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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-09
dustry there, and the population
present does not exceed 1900.

present does not exceed 1900,
Genuine devotion to the fatherland
IL the dominant impulse which makes
the9aierman soldier fling himself head.
long upon death with such reckless.
hess. Every German soldier now,
whatever are his opinions about war
In general and this war In particular,
realizes that the success OF German
arms now can alone avert the most
awful OF disasters from their beloved
country,
Russia, according 10 report, has
placed al order with American firms
for $SOOOO,O00 worth Of shrapnel. II
sounds huge. II is said that each shell
viii cost about $50 landed In Russia
and that they are discharged per gun
at the rate Of six Il minute, or. say,
1000 per three hours. IL a battery OF
~ guns was at work, this would mean
a cost of about $500 900 Just for the
shells In three hours engagement.
ALI the fighting nations are contract.
ing new war loans and thus plling up
financial obligations that will not be
wiped out In centuries. The war Is
proving more expensive than was pre-
dicted, Estimates vary billions OF dol
lars but the figures OF even the low.
est estimate a re too uraat "a no c,,,,
pretended. Furthermore capital is be-
ing destroyed at frightful rate.
Buildings, factories, homes are being
demolished and burned, and labor is
not only being deserted but reduced
by slaughter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-09

not say all that to Kitchener when the hero of
KhArtoum interviewed him He just threw it in aft
erwsrd for good measure
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You may turn the pages slswly,
looking for something cheerful, but
you win be unable TO find It, The In.
nOvatlon Of the rosy girls picture an
nm advertising attraction has been
hailed with Joy by the ycnder " cor.
sets, shirt waists stockings and fem
inlne harness Of various kinds, but the
dealer in undertakers supplies can.
not avail himself of It,
He may be q man full Of gladness,
but his advertisements must be sub.
dued and sorrowfu Manufacturers
Of caskets and burial robes cannot give
TO the trade the testimonials Of those
who have used their goods and found
them satisfaction Nobody writes
back to say that the robe was per.
feet NJ and that the casket was com
Portable or to thank the maker Of the
hearse because Il was such an easy rid.
ing vehicle.
The testimonial Of commerce IL Il
winning scheme In most lines Of trade
hut the undertaken knows that the
people who use his goods do not come
back 10 tell of the journey and per
haps he IL glad they do not. He is sure
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they cannot write to the grieving rel.
atiyes that the robe charged at 81 was
Il shoddy affair worth less than $40.
A dealer never Inserts In an undertak.
ers' Journal testimonial like the
following.
81 was let down into my present
abiding place by the use Of your low
ering device and | write to assure
YOU that II gave perfect satisfaction.
There was nothing 10 mar the pro
ceedlngs from the time | started unit
! struck bed rock, landing as easily
and silently as turtle rolling off a
log"
The undertaken would know at once
such testimonial was spurious. This
goes to show that the dealer In un.
dertakerS goods lS handicapped He
cannot resort IN the usual methods oi
attracting attention to himself and
his wares
It would NOT avail the dealer to go
out 10 the lonely graveyard, knock
on the door NJ the silent tomb and
say smith Re good fellow and
write me u testimonial. Lay II on
thick about the plate glass windows
Of my 1913 model hearse. Say some
thing about missing the Jolt at the old
rock Culyert, whore you used to sweat
every time you went by. Remember
how we uscd 60 talk II over In front
" the grocer, store don't you, and you
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promised 10 do anything you could for
me- And then I'D 20 aud buy you
drink. How about the lowering device;
Notice how smooth II worked when
we planted you' And say, Smith, don't
forget to put In a word about the EN-.
bnlmlng fluid Don't you think it's
stronger than the whisky You used 10
drink at Jakes papY Take your
time aud write ma something stun.
ming
No doubt the mdertakers Journals
are destined IN time TO acquire
much larger circulation than they now
enjoy, simply because they are differ
rent Contemplation Of their mortuary
contents may not he conducive Ia nj
lArity or even choerfulness, but they
hold the mystic power TO drag ones
Thoughts away from the magazine with
Its two hundred pages OF advertise.
ments Of life insntsnce and stocking
supporters all bazoned tn the world
Ny means of the plump figure Of the
E,rl Whose>mother ought TO he looking
after her
RICHARD 3. GRAVES
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SIDELIGHTs ON MAR NEWS.

The Brotherhood Welfare Associa-
don Of st. Louis has set Dec. 81 az
the day ON which the war In Europe
should end A resolution to this effect
was adopted by the brotherhood.
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hut his case is not to be compared to
that Of the man who publishes a jour
nal for undertaken and tries to make
1t joyous.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01

Excess Of Procrasttuation.
Some people put on till tomorrow
the things they should have done iass
week. ~~~a
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
SPEAKER CLARK OPPOSES
IN SPEECH OF HIS LIFE
One of the Most Stubbornly Fought Legisla-
tive Struggles in the History of the Ma
tion---First Revolt in the Demo
cratic Ranks

Washington, March 31.--The
house of representatives tonight.
after one of the most stubbornly
fought legislative struggles in the
history of the nation, voted to re-
peal the provision OF the Panama
canal bill exempting American YES.
sells on the payment OF tolls
The vote on the repeal bill was
247 to l61, majority of Sc votes
in support OF the personal plea of
President Wilson.
The verdict on the issue, which
has absorbed congress for man,
weeks, came to close today, and
lsmade history in the annals Of the
house by party division, which found
Speaker Champ Clark, Majority
| Leader Underwood and other demo-
cratic congressman lined up on the
opposition to the president of the
United States
Tomorrow, the bill will 20 to TIE
senate, where tho fight will be re
newed, with all of the vigor and de-
Termination that attended 1t in the
lower house.
Democrats in the house stood by
the president gave him what he had
asked for THE honor Of the Nation
in it's foreign relations"
twenty-five Republicans and two
Progressives voted to sustain the
president.
Fifty-two Democrats followed
Speaker Clarke and Leader Under
wood 70 defeat, in their steadfast de
termination that the president was
wrong in his position in the toll ex-
emption for American ships, in vio.
| lation OF the Iay-pauncefote treaty
with Great Britain.
Nothing could stem Of tide of ad.
ministration success.
| Speaker Clark made the speech oi
| his life, to foresta what he termed
| "unqJestionable degradation to the
nation. In this he failed; but he
did smooth over tho party breach
with kindly words. praise for preei-
| dent Wilson and an unqualified dc
nial of any vaunting ambition on h,s
Town behalf.
When nc had closed the debate tC
the opposition Of the repeal, the
lspeaker was triumphant in defeat
for the entire legislative assembly II
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
ASSOCIATION Of
COMMERCE HOLD
THEIR MEETING
Reports Of Committees Received and
Routine Bus ness Transacted
by Executive Committee.

A meeting Of the Directors of the
Association Of Commerce was held
last NIGHT in their club rooms and
the ChaIrmen Of the different com .
mittees made reports. When the As-
sociati1n was first organized the
chairmtn We're appointed and in
structel to select their committees.
The following are the committees as
selected.
Membership, Samuel White, chair
man, c. c. Terrell, J. solomon, p. I.
Langan, John A. Miller.
Rates and Traffic, NJ. s. Carter
chairman, c. q. Miller, w. l.. Dun
can, I. J. Pryor. j. c Fisher, A, Il.
Rust, c. l.. Keaton.
Manufactures and Industries, J. s
Aisthorpe chairman. George Parsons
h. A. Smith, Oscar l.. Herbert, Sam
uel White.
Finance, H.. II. Aisthorpe chair
man, e. Z. Cox, j. II, Galligan.
Rivers and iTarbors and Ferry, p
T, Langan chairman, Georg Parsons
Geo. T. Carnos. C. C. Terrell, Johr
Sanders, Capt. Faudree. E. A. Smith
Publicity and Statistics, John c
Fisher chairman, Albert i. Lane
Prof T. c. Clendenen, John F. Rec
tor.
The chairmen Of the Entertain
ment City and County Affairs. Legis
lative, Good Roads and Public I'm
proyemcnt committees were no
reday to make report.
The Ferry Committee had meet
ing but was not ready to report. Thi
committee has the matter under wa.
of replacing q ferry in the Green
field service. This will mean a goo
deal to Cairo as there are quite
number of people come to Cairo b
this route.
After the meeting of the Direeto;
), the Executive Committee met an
went over some routine work.
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which were many senator's. arose en-
masse to cheer him.
President Wilson was at dinner
when the result of the vote was an
nounced He was gratitied hut made
no comment.
In the senate the bill will be re-
ferred to the committee on inter-
oceanic canal, of which Senator
|O'Gorman, of New York, vigorous OPP
poser to the measure, is chairman.
Senator OGorman has said he
would call meeting of the commit
tee at once to consider the bill. That
there will be fight In the commit
tee is certain How long 1t will be
there cannot be predicted. Admin
litration senators hope that vote
will be taken by the committee with
in reasonable time.
The scene in the house chamber.
when Speaker Clark yielded his
gavel to Representative Underwood.
the majority leader, and began a de-
fense Of mis- course. IN the general
controversy, probably was unrivaled
| in tho history of American legisla-
ton.
Never before within the recollec-
tion Of the oldest members have the
galleries been so packed with spec
| tators, Out side the galleries the
corrdofs were filled with disappoint-
ed people. On the floor nearly
every member was in his seat, and
Imany senators occupied seats on the
floor.
| 1t was rare political stage set
Ting that this throng witnessed.
| Standing before it, while Republic
cans and Democratic members cheel-
ed him to the echo, was the sturdy.
big-frlmed, silver-haired speaker.
with resolution beaming on his
eounterance, his thin lips elinched
slightly. Behind him pounding for
order was Underwood. They were
waiting the close of a long debate
of the two leaders of the Democratic
party having the first revolt in the
party.
Speaker Clark's first utterance
breathed a spirit of harmony and
lagainst discord and assured the
country that the President and he
were personally at peace, seemed to
spread over the assembly, particular
Ily the Democratic side of the house
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
"Farmers" Now Awaiting Certainty
of No Unusual Rise III River
to Cultivate.
OVER MILLION CUBIC YARDS
is ADDED LAST TWO YEARS
By Deposit Left by Overflow OF THIS
Land. Contributing Much to
Its Value.

"Smith's Island" or that portion
of Cairo outside the Cairo leyees
south Of the city, containing six to
seven hundred acres of land is grad
ualv being leveed towards the high
water mark by +. A. Smith, the OWN
er. While he does not intend to
raise The leyees very soon to the 6h
foot elevation. he does want TO pro-
vide protection against the average
stage in high water seasons so that
the Island farmers may have a bet
ter chance of harvesting their crops.
MIR. Smith has had six dirt teams
at work since last June, when the
weather permitted. eevating the
levees :ani says that now they are
hish enough to withstand a stage OF
water between A and 46 feet.
This land is of the most fertile
that can be found in this part of the
country. 1t has been overfiowed the
past Two years, and each time the
overflow had added to the top soil
an average Of eighteen inches of rich,
alluvla! deposit, that has been esti-
mated tc amount to over half mil
lion c,blc yards of filing at each
flocd. This amount OF earth If placed
there by teams would cost at the
least estimate $250,000,
1t had been Mr.. Smiths intention,
had the hydraulic dredging scheme
worked here in lillins the Cairo and
Thebcs railroad property, been en-
tirely successful, to have had as
much lf the land filled above the
high water mark as would be needed
for some time, for manufacture
ing sites and otner uses that might
have been suggested.
All the lana within the Smith
levees has been leased this year tc
Cairo "amateur farmers as some al
them call themselves. Among tht
lessees arc Fred Nellis, julius SeT-
bian AMI Frank Fitzgerald, All bat
so acres of land has been leased. II
this is not taken Mr.. Smith will cul'
tivate i himself.
The island farmers have not as vet
made any great effort to prepare tht
ground for the usual crop Of corr
which Is the grain cultivated, bu
some little work has been accom-
plished, that of clearing the erount
of debris, Cornstalks, etc. Before do
ing any considerable amount of worl
they will wait Il short while to SCI
what tho prospects are for another
unusual rise in the rivers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
POSTAL station
FOR DOWNTOWN
NOW AT SCHUX'S
Removed From Fred G. Fairs TO
Herman c. Schuh's Drug
Store Today,

Postmaster Il McManus, Jr, ana
his deputy, Fred C1X, delivered IN
person Yesterday afternoon the tirst
supplies of stamps, etc, at the nee
sub-station the drug store of lIor-
man 9. Schuh, sol Washington ave-
nue., and today Mr.. Schulz sells
stamps for the salary there is in it.
He has been doing this in limited
quantities as long as he has been
conducting q drug store, but it was
for the accommodation of his Gus
toners and friends, principally.
In an interview with Mr.. Schrh
yesterday he stated that he will 10
prepared to supply the public with
any quantity OF stamps, postal cards
and stamped envelopes, which can
DE purchased. not only during tie
regular business hours during tho
day but every night aHd on Sundaya,
He will attend to the registering OF
letters and the issuing of postotficc
money orders, but wants it distinctly
understood that he will not receive
any parcels post packages. No ar
rangements for this part Of the ser
vice has been made as yet and will
not be until July /. In handling the
lparcels post matter. he says he will
have to provide additional room and
make special arrangements for the
conduct of this branch of the bust
ness.
Fred G. Fair, who has for several
years had charge of the down town
sub-station at his store, says the re
moval of the station will not affec'
the sale of stamps at his place, tina
he will still continue to supply hi
friends and patrons with stamps ant
supplies, in any quantity. the sam
as heretofore, but will at no tim
receive parcels post packages, no
matter to be registered. nor issu
9. au
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01

Europe has a law case such as IS
not seen in a generation. Royalty has
actually been summoned to an ordi-
nary divorce court. The Grand
Duchess Paylovna, cousin of the Car
If Russia, and wife OF Prince Will
helm, second son OF the King of
Sweden, has been notified to appear
In the Court of Asslzes at Stockholm.
She is now in St. Petersburg.
She will there have to answer q
charge Of having deserted her hus-
hand. Divorce proc ceilings between
the royal couple have been in pro.
gress Cor some time.
Prince William, who is now shoot
Ing in Uganda, is not expected to re-
turn TO Sweden before the end OF
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01

months and has been confined to her
bed sia3e last November
Funeral services viii be held at
the residence this evening at S
o'clock conducted by T.. ]. Bats,
rector Of the Church of the Redeemer.
Thursday morning atg2.e5 o'clock
the body viii be taken .fc%Ailanta-
Ga, for burial, accompanied by Ars.
Blauvelt and her daughter, Mrs.
Blatvett's husband, who died five
years ago, is buried in the cemetery
at Atlanta. Interment will be made
Friday morning.
Mrs. Armstrong was born in
Louisville, Ky, in 1887, and has re-
sided in Cairo, with the exception of
few years in Atlanta, Ca, and Chi
cago, since 1864. She leaves one
daughter, Mrs. Blauvelt and a grand
daughter. Miss Helen Armstrong
Blauvelt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
ReineY Offers PLAYERS.
WhY She Felt Safe

A little southern girl who had had
quarrel with her sister was very angry
and was vowing all sorts Of vengeance.
Her aunt said to her: you must not
feel that way. Remember, the Bible
says. Vengeance is mine and eill
repay, saith the Lord" The child
studied a moment, and then said:
Yes. but you know, auntie, Gods a
gentleman, and he couldn't do any
thing to LADY,"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
STR. MISSISSIPPI
With COMMISSION
ARRIVES APRIL Is
Public Hearings W:Il Be Given All
Along the Route When Re-
quest is Made.

Clarke s. Smith, major, corps of
engineers, u. S. Army, Secretary,
writes Tie Bulletin that the steamer
Mississippi, with the Mississippi
River Commission on board will leave
st. Louis. April IA for a trip of in
spection of the river TO New Orleans,
stopping at such places as have noti-
fed the commission for public hear
ings ON matters connected with the
improvement of the river.
Anyone who may wish to meet the
commission in connection with river
improvements or levee work is re-
quested to communicate with its
president, room 1922, International
Life Building, st. Louis, by April
9Th. The boat will he at the Cairo
wharf about April l5 or 16.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01

II You have Goods Worth Buying
they are Worth Talking About.
Buyers must be informed,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
Receipts to Be Donated to Baseball
As ptatiOn-SeasoI Pass
as Prize.
FIRST GAME MAY BE
PLAYED NEXT SUNDAY
Recruit Are Beginning to Arrive and
Enough Are Expected to
Make Up Team.

There Is to be a big baseball night
at the Arcade theatre, Tuesday
April attn, which ought to bring out
all the local fans and all those who
want 70 boost the Cairo base ball club.
Manager Byron Herbert, with un-
Earallcled generosity, has agreed 20
donate the entire receipts for that
night to the Cairo Baseball assOcia
ton, not even deiuctng his operat-
| ing expenses.
This proposal is sincerely apprc-
eiated by the association and the di-
rectors have agreed to offer. as a
special prize, a season ticket to the
local park. This will cntitlC the for
tunate winner to admission to the
grand stand at 65 games to be played
during the season. Every admission
sold on this night at the Arcade VIII
entitle the purchaser to a chance on
| this season pass, which will be drawn
after .he last show, and it will not
be necessary to be in the theatre at
| time of drawing.
Recruits Arriving.
Although reporting day will not
arrive until April 7th two recruits
came in yesterday and it is expected
, that enough Will arrive before SUIT
, day to play game with a team Of
Anna and Jonesboro boys to be
brought here by Cy Llngle, who was
sold by Cairo last year to Cedar Rap
ids.
Lingla says he has a pretty lively
aggregation and the Cairo fans will
be glad to see the old favOrite in
action again before he reports at Co.
dar Rapids, which will be next Weds
, nesday, and the opportunity to see
the star catcher before he goes into
faster company will doubtless be ap
ipreciattd. Definite announcement.
will be made in this paper Thursday
as to this game, but if the necessary
number Of players arrive it is the in
| tention to play il, weather permit.
tins.
Unknowns Want a Game.
| johnson City, ILL.,. team has writ
ten foc one or two exhibition games
but being of unknown ability it il
hardly likely they will be taken OH
The preliminary games SO far ar
ranged for, are to be played witt
lteams considered worthy foemen an.
it is the intention of the directors tt
limit the preliminary games to sucf
lteams as are considered able to make
1t interesting for the home team.
Dummy Hughes ON Toast List.
"Ty Cobb addressed the Missis
sippi Legislature a few days ago,
Isays an exchange, "and Hughey Je1l
lnings lectured before the Jackson
High School. We would sugges
that Genrge kalkaff be secured to dc
liver the baccallaureate sermon fo
! the Hopkinsville schools. and "Dum
. n.y. Hughes be put on the toast lis
for the Athenaeum banquet in May.
Reiney Offers Players.
Manager Il. Reiney, last year wit
iClarksville, but this year with Bon
ham, Texas, Of The Texas Oklahom
League, las offered Cairo severe
fast" players that he cannot use
however Manager Herbert has
team that appears to be superior (
t the TeXas-Oklahoma class, so the o
3, fer was declined with thanks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
MRS. ARMSTRONG
OLD RESIDENT
OF CAIRO DIES
Mother of Mrs. Ella A. Rlauvelt-
Funeral Services Wednes-
day Night.

Mrs. Minerva Armstrong, q resi-
dent of this city for nearly half a
century and mother of Mrs. Ella A.
Blauyelt, died at the home OF her
daughter, IL West Twenty-seventh
street. Tuesday afternoon at II: 10
O'Clock of a combination of cancer,
heart failure and infrmities incidert
to age.
She has been 4 sufferer for many
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-04-01
More improvements,

The two story barn belonging to
the former Galigher homestead on
Twenty-eighth street, between Wash
ington avenue and Elm street, is be-
ing torn down, preparatory to the
erection of n modern dwelling. This
property, which has been for several
years, up to short time ago, the
residence of Mrs. Anna b. Stafford
and Mrs. Candee, is now's owned by
Nicholas Bertha, of Chicago,