23 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
1
The first annual auto show opens at 8 o'clock with an official opening ceremony. W Hf Vesper, president of the Skilabinta Motor Car Dealers Association, will deliver the inaugural address. The event features electric lights and displays as dealers showcase a variety of automobiles and attractions for visitors.
A senate proposal seeks federal action to demobilize the Texas National Guard. Senator Harley urges Washington to order members back to home stations to resume normal life with families, arguing no need for guards along the border amid national military activity. The resolution goes to the Senate Committee on Federal Relations.
The Rotary club prepared to host 25 guests at its annual banquet next Tuesday night at First Presbyterian Church during the noon meeting today. New officers will be installed at the banquet. Francis Homelean, general secretary of the American Association for Organizing Charities, addressed the club on social conditions here.
Charter for the Enid & Northeastern Railroad in Garfield County was granted by Secretary L Lyon. Capital stock is 200,000 with project cost about 400,000, linking Fairmont to Bliss and branching to Tonkawa. Stockholders include A. Prates of Springfield and J H Grant of Oklahoma City.
The American steamer Marina traveling between Santo Domingo and Porto Rico arrived yesterday afternoon from Ponce and reported spotting a suspicious steamer nicknamed Crab Island about thirteen miles off Porto Rico. The Atlantic also passed by in the vicinity.
Washington reports indicate orders to withdraw outposts as part of a broader diplomatic move. Officials cite intent to proceed with due caution, awaiting confirmation from higher authorities before finalizing the action and communicating with allied parties.
San Antonio Texas January 23 National guard units will begin returning from the border in three sections starting January 26 or 27. Movements aim to complete all units within about a month. Troops are divided into three groups, with Group No 1 to depart first, including Oklahoma cavalry hospital corps and engineers. The First Oklahoma infantry is listed among the units.
The Cincinnati journal reports that buyers for a Chicago seating department store may require women to wear overalls at work. The move follows the popularity of working breeches among female laborers and munitions workers. Jeans tailored for women are proposed, offering cooler summer wear and greater mobility than skirts for both factory workers and housekeepers.
London officials release casualty figures for last Friday night’s explosion listing sixty nine dead, seventy two seriously injured and eighty lightly injured. The total is believed to be complete.
Local forecast indicates fair weather tonight with increasing warmth and rising temperatures. Winds light north of the region with no precipitation expected as coastal and inland areas trend toward milder conditions.
The case centers on Nellie M to be questioned as the investigation tightens around the Wheeler ward school teacher’s slaying. Attorney Maman Pruiett withdraws from prosecution prompting replacement by Ben Williams of Norman. The pursuit involves Mary Couch, widow of the suspect, and Mary Emily Covel, the slain teacher’s alleged daughter, with US officials in Oklahoma City and Des Moines linked to the broader inquiry.
NEW YORK January 2 Nearly half a million acres of land in the San Joaquin Valley California valued at 32 million dollars are at stake in the government suit against the Southern Pacific railroad. Evidence shows the railroad has been taking about 900000 barrels of oil a month from the land and the government seeks possession. Julie Keritechnitz, chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Parade, testified that he never dreamed oil would be found after his company obtained title.
Honolulu report credits Brigadier General Samwell Juhna wa of Hawaii National Guard with the highest US score, claiming 300 points at Pupeh Bowl range. The feat surpasses Soripay Jones Ho Marne’s recent 275 record, as Johnson eyes new world records in shooting.
SAN DIEGO Cal Jan 2 Lieut W A Robertson an army aviator who drifted nine days in Sonora may be sent across the border to the abandoned airplane in which he and Lieut Harry G Bishop were involved in a recent incident near Calexico California. Col W O Glassford, commandant at the army aviation school, says officers favor recovering the craft and its compass to check for faulty mechanisms. Start from Varta Arizona. decision on air or motor transport pending.
Testimony in San Angelo Texas detailed Blarry Spanell's devotion to his wife and child during the murder trial of Spanell for killing Lieut Col M Hatter. Defense evidence included questions about Hatter's reputation as a woman chaser, with rebuttals from state. Witnesses citing Spanell's good character included former associates from Waco and Marfa band leader Victor Allessandro among others.
News of the order described how regiments near the base hospital faced rapid demobilization with 75 convalescents returning to duty in three days after the order to bring 25000 guardsmen home. Bands at camps played Home Sweet Home as the departure occurred.
The House Committee probes alleged short selling during the leak period, seeking names of brokers and customers, transaction records December 1 to December 24, and profits. Noble, first witness, explained exchange operations as lawmakers aim to determine who profited from advance information amid a sparse public audience.
Thieves blew safes at Miltonberger Prevator and Chal Fant Nelson Grain in Clinton area offices last night. About 91 dollars in cash and checks were looted, with total sum secured at Miltonberger’s. The crimes were discovered today and no arrests have been made.
Washington Janes Woo Stone grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Sheppard acting president of the Order of Railway Conductors testified before the House Commerce committee opposing the Adamson bill to prevent railroad traffic interruption by creating a special investigating board during which investigations strikes and lockouts would be lawful.
The Scottish Rite Masons opened here this morning with many candidates and a large turnout. Work in the degrees is underway under the direction of TM Hailey, thirty third, sovereign grand inspector general of Oklahoma. The reunion continues with high attendance and involvement from attendees and officials.
The Daily News lauds Provident Wilson as a discerning statesman facing world issues today in wartime satire. It argues for a peace without victors yet criticizes ambiguous phrasing and notes evidence from White House speeches that Wilson aims for a principle beyond mere declarations.
The House, by 67 to 3, ordered printed and placed on the calendar a joint resolution for submitting a graduated land tax amendment to the Constitution. The Revenue and Taxation Committee recommended against mass changes, while Education favored issuing a monthly state school bulletin and gathering health data on public schools. The Labor and Arbitration Committee backed creating additional factory inspectors, and the Revisers committee had no unfavorables on revisions to statutes.
A Coast Guard recruit at a battery apprehended a man who wiped flowers on the American flag. LHe Danksted, a signal quartermaster attached to recruiting, subdued the offender on duty. The incident drew official commendations and letters from patriotic societies and citizens born in Australia to the War Department and to Luk.
Senator Cummins submitted a reso lution for a full day of debate on the president's world peace policy. Senator Stone objected to immediate action, delaying consideration while stressing the need to hear all opinions before any formal move. The president's address is under mixed reaction as the nation weighs new international duties.
Madison reports quote President appeals for war policy and peace terms while opposing joining an international council. Bryan supports national strength and warns against entrusting peace to European-led enforcement. He argues the Senate should approve the president yet reject broader international obligations.
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