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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
FRANCE WILL STAND
BY ALLIES ON PEACE
PLAN OF GERMANY
Continued from Pare One1


nounced that the government would
ask for the suppression OF the liquor
traffic throughout France
Premier BRAND said It was Ger
;aif'Y tha; some aE 'he measures taken
hy Germany have behind them the OBJ
lect OF ln'cnSiyng the war next spring
when. he said she will have stronger
armies to face, lie warned France to
be prepared for these efforts and TO
have confidence in the final outcome
Then he turned to a discussion OF the
German peace proposal
Unable to Explain Note
1T is after having proclaimed itS
victory" he said. while at the same
time making new efforts to gain IT
that Germany sends us certain words
which | am not able to explain You
have read the address by Chancellor
Bethmann Won Holwcgg, the chancellor
OF the German empire have not the
text and. therefore, cannot give an
official opinion, but it is improbable
| that IN the present circumstances those
| who are asked to intervene will ac.
cept a task which might well disturb
| confidence here | will not make
known officially the precise concerted
opinion OF the allies, but must now
| warn my country against a possible
poisoning OF opinion When a country
armed to the teeth mobiliycS IT'S entire
civil population at the risk OF running
its commerce and dSorganlzing the
homes OF which i is so proud. when its
factories are working overtime to in
crease its war materials and when II
takes, in disregard OF the law OF ma
tious. the people Of an invaded country
and obligcs them to work for it, If at
that moment | do not cry out to my
| country: Look out, take care | would
be entirely culpabe. What comes yon-
| der as a proposition TO negotiate peace
is made at time when Belgium is in
vaded, Serbia is invaded, ten depart.
mcntS OF France are invaded "
Deputy Andre IeFcvre here inter.
ruptcd saying and crimes unpun.
| ishcd"
Cry to Deceive Neutrsls.
Prcmc- BRAND resumed
at is a redouhtable moment and
cannot call your attention too much 10
the facts. What do we see in this ad.
dress II is the same cry-to deceive
neutrals or the clairvoyance OF the
German people; II was not we who
desired this horrible war; it was i'm
posed on us | want TO answer for the
hundredth time, no, you were the az.
gressor and whatever you say, the
facts are there to prove il. The blood
is on your hands, not on ours Now,
coming TO the bottom OF the things, |
have the right to denouncc this maneu-
yer, this gross trap We want. it is
said by our enemies, to give our cpoplc
all the means to prosper that they can
desire Others are offered as almost
consent not to annihilate them After
the Marne. after NcrSun, France
France resisting firmly-iS offered
this Such a document must be thor
oughly mediatcd upon TO see toward
what objects it tends"
There was loud applause. Prcmie
BRAND then concluded
From this rostrum | must say there
is movement TO separate the allies
disturb the conscience and demoralr
the people of the French republic. Ii
circumstances such as this one vii
not do less than the convention"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Cost of Living
Probe Favored

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-the Bor-
land resolution ordering the federal
trade commission to investigate all
angles of the high cost of living, in
Guiding the producing capacity OF the
United States and possible violation OF
the antitrust laws was fayorably
passed today by the house judiciary
committee
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Dieter GAINS 8
OUNCES IN TEST
Three Young Men Fight High
Cost of Living,
TODAY'S BILL OF FARE.
Breakfast

Breakfast.
Sliced bananas. cooked bran with
cream and sugar toasted graham
bread, Postum.
Dinner.
Boiled rice. butter beans. bread
and butter, prunes with whipped
cream.
Supper,
Peanut butter sandwiches, glass
milk, oatmeal cookies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up
The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking as the formula is
printed on every label. showing i, is
Quinine and Iron 'in tas,elcss form
0c.-hdv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Suffrage Resolution.

The Sutfragc RESOLUTION follows.
Section The right oi citizens Of
the United States to vote shall not he
denied or abridged by he United States
or by any safe ON account Of sex.
Section 2-CongreSs shall have power
by appropriate legislation to enforce
the provisions Of this article.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Provisions of Bill.

The proposed prohibition amendment
drawn by Chairman Webb follows
Section THAT the sale, manuiac-
ture for sale transportation for sale
and Importation for sale of intoxicating
liquors Tor beverage purposes is sub
jcct to jurisdiction thereof and cxpor
tation thereof, are forever prohibited
Section 2-That the congress and the
states shall have power independently
or concurrcntly to enforce this article
by all ncediul legislation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Vital Statistics
Births

Mr., and Mrs NJ FnrrIs, 922 West
Eighth street; girl.
MI and Mrs VI u Scott, 1905 West
Eighteenth street girl
Mir and Mrs sam 81 Mary. iii3 West
Twenty ninth street; boy.
Mr and Mrs W. r. White, 1924 West
Eighth street; girl.
Mir md Mrs l. {. Wynn, 2229 West
Tenth street; boy.
Nlr and Mrs l.. II STROBE, 527 West
Fourth street. boy.
Mir and Mrs Charles Ryan. 1873 West
Twenty street; girl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14

City Identification wins slowly. but
II may even attain to the alley beau-
t'ful
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Deaths

Henry McWharten. q years Old, local
hospital.
Earl n Byers, ~ years old local hos
pitnl
" Gnlosty. "a years old, local hospital
Mrs Anna Braunrcitcr. n years old.
Joplin Mo.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14

No. ~.
The "old timer" picture published
Yesterday was that OF Guy T. Black
weldcr, commissioner Of public works.
Mr.. Blackwcldcr is serving his second
term in that office.
Today's picture is of a man who has
been active in professional business and
political circles for many years.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
NATIONAL LIQUOR
LAW FAVORED BY
HOUSE DIVISION
Continued from Page One.)

its opponents that it can be beaten ON
the floor OF the house and that it is
better to beat it by bringing it to a
direct vote
An effort was made to couple it in
the voting as was done at the last ses-
sion of congress and which resulted in
both proposals being kept in the com
mlttcc and consideration of them post
poncd indefinitely, The committee by
a large majority however, voted not to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14

Bill boards are great plague. so
'omctmcs are board bills.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14

II Individual drinking cups are too
expensive, there is another alternative;
individual straws
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-12-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage Licenses.
John V Mcdonald, 25 years old. and
Lou Tate % years old. both Of Wyonnn
Clarence schultz, % years old, Rliss.
and Martha roscnkn, % years old Chi
cago, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
AMERICAN RAILWAY PROBLEMS

I AS a result of this situation, the rail
roads have been unable to give proper
attention to the increasingly import
ant problem of providing proper term
inal facilities in the large cities OF the
country. Due to the breakdown of
their terminal facilities the railroads
have faced an unprecedented conges-
ton of traffic which has costs them
millions of dollars and has prevented
them from earning other millions
which otherwise must have been their
share of these prosperous conditions.
With enormous increase of popu-
lation. we are bound in the future to
have increased railroad apitalization
Added population will bring the ne
cessity of double tracking, removing
gradients, eliminating grade crossings,
building expensive terminals. etc.
On the other hand, the recent fail
ure of many railroad stocks to
pay dividends has prejudiced invest
ors against this class of securities
This prejudice has been intensified by
the increase in the value of industrial
securities. Railroad managers insist
that in order to attract the investing
public it will be necessary for them TO
distribute the profits of the last few
months by way of dividends on stock
investments. However, the urgent
need of enormous railroad improve
ments practically dictates the expendi-
ture of these profits in improving oper-
ating facilities and charging and re-
building terminals 10 keep pace with
the enormous business how being Of
fered. One thing is certain if they are
TO secure the confidence and sympathy
of the public, the railroads must spend
at least reasonable part OF their
vara in has h1t
approval of future rate increase can
not be expected if these profits are 10
be entirely absorbed in paying divi-
dends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
MISREPRESENTATION.

The marriage Of Miss Myrtle Alice
GustafsOn. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
John A. GustafsOn, 1882 Twentieth
street, and Ray Frederick Myers, son
of Mrs Geneva Myers, also of this city,
was an event of Saturday evening at
$50, the ceremony being performed
by Rev NJ. +. Chatley of the Memorial
Christian church in his home. 1910
Ninth avenue. The young people were
attended by Miss Helen Frank and
Donald Mcdonald Of Davenport. The
bride wore her travelling suit of blue
silk pOplin with which she wore a
aand embroidered blouse Of white and
white hat faced with rose pink and
trimmed in novelty trimming Her at
tendant was in pink yoile with which
she wore d black velvet sash and
black hat
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers left at once for
Chicago and other lake points and
upon their return viii reside in Glen
hurst apartments. Mr.. Myers is con-
neCted with the BechteI Banking COM
pany' of Davenport as bond salesman.
He came here recently from Center
vile, Iowa, in which city he received
his education in the high school His
bride attended the local public and
high schools. graduating from the lat
ter in the class of 1909. She has been
employed for the past several years
as stenographer with the Penn Oil
company in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
BY HUBERT Il. FULLER.

| The total railroad mileage of the
+. United States is approximately 250,-
/ 600 miles. Since Jan. /, 1915, railroad
/ companies operating 20.94O miles of
track with a capitalization of about
one billion dollars have gone into re-
ownership. This brings the total in
solvent railroad companies in the
United States up to d total operating
length of 44.167 miles. This repre-
sents one-sixth of the total railroad
mileage, and more than one-seventh of
the total railroad capitalization of the
/ country. This presents a record of
insolvency unparalleled in our rail
road history. For several years the
railroads have undergone severe
period of financial stringency. No
law, either natural or artificial can
compel investors to purchase railroad
securities. Unless the earnings of rail-
roads approximate the earnings of
other industries, the railroads Will be
unable to raise the necessary Operat-
ing funds. For the past few years
the railroads have been unable to Dor
row upon any reasonable terms the
money necessary to install new equip
ment or provide the improvements es-
sential to their proper expansion.
Coupled with this situation the rail-
roads have faced a steady rise in the
price OF all materials which they re-
qulre and steady increase in the
wages paid their operatives The re-
port OF the interstate commerce COM
mission for 1914 showed that more
than one-third of the outstanding stock
OF railroads paid no dividends
whatever and that approximately one
eighth OF their total funded debt paid
no interest.
The Unprecedented prosperity Of the
past year has extended to the railroads
OF the country and is now doing much
TO relieve them from this long period
OF financial embarrassment. For sew
eral years railroad Improvement and
development have been practically at
sjandstill and the railroads have
heen compelled 10 pay exorbitant rates
lot the use Of money necessary TO con-
Duct many of their ordinary operations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
DOUBLE WEDDING CELEBRATED
TODAY

This afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Immanuel's German Lutheran church
was celebrated the marriage Of Miss
Anna Jens and Rudolph StOit and also
that of Miss Sarah Atkinson and Ar
thur StOit, the wedding being a double
ceremony performed by the pastor of
the church. Rev. Phi Wilhelm. Miss
Jens is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Jens, who reside two and a half
miles east of Milan; Miss Atkinson is
the daughter of Mrs. Harriet Atkinson
of 701 Ninth street and the Young men
are sons Of Mrs. Caroline c. StOit of
926 Eighth avenue. The couples at
tended each other is the service Ru-
dolph Stoit is employed as barnman hv
the Tri-City Railway company. and his
bride has been at home since she fin
ished her schooling. Arthur StOit is
employed in the Rock Island Stove
Works and his bride has been EN-
ployed at the Nance printing shop. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Stoit will live for the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
work on The battlefield. being instructed

/ picnic will be held at Long View park
! The children will meet at the church
| at 1920 O'Clock to go to the park
! Sunday evening the 10th in the series
! of LECTURES on the life of Christ will
| be given.
United Presbyterian Tuesday even
] ing at $50 the Outlook club will meet
( at the Y. NJ. c. A.
! Wednesday evening at 1870 mid
week prayer services will be held at
! the church.
Thursday afternoon at 3 the Won
ems Missionary society will meet with
Mrs. c. E. Bryan, 1925 Tenth avenue.
South Park PreSbyterian-Th Mar
tina circle will conduct an ice cream
sociable Tuesday evening on the
church lawn.
The Junior association will meet at
3 Wednesday, the boys to be in charge.
Prayer services will be held Wednes-
day evening at 7:3O.
The Woman's Missionary society
| will meet at 2:30 Friday in the home
of Mrs. John Cordell, Thirteenth ave-
nue. and Thirty-secOnd street.
German EVangelicaI-This evening
the Mems society will hold a business
meeting at the church preceded by a
lunch and followed by a smoker
The Ladies' Sewing society will
meet Thursday afternoon at the
church.
Zion Lutheran-The Young Peoples
society will meet this evening in the
home of Olof Nelson, 2515 Fifth ave
nue., Moline.
Grace Lutheran-ParOchial school
will be held each day except Thursday
and Saturday at the church.
The confirmation class will meet at
7 Wednesday evening.
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held Thursday at Prospect
park.
German ImmanUeFS Lutheran-Th
Sewing circle will meet Thursday aft
ernoOn with Miss Margaret Bruch-
mann. Thirty-eighth street and Nine
teenth avenue.
First Swedish Lutheran THURSDAY
evening the Young Peoples society
will hold a social meeting on the par
sonage lawn. All young people of the
church are invited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
SOCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The meeting of the Fifth District
Graduate Nurses association which
was to have been held tomorrow. has
been postponed and no meeting will
be held this month. A meeting OF the
executive board will be held some
evening soon, to be announced later.
The monthly coffee of the Ladies
Aid society of the First Baptist church
Will be held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. J. Riess, 2506 Eighth
and-a-half avenue. Mrs. Riess Will be
assisted by Mesdames II c. First. Belle
Jones. R. G. Summers and William III
lemeyer.
Margaret Giles circle of Kings
Daughters will entertain members of
the Visiting Nurse association tom0r-
row at the sOlarium of the Lutheran
hospital in Moline from 3 to 5 O'Clock.
The regular meeting of the circle will
also be held at this time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17

which could carry from so TO 100
pounds apiece enabled the Inca people
TO carry out engineering and agricul-
tural works far more difficult than
they could have accomplished had they
been obliged to depend on human
burden-bearers.
Most unfortunate was the failure of
the Incas TO develop an alphabet, or
even some form of hieroglyphic similar
to that which existed in southern Mex.
leo and central America. 1t is re-
markable indeed that a people who
succeeded in equaling the ancient
Egyptians in architecture. engineering
pottery, and textiles should have fallen
so far behind in the development of a
written language. This is the most ser
iOus obstacle that stands in the way of
our learning more of that enterpris-
ing race"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17

first 10y was there and this made him
angry at me and he hasn't asked me
for a date since. This Ia worrying ne
/ would thank you for advice. feel
as though / cannot fix things up with
thfs fellow.
80 / am II years OF age. Will You
please tell me how 10 comb my hair.
as it doesn't look well combed back
from my forehead ~ is out OF STYLE
to comb it down, isn't il?
DOLLY DTMPLEs.
% The boy probably left you be-
cause he was too young 10 know any
better. Now that he has learned his
lesson il would be all right for you 10
give him another chance.
~ You should not have gone 10
the dance with the second boy II you
wanted the first boys friendship. /
am afraid you can't fix things Up.
O. 1t isn't out OF style to comb
your hair in any becoming way. Wear
il down over your forehead since II
looks better that way
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am
young man Of 10, with good habits and
rather good looks / recently moved
into this locality and would like to
meet some girls. At home l was popu-
lar among the girls, but mere ] do not
seem TO be popular. Would you please
tell me what TO do 10 make the girls
like me? FORSAKEN.
You must be interested TO be inter
esting. If you love your work. are a
good reader, and are keen. you can't
help interesting girls. Develop posi-
tive Qualities. When you shake hands
do il firmly. Whatever you say and
do, do with conviction. man with a
negative personality is never pleasing
to girls. You could also meet them
by attending church II you tell the
minister of your desire. Until you get
firmer footing with the girls in this
town it might be well to take them
places before you try 10 interest them
by merely calling on them. II you find
that conversation drags you may be
sure that the girl would rather be al
a good picture show than sitting at
home on the front porch trying her
best to keep awake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
G III u r CHI T. S

First MethOdiSt-This evening at
$50 the Epworth league will hold a
picnic at Long View park near Eigh-
teenth avenue.
Tuesday evening at $50 the Harriet
Henderson memorial class will hold a
picnic and monthly business meeting
at the Watch Tower.
Wednesday evening at 7:3O mid
week prayer services will be held at
the church.
Spencer Memorial MethOdist-The
Y. L. A. meets this evening with Mes
danes Ole Barnes and Gilbert Sven
son at 2033 Thirteenth street, Moline.
Edgewood Mems club will meet
Thursday evening in the home of Fred
FOssell. 727 Thirty fourth street
The Ladies' Aid society will conduct
an ice cream sOciable Friday evening
on the parsonage lawn, 1929 Eighth
avenue.
Second notwithstanding of the
Ladies' Aid society have been post
poped until September.
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held Wednesday, July IS, at
CampbeIl's island.
Memorial thriStian-Tuesday even
ing the Loyal Bereans will conduct an
ice cream sOciable on the church lawn
when ice cream and cake will be sold.
Wednesday evening prayer services
will be followed by a meeting of the
Christian Endeavor study class.
Friday afternoon at o'clock the
Christian WOman's Board of Missions
will meet with Mrs. Edwards, sol Fiji
teenth street.
Oak Grove United PreSbyterian-A
conference Of teachers and workers of
the Sunday school will be held We'd
nesday evening at the time of mid
week prayer service.
The Junior association will meet
Wednesday afternoon.
Tuesday afternoon the Sunday
school class taught by Miss Elizabeth
Mcmillan will hold picnic at Camp
bells island
Choir practice will be omitted this
week.
Rev. NJ. L. Neill will attend Presby-
terrain synod meeting at Monmouth
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
CleIand Presbyterian-Pra and
bible study meeting will be held Wed
nesday evening at the church.
Friday the annual Sunday school
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
WALCT a0o
HOME
pDeBLIMS


Dear Mrs. Thompson: ~ DO you
think girls of Is are too young to go
automobile riding in the afternoon?
90 How can you win a boy after
he has gone with you once?
CD Is it all right for a number Of
boys and girls to play hiding games?
"a / have put vaseline on my eye
brows to make them thick and it has
done no good Can you tell me any
thing else to try?
80 What is good for pimples?
81 Is a girl OF Is too old to ride a
bicycle? BLACK EYES.
81 A mother should decide wheth-
er she wants her little girl to 20 auto
mobile riding with boys. / presume
most mothers would think il all right
in the afternoon If they trusted their
little girls. The trouble is that girls
OF 10 do many things from lack of dis
erection that they regret later
90 Winning a boy takes longer
than to see him once or twice. BE
pleasant to him, but Indifferent, and
he will probably like you.
90 1t isn't the game that young
people play that counts; it is the way
they play it. Hiding games are all
right if the boys and girls play them
for the sake Of the game and not for
opportunities to, spoon"
"a Every night the eyebrows should
be massaged, never drawing the FIN
gers in a direction opposite to that i'm
which the hair grows. Stroking is
done with the finger tips. the motion
being strong to induce quickened cir
culation, but not to wear off the hair.
A few drops of oil of cajeput may be
rubbed in during the massage.
go For pimples make an ointment
Of two grams of beta napthol, 20
grams of sulphur precipitate and 20
grams of potash soap. Rub over the
pimples at night.
TO- No.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % had
gone with a fellow four or five months,
until one night he took me to a show
and ran off with another girl He
came sometime after that any apollo
gized, and he has ASKED me for dates,
but | have refused 10 go with him.
Will you please give some advice?
This boy says he cares for me more
than any other girl he has gone with.
t2D One night a friend of mine asked
TO take me to a dance, but / told him
that / didn't care to go Then another
fellow asked me TO go and l went. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-17
THE TARIE.


Swiss Steak-Use round flank or
chuck steak Pound -four into steak
on both sides, season well and fry in
very hot suet drippings until a good
brown crust is formed. Add sufficient
water TO barely cover and simmer
slowly for an hour to an hour and a
half 1t may be necessary to add a
little water occasionally. When ready
to serve there should be enough liquid
to mosten the meat. This may be
varied by addition of onions or to-
matO juice in place of water.
Surprise Pies for Picnic Basket
Make pastry crust and line gem tins;
fill each with cherries or berries of
any kind. Or, put on in stew pan a
cup of seeded raisins, cover with wa
ter and stew until tender, thicken with
a tablespoon of flour, small piece of
butter and sweeten to taste. Fill gem
pans, put on top crust and bake in
moderate oven about fifteen minutes
Date Pudding eggs well
beaten, one cup sugar, one pound Eng
lish walnuts, one pound dates, one
half teapsOon salt one teaspoon bak-
ing powder l u cups -four. Have oven
hot. Bake few minutes in hot oven
then turn down as low as possible and
bake 45 minutes. Serve with whip
ped cream. This pudding will keep one
year and you never have to heat it.
This recipe will serve is people.