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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08
Sign Number
Twenty-One
~
By DORIS ADA MATTES0N

Copyright, 1915. by w. g. Chapman.)
Tom Stibbs was just setting the last
of a sixteen-sheet poster in place on
Sign 21 OF the Universal Advertising
Syndicate, when the ladder under him
shook. He looked down quickly.
Hello, there" he shouted. What
ever are you about?"
A man had come rushing around
the corner at q high rate OF speed.
AS he turned 1t he glanced backward.
This caused a stumble. His hat fell
off. The next moment he was up the
ladder. He was nimble, quick-acting
individual, for like an acrobat he
pulled himself up alongside OF the bill
poster. Then he grabbed the long
flaring paste brush from his hand and
gave him a blow directly under the
chin. Tom Stibbs went headlong to
the inside edge OF the sidewalk,
uttered a groan and lapsed into in
sensibility.
Almost Immediately two police Off
GERS came dashing around the street
corner. They glared ahead, but the
object OF their pursuit had vanished
Where's he got to-" painted one of
the officers.
BLESS me, If know" retorted the
other Must have slipped into some
doorway"
"No-aha!" calculated his compan-
ion and he stopped and picked up the
tell-tale hat. Then he glanced up at
the sign and the ladder set against it.
There the bill poster substitute was
industriously welding the paste
brush.
"Thatll do, my hearty" sang out
the officer, drawing a weapon. "A
clever trick that, but we've got you.
Come down and give up your booty
and arrange for a good long term, for
you've grabbed something worth
while this time"
But the man on the ladder had no
thought OF giving in so readily. He
continued to manipulate the brush for
a moment or two. Suddenly he
whirled about. Bang - went the
brush, directly into the face of one
of his captors. Splash contents
of the pail deluged the other Trust
ing to their momentary discontinue
the thief, for such he was, sprang to
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

The two childish and pretty models
in fall millinery for children, which
are pictured here. will make an in
stant appeal to good taste. They are
simple in construction, as they should
be. but are strictly In line with the
seasons style ideas
The cap of fine corduroy, designed
for the little girl from thres TO seven
years old, shows novel management
of the crown in the square outlines
of the drapery. II is simply band
covered with corduroy which fits
about the head and supports a folded
width of the corduroy to form the
crown. The points at each side of
this piece are brought down TO the
band and fastened. At the right the
fastening is made under a cabo~non
of silk cord. and at the left side a ca
bochon of the same sort supports a
handsome silk tassel.
Hats of this description are made
up i'm corduroy of various colors.
brown being a great favorite, with
blue a close second. They are lined
with soft silk and IL would be hard to
point out a fault in them when meas.
ured by the requirements looked for
ih millinery for small girls.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

Every up-to-date girl is swathing her
neck, or preparing to, with a scarf.
Called by its good old-fashioned name
1t is a mufiler, and that is what she is
calling 1t. 2ut the name is the only
hint of old-fashion about 1t. IL be-
speaks a youthful zest for gay things
in it's vivid and queer colors. Nothing
Is too noisy in design or color for the
muffier, which does not Qropo5e to be
overlooked.
There are many plain mufIlers in
bright green, purple, lemon yellow,
cerise, rose color flame color and any
other bright color that one may
choose. There are mufIlers with stripes
in contrasting color or white, running
crosswise or broad lengthwise stripes,
like that shown in the picture. And
there are some having dots and cir
cles over their surface.
Mufflers are made OF wool or silk,
and nothing could be more practical
for the cool days of autumn. They
are worn with street suits or with
sweaters now, and will reinforce the
heavier outer coats for midwinter.
For the autoist they are often made
with cap to match. Those in the plain
colors make fetching sets of this kind
and are worn, like the sport coats. for
all sorts of outdoor recreation. The
caps to mstch are either round with
a turned-back band about the face or
the Tam o'Shanter shape.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08
Comfort for Small Girl.
JULIA eoTToMLEY.

Brother is not the only one who rev.
els i'm the cool comfort of the cotton
romper suits made with straight knick-
ers. Little sister is permitted to wear
one-piece suit fashioned on the same
lines as brothers. IL is made of white
cotton fabric with the small sailor col
lar. short sleeves and knickers
trimmed with bands Of blue. The loose
belt is also of the plain blue. The
knickers. instead of being close fitting
or in bloomer style. Nre cut on the
straight lines, and so look not unlike
divided skirt. The model is an ideal
one for morning play wear or for gen
eral wear on the beach.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08
Lace Ruttona.

81 could not afford to buy for my
white serge dress the expensive
crochet buttons for trimming" writes
a reader, so ! bought some wooden
button molds and covered them first
with white silk and then with the lace
scraps that were left after cutting out
the heavy white lace yoke and short
sleeves. and they look almost as well
as real crochet buttons and cost al
most nothing"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

For the miss from ten to sixteen
a hat is shown at the right in which
the influence of high crowns makes
its appearance. The frame is covered
with velvet except about the side
crown where bias folds OF velvet and
satin are alternated. A striped rib
bon with plaid border repeats the
colors used in velvet and satin and
introduces others in touches of gay.
bright tones.
JULIA BOTTOMlEY.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

are usually plain, with narrow stripes
at each side and band in the same
color as the stripes across the bot
tom. The dark, quiet colors. fashion
able in suits and millinery, make pos
sible the wearing of bright mufilers
without a jarring Of colors. The
whole effect is spoiled If one forgets to
consider this point.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08
Buttons as Trimming.

Tiny pearl buttons are used for trim.
ming neckwear, in place Of the little
linen buttons of last year. They have
no visible means of attachment. but
are known as trimming buttons.
These are small details. but thew
mark the up-to-date neckwear, and one
might as well get the correct thing
when purchasing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08
Ais Eaxorlte Route.

The doctor told Tonkins he must
walk three miles every day"
Where does he take itg''
Around a pool table. generally
Boston Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-10-08

Trinity Church en- Valuable Ground.
The land at the head of Wall street.
New York. on which Trinity church
and cemetery stand. comprises plot
S91 feet long by 227 feet broad, val.
ued at IL million dollars.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
RURAL CREDIT SYSTEM

The announcement that the COM
missloners Of the land office have
adopted rule giving actual Occu.
pants OF farm lands the preference
in loans from the states permanent
school fund was quickly followed by
smother that all appraiser, have been
suspended Presumably this is peud
ing complete checking Of the busl-
ness of this department " state gov
ernmsnt.
Reports of the state examiner and
Inspector made before the primary
election held last sAugust, Indicate
that It is well for the new commits.
sioners to take q complete account "
stock The schools and colleges or
Oklahoma have II magnificent endow
ment which may well he used rs the
basis OF Il real rural credit system
This may he done In "A manner
which will afford the greatest secur
ity aud the largest net returns leg
islatlon which will put the immense
business Of the land office on sound
basis is needed II was promised 10y
a Ia l,.. tI.FFB
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
WORK ON THE CAPITOL.

Il will be wise provision of the
powers that be II the work ON lhr
state capitol goes on ms hn, been udl.
Gated win he the case II win require
n great deal Of time 10 finish the nu
itol building at the best and II there
are any delays It will he all the moro
dlscourugIng.
The people Of the state have said
that the capitol shall be- located ur Ok
lahomu city and they have said that
II shah be- built a certain way There
appears to be no further excuse for
however, the capitol will not be- I'm
however, the capitol viii mot be- fin
ished Tor many years.
Those who are to build a statehouse
for Oklahoma have before them the
examples " other states. Usually the
work Is managed hy politicians and
fortunate indeed In the state that can
secure state building without Il
scandal In addition TO the scandal,
the work Of erecting II statehouse us
ually strung out over so long period
Of time that more than one set Of poll
ticians gets a chance al the distnDu.
tlOn Of funds
Already there has been some Jockey
Ing with the work Of building capt
tol for Oklahoma. One administration
has had hand In II and We have
started on the second. Those who will
pay for the building have Yet to se'
what the second administration will
do aud how we'll II win perform the
work In hand
Certainly two administrations
should be enough TO build a capitol aud
therefore 1t will be well II the work
is pushed along To completion And
heaven pity Ms II three state admins
tratlous are to have hand lu the
erection NJ this one statehouse
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
GRAIN SORGHUMS PROVING
BEST CROPS IN OKLAHOMA

The Oklahoma Agricultural Expert
ment station has Just issued n com
prehensive bulletin about the grain
sOrghums II sums up the cOnclu.
sions Of comparative trials for long
period. At saltwater, "On poor, thin
upland underlain with hardpan."
during the five years, 1909 to 1913,
blACkhull white kaflr gave Yields Of
from nineteen to forty Weight bushels
per acre, averaging $40 bushels; corn
corn gave yields Of from nothing 10
30 bushels per acre, averaging one
bushel In one Of the spring wheat
states II was heralded as a great
discovery" when they developed u
strain Of wheat which produced yields
Of 4 few bushels per acre more than
the sort usually grown
Here we have something which
would he truly marvellous" II only
there were more mystery about It.
Think OF II! A grain crop grown
alongside OF corn ON the experiment
station farm yielded thirty five times
az much as corn during period Of
five years That seed ought to be-
worth five dollars pound Hut
pshaw it's only kafircOrn. And
good seed OF that may be bought for
about $3.50 for one hundred ponnds
Of heads. And next years Just
bound to be good corn year the
last six have been such poor ones"
The summary printed In the bulle-
tin follows;
There can be no question AZ to the
great value Of sOrgbums In the west
half Of Oklahoma.
Milo and feterita should be grown
In the western part Of the grain
sorghum belt and blackhull kafir
In the extreme eastern part.
Good culture will pay and is Of
great Importance,
Early planting should be practiced
Good, pure seed should he pro
duced and used The present seed
condition IL deplorable
Grow hut one variety In locality
The feeding value of the grain sor.
ghums both grain and forage, IL high,
The feeding value of the grain CON.
pures favorably with corn and the
stover Is superior to corn stover
The grain sorghums are sure
crops" In comparison with corn in
the section under consideration
Grain sorghums are not substitutes
for corn In the western part of okla
homa they are the real thing
The mailing list Of the experiment
station, saltwater, oklahoma. was de
strOycd by fire last summer and
those who wish this bulletin should
write for II at once.
And while you have your postn
cards handy II you have any Interest
at all IN the sure production OF grail
for feed every year. wet or dry, yol
might write 10 the experiment sta
ton Manhattan, Kansas for q cop!
OF Bulletin lDS "Kafir In Field an'
Feed Lot" The purpose Of this bui
letin N 20 show, briefly, the value o
knfir In the western half of kansa
aud uRrticulnrly on upland soils
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
SHIPPING QUESTION ARISES.

treat Brltain's right to seize Amer
lean vessels recently purchased rrom
German owners will be- tested In II
short time II the steamship Uucic.
which has sailed from Galveston. is
captured by warships. The Amrri
can owned vessel, the Wllhelmluu, has
sailed from New York The Darn Is
loaded with cotton consigned 10 Rot
terdam aud the Wllhclmina Is bound
for German port its cargo Of food.
,tufts valued at 100000 being con
signed to an American dealer there
There is no doubht about the Amer
lem ownership Of the Wilhelmlna
the only suspicion being attached to
Its name There may be some doubt
about the ownership Of the Dacla, the
present owner claiming 10 have
bought It from its former owners, the
Hamburg American Steamship compa
ny, short time after the outbreak Of
the war.
Great Britain has taken the posi-
tiOn that the ships OF the Hamburg
American line although they were In
American ports at the outbreak Of
the war, cannot be transferred to
American ownership II is very well
know that the purpose is to prevent
shipments of any kind 10 Germany,
for the starvation Of Germany IL the
whole plan upon which the Wat is
based
While 1t is not likely that the
United States will become involved
In case the two ships are seized, yet
Il may have some effect ON the ship
purchase bill now pending In con.
gress The main argr mt against
the bill up to this time has been
that II would mean the e1pen
diture Of AO,OOOOOO by the govern
ment aud that It would drive private
steamship companies ont " existence
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
DIFFERENCEs EAsT AID MEsT.


In the west when Il man is invited
To take drink with another It Is
safest to accept IT, especially II the
man giving the invitation wear, COW
boy boots and spurs and hus a six
shooter In the scabbard at his belt
II the invitation is not accepted, the
man with the six-shooter may hegiu
at once to Use his artillery
In the east II is vastly different
II is more dangerous there to decline
proffered affections. Within Il period
Of ten days the newspapers have re-
ported four instances where women
were shot because they refused the
affections offered to them by men
There are other differences be-
tween the east and the west but this
Is one Of the most noticeable In the
west love is Just rs strong, but it
must be- that the men are more chiy
alrous and when they are refused
they do not think OF murder e., the
first method OF revenge
II is said that there is mo- true
love without jealousy, but that jeal.
ousy which prompts murder Is more
Of II Berserker ruge than anything
else. Along with the other reports
comes one Of man In Toledo who
found his wife in restaurant with q
rival The husband deluged them
with hot coffee aud ruined his wifcs
dress, but he did not shoot
Presumably that represents the
middle west manner Of taking re-
venge--a compromise between the
chiyalry Of the west and the murder
GUS intent Of the east II Is not ro.
mnntIc by any means, but It Is far
better and not 30 sensational ms To
shoot the victims up when anything
happens to mar the course Of true
love.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

sion In New York Miss Tarbell was
recognized by the commission as an
authority ON corporations monopolles
and labor.
But the most interesting part Of
her testimony was In connection with
woman suffrage developed hy Ques.
ttons from the only woman member
of the commission Mrs j Borden
Hartman Miss Tarbcll said she
thought the equal rights movement
was doing little or nothing to help
women al work She said that vice
among women was being minimized
more In states where there was no
active campaign than In others.
TO what extent do women share
the burdens " men In Industry
asked Mrs IInrrIsun.
Wages are lower for women he.
cause they lack experience. They
are thrown into factories unframed
aud they are not Rs stable quaint.
ty as men Their work Is Of n lower
grade" Miss 1urhell answered
Il do not ike 10 see women get
mixed mp In politics" promptly stated
Miss Tarhell when Mrs. Hartman In
Quired what suffrage was accomplish
ing for better conditions for working
women.
1T isn't men who are keeping SUI
frago away from women. The WON
en are keeping suffrage away from
Themselves the witness added tC
the amusement " the audience.
rs suffrage minimizing vice con
dltlons IN industrial firlls2 Mrs
Hartman pcrseyercd
81 don't think suffrage has had q
fair test IN that" was the opinion OI
Miss Tarhpl More has been don,
In that direction, think, I'm state
where there IL no suffrage. Bu
laws must grow ont NJ conditions
local conditions II we transplant {
law IN Massachusetts to Utah II II
not likely to work "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
WOMEN IN OTHER LANDS.

Women schooltcachrrs In Denmark
receive from 1854 To $500 u year sal.
any
lwcnty-seyen women nurses were
killed In the homburdmcut " rheims
10y the Germans
Austrian and Hungarian women are
giving their hest-loyed jewels to swell
tho war fund,
Canadian women are conducting a
campaign for pensions for mothers as
Il result Of the war.
Unemployment caused BY the war In
Creases among women in London at
the rate Of 1000 week
In Spain the young unmarried girl
OF good social position never walks in
the streets without ChHperOn
There are only two women on the
island Of IleligOland, the German naval
base, aud they are both hospital nurses
In Australia male and female Oper.
atOrs In the government service OF the
same grade and skill are paid equal
wages
Chinese women are not allowed to
select their future husbands, all the
arrangements being made by the par.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
WANT FUNERAL REFORMS.

Reform In the conduct NJ funerals
Is being urged in many places and It
Is generally conceded that there Is
much room for improvement This has
no reference 10 those who are mad
vertsntly plunged into the pool Of oh.
llvion IN living stato
Real funerals are meant, aud the
most notable action taken ON the sub
jcct recently was All address delivered
10y minister 1T gathering NJ
preachers IN which be advocated
greater simplicity He held that the
funerals OF the present day have
grown too elaborate
The changed character ~ tombstone
Inscriptions is also am index NJ the
greater simplicity and better taste ~
the last tributes 10 the dead There
Is greater simplicity I'm many fmer
ais now than IN the pnyt aud the
preachers have done much IN bring
i about
Funeral sermons now, or nj least
some Of them, do not dwell so much
upon the sorrow Of parting, hut more
upon the JOY of the resurrection. Less
h being said about the darkness OF
the grave and more about the mmln
Gus life beyond H.
Perhaps there will come time
when there will be less pomp and
pride In the eQulpage Of the dead and
the funeral directors will he satisfied
with loves charge and more simple.
ity II is frequently the case that
those who are about To die ASK for Il
simple funeral, and this shows the
tendency to avoid the pomp that 80
frequently attends the obseQuies.
The ph,a that IL being made Is not
10 make the funeral less somber for
u could not be otherwise, hut to max,
the show VI wealth less elaborate aud
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
IDA NJ. TARBELL, THE
FIRST TRUST BUSTER

Ida NJ Tarbell, whose investigation
into the history Of the Standard on
company was the first comprehensive
work in trust busting, was an i'm
portant witness before the United
states Industrial Relations Commls-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
TOO MUCH PROHIBITIONS

Evidently the hin offered In the
name u the enforcement committees
Of the house and senate To amend 'hc
prohibition law Of the state was 1T
tie too strong, for It has been postpon
ed indefinitely and Is not likely to he
heard Of again at this session uf tho
Legislature The bill was not drawn
by the committees, It is stated aud
few Of the members OF the house com
mittec knew anything Of It's contents
when It came up Tor consideration u
the legislature.
The act would have enacted into
law search and seizure, which has
been found so Objectionable elsewhere
II would have provided that upon
probable cause private residence
might be searched for liquor or that
any part " It used as store shop.
hotel boarding house or place NJ gtor
age might be- searched
The house promptly Killed that sec.
tiou " the act aud then refused 10
.cuurt into law the one providing that
. iu uu,r amy liquor was poured ont to
prevent MS seizure a. should be- taken
as evidence of guilt lu other words
the law would have provided that the
liquor should be- deemed rs intoxlcat-
ing mo- matter what II may have been.
Another section 10 which the mem
bers of the house found objections
was that providing FOR rewards of
one fourth NJ the fine to those giving
information of violations " the prohi.
IMtion law That section did not pass
ou the first vote aud the emergency
cmusc was also found Objectionable
Evidently the legislature, In amending
tho prohibition law, does not intend
10 make II so strong that II viii b'
offensive even to those who favor pro
hibltion
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
Laid Only Fresh Ones.

A dairymsn and farmer personally
applied 10 u town housekeeper for u
transfer Of her custom to himself.
CO. hear dot you haf lot Of drouble
with dot dairyman Of yours he said
"iust you give me your custom, and
dere will be no drOuhle.'
Are your eggs always fresh asked
the woman
"Fresh " repeated the man, In an
Indignant tone Let me dell you
madam, dot my hens nefer. ncfer lay
anything but fresh eggs 2.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

lines are getting across All this ap.
plies also, say the actor folk, to Champ
CLARK, The speaker rarely laughs out
loud, no matter what the occasion.
but gets a funny little amused, salts
lied expression OH his face that is an
inspiration.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23

Little Lola Mamma, do you think
dollle win ever 40 to heaven?
Mamma Why do YOU ask that,
DEAR
Little Lola Well, I'm afraid she
won't. cause she cant bend her
knees to say her prayers,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-23
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

] hereby announce myself as can.
didate for Commissioner Of Public
Property subject to the Republican
primary Il. c. BRADSHAW.
ADV Present Supt. Of Streets }