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CITY PRISON
ROAD LAW IS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. 1016.
ONE CENT.
District Judge George Clerk
4eslt the practice of working
city prisoner* on the county
roads a knockout blow Wednes-
day when he held the 1909 City
1 a prison contract law unconstltu-
-tional.
The decision means that the
city cannot transfer city prison-
ers to the county for the purpose
of working them on the road
gang.
Judge Clark held that the law
was unconstitutional because it
violated Section 2, Article 23 of
the state constitution which
reads:
Section Involved.
“Contracting of convict labor
is prohibited."
The case came to Judge Clark
CHILDREN
KILLED
BY TRAIN
Just Buzzin ’ Around!
ftoreiat to The Xtwo.
Muskogee, Okla., March 1.—
Two were killed outright when
an Iron Mountain train struck
a school district service wagon
carrying children to their school,
near Inoia early today.
The driver of the wagon and
one child, a girl of 13, were
the ones killed outright.
Another child died on the way
to the hospital, and still another
Is fatally injured. Four children
b< sides these are seriously hurt.
They wi re brought here to a
hospital by train via the Katy
from Wagoner.
Toe dead are:
J. J. Stiles, driver.
T.ida Reynolds, 13.
Toma Cummings.
I.ora Cummings will die.
The wagon in which the chil-
dren were killed, is sent dally
to pick up pupils and to return
them to their homes after school.
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on Charles Stewart’s petition for
habeas corpus. H* was fined I KINSWOMAN OF FIELD
123 and given 30 days on a MARSHAL IS HEROINE
vag charge by Police Judge Mil-
ler.
Stewart waa then turned to
the county where he was dele-
gated to do road work, by the
bounty commissioners. Stewart
fly t'nited Proof.
London, March 1.—Another
of the “Frenches of Galway” is
winning honor in the war. Gold
thru his attorney, J. J. Carney, rn haired "Colleen Bawn," Mur-
contended that he was illegally : jel French, kinswoman of the
held by the county. Thla con-j former field marshal In France,
tentlon was upheld by the court a hospital nurse and has won
in directing that Stewart be re-
leased front custody.
distinction for courage in face of
danger. The Frenches have been
LOSS NEAR THE
The decision means much to j famous in Galway many genera-
Oklahoma-co roed work. Most tions.
of the road Improvement donej -
in the last six months has been
with city convict labor. There
are now 20 city prisoners on
the countv roads.
The law which Judge Clark
held unconstitutional is:
The U«.
jSsnS* “The board of county comniis-
j sioners shall have authority to
receive by agreement with the
city council the prisoners of the
city who hate been sentenced to
the city prison for a crime com-
mitted or In lieu of payment of
fine and costs: provided the com-
missioners shall not pay for the
services of such persons, except
the cost of their maintenance.
Following the decision Police
Judge Miller said: “One of our
most effective methods of deal-
ing with vags and dopes has
been in placing them on the
county roads.’*
BIG CUBS BUSY BUT
INFANTRn RESTING
By 1'nitod Proof.
Paris, March 1.—The minis-
try of marine announced today
that a German submarine tor-
pedoed and sank the French aux-
iliary cruiser Provence in the' called. Indictments are not ex
GIRL DID RIGHT
TO Kill MAN IS
MOTHER'S BELIEF
l!II Unit oil Proof.
Fort Worth, March 1.—Kath-
erine Harrison is legally a minor.
This was stated to the United
Press today by Sam Calloway, as-;
slstant county attorney, who is
handling her case and that of
her husband before the grand i
jury.
Even if Mrs. Harrison should j
be indicted, charged with the
murder of W. L. Warren. 60,
boarding house proprietor, whom
she admitted shooting, there is
no state institution where she
could be committed, Calloway
said.
The assistant prosecutor de-
clared this would not affect her
husband’s case however. The
grand jury today examined about
a dozen witnesses.
About as many more are to he
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WOMAN
IN BANK
ROBBERY
Poeeitit to The Xnro.
Muskogee. Okla., March 1.—
For the first time since the days
of Belle Starr, 25 yeurs ago, a
woman has robbed a bank in
Oklahoma.
The Hank of Mlllerton, In the
northern part of McCurtain-oo.
was held up and looted of $500
iste Tuesday atfernoon, by a
woman and a man who rode
boldly into town, went into the
bank, drew six-whooters on the
cashier and dem&uded the
money.
The woman raked all money
la sight Into a bag and backed
out of the door with her revolver
still levelled at the cashier. The
bold robber peir then nut to
their horses, hltohed la front
of the bank, mounted and dashed
straight for the mountains to
the north.
A quickly organized posse save
chase, but the robbers had bet-
ter horses and after a five-mile
chase drew away from their pur-
suers and disappeared.
A sheriff's posse hoe gone Into
the mountains In pursuit of tho
(wo.
MAYOR’S DEAL SHOWS
INCREASE IN VALUES
pected now, for two or three days
at least.
Mrs. Jessie Tackett, the
girl's mother, said today, that
Mrs. Harrison did right to kill
Warren.
Jin l nitnl Pirn*.
Berlin. March 1.—A lull on
tile Verdun front and elsewhere
along tile western line was in-
dicated by the war office state-
ment this afternoon.
Artillery Is active all along
the front, but no infantry en-
gagements were mentioned.
Hv fnitnl Prroo.
Paris, March 1.—The Germans
nr» devoting their efforts to the
j«scue of the regiments which
. !■ ized and held Fort Douamont
iid were in turn surrounded by
the French late yesterday.
Mediterranean Saturday, with a
loss of life now estimated at
between 800 and 1100.
An official statement yester-
day afternoon reported 870 of
the 1800 aboard, saved, but the j
latest dispatches today accounted vT/.tini q ritiuni PD tci
lor,only 696 survivors landed at; WICrlULa, CMAIxL>L.e.K 1U
Malta and Melos.
It is possible, however, that J •
other survivors were picked up Building activities in the Harn-
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WILSON’S REQUEST
TO BRING ACTION
How’s this for a prosperity
stogy:
Mayor Overholser sold a plot
of ground at 14th-st and Kobln-
son-av 170 by 100 feet, to Frank
Mulkey for $5000.
“A year ago 1 couldn’t have
sold the lots for $2000 or bor-
rowed $500 on them,” the may-
or said Wednesday.
Mulkey will build a $15,000
to $20,000 borne on the sito
wbicb is in one of tbe fashion-
able districts.
Mulkey is la the oil business.
FIRE DESTROYS GRAND
TRUNK RAILROAD DEPOT
SHORT MONTH, BUT
NEAR BIRTH RECORD lo
by Greek fishing craft in the
vicinity.
The report of the ministry of
marine stated that the Provence
was the former great trans-At-
lantic liner of that name, which
was taken over by the govern-
ment early in the war.
Hv United Pr<oo.
London, March 1.—Lloyd's re-
ports the British steamer Tiiorn-
BUILD IN HARNDALE aby sunk and ail the crew lost.
She displaced 17 82 tons.
It was not stated whether the
vessel was sunk after the new
Teuton submarine decree went
inlo effect, or whether she was j
an “armed merchantman.” - j
dale addition. secured several
months ago by Dr. A. C. Enochs,
is to start soon with construc-
tion of several houses by Nicho’.s j
and Chandler, contractors.
The contractors purchased a
number of lots, about $10,000
worth, in the addition.
making this suggestion."
Later the president sent word
to Senator Stone and Representa-
tive Flood, chairman of the re-
spective foreign affairs commit-
tees, as,king them to come to the
white house Wednesday morning.
Word of the' president’s action
created great excitement in both
houses, late Tuesday afternoon,
when the report was spread.
An Armed Merchantman
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Itii i'nited Proof.
Berlin, March 1.—Guns big
enough to throw shells from the
continent to England will be in
use before long, according to an
official of the Krupp gun works.
HOLD AUTOPSY IN
A'HISKY DEATH CASE
An autopsy on the body of
C. T. Ferguson was performed
si Street & Draper’s by Drs. Mc-
Nair anj Hoshall Wednesday
niorning, and the contents of
tlir stomach will be sent to the
slate chemist at Norman to de-
termine svbat kind of poison was
In the whisky drunk by Fergu-
ton Monday evening a few hours
before his death.
The coroner's inquest, started
Tuesday afternoon before Justice
of i’eace Donnell was to be con-
tinued Wednesday afternoon with
-lie examination of Tom Collins
and Tom Lynch, employes of
tlie Gilmore & Ferguson produce
company, and E. B. Roach, city
.-eight inspector.
Funeral services over Fergu-
sons body were conducted from
Street * Draper's chapel Wednes-
day afternoon at 2.
NEW INCREASE MARK
SET BY POSTOFFICE
IX±\
February. 1916. with its extra
day. returned the postoffice $47.-
B..7.23. a 24 per cent increase
oier the same month. 1915, Post-
rni-'er Claude Weaver announced
Wednesday.
This Is the biggest increase
wn by any month-by-monih
comparison since the office open-
ed it was announced.
TEXAS RAISES CAPITAL
T ffjfrJ
iou-'on Texas March 1 Tb
.us, 'Otii company h»« in-
■led »s capi-aliraiion *7.4*v--
mak'ng » to’al eapitaiizaticn
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By In i led Proof
Washington. March 1.-—Con-
gress will put itself on record
regarding the administration's
course toward Germany. Demo-
cratic leaders today ratified Pres-
ident Wilson’s- suggestion that a
vote be taken soon.
Since the chief purpose of the
president is to demonstrate to
Germany that this country sup-
ports his attitude, house and sen-
j ate leaders, following a long dis-
I cussion at the white hous.e, re-
! turned to the eapitol to frame the
; issue so that it would bring out
i that point clearly.
J No vote will be attempted to-
, day. but the road will be cleared
for It and machinery set in mo-
tion.
The president and congression-
al leaders practically concluded
that a vote on a resolution such
as that of McLemore. warning
Americans to avoid armed mer-
CITY JOBS BY THE
MONTH, IS PLAN NOW
Ity Initrd Proof.
Montreal, March 1.—The Grand
Trunk railroad depot was de-
stroyed by a fire which started
at. the same time in several
places, this niorning. Tons of
baggage and freight and several
trains were destroyed.
It is believed no lives were
The cause is unknown, but
a German plot is suspected. The
The February birth record in i loss is $300,000.
the city was the second largest! -
for a month in the city’s history.! r-l it lid IE- rtnu ouiru
The number was 117 Tmnared UU
with the previous recortl of 120 j SESSION LAW AWARD
several years ago. | __ _ _--—
The figures announced Wed-1 0o'?1pe,r,at'T* publishing
nesday by Health Secretary Leo Cojnpany^^Guthrie’__.
Menten show 61 boys,, 51 girls
and five colored.
Tlie deaths were 77. Ten died
was awarded the contract for
printing 5000 volumes of the
special session laws. Warden
from pneumonia and 11 from tu-| C‘!y' W-°
horpn l nu i k In bn,,,™ - - died Panted the legislative journals,
berculosis. in January 22 died
from pneumonia.
TO FREE MOTHER WHO
TRIED TO TAKE LIFE
was the only other bidder.
The contract will amount to
: about $1,137 for 12 5-page vol-
umes. the state affairs board
figured Wednesday.
TAX PAYING IS
BRISK: AN INDEX
TO PROSPERITY
If the rapidity with w-hleh p«s-
ple pay taxes is an Important in-
dex in determining the prosperi-
ty of a community Oklahoma-eo
is In the throes of a big busi-
ness revival.
I'ebruary tax figures announc-
ed Wednesday by County Treas-
urer George Baker show this:
During the month the office
collected $352,522.97 as compared
with $147,893.55 during the same
period last year.
In February, 1916, the back
taxes collected totaled $32,957
compared to $15,154.70 in Feb-
ruary, 1915. Other compara-
tive taxes, special, miscellaneous
and current, show big gains.
REPUBS OF THE iTH
CALLED TO GUTHRIE
BINION TAKES EIGHT
TO THE PENITENTIARY
Most of the heads of the var-
ious city departments who have
served their first term of two
years will now hold their jobs | covery was probable.
only month to month subject to ; HOUSEV^ORK OF
dismissal at any time by the
commissioner in charge. Tiiis was
decided by the city commission-
ers In tiiis informal manter:
The commissioners were gos-
siping about re-appointment of
department heads.
"is it necessary to make re
Itu I nitnl Prook.
St. Paul, Minn., March 1. —
Miss Mary Curran, one of whose
twins was. removed by an opera-1
lion after she had killed one of
the unborn babes bv shooting, vt ' ”,mon ,ert ror
herself in the abdomen, when McAleHter Wednesday to deposit
attempting suicide, will not |,e eight prisoners in the state pen-
prosecuted for murder. R. D.j 'tenttary
O'Birien, county attorney, said
They are:
........ ............... Roy Hanson and C. A. Free-
she had suffered enough. It was j |"at|- burglary, one year; George
announced today that her re- «olt- _Srarl<l larceny, three years
Kent Martin and Joe Ward. horse
Call was Issued Wednesday by
Congressional District Chairman
A. B. Wood of Mulhall, for a
Fifth district republican conven-
tion in Guthrie, Tuesday, April
1 1, with precinct and county con-
ventions to name delegates, April
4 and April 8, respectively.
The convention will, accord-
ing to the call, name a chairman
and secretary of the congres-
sional committee, two delegates
and two alternates to the Chi-
cago convention, a preferential
candidate for congress in the dis-
trict, and "transact such other
business as may properly come
before the convention.” The
latter clause will Include the In-
structing of the Chicago dele-
gates for either James A. Harris
or J. J. McC.raw, for republican
ALL SORTS. HE SAYS :
shoo.ing nr v Sheriff Karos'JA(,rtl 4
will be held in the country at
3 p. m., and in city precincts at
7.20. County conventions will
lie at county seats at 2 p. m.,
Saturday, April 8. The district
In answer to Stella Long’s! Moore, three years; John Dixon,
petition for a divorce W. J. burglary, one yeaj-.
Long in district court papprs' Four prisoners are to be taken.........____ .. ___—____
Wednesday said he had built *° 'he Granite reformatory in a j committee will meet at 9 o'clock
.fires, helped wash dishes, some few days. j April 11 and the convention at
“ j times made beds, swept the floors'
Commih- an,j dusted the furniture.
WILL RAISE HOGS ON
p. m. Oklahoma-co will have
rlTV rti imd enninunc fi5 'id'-gates, Logan, 26; Cleve-
CITY DUMP GROUNDS land. 12; Garvin, 8; McClain.. 6;
--- | Murray, 5, and Payne 14.
City commissioners have con-! -
firmed the agreement made hv 200 CORPORATIONS IN
' WITH TAX VALUATION
appointments.” asked
sioner Blackwelder.
“An appointment is for two ASKS INJUNCTION
chantmen, would best serve tho years. If at the end of the term AGAINST MARYLAND CO.
purpose. ! the head is not re-appointed lie
The president expects the js serving only from month to jr \ skipwith of the insur Commissioner Highley with J. L
house to vote It down. He also , month.” answered Commissioner j ance Agency Co. seeks an injon-- Ladd, who will be caretaker of
expects the senate to vote down j Donnelly. jtion against the Maryland Cas- the city dump grounds for $1 a With reports from over 200
Gore's resolution of warning. | “That month-to-month busi-1 unity company in district < oit'*t year. public service corporations on
Walt Word of Attack. ness suits me,” said Blackweldpr. j petition Wednesday, to p- tent Ladd gets the ti e of tin dump the desk, the state board of
At the state 'department today -j don’t believe I will make ii1P M ryiand front collecting .in niateiial. IG- will enclo-e the equalization will begin 1916 tax
word from the submarine zone any two-year appointments. insurant policies or noli' tig grounds with a fence and raise assessment Thursday,
was anxiously awaited. In the "That’s satisfactory,” .joined ,..,n:i.an> ..rents not to remit -ol- hog The contract runs for two Stale Auditor Howard Wed-
absence of any contrary advices,'in the mayor," for it s.-etus that the plaintiff. .years with Ladd having the op- nesdav said income tax returns
It was taken Tor granteM lliat i can't gel anyone who will j Skipwith asserts that after ,ion for two ,110|e. passed the $130,000 mark today.
various iiss'gnments lie be-umf__ ______
sob* owner of a contract with'
t'.e conit,my to make theit in-
Lt’et collections :tt the state N’ow
he asserts the company is
who will |
the new German decree had gone even stay the first two-years."
into effect at midnight Tuesday, i--
Officials displayed interest in
the word from London that Lord
Cecil, minister of war trade had
denied the giving of instructions
of merchantmen to attack hostil-
submarines. He said the in-
structions were to use guns for
pure defensive purposes.
President Wilson him-eif rail-
ed for the test debate in eon-
POLICE BEAT THEM
■ structing 'ill its agents not t > re
’ mit to him but instead, dir-ctij
I to the head office of the Mnry-
: land company.
CONSTITUTIONALIST IS
MADE CONSUL GENERAL
P . .
Bolaterl witness* fn third d
grp«s with a lettpr to TJ^prpspn- crpo probe will Keep the hearinci
tative Pou. acting chairman of in progress for a day or two;
i the house rules committee. He longer. Commissioner Matthews' Galveston. March 1. Juan r.
' wrote: said Wednesday. Burns constitutionalist consul
"Th* report that there ars I'm out of grist *o grind here for two yeats and con-
divided counsels in congress in now.” said Matthews Wednesday n*” “d wt ■> e r-\o ti ion s a
regard to the foreign policy of morning after three witnesses soldier and a- nt since 1.1
the government is being made in- had testified, and no more ai>-:bas been appointed Mexnan con
diisirinns ,.s, of in foreign rani- pea red. "I have ten or twelve isul general at New York, sin
tab I believe that report to be subpoenaes out. and adjournment ! ceedin« Dr. Alfredo faturelli.
tab.. I beltcYe that report to be wj,, nof rom<, ljnfjI , haVP a„ t)lp Juan Mateos, consul at San
facts bearing on the case." Diego, will come to Galveston.
.1. M Hutchins, W. J. Hall and' ”™VKICDrrTftDC
\V. S. HiFROD, thrpp Ei aniL* cut I i-AINLI IPijriLL I UKj
the country to the most senous on th„ Rta„. eapitol. arrested : GET THEIR JOBS BACK
risks. I tbpreforp ippI justirteJ , f ,, h . irh H .ftiri.
Whether the number of guns here constitute merely defen-j in asking that your committ-e |n*' t*J* ,lf.y app-ared b-fo-
t w o : On I nitod I'r-
Thia is the Giuseppi Verdi of the Italian line as she reached
New Y'ork. Below are shown the masked guns carried at the
stem, for use against subntarin es.
1 false, but so long as it Is any-
' where credited it cannot fail to
do the greatest harm and expose
grav«
mg beater, by of
Th,> lood nnd OIHe K
har> Kt-k!!
sfeamsh.p in
sive armament and thereby permit exemption tinder the German . will permit m- to urg- an early Mathew, 'w'ednesda' Wa hington. March 1 Secre
const rticton is ons of tbs International questions in the pres- vote upon -he resolution^ w b Vutchin* and Hall told o' h«- Jfar.- of Commerce Red field to
ent crisis. regard ♦« travel on armed nmr- beaten by officers. Young , day ordered Robert R< oi a
■..... chantmen
Itn I'nited Prof. matter ;s of
Washington. March I The state depart tuen* today g v • an,i j;e. -o rieariy w -n.n t e ,,s _ f ., n. .
permfss!<*n for the Italian s-ea-tt srs Giuseppe Verd and Sur • . d of exeeu* i, n ve »>.at , « -. r* • „ ,.n •••• .-. ,, •
Itugii'-in’o. both armed for tie'* n-e" -o -ail from New- I nr'; f venture -o hope 't-e- your mv „ :■ * moil rree-mg n d - pa
harbor. Th“ d»partn.en; baa been con idenng .-;••• i ; .day t,i> nittee « •• t) ... rHat f am ,.>r || ,-et ns . , i id o. v
, question involved. ± ***-04 wvrut«4 Lkerur ki i:ox kUaouarl. *e«cex».
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT
OUR NEAREST NEIGHBORS!
Central America
Land of Mysterv, Land of Romance, Land
v e/
of Wealth and Land of Lore
Roger W Babson, famous writer, starts on unique tour
thru neglected continent to tel] American readers of strange
and fascinating nuntries that He at our very door.
"The splendid Isolation” of the United States—which, In
reality, has meant that we are "suffi-tent unto ourselves” and
are not iuterest4-d In others- is no longer ours.
World supremacy" and we have achieved that—has ab-
solutely forced us into the giebe-arena with the other first
powers of the earth.
And the first wight to greet our eves, in ottr world survey,
is Central America, that narrow, wricg.ing continent that the
T’anama -anal cut from tts southern itui. South America, wed-
ding Atlantic to Pactfi-
Central Vmerica, a; o*tr vers-door and absolutely utikaown
to t.> ml of
t \Y B.« * s. n v 't *-H '-t- -e-i cr« ■■ - o w nndc-ftit se-
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