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REVIEW OP THE WAR.
The bodies of Mrs. Llxxle Drake, <5,
her daughter, Mrs. Irene Spencer, 35,
and her granddaughter, Oertrude
Spencer, 12, were discovered mur-
dered In bed at their home in Sala-
manca, N. Y.
As a result of recommendations by
Dr. Theobald Smith of Harvard Uni-
versity, a serum used tn Germany to
combat the foot and mouth disease
among rattle is to be used to remedy
the situation In Illinois.
The whipping of a pupil by a school
teacher at Melrose, Florida, resulted
in a tight in which William Yates, the
teacher, was shot and killed and
Claude Holtzendorff. father of the pu-
pil. was probably fatally wounded.
New sources or revenue to New
York City, the chief of which is a
proposal to Impose a special tax on
all persons who receive an Income of
more than 92.000 a year in New York
City are among the recommendations
of the mayor's tax commission.
Richard Yates, former governor of
Illinois, is named a co-respondent la
a divorce complaint filed by Edward
R. Freeman, a photographer of Eu-
reka, Calif., against Emma R. Free-
man. The complaint alleged that Mrs.
Freeman and Yates traveled together
from Eureka to San Francisco in July,
1913.
Ocean freight rates for cotton are
declining, according to Information at
Galveston. The rate to Bremen has
eased off from 93.60 a hundred pounds
to 92.50, and Barcelona from 91.36 to
85 cents In some cases. Rotterdam is
Sochaczew, which was the point at 92.00 to 92.10, as against 92.60. The
which the Germans made their orig- rate to Liverpool remains at 9115 to
Coincident with the arrival at the
front of Emperor Nicholas the Rus-
sians have assumed the offensive di-
rectly west of Warsaw and, according
to a Russian official statement, have
crossed the Bsura river and taken
tome German positions.
This, In the opinion of military ex-
perts, if the Russians have sufficient
.’orces at their disposal will break the
deadlock which has existed in the
battle in central Boland tor many
weeks, since It threatens the flank of
'Jeneral Von Hlndenburg's army which
is engaged in the violent struggle Ira-
nediately to the southwest in an effort
lo break down the Russian defensive
In the region of Borjimow.
The Russians appear, according to
reports from Hetrograd to have
crossed the Bzura near its Junction
with the Vistula and, working south-
ward, to have taken part of the Ger
man position near Dakhova south ot
Inal attempt to break the Warsaw line.
In the midst of the snows of the
Darpetblans the two armies still are
sontendlng for the passes which lead
into Hungary. The Austro-Germau
'orces drove the Russians back from
Jie passes which they had occupied
m their extreme right to the west ol'
Dukla Pass but elsewhere the llus-
ilans claim to be making progress or
st any rate to the holding their own.
Artillery engagements and a few
•mall infantry attacks made up the
ium of the operations on the western
front. There are indications, however,
that the allies are preparing the way
for an offensive movement in the Ar-
ras region where their artillery lias
been very busy and where they have
captured some German trenches, in
the Argonne region too, tlie French
ciaim to have improved their posi-
tion.
The failure of the Turks in their
preliminary attacks on tlie Suez canal
gives a good deal of satisfaction to
England, as it is felt that the terri-
torial and Australasian troops engaged
there have proved their mettle.
Germany’s threatened submarine
blockade of England and Ireland still
accupies the public botli here and in
aeutral countries such as Hollnnd and
3candfhnvia, which have important
(hipping interests. It is being taken
zery calmly by ship owners who are
. promised that the admiralty will take
iteps to counteract it and are re-
ninded that if it were possible the
lermans before this would have sunk
transports taking troops to France.
91.25, hut is reported as likely to
change.
Chicago, which has given 9120.000
for relief of Belgian war sufferers Is
asked to contribute 9100.000 more by
the Chicago Belgian relief committee.
America has sent to Belgium about
$20,000,000 in food and money, it was
announced, yet the situation there is
that 1,234,000 people do not know
where they are to get their next meal,
the committee’s report says
No hope Is held for the life of John
Copeland, a bank cashier at Mnrshall,
Texas, shot in the hotel room of VVil
liain Black of Bellalre, Ohio, a lecturer
and professed critic of the Catholic
church. Black and John Rogers of
Marshall were killed In the same
shooting. Black eluimed to have been
a former Catholic priest. The shoot-
ing occurred within two minutes after
a committee of Marshall, Copeland,
John Rogers and George Ryan called
on Black to request him to stop liia
lectures there attacking the Catholic
church.
DOMESTIC
Dr. George C. Rankin, editor of the
Texas Christian Advocate, died at Bal-
ias.
The statewide prohibition bill
passed the Arkansas house of repre-
lentatives.
Sophie Ghet, known to the police
xx the "opium queen,’’ was sentenced
Xt New York to pay a fine of 92,000
xnd to serve six months in the pen-
itentiary for smuggling opium.
It is officially announced that a Rus-
sian submarine on January 29 sank
l German torpedo boat destroyer off
Cape Moen, Denmark.
Directum I„ 1:58, the world's cham-
pion pecer, was sold by James Butler
to M. E. Sturges of New York at a
price said to be not far from $45,000.
The seventeen automobile ambu-
lances donated by Harvard and Yale
•tudents have been turned over to the
American Red Cross and will be
•hipped to Europe soon for service on
the battlefield
A. N. Culberson, a practicing physi-
cian of Evans, Ga„ was shot to death
i by a posse of citizens. Curbertson
was charged with assaulting a young
married woman, daugnter •( a prom-
inent citizen of Martinez.
Nine men were burned to death and
xlx others seriously injured in a Are
which destroyed the bunk house of
the Lioneata Chemical Company at
Mayburg, Penna. The men. mostly
wanderers, were employed in the for-
ests as woodmen.
Plana for building a $20,000,000
{Wholesale fruit and produce terminal
and market were announced at Chi-
cago. It la proposed to build the ter-
minal on railroad property near the
center of the city, it la said the
terminal would decrease the high cost
of living by cutting down delivery ex-
penaea and spoilage about 910.000
Importation of precious stones for
January was nearly 91,000,000 leas than
In the same month last year and more
u»a" 99,000,000 less than in January,
r ■ sou
J ‘ The Crane Company, one of the
' largest plumbing supply houses la the
xoaatry, has agreed to pay a $76,000
’ i y fae and withdraw from business in
r - Texas. This is a compromise of a
7 state suit for several million dollars’
peaaity against the Ciffa* Company
Her alleged violation ot the Texas anti-
• tract ' towsT The efifiHMM* Texas
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CATTLE TICK IIMPKMIM
WASHINGTON
Three more foreign built vessels
admitted to American registry last
week under the recent act of congress,
making a total of 123 vessels of 455,-
012 gross tons, to come under ihe
American flag since last August. All
of the new vessels nre freighters.
Insistent, statements by Representa-
tive Mann and other republican lead-
ers in the house that the state depart-
ment has in its possession a note or
letter from Great Britain regarding the
pending ship purchase bill brought
forth denials from both Majority Lead-
er Underwood and Secretary Bryan.
Nominations for the new federal
trade commission which President
Wilson will send to the senate and
on the White House slate are as fol-
lows: Joseph E. Davies, Wisconsin;
E. N. Hurley, Illinois; Geo. L. Record,
New Jersey; Will H. Perry, Washing-
ton state, and Wm. J. Harris, Georgia.
Foreign commerce, aggregating 33,-
902.900,051 In value, aa conducted by
Americans during 1914, compared with
94,276,614,774 In 1913, according to de-
partment of commerce statistics an*
nounced Friday. The decrease, approx-
imately $373,000,000, due largely to the
European war, was almost wholly in
exports, which were $370,394,242 less,
imports dropping $3,320,479 less.
In reply to Germany’s recent protest
against the building of hydro-aero-
planes by American manufacturers fof
England and Russia, Secretary Bryan
has informed Count Von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, that the state
department does not. concur in the
contention that such craft must be re-
garded as vessels of War whose de-
livery to belligerent states by neutrals
would be stopped."
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I STATE MAY BUY
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•MAY OPTION ALREADY IE PRO-
CURED OV SENATORIAL
SUBCOMMITTEE.
HOW IT WILL LOOK AT END OP THIS YEAR
Of the 1,800.000 cattle in Ohlahotna mors than half of them ars a bo vs
the federal quarantine line. ■ The 900,000 cattle above the line are worth about
97,000.000 more than the same number of cattle below the line. Since 1909
the quarantine line in Oklahomn has been gradunlly forced from the north-
west part of Oklahoma to the southeast, until the Infested territory covers
about the same area that the unlnfested terrtory covered In the northwest
part of the state In 1909. At the present rate of carrying on the work of
eradicating the cattle tick, the federal and state government ngonts who
have charge of the work hope to have a ‘clean state’’ January 1, 1918.
The eradication of the Texan lover, or cattle tick, has won favor, not only
with the cattlemen and farmers of Oklahoma and the entire tick lnfested
area of the United States, but It has assumed national Importance and has
attracted the attention of the banker, the merchant and the cottonseed asso-
ciations, for In It they see the futnre development of this territory along
profitable agricultural lines.
This state, along with Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, comprise the
Infested area west of the Mississippi river and are primarily cattle growing
atates.
There la no good and sufficient reason why they should not lead the
United States In that line of business. But, first, they must eradicate the
cattle tick and eliminate Texas fever.
Tick eradication was Inaugurated in Oklahoma under systematic lines In
1906. Since then nearly one-half of the Infested area of the state has been
free,1. With the Impetus of the work as It Is now moving, the remaining
Infested territory will be finished by 1918 nt the outside.
PRICE IS TO CE S13S.000.00
Interest HoM by Rank, Now Detune*.
Purchased at Psreod Sals*—
Other Nows of the
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Oklahoma city.—*
Probability of the state shortly be-
ing the owner of the asylum tor the In-
sane nt Norman became apparent.
After n pnblte sale nt Clandler, at
which Roy Hoffman of the Union Na-
tional bank ot Chandler and H. W.
Pentecost of the State Bxcnange hank
of Oklahoma City purchased for $139,-
000 the controlling stock in the son
Itarlum, owned by the defunct Capitol
National bank of Guthrie, it was dis-
closed that the state, through the sen-
ate public building committee, already
had secured n thirty-day option form
the new owners.
Although commonly known ns n
‘‘state asylum,” the Institution nt Nor-
man always haa been under private
management. Dr. David Griffin being
superintendent. The state has paid n
fixed sum for patients sent to the san-
itarium.
To Create New Insurance Board.
State regulation and • control of In-
surance rates and all other matters re-
lating to the Insurance business, which
affect the public welfare, by n state
TIE IEI OFFICIAL FIMlf
Charles L. Daugherty, who recently
completed kin term an Stats Commlo-
sloner of Labor, has boon appoints^
secretory to the State Board of Affaire.
Mr. Daughorty to a prlntor, and a mom-
bar of tho Typographical Union.
To Put a Ban On All Fakes.
Tho fraudulent advertising MU by
Durant, was advanced to Haul passage
In tho house committee of tho whole.
Thera Is but one section of tho MU
and It reads as follows: “That any
parson, firm, corporation or associa-
tion who, with Intent to sell or In
anywse dispose of merchandise, se-
curities, service or anything offered
by such person, firm, corporation or
r_____ ________? ______association, or_dlrectiy or indirectly to
insurance board, to be composed of public for sale or distribution, or
the state tnsuarnce commissioner,
bank commissioner and the state fire
marshal, Is proposed tn n bill passed
by the house.
The bill is by Representative N .B.
Maxey of Muskogee and 1a said to be
with Intent to Increase the consump-
tion thereof or to Induce the public
In any manner to enter Into any obli-
gation relating thereto, or to ac-
quire its title thereto, or an Interest
therein, makes, publishes, dtsaemin-
in line with recommendations of Gov-iale*’ circulates or places before tho
ernor R. L. Williams for the enact-! Pub,,c* or cause" d,rect,y °r Indirect-
ment of such laws as would give tho;"e ma<*e» published, disseminated*
state more effective control over In-, circulated or placed before the public
AS IT WAS IN 1909
CHAR6E NEGLECT IN EPIDEMIC
State Inspector Not Pleased With
Condition In Mayes County.
GREAT DECREASE IN FIRE LOSSES
Hammonds Proud of State’s Reduction
of Waste In January.
Oklahoma City.—Disregard of sani-
tary measures amounting almost to
criminal neglect is charged in the re-
port of l’eter Biewer, state sanitary
inspector, on the condition of Bairs
at Locust Grove, in Mayes county,
where sixty-five cases of smallpox,
some confluent (which means death in
the majority of cases), were found.
It Is alleged that the disease was
brought to the town by a bootlegger
from Texas, and that neglect and
petty disagreements among physicians
were the causes of the epidemic.
A group of families quarantined In
a public building threatened to lift
the quarantine by the six-shooter
method, when they had been told by
a physician that they did not have
smallpox after the county physician
had quarantined them.
The report states that the county
healtli officer had tried In every way
to get the plague under control, but
that lack of co-operation had nullified
his efforts. By threats of imprison-
ment and some straight talk, Btewer
succeeded In Isolating cases already
apparent, and he reports that unless
unforseen developments occur, the sit-
uation Is under control.
FOREIGN
General Francisco Villa, has pro-
claimed himself provisional president
of Mexico, as well as military chief.
Twenty persons are killed and many
Injured by the explosion of a boiler
In a furniture factory at La Quardla,
Spain.
The Spanish parliament haa author
lzed the government to purchase four
submarines for the Spantsn navy from
a builder In the United States.
Eugene Corrl, official referee of the
Sporting Club of London, has bees
agreed upon as referee for the fight
between Jack Johnson and Jess Wll
lard at Juarez, Max, March 9
General Villa telegraphed the con-
vention agency nt Washington that
General Tomas Urbina had cap
tured at 8an Luis Potsl and was is
full control of the city and vicinity
Urbina’s column to supposed to bo th*
vanguard of the Villa force
The Eapata forces hove been defeat-
ed and driven back from Hermtta neat
Tacubeya, a suburb of Mexico City.
The Caransa adherents nre still pur
suing the defeated troops. The capital
remains quiet. General Obregoa to
sued n decree declaring void nil papei
money tosued during Ike VlUn regime
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW IS IN JAIL
Charged With
Murder,
Arson.
Followed by
Oklahoma City—The monthly report
of State Fire Marshal Hammonds on
fire waste for the month of January
shows that it was smaller than It has
been any month since establishment
of the department. The previous low
record for a month, made during June,
1914, when waste amounted to $89,-
209.64.
The figures for January show that
the total loss, buildings and contents,
amounted to $94,416.20, or $26,000 less
than the June record.
The report calto attention of the
people of the state to tne good news
aid cautions them to redouble their
carefulness during the ramatnlng win-
ter months. By so doing the lire lose
can be reduced more then 60 per cent
of the January rate, he says.
Defective flues, stove pipes, end
overheated stoves are especially re-
marked, and prompt removal of trash
and rubbish Is given as a sure lire pre-
ventive. The report suggests that Are
chiefs In various communities be em-
powered to attend to this duty.
Hobart.—Ernest Standerfer was sr-1
rested on & warrant charging him with
the death of Charles Walker, who was
apparently murdered at ills farm
home, fourteen miles north of here
and the house tired to hide traces ot
the crime.
The day following the discovery of
the crime Standerfer Is alleged to
have brought one of Walker’s fine
horses to Hobart and to have sold It
to a local dealer at a less price than
Walker refused tor the animal the
Saturday before
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Court of Appeala Afflrme Sentence far
Dynamiting at Taft
Oklahoma City.—Pinto was written
In the famous Taft dynamite murder
conspiracy case whan, the criminal
court of appeals, In an opinion by
Presiding Judge Thornes H. Doyle, af-
firmed the conviction and life sentence
of William M. Irwin, once n prominent
Muskogee realty denier, the oxly axe
of six alleged conspirators to be ad-
fudged guilty by h Jury.
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ILTIMATIM TO THE FISNEEI SO.
Small Phene Companies Demand Their
Share of Telle
Oklahoma City.—Twenty-seven Inde-
pendent telephone companies, through,
their attorney, have notified the Pio-
neer Telephone Company that they
would, after March 1, withhold 25 per
cent of the toll chargee which they
switched to or from the Pioneer lines
to their own exchanges.
All contracts hwetofore existing be-
tween the Pioneer and* members of the
Oklahoma Independent Telephone As-
sociation are declared terminated on
March 1 by the notice. This action la
in line with the determination made
by the association nt n meeting la the
early part of January.
Beard of Affair* to Inspect A ay him.
Whether tfie state to to purchase
the Norman asylum, ns contemplated
In action of the senate pnblte building
committee In assuring n thirty-day
option on tho Institution, will be dofi-
notely known after an Inspection of
the sanitarium by the state board of
affairs. Officials nt prasent are heart-
ily In favor of the puts taking over
the asylum nt tb* fixed price ot $192,-
909, and If the findings of the board
of affairs bear out lmprasaioes exist-
ing, the chases* are that the afifMfrl-
surance ratea charged by companies
operating In Oklahoma
In a great measure the MU strips
the state insuarnce commissioner of
a great deal of authority he now exer-
cises in the matter of regulation of
insurance companies Practically all
of the authority now exercised by the
insurance commissioner would be del-
egated to the state insurance board,
of which the Insurance commissioner
Is made ex-officio chairman. It places
the control of insurance companies
and the Insurance business In the
hands of three men Instead of one
After a hard, but successful fight by
Representative W. A. Durant ot Bryan
county, to secure the adoption of n
substitute bill, which would confer
authority on the corporation commis-
sion to regulate nil matters relating to
the oil and gas Industry of the state,
the house of representatives passed
the so-called oil conservation bill-with-
out amendments and tn the same form
aa It was reported out of the commit-
tee on oil and gas.
The bill considered In the senate,
It to understood, will be withdrawn
and the house bill given the right of
way, so far aa oil legislation to con-
cerned. Both bills are by Representa-
tive Wash Hudson of Tulsa of the
house, and Senator Davidson of Tulsa
and Senator J. H. Buthertin of Wag-
oner.
The proposed substitute hill by Du-
rant, unlke the measure which was
passed, did not attempt to set out any
conditions that shoud he construed ns
constituting waste of oil, but simply
placed the control of pipe line com-
panies and companies engaged In the
production ot oil in the hands of the
corporation commission for regulation
and control the same as other corpor-
ations.
The bill that was passed sets out
conditions defined ns constituting
waste of oil and then prescribes the
authority of the corporation commis-
sion In enforcing the act.
The bank robber bill was finally
passed by the stante and now goes
back to the house for final engross-
ment when it will go to the governor
for his signature
Governor Signs Several Dills.
With s special pen sent to the state
house by H. T. Laughbaum of the
State Anti-Saloon League, Governor
R. L. Williams signed the MU provid-
ing that the evils of alcohol be taught
In nil .public and state maintained
schools In Oklahomn. This Mil, drawn
up by tho bouse committee on enforce-
ment of the prohibition tows, was
passed by the house January 19 and
went through the senate February 1.
The governor also signed the house
MI1 extending the time for payment of
1914 taxes until June 1. This meas-
ure provides that persons who failed
to pay the last half of their 1914 taxes
by December 1, bat who pay them be-
fore Jns* 1. shall be charged only 9
per oral Interest instead of II
Fool Halls Will B* Rsrmlttod.
The house of representatives, by •
vote of 69 to 24, ooncurrsd in tho sen-
ate amendments to the now famous
pool haU MIL which in offset legalises
In this state, in a newspaper or other
publication or In form of a book, no-
tice, handbill, poster, bill, circular,
pamphlet or letter, or In any other
way, an advertisement of any part
regarding merchandise, securities,
service or anything so offered to tho
public, which advertisement contains
any assertion, representation or state-
ment of fact which Is untrle, deceptive
or misleading, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and on conviction there-
of shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $10 nor more than $50 or
by Imprisonment In the county jnlt
not exceeding twenty days or both
such fine and imprisonment.
If the clairvoyant bill be passed by
the senate and becomes a law with the
approval ot the governor, It will put
an end to fortune telling In Oklahomn,
and If the moving picture bill becomes
a law In Its present shape It will, In
tbe opinion of many prevent the show-
ing or exhibition of any kind of n
moving picture film, except those
showing scenery.
The congressional net appropriates
$480,000 per year for a period of ten
years which Is to be distributed equally
among the states of the union for the-
purpose of carrying on agricultural ex-
tension work, and It further appropri-
ates additional sums for each of the
ten years that can b* used only In the
event that a like amount be appropri-
ated by the state deainng to partici-
pate In the extension work.
To enable Oklahomn to get the fnU
benefit of the appropriation for the
years 1916-1914 on appropriation ot
$14,600 is required. The Ramsey bill
carrying this appropriation has the In-
dorsement of the farmers’ caucus naff
has passed the house. The present
favorable committee report places It
upon the senate calendar.
Insurance of nil public schoolhouses
In the state against loss by fire or
storm la n state Insurance fund, to bo
created by special tax, is proposed In
n Mil Introduced In the house of rep-
resentatives by Representative R. L.
Peebly of Oklahomn county. Under
the provisions of the bin the stato
would carry Its own Insurance on Its
public school buildings, maintained In
whole or part by taxes and, it Is said,
would result In n great saving to tho
state In money that Is now paid to
various Insurance comnnnies.
The house passed finally the Mil
by Norton, amending tbe statutes cre-
ating n threshers’ lien on grain.
County. Fair Measure.
The house also passed In committee
ot the whole the bill by Representa-
tive Paul Nesbitt ot Pittsburg county,
providing tor holding ot tree county
fairs. The purposes tor which ths fairs
will be held, as set out In the Mil,
ore “to promote agriculture, horticul-
ture, fruit culture, livestock and poul-
try raising, manufacturing, arts, trades
and every Industry ot ths county lx
which the fair to held”
After running ths gauntlet of prac-
tically ovary mottos that could be
sudor say parliamentary pro-
cedure ter the advancement or dsfssl
et s pending meaanrs, ths senate Mil
proposing amendments to the ststutas
teM-
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sties will fee
Is Oklahomn As originally passed by
ths boss*, the Mil mad* it uatawfsl
to conduct ter him n pool or Millard
hell at say pises within ths SUM ot
Oklahoma. As amended by the Masts
sad passed by the two houses, tb* ME
prohibits ths epsrattoa ot foot halls
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ths operation of pool and Millard haltaj rolattag to (bo formation ot nsw coon-
‘ * ties, primarily Intended to put an ea#
to proposed organisation of Shaffer
oonnty, was htllad on final roll call lx
the bonus. Ths bill fallrid to recetvx
a constitutional majority of vetaj lx
tho hooao, although It roceived a ma-
jority. Tho vote was 91 Is favor ot
the bin sad a? against fifty
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