The Ringwood Leader. (Ringwood, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE LEADER RINGWOOD OKLAHOMA
HEWS OF THE
STATE CAPITAL
STATE BUYS MILLIONS
LIBERTY BONDS FROM
VARIOUS IDLE FUNDS
IN
NEWS FROM STATE OFFICES
What the 8tate Official and Depart
manta Are Doing— Items of In-
terest About the State
Government - -
Liberty bonds were talked of in
terms of millions at last week's state
school land commission meeting at
which the board decided to subscribe
$200000 more in war bonds bringing
Its total to $300000 and laid plans
for other purchases which may bring
the total of the state’s Liberty bond
Investments to more than two million
dollars
A resolution presented by R' H
Wilson paving the way for the invest-
ment of $800000 now in the trust
fund of the riverbed cases featured
the meeting This money now is In lit-
igation between the state and federal
governments each of which claims ti-
tle to the money derived from reve-
nue oil and gas properties on the riv-
erbed leases
This money now is being held by
trustees named by the United States
courts of the eastern and western Ok
lahoma districts As the government
certainly will have no objection to
the money being invested in liberty
bonds it is possible that a court or-
der may be obtained soon releasing
the money for investment
In his resolution Mr Wilson pointed
out that the money probably wiU be
in litigation for years and as it now
Is drawing only 3 per cent interest
showed that It would be to the advan-
tage of both parties to have it in-
vested In Liberty bonds bearing 4
per cent Interest
State Auditor E 3 Howard told
the commissioners of a plan which
he has to accept Liberty bonds in the
payment of contested gross produc-
tion tax money While it was agreed
that there is no law for this proced-
ure Mr Howard may assume the lia-
bility which Governor Williams be-
lieves would not be questioned This
would mean the Investment of $1000-
000 more in bonds according to Mr
Howard
The $200000 appropriated for the
purchase of Liberty bonds comes out
of the home ownership fund of the
school land commission
Lyon Still Regulating ’Em
George Smith state game warden
in a semi-annual statement Just ’made
reports that there is $1403817$ on de-
posit in the state treasury to the
credit of the game protection fund
Secretory1 of State J L Lyon a
member of the state game and fish
commission says there is only
$881331 in the game protection fund
in the treasury
A letter was written to Governor
Williams by Mr Lyon in which he
says:
“I have this day received a report
from the fish and game warden stat-
ing that he has to the credit and on
deposit in the stato treasury in the
game protection fund 'on September
30 1917 $14038176 At the time I
wrote the letter to the state auditor
1 called his attention to the fact that
there was -slightly over $800000 to
the credit of this fund in the treas-
ury "To verify my figures I have Just re-
turned from the state treasurer's of-
fice and find this amount to the credit
of the game protection fund $881331
and the -report to this office and to
the state as made on this date stating
that there was $14038176 to the
credit of the state game protection
fund is very misleading
The question raised by Lyon led to
an Investigation by the state examiner
and inspector and a statement to the
effect that there is $14038L76 in the
state treasury to the credit of the
game protection fund
In his quarterly report George A
Smith state game warden reported
$14038176 in the game protection
fund Lyon obtained figures from the
state treasurer's office to the effect
that there was $881331 in the game
fund He cited the two statements in
his letter
It apepars that there is $14038176
in the state treasury which may be
used by the state game and fish de-
partment The treasurer holds $129-
80408 in a fund called "appropriated
cash account” Then there is $176437
in appropriated cash to meet outstand-
ing warrants Unappropriated money
in the game protection fund proper
as it is considered by the state treas-
urer total $881313 Mr Smith con-
tends that all of this money goes up
to make the game protection fund
making the total of $14038176 This
amount is in the state treasury draw-
ing 3 per cent interest
DOTSjulDASHES
WIRE NEWS OF
THE WEEK
Beautiflng The Capitol Grounds
Plans for platting the state capltol
grounds began last week at a con-
landscape architect of the Oklahoma
A and M college and W P Danford
assistant state highway engineer
Present plans for beautifying the
capitol grounds contemplate construc-
tion of an ornamental retaining wall
around the building about 100 feet
from the state house filling in of the
grounds level with the granite work
Missouri Pacific Must Give Sleepers
The state corporation commission
issued an order requesting the Mis-
souri Pacific to restore sleeping car
service between Coffeyville Kan and
Wagoner This is interstate service
and the corporation commission can-
not compel the railroad to comply but
it has set forth in the order issued
that if it was not complied with a
hearing would be called to compel
sleeping car service between South
Coffeyville Okla and Greenwood
Junction Okla
The order was issued in the ease of
Sam Wilkinson et al of Nowata
against the railroad company The
Missouri Pacific recently took off
sleeping car service which It former-
ly maintained between Kansas City
and Little Rock running a sleeper
only from Kansas City and Coffeyville
Normal Students Are On Decrease
in the building laying out flower beds ho°! n Okla-
and planting shrubbery and trees LsTyear acrdin PeF n ro”
The retaining wall would be topped £ V h !ssJUed
by an ornamental railing - R: H: Wilson’ 8tate superintendent
of schools
The ' war
which has taken many
The -acre recently purchased by the
state which lays in front of the capi- youne men
nsed'a tW° trifngular areas’ wIU bejas students is believed by Mr Wilson
"J? aV Plf? op to be the chief cause of the falling off
i ?? 8tate la°d at thei° attendance He hints however in
the building ° Impossible thafthi l6Uer l° normal 8ch°o1 presldents
state may try having some large trees
transplanted so as to have a grove at
each end of the state house
8chool Money May Be Put Into Bonds
An opinion which will enable inde-
pendent school districts of Oklahoma
to invest their sinking funds in Lib-
erty bonds regardless of the time of
-maturity of the bonds was madfi pub-
lic by Attorney General Prince Free-
ing Hundreds of thousands of dol-
lars worth will be made available for
Immediate investment in the govern-
ment bonds as a result of the opinion
It had been formerly held by the at-
torney general’s department that the
legal authority was not clear but the
opinion given last week removes the
matter from doubt
ITf Preeling also held that the per-
manent school fund of the state might
be invested in government bonds by
the school land commission The com-
mission already has taken $100000 in
bonds and now probably will take
$300000 more
As to counties it held that no au-
thority exists for them to make such
an investment Mr Freeling has not
yet concluded his Investigation as to
whether cities may invest in Liberty
bonds but will render an opinion at
once
that time while at the corresponding
may have something to do with the
unsatisfactory conditions of normal
school attendance
A complete report from normal
school presidents at the close of the
first week in October showed that
1899 students were In attendance at
that time while at the coresponding
period last year the attendance was
2695 a falling off of 796 students
Water In Maine Personal Property
Water impounded In mains is the
personal property of the city and the
consumer who pipes water around his
meter to avoid payment of water
charges U guilty of larceny the crim-
inal court of appeals held In an opin-
ion written by Judge Smith C Matson
The court affirmed the sentence of
D C Clark one of the managers of
the Cordell Ice and Fuel Company
who was found to have topped the
city’s water main In front of the meter
and to have obtained water for the
plant which was not paid for either
through the meter or by rental The
Washita county district court found
Clark guilty of petit larceny and sent-
enced blm to thirty days In Jail and
fined him $100 This Is the first case
of lu kind ever passed on In the Ok-
lahoma courts
ugar Orders Must Go To Commission
wholesale grocers are now
compelled to send their orders for su-
gar to the special sugar commission
that has been appointed by the gov-
Liquor Sentence Reversed By Court
The decision of the Tnlsa county
district court in assessing a fine of
$100 and a sentence of thirty dsy in
Jail against B S Besrd on a charge
eminent food administration and must of violating the prohibitory law was
accept the quantity that the eommis-lrevemed by the criminal court of as-
alon sends them Orders that were peals The sentence of Clarence
sent the commission one week ago ar 8 moot to thirty days la Jail with a
expected to arrive In Oklahoma City
within about tea dsy but this ship-
ment is not large enough to fully eat-
fine of $50 for transporting liquor was
affirmed The court denied n writ of
habeas corpus by which the release of
lafy theprwsent demand Plenty of I Edwin Derord was sought from "the
rC1 Tnb1e within shout state penitentiary where he Is held
wckn whes Cuban crpp is csL for a statutory
War Hews
t The Austro-German armies on the
Isonzo front are fast developing their
offensive against General Cadorna’s
forces Already the Italians In North-
ern Italy on the 25-mile front have
been forced to give ground and at sev-
eral places back across the Isonzo
north and south of Torln Tolmino
where the battle is waging on Italian
territory
I Operations with limited objectives
twere undertaken by the British and
French armies in Flanders recently
and notwithstanding great difficulties
caused by weather and bad ground
considerable progress was made and
valuable positions taken on the greater
part of the front attacked
The French forces on the Aisne con-
tinued their successful advance cap-
turing several important villages as
well as two thousand additional pris-
oners Since the beginning of the
present operations more than twelve
thousand Germans hare been cap-
tured as well as 120 big guns and
many guns of smaller caliber
Heavy captures in prisoners and
booty have been made by the Austro-
German forces attacking the Italians
on the Isonzo front German army
headquarters announced The prison-
ers iuclude divisional and brigade
staffs The total prisoners taken ex-
ceeds 10000
The Austrians have concentrated
strong forces on the Italian front for
offensive purposes Italian army bead-
quarters announced recently A large
proportion of these troops are German
and the war material employed is like-
wise largely of German origin The
war office announcement declares the
enemy blow will find the Italian
troops "steady and prepared”
s The sweeping nature of the French
victory north of the Aisne is indicated
by the official announcement from the
war office which reports the capture
of prisoners exceeding 8000 heavy
guns exceeding seventy thirty mine
throwers and eighty machine guns
4-4
In one of the swiftest and most dash-
ing blows of the war the French
troops have smashed through the Ger-
man lines north -of the Aisne to a
depth of more than two miles at one
point inflicting heavy losses on the
enemy and capturing more than 7500
prisoners and twenty-five heavy guns
and field guns
Italian troops have repulsed a strong
attack by Austrian and German forces
in the Cadore region at Monte Piania
clinching the enemy defeat by clear-
ing a section of the trenches which
had been temporarily relinquished the
Italian war office announced
Washington
Charges have been received by the
Dpartment of Justice from persons in
various sections to the effect that re-
tail and wholesale coal dealers are
violating the law in charging more for
coal both anthracite and bituminous
than figures set by the fuel adminis-
tration Investigations have been or-
dered Speaxlng as a party leader and as
an individual President Wilson re-
cently urged the woman suffrage issue
upon the voters of all states He told
the delegation of one hundred mem-
bers of the New York State Woman
Suffrage party that he hoped their
campaign would be successful
4-
The executive council of the Amer-
ican Federation of Labor has de-
clined to participate in an interna-
tional conference of workmen and So-
cialists of all countries suggested by
the executive committee of the Rus-
sian Workmen
Secretary McAdoo announced in a
statement Just made public that be
will ask business men and lawyers to
assist him In carrying out the pro-
visions of the excess profits tax ana
to that end that two boards will be
created in an advisory capacity to the
treasury department
Domestic
Bly Sunday Is going to make Chi-
cago good — for nothing All the mon-
ey contributed during his evangelistic
campaign there will be given to the
Pacific Garden Mission where be was
converted
Federal secret service agents have
reported to Washington the discovery
in a Buffalo warehouse of 10 millions
of pounds of sngar in bags and barrels
labeled "top crust flour”
4-
Imports of raw materials into the
United States passed the billion dol-
lar mark for the time In the fiscal
year 1917 The total was I1J09655-
040 an Increase of $160829540 over
the previous year’s and 1176789180
more than in 1914 the last normal
year before the war
All holdings of subjects of Bulgaria
Turkey and Austria in the United
States will be seized together with
Germans’ property A Mitchell Pal-
r alien property custodian an-
nounced la Washington recently
Oiuocrs are entitled to a profit ot
one to five cents on a pound of butter
or a dozen eggs according to an agree
ment reached between Harry A
Wheeler Illinois food administrator
and a committee representing Chicago
wholesalers and retailers
The American Sugar Refining Com-
pany recently announced an agree-
ment under which it will if approved
by an international sugar committee
being organized apportion all raw su-
gar offered id the market
Recruiting of volunteers was by no
means concluded with the passage of
the Draft Law and the movement of
the mep to cantonments it was point
ed out recently by recruiting officers
of the regular army A variety of vol
unteers is still wanted and the induce-
ment of early service in France is held
out to them
Jame K Beckwith painter who
received awards in the Paris Salon
and at 'the Exposition Universelle In
1888 and 1892 died suddenly the other
day at his home in New York
4 4 4
Lieutenant Hans Berg who brought
the British liner Appam to Hampton
Roads as a prize after her capture off
the Azores by the German raider
Moewe nearly two years ago and nine
other prisoners have escaped from
the alien enemy detention camp at
Fort McPherson
4 4 4
Under an arrangement between the
United States food administration and
the Canadian food controller large sup-
plies of Canadian wheat are to begin
moving at once by way of the Great
Lakes to the Eastern American flour
mills so they may resume full ca-
pacity operations
' Southwest
More than 75 per cent of the coal
miners in Arkansas have quit work
because of Gov Charles if Brough’s
appointment of Millard Pendergrass
of Altus as state mine inspector ac-
cording to reports received by S A
Bramlette of Fort Smith
4 4 4
A large part of the $200000 estate
of the late Herman Pielsticker former
saloon keeper of SL Louis probably
will be seized by the federal govern-
ment Pielsticker’s will probated re-
cently leaves most of his estate to
nephews and nieces In Germany
-4-
In the federal court at Ardmore
Ok pleas of guilty were entered by
sixty-three defendants accused of
draft resistance - The cases against
twenty others were dismissed
Captain Bartlett James of the Unit-
ed States infantry stationed at Co-
lumbus N M was found dead In his
quarters there recently death having
been caused by a gunshot wound ac-
cording to a report made to the mili-
tary authorities A military board has
been appointed to - investigate the
death
The Bank of Cane Hill at Cane Hill
Washington county Ark was robbed
the other day by two unmasked
bandits who rode into the town on
horseback locked the cashier In the
vault and escaped with $2000
Coal miners and coal operators In
the Southwestern district composed
of Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and
Arkansas came to an agreement on
their a age scale after two weeks of
negotiations at Kansas City and
signed new contracts
Two women and a man were prob-
ably fatally injured at Los Angeles
Cal a hen a Pacific electric car struck
their motor car near Van Nus The
Injured were Miss Hottee of Pasadena
and Mr and Mrs C H Bruhm ot
Whitewater Kan
Foreign
Tremendous explosions destroyed
part of the plant of the Canada Ex-
plosives Company at Vaudreuil recent-
ly A special train carrying fire fight-
ing apparatus was Sent from Montreal
Early reports indicated that there had
been no loss of life Two men were
slightly injured
ctamt
LIBERTY LOAN IS
OVER-SUBSCRIBED
EXACT TOTAL IB 8TILL A MAT
TER ” OF SPECULATION
1 OFFICIALS SAY
The Brazil chamber of deputies by
an almost unanimous vote declared
that a state of war existed between
Germany and Brazil The vote was
149 to 1 The virtually unanimous
vote of the deputies was received with
general acclamation
Dispatches fromBerUn say that the
German emperor does not consider the
resignation of Dr Michaelis as chan-
cellor necessary and that it Is there-
fore probable that Michaelis will re-
main in power
4-
Robert Hanford of Brooklyn N Y
an American aviator with the French
army was killed while landing at an
aviation school October 15 according
to news received in Paris the other
day Hanford was a Georgetown Uni-
versity student
In one of the redoubts captured from
the Germans recently northeast of
Ypres according to reliable informa-
tion British troops found a German
officer who bad been executed by his
own soldier His bands had been
bound behind him and he bad been
sboL t
Dr George Alcbulls the German
Imperial chancellor bae placed bis
portfolio in the bands ot Emperor
William according to an Amsterdam
dispatch given oat by the Wireless
Prase
NOT KNOW BEFORE THURSDAY
Washington Oct 29— The total
amount subscribed to the second Lib-
erty loan the treasaury department
announced "tonight la still "a matter
of speculation” Several days prob-
ably will elapse before the full extent
of the nation’s subscriptions is as-
certained The department was without fig-
ures tonihgt showing any change in
the estimated totals other than In
the New York district New York’s
maximum of $1500000000 reported
last night to have been exceeded it
was said ‘tonight might be increased
by late returns to as much as $1-
750000000 1 ’
Reserve bank officials and local
committees working until after mid-
night last night all over the country
rested today It was virtually the
first breathing spell they had taken
since the campaign began Few dis-
tricts even reported to the treasury
and the assumption was that they
would take their time in transmitting
the finals They have till next Thurs-
day to make the complete report
Returns received at the treasury
today give little Indication as to the
final result” the department an-
nounced tonight "On the face of
returns It cannot be said whether the
sale exceeded $5000000000 Covlc-
tlon Is general however that it prob-
ably approximated the maximum to-
tal Banks of course have made no
effort to tabulate all their returns
and may not do so until the final day
for reporting November 1 Obvious-
ly great changes may be made in the
total between now and Thursday
MAKING TREnOUS DRIVE
Berlin via London Oct 28 — The
capture of 100000 Italians and more
than 700 guns is reported in the of-
ficial communication from a general
headquarters tonight which declares
that the Italian second and third ar-
mies are in retreat
The Austro-Germans have forced
their way through the mountains and
onto the plains of Northern Italy cap-
turing Gorizia and Clcidaie
The announcement follows:
"Rapid development of the united
attack on the Isonzo again brought
entire success yesterday The Ital-
ian forces which sought to prevent
our division from emerging from the
mountains were thrown back by pow-
arful thrusts In the evening Ger-
man troops forced their way in the
burning town of Clvidale the first
town In point of position in the plain
The Italian front as far as the
Adriatic sea Is wavering Our troops
are pressing forward on the whole
line Gorizia the much disputed
town in the Isonzo battles was taken
early this morning by Austro-Hungarian
divisions
That number of prisoners has in-
creased to more than 100000 and the
number of guns to more than 7001
Clvidale is a town of abont 5000 In
Friuli nine miles northeast of the
Important railroad center of Udine
It is near the entrance to the valley
of the Natlsone river along which
the Austro-German forces that broke
the Italian line In the Tolmino re-
gion have battered their way Clvi-
dale Is in the foothills of the Julian
Alps beyond which lie the plains of
northern Italy
Don't put on the roof un
— u invest irfat
It is poor economy to
6ave money by substitut-
ing something inferior
but wouldn’t you like to
save on cost if you could
§et ’ something better ?
ou can get a better roof
for less money if you put
On
iCertaihteedl
Amsterdam Oct 29 — The occupa-
tion of Gorizia this morning by Austro-German
forces is announced in n
official dispatch from Vienna The
Italians are said to have reUred
across the Isonzo
EVERY HOME IS URGED TO
HELP IN FOOD DRIVE
President Wilson Appeals for All Pa-
triots to Pledge Support and 8tlck
by Food Administration
Washington Oct ' 29— President
Wilson in a statement issued has
nrged every home and public eating
place in the United States to pledge
its support to 1 the food administra-
tion and to comply with its requests
His appeal marked the inauguration
of family enrollment week during
which everybody in the country will
be asked to become a member of the
food administration in order to secure
nation wide cooperation in lood con-
servation The president said that in no oth—
way than through the cooperation
of the people can the nation acotm-
pllsh its object in the war
Chancellor Michaelie Has Quit
London Oct 29— A Reuter’s Limit-
ed dispatch from Amsterdam save
that Berlin evening papers report
that Imperial Chancellor Michaelis
has resigned
A London dispatch October 24 said
Dr Michaelis bad placed bis port-
folio as chancellor In the hands of
Emperor William The source of this
InformaUon was given an Amsterdam
advice by the wireless press
Roofing
Before its merits were recog-
nized roll roofing was regarded -as
a more or less temporary roof
—but now CERTAIN-TEED
haa demonstrated that it is not
only a most durable roof but
also tht most efficient roof
It is economical to buy inex-
pensive to lay and costs practi-
cally nothing to maintain It is
light weight clean sanitary fire-
retardent and weather-tight
It ia now used as the preferable
type of roof for office buildings
factories hotels stores ware-
houses garages farm1 buildings
etc where durability is de-
manded CERTAIN-TEED
is guaranteed for S 10 or IS
years according to thicknesa (1
2 or 3 ply) -
Certain-teed
Paints and Varnishes
are made for all
uses and in all
colors With paint
as with roofing
the name CER-
TAIN -TEED
is s guarantee
of quality and
satisfaction '
Certain-teed
Products Corporation
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Sums Clirrlroil Ptaaterik Detroit Boftlla
Sn Fmocuro Mihroektc Cioctarott (TO—
Orient Lee Santa Mia Deal-lie Knaro Cltr
Scatltt Inftnesolie Altrota Menphie Richmond
Crate Rroidt kaehrille Salt Late Cltr D
Mnteet Hroroia DateiA Lee a at inner Heron
Net Much Either
“Harry has nothing to talk about
except himself”
“Why the exception?”
WOMAN’S CROWNING GLORY
is her hair If yours is streaked with
ugly grizzly gray hairs use "La Cre-
ole" Hair Dressing and change It in
the natural way Price $100 — Adv
Opposing Tactics
“Take that gas meter out”
"What for?”
“Because It Is taking ns In”
Suffered For Years
Back and Kidneys Were in
Bad Shape But Doan’s
Removed all the Trouble
“My kidneys wers so weak that the
least cold 1 caught would affect them
and start my back aching until 1
could hardly endure the misery" save
Mr D C Ron 973 Fulton St Brook-
lye N Y "In the morning when 1
first got np my back
was so lame 1 could
hardly bend over and
any move sent darts of
pain through my kid-
nays It was hard for
mo to walk np stairs or
stoop and to move
while lying down sent
darts of pain through
‘’Tho kidney secre- MRS ROSS
tions wers scanty and distressing and
the water remained in my system mak-
ing my feet and hands swelL There
were dark circles under my eyes and
I bee roe so dizzy 1 could hardly see
I bad rheumatic pains in my knees and
it was all I could do to set around
For years I was in that shape and I
wore plasters and nsed all kinds of
medicine to no avail until I tried
Doan't Kidney Pills Ther rid me
of the tronhle and lengthened my
hack and kidneys When I have taken
Doen’t since they have always bene-
fited me”
Ricorn to before me
L N VAUGHAN Notary Publio
Cat Ossa's at Aar Stecft Me a Ben
DOAN’S VSSS?
FOSTER4ULBURN CO- BUFFALO N Y
Disqualified
Knlckep— Is Jones physically dis-
qualified to be a soldier?
Bocker— He can’t see red white and
blue he caa’f hear the call of duty
and hla legs run backward
A hero Is a man who sticks to the
name woman all his Ufe
G7ben Your Eyes Need Care
Try Marine Eye Remedy
Jilteeht-JmSn ftetnt row aft
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