The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-31

Many Have Rent Houses Letters by
the haskctful and telephone calls by the
hundred were received by Warner T.
Vance temporary secretary Of the Cham
b'r Of Commerce. latter "A story appeared
In hg-Tmcs lsEAcek to the effect thst>
LCROEfM Gibbs. new secretary, had
written Mr.. Vance to look up desirable
residence for him
Wsterworn Committee TO Meet-City
commissioners and members Of the wa
tcrworks advisory committe" viii meet
tomorrow afternoon ot I O'Clock Tor the
purpose OF coming to an understanding
relative to the resolution adopted by tho
advisory committee concerning the cleo
tion of a supervising engineer for con
struction OF the new waterworks system
More Money Orders Stolen-Postar
money orders numbered from % 396 TO
p 400 were stolen from the office at Sill
Nrtiou. Tex. ~ October q. according
10 notification received at the Okla
houa city postofnce this mOrning
Scouts Meet ronloht-Thc scout mas.
,crs Of this city will meet tonight In the
Harrison Avenue Congregational church
for the purpose OF perfccting the scout
masters association Of Oklahoma city
for the local scout commission VIII he
Rate Brief Completed Oklahomn's con
tentions I'm the 2-cent rate case are set
forth IN an H0-page brief just com.
pleted by 5 = Freellqs' attorney gen.
cral, and Judge Joseph HIN OF Fort
smith ARK. Arguments in the rate hear
Ing viii begin here on November 2l be-
fore Judge Frank Youmans.
Reporter to New orleans-Howard S
nttr f.,, I. Nal H. - L..
homan during the past year. left this
morning for New Orleans, where he vii
enter the employ Of the New orleans
! American.
More Automobiles In state-Therc arc
! twice az many automobiles In Oklahoma
now as there was on January |. Nash
! Setter, chief Cicrk In the, state highway
| department. IS authority for The In(orma %
| tion.
Revival Open. Rev. J. \ Hun Of
kingfisher preached last night at the
I oliyet Baptist church, Eighth street and
Klein avenue II was the first service
Of revival meeting that Is 10 continue
indefinitely
Play SuccenfuI--"The HcIress Hunt.
ers," presented by the Nautilus club AT
the high school last night drew large
audience and uottcd 5000 The proceeds
will he used In purchasing q motion pie
tute machine,
Movable Schools To Be Held-C ".
/ CRllarmnn, counu farm AGENT, an.
nounccd yesterday that the movable
school. an A and VI college innova
/ ton, will he held In oklahoma county at
| the following places Spencer, December
| ! and g. consolidated school district No.
near Jonea. December & and Z. consol-
. ut lFi4 a At "a Yt,,
/ city December \ and o
| pr, Dean. Dentist, 55i Ire Bldg ADV
Adolph kempner Aere-"This county is
/ likely to find itself In the position ui
| the richest nation on earth and having
/ nothing to eat" SAYS Adolph Kempncr,
| member Of the Chicago board Of trade
! In Oklahoma city for few days. Kemp
ner suggests n modified form Of embargo
TO stop the shipment Of whrat to Europe.
/ Author. Minister Here -- Rev Harvey
Josiah Brown OF Washington. n. G, au.
thor Of the patriotic song "BanSai," was
In oklahoma city today en- route a.
Wynncwood where he will attend the an.
ual conference OF the Methodist Epls
copal church. South, for the western dis
r,ict Of oklahoma. Mi Rrown was pre-
siding elder ~ the district IN 1896.
Mrs. Puoh Lesves Mrs Nellie push oI
Portland Ore, left last night with the
body Of her son Harold. who died her,
recently Mrs. Pugh is u sister OF \. n
Parmalee. principal OF the Lee school.
halloween Party Tonloht--The Y. W. G
A. of oklahoma City viii hold n Hal
lowe'en party at the Musical Art instl'
tutc tonight Miss Marion u Hopkins
general secretary, will make y short tall
on the work OF the association In IN,
city
Collections Heavy record for collec,
tions for n single month was set In III,
state school land department In October
when a total OF seo2. .231 ~ was taken IN
according TO Secretary q A smith
Survey TO be rsken-,An educAtiona
survey will probably be made In Okla
hOma city by the federal immigta tior
department to ascertain the need OF
night school The board OF education
has asked for the information,
Merchants Buylro More -- Retail mer
chants from over the state are buyinI
more goods In oklahoma city this yea
than they were ~ this time last year 4
the report coming FROM ", Y ilardlc
, secretary Of the oklahoma city Trnffl
association
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