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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
IDLE THOUGHTS ON VOTING.

On voting as am abstract subject for
consideration observation, disagree
There Is but one flndamcnt ana that
/, that the bnlIol is inyolnhle Not
that lr Is mnllrcnrcd. No indeed
So.caIIed idle thoughts seem some
how 10 arrive at the heart Of things
In the spirit OF dlsinterestedness. con
yidered neither an q right nor a duty.
vote means nothing In one case 1t
may amount 10 an act Of Kindness. In
another pure custom md In third
the exercise of privilege because some.
one has gnId IL is privilege That
many vote for no weighucr reasons is
evidenced bv incompetrucr and yenal.
ity In office. instances of which are
ever at hand The care nauRht and
resultant careless voter is vastly
abroad
The fashion uf preaching morality
should extend TO a moral aud there
fore Immoral voting An ul.cousld
cred vote does not conform TO strict
morality In fact on most questions II
constitute, AT least the sin Of omission.
often us hud and sometimes worse
than the Overt conmissIon uf sin
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

matter for yourself. OF nine editor
ials in last weeks Saturday Evening
Post the first deplores war-as who
does not. the second attacks our land
ute laws: the third parties an attack
by some other editor. the fourth ex.
presses a doubt as to whether the san
Francisco fair is good Investment 4,
in the fifth the editor gets almost op-
tlmlstic over American finance in the
sixth congress gets pauulng: the
seventh is eluI,ocui. the eighth h,.
pothetcul and the last lament that
United States senator, are not as
smart as they should be
The desire ro tear into" somebody
or something tx abroad Rut bprL Cd,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
BEST LITTLE WIFE
WAS GIVEN DIVORCE

WICHITA, Kan, March 6.-Oue Of
the divorce cases tried here, that Of
G. W. Cassman, formerly Of FOss, Ok,
was unlike all the others In the dis
trict court, for 1t was full OF tragedy
Eastman and his wife have two grown
children
There was more than one eye dim.
med with tears when Judge Wilson
granted Mrs Csssman decree on her
cross petition More than one heart
went out In sympathy to the man
who no longer had a home, n wife or
babies And yet no one ceusured the
granting of the divorce. which circum-
stances seemed 10 demand.
she WAS the best little wife and we
were so happy" declared Cassman
hrokenly as he testified. 81 used to
20 home Saturday nights with n bun
die OF provisions and we had such
good times Sundays.
Two years ago 1t all changed My
wife got TO running around with n
ueighbor woman | got half cooked
mush for supper when / Was hungry
When ! protested my wife told me to
commit suicide and do good job Of
II.
An ask is that she give me one
square meal day and n clean shirt
tu put on Monday morning
The CnssmHnS were married at FOss.
OK nine years ago when Mrs. Cass
man was sixteen years old. They have
lived at l728 South Santa Fe Avenue
for eight years and had nearly paid
for their little home. Cassman is a
packer nt the Wichita Wholesale Gro
Gerry company
Judge Wilson granted the decree re-
mctantly lie did 20 only after Mrs
CnSsman had been recalled to the wit.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

OF any individual Of any number of
men.
There are no axes TO be- ground or
fleshed IN the school board election
tomorrow, 80 far AS the true friends
Of our schools are concerned 1t is
just Il plain, simple matter of getting
value received, just as careful
housewife demands that her grocer OF
her butcher shall give her good QJAl-
ity aud good weight
Mir Politician, think Il over tonight,
aud see II It wouldn't be worth while
for you to keep out Of school matters
tomorrow The injury wrought by
your taking part compared 10 what
YOU get out of II, Is 50 great that The
Times believes You can we'll afford to
make the sacrifice
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
WHY RESTRICT OPTNusMg

More optimism felt In Oklahoms q"
is the heading ot n current market
pgge editorial So memorable IL the
habit " aSsoclatiug optimism and
business that we have but To see the
one word 10 connate the other. the re-
gret heing that the state N optimism
seems hardly worth mention except
In its bearing upon industlslism No
loug as supply meets demands so long
Ms the means of living seems assured.
% long as msterlullstlr pence exists
optimism Is the term that compass
cs The situation
When has It hecn deemed worth
mention TO say Ia big way "Op
timism felt over tendency 10 decrease
u crime or optimism character
lnrs the school situation IN the land Z"
or bright outlook Tor health FOR race
Increase for spread of phllauthruphy
beyond those who alone can afford
~. OF ERA Of good feeling caused bv
spr"nd NJ the smile EN- mp movement
n is true that optimism is written
n hig letters across our history II Is
also true that Just as the use VI the
word has been restricted, So has the
spirit which It describes been hnrrpd
from the common things NJ lie.
The day Of fcllcitous cssu,, srcms
past The cheerful word, Of George
William Curtis are needed someone
who viii concentrate his powers tc
mdke his readers warm mp over the
goodness In the world. Instead. our
magazines Curtis wrote for Harpprs
seem to center effort In digging uu
new contentious. Polter writer's deal
only In problems Editors approach
their subjects in nm attitude Of pro
test
Pick up any periodical and test tb,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

The meadows green are ringing
With JOY OF BRIDES singing
The sunshine aud the showers
Are bringing forth the flowers
And all the world rejOires
II is always no al the beautiful
Easter seuson Peter Rabbit felt hap
py the minute he opened his eyes lie
didn't know just why, but he did Il
guess its I'm the ain" said Peter aud
guess that he was right Danny
Meadow Mouse and Billy Mink and
Bobby Coon. aud Sammy Jay aud all
the other little people, even keddy
Fox aud Buster Bear In fact, every.
body felt so happy that no one could
sit still They just had to go visiting
and tell their npighbors how happy
they felt
Peter Rabbit started bright and
curly for the old Orchard to make
Chuttercr aud Red Squirrel call
When he reached the old stone wall
who should he see whlsking along but
Striped Chlpmunk. Striped Chipmunk
was just u4 pert and saucy aud fr4sky
as ever aud seemed Just as glad to see
Peter AZ Peter WAS to see him
Il hear tho winter was pretty hard, "
said Striped Chipmunk Il don't see
what any one wants to 90 hungry aud
cold for Id rather sleep aud be com
Portable"
but think Of all you miss" said
Peter why, don't suppose you
ever have have known single Christ
mas
What's Christmas demanded
Striped Chlpmunk "If 1t IL warm
and nice like Easter I'm sorry I've
missed IT, but II 1t isn't don't mind
Easter suits me
"Oh, ] am happy A. can be,
Pray, won't you come and dance
With met
Then Striped Chipmrok frisked
about 70 Peter just had TO laugh at
him
Happy Easter TO you cried Peter
and hoped on lIpperty-ipperty-lip
Just from force Of habit he headed
straight for johnny Chucks house
under the apple tree IN the far corner
" the old Orchard Az soon us he
came In sight of It he sQuealed with
pleasure. There sat Johnny Chuck
on his doorstep, thinner than when
he last SAW him In the fall but still
the same Johnny
Hello Johnny you old sleepyhead
I'm mighty glad to see you eIclaim
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

sd Peter When dll you wake up
Johnny rubbed hi, eyes slccplly and
ynwuoI "lou don't need 10 tell me
You've walked mp this very morning
declared Peter "What made you?'
because Ms Easter replied John
N.Y. ITS the wakcnuing " all sleep
rrs that makes Easter You know My
It's good 10 feel the sun again"
Hurylug down the Lone Little Path
toward the Smiling Pool to see II
Grandfather Frog was awake, too
Peter almost stumbled over someone
why II It isn't Old Mr. Toad =
cried Peter
what NJ ~" demanded Old Mr.
Toad little gruffy.
Peter paid no heed to his gruff
ness Have you walked up for Easter
too" he cried.
"Of course replied Old Mr.. TOat
testify You didn't suppose ia sleeI
over Easter did your"
Then | wish you the very happles
Easter you have ever known and I'm
awfully glad TO see you again" de
Clared Peter.
Thank YOU" said Mr.. Toad he
ginning TO smile 1T Ia good to b,
awake again and see what Is COINS
on IN the world You folks who dc
not sleep all winter don't know the
JOY Of waking IL my cousin, Grand
father Frog awake yety"
II don't know. hut I'm on my way
to find out, replied Peter, once more
starting ON, lipperty lppertylip.
Grandfather Frog was awake and
ready for his friends 10 pay their re-
spects And II seemed as n every.
body knew Il and was Fastening to
give him greeting
Chung umw exclaimed Grand
father Frog. Didn't know | had sC
many friends. | wish everybody q
happy Easter"
I'VE wish YOU the same cried al
together Then everybody fell /,
wishing everybody else the same. Al
togthcr II was the hnppiest Easter
Peter could remember.
Next story: Jimmy skunk Is Puz
Zlcd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
PROTECT THE SCHOOLS.

Livery citizen who ha, given mo.
ments serious thought tu our public
schools and their needs is uneQuiyo
cully Of the opinion that they should
be kept free OF politics
Tomorrow every voter will have the
privilege OF casting his vote for can
dldates whose standing both private
ly aud publicly s ample bond for
faithful aud efficient service In the
management OF our schools
Best Of all, these men would guard
our schools against the prruiclous uud
demoralizing effects Of politics poll
ties that arrays individuals and local
communities against each other iu %
foolish aud futile discussion owen mut
ters that require the finest Kind u'
business, not political sugaHp Gu.
their proper solution.
II is Il crime against the -uhuuI
children Of Oklahoma city and uu I'M
suit to common deceucy that w,
teacher In our public schools should
be threatened with political punish
ment loss Of position unless that
teacher engage In political campaign
ING for or against some nudidat,
seeking election to the board NJ cduca
tlOn.
The new board 10 be elected tomur
row, backed by the people, should ~,
TO Il that our public schools are moi
invaded aud G.ade To produce patron
age for purposes Of political traffic
The people Of this town are paying
taxes to maintain the best possibl,
schools for education OF their children
not to serve the political necessitie,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
SEEING AMERICA FIRST.


By Fred (. hpllN
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have not vet reached california /
hgve found out grrpr many strange
thIpgy obnui fla. ,.rfmutr nr rnthnr
the climates to be f,ppd thor. pnrt
Of thi, tuformntion p.f Tram tsIl.
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started west. and The rest baye
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

hess stand and testified that she could
never Ice happy with her husband
again.
The little home was given to Mrs.
Cassman along with the custody N
the two small children. Cassman may
see the children once week II eth
er parent attempts to influence them
against the other trouble win come.
Judge Wilson declared
An attempt by Eastman 10 XIII him
self by slashlng his wrists last Noyem
her was brought ont ilp the trial Cas-
man stated that he WAS crazed be-
cause his wife left him and threat.
ened to sue for divorce Later she
returned TO him.
This Is sad case" remarked
Judge Wilson In summing up the eyi
dence Il feel extremely sorry for
Cassman but | don't believe the two
Will ever be happy together again.
Ihis breaking up Of families Is the
hardest work | have 10 do"
All the Information YOU have So far
received regarding a new deal ON the
81 hool board is anonymous. why don't
the men who are so Interested In the
schools slgn their names. II they did
lon would recognize gone political
ward heccrs, who are trying to get
control Of your school system nm
not afraid TO sign my name dare
them into sign theirs so the people m,l.
know John III Hope, candidate for
Member Board Of Education ADV
Every man has M excuse for want
Ing the earth but his excuse Is never
satisfactory to his neighbOrs
As n rule women have poor heads
for mathematics, but they know how
10 make their own figures count.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
WOMEN TO THE POLLS.

The women Of Oklahoma CITY can
do more than the men TO keep politics
out Of our public schools by going 10
the polls tomorrow and voting The
women can insure the election ur
broad minded business men. and make
the board Of education fearless. eff
Client and independent 10. the next four
years
It is the duty " every mother every
woman tu vote tomorrow. All should
go to the polls Pay no attention TO
hand picked tickets Vote for your
children, your schools and your town
II G Eastman. candidate for com
missioner of public property. has at no
time and In no way opposed the de-
,elopment aud progress Of Oklahoma
City Instead he has bean an active
and constructive towu.huidcr and has
demonstrated his business capacity
and efficiency IN mnumerable WAYS
Mr. Eastman Is now In the very prime
Of his physical and mental ylgor The
position Of commissioner of public
property demands great physical "a.
well ~ mental activity Directing the
waterworks system Is big job. but
perhaps no greater than managing our
public parks system, which embrace.
1000 acres Of land The TAXPAYER,
want service, not sentiment Could MIR
Eastman or any other man serve them
as efficiently At 90 or 20 as he could
In the prime Of lifsl This Is intended
M no discourtesy to DR.. Street, but "a,
n plain business proposition TO III,
voters Of Oklahoma City.
A dealer extensively engaged in the
purchase and sale OF horses for war
purposes IN Europe estimates that 40
oOO horses have been sent from Okla
h0ma 10 European armies since last
August The Greek and Italian gov
eumeuts are IN the Oklahoma mar
ket aud Servlau commission has ar
rived 10 begin buying oklahoma has
suffered no lack Of horses for farm
purposes In the last several years. hut
n this drain should continue al the
present rate, the farmers NJ Oklahoma
may handicap themselves. It rs est.
mated that the cost OF average horses
delivered abroad Is running In some
Instances rs high as $500 head one
vessel that cleared from New Orleans
with 400 horses ran out " water he
cause OF an accident to It's condensinr
apparatus, and was compelled Ia
knock all the horses In the head and
throw the csrcRsses overheard
Bob p0rman candidate FOR commits
sioncr Of finance and accounting. hn,
lived In Oklahoma City since the firsI
settlement lie came here ~ smal
hoy, and began working his way N,
selling newspapers on the street II
every position Of trust Bob Purmar
WAS faithful and efficient He Is ,
man Of business ability and has beel
successful In his own affairs. lie vii
give oklahoma city the same kind o
service
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Az n rule women have poor heads
for mathematics but they know how
10 make their own figures count.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Next story: Jimmy skunk Is PUG
Zled.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

Every man has M excuse for want
Ing the earth, but his excuse Is never
satisfactory to his nelghbOrs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

For Treasurer School Board -
GUS ELBOW.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05

The meadows green are ringing
With JOY OF BRIDES singing
The sunshine aud the showers
Are bringing forth the flowers
And all the world reiOiyes
Evening star., 1915-01-16
RETAINS NAVAL PROGRAM
House Committee, in Report, Ad-
heres to Plan for Two
Battleships.

In formally reporting the $148.000, 900
naval bill to the House today, the naval
committee said that while, in the Eu-
ropean war, 1.-The submarine has been
effective in harbor and coast defense,
it has not been able to control the sea
as the superior battleship feet has
done, causing an enemy with an in
ferior battleship fleet to suffer great
loss of merchant ships, blockade its
ports and drive it's commerce off the
seas"
The committee reported that there
fore the two-battleship program had
not been changed.
Commends Submarines and Airships.
1t added that the effectiveness of
the submarine in the European war
demonstrated 1t to be a naval weapon
of great value" and that "the airship
for scouting purposes. likewise. has
demonstrated its effectiveness"
The bill probably will be reached for
debate about February 1. 1t carries
an increase Of $S,4S2,006 in the build
ing program over what the Navy De-
partment recommended.
The committee commended Secretary
dorsed the proposed new Office Of chief
of operations and urged the provision
for creating a naval reserve which
would provide $4,000 trained men with
in a few years.
THE organization of a naval reserve
is necessary to the adequate defense of
the country" said the committee.
Evening star., 1915-01-16
actly a love feast, but the influence of

actly love feast. but the influence Of
the more conservative members was
sufficient to prevent any actual rioting.
1 sprung my scheme, outlined last
week. for converting the club into a
cooperative poultry association, and
at once found myself the center of a
storm. Say. from the way some of
those fellows talked you might have
thought I was trying to pick their
pockets, instead of trying to put money
into them.
was given to understand right off
the bat that they didn't need any galoot
from the city to come out and tell them
how to run their business. One man
went SO far as to intimate that my
farming last summer had been the joke
of the neighborhood, and another de-
clared that before he'd fool with lot
of goldarned chickens he'd move to
town and get a job as a street car
motorman. This man is one of our
near neighbors. and about three times
week his wife sends her little girl
over to our house to borrow a couple
of eggs. The borrowing has been going
Evening star., 1915-01-16
UP TO PRESIDENT TO DECIDE.
Red Cross Officials Submit Question
of Proclamation for Relief.

The suggestion that President Wilson
as head of the American Red Cross
issue proclamation calling upon the
of the Italian earthquake sufferers
through contributions Of money was
up for consideration today by the
President.
Decision to lay the matter of an ap-
peal before the President was reached
at a conference o. officials of LIE
Red Cross late yesterday. when it also
was determined to send $4,000 imme-
diately to the Italian Red Cross. There
are several precedents for such a proc
Iamation, notably in the case of the
Messina and San Francisco earth
quakes.
Whether President Wilson will issue
an appeal or not, it was believed, would
depend upon the response of King Vic
tor Emmanuel of Italy to the Presi-
dents cable expressing sympathy for
the Italian people and asking If the
United States could be of any as
Sistance.
Decision to send the money was
reached after a conference over tele-
graph and long-distance telephone
wires participated in by Miss Mabel
Boardman. at Worcester. Mass; Rob-
society. in New York. and Maj. Gen.
George w. Davis in this city.
Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page at
Rome has informed the government
that the Italian government will not
countries. Gen. Davis pointed out, how
ever, that will not keep the American
Red Cross from extending aid through
the Italian Red Cross.