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THE INOLA REGISTER.
VOL. IX.
INOLA OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1915
NO. 33
BUM WOULD
NEW ORDER TO COUNCIL PRO-
POSES SEIZURE OP ALL FOOD
SHIPMENTS.
IM RETALIATION FOB SUBMARINES
Confiscation Part of Program,—
America Qroatly Oiapleaaed Ovor
England'* Uncompromising
Stand.
Washington.—Great Britain's order
In council, explaining her embargo on
all neutral countries was received with
such evident disappointment by high
officials of the United States govern-
ment that a strong protest against its
terms was considered In official quar-
ters as certain to be made soon.
Senator Hoke Smith, who saw Presi-
dent Wilson, said afterwards that the
British order in council was "high
handed and utterly Intolerable".
The arrival of the British order to-
gether with news of the flat rejection
by Great Britain aad her allies of the
Informal proposals of the United States
for the abandonment by Germany of
her submarine warfare if England per-
mitted food stuffs to go to the civilian
population of enemy countries, de-
stroyed the hopes of President Wilson
and his advisers for the early Improve-
ment of conditions for the neutral
commerce of the world. Germany had
accepted practically all the American
suggestions.
Without Precedent.
Officials declined to comment to any
•extent on the British order but their
displeasure over its contents was ap-
parent. It was pointed out there was
no precedent for Great Britain's ac-
tion.
Summed up, offlelals Interpreted the
British order as meaning that without
enforcing a blockade on the German
coast Itself but by stopping American
•hips anywhere on the high seas, car-
goes destined for Germany would be
taken Into prize courts for intermin-
able litigation.
ALLIES LOSE IN DABDANELLES
FLOATING MINES ACCOUNT FOR
LOSS OF THREE SHIPS
Cruiser Dresden Is Sunk
London.—The sinking of the German
cruiser Dresden near the Juan Ferna-
dez islands has been officially
nounced by the admirallty.
So has been ended the career of the
aecond of Germany's original sea raid-
ers, which, with the cruiser Emden,
destroyed several months ago, sent to
the bottom of the sea so many of the
allies' vessels. Several times the Dres-
den has'been engaged, yet escaped,
,and it took three of Great Britain's sea
.fighters to corner and sink her.
The admiralty's statement follows:
"On March 14 at 9 a. m. H. M. 8.
Glasgow, Captain John Luce R. N. H.
M. auxiliary cruiser Orama, Captain
John Seagrave, R. N., and H. M. S.
! Kent, Captain John D. Alien, C B„ R.
jN., caught the Dresden near Juan
4Fernandez islands.
. "An action ensued and after Ave min-
utes fighting the Dresden hauled down
her colors and displayed the white flag.
She was much damaged and set on lire,
and after she had been burning for
some time her magazine exploded and
■he sank."
CUUIZJk BOWSTOPtES. WILSON
Abandons Hla Blockade of ths Port If
Progreao.
Washington.—General Carranza haa
abandoned his blockade of the port or
Progreao on urgent representations by
the United States. The gunboat Zara-
goza haa been called ofT and two Ameri-
can ships laden with sisal tor the
United States were cleared Saturday
without interference.
Rear Admiral Caperton, commanding
the American fleet in Mexican waters,
reported the ralalng of the blockade
and reported that the Zaragoia haa re-
turned to Vera Crux.
The Admiral's dispatches crossed a
new note, sent by President Wilson on
Ms way to Carranza giving notice that
the United States waa determined to
raise the blockade and If necessary use
the cruiser Dee Moines to do so.
The asrlousnsss of tho attuatlon
growing out of the blockade of Pro-
greeo waa pointed oat by Secretary
Honston of the department of agricul-
ture who advised the preeldent that
300,000,000 pounds of twine are used
each year In the United States in bind-
ing grain, flax and corn crops, snd that
nine-tenths of the supply Is made from
sisal grown in Yucatan and exported
through Progreao.
But Bombardment Ooea On and Fleet
Gradually Beata Its Way
Toward Constantinople
London.—The Brltiah ships Ocean
and Irreatible and the French ship Bou-
vet have been sunk by the Turks in
the Dardanelles.
The crews of two British ships were
virtually all saved, having been trans-
ferred to other ships under a hot fire
but an Internal explosion took place
on board the Bouvet after she had
fouled the mine and most of her crew
was lost. The Bouvet sank within
three minutes of the time that she
hit the mine.
The waters in which the ships were
lost h d been swept of mines but the
British idmiralty asserts that the
Turks and Germans set floating con-
tainers of explosives adrift and these
were carried down by the current onto
the allied ships gathered inside the
entrance o.' the straits.
All the ships that were sunk were
old ones, the Bouvet having been com-
pleted nearly twenty years ago and
the Ocean and Irresistible In 189&.
They were useful, however, for the
work in which they were engaged In
the Dardanelles. The sunken British
ships are being replaced by the battle-
shlps Queen and Implacable, vessels
of a similar type. They are said to
have started some time ago for Near
Eastern waters in anticipation of just
such losses as have now occurred.
Two other ships engaged in the
fighting, the British battle cruiser In-
flexible, and the French battleship
Gaulols, were hit by shells and dam-
aged. The British casualties accord-
ing to the British official report "were
not heavy considering the scale of the
operations."
The damage done to the Turkish
forts by the heavy bombardment has
not yet been ascertained. It is stated
that the operations against them are
continuing. The forts attacked were
those on either side of Kephez bay and
on Kephez Point outside The Nar-
rows, and those on Kllid Bahr and
Chanak in The Narrows.
The Kephez forts replied strongly
when the battleships advanced firing
up the Dardanelles and all the ships
were hit. It is asserted that these
forts flnaily were silenced and a bom-
bardment of those in The Narrows
was under way when the three bat-
tleships struck the mines. The blow-
ing up of the ships did not cause a ces-
sation of the fighting, which continued
until darkness Intervened.
Beyond the operations In the Dar-
danelles the most important news of
the day concerns the reported occu-
pation by the Russians of Memel, a
German port on the Baltic, as an-
nounced In the German official com-
munication. Memal is a town of con-
siderable importance in northeast
Prussia and the presence there of the
Russian forces Is taken by military
observers here to Indicate that the
Russian generals have decided to at-
tempt a hig sweep down through East
Prussia In an endeavor to compel the
Germans to fall back from northern
Poland.
Again north Poland has been trans-
ferred into an immense bog by. the
thaw which has set in just as Field
Marshal Von Hindenburg has starteff
his offensive against Przasnysz. It Is
declared that it is Impossible, except
at widely separated high places, to
move, let alone fight
FRISCO CLAIMS
E
WITNESS AT RATE HEARING SAYS
ROAD PAID 1632,750.00
FOR 1913.
MORE THAN TWICE MISSOURI RATE
ITALY IS ABOUT TO ENTER WAR
ISTHMIAN NATION EXPECTED
800N TO JOIN ALLIES.
22 VOTES It ELECTION IEC0RB
Terra Haute Repeaters Visit As Many
Precincts As Possible.
Indianapolis.—A record for votlag
of twenty-two times In one day was
claimed by Fred Elaner. who testified
In the trial of the Terre Haute election
case.
The witness testified that he con-
fined hla operationa to three precincts
and with one exception received a
dollar for each time he voted. He
aald he failed to get paid for one
vote, "as the paymaster aald I had
made enough money already." Elaner
was challenged only once during the
day, he aald.
Eisner and others, who described
alleged fraudulent voting in which
they participated last November In
Terre Haute, have pleaded guilty.
Evidence bearing on the alleged
"training school for witnesses,"
which United States District Attor-
ney Frank C. Dalley described in bis
opening statement, also was Intro-
duced.
Most of the confessed fraudulent
voters testified that tbey had been
told to report as election morning at
police headquarters when Chief of
Police Hatler gave them an order on
a liveryman for a horse and bnggy.
They said they received a list of vot
tag places and cards bearing names
and registration numbers with whlctr
they were to vote from E. E. Talbott.
cNy comptroller, and a defendant in
lota of eight or tan at a time.
Only Third o( Mileage Here But 60
Per Cent of Taxes, Assertion
Msda In Two-Cent Rats
Hearing.
Oklahoma City.—Although leaa than
a third of the system's mileage Is In
Oklahoma, more than 60 per cent of
the Frisco Railway Company's total
1913 tafces were paid in thia state, ac-
cording to testimony given at the two-
cent rate bearing before Federal Judge
Frank A. Voumans by T A. Hamilton
of St Louis, the road's supervisor of
efficiency. Hamilton was on the wit-
ness stand nearly all day, and detailed
from twenty-six exhibits figures show-
ing the workings of the Frisco la this
state for the last five years.
The total state, municipal and coun-
ty taxes r.ccrulng on property of the
Frisco in this Btate In 1913 amounted
to $832,750, the witness said. Of the
whole 17.75 per cent was apportioned
to Btate freight, 18.79 per cent to state
passenger, 41.81 per cent to Interstate
freight, 14.76 per cent to Interstate
passenger and 6.89 per cent to mall
and express. The witness did not tes-
tify to the exact amount of the total
taxation borne by the company, mere-
ly declaring that "above 60 per cent
of the entire systems taxes accrued
in this state, notwithstanding less
than one-third of the total mileags
is within the boundaries of Okla-
homa."
Higher Rate In Oklahoma.
"It is a fact, is it not, that \he rate
of taxation is considerably higher in
Oklahoma than In other states in
which the St Louis tc San Francisco
operates?" inquired Attorney R. Ac.
Kleinschmldt, who waa examining the
witness.
"As an illustration, I'll say that the
tax per mile in Oklahoma In 1913 was
$596, while in Missouri it was $534,"
Hamilton leplied.
The twenty-six exhibits offered by
the Frisco brought out that the road's
gross passenger revenues for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1914, with the
two-cent i ate In effect, showed a slight
Increase over the record of the last
preceding year when passenger traffic
was conducted on a three-cent basis.
But, Supervisor Hamilton testified*
the cost of operation was so mater,
ially increased that the net state pas-
senger earnings decreased at the same
time from 4.64 per cent to 1.47 per
cent and the state freight earnings,
during the same period, likewise be-
came smaller.
Frisco's Test Year.
In the Frisco's test year, ending
June 30, 1914, the state passenger rev-
enues aggregated $1,943,640.47, the
atate freight traffic brought $1,886,-
600.72 anl other operating revenues
made a total of $3,923,734.65, it was
shown by exhibit No. Z2 which con-
tained a summary of all state rev-
enues and expenses. Total expenses
and taxes amounted to $3,073,738.84,
leaving a balance applicable to re-
turn on rroperty of $849,99581.
Of the total balance on atate rev-
enues $537,009.23 was apportioned to
passenger and $312,986.58 to freight
business.
Mr. Hamilton testified that it costs
11 per cent more to transport a stats
passenger one mils than an interstate
passenger, and 95 per cent more to
ship s ton of state freight one mile
thaa s ton of Interstate freight.
Territorial Demsnds Ars Refused
—Greece Also Prsparing Agsln <
To Partioipsts In ths ConflicL ,
London.—The relations between It-
*ly and Austria are beueved to ahve
reached an acute atage. A Rome dis-
patch saya Auatrian and German sub-
jects have boon advised by their con-
luls to leave Italy in the shortest pos-
sible time and that a number of Ger-
nans who recently arrived in Italy
are being watched because of a sus-
picion that they are military spies.
There have ben reportB for aome
lays that Germany's efforts to secure
;he continued neutrality of Italy by in-
iuclng Austria to cede Trent and other
territory to her were not meeting with
luccess. Italy, it waa said, was de-
manding that the territory be handed
>ver to her immediately but that the
Teutonic allies desired to make the
transfer after the war.
Following this came reports that
Austria had commenced strengthening
aer southern frontier and according to
1 dispatch received in Paris from
Rome, Italian officers ot all arms be-
longing to the first line who have been
on half pay have been called to-the col-
jra. In military circles here this order
is considered significant, it being con-
tended that these officers belong to the
public administration, from which they
would not be called unless the situa-
Jon was serious. No Austrian naws on
■he subject Is available in London,
lut the censor in that country, it ia
laid, has prohibited comments.
There also are reports that Greece
is preparing to adopt a more active
tttitnde. Foil!wing a series of pro-
longed cabinet meetings at Athens,
;he Greek minister of marine ia quot-
id as having said that the Greek gov-
arnment had received all guarantees
uid to have indicated that the coun-
iry waa about to engage in some en-
*rprise.
As the chief objection to former Pre-
mier Venlzelo's policy of helping the
allies against Turkey was declared to
fcave been that Greece was not guar-
anteed that she would receive ade-
quate compensation, this statement
jf the minister of marine is consid-
ered In high circles In London as
au intimation that the new Greek
{overnment now is satisfied with ths
lilies' guarantees.
The allied fleet is preparing for a
renewal of the attack on the Dar-
danelles, delayed by unfavorable
weather. At a council of the admirals
aboard the French battleship Suffren
It is reported that a decision was
reached to make a new general at-
tack in which all the warships will
take part.
Reverting to their policy of last
Call, the Germans attacked Paris with
aircraft. Four Zeppelins started for
the city, but only two reached It.
These dropped bombs, injuring a num-
ber of persons and setting fire to
buildings. The French airmen, whose
duty it is to guard the city, pursued
the Germans, but owing to the mist
they were unable to overtake the air
ships.
Ab far as the land operations are
concerned, the eastern front holds the
most interest. The Russians despite
the swampy conditions of the ground
are slowly, according to Petrograd
dispatches, pressing the Germans
back to the East Prussian frontier.
THE FIFTH LEGISLATURE
VILLA MOST J>MIT FOREIGNERS
When He Starts To Collect a Million
Pesos st Montsrey.
Washington—A protest was sen by
the United States to General Villa
against the collection from Americans
or other foreigners of part of a special
tax of a million pesos letted at Mon-
terey. The British-owned light and
power company there has been called
upon to psv $35,000 as Its share of ths
new tax.
Just how ths general aasessment
was to bt apportioned the state de-
partment was not Informed but tho
understanding waa thst General Villa
had laid an omnlbua tax on the city,
leaving It to ths city authorities there
to raise the money In whatever way
they aaw fit The order was dated
March 1$, it was sstd, and fifteen daya
was the time given In which to ralae
the money. The department has pro-
tested previously, notably in the case
of the tax which General Obregon
tried to collect In Mexico City recent-
ly against any residents.
PREPARING FOR * RIB BATTLE
Carranza and Villa Troops Soon To
Meet Again
. Washington.—Carranza and Villa
forces are expected to clash soon in
the vicinity of Monterey and Tamplco
in one of the most important battles
Of the present civil strife in Mexico.
The Carranza agency here received
advices from Vera Cruz saying Villa
troops had evacuated San Luis Po-
tosl at the approach of General Ben-
jamin Hill with the advance guard
of General Obregon's division, which
Is moving north.
This Is the first official intimation
of the direction which General Obre-
gon took on evacuating Mexico City
and with these advices Carranza of-
flelals here admitted that their forces
ware concentrating for the defense
of Tamplco. General Obregon la re-
ported to have an army of about 22.
000 men. General Pablo Gonzales, tho
Carranza commander at Tampico, is
said to have 11,000.
General Villa ta te Monterey with
his column of 20,00* men aad is un-
derstood to have several thousand
men along the railroad lines approach*
tag San Luis Potosl and Tamplco. Eli-
so Arrendondo, head of the Carransa
agency, returned to Washington from
Vera Cruz, where he spent two weeks
conferring with his chier. He issued
a statement saying that Carransa
would protect property in Yucatan.
The statement branded as false ra-
pe rts that property waa being destroy-
ed and cities sacked.
Oklahoma City.—
A resolution proposing submission
of the prohibition question to a vote
of the people of Oklahoma was Intro-
duced in the house of rspresentatttes
by Representative Lewis Hunter of
Comanche and Cotton counties.
The resolution proposes submission
of an amendment to the constitution,
which, If sdoptsd, will repeal all ex-
lating prohibitory featurea of the or-
ganic law and provide for local option.
License for dispensaries of liquor
under the provisions of the amend
ment Is fixed at $1,500, of which $500
will go to the credit of the general
fund of any municipality; $500 to the
credit of the road and bridge fund and
the remaining $500 to the credit of
the common school fund.
Authority of fixing rules and regula-
tions under which local option elec-
tions would be held Is vested In the
governor and the state board of af-
fairs. It is provided that a majority
vote may adopt or reject the proposl
tlon of open saloons when submitted
In any locality.
For a Short Ballot.
By a close margin the resolution by
Senator Burford, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the short ballot, passed in the senate,
According to the proposed amendment
only the governor, lieutenant gover-
nor, secretary of state, state treas-
urer and the Judicial officers would
be elected, all the remaining atate of-
ficials being appointed by the govern-
or, except the clerk of the supreme
court, who would be appointed by the
members cf the court. Two proposed
amendments providing for the ap-
pointment of the Insurance commis-
sioner and the clerk of the supreme
court, the latter by the members ol
the court, had passed the senate.
IN THE PUBLIC EYE
1
P. C. Dings, s well known bsnksr of
Ardmore, who hss boon appointed 18
ths state banking board by Governor*
Williams.
Another £harge Against Watson, i
Another article of impeachment!
against Corporation Commissioner A.
P. Watson, charging him with of-
fenses involving moral turpitude and
corruption in office by attempting to
"coerce" the State National Bank of
Oklahoma City, was adopted by thai
house of representatives. The addU
tlonal charge is made under that pro-
Among bills passed In the house' vision In the original impeachment ar-
were: Making an appropriation for tides against Commissioner Watson,
construction of power plant at the
children's home at Pryor; appropria-
tion for the running of the state fire
marshal's office; for organization of
which reserved to the house managers
the right to bring additional charges.
In the report filed with the house by
the house managers, it is charged that
mutual insurance companies; fixing some tine during the month of Febru-
compensation for election officials, au- ary of the present year Commission-
thorfzlng the commissioner of labor er Watson delivered bis promissory
to establish a branch of the free labor; note for $500 to the State National
employment bureau at Tulaa; uni- Bank of Oklahoma City. Ths noto
form laws as to warehouse receipts;! matured end repeated demands on the
authorizing the hoard of trustees of part of the hank for settlement failed
the Confederate Home at Ardmore to
sell lands held by that Institution.
Three bills were passed finally by
the senate, two of which are appro-
to bring results, it is charged.
Finally, according to the charge, tho
bank Instructed its attorneys to bring ' r~<
suit and so notified Commissioner Watr* j
prlatlon bills. One was that making! son. It is charged that at that time; -
an appropriation of $15,000 for the and at every time the bank demanded
construction of a wall around the payment of the noto, Mr. Watson* _
would reply that the corporation com* .
mission, of which he Is a members -
had a large sum of money on deposit]
In that bank and that members otthfc'
commission were- entitled to favors
buildings of the state reformatory at
Granite. The other appropriates $44.-
000 for he repairing or construction
of Wilkin hall at the Preparatory
achool at Tonkawa. This is the
amount of insurance secured on the and special consideration from tha
bank.
Coercion Point Cited.
At that time, the charges recite, tha
commission had under its supervision
and control approximately $80,040 of
which $9,2CO was on deposit In tho
State National bank. In attempting
to "coerce" the baah by threatening
to withdraw the'teposit of state mon-
ey if the bank captioned demanding
payment cf the Bote, Commissioner
Watson was guilty of nffroTii p^h- . i
tuting grounds for impeachment, ac-
cording to the charge.
Fish and Gams Bill.
The Hah and game hill has recetvsd.
Its finishing touches from ths en-,
grossing department and is ready for
the signature of ths governor. As 1«
finally paaaed both houses, 25 per esnfl
or the fees collected will go to tha
support of the state game aad fis^
department and the remainder Is ta
be paid Into the county road and
highway fund. Ths open season ta
reduced to thirty days and runs from
December 1 to December SI of each
year for a period of ten years. Tha
federal law is made applicable taj
ducks, geeae, brant, plover and other
shore birds. The bag limit la tea
per day or 100 during any one aeasoa*
February, March and April are closed
months for game flah and the limM
catch for bass la fixed at ten per day.
No bass under eight inches in leagthi
is to be taken from the water end thai
use of bass minnows for bait ta pro-
hibited.
After ail coa tracts for the halldtag
have besa let, ths bill provides that
the preeent salary 5f $$.000 a year far
members of the commission shall ta*
mlasts and they ahaU roostvs pay oat*
for the ttme they are actually em-
ployed.
The Logan. Pugh aad Thoaaas MB
creating a atate depository aad pro-
viding for the collection thereta of all
funds belonging to the state was re-
building v, hlch was burned last sum-
mer. Under the law the insurance
money had to be turned Into the state
treasury snd could not be used for re-
pairing the building without legisla-
tive action.
Aaasssora' Salarlea Fixed.
The county assessor bill, which oc-
casioned so much interest during the
early part of the session and which
has been in conference for the past
three weeks, waa passed finally by
the house as amended and agreed
upon In conference.
The bill fixes the salaries of county
saaessors the same aa county clerks
In all countlea except those of 50.000
population or more. In those counties,
which Includes Oklahoma county, the
assessor will be allowed a salary of
92,400. Under the preaent law the
compensation of assessors Is based
on the amount of the aasesaed valu-
ation of the county In which he is
assessor.
One radical change which the orig-
inal bill proposed, in the preeent law
waa changed in conference so aa to
be left optional with the county com
mlaaionera of the various counties.
It was that provision which required
the taxpayer to come to the assessor
and list his property for taxation in-
stead of the assessor going to the
taxpayer as is now done. The orig-
inal plan. It is said, is acceptable to
the east side of the state, but was
strenuously objected to by representa-
tives of the west side. As the bill
bow standa either plan can be adopted
In aiiy county according to the desire
of the county commissioner*.
House blU No. 549. to encourage cot
ton manufacturing establishments ta
ths state by exempting them from tax.
attaa tor a period of tea years from
the date of construction wss passed
over the serious objection of Senator
Carpenter.
Overcoming the almoat sMId opposi-
tion of the republicans and several In-
surgent democrats, administration turned to the senate from the house
forces tn the honse of representatives with several amendments and the oaa
passed finally the measure embodying relating to the handling of achool land
the plans and suggestions of Governor funds met snch serious oposition fTOss
Williams for the construction of the the anthon of the bill that It yM i
state capitoL tto conference
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