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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

man lay at full length, while hot
sand slfted down upon him from an
oscllatlug tube overhead. Corridors
full VI naked men sitting IN baths and
rooms full Of them, aud other men
wrapped In blankets OF enyelOped In
clouds Of steam. All silent, smlleless,
enduring. There was room on the
floor Of which were ladders. Men clad
only In shirts and spurred shoes were
patiently stepping between the rounds
Of the ladders Day after day they do
that, until thir allotted time for ex-
ercise ends They barely glanced up
as we came I'm. All their attention
was fixed upon their task
Teaching them 10 walk again" said
the doctor. They learn 10 control
their muscles"
We fully credited the assertion VI
the German doctors that 20 per cent
| of the wounded are being returned to
! the wars These were rather serious
cases we had ssen. The man who Is
but nlpped In the arm by bullet is
back on the firing line now the mo
ment he Is ut to hold a gun. Not an
atom VI human material Is being
wasted by Germany In this greatest .pf
wars. A half expended soldier may
not be III 10 re-enter the trenches and
may still be able 10 guard bridge
, or drive "A team, aud sO release an
! other man for the sterner work of
killing or being killed The last proof
" the spirit In which these hospitals
ARE being run came as we stepped upon
the wlndswept lawn, and gratefully
said goodby TO these tiled and sun
lighted and scientific and heart break
ing workshops for the renovation Of
cannon fodder A long line OF con
yalescents were digging up the lawn
with spades.
I'VE will plant potatoes here" said
the surgeon, 80 we shall not starve."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22
WORSE THAN BELGIUM
Conditions In Russian Poland Terri
BILE Says Investigator; Population
IL Starving: No Relief

NEW YORK, May 22 The Rocke.
feller Foundation has received infur
nation that .oIdltluns In that part "
Russian Poland within the German
and Austrian lines are much worse
than the worst In belgium or Northern
France and that the population now
Is actually starving
Carleton Gibson NJ the commission
for relief In Poland. also rel orts That
thus far efforts uf the commission to
secure grain from neutral countries In
Europe have been unsuccessful.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

and other Important world happenings
viii be on the lyrc screen Saturday
aud SUNDAY The George Ade fable
fini-he. It's run toduy and the Helen
ilo.mr, uilroud stories begins today
aud continue, through the Sunday
program ON Moudul Hobrook Blinn
ana Alice Brady VIII bee seen on the
Lyric screen iu THE Boss five
rrrI feature picture presentation " the
greatest poIltirnl play ever written
The Goddess Il new serial " fifteen
episodes bcgIu~ Tuesday. This serial
according to those who have seen ad.
vance showing win develop into the
foremost theatrical offering Of the
wear
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22
TALK ON PATRIOTISM
DIR. Chase VIII Address Several Dif.
ferent Orders Sunday Mornlng In a
Memorial Service

Grant Post Of the q, A. X. will meet
at the odd Fellows hall on North
Walker Sunday morning to attend the
memorial service Mt the First Metho
dist church In n body. Dr r. A Chase
win preach the service The mail
carriers of the city Will also attend
the service. Members Of relief CORPS,
sons of veterans and all patriotic
bodies are invited TO attend aud Join
In the memorial service.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22
WON DISTINCTION WITHOUT
GREAT DEAL OF PROFIT

G. B. Breeding, arrested last week
by city police officers and charged
with driving his automobile over a
fire hose, paid the first offense fine
of 81 and costs In police court this
morning Mr. Breeding has been out
" the city slncr his arrest and hts
case had been postponed until his re-
ttfap
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

That new designer runs mostly 10
large checks" said the head Of the
wooden mills Ills effects are rather
broad for mems cl0thlDgH
Yes" asscnted the junior partner.
II supect he has worked for Iinol~em
factory." Puck.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

The funniest thing about . slass
Is his faee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22
hroret In nAIha.

Then we came to the baths Boths
~ every sort the Ingenuity N men
has devised electric baths and mud
baths aud yapor baths A tub IA which
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-22

We came to n machine shop
That ls what II seemed, when the
door first opened A huge. bright
room, with cleaning windows nu two
sides. The air WAS filled with the
whlrr VI machinery. Overhead shafts
turned ceaselessly aud belts ran tn the
machlnes which flled every available
iuCh " floor gacr AZ each machine
sal u man being cured FOR the front
At first glance II was M prOsaic and
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Plenty of Bad Ones

A local poultry dealer says
that he shipped a case of eggs to
market a week ago that candled
out one-third loss. That means
of 36 dozen eggs IL dozen were
absolutely worthless, rotten.
This is hardly fair to the poultry
man for people to send him rot
ten eggs and charge him good"
prices for them. There is liabil-
ity of finding some bad eggs in
any consignment of ordinary
size but when they run a third
bad, that is more than a mere in
cident. 1t is decided careless
on the part of the egg-gatherers.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
No More Band Concerts

There will be no more band
concerts this season. The band
has given it up. Manager Hill
said that when he went over
town to collect he failed to get
the money and not many more
than ten per cent paid him the
first round. There has been
trouble over the collections as
some objected to the concerts
Saturday night and others want
ed them Saturday night. Be
tween the two, there seemed tC
be plenty Of kicks and also about
paying the money. 1t is mighty
hard to please everyone and
the band gave it up.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Dunkirk Does Business

The bombardment of Dunkirk
by the giant German gun operat-
ing from Flanders permits the
carrying on of business of the
city only four and a half minutes
out Of every FIVE.
There is only one gun being
used in this bombardment, and
the shells come regularly every
five minutes. The people of the
town take advantage of the
interval between an explosion
and the coming of another shell
to transact business, allowing
themselves about half a minute
to make for their cellars.
In the general Post Office, for
instance. four and a half minutes
after the exposition of the first
shell is heard the clerks and
customers at the stamp and
ey-order-windows and ap-
plicants for mail disappear to-
|gether for the basement. After
the expected shell expIodes they
come upstairs again and business
goes On = usual until II is time
TO run again TO safety.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Didn't Advertise-NO Business

In a town not far from here
there is a merchant who says he
is going out of business. He was
telling this to another merchant
recently to whom was trying to
dispose of part of his stock. He
said he had been doing practical
ly no business during the past
month and further said, mo one
else is doing anything either.
The fact is that the gentleman
to whom he was talking, the other
merchant. had just finished the
best month he had in business
but he said nothing to the other
fellow. He told the reporter the
truth. Another merchant in the
same line of business as the man
who said he was going to sell out
says that his run of business
during the past month was bet
ter than a year ago in spite of
the high waters, bad roads and
other handicaps. Both gentlemen
who are doing the good business
are men who advertise. They
are more than satisfied and are
willing to admit that much of
their business is due to advertis-
ing. The other fellow does not
advertise. He never did while
in business in that town and
therefore, is going to shut up
his place of business because he
has nothing to do. The writer
sees the hand writing on the
wall. Do you, Mr.. Merchant?
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
SCHOOL CLOSES SOON
Graduating Exercises to be Held
at Court House Au-
gust 10th

The graduating class of the
high school this year will finish
their their work on August 20.
1t was originally planned to have
the school close the 18th butst a
meeting of the school board this
week they decided to have the
closing day a week earlier on ac-
count of making up of time by
Saturday sessions.
The graduating class this year
will consist of seven persons, two
young men and five young ladies'.
The class will be: Bula Bennett,
Sudie Hershey, Emma Lee John
son, Ethel Zillman, Agnes Taylor
and Earl Steiman and NorvelI
Allen.
1t is planned to have the grad
uating exercises at the court
house on the evening of Friday
August 20 and the address will
be given by Rev. Myers of this
city.
Owing to the change by the
school board of the date of clos.
ing the school, the arrangements
for the baccalaureate service haC
TO be made hurriedly and there
was some delay in the announce.
ment.
The Baccalaureate sermon will
be preached next Sunday morn
ing at the usual hour at the M
E. Church South by Rev. Myer!
their pastor.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Contributed.


AS a result of an opinion by
Attorney General John 7. Bar
ker to the effect that revenue
from beer tax, tax on coal oil
and similar taxes were extra
ordinary and not subject to one
third distribution to the school
fund.
Whereas it was given out by
State Supt. of Schools, Howard
Gass, a week ago that the
amount of the public school fund
this year would be greater than
ever, it now appears that it will
be much less than last year.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
SALISBURY MAYOR OUT
With Two COunciImen Who OBJ
ject to Municipal Elec-
trician Appointed.

The city of Salisbury had
something Of a troublesome time
at the meeting Of the city coun-
ell Tuesday evening when it
came to the matter of appoint
a superintendent for the munich
pal light plant resulting in the
resignation of the mayor and
two alderman.
The question of whether or
not James Parks, who has had
the job for 18 years was to be re.
appointed was the one that
stumped the council. There had
been some discomfort of late
over the administration of the
city's business, at least some Of
the people and aldermen were
opposed to Parks having the job
again. When it was brought up
before the council, there was a
deadlock.
The council stood at a tie vote
it Is said for eleven ballots.
Three were for and three against
the appointment. Somehow, the
mayor seems not to have had
the right to vote off the tie and
on the twelfth ballot Parks was
voted in by one of the objectors
going over to the other side.
The council put an ad. in the
Kansas City papers for an elec.
trician, when someone suggested
that a man could not be found tc
take the place of the present in.
cumbent and in a few days they
had 100 answers to the ad. The
job pays $50 per month. AS the
matter now stands. Parks holds
the fort he has been holding fol
the past eighteen years.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
A Golden Wedding

Tuesday July 9th, was a
joyous day for Mr.. and Mrs. r.
P. Clarkson at their country
home near Pee Dee, that being
the date of their 50th. wedding
anniversary. Four of their chill
dren Charley, Ollie, Miss May
and Mrs. Milton Worsham were
present and four of the grand
children Misses Chloe and 0rene
Clarkson and the two little tots
of Mrs. Worsham. Mr.. Clark
son or Uncle Bob, as he is famil-
iarly known was born in Broken
ridge Co. KY, July 4th 1886. He
is typical gentleman of the old
school who are rapidly passing
away. His good wife's maiden
name was Terrissa Mackey born
in Rockbridge Co. Va, August
16, 1874 and has reached the
18th milepost, in the journey
of life. She was married to r.
P. Clarkson July 27, 1865 in
Rockbridge Co. Va, and remov-
ed to Charlton Co. Mo-, March
1868. Seven children were born
to them of whom six are still liv-
ing, all being present at the
golden wedding of their parents,
save Mrs. VIM. Cowell of Wake
field, Kansas who was unable to
get here on account of sickness
in her home. A sumptuous din.
ner was served in honor of the
occasion. The dining room be-.
ing prettily decorated, the table
with it snowy linen, vases of
flowers and groaning under the
many good things on it was not
only tempting to the eye, but to
the wants of the inner man all
of which were more than satisf-
ed.
Following is a list of the guests
and presents received, the
children presenting their father
with a gold headed cane, their
mother with a gold thimble:
J. A. Cavanah and wife $500
in gold; Ramey Jackson and
wife $500 in gold; Mrs. Wor-
sham $1.00 in gold; E. A. Chap
man and wife $1.0O in gold; Miss
Emma Chapman cake plate; Mrs.
Joe Welch set of tea plates; S.
A. Johnson aud wife pitcher
with gold band; Mrs. w. A John
son large bowl with gold band;
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Littler toba bac-
co pouch and tumblers; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Harlan cream and
sugar set; Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Kelso table linen and handker-
chiefs; Mrs. Charley Walters
fruit bowl. All the guests re-
manned until late in the evening
and then it was with reluctance
they bade their host and hostess
good by for this had been a
most delightful day for one and
all.
| nLsLL1
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Agriculturalists On a Hike

Earl Steiman. Dick Thrash,
Chauncey SIeyster and Courtney
Miller, went to Salisbury Tues
day in an automobile as members
of the agriculture class in the
high school to get a view of the
crop conditions enroute. When
they got there the man who
took them in his machine was
detained there and they had
either to stay at Salisbury or
walk back. They walked back
the ten miles. They were not
much interested in agriculture
on the return trip.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
You Are interested

The residents all along che
Missouri river in particular and
every other citizen generally
should interest themselves in the
movement by the Kansas City
Commercial Club for the six foot
channelin river. Dalton, Bruins
wick and Aholt should send re-
representatives. to the meeting in
Kansas City next Tuesday. They
will be welcomed and Of value to
the movement. The engineer in
charge has made unfavorable re-
port. declaring the traffic on the
river does not warrant spending
the money appropriated by Con-
gress for the purpose. Con-
gressman Rucker win do what
he can to have the appropriation
applied to the improvement Of
theriver both for navigation and
to protect the land.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Order Program Out of Town

1t is reported that the gradual.
ing class of the high school
through the superintendent uf
the institution, ordered the pro-
grams and cards for the closing
day exercises out of town. These
programs could have been order
ed through the Courier or other
sources, the print shops being
the natural place where the order
should have gone. The Courier
could have had this work down,
if engraving was desired, as
cheaply as could the school peo.
pie themselves. If printing was
desired instead, the printing
could have been done here. Why
not? The work would not have
cost the school one cent more
than it did and there would have
been a margin Of profit, at that,
for the Courier. The Courier pays
taxes like other institutions and
helps keep up the city schools.
This business ought to have re.
manned in town, or, at least,
what profit there could have been
made, 8 hould have been left
here with local business men.
This process denotes q lack Of
cooperation between the school.
patrons and business men. Both
the school and the business men
need all the business and coopers,
ton they can get. This sort oi
practice now is carried on toe
far, to the detriment of the town.
Keep it up and there will moi
long be a town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13

& 81
There has been considerable
work done on the roads in the
past week notwithstanding the
farmers are buster than ever be-
fore with threshing and haying.
Holes have been filed approaches
to bridges and culverts relieved
of rises and jurnp-offs and ditch
es which have taken advantage
of the fall Of water and cut their
way down the center Of roads
have been changed back 70 where
they belong.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13

The Dameron garage reports
light business this year. The
roads have been in such condi-
ton that transients and even
local enthusiasts have beenN al
most debarred from the use Of
their cars. Saturday night q
man and his wife arrived from
St. Louis bound west to Kansas
City. They had to put up here
for the night and then return
east. They said this was the
second time this season they
have tried to make the trip but
the high water compelled them
to return. From this city west,
the roads have been practically
impassable.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13

MeSsrs. Taylor and Moore. our
big grain men, received a letter
dated July 27 from ]. C. Burks,
representative of a foreign grain
firm, who has his regular head
quarters in London. Mr.. Burks
tells all he is allowed to in his
letter, the censorship preventing
fuller expression Of what he
knows about conditions. The let
ter was written from Piccadilly
Hotel, London and reached its
destination Monday.
Mr.. Burks says that he recent
ly returned from Paris where he
had been for three months; that
travelling is difficult over there,
demand that you sign something
and show your passport being
constant; that both in France and
England it is not expected that
the war will end earlier than
1919; that Paris streets are full
of wounded as we'll as the hos
pitals and in cots are torn, brok-
en- and crushed forms, all smok-
ing cigarettes and making the
best of it; that the place in Paris
of greatest interest is Napoleon's 8
tomb where all his relices of
war and all the new relics cap
tured are to be found; that he
saw German taubes dropped on
Paris and looking up at almost
any time, a French airship could
be sighted patrolling against
them; that at a big round build
ling called the Bourse de Com
merce all the grain trading in
France is done and that any one
can go there and buy or sell, nc
sample tables nor quotations,
mostly talk and gestures; grain
is barged there and carried in
sacks, put on drays pulled by
stations and distributed, railroad
and steam boat lines furnishing
sacks and charging more rent
than in this country; that grain
weights, measures and trading
is not standardized in London
and that conception of future
prices is based on the opening ,oi
the Dardanelles; that the U. s.
A. and Canada are the only
countries which sell on inspec-
tion certificates, all others on
sample; that war has caused food
prices to advanced some, but
that a dinner which would cost
81. 40 in Joplin would be charged
$1.10 in London; that both Paris
and London have wonderful
weather, in Paris never getting
hot and in London seldom moi
drizzling or raining; that men
are wanted for fighting purposes
and the women to tend bars,
drive taxis, street car conductors
and run hotels and restaurants;
that President Wilson's last note
had just reached London and was
liked, moral support and moi
getting into the fight being de.
sired of this country.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Schools Got More

The schools of,ssMissouri got
$S26, 69O.S8 more this year than
ever before, the total this year
being 81, 6l3. 47S. 80 which repre-
sents more than one-third Of the
tax paid to the state.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-08-13
Salisbury Scribblings


daughters returned Tuesday,
from a ten days visit to relatives
IN Montgomery County.
Mrs. Pugh of West Plains, Mo.
wife of Rev. Pugh one time pas
tor Of the Baptist church left
one day this week for her home
after a most pleasant visit.
j. F. Pratt of Pauls Valley,
Okla, once a resident and prom
'inent citizen of this county,
came in Friday on a visit and is
still here renewing old acquaint-
|ances and making new ones. He
likes his new home and is max
ing good in every way.
A tent show here this week
has almost put the movies out of
commission.
Miss Nellie Powell will leave
in a few days for an extended
trip thru Kansas and into Ark
ansas.
The suit of Peter Chrane VS..
Samuel Megown in Justice
Trammel's court, Tuesday, was
decided in favor of plaintiff.
The case grew out of a claim for
commissions in the exchange of
a farm for a mill.
W. T. Adams (Uncle Tom)
was suddenly taken i'll in J. O.
Snyder & Sons store Tuesday D.
m, and was taken home but has
since rallied and is improving.
While trimming out a fence
row, John Ehrhardt encountered
a nest of humble bees and while
backing away from them fell and
badly sprained his ankle, which
will lay him up for several
weeks, as a sprain such as this
is longer healing than fracture.
-. A. Tuder and S. Megown Of
hle were here Tuesday on bust.
ness.
The Eadington sisters sang al
the airdome Monday night and
greatly pleased their hearers.
There was a large audience al
the union services Sunday night
to hear Elder Holloway and a
deep interest manifested.
Mrs. Finis Adams, nee Buff.
ington, and her pretty daughter
of Atoka, Okla, came in Mon.
day for a visit to relatives and
friends.
The stock of goods recently
traded by B. M. Gardner to John
N. Cooper and by the latter
traded to a Mr.. Hulett has been
boxed up and shipped to Arm.
strong.
Our enterprising business men
jumped in Friday morning and
swept the dust from in front Of
their stores to the middle of the
street leaving it in a ridge to be
hauled away. It was a formid.
able broom brigade and soon
made the street look like a new
pin. We commend this example
to others.