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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25

Il am expecting news from the con-
ference between union officials and the
packers at Chicago momcntariIy," said
Elmer L. Ball, organizer OF the Meat
Cutters and Butchers union, when
asked what progress was being made
toward settlement Of the wage scale
OF packing house employees in Okla
homa City
THAT is not To he made public" de-
clared MIR Ball when asked what re.
quests were being made by the union
in regard to wages, working hours,
unionization OF plants, etc.
Scale to Be Uniform.
Oklahoma City packing house em-
ployes will be paid the same wages
and will work the same hours as pack
ing house employees in Kansas City,
St Joseph Omaha, Chicago and st.
Louis II the packers agree to the ulrion
requests
Every stockyard worker in this city
and every stockvard in. the country I,
affected" said Mr., Ball, THE scale
is 10 he uniform, and Oklahoma CITY
workers will enjoy all the advantages
gained by fellow workers in other
cities"
The union has become strong in
Oklahoma City as a result Of the or
ganraton campaign conducted by Mr..
Ball recently From a membership Of
about 100 It has been brought up to
almost 1900, or a lrifle higher than 20
percent Of the total Of packing house
workers employed in Oklahoma City
The union has as members men in
every branch of work connected with
the handling OF cattle in the stock
yards and butchering a,d packing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25
JOIN
RED CROSS IN
STATE DRIVE
Patriotism of the Southwest Is
indicated,

Dusk iell upon Oklahoma and the
Texas panhandle on Christmas eve a,
the close OF the Red Cross Christina,
membership campaign which put the
southwestern division ahead OF the
United State, IN percentage oi mem
bcrshlpS, and Oklahoma ahead Of all
others in the division Night saw Red
Cross service flags illuminated in $50
600 windows in this district Dawn
came shining into the window, OF $780,
coo new Red Cross members.
Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle.
which answered once and for all the
charge that the southwest is lukewarm
IN its patriotism, were congratulated
last night by !. /. Johnston Red Cross
drive manager Of the southwestern dl-
vision in telegram from ST. Louis
During the weeks drive three quarters
OF million members were added to
the Red Cross in this district anil
5000 IN Oklahoma City exclusive OF
the remainder of Oklahoma county
First Quota, 10000
The original quota for Oklahoma and
the panhandle was set at 10000 by
division headquarters at ST Louis, AMI
/. + Phillips, state campaign director
has disclosed why he raised the state, ,
quota to 5OOOOO
At the conference at ST. Louis at
which the southwestern division was
parcelled out. h said, managers from
surrounding states sneered when Ok
lahOma was mentioned
"Oklahoma That's where they have
the draft riots isn't it,' one OF them
asked
Defends Patriotism
Mr. Phillips replied tha, the states
patriotism was as warm aS that ol any
other part OF the nation and that he
would prove It by selling a greater per
Cculage ol Christmas memberships m
his district than any other in the coul.
try could show He made good hi,
boast
+ T. Branlii county chapter ,ccrc-
tary and campaign director. is e,pr.
r'alN claicd over the results in Okla
homa CITY One fourth oi the total
estimated population oi the city toda,
j., affiliated with the Red Cross and
returns from rural dis(ticts oi the
county before the end OF the week ar.
expected to bring the total to jOOW
or y 400
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25
BOYS IN FRANCE
MAKE MERRY AS
SANTA PAYS CALL
GIFT FOR EVERY SOLDIER
Dressed in Best Troops Also
Help French Riddles,
(By the Associated PrcssJ

W ~ lIf NMtNIO AN NKM(
IN FRANCE, Monday, Dec q
The American cNpcdltlonary force
tonight capltulatcd lo Santa Claus.
With light snow falling through.
ont the zone, every man in General
PcrNhlng, army dough boys"
cayalrymcu, arllllcNmcn, marine
engineers, mule skinner" stopped
work as the sun went down and
started IN to do the bidding Of the
loylal SAINT temporarily in com
mand H.
Lonely Soldier Not Forgotten.
At first there was a rush to open
the Christmas packages from home,
ioN during the day mail truck after
mail truck arrived IN the various
towns where the troops we're quar-
tered loaded to the top with pres.
Cul, The mail arrived at the base
port late and extraordinary efforts
we're made to get It to the soldiers
promptly Many a lonely American
fighter who had about come to the
conclusion that his friends at home
had forgotten him, had cause TO re-
JolCc.
With their new sweaters on, their
new pipes IN their teeth. some Of
them smoking fragrant cigars, the
men OF the army then set to work
in earnest making it merry for the
children of France.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25
Some Under Fire

AT some distance from the American
zone the railway engineers at the Brit
iSh front and other engineers al the
French front were spending their
Christmas eve under fire, but even there
the children Of nearby neighborhoods
were being cared for
II was in the headquarters town OF the
first division to land on French soil
that the most elaborate entertainment
was held, however Because the church
there was pretty small, the Y NJ {. a
hut wds commandecrcd. During the
afternoon the American Officers and
men worked hard erecting a gigantic
Christmas tree and decorating it while
Sentries posted outside kept inQuisltiyc
Youngsters at a safe distance. Finally,
the doors were opened and the process
sion filed in, each little French boy and
girl, dressed in his or her best and &C
compancd hy the mother or IN the cases
OF the little refugees whose mothers
and fathers are missing by the Women
who are caring Tor them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25
Shrill French Cries.

There was a tense air Of expectancy
until the lights were suddenly flashed
on the tree and Santa Claus revealed
The revelation was the signal for
chorus OF shrill joyful cries from the
assembled youngsters who were all eyes
for the tree with its glltterlng tinSel
set off here and there by the customary
red, white, green and purple lights.
Crossed American and French
flags were numerouSly displayed
and from every branch there
hung boxes Of CANDY Jumping
Jacks candy sticks, drums, dolls
and other playthingi and a plenlI
iul Sprlnkling Of apDlc, and
oranges. Piled high at the base Of
the tree there were boxes contain
ing toy soldiers guns, uniforms,
tops, sewing sets. heavy wollcn
mutcns. muillcr>. warm coats dre,-
scs and shoes
Mud Caked Soldiers Grin,
Then the real, live Santa Claus
who I'M reality, was none other than
the French interpreter at head
quarters. stepped out His spring
ing activity called forth another
apprcciatyc chorus from the young
stcrs and host Of soldiers stand
ing in the rear some Of them still
covered with the mud Of the train
ing grounds, grinncd as they heard
the children shout
The only reason any soldier OF
the division was absent from the
celebration was because there
wasn't room for him 10 crowd in
For II was the men themselves
who provided the bulk OF The money
and they naturally were eager to
see the children being made happy
by the soldiers gifts
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-25
THE WEATHER

Continued on Page ?, Column a
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
FILLING 4 REAL NEED.

A I'll LMLL III 80 E2 HL-
) Whenever q real need exists, sooner
or later something is found to meet It
A real need existed for something to
all with wholesome activity the spare
time sof boys-and the Boy Scout
movement developed to meet It. This
organization which has spread SO
amazingly during the last few years.
has miany claims to consider. but none
are SO fundamental as this basic prtn-
.ciple Of keeping the boys SO busy do
ing useful things that there will be NO
time for them to engage In harmfnl
activities,
The thing about the Boy Scout msse-
ment that has surprised many people
is the fact that 1t works. People had
become accustomed TO consider boys
as being naturally mfschlevOus and de-
s~tructiye, to look upon, the peEtod o.
adolescence as q time 81, tribnlation.
IKE the teethipg age Of babies, which:
must be borne with patience and resdg-
nation. sWhatp they exclaimed,
make boys want to do useful thingss
It lust can't be done" Then the Boy
Scout movement came along and did
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
PLANS ARE MOST IMPORTANT
Home Builder Should Begin by Placing
House to Leave as Much Space as
Possible for Lawn and Gardens.

Begin your house with the plan! A
good plan makes a good exterior. So
place your house on your land. that as
much as possible it left for lawn and
gardens, which are the out-of-doors
rooms do not put it in the middle of
the lat. This is the advice Of an eX-
pcrienced builder.
Make each of the rooms self-c0n-
tanned; don't throw them all together
by cutting large openings in the parti-
lions.
Choose some good and simple ex-
terror, as q model for your house and
follow it as closely as possible; do not
choose a door from n place, n porch
or n window from apother, a dormer.
from a third and so on, and then ex-'
pect to combine these into a unified
whole. It can be done but only by IN
expert.
Wall space is very important in any
room do not cut this up too much with
sdOOrs and windows. i,
Parts of any house should be proper
toned to the whole; do not use lqrge
,porches or observation windows In a
little house.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
DAD[Yy EuNINk
LARY 1AI[ al
. MARY GQAAAM RQNNR
N Z PARTY.

"The Brownies" commenced Dad
dy, "were giving a fancy dress party.
"tYou must oil, come In queer cos
tunes said the Brownies, when they
went around to give their invitations.
You may be funny, or You may be
beautiful, but you must be different
from the way you are now. That
will make you queer. It's only when
you look natural that you don't look
queer
"Now the Brownies said this little
speech to everyone they invited to
the party. They asked Mr.. Giant, old
Witty Witch, the Elves, Fairies,
Gnomes and the little COLLINS.
"The Fairies laughed when they
heard the long speech Of the Brown
les. For each Brownie said It all
without taking a breath, and at the
end Of it he was. quite red in the face
and gasping a little BIT for a good,
long breath.
AS for Witty Witch-she said 1t
was as good as any story to hear the
Brownies giving their invitations, and
old Mr.. Giant ronredi out,
"'What's that you sayT For he
wanted to hear them say, 1t all over
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
Hometown
LET GARDEN MATCH HOUSE
Splendid Effects Can Be Secured II
Flowers Are II Harmony With
the Living and Bed Rooms.

If thought and care are given to It
a small garden may be made as lovely
In It's way as a large one. To get
the most enjoyment out of a small plot
of ground try planting your garden to
match your house.
Make a careful survey Of each room
and another Of your vases, flower
bowls, etc.; then with these in your
mind sit down and 50 through the
catalogue. II your guest room is pink
and white any guest would feel her.
self welcome If she were greeted by
TINT lovely pink bowl you got last
Christmas set on the bureau and filed
with long sprays Of pink snapdragons.
Your own bedroom may be yellow,
the living room may be old gold with
TOUCHES of old blue and yellow and the
dining room may be old blue and Just
need n touch of yellow to make 1t per-
feet. If so be sure and have a bed
of corntlowers and calliopsis the COM
binatlon is wonderful. The squntty
brown jug full Of stiff, tawny mari
COLDS will look well in the easement
window sill and the same flowers in
the low black bowl on the dining room
table will be beautiful.
And you must surely have a patch
OF nasturtiums. They look so cool
and crisp In a glass bowl on a hot day,
especially If the bowl is filled with n
%carbOnated water.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13

A few new blouses for midsummer
have been added to the assortment
presented for springtime. They are
simple interpretations of modes Ill
ready popular. and, as. In hats and
gowns, they r less decorated but not
less smart than their predecessors.
Having concluded to take to the SIM
pie life they go; in for tucks and hem
stitching or very simple needlewOrk
in place of embroideries and lace.
II you are contemplating. another
blouse or SO, take note that nearly all
the new modes are In white or flesh
colored georgette crepe. There are
some lovely exceptions to this rule, In
rose and orchid tines and in that new
and exquisite shade of blue which is
credited to Cabot and called by that
name. Green. which is close to u
tard color, persists among them be-
cause it is. 80 unusual, and n blouse in,
this color is shown in the picture. It
Is plain except for a group of 16 mar
row tucks-about a half inch wide
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13

Make place for khaki and jehns, for
these democratic and useful materials
have made their entrance along with
the new affairs Of women. What with
training for Red Cross work and pre-
pairing to do our bit In the way Of real
gardening we r to adopt new apparel
and get busy whenever we are need
ed most. And these materials have
come In the form Of breeches and over
alis no make-bellevess but real articles
for real work. wellaateslgned md good
to look at.
Belonging. In the same company and
made with an eye to utility Is the new
"Bachelor Days" skirt which h both
skirt and trousers It gives perfect
freedom in walking II one must get
over the ground In a hurry and Is SO
simple In construction that u IL q won
der it was not invented long ago.
It: lie one Of the inspirations Of an
American designer and ls merely q,
regulation skirt caught In about the
ankles at each side whore the feet are
thrust through. It 10 quickly convert
sed into . regulation skirt by the very
simple expedient OF putting It on. like
n other skirt, without thrusting the.
feet through the caught>in sides. In
the latest models the skirt Is turned up
In q cur all around the bottom and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
Hammock Stand Worth While.

Instead Of hanging the hammock
from house to tree, or clothes-line pole
OF pergola, buy.a hammock stand and
awning which can be moved about the
yard to any location you may desire
ut any time; under this awning build
a little platform, which will allow you
to use the hammock when the ground
is damp, without danger Of catching
cold by wetting your feet; and you
may also inclose the whole affair. In
screening, thereby making a comfor-
table sleeping room for a hot night.
Around the yard plant as many
shrubs and Towering plants as space
Twill permit, and then see that the
1grass Is kept as well watered and
trimmed as is that on the front lawn,
Do these things and you will not
only enjoy them yourself, but some day
when you want to rent OF sell the
house, you will find 1t a much easier
task than would be the case II you
had nothing buck Of the house to show
except an unsightly back yard.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
Memorial DAY. Significant.

All memorial days are significant.
They are commemoratlons Of great
events, great institutions or great per-
sonulitles. Memorial day with us
stands for the perpetual recognition Of
\ slavery emancipated. Of a warfare
wnred and a victory won. and the COM
memorntion Of wonderful heroisn and
yreot sacrifice. As we contemplate the
events that lie behind Memorial. dag.
MI ne services of the week may well
10 considered sacred. We pause In the
,idst Of the helter-skelter, and rush
nd fuss Of our American life to 90
,,nor to those who were willing 10
lght for principle and sacrifice tnem-
elves for the land they loved.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13

set close together. They are, stitched
In between the bust and waist lines.
ALI seams are hemstltched.
The collar and cuffs are Of white
georgette, with picOt edge and Il group
OF three little tucks relieving their
plainness. They invite the s of
white buttons and these are used, in
a small fiat variety, to fasten the
blouse down the front.
With plain blouses beaded belts, and
bags suspended from them, may be as
gay as they please. 1t seems there is
to be no end to the use Of beadwork-
50 long rs the supply of beads lasts
and ave are told the soldiers in the
trenches make many of the ornaments.
Georgette almost has the field to IT.
self in the matter of materials used
for blouses. but it is made up In COM
bination with satin occasionally. Be
sides these two-fabric blouses there
are some models in which two pat
terms, a plain and a figured In the
crepe. are ~cleserly put together,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
SCOUT PRINCIPLES

yEAN ~srNHf tEE 1850. rfA]NgI 'HatL ~. NsN-NL aHGI1
First Of all, a boy who becomes :
member Of the Boy Scouts Of Americas
must take an oath. That's q, perfectly
natural thing. The knights Of the
Round Table swore an oath and SO did
the pirates that sailed the Spanish
Main! SO the Boy Scout pledges him
self: 81 !
/. To do my duty to God and my
country and obey the Scout Law.
2. To help other people at all fimez
8. To keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake and morally
straight.
The Scout Law referred to In the
oath covers twelve points: A. Scout
is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friend
IL. Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheer
full, Thrifty, Brave, Clean and Reyer-
ent. /.
There are virtues that appeal to the
spirit Of chivalry that. lives In the
heart Of every boy, and when enhanced
by the s%acredness of "a solemn b0yish
oath they have q gripping appeal b q
]. works wonders in the growing char
acter. With these virtues firmly plant
ed in a boys mind and q habit Of his
daily life. during his formative years,
there is little danger Of his forsaking
them entirely, in q later life.
These virtues are made vital by q
program of activities which gives .
boy an opportunity to put them INTO
actual practice. He is given commits,
sions to perform and lis trusted aon
his honor as a scout to carry them In
to effect. The feature Of service to
others is emphasized by encouraging
scouts to do "a good turn" to somebody
every day. This good turn" Idea rs
taken very seriously. It has inspired
thousands Of boys to the point where
they volunteer to wash dishes md tend
babies. And there can be no seyerere
test than! that! The idea of thrift Is
driven home by requiring q scout 20
earn and deposit money In q bank pc
fore he. can advance from the rank OF
Tenderfoot to that OF Second Class
Scout and from the latter to the coy-
eted position Of First Glass Scout.
Bravery is expected Of scouts as q
matter of course-m0raf bravery as
well as bravery Of spirit
The scout principles are made IN
teresting by hiking, camping, first aid,
knot tying, woodcraft, handicraft, pio-
neering, and all the. other things OF
the same character that boys IKE to
do. But no activity is included In the.
Boy Scout program without q good
reason; each must serve its purpose
In contributing something to the char
acter development of the boy. Scout
activities and the scout oath and Iaw
are SO closely interviewer that II y
impossible to separate them.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
on LAND And SEA WOMENIN UNIFORM
People Of Marblehead Remember
Sailors in Their Annual Me-
mortal Services.
TN THE celebration of Memorial

I'm THE celebration Of Memorial
day at the town of Marblehead.
Mass. there is q feature unfamiliar
- to most communities. So many he
roes Of the various wars were lost at
sea, that the wave rs we'll as the
| graves receive decorations,
Down Front street towards the har-
Dor marches the procession. First
comes the band, followed by the Grand
Army of the Republic, only so march
ing. Hundreds have crossed the bar.
There is a larger showing of the Span
ish War Veterans, for Of course ilar-
blehead was well represented In that
war, too. Marbleheaders are always
ready to respond with lavish patriot
sim to their country's call. American
history in every epoch corroborates
that statement.
The ministers and priests Of the
various churches come next, then the
firemen and policemen in their best.
The Woman's Relief corps mothers the
school children that come carrying
flags and wreaths, while they sing pa
triotic hymns.
The procession has visited the old
Burylng Hill on the rocky heights over
looking Little Harbor, where the earli-
est settlers built their first church.
about 1880. A flag and wreaths they
have placed on the tomb Of General
Glover, whose regiment of Marblehead
fishermen covered the retreat Of the
American army from Long island in.
August, 1775, and rowed Washington
and his army across the Delaware riv-
er to Trenton on December rs Of the
same year. The grave of James Ham,
mond, wounded in the Constitutions
capture Of the Java, and those Of
many other army and navy heroes are
honored.
Each cemetery. old and new, is
visited, and each looks like a great
flower garden, for the old cemeteries
are full Of heroes Of the early wars. and
the new Waterside cemetery, on Salem
.harbor. is thickly sprinkled with par
Elephants in the Civil a
But many who sailed away to meet
the foe on the sen never returned;
were not even brought back that low
ing friends might perform the last
sad rites. These are eve forgotten
on May so In M%arblehead. So. to the
strains OF "Columbin, Gem Of the
Ocean" nll march toward the harbor.
They PASS the old Town house. built
IN, 1927, where Glover recruited his
regiment in 1875, and where the Mar
blehead Light infantry assembled on
the morning Of April 18 1881, In re-
sponse to President Lincoln's cali.
Down Front street goes the process
sion, where 1t spreads Itself along the
harb0r shore.
On the waves that moaned the
requiem for departed heroes when
they sank to watefy graves, now float
wreaths and bouquets, thrown rever-,
emily and lovingly by descendants OF
those men, and the voices Of children
lead In the glorious anthem. america"
Az the sun sinks, flags nre waved q
all sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
For Sore Throat

Take two slices Of fat salt pork and
sprinkle with black pepper; put on a
flannel and bind or the throat for two
days; take 1t Off and put clean fianne
I'm md wear for a few days. This is
Very good. Use for a gargle salt anu
WINTER or cooking soda with WINTER
Kerosene and sugar are good to stop
N cough In the night. Make little nan.
mel bugs about two inches square, NIL
with sulphur and let the children wear
khem around their necks; this Keeps
colds and sore thrOnts away.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-09-13
Importanee "a Clean streets.

It seems to us that 1t is the duty Of
all civil engineers, and Of city engi-
neers In particular, to lose no oppor'
itunity to spread the gospel of clean
streets; and therefore of better pave
ments. It is peculiarly their duty TO
head In political movements that Will
result In changes Of city ordinances re-
specting assessments for street I'M
rroyements. The antiquated abutttng
property method Of assessment rs SUI,
6aclent in itself to block progress, anu
there are many other legal obstacles
of like nature. But the greatest ob-
stacle of all Is public ignorance Or the
cause aud prevention OF respiratory
diseases.-Engineering and CONTRACT
ing.