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THE SHAWNEE DAILY NEWS - HERALD
REGULAR AFTERNOON ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS, EXCLUSIVE IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY.
VOL. XXI.
SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA,
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 24. 191(5.
NUMBER 296.
POWERFUL
By Associated Press.
Paris, May 24.—A powerful offen-
sive was undertaken by the Germans
last night east of Dead Man's Hill on
the Verdun front. The attempt in
general was unsuccessfully, but after
a fierce hand to hand struggle, the at-
tacking forces made their way into
a portion of the village of Gumiers.
At this point the French are faced by
more than three divisions.
Cumleres Captured.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, May 20.—The capture
Thuringan troops of the village of
Cumieres by storm is officially an
nounced.
by
HERESY QUESTION
IS SETTLED BY
PRESBYTERIANS
By Associated Press.
Atlantic City, May 24.—The general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
adopted the committee report warn-
ing New York and all other Presby-
terians that the tenets of the church
must be accepted by candidates for
the ministry before they are ordained.
This action, it is believed, ends fur-
ther discussion in the present assem-
bly of the alleged heresy question, In
which the New York Presbyterian
and Union Theological seminary are
involved.
OFFICE OF VICEROY
OF IRELAND TO
But Now She's in Prison for Life.
WEEK PROGRAM OF
BE ABOLISHED 0. B. U. ANNOUNCED
By Associated Press.
London, May 24.—Premier Asquith
in the bouse of commons will an-
nounce that the office of viceroy of
Ireland has been abolished, accord-
ing to the Daily Express.
Lord "Wimborne whose resignation
as lord lieutenant, has not yet been
accepted, will be offered another post
of importance under the govern-
ment.
The Daily News says that the
scheme for the solution of tie Irish
problem which has received the most
attention in the cabinet is for
agreement between the Irish leaders
accepting the principle of separate
parliaments for Ulster and the rest
of Ireland after the war, but until
the end of the war the government
to be in the hands of a coalition exe-
cutive council with offices equally
distributed between the parties.
COTTON PICKER
INVENTED BY A
ATTEMPT TO SHOW
WIFE LURED HER
HUSBAND TO DEATH
By Associated Press.
Stuttgart, Ark., May 24.—Seven
witnesses testified for the prosecu-
tion Tuesday in the third trial of
Mrs. Lily Lynch, accused of the mur-
der of her husband, Robert Lynch,
wealthy Woodruff county planter.
The prosecution attempted to prove
that Mrs. Lynch, who was estranged
from her husband, plotted his death
in order to obtain his property. Al-
though she had started divorce pro-
ceedings against her husband, evi-
dence was produced to show that she
permitted him to visit her secretly at
night in her home near Saulsburg.
Lynch was killed as he was climb-
ing in the window of his wife's home
late at night. Mrs. Lynch's son. Rob-
ert Spivey, who admitted that he
kifled Lynch maintains that he be-
lieved Lynch to be a burglar. The
prosecution contends that the de-
fendant lured her husband to his
death.
Miss Mabel Lynch, daughter of the
slain man, testified Tuesday that she
had heard her father on the clay he
was killed, telephoning to Mrs. Lynch
arranging to come to her home late
that night.
M. G. Oummings, a venerable gen-
tleman from Corsicana, Tex., who is
visiting his relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
0. F. Hammonds, of Shawnee, is the
inventor of a cotton-picking machine,
a model of which he carries with him
and showed to the News-Herald to-
day. The machine was patented in
August, 1914, and has not yet been
tested out, but Mr. Cunningham is
sure that it will be a success.
The machine is self-propelling, run
This is commencement week at the
Baptist University, and everything is
full of life and push. The final ex-
aminations began Wednesday morn-
ing and will continue throughout
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Fine Arts Concert will be given
Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the
university chapel and promises to be
one of the finest treats of the week.
Miss Gulledge, and Messrs Lee and
Leide will put forth their best effort
through their students.
The oratorical contest will be held
Saturday night and great enthusiasm
is gathering over this event.
Sunday will be a high day in the
university chapel. The commence-
ment sermon will be preached at 11
o'clock by I)r. David B. Cooper, pas-
tor of the First Baptist church, Ard-
more. Dr. Cooper is a great preach-
er and few men are better qualified
than he to measure up to the occas-
ion. At 8 o'clock Sunday evening the
Missionary sermon will be delivered
by Rev. W. W. Chancellor, pastor of
First Baptist church, McAlester. This i
service will be in charge of the re-
ligious organizations of the univer
sity. Arrangements will be made with
the street car people to provide ample
car service for Sunday.
The closing exercises of the com-
mencement will be the debate be-
tween the literary societies Monday
night.
Shawnee should attend in large
numbers these closing exercises.
RADIO STATION
TO BE ERECTED
BRANBEIS REPORT
IS FAVORABLE
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 24.—The senate
judiciary committee voted ten to eight
to report favorably to the senate the
nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to
be associate justice of the supreme
court. It was a strict party vote.
CARRANZA NOTE
BY MESSENGER
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 24.—The note
from Car ranza will be sent to Wash-
ington by special messenger, special
agent Rodgers at Mexico City advised
the state department. No forecast of
its contents was available.
PUBLIC IS INVITED.
The public is invited to the Senior
Class exercises at the High School
Auditorium this evening The state-
ment in Tuesday's paper that admis-
sion was by ticket only was erron-
eous.
FOI'K BRAD IN MINE.
Bv Associated Press.
'Virginia City, Nev.. May 24.—Four
men are known to have perished in
a fire raging in the lower levels of
the Yellow Jacket mine here.
with a gasoline engine, that furnishes
the suction which picks the cotton
and at the same time moves the ma-
chine along the cotton row. Its prin-
ciple is simple. The engine is at-
tached to two suction pumps, which
draw the air from two suction cham-
bers, one of which is on each side of
the cotton row as the machine pro-
gresses. The suction draws the cot-
ton from the tolls, through apertures
into the suction chambers, from
which it is discharged through tubes
into sacks.
A rough sketch of the machine is
published herewith.
TEXAS GUARDSMEN
WILL BE GIVEN
ANOTHER CHANCE
By Associated Press.
Washington. May 24.—Members of
the Texas National Guard who failed
to answer the summons for duty on
the border will be given another op-
portunity. Because the new army re-
organization bill now awaiting sig-
nature by the president repeals cer-
tain provisions of the existing militia
law under which men could be court-
martialed, Secretary Baker has de-
termined to delay action until the
new measure becomes law. Its ef-
fect will be to muster them into the
federal service automatically, and
should they again fail to report, they
would be subject to court martial.
WIFE ON STAND
WITNESS AGAINST
HER HUSBANB
By Associated Press.
New York, May 24.—The sender of
the mysterious "K. Adams" telegram
which figured in the case or Dr.
Waite, was identified as Elizabeth B.
Hard wick of Somerville, N. J. This
was the telegram sent from New
York to Grand Rapids urging an au-
topsy on Peck's body.
Mrs. Clara Waite, wife of the de-
fendant, was on the stand dressed in
mourning. After her father's arrival.
Mrjj. Waite said, he developed faint-
ing spells. Waite already has admit-
ted he inoculated him with disease
germs. Waite kept his eyes on his
wife, but she didn't look his way.
It would be best for this country
had no Mexican-Americans.
They are only a source of trouble.
Shawnee will soon have wireless
service.
A. N. Marquis, formerly a govern
ment wireless operator, who has had
extensive experience on the Pacific
is planning to erect a station near
the city water tower, and has asked
the city council for permission
use the tower to string his wires
from. His letter, read to the council
Tuesday evening, was as follows:
"I am desirous of obtaining from
the mayor and city council permit to
stretch four wires from the top of the
city water tower, down to a house
located at 28 E. Farrall St., where
I expect to install an experimental
radio station. These wires will in no
way interfere with the tower, electric
light wires, telephone wires, personal
property, or other things. These
wires will be thoroughly insulated
from the tower and there will be no
danger in any way from lightning.
"The radio station I wish to install
is to be used for the purpose of car-
rying on experiments and radio re-
search work. Also as a relay station
for the American Radio Relay League.
It will be properly licensed by the
U. S. Government as a relay and ex-
perimental station.
"As for my ability to install or op-
erate such station will state that I
have had three years experience as
radio operator for the Marconi Wire-
less Tel. Company and hold a gov-
ernment 1st grade commercial li-
cense which is one of the highest li-
censes issued by the U. S. Govern-
ment. Also, am a member of the In-
stitute of Radio Engineers.
"A radio station located here would
prove very valuable to Shawnee in
case other outside communications
were cut off. and I think the city
should do all in its power to encour-
age such movements and readily
grant me a permit to use the city
water tower."
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f.
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Countess Mnrklevlcz.
This photograph of Couifftss Mar- through the streets of i
"PREPAREDNESS"
CENSUS OF STATE
WILL DE TAKEN
Special to News-Herald.
Tulsa, Okla., May 24.—More than
thirty members of the United States
Naval Consulting Board of which M.
M. Valerius, of the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers, is state
director, met here today to outline
the work to be done by the organiza-
tion in obtaining information
about the state of Oklahoma to be
used by the government in times of
war. Work in obtaining a couipleto sion.
.WASHINGTON
By Associated Press.
London, May 24.—The Exchange
Telegraph company learns from a
diplomatic source that Prince von
Buelow, former chancellor, is pro-
ceeding to Washington charged by
Emperor William with a special mis-
survey of the business, transporta
tion, mining, manufacturing and mill-
ing resources of the state will be
started, it was announced. The work
of this kind which is to be carried
on in all parts of the United States
has been placed in 48 divisions un-
der a committee headed by Thomas
A. Edison.
The five directors of the work in
Oklahoma are Horald V. Bozell, of
the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers, chairman M. M. Valerius.
H. V. Hinckley, American Society of
Chemical Engineers Edwin DeBarr.
A. C. S.. and J. P. Fisher, A. S. M. F.
The inventory which the Oklahoma
engineers outlined today is to be for
the exclusive use of the war and
navy departments of the United
States, it was announced.
ATTEND WEDDING.
By Associated Press.
New York, May 24.—The president
and wife arrived here for the wed-
ding of Dr. Grayson, the president's
physician, and Miss Alice Gordon of
Washington, to be celebrated this af-
ternoon. They brought a wedding
cake baked at the White House.
e Irish capi
; countess is an Irish woman. |
. „ i 0 °f a Polish artist. She has1
before the abortive rebellion in which since been tried and sentenced to
she led a company of Sinn Feiners , penal servitude for life.
kievicz helping the poor of Dublin to tal. The
teed themselves was taken some time the wife of a Polish artist.
NAVY MEASURE
TO BE VOTED ON
LATE NEXT WEEK
CITY Council.
M'NEILL FOUND
GUILTY OF TREASON
By Associated Press.
Washington, May 24.—A special
rule to provide for immediate con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
bill with night sessions, a limited
period of general debate and a final
vote not later than Friday or Satur-
day of next week, will be brought
into the house next Monday.
Majority Leader Kitchin announced
this plan Tuesday afternoon after a
heated debate between democratic and
republican leaders on the* floor dur-
ing which Mr. Kitchin and Repub-
lican Leader Mann accused each oth-
er of misstating what had taken place
at their informal conferences on call-
ing up the measure. Mr. Kitchin in-
sisted the republicans tacitly had
agreed to the plan which democrats
now plan to force through by a spec-
ial rule, while Mr. Mann maintained
that no understanding had been
reached.
Mr. Mann asserted-that Mr. Kitchin
told him the president had insisted
the bill be passed before the repub-
lican convention which Mr. Kitchin
denied.
The indications are that virtually
solid democratic majority will vote
for the bill as reported by the naval
committee with its provision for five
great $20,000,000 battle cruisers.
Dreadnaught advocates are depend-
ing on the senate to add about two
battleships to the construction pro-
gram.
LAW PROHIBITS
USE OF RED CROSS
BY NON-
| The city council met iu
i session Tuesday evening,
bers present but Adams.
Arrangements made by the city
clerk for paying for the auto trucks
were approved by unanimous vote of
the council. Discussion of the value
of the bay fire team disclosed the
fact that a mule sold here Monday
I tor $305.01). It was the sense of the
council that $B50 be fixed as the
minimum price for the team.
[ Sec. Hathcock of the street depart-
ment recommended a rebate of ten
per cent on a weed cutting charge of
$8 against certain lots in Whittaker's
addition. On motion of Cobb the re-
port was adopted.
On motion of Cobb, seconded by
Cammack, the council ordered that
the truck for Station No. 2 be turned
over to Mr. Curry to build the hose
frame. It was stated that the work
could be completed in two or three
days. Alderman Richards thought it
would be better to wait until the body
of the Central Station truck and en-
gine arrived, so that the same gen-
eral plan and design might be fol-
lowed.
Dr. G. S. Baxter, city physician,
recommended that a number of
buildings be condemned
and unsanitary, and the council or-
dered that the procedure necessary
to have the same removed to taken
at once.
Upon a query trom Alderman Cobb
as to whether the wall left remaining
after the warehouse fire on North
Market street were not dangerous to
adjacent property, the report of the
city engineer that the wall is not
dangerous at present, but that the
loose brick should bo removed, was
cited. Mr. Cobb then moved that if
the structure was not rebuilt within Louisville
thirty days that it be ordered torn j Columbus
down- ! Minneapolis
NATIONAL LliU.lK.
W.
L.
Pet.
Brooklyn
...,.16
9
640
Philadelphia . .
17
12
585
Boston
15
12
556
New York
, , 14
14
GOO
Chicago
16
17
485
Cincinnati . . ..
15
It*
441
St. Louis
15
19
ill
Pittsburgh . . ..
12
19
387
The Exchange Telegraph says it
understands Von Buelow will become
ambassador to the United States.
This information is said to have been
obtained from diplomatic circles in
London.
FIRE RATE TO BE
INVESTIGATED BY
Results Vesferday.
Chicago 8, Philadelphia 3.
Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 6.
Cincinnati 3. New York 4.
St. Louis 2, Boston 9.
Raines Today.
Boston at St. I^ouis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
AMERICAN M A(il K.
W. L.
Washington 2 11
Cleveland 2i 12
New York 4 13
Boston 14 14
Philadelphia 13 17
Chicago 13 13
unsafe | Detroit 13 19
St. Louis 11 18
KchiiHn Yesterday.
All games postponed, rain.
(■ames Today.
Chicago at Washington.
St. Louis at New York.
Detroit at Boston.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
656
636
519
500
433
419
406
379
AMEKICAN
ASSOCIATION.
W. L.
Milwaukee 9
.15
, 14
Application for the use of the Toledo 14
water tower as one poll for a radio Indianapolis 15
station was referred to Fire Chief Kansas City
Brown and Superintendent Moon of st. Paul 9
the waterworks.
On motion of Richards, seconded
by Cobb, the Katy was instructed to
pay for two street lights, whereas
j they are now paying for but one
which the Rock Island pays for three
| and the Santa Fe two.
| The matter of telephone service for
American | the portion of the city southwest of
By Associated Press.
Dublin, May 24.—John McNeill
president of the Sinn Fein volun-
teers. was found guilty of complicity a special agent of the
in the Irish rebellion. His sentence Ued Cross is in Shawnee looking into | tiio Rock island shops was 'referrod
will be promulgated within a day or violations of the federal statute pro- j to the city attorney to assist the com-
hibiting the use of the Red Cross em-, plainants to get their case before the
blem by others than members of the corporation commission, and to a
National Red Cross. It is a fact not | committee composed of Richards.
To Look After Americans.
Associated Press.
24.-
ltcsults Yesterday.
St. Paul 2, Kansas City 3.
Milwaukee 5, Minneapolis 12.
Columbus 8, Indianapolis 2.
Toledo 0, Louisville 3.
Oklahoma City, May 24.—A special
meeting of the state insurance board
for consideration of certain features
of the new basic schedule of rate#
submitted by C. T. Ingalls, manager
of the Oklahoma inspection and rat-
ing bureau, has been called for May
30 by Secretary W. R. Samuel.
The new schedules provide for a
10 por cent reduction in the annual
rate on insurance on dwellings, and
about 12Vj per cent reduction on the
annual rate on brick commercial and
office buildings. The reduction ap-
plies to Oklahoma City and all other
towns throughout the state which
have fire departments up to require-
ments of fire underwriters.
Some changes are proposed in the
rates and privileges on what ia
known as "term insurance" and the
state board has taken exceptions to
these. All other parts of the new
schedule have been accepted. The
reduced rate applies only on new
business or renewals.
After a close analysis of the sched-
ule W. R. Samnuel, secretary of the
state insurance board, Tuesday said:
"The new basic schedule filed by
Mr. Ingalls on behalf of the compan-
ies writing fire insurance in Oklaho-
ma shows a decrease of about 12*6
per cent in the rate on brick office
and mercantile business houses, and
a reduction of about 10 per cent in
the rate on dwellings in cities where
standard fire departments are main-
tained. and eliminates the exposure
charges.
Hut the term privileges have' been
reduced, which means an increase in
term insurance written for three
years of about 16 per cent on brick
dwellings and aboiW 25 per cent on
residence property located thirty feet
more from exposure. The change
in hazardous classifications, which
are rarely ever written except for
annual periods do not show any ma-
terial changes from the old rate.
The board has accepted and ap-
proved all of the schedule submitted
by Mr. Ingalls except the reduction
in term privileges. Consideration of
this feature has been set for hearing
at a snecial meeting of the board on
May 30."
It was stated by Mr. Samuel that
the hearing may be transferred to
Chicago. The board has asked that
all of the records and books of the
companies giving information on
term insurance for the past three
years and in order to facilitate mat-
ters the meeting may be held at the
source of this information which is
Chicago. This will be decided upon
in avfew days.
BENSON PARK TO
OPEN NEXT SUNDAY
(■ames Today.
Kansas City at St. Paul.
Milwaukee at Minneapolis.
Lauisville at Columbus.
Indianapolis at Toledo.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
W. L.
generally known that there is a pen- j Cobb and Tatom.
Washington, May .4.—'The senate aity of *500 fine and six months lm- Alderman Cammack brought up the
committee on foreign relations rec- J prjsonment attached to the wrongful matter of the Katy having some kind I w.™ " •>
omniended a favorable report on use of this emblem by others than of warning signal at the Beard street! qhrfivpnnrf
Kerns resolution directing the sec- those who had already adopted the crossing to protect traffic from ap-1
nmhlom nrlnr in 1 uilioii llwi In n> l.i.... . !....
retary of state to Inquire regarding
the safety of American citizens in
Ireland in the districts where martial
law has been proclaimed.
emblem prior to 1905 when the law
became effective.
There has been a more or less gen-
eral use of the Red Cross emblem on
ambulances, physicians' cars and by
j nurses, it is said, in Shawnee. In
j fact, there are two big emblems built
The formal opening of the New into the front of the General Hos-
Cozy was celebrated Tuesday, when piui. This is in violation of the law.
tape Jassamines were given to all the inspector says. For the first of-
lady patrons. The house was crowd- Ifense a warning is given, and this is
BRILLIANT OPENING.
proaching trains.
The two old-timers—McGraw and
! Galveston
Houston
San Antonio 17
Connie Mack, are making their teams Dallas 16
put up winning baseball at present, j Heaumont . . ........U
The Shawnee-Tecumseh Traction
Co. announces the formal opening of
Benson Park next Sunday. May 28.
On that date The Plunge will be open
and all departments of the park will
be in first class condition.
Manager Weddle asserts that more
work has been done in the park, in
the way of setting out flowers, mak-
ing flower beds, etc., than in any
previous year, consequently the park
is at its best. He also announces that
400 new bathing suits have been pur-
Pet. chased. A new stylo for women has
611 been adopted, the bloomer, skirt and
595 waist being all in one piece.
588
556 BUILDINGS CONDEMNED.
553
459 I City Physician G. S. Baxter has re-
WEATHER
By Associated Press.
New Orleans. May 24.—For
Oklahoma: tonight fair, con-
tinued high temperature.
BIV . It is reported in republican circles ♦ Thursday, unsettled, continued
Ribbon feature, and Davey & Emer-lthat Col. Theodore Roosevelt expects ♦ high temperature
son produced a high class musical .to find Justice Hughes on the River
ed during the afternoon and evening. I generally all that is necessary.
Anita Stewart and Karle Williams in j
"My Lady's Slipper" was the Blue j
Results Yesterday.
San Antonio 4. Dallas 1.
Beaumont 4. Fort Worth 0.
1 Houston 0. Waco 2.
Galveston 2, Shreveport 1.
act.
of Doubt.
Games Today.
Waco at Houston.
Fort Worth at Beaumont.
Shreveport at Galveston.
Dallas at San Antonio.
quested the council to take the neces-
sary steps to have the buildings at
306 North Chapman, 308 North Chap-
man, 22 East Farrall, 404 South
Broadway. 314 South Pennsylvania
and on lot 9. block 26 A. P., con-
demned and removed.
MISSIONARY SOCIAL.
The Missionary Social of the First
Presbyterian church will be held at
the home of Mrs. Harry Crew Thurs-*
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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