
Inhn Hpnrv Prathor Mn f
for Crime
McALESTER Okla. J1yt&-$p
cial.) In district court today tha ntf
returned a verdict of guilty against Joka)
Henry Prather. negro; and assessed the
death penalty in electric chair in tin
state penitentiary. . : ' ' j-
Prather was charged with tha murdaf
of Charlie Ross a Jellow convict and -;
cellmate in the state penltenlary ts .
June 27. ' V?
Prather was serving a life sentence . M
for killing W. H. Archer a white math A
at Oklahoma City in 1911. Prather wttf
be sentenced Friday Jstly 20. ;
Crust on Ground;
Should Be Bro!:o
Officials of the Chlhtber of CaV V
merce today urged Oklahoma . CLf ;
gardeners to get busy with their b .;
to conserve the moisture that fell jrfWf
terday. . .
The rain during the wildest part af
yesterday's storm packed tha eath tlr. '
ly in all garden forming a era. ) 1 '';
crust it is pointed out thtwM ha hrr
up wtll in such I maanef is to f
dust mulch which will prevent t
tion of such water at fntrtT-i
the turf ace. r
Potatoet and athar l
should also be planted at L
the soil it wet ' :
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