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VOL. 10, NO. 13?.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1916.
ONE CENT.
DEATH BLOW TO GORE RESOLUTION
REGARDED AS ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY
FIRST REPORT
IS MADE BY
FIRE EXPERTS
Oral preliminary report of the
ftre underwriter* committee made
to the city commissioner* behind
closed doors in the mayor's of-
fice Friday endorsed the pro-
posed water system as the very
best solution.
"It's the natural and the best'’
Is the way the committee put it.
The committee bore down
heavily upon some defects found
In water, fire and building con-
ditions of the city but in the
main the commissioners consid-
ered the report very 'satisfactory.
It was recommended that more
water gates be installed so that
In caae a main bursts the terri-
tory abut off from supply he
«ut to the minimum. Double
water mains in the downtown
districts, for emergencies, are
suggested.
Some Wiring Rad.
The committee found that
6ome of the electric light wiring
especially in the downtown sec-
tions is defective.
It was recommended that the
fire chief be given more au-
thority so that better discipline
could be maintained.
Promptness in answering calls
and the general discipline of the
fire department was commended.
The committee reported that the
department was short on good
hose. It was asserted that 49-.
per cent of the hose was eight
years old when seven years is
about the limit for service. The
commissioners were told that no
more second-hand fire apparatus
should be purchased.
May Dower Rates
C. T. Ingalls, manager of the
local underwriters bureau, said
that nothing would be done about
fire Insurance rates until the
water question was settled. He
intimated that rates might’ go
down if the city provides an
adequate water supply.
The underwriters committee is
composed of expert engineers
from New York.
Final report will be submit-
ted in writing.
THE RIVALS
Power
vs.
Speed
m.
BY FLIERS: TAKE
. . -
• UNDSRWDCO INDERTOOD
BIG TAX RAISE.
STATE’S ORDER
Pipeline companies and a few
other public utilities were tenta-
tively assessed Friday by the
state equalization board at a fig-
ure totaling about $3,300,000
more than was put against the
same companies in 191a.
Oklahoma Pipeline company
was Increased $1,000,000. Me-
Mann Pipe Line company, not
assessed last year, was valued
at $1,000,000; Oklahoma Natural
(las company, was raised $500,-
000.
Railroads were to be tentative-
ly assessed Friday. Oklahoma
Railway company's valuation was
tentatively raised $325,000 Thurs-
day by the board, while the
Oklahoma Gas and Electric com-
pany was hoisted $100,000. The
companies will be given hearing
March 15.
‘KNOW NOTHING OF
call: says hulten
"Know nothing about call to
Gaston-av Baptist church.”
This was the reply from Dr. H.
H. Hulten Friday in response to
*Tt telegram from The News ask-
ing him whether he would ac-
cept or reject call to the church
named in Dallas. Dr. Hulten is
In Waxahachle, Texas, conduct-
ing revivals and is not expected
back until about March 15.
Dr. Hulten has been pastor
of the First Baptist here since
October, 1912. The Gaston-av,
Dallas, church is one of the
most important in that city.
HE BECAME A MASON
50 YEARS AGO TODAY
Verdun’s fate hangs on theicrete beds before they are fired,
relative strength of these two ond only a half dozen shots a
the Austrian 12-inch
By I'nited Pros.
Berlin, March
3.—Germans
have taken the village of Doua-
mont, northeast of Fort Doua-
mont, and 1000 prisoners. They
are advancing westward and
eonthwestward of the village.
German aviators bombarded
Verdun today.
cannon
"skodas’’ at the to)), with which
the Germans before Verdun are
equipped and (below) the French
I 75's.
j The German guns must be
! anchored securely in great con-
day are used. They are easily
dismantled and transported, how-
ever. The French guns, on the
other hand, shoot with the rap-
idity of machine guns, sending
shot after shot in a continuous
rain of death into the German
trenches.
Thomas McElhiney, 1220 W.
Thirty-sixth-st, father-in-law of:
Allen Street, became a mason j
50 years ago today and lie's:
mighty disappointed becaue he's j
sick and can't attend lodge to-,
night. !
McElhiney belongs to five raa-'
sonic orders which means that1
be attends lodge five times a
week. He's 73. but didn’t miss
a single lodge meeting last year.
McElhiney and Allen Street’s
father, J. G. Street, fought
against each other in a civn
war battle but of course didn't
know it until long after.
FAMOUS ACTOR CALLS I SHORT LIBERTY FOR
AT MAYOR’S OFFICE THIS ROAD WORKER
WOMEN TO ASK BAIL;
WAIVE PRELIM; HELD
By rnitrd Press.
London, March 3.-
fire along the whole
front and actions around Fort
Douamont mark renewal of tht
German offensive.
According to an unconfirmed
report, Field Marshal Mackensen,
hero of the Galician and Balkan
campaigns has joined the kaiser
and crown prince and Is direct- j
ing the Verdun operations.
French positions on Pepper j
Heights and westward across the
Meuse were under heavy bom- j
bardment today. Infantry fight-, -
ing has begun southeast of Ver-
dun. Indicating a renewal of the Ry 1 nited Press.
attempt to surround the fortress London, March
front the south. elation* for government action
Special to The \rtrs.
El Reno, Okla., March 3.—
,--— j — - | Application for batl will be made
j Frederick Ward, one of the, g. Bourbon nais had a mighty Hpnrv^uaiiMert as*'soon'^as'Yu-1
greatest of the old school actors short spell of liberty Friday after formations are filed in district
lit. the country, breezed into the ■ being freed fr0m county road .^‘Xrgtng them with the!
mayor's office Friday morning j duIy on Judge Clark s decision ^der of Henry Baustert shot]
as he slept, early last Sunday, i
Attorney Joe L. Trevatban, coun- i
sel for the two women, waived |
office
I for a social visit. : that the city had no right to
•Artillery j Ward will be remembered 8*! transfer prisoners to the county
Verdun , the one who played Nobody in I for sucb dlltJr
Everywoman here two years ago. j jUSf as BourbonnaJ? turned to
Ward is making a lecture tour tbe courf room exit Sheriff Bin-
thru the southwest. He ,'Yi ion arrested him with the an-
appear at Ardmore Friday night, nouncement that he was wanted
Despite his years the actor at waurika on a burglary charge,
maintains his vigor and rich. Two other prisoners were re-
full voice, for which he is so e]ased by
famous.
preliminary hearing late Thurs-
day and both were bound over.
GOVERNOR IS BACK;
STILL FEELING SICK
Judge Clark undeir the
I court’s ruling.
CURB SOCIAL DISEASE.
IS ENGLISH WARNING
3.-
At the same time a sudden curb social di**aaes, are contain-
thrust by the British on the od in the repoit of a royal com-
Ypres front resulted in the cap- mission, issued today,
lure of 300 rards of trenches Prohibition against marriage of
•long the Ypres Comines canal.1 afflicted persons; education in
previously lost to the Germans moral conduct; free modern treat-
February 14. : mont and warning to army and
It Is thought the Rritieh at-1 navy recruits, are urged.
tacks mean the beginning of a----
counter offensive.
ROUNDING UP FINAL
DETAILS, WATER PLAN
Final details of the proposed
i million and a half dollar water
,Plant were being completed Fri-
day. Commiseioner J. G. Street
said the public would not have
to wait long for definite an-
noi ement of the plan
T must know absolutely that
the plan will work before giving
it to the public,’’ said Street.
Governor Williams was back in
his office Friday after his at-
tack of grip. However, the gov-
ernor was not himself, for he
sat in his office quietly while
the board of equalization cavo: t-
ed In assessing corporations on
the floor below.
"I dont feel equal to the
work.” Gov. Williams said.
PHEASANTS SENT
NEW JERSEY
HERE
BUSY WEEK IS DUE
IN FEDERAL COURT
VENISON CHARGE IS
REVIVED ONCE MORE
_ Federal court will be
\ doz»n beautiful ring-necked place next we**k.
Pheasants Friday came from New Judge Frank ^ oilman*, western
Jersey to the office of State district of Arkansas. Monday will
Game Warden Chenoweth. The re-open the rate ca«e for another
Jt.irds. alreadr spoken for by game battle between state and carrier*,
lovers will be sent to different Judge John H. Oolteral.
parts of the state. i*hed with a busy term
O. L. Srane, deputy game war-
busv den, arrested several weeks ago
on charge by city health depart-
ment that he had wold spoiled
venison, has been arrested again
on the same charge, because he
failed to appear in police court.
Brane was charged by K. B.
Roach, rfty weight inspector, of
GOVERNOR TO SIGN
USURY BILL SATURDAY
The usury bill passed by the
special session, that has been
causing such an outcry from
bankers over the date while it
lav inert, on Gov. Williams' desk,
will be signed by the chief
executive Saturday, he said Fri-
day.
Gore, the Gossip
Gossip.
Hearsay.
These things are expected from back-fence
chatterers.
But seldom do they appear at a time of grave
crisis, in a nation’s senate chamber.
Gossip and hearsay have wrecked many a
home.
Now they threaten a nation.
And it has become the lot of Oklahoma to
see as their author, one of her men in Wash-
ington.
Senator Thomas P. Gore of Lawton, speak-
ing yesterday at a time in national history when
every word should be guarded, belched forth
his hearsay; scattered thru a world at war,
words of danger, inspired, he admitted, not by
actual knowledge, hut by that least reliable of
all sources—“what somebody said.”
“That a state of war,” said Senator Gore,”
might not be of itself and of necessity an evil to
this republic, hut that the United States, by
entering upon war now, might he able to bring
it to a conclusion by mid-summer, and thus ren-
der a great service to civilization,” was what
Gore had heard someone say President Wilson
had said.
And in the same breath:
“I cannot say what the truth may be. I tell
the tale as it was told to me,” said Gore.
Dangerous words, Dame Quickly—danger-
ous words!
Denial from President Wilson came imme-
diately. But no denial, no assurances, will ever
heal the effect of this senatorial gossip.
What Gore’s position on the armed mer-
chantmen question may be is strictly a matter of
Gores conscience. As such, his views against
the president’s international policy should be re-
spected, tho they may be disapproved.
But this new role of tale-bearer befits no
one, whether in a sewing circle or a senate—
least of all a senator.
To maintain strict silence will be the least
Senator Gore can do to make amends and such
will be most sincerely appreciated, The News
believes, by all his fellow Oklahomans.
Just What Gore and Stone Said:
Gore—“My action was liased on a report that certain
senators anti certain members of the house received from the
president the information, if not the declaration, that if Ger-
many insisted on h<‘r position the I'nited States would insist
upon her position, that it probably would result in a break
of diplomatic relations, anti that a state of war might not he
of itself and of necessity an evil to this republic, but that the
I'nited States by entering upon war now might be a tile lo
bring it to a conclusion by mid-summer, and thus render a
great service to civilization.
“I cannot say what the truth may be. I tell the tale
as It was told to me."
Stone ''In all lalrness to the president, and to the facts
in the case, so far as thej are within my knowledge, the presi-
dent never stated to me or in my I.faring, that lie believed in
any way or entertained the thought that war between the
I'nited States and the central powers would be desirable or
would result in good to the United States.”
Gore-—”1 am convinced that the president suggested to
the senator that the United States might bring the war to a
close by the middle of the summer.”
Stone—"The president made no such statement as quoted
by the senator. Whatever the president said to me is some-
thing 1 do not care to repeat: what he says to me is sacred.
I have not repeated conversations with the president.”
A statement from the white house shortly after the debate
between Gore and Stone said:
"When the attention of the white house was called to
certain statements in Senator Gore* speech this afternoon, the
president authorized an unqualified denial of any utterance io
winch such a meaning could be attached.”
By I'nilrd Press.
Washington. March 3. The
! United State* senate formally
Kjjve notice to the world that It
i stands behind I'resldent Wilson
j when it voted down the Gore
| resolution of warning toda.v, t»x
to 14.
The resolution, brought to a
vote at the president's own re
quest for a "showdown,” warned
Americans to keep off armed
merchantmen. In view of the new
German determination to treat
such vessels as warships and
sink them us such.
It was Just ten minutes and
40 seconds from the time tin
fight on the resolution heg.u
until Vice I’resident Marshall an
pounced the vote.
Dramatic Beene.
Amid the most dramatic seem
Since the United States declare .
war on Spain In 1898, the sen-
ate bv a single roil enll swept
aside not only the (lore resolu-
tion, but all amendments and
substitutes and clinched the
whole question decisively In favor
of tho administration.
Senators Gere and Gwen voted
for tabling, but lore did so only
to he on the winning side and
so be In a position to move a
reconsideration, under parlia-
mentary law.
Administration leader* were
ruthless in giving the death blow
to opposition to Wilson. After
the vote on the Gore re*olutlon.
Senator Stone, chairman of the
for, ign relations committee tried
to call up that, hy Senator Jones,
declaring that before sending an
ultimatum to any foreign pow-
er the president should consult
the senate.
Jones Withdraws His.
Senator Jones, however, with-
drew his resolution, saying that
he would Introduce It again.
Senators consider today's ac-
tion practically a notice to Ger-
many that war will be declared
by the United States upon the
killing of a single American by a
submarine attacking a merchant-
man without warning.
Senator Gore’s surprising 11th
hour move in offering practically
a new resolution and ultimatum
to the central powers, caused
several to change their votes.
Senator Janies of Kentucky led
the administration's fight on the
floor. Senators Stone, Varde-
inan, Smoot and Clarke vainly
tried to explain llieir "aye” votes,
but Janies roared objections anil
his points' of order were sustain-
ed by Vice-President Marshall.
Senator Borah protested vig-
orously against "gagging” the
senate.
To hasten the final vote, the
senate hud met at 11, an hour
earlier than usilal and passed
over the regular order of business
! hurriedly. The floor and gal-J
leriesi were jammed to their ut-
most capacity, the president's wifol
MOHR light on thb
GORE-OWEX CASE
Report* of the new Wllson-
Owen, Urysn-Gore political di-
vision at Washington and In
Oklahoma, were strengthened
by dispatches from Washing-
ton, relating details of Sen-
ator Owen's call at the white
ouse Friday.
It was stated that Senator
Owen announced on leaving
he president Friday, that
■nator Gore's version Of
what the president had *ald
o congressional leaders about
the United States entering
var was utterly without foun-
lation.
Senator Owen said he would
land by the president in the
risia.
GERMANY’S VIEW
BV CARL w. ACKERMAN.
United Press Staff Correapon-
dent.
Berlin, March 3.—“Armed
merchantmen are the anlpere
of the sea* and the British
admiralty hy instrt$ding mer-
chantmen to fire on subma-
rines begun a guerilla war-
fare on the seas," declared
Dr. Peckshcr, relchstag leader
today.
Secretary Lansing himself
today admitted that the sub-
marine was a legal sea wea-
peon. Germany waited month*
for America to take step*
against England’s Illegal block-
ade, but nothing was accom-
plished and now Germany,
finding English admiralty In-
structions aboard the steamer
Woodfleld, must act hereelf.”
being prominent among the on-
lookers.
All Eye* On Gore.
Every eye was directed at 'Jen*
ator Gore, when he wae led tJ
his seat by his secretary.
Friday’s tension up to the mo-
ment of the vote was hardly lese
than that aroused when Senator
Gore late Thursday afternoon
declared he had heard It said
that President Wilson had told
members of congress that en-
trance of the United States Into
the world war might be of ser-
vice to civilization by bringing
the conflict to a close by mid-
summer.
Prompt denial that the presi-
dent had made ftuch statements
was entered by Senators Stone
and Kern and the white house
issued a formal statement within
a few minutes, declaring that
nothing the president had said
could be construed as Senator
Gore had said.
The president was assured by
house leaders Friday that his
stand would be backed up with-
out delay In the house.
REGISTRATION NOW
IS AT THE 500 MARK
Registration for the Laymen’s'
Missionary convention. which
opens Sunday afternoon with a|
rally in St. Luke's M. E. church,
Friii iy at noon had reached ap- '
proximutely 500. The local com-
mittee hopes to lie able to double
this with tlie Sunday afternoon j
meeting.
FAST THINKING
SAVES STREET, IN
MORE MEMBERS. NEW
SLOGAN OF C. OF C.
STATE CLOSES DEAL
FOR WHEELER DEER
MAYOR TO BE JUDGE.
OKLA.-KANS. DEBATE
Warden Chenoweth Friday an-
nounced the closing of a deal
whereby the state will get the
surplus de«r at Wheeler park, for
distribution to game preserves
over the sta»e.
Farmers all over the state have
just tin-
of court
\ hundred apnlication* for a »t Guthrie, will beein the March disposing of the two deer, killed
pen of bird- have come ♦<* Cheno- tern here Monday > th Mr:nc bv mder o» Ctfy Con:tnlseioner
-ir.e Nev .terse ,ecan motion* 1 « Street list he'o*e t'hr
I aim n''»***"t« for mil:! Not D T e- Vtorney Fan Fr ! •••»* M-i-.e jr conduct* the
• o-*n bird* can b» o: taioed for r*por**» 45 -•'‘ evictions -n the '«
n S»’e a -*eit o
auto tfirmi
Mayor Ed Overholser will be
one of the three judges in the
Oklahoma-Kan-a- university de-
bate at Norman. Mar 1" The
mayor Friday accepted ’h» invi-
tation received 'ntm the Kar-a*
school
The date question - neith I
th*- the I t e«| •* *•*« * O l d JI --
•rattenGv ri'a n - Pn pp n-’
A campaign for new members
is to be inaugurate,] by the cham-
ber of commerce, according to
plan* discussed by the board of
directors Thursday evening The
campaign will be a special order
of business at a special meeting tak'*n The game' propag'aGon -In
•o be held next Redact**} gan up. and manv preserve* are
More vim wa* evident at the ,„,.ne Kid, Frank Gault, of the
n-ettng than for -ereral movh- ^ tK,ar„ „wtj , ,m.,„
t.ast Elmer E Brown. -< re- rente on his ,-nch in W......
tmry, said Friday that rh* mem ward-co
thsit nto»raci? of ha id —_______
fin>M ha* F($rtn#T r;m<r***io* ard '!/-
X *n T iS*s» *« r* C \ '*«*• n* ^ c* . • : *o
par a *:m sir * Yi» * • to* *??. r *
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LABOR OPPOSES
LAWYERS.-FAVORS
TOE GORE PLAN
Organized labor of Oklahoma
City, rep-e-eni tii in the trades’
council, Thursday night. wired
Oklahoma's delegation in ron-
■gie.-s urging them to support the
Gore resolution, which was vot d
down in senate Friday, to warn
American citizens off armed ni'r-
ehantmen.
A resolution, directly opposl’.-
that of the bar association Thurs-
day. w a* passed ov. rwhclmlngjy
at the council meeting. Twenty-
five unions were represented.
The resolution says, ‘"hat since
♦ here seems to be ,,n effort by]
organic* capital -o plunge the
country Into the -laughter pen of
Europe, -hat -ince the organiza-
tions and association* fostering'
the plan furnish the lea-t quota
of men in the armies; ■ nee 9o •
per c*-nt of *he fight ue men con -
front tiie toiUne class, s: resolved.
: that Oklahoma City labor express
s, m pat by for the resoiu: on warn-
ng \nteriian- fron. -ereban -
men,'*
Th* young no ort*’« of Ok’.t
-.On! r*» r ..:*•*- 1\, j I -
A beautiful young girl with a
! bunch of charming ways pushed
i into Commissioner J. G. Street's
office. She kn*w Street but
' Street didn't know her.
After an exchange of pleasant
weather greetings the visitor got
down to business.
' Mr. Street I want to borrow
?20.” she said. The request was
; sudden. Street had lo think fa.it.
■'Now you go over to Willis
' Shields' office anil t•-! 1 him about
it,” advised 'he property ■ ommis-
sioner. "He's in that line of
business. *'
Thinking he had squeezed thru
a light place verv satisfactorily
Street, had no more than settled
dow n to work until Ute girl with
the pleasing and pleading person-
aiitv returned.
I saw Mr. Shields.' said the
girl, and he told me he would
be glad to give me the money if
you would sign this.”
she handed the commissioner
a not* for the $2<U
Street had io think fast again.
"I would be on!" er» glad b'U
you ■*.■*» it wouldn't ie* r ght for
a city commissioner to ri the
note,” Street ,xplaitted ' r -r
in fact, it isn't exactly allowed
Then the vi- for disappear el
ipling water pi
Whc
ilers r,
vi eoi-w'je.ia.
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