Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 31, No. 23, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 6, 1919 Page: 2 of 22
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OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES TUESDAY MAY 6 1919
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fFFCIETsOYS
KIL TO
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nt willing la attend unless they art
gltowtd repriniilion within the
PARIS May 6-The inprenie ero-
nomlc council has decided on crrtain
relaxations of tha financial restrie-
tiOM on trade with Germany pend-
ing the signing1 of the peace treaty.
The financial blacklist will he im-
pended and neutral countriei have
been notified that they are free to ex-
tend erediti of any kind to Ciennany
or German citizen.
German-owned cash halanres and
bills in neutral countries are madr
available by the council in payment
for imperii. Proceeds of export from
Germany may he used freely in pay-
ment for permitted import.
Treaty to German
Envoys Tomorrow
(Hr The AMOflated frem )
PARIS May 6. It wa officially
announced lait ninh( that the prelimi-
naries of the peace treaty will he com-
municated to the allied debate tint
afternoon and to German plenipoten-
tiaries Wednesday afternoon. This
announcement agrees with unofficial
report! of the intentions of the peace
conference.
It developed this afternoon that
change wete Kill heinn made in the
peace treaty and that the changing
process probably would be continued
up to the last possible moment. It is
understood that the alterations are
largely those of phraseology.
The plans for making the treaty
public lextiially are still vague. Seem-
ingly the only plans perfected with
regard to publicity is a decision to
jive out a lO.fltO-word digest of the
treaty for publication on Thursday
morning.
Treaty May Be
Signed by June 1
TARIS Monday May S.-It seems
now to be quite possible that the peace
treaty with Germany will be disposed
of before June I a member of the
American delegation said tonight.
President Wilson in addition to at-
tending the . meeting of the council of
three in the morning and going to
Versailles to look over the arrange-
ments for the meeting with the Ger-
mans there on Wednesday visited the
Hotel de C'rollin in the afternoon and
held conference! witlv the entire Amer-
ican delegation. He also saw Herbert
C. Hoover Admiral Benson and other
experts and disposed of many minor
problems the t ilution of which had
been delayed.
President Wilson was prompted to
ro to Versailles it appears chiefly
because during the conference of the
council of three in the morning Pre-
miers Lloyd George and Clemenceau
hrld that the newspaper men could not
he admitted to the session with the
iermans on Wednesday because of the
lack of space. President Wilson was
tint convinced that this was the case
and he insisted upon going to Ver-
sailles with the two premier!. It was
after their viiit that the announcement
was made that the American and Brit-
ish journalists had won their fight for
representation and that a total of forty-five
journalist! from the various
nations would be permitted to attend
the ceremony.
French Minister
Heads League Body
PARIS Monday May J-Slephen
Pichon the minister of foreign affairs
of France was elected charman of the
provisional organiration of the League
of Nations according to an official
statement issued after the meeting
which was held at the American head-
quarters lie was elected on a motion
of Colonel K. M. House. Sir Eric
Prummond of Great Britain assumed
his duties as acting lecretary-general.
In idopting the rules of the tem-
porary organiration care was taken
by the committee that nothing of a
permanent nature was done previous
to the ratification of the peace treaty
by the United States senate.
Austrian Envoys
Summoned May 12
GENEVA. Mav 6. Delegates o
German-Austria who have been sum-
moned to appear in Paris May 2 to
receive the text of the treaty between
the allied powers and Austria are be-
ginning to arrive at Berne and Ge-
neva. The delegation which will num-
ber thirty-two persons will he headed
Sy Dr. Franz Klein.
PARIS May fi-dlavas.l-Marshal
1'etain commander of the French
army was present at a conference
Monday between President Wilson
and Fremier ( letnencean. Afterward
J'remier Ucmenreau conferred with
several members of the French cabinet
concerning details of the preliminary
peace.
Belgium Committee
Approves Signature
BRUSSELS Mondav. May 5-
(Havai.) The foreign relations
committee of the chamber of deputies
SLong Sherry's;
Days of Famous
Place Numbered
NEW YORK. May fc-Sherry's
for more than twenty yean one of
the city! famous dining placet
sjrlll cIom Its doors within the next
Hr week!. In view of the ex-
pected demand after July 1 for
ewattt. Louis Shrrrv th nrnnrie.
aft anaotineed today will again
caterer. The building
bv tha restaurant i In
b ttMlaled for bpkmg offices.
BRAVE AMEKICANS-XX.
Portrait! of Medal Wlnneri Made at the Front by
Jouph Cummlnn Chase Official Portrait Painter of the A.K. F.
Private H. J. Devereaux Company
deneral Ludendorff in a report wrote "The American soldier is less a
soldier and more a hunter." When his company had crossed the River
Ourcq and captured the Hois I'elger the corporal of his suiiad fighting beside
Private Devereaux was wounded by machine gun fire. 'J he corporal fell to
the ground and the enemy continued to fire on the wounded man. This
angered Private Devereaux who sprinted across the open and single-handed
attacked and put thr machine gun out of action. Devereaux is one of the
hnnteri. Copyright 1919.
Judging From This Big Four Spent
Most of Their Time Just Thinking
Up Clauses to Write in Final Pact
tly fnlvcrsal Service )
LONDON May IV The peace -tie.ity with Gcimanv contains more
than one thousand clauses wires the Paris correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle. The number of cl.uises in some ol the big former pacts
were t '
Treaty of Paris. 1RI3 38 clauses.
Treaty dosing Crimean war .15 clauses.
Preliminaries in 1871 ID clauses.
San Stefano 1878 if) clauses.
The most important of the l.OTY fhiies in the pie cut treaty may
be grouped under six heads tlyts: v
1 Military naval aerial.
2 Territorial.
.1 Financial and economic.
4 Responsibilities for war crimes and penalties.
5 League of nations covenant.
6 International labor problems.
"Many surprises of detail are in store for the public." the corre-
spondent avers and there will be hundreds of points that will be
"Greek" to lavmen.
todav annroved unantniniKlv the rle.
cision of the crown council and the
government to sign the peace treaty.
Chinese to Sign
With Reservations
PARIS. Monday May S.-The Chi-
nese delegation to the peace confer-
ence is displaying great dissatisfac-
tion with the announced settlement
of the Shantung problem. While the
Chinese probably will not refuse to
sign the peace treaty is appears likely
they will sign it with reservations.
"Eighteen years.'
(Adv.)
$925000 Left by
Mrs. Potter Palmer
CHICAGO. May 6.-The value of
the personal fortune of Mrs. Potter
Palmer was $9250(10 it was shown in
the inventory of her estate filed for
When Postum is used
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there's an all around
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and pleasure for every-
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You do not have to stop
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"There's a Reason"
it
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probate sesterday. Of this amount
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jo.s.iimi in Chicago real estate.
I lie estate of I'otlee Calmer e.n
mated at $I5(H)0OIK) to $.11000.(1110
is not involved as it was teit in trust
continued by Mrs. rainier.
Twenty nine pieces of jewelry val-
iicl at NI.iiMI are listed among Mrs
Palmer's personal effects.
RED MENACE IH
DENMARK BLOCKED
WASHINGTON May C-Alt pos-
sible precautions aeainst thr hnUh.
vik menace have been taken by the
government nt Denmark said a cable-
gram received by the Danish legation
from the foreien office at rnnn.
hagen. Russian propagandists have
neen epeneci irom the country. the
bolshevik bureau of information in
Copenhagen dissolved and the circu
lation ot Kussian money forbidden.
EIGHT DIE IN
COLUMBUS FIRE;
MANY INJURED
Several Are Believed to Be
Fatally Hurt.
COI.UMUCS Ohio May 6 - Light
persons are known to have perished
ami a doen were injured several
probably fatally in a file whiih early
lroet a six-story apartment lioue
in the downtown section shoitly after
midnight this morning Miraculous
escapes some by jumps from the fifth
anl sisjli stories into life nets and
the tossing of infants several stories
into nets and an army ol fire-fighters
made it the most spectacular fire this
iitv has known in some time.
Identified dead are :
MRS. f'HARLF.S S1T.AKMAN.
Mk'S. CARL SIKK.I'I.WALD.
(.IOR(K KKIFSNF.IDKR.
MRS. ofORt.E KI'.IISNt.IDLR.
At 4 o'clock this morning the police
found the bodies of a man and a wom-
an on the fourth floor. Their names
have not been ascertained.
They were suffocated and burned in
bed.
Four small children of Mrs. Steigel-
wald are believed to have perished on
the sixth floor from which their
mother leaped to her death. They are
unaccounted for. Numerous others
have not been found by friends or the
police and officers early this morning
expressed fear that half a doien were
trapped and burned to death.
Miss Anna Hell Joyce .W. cannot
lie physicians sav. She was taken
from the building in a semi-conscious
condition alter the blare was under
control. 'I hat she was alive is at
tributed to her hanging across an
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open window. The lower part of her
body was terribly burned. Otheri are
in hospitals with broken limbs and
burns which may prove fatal in several
instance!.
The fifth end sixth floors where the
fire was the wont (ell in and a search
for bodies cannot be made until late
in the day. It was on these floors
that most of those unaccounted for
were living.
When Baby la Teething
(.ROVE'S BABY BOWEL MEDI-
CINE will correct the Stomach and
Howel troubles. Perfectly harmless
See directions on the bottle. (Vlv.)
Many Are Slain in
Munich Fighting
illy Th Associated Trana )
BERLIN. Monday May S.-One
hi mired and fifty persons were killed
or executed during the fighting at
Munich according .1 an account of
the fall rd that city printed in the
Lokal Anreiger. Among the killed
were Herr Toller director of the so-
.et government and Herr Sonlheiiner
a communist leader. Herr Seidl who
was said in have instigated the shoot
sjfr "'" uraiiu ana mwgiksvu '
ing of hostages waa beaten In death
by Wurtemhurg soldiers it is said.
The Tagehlatt states that 5.iK ar-
rests have been made in Munich th"
prisoners including Doctor Levin
leader of the Bavarian independent
Socialists and town goseruor Weber
Mly Tha Annflrlated t'lewi )
MUNICH. Monday May 5 All
Munich celebrated the victoiy over
the soviet government yesterday. The
streets were crowded with people who
cheered the passing troops ir gave
them refreshments. Captured Sparti-
cides were hooted as (hey were es-
corted through the streets hands
playing national airs outside the cap-
tured palace ami the crowds singing
patriotic aiithrins.
Children's handkerchiefs often look
hopeless when thev come from the
laundry. Wash with good to.ip rinse
in watrr blued with Red Cross Hall
llltie. (Vlv)
Clan Leader Held
For Judge's Death
STANDARDSVU.I.K Ya. Mav (..
Edgar Morris mountaineer clan
A Becoming
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This Hat
Photographed
From Stock
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Than Those to Be Seen In
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our large and complete stock of
individual styles and distinctive
braids.
Yacht shapes in split sennit Tuscan and novelty braids
light weight Balibuntals and Bangkoks Panamas
Leghorns Toyo Braid and Milans.
Priced According to Straw and Quality.
$2.50 to $15.00
Baum Building
Straws Ripe on
Gay Broadway
NEW YORK Mav fi --The hot-
test May day New York ever had
was like an afternoon's stroll in
the shade compared to the (Hie New
York sweltered under yestrfday. At
:J() o'clock the thrriuoineter reg-
istered MS degrees
The perspiring populaie nude a
mail dash for the haberdashery
emporiums and hv noon Manhattan
was blooming with straw "kellevs"
several days before the sartorial
custom srts for their appearance.
Hut no coinage was required today
to near these and even white flan-
nels were worn
leader who recently was indicted for
llie killing in u loit't room of Magis-
trate Sullivan ol Staudnrdsville and
of another mountaineer yesterday
was brought from 1'lkins W. Ya
where he was arrested last Saturday
and plaird in the Mandardsville jail
He will probahlv be given a prelimi-
nary hearing today
The workmanship finish' and trim-
mings from the silk band tq the
sweat band complete in every de-
tail. They are not only perfect but
appealing.
Grand and Robinson
Farm Hands Held
For Girl's Deal
(lly Ifnlvaraal N.rvks)
GREENSBURG Pa May 6.-T
men faran hands were arrested vi
lerday rhatgrd with nmrderlot ore
ly Emma Austraw the 19-year-o
school teacher whose body bow
with rovei was found in a shack (
Saturday. (Hie of the men J any
Crawford is alleged to have cor
fesseil. The other recorded by ll
police as "John Doe" is being grilles
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