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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
CiTYBRIEfS

Clerks shit - L. X. Gillette, former
night clerk Of the Sklrvln hotel and L.
w, Stouder, one OF the two day clerks,
have exchanged their positions, Mr Gil
ldtc assuming day duty and Mr stouder
night
Water Rate Agreed Upon An agree
meut Nus reached today ON water rate
TO he charged by the Crystal Ice and
Water company at Weleetka, Okla. ana
a.. suit brought by ,he>-Foyt smith a
Western TO prevent the shutting OFT or
water at Welectkn was dismissed by the
state corporation commission. #. W
Casner of Kansas City owner OF the
, Crystal plant, was here today In con.
ference with attorneys for the Fort
Smith & Western.
Whentless Day bread and rolls made
white by new process, Wednesday az
Yale bakeries Adv.
Attorney Glddlnes Wsds--Everstt j.
Giddlngs, attorney, and Mrs Georgia
Lee Westfall who has been living ~ the
Martinique hotel. were married last night
In the study Of the First Christian
church. George H. Glddlngs. ST., brother
OF tho bridegroom; Thomas McNencnn,
Forrest j. Hughes, an attorney, and Mr..
and Mrs r. =, Dorsey attended the we'd
ding Mr. and Mrs Giddings win be at
home at the Bingkode hotel
Ga. Escapes, says Charge "A com
plAint was filed with the state corpora
ton commission today against the WentI
a. MCCaskcy OIL company Of pOnCa CITY.
II is alleged that the company II allow
InR-gnE In commercial quantities 10
escape into the open air.
Dentists 10 Mest--rhC Oklahoma CITY
Dental association win hold Its regulaJ
monthly meeting M the Lee Huchns hO-
tel Mt 4 O'Clock tonight Only routine
busincas In scheduled to come before the
mCmbcrs
Jobbers Nee, Tonight The regular
monthly meeting Of the Oklahoma cry
Johhrrs and Manufacturers. club II To
be held NJ o'clock tonight in the Lee
lmCkinq hotel. No out.tOt- town speakers
have hven announced, and II II thought
that only routine business Will be taken
up
Chamber to eoosh. Game Chamber Of
Commerce CO.oporAtloh with the football
teams from the University Ot OklRhoma
and Camp noniphsn In their game sched-
ulcd for next saturday Afternoon has been
promised Ivy j. n. CottlnRham, president
OF the Chamber lie viii make an an
nounccment about the game NJ the noon.
day Chamber luncheon Thursday NJ
proceeds " the game, with tho eNcepuOr
ui circ faro In OklVonR city OF INC Nv,
tcamf win 70 ~ sport equipment o
Camp Douphln
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
FALL
IN STOCK TRADE
Rails Not Affected by Possible
UTS, Operation,

NEW YORK, Dec. Ii.-mdlca tons that
tho government intends to take over the
railroads OF the country for the dura
ton of the war were without material
effect on shares OF that group In the
dun opening OF today's stock market
Reactions among rails were mostly frac-
tional with here and there loss OF a
point Equipments, specialties and utili
ties were under further pressure. Pull
man falling 4. points and General Electric
" points. with point each for Ameri'
can Tobacco and Peoples Gas.
Foreign bonds continued to weaken
hut Liberty issues were steady.
Standard rails led the further shrink
ago OF quoted sales In the early after
noon on moderate but steady ltpuidaion
SpecInltles were again materially affect.
ed, American Tobacco showing an ex'
treme loss OF 10 points and sesrs-Roe'
buck points,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
CARS ARE SCARCE;
CORN IS HARDER
Trading Awaits Government
Crop Report, However

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Corn prices hard
ened little today, influenced by reports
that but little actual relief from car
scarcity had yet been witnessed, The
market was virtually bare OF offerings,
Buying. however, WAS not OF an aggrcs-
sivp sort, traders showing disposition
TO hold OFF pending receipt Of the gov
ernment crop report Opening prices.
which ranged from the same as yester-
days finish to NC off. with January
lowed by slight advance all around
scatinoss Of arrivals gave frmness to
oats. Business, however, lacked volume.
Provisions developed strength In sym
pathy with grain. There waIno pres
sure 10 cell
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
NOVEMBER FIRE Z
LOSS IS $3.50
Nearly $4,000 Below October
Record, Report Shows.
THIaTY-HvE GRASS FIRES
Publicity Against Burning o.
Rubbish Proves Helpful, +

The fire loss In Oklahoma City d,h.
ing the month Of November amounted
TO only $500 which was s5,7@ less
than the losses by fire during tm
month Of October, according to the re.
port OF the fire department. filed 10.
day with Mark Kesler, commissioner
Of public safety by Chief Brooks oi
the fire department.
OF the loss, Sl,FS was on buildings
and N,7lS on the contents.
Cotton Fire Largest. !
The largest fire OF the month oe.
Cured on November |, when a fiat
car loaded with cotton caught on fire,
causing a $1,000 damage 10 the cotton.
There were eighty alarms answered
during the month which included thir.
Iy-three actual alarms and iorty.seych
still alarms, (those answered by only
one company. Five Of the alarms
were turned In through the street.
boxes; three through the fire circuits
and sevcnty.two by telephone
Grall fires were in the majority.
there having been thirty-iive OF this
class: fourteen \rcsidences; thirteen
rubbish, three false alarms; one ho-
tel; two railroad cars; two dump
piles one stockyard run one railroad
culvert; two business houses two
barns one at the packing plant and
two garages,
SIX hundred gallons Of gasoline was
Used by the iotor fire apparatus dur
ing the month; thity-fiye gallons of
motor oils, aud J2l gallons Of chsml.
Gals. The iiremen laid 600 feS Of
hose during the month Chief Brook,
said In his report that the smali fire
loss Is due TO the publicity given by tho
nswspaper to the danger inburning rub.
bish
An Ohio man suggests winning ths
war by dropping potato bugs all OVER
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
ST LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Dec ll.-HOGs: Receipts
itSSs1s scam mixed " ,i7sSg psls,
l765i good heavy Si7b5al7.75, bulk
sl735U17eS, CATTLE. Receipts $500;
prospects lower; native beef stesrs 81 0C
y 1900; yearling steers and heifers 500
feeders So 650hli,00 Texas quarantine
steers se75fll05O; fair Ia. prime sQuth-
srn beef steers 50 00pl?76: beef Bows
and heifers $6,0Oa 10 ,0Ol 0ime yearling
steers and heifsrs S7.bOgl0.OO: native
calves sb.7bmlt75. SHEEP Receipts
500. prospects steady; lambs sis.00tt
1855: ewes sl0,O0Hli 90; wethers 3ll.0O
ql250, Gamers and choppers $4,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Dec ll.--HOGS Receipts
S2 900; slow, bulk sl12Sni75b; light
t16. SOa 1875. mixed il7,oOWl 7.s5: heavy
N6.9S0l7.65; rough tl6g6d l7l5; pigs
tlS .0oti5,I CATTLE; Receipts 2s,ooo;
weak; nxtIve steers s7sOu ulb 90. western
steers So 500 1880, stockerH and feeders
t6l0Q 10 30; cows and helfors $500
il.Sg; calves iS.0OGlb.OO. SHEEP; Re-
ceipts 1900. steady: wethers ~ S0of
II 90. lnmbH Sl2 hOM l6h5.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
Outside Livestock
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. il.-Ho0s, RE
cpipts 1900, l0c TO ibc lower; bulk tlT 10
giIss heavy ti12b0l1io light tii 10
6l7,SO, pigs tl5.O0bls.OO. CATTLE Re-
eeipts 10000; slow; steady TO shade
dressed beef steers sli. .OOd 10 So south.
ern steers iS00q 10 90: cows IS 10 u 10. so.
helfers .65oNisb0: stockers 81 00i n 10;
calves $4,000 1900 SHEEP. Receipts
5000. steady to strong: lambs SIS b1bd
1855; yearllngs si26Ouit1O: wethers
81 500 10, ewes SIC, 6OG 10; stoekerr
81 OOHl7 90
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY, Dec ll.-BUTTER
Creamery 42c; fIrsts IOc; seconds $50,
packing 32hc. EGGS -Ftrsts A6c' sec
onds 3lG32c. POULTRY Hens l9c;
roosters l5c; broilers 2i125c.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
CATTLE AND hoe
MARKETS STEADY
Delay in Arrivals flinders Lo-
cal Dealers,
rODAY's RECEIPTS.

CATTLE-The market was hindered
this morning by the late arrival Of che
days run, not enough cattle appearing
before II o'clock TO have market A
bunch cf Logan county steers were ton
al Sll50 and the market was easily
steady
Prlcos Of tho various grades OF cattle are
apprCs .uAtcy as follows.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
Produce Provisions
CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, Deo 1i,--BUTTER: High
er: creamery 31Gi7isc. EGGS Reoolpts
l,T07 cases. unchanged. POTATOES:
Receipts % cars; unchanged POULTRY
Alive unsettled; fowls 17mlsci springs
l0c
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

detectives, bent on stealing the majors
letters from her,
when did you first come to think
that yau were watched2" asked Attor
ney Russell
"one-Lesged Lady a Spy.
When a onc-legged lady insisted on
climbing TO the third floor in Lo,
Angeles to get room near me- 4
thought II strange woman with one
lag would take a room on the third
floor"
Major Sherman, wealthy, and for
many years a sort of public Santa Clau,
for Elgin, free spender, member Of the
Century club, made up of Elgin's elect
sat at the raj all day seemingly undis.
turbed except when the widow told oil
little intimate things in their lives.
On these occasions he would reach up
and pull his white saberlikc mustache
Once during recess he turned upon
newspaper men gathered there, saying
u don't like you My enemies have
set you upon me There's one man who
was At the last trial who-if the police
Knew what I'm thinking about him now
they'd put me in Jail There, there
I've been talking again, | mustn't talk
but I'd buy YOU a drink"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
Cures Colds the World Over.

LAXATIVE BROMo QUlNINE, the
World Famous Cure for Colds and
Grip, is used by every Civilized Nation
and has larger sale In the United
States than the combined sales of all
other Cold and Grip tablets. II has
stood the test Tor Quarter OF Century,
There iSonly one "Bromo Quinine," u,
w GROVES signature Is op box.
Soc, ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

To relieve labor shortage OF sugar
plantations, Mayor Behrman of New
ORIGINS recently ordered all idlers ar.
rested and put ito work, and released
from prison those guilty of minor Of
fepses willing to work in the sugar
belt.
Let the people rule.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

Boston saloons have been ordered to
eliminate free lunches in the interest of
food conservation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
COTTON SHOWS
SLIGHT ADVANCE
Big '0pening Jump Lessen S
When Trade Is Quiet

NEW ORLEANS, Dec 1.-THE price
-, o.,,o, ,,.,n-o,., 90 a. 90 -. a..
VI e'pon ."'p'ONeu 10 W - po'"'s '" N'o
first half hour OF business here today on
covering OF shorts over, the bureau re-
porN and the disposition OF bulIlsh trad
event fhe snnn1v of contracts was
The market become ouIet bu, the tone
held steady. prices saKged moderntely
u'uer st sne dnarcs ,naT,V,y snn a. noTm no, were
~ -
NEW YORK,
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE cotton
market showed continued stesdiness
| early TODAY on covering fon~ over III.
| poyernmenf rcnnr, and scottA Aed trad.
| b,,,Ira paca,nhar u,a. a noIb,. iawa.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

The national grange has peii,ioned
Food Administrator Hoover to estab.
fish liQuorless day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
A LIMITED OFFERING >

Within few DAYS when the plant operation the stock will
advance at least $40 share The present offering limited
provide working capital during the ns Of operation
only
The list Of the compry directors speaks for Itself The be-
check order enclosed will the desired
Of stock provided the allotment sold out before sub
scripton reaches ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

An Ohio man suggests winning The
war by dropping potato bugs oil over
German farms. n
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
Earning Capacity from 200 to 4OO%

Minimum profits on oil refining Soc barrel With capacity Of
10000 barrels day this earning capacity OF 5000 day
ssS nearly 200 percent the total capitalization of the
pany
Within six eight months time the and ubrica,ins will
he in operation which through the manufacture Of bypfoduc will
double the profits OF III main plant
Contracts for 10000 barrels day partly completed and partly
negotiated for The eompsny plant will be served by three raoaA
line from the Kansas field known the Empire pipeline
which will he xeed from Gushing Oklahoma City this An
other pipe line from the Ieadon field Is planned.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11
Closing Quotations.

HVT""TN" mRrKct ON0nCd OVFIOC
highe. Top was Ei72O and bulk brought
KtG III1T lh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

cIerks shit Il X Gillette, former
might clerk of the Skrvln hotel and l..
w. Stouder, one OF the two day clerks,
have exchanged their positions, Mr.. Gil
lsttc assuming day duty and Mr. Stouder
night
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

Whentless Day bread and rolls made
white by new process, Wednesday AZ
Yale bakeries ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

VYYITHIN few days the Home Refining Company Of Oklahoma
w City will be in operation All OF the twenty-five stills are
the ground and all but four already place and being Hooked
up Most Of the tanks and gaors already built the rest to be
finished within the 60 days
The Home Refining compaS plant with its 10000 barrels day
capacity will be the fourth ke those noy operation
under construction in the state,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

Dentists TO Mest--Thc Oklahoma CITY
Dental association win hold It's regulaC
monthly meeting at the Lee Huchns ho-
tel at o'clock tonight Only routine
business In scheduled to come before the
members
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-11

Gas Escapes, says Charge "A com
plant was filed with the state corpora
tlon commission today against the Wentr
A. McCaskcy on company Of Ponca CITY.
II is alleged that the company is allow
ing-gnS In commercial quantities TO
escape into the open air.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
AUTO HEADLIGHTS

The announcement which is made by the commissioner of motor vehi- cles to the effect that the inspectors who have been recently appointed will be charged with seeing that the reg ulations regarding lights are respect cd will be learned with deep interest by the users of the highways who are acquainted with the fact that there is need for every --~7-icle to have some light and that it 's equally important that the automobiles with the power full and blinding headlights should be made to eliminate the glare in accord ance with the law.
 Safety of the highway is what is aimed at in the requirement that all vehicles should carry lights, but it is equally important that the lighting should not be overdone as it is that there should be any lights at all. Ac- oidents have been frequently caused by the dazzling rays of the too pow erful headlights the light from which is far more than is needed even by the driver of the cars carrying them. Such lights only encourage speeding and endanger the vehicle Ecing in the other direction, and the combination is a menace which needs to be con- stantly discouraged.
 New regulations regarding head HShlS nave been Tn eHect TOT some times but 1t was only within few days that a driver who figured in serious accident attributed his trou- hIe to dazzling headlights. Whether this was due to the failure to adopt one of the accepted lenses, to tilt the lamps or to otherwise remove the glare, or whether 1t was due to the use of stronger lights than are legal back of the accepted lenses is not dis closed but that is one Of the things which the inspectors will have to find out and it is work which needs to be ior1a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
RESTRAIN THE ENEMY ALIEN.

When the order comes for the regis tering of all subjects of the central powers, this including Germany and it's allies Austria, Bulgaria and Fur key. it will be action which has long been needed Such a move cannot be made any too soon to exercise the control which is necessary over those people who are constantly working against the interests Of this nation by destroying factories, piers, ships and other property by the carrying on of dangerous propaganda, by the insti- Eation and encoura cement of strikes and by the placing of bombs or in other ways handicapping the nation.
 There have been sufficient cases of late to demonstrate that the country has already suffered severely by the failure to take such a step before. Enemy aliens have been allowed to circulate throughout the country, to get into industries where they can practice sabotage or cause worse harm through the placing of bombs or by kindling fBes, or in fact to work in thousand and one ways which ought to have been denied them. This coun- try has been disposed to treat such people as friends until they have proved themselves enemies, but the result has been that advantage has been taken of such treatment until IL has gotten to the point where it is no longer possible to place such trust in the subjects of these countries. It is necessary to know who and where each one of them is and make certain that they are not. engaged in some crime against the government. We have got to treat them as enemies un- til we learn they are friends. The need Of this is emphasized by the finding of a bomb in a Chicago theatre and by the killing of three Austrians who aided the Red Cross and sub scribed to Liberty bonds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19

ages reporting last year as we'll as this year show holdings of 1,5I2,1s9 pounds compared Eith a01,2SS pounds last year. This means that there has been an increase over last year Of PAP per cent. or what can be locked upon as a substantial gain either from the fact that there has been falling off in the dennan else it has been stored up in anticipation of the Thanksgiving season.
 But whatever the reason for the much larger supply this year it is quite evident from the amount on hand that there should be no great advance in the price demanded for such stock over that of g year ago. Those who own these birds are enti- tied to a fair profit but that is all. It was a high price that was exacted last year. Conditions as to these birds do not require any outlandish prices this fall and the influence of the government working with the de- termination of the consumer not to stand for the imposition of extortien- ate prices ought to prevent profiteer- ing in turkeys as well as in other food
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
FIGHT AND BUILD

Sir Eric Geddes; first lord of the British admiralty. gives timely warn ing when he declares that we cannot let up on the efforts to combat the submarine. He rightly calls attention to the fact that. we must continue to build shins, that we must exercise as great vigilance if net greater and that no undertakings whici, have proved successful should be abandoned iii fighting the menace of the underws te- boat.
 Because the last report of the de- struction of British ships showed the smallest toll exacted since the ruth less warfare was put into operation does not mean that this is something g which can be anticipated henceferth any more than it means that we can let up in our shipbuilding. It was a gratifying accomplishment but the Germans have by no means abandon ed their efforts to send just as many vessels to the bottom as possible and if there was any letting up on their part which caused the low score, it is we'll to exert greater vigilance in the new schemes which they may be put. ting into operation.
 It can be accepted as a certainty that they will not abandon their ac- tivities with the U-boats, even though they have not accomplished all that their enthusiastic advocates promised They are still a factor and the great est possible benefit is going to be ob- tained from them just as long as pos sible. The only thing for the allies to do is to keep destroying their effec- tivenesS by stronger opposition and building more ships.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
LOYAL. AMERICANS.

The, message which was sent by President Wilson to the loyalty gath ering of citizens of the six northwest ern states at St. Paul was in keep ing with the address which he made to the delegates in attendance at the conference of the American Fedora ton of Labor at Buffalo.
 There have been determined efforts made throughout the northwest as well as in other sections of the coun- try to breed discontent, to obstruct the operation of national legislation and to impede the activities Of those people who are working for the good of the nation. Persistent efforts have been made to undermine the loyalty Of those people and to cause them to sidetracll their patriotism in response to the appeal of the agitators who for ore reason or another are determined to carry on their scheming that encour- agement and aid may be given to the enemy. There has been no question but what the northwest as a whole was loyal to the government and that it stood with the rest of the country firmly back of the president in the conduct of the war.
 Tn recognition thereof President Wilson well says. ''The time has come when the home must be prot ected and the faith affirmed in deeds. Sacrifice and service must come from every class, every profession, every party, every race, every creed, every section. This is not a bankers war or a far mer's war. or manufacturers war or a laboring mans war-it is a war for every straight out American, whether cur flag be his by birth or adoption To this not only the northwest but every other section heartily subscribes
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
EMPIRE FRocKs.

There is a definite suggestion of empire evening gowns in the advance styles for autumn. These costumes are not the empire as we have known 1t and as we have abused it.. It is tie actual empireS of the Napoleonic days. The skirt is gathered to the band that outlines the decolletage. In truth, there is no bodice. Shoulder straps suggest that the top part of the figure must give some evidence of a covering, but that slight sop to tra- 6ition evidently satisfies the designer. One thing seems to be certain this year concerning the waist line. It is to be severely snubbed. It does not belt may go up or down, but it must not proclaim the fact that nature has curved in the body and divided it into two parts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-19
THANKSGIVING TuRkEys.

Backing up the claim of government officials to the effect that there are plenty of turkeys this year is the re- port of the bureau of markets of the department of agriculture which shows shat the frozen poultry stock in the storage plants of the country amounts to over 46.0oo.0o pounds, an increase of practically seven per cent. over the amount in cold storage at the same time last year.
 At this season special attention is always given to turkeys and it is fn- teresting to note that on the first of this month there were over three and n half million pounds of turkey in 145 cold storage plants The 91 stor-