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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18
$40 Wool Blankets,
S8.95

Pretty plaid blankets size 7ONSO
tolors arc pink, blue and yellow.
Splendid $40 blankets October
Blanket Sale Price SS95
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18
$3.50 Wool Blankets, $5.45

-Four and one half pound wool
blankets N pink. blue, tan and gray
pla,dS Size bSNS0 Worth $3.50 lOO
pair during Big October Blanket
Sale, at pair SS45.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18
Extra Blanket Value, $40

All pure wool in beautiful Scotch
plaidS, bound with silk Regular Sll
value October Blanket Sale price,
per pair $1,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18
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So Uery'ng myself to the role
flashed a tender little smile at Dicky
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18
Shoppers may eat lunch
at our Fountain
Main Floor
October Blanket Sale

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-18

6IN0 Cotton Blankets in plain
gray and tan. Splendid value Oc-
tobcr Blanket Sale; per pair, sli9.
Cotton Blankets in plain gray. tan
and white, double bed size, October
SHE special pair osc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Early Closing of Shops
 English War Rule Gives
 People Decided Shock

London, December 1.-The new early shop closing regulation has dealt many people decided shock. The smoker who finds himself unexpectedly without cigars, the candy eater overtaken with late craving for something sweet, and the workman who wants to send out for a sandwich, is surprised and angry when he discovers that such indulgences are barred.
 After o'clock on all nights except Sat urdays it is impossible to buy anything except meals and drink. The cigar stores and the candy shops must close, but res taurants may remain open, and in Lon don people may crowd up to the bars and buy drinks until 9:90. But the public houses cannot sell tobacco after 8. Nor can restaurants purvey confectionery or cigars to any but those consuming meals on the premises. Discussion over what constitutes a meal is waged in the news papers. Is a sandwich a meal? And if one sandwich is not meal, how many would constitute meal? One cigar may be bought with meal and lighted on the premises, and therefore smokers may sometimes be driven to buy meal for the sake of a cigar. Hence the impor- tance of this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
MAY BE STILL ALIVE

About eight years ago Lex Brame, IT,, a prominent young lawyer of this city, disappeared at Viczsburg as completely as if the earth had opened and swal- lowed him. His hat and watch were found on the bank of the river, and it was supposed that he had been murdered and rob bed and his body thrown into the water. The search for the body was kept up for several weeks, but to no effect, and his family gave him up as dead. At the end of seven years he was de- clared legally dead bya the courts and carried policies on his life paid up. But the New York Life and the Equitable Life companies persistently refused pay ment, and suit was brought by the widow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
An Impression of Alan seeger

From "rhe Point of View" in the Jan
 uary Scribner.
 Seeger was of striking appearances The writer recalls his first glimpse of him at a rather volubIe meeting of one of the literary societies at Harvard where both were at that time undergraduates Tall and rather spare ly built, with a pale, but forceul and strangely immobile and mask-like face straight black hair cut square across the forhead, and remote eyes, he sat through the entire evening in abso- lute silence, hardly deigning as much as a reply to questions directly put. At first this might have been attrib- uted to either affectation or shyness but certain candor coupled with en- tire self-possession soon eliminated both solutions. On being questioned as to his extraordinary behavior, he announced with entire naturalness that the conversation had not appealed to him, and added that he was by na- ture not interested in trivial talk. This episode was characteristic of the man and. incredible as it may seem, carried with 1t no suggestion of con- ceit or pose.
 Throughout his college course his bearing was consistently aloof. He wrote much and destroyed most of his WrltlnS, never sought puDllcatlOn Tn any of the college papers, and even refused to show his poems to friends in this way gradually raising the very debatable question as to wheth- CT he had ever written any. He could not be made to talk except where his whole heart was aroused. and then it was always on the great issues of life or thought. the romance of love. and of death. of sacrifice, and of hero ism--the romance of the world of large ideas and deeds in which he lived apart by himself obvious rather than scornful, of the everyday rou- tine with its smaller necessities. When he did talk he had a way of impress- ing the enthusiasm of his thoughts very strongly upon one, even when the thoughts themselves might not be particularly original in content. He was always keenly interested in the life and literature of the middle ages, and made a particular study of the mediaeval romance literatures, becon- ing extremely proficient in old French and Italian as well as English; and he was never tired of rolling off. in his monotonous and deep voice. some of those glorious old chansons of which love and war are the eternal burden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
THE RIVER PEARL

W. L. Guthrie, United States engineer, with headquarters at Mobile, has been up to Jackson to investigate the condition and the depth of Pearl river, beauti- ful little stream that meanders to the east and south of the city of Jackson, and which has been immortalized in song and prose. He found that for two months in the year most any old steamboat can navigate the Pearl, the waters being 40 feet high and spread out all over the adjacent territory for 10 miles on either side of the stream, but at the same time he found that for 10 months in the year a channel cat cannot navigate upstream and that the squirrel hunters have a way of crossing on footlogs at every bend while the sandbars are numerous. Major
 Guthrie did not appear very hilarious over the prospect of getting 8 large ap- propriation out of Congress for the im- provement of the stream, and stated that he would hate nightly to be compelled to recommend the expenditure of any con- siderable sum on the project to straighten the stream and deepen the channel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
STATE LAW EXAMINERS

At it's session last winter the legislature ordered that hereafter applicants for li- cense to practice law in Mississippi should stand an examination-just as is now done by those who would practice med icine. dentistry, pharmacy, etc, and au- thorized the governor to appoint three lawyers as state board of law eXami- ners. That has been done, the following being named: w. A. Shipman of Poplar vile; R. F. Cochran of Meridian and George c, Mitchell of Tupelo. They are to meet at Jackson the first Mondays of February and July to examine applicants, each of whom must pay fee of $10 and be able to show good moral character as we'll as familiarity with the law. Grad uates of the University Law School are not required to stand the examination, eX- cept as to moral character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Christian Science

Second Church of Christ, Scientist-Au- dtorium Chamber of Commerce. William T. Giles, first reader. Services Sunday at Il a. m. and D. m. Subject, Christ Jesus" Sunday school at 9:9O a. m. Wednesday evening, testimonial meeting at o'clock.
 First Church of Christ, Scientist South Twenty-irst street and Eleventh avenue. John Sparrow, first reader. Services Sunday at Il a. m. and D. m. Subject, Christ Jesus" Sunday school at 9:3o. Testimonial meeting Wednesday at p. m- Reading rooms, HI American Trust building, open week days from 10 a. m. to p. m, except Thursday, from 10 a. m. to D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
STATE BANKS OF vMISSISSIPPI ARE
 SHOWING INCREASE Deposits Nearly Doubled in Year Following Passage $ of Guarantee Law
FARMERS SHIPPING
 QUANTITIES. OF HOGS
Prison Board Sells Cotton Seed at Reduced Price-Row Over Old Capitol Continues-Low Li-
 cense Board Is Named


 Jackson Miss, December 2S.-(Special9 The state board of bank examiners has issued a combined statement of the con- dition of the 2SO state banks at the close of business November IT,, and showing some gratifying comparisons with the statement issued one year ago. For in- stance at that time the item of deposits showed $47, ,6S6,S76, while today they are $73 594,S04, an increase in deposits of S25,- BPS. In view of the fact that these are said to be hard times and that the cost of living has been greatly increased, this statement is considered most excellent It proves, says the bank examiners, that the people of Mississippi are contracting the saving habit, and that rIey have conf dence in their banks. The legislature of three years ago required all state banks to guarantee deposits, and forthwith de- posits began to climb. Had this been good crop year there is no telling what the deposits would have been. The total resources and liabilities of the banks are now $93525,114, as against $67, ,SS6,69S one fyear ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
THE PRICE OF ,POssUMs

There are negro possum hunters in and around Jackson who have made a good living this winter selling the re- suits of their hunts. One year ago Q 'possum of most any size could be bought, dressed, for 50 cents. Now they are sold readily at from $1 to $2 50, and hard to get at that. One negro who has sold more than 100 of the marsupials this season was paid $3 for an extra large, fat one a few days since, and which was shipped by the purchaser to friend at Nashville. A peck of Mississippi yam potatoes went with the 'possum-and without which they are not fit to eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

of morning sermon, Love and Its Gift, evening, "Following the Star.' The pas tor will preach at both hours. Good Christmas music and a hearty welcome.
 Fountain Heights Methodist-Sunday school at 9:3O o'clock, Forney w. Bran don, superintendent Brotherhood class meets at the same hour and the interest is increasing. The pastor, L. G. Sturdi- want. will preach a Christmas sermon at the morning service.
 White Christmas exercises will be held at o'clock in the afternoon. All arc in- vited.
 Mount Vernon Methodi5t-24Oo Thirty fourth avenue. E. M. Glenn, pastor. Sun day school, 9;45 a. m., Prof. W. E. Dick son, superintendent. Preaching Il a. m. and 7:3o D. m. by the pastor. Epworth league, 6:45 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednes- day, 7:90 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
A MUNICIPAL oITARREI,

A number of citizens of Carthage, Leake county were in Jackson this week to see Governor Bilbo, demanding at his hands an order for a recall election to oust May or Burnett and his board of aldermen. The order was given and the date of the election, the first of the kind to be held in the state, fixed for January 2 This recall election was demanded at the hands of the board of mayor and alder men it was proposed to get rid of, but the board refused to grant the petition though it contained the requisite 25 per cent of the names of the qualified cleo tors in the town. Under the law appeal was then taken to the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Rantist

First Baptist-Sunday school s:SO a, m.. B. c. Cox, superintendent At the Il o'clock service there will be the sermon by the pastor, on ''The Value of the Birth of Jesus" The white Christmas service at 5:3o D. m. will take the place of the regular evening service.
 Southside Baptist Church.-Rev Pres ton Blake, D. D., pastor. Preaching services at II a. m. and 7:45 p. m. The pastor will preach at both services, the subject of the morning sermon being, Good Will Toward Men" Instead of the evening service at 7:45 D. m., the an- nual Christmas service of the Bible school will be held at o'clock. There will be Christmas music by the school and the choir, and also an illustrated Christmas address, Memories of Beth lehem." Everyone cordially invited 9:SO a. m., Bible school; 6:30 ?. m, Baptist Young Peoples union. Wednesday, 7;45 p. m., prayer meeting. Friday. I p. m, workers meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
ARE SHIPPING HOGS

Counties that never before in their his- tory shipped a hog to market are now sen6mg them to Chicago, St. Louis and other markets by the carload, and every farmer for many miles around the ship ping points are falling in line on cattle shipments as we'll as hogs and are mak- tfng good money, the prices being very satisfactory. These shipments are on the cooperative plan worked out by the agents and representatives of the Agri-
 cultural and Mechanical college exten- sion work, and are going to add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the incomes of the farmers of the state before the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

The state capitol commission has held two or three sessions this week discussing old capitol repair business with the architect, Theodore Link and his contractors, letting contracts for special work, and quarrelling a major portion of the time as to the distribu- ton of the new offices thus to be created between the newly created de- partments of state government and the old ones that are clamoring for more room. Just how these disagreements are going to be settled is matter of conjecture, the commission being com prised of but four members and these four being divided two to two on near ly every proposition that comes up be- cause of political disagreements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Presbyterian

South Highland Presbyterian Church. Sunday. December 24 1916. A. s. Johnson, D. D., pastor Morning service, Il a. m. Sermon on "Forgiveness." Special music by the choir. Evening service will be combined with the white Christmas in the auditorium of the church at 4:So Sun day afternoon. Sabbath school and Bible classes. 9:9O a. m. Prayer service Wednes- day, 7:S0 p. m.
 Handley Memorial Presbyterian Church. Corner Thirteenth avenue and Twenty fifth street. north. J. Frank Turner, pas tor. Sabbath school, 9:3o a. m, w. G. Montgomery, superintendent. Morning worship, Il a. m. Subject, "The Search for Christmas" Afternoon, p. m, the white Christmas. No service at night. Mldweek service of prayer, 7:i5 p. m.
 First Presbyterian-Corner Fourth ave nue and Twenty-frst street. Dr. John s. Foster will occupy the pulpit at Il a. m., taking as his topic, 'The Inner Depths of Our Joy" In place of the evening service the congregation and Sun day schol will obserce white Christmas exercises at 4:30 D. m.
 Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham-The usual services will be held at the Temple Emanuel, Highland avenue and Twenty-first street, at Il o'clocl-a. m., with a sermon by Dr. H. M. Edmonds, Around the Manger." There will be special music by the choir. At o'clock D. m. at the temple there will be service with infancy scenes and carol singing. The choir will be assisted by many of the musical organizations of the city, making this musical feast. From o'clock on there will be carol singing at the Mercy Home, jail, Hillman hospital and tuberculosis camp.
 First Cumberland-Servicesa at the First Cumberland Presbyterian church, Nor wood, Twelfth avenue and Twenty-sev- enth street The pastor, Rev Tipton l.. Wood, will preach at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m Sunday school 9:30, H. M. Stiles, superintendent. Subject of morning ser mon, Peace on Earth" Subject of evening sermon, The Birth of Our Lord" Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Episcopal

St. Andrews Episcopal church-Corner of Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue. south Rev. W. S. Polner, rector. Early celebration of the holy communion, T:3e Sunday school at 9:3o Morning prayer and sermon at Il o'clock. Subject of ser mon, There Was no Room in the River" Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30. Sub ject, Purpose of the Birth" Christmas services: Early celebration of the holy communion. 7:So. Morning prayer and sermon with a celebration of the holy communion at 10:30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Methodist

Sixty seventh Street Methodist-Corner Sixty-seventh street and Sloss avenue. Rev. William Graham Echols, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morning ser vice at Il o'clock, sermon by the pastor; subject, "A Christmas Carol" Evening service at 7:3o o'clock. The Sunday school will have charge and will present white Christmas programme.
 Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church James Crippen, pastor. Subject for morn ing service by pastor, "Christmas-Its Meaning" No night service. At 4:45 D. m. White Christmas" celebration will be held by the Sunday school.
 First Methodist Church-The pastor. Dr. George R. Stuart, will preach at both services-11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m. Subject of morning sermon, ''The Old Rock Sta ble." Subject of evening services, Sow ing and Reapng." The White Christmas service of the Sunday school will be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon. Sunday school 9:30 a. m., Frank Dominic1 su- perintendent; Senior Epworth league, 630 p. m.; intermediate Epworth league 6.45 p. m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday at 7:45 D. m. The musical programme for the evening service will begin 7:15 p. n., composed of the following numbers: Or gan, Christmas Chorale" (Deigendesch) i; bass solo, "The Publican" (Van De Wa ter); organ, "Chirstmas Eve" (Otto Nal ling); quartette, "The Plains of Bethle- hem CD. Buck); quartette "Adeste F4- delso" John Reading).
 St. Johns Methodist Church-There will be Christmas exercises in the church at o'clock in the afternoon The feature of the entertainment will be a large picture of the city of Bethlehem.
 Walker Memorial Methodist-The theme for the morning, 'The Name" There will be a White Christmas service at 5 o'clock Sunday evening. Bishop J. H. Mccoy will have part in the programme. A. M. Freeman. pastor.
 North Highlands Methodist--Sunday school, 9:45 a. nl., E. N. Hamlll, super intendent preaching, Il a. m. and 7:30 D.. m., William H. Mansfield, pastor. Subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Christian

mingham's Aristocracy" will be the sig nificant subject of pr. 2. T. Sweeney's sermons at the First Christian church Sunday morning and evening. Dr. Sweeney has been in Birmingham several weeks and has got line on society in the city and will give his impressions in two ser mons Sunday. Services at Il and 7:30. Sunday school at 9:45.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

Canada has found such a profitable market in the United States for it's calves that it has shipped practically all of them out of the country, thereby causing a rennet famine which threatens to ruin the cheese industry. The only way out of that trouble seems to be to ship the milk and cream to the United States so we may be drinking imported milk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Not Ready for Moving

From the Kansas City Star.
 One morning Uncle Fred was en- gagged in shaving himself and his small nephew was an interested spec tator.
 "WelI, George" said his uncle. don't you want me to shave you. too?"
 'No, uncle" replied the little fel- low q don't think my whiskers are ripe yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Lutheran

Zion Lutheran Church-Corner Avenue and Nineteenth street Rev H. Reu- ter, pastor. Divine services in the Eng fish language will be held Sunday morn ing at 10:30 with celebration of Holy com nunion. Subject of sermon, ''The Mar tyrdom of John the Baptist" Prepara- tory services begin at 10 a. m. Sunday school opens at a. m. At p. m. the customary childrens exercises and Christ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
METHODIST CONFERENCE

The Mississippi Methodist conference was in session here this week. named it's appointments on Monday night. and ad- journed to meet one year hence in the city of Vicksburg. There were about POO ministers and laymen in attendance ana all of them were taken care of by the good folks of the city. Jackson considers that she is fortunate in having secured the return to this field of endeavor most of the ministers here the last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Unitarian

The First Unitarian Church-Dr Thomas P. Byrnes, minister. Sunday services at II and 745 o'clock. MT. Byrnes will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening. Sermon subjects as follows: Morning, Christmas as the Birthday of the Man of Nazareth" evening, The New Religion of Jesus" An open forum every Wednesday night at o'clock. The church 725 Nineteenth street north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

Bible Students Lecture-Dr. s. N. Wiley of Philadelphia will give a lecture at Fra ternal hall, Sunday. December A. at 2:3G D. m. His topic will be. "The Hour of Trial Upon All the World" All are vel come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

winter is over. While comparatively few farmers are as yet engaged in shipping hogs or cattle to market, they are all in- terested In the enterprise and are trying their level best to get in the game, so that the chances are good that in an- other year or two Mississippi will be one of the foremost live stock states in the lands, and entirely cured of the all-cot- ton production habit Thanks are due to the pestiferous little boil weevil for this great and desirable revolution in farming methods. The farmers had been advised and urged to change for years, but they would not listen to the "book farmers" from the colleges until forced to listen by the Mexican bugs They have worked wonders for Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
Altrurian

I Altrurian Church-Dr. L. A. Fealy, pas l tor. The following services will be held
 at the church, H1-12-13 Farley building: l Sunday school 10 a. m. Service Il a. m., subject, Christmas" Service 7:45 D. m., l subject, 'Tolerance.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24
A Real Hero

From the Cornell Widow.
 Little Willie-Gee. you're awful proud of your grandpop, ain't you?
 Bobbie-You betcha! Why, he use to lick pop reg'lar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

She won in the Hinds county court and the case is now before the supreme court, having been argued this week by able counsel on both sides
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-24

Bible Students

mas services will be conducted in the German language.