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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
AMERICAN ARMED
STRENGTH IS NOW
| ABOVE A MILLION
House Military Chairman Sub
mitS Table,

WASHINGTON, Sept l4-In the be
lief that the country does not under
'tand the real strength of the American
military and naval forces, Chairman
Dent OF the house military committee
'oday submitted to the house for pub
ication in the Congressional Record a
statement prepared at his request by
the committee on public information
from government records.
"On Sept o, 1917" the statement
Iays, there were in the regular army,
national guards and reserve corps Of
the army, 1888 officers and 74l,05j
Enlisted men In the navy there were
|l4l 80 enlisted mem II Az naval re-
'erves and l4,50O OF the naval militia
|ln the federal service There were
PWU IN the coast guards and $500 in
he hospital corps, making total OF
$3.50 Enlisted men OF the marine
.orpS, 1921 reserves i'll the naval
corps, l,070; in the naval volunteers,
|U4 retired men on active duty. IA.
here were approximately $1,000 off
fers in the navy and 100 in the ma
Zine corps
The total armed strength on Septem-
Per O. was l,O47,05o men, all Of whom
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
Five Minutes to Digest This.
No. 247.

Take a beverage, subtract an in
sect, add a brick carrier. add WON
an. subtract an obstruction, add
Cuba and the resulting letters viii
spell RHODE ISLAND
Answer TO No. 246.
The amount OF money being be
tween one and two dollars and di-
vidcd in the proportion OF to ),
must have been a sum divisible by \.
When the wife reversed the ratio
in her favor by slipping three COINS
of the same denomination from his
to her pile those three coins must
have amounted to on. fourth Of the
whole amount. Therefore the total
between one and two dollars must
not only be divisble by eight in or
der to separate 1t into groups IN
proportion Of J to 5, but five elgh,hs
Of the whole must contain three SIM
liar coins which are together one
quarter of the total savings II IS
quickly seen that no amount other
than SlD will conform with the con-
ditlonS. and the wife removed three
dimes from her husbands pile OF
7S cents, adding them to her own OF
As cents.
Copyright 1917. by sam Loyd)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
Contract Is Signed
for New Ship Yard

WASHINGTON, Sept l4--ContractS
for construction OF government owned
ship building yard at Hog Island Pa,
and for the construction there of fifty
fabricated steel merchant vessels were
let by the emergency fleet corporation
today to the American international
corporation.
These contracts are the first actively
signed for the three new plants IN
which the government will have built a
large number OF fabricated ships The
Hog Island plan, will cost slightly less
than &0,0OO0O0
Unpaid telephone bills Tor the month
tof August arc past due II not paid by
| s p. IN Of the 18th, service will he dis
continued Pioneer Tel & Tel Co
Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

AN ammonia gun" she explained ~
always carry one habit Of my nursing
days when was called out at night |,
holds a weak solution Of ammonia and
is very efficacious with dogs, both four
and two footed. |, certainly settled
this one"
Her voice was grim, devoid Of the
slightest hint OF pity for the inert fig
IRE on the bed There was a contemp,
in H. also, which | couldn't understand
until her next words enlightened me.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

are volunteers. Prior to that time there
was not drafted soldier in single
training camp. The draft law was ap-
proved May Is, 1917"
Except for skilled mechanics, no more
recruits will be accepted by the navy
for probably three months More mcr
may be needed upon the completion OF
repairs to German merchant vessels tc
he used as transports, and by next sum
mer another general call for enlist
mcnts may be necessary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
MODART
CORSETS
IN our corset shop

IN our corset shop
We know ~ our corset depart
mcnt wha, the MODhRI Front
Laced Corset will do for you and
We wan, you to know it. too
See and feel yourself in a
MODART Corset the only way
to truly appreciate its style and
comfort
There is no obligation on your
part TO buy We must satisfy
YOU that We can corset you better
with a MODART than YOU are
now corSctcd or you will not
want to buy
II means a great deal tn YOU to
confer with our experienced cor
SctlcrcS and let them select the
model best suited to your figure
and give a trial fitting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

What made her Shrek and faint
Katherine 20 persisted "Did She spill
that stuff she had on herself or did
you shoot he"
Il suppose YOU might call It shooting
YES" katherine returned holding %,
,n me the object I had thought was a
pistol Take 1t won't hurt YOU"
looked wonderngb at the thing shc
pu, m my hand, shaped like pistol
with rubber bulb iot handle, and
then with puzzled face back to Rather
| inc
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

Deep collar in Georgctte with very wide bands Of
filet lace You will know the moment you see II that
it is worth considerably more than SOC.
most charming collar of exquisite Georgette,
hemstitched danty.
Round collar of fairyke organdie. II Is en-
brodered in foras, scalloped, finished in lace.
Collar and cuff set. 1t is really extraordinary
at this price. 1t s made of organde and both collar
and cuffs are hemstitched.
Square collar of washable satin, finished in filct
lace two inches wide.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
We've a Notion These No
tions Are Cheapest

kerr's dress shields IN regular
styles, opera, shr,waist and ad-
Unstable. Flesh colored, 2Oc,
{. NJ. {. hose supporters for
children ,ha, will not tear the
stockings White only, lSc, lSc.
1Oc a pair.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
(Copytight) J

UERBlNE is the medicine that cures
b,l,on,nesS, malaria and constipation
The first does makes YOU feel better. .
Jew additional doses cures completely.
Price Soc. Sold by Wes,iall Drug Co
ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
REVELATIONS
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A IL. the terrible stories Of acid
~ throwing Of which ! had ever
read or heard rushed into my
brain as ! heard Mrs Alls threat ,ha,
my husband wouldh', want to spend
much time looking at my face. when
she got through with me" and saw her
draw a small bottle from a pocket in
her dress II she had acted with her
usual cat-like QulckneSs she would have
accomplished her purpose, for ! was too
paralyzcd with fear TO move.
But she was evidently possessed OF
an insane inclination TO taunt me with
her purpose. She held the bottle aloft
before uncorking IT and laughed into my
colorleSs face
81 don't wonder you're pale, my dear
she Knocked "But your face will have
color enough in few moments This
| is the most effective rouge known
She was So absorbed IN her gloatlnR
that she didn't hear what ! did, the
| iain,est grating as OF a key turning in
the lock Di my door, the door from
which she had removed the key The
sound reused me- made me tense, ready
to act, gave my paralyled muscles
strength To move,
Without taking my eyes from the bot
tie which she held. could see that be.
hind her the door was slowly, nOiSlcSSly
opening and in the opening stood ka,h-
crime sonnet. her eyes black with excite
ment. her face white, but her whole
/ figure poised, ready for action In one
hand she held something which to my
frightened eyes looked like a pistol
"Drop that !" she commanded, and her
voice was such as | never had heard
/ from kathcrine's daintIly curved lips
before Ia was the voice ui woman
used to dealing with any kind OF cmcr.
gcncy, and even through the horror o'
the moment remembered hearing
katherine say once that she had spent
six months IN the dope ilcnd' ward ~
hospital.
"Oh, Katherine"
Mrs. AlliS whrlcd, and even as she
did so saw her fingers uncork the bot
tie she held in her hand Then fear for
Katherine gave me strength To spring,
10 SEIZE the halfT with the bottle and 10
force i, downward even as she drew her
hand back 10 hurl IT at Katherine
The next momcn, Mrs AlliS wtcnched
her hand free put both hands to her
eyes with gaNping cry and staggered
to the bed, falling upon II and clawinc
It with her hands Before she could
L. ,,,..,ys hat .,pg(.I a
portion oi a sheet into her mouth and
coolly sat down beside her, holding her
down with fingers of steel In another
moment a Shuddcr ran through the pros
,ta,c womanS figure and she relaxed
her fingers unClaSplnC and resting
quietly upon the covcrlet while her face
grew coloflcSS Katherine ben, over
her. listened to her breathing, tested her
pulse. and then Strengthened her cm.
tortcd figure in the bed A pungcnr
odot filled the air making me cough
"Oh, katherinew wa,cd. is she
dead2 You didn't kill herr"
For into my mind had leaped the
| thought that the weapon Katherine had
held in her hands MUS, be a "slcnccr'
| pistol
Kill her Now Katherine said cv
plosiycly shes simply tainted viii
the pam. She'll come round again IN
few minutes, then III have to tie he
up To keep her from screeching Shal
call Nit Graham
! "Oh. no, no" | protested. and won
dered at myself at the dread which ros
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

girls and juniors Of black plush in to Char
belcd styles with collars and cuffs also Of plush HPS
In sizes 80 10 there Of black plush SooS
Siyes \ To II years The price Sll,0 .
The plush all OF these OF excellent quality II a bic
aS midnight permanently
Novelty all wool material long lined throughout rimm
aractve velvet patch pockets sailor collars and detachable belt
Sizes q to ~ ycars-SH
School dresses for ages 10 IA years, made OF chan
bray and silk hams pads and plain colors Fresh sh
ment arrived yesterday morning. $175 to $3.50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
Order By Mail
Shipping Charges
Prepaid
Cool Weather
Comforts
forBaby

Bootees Of all-wo0l
zephyr, knitted by hand.
white finished in pink or
blue, 25c to $l.25.
Bootces, silk crocheted,
80c to $l.05.
Infants sacques, $1.OO
and $500.
bination sets.
sweaters and caps, $2.95
to $3.50.
Sweaters for hahies--rose, red,
Copenhagen, gray and white 49,
sircs, ages 2 to D ycars-Sl7S to
$500
Baby blankets Uhcsc are sold
in the BABY Shop on the Third
Iloor) cotton and wool IN va
ricty Of colors, all neatly bound
-7Sc to $3.50
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

Delightful styles in nannes
and serge; white, navy and red,
Sizes n to p, $50, SSoS.
Middle shirts of serge in blue.
made on Satccn waists or belt
sylcs-S,S0 to $S9S.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

This and the dope she had already
taken she's so full OF cocaine, the am
monia didn't do much more than knock
her out iot awhile
fT,n,,,oht \
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14

in my heart a, the thought OF having
nicky a witness oi the terrible expert
cncc through which We were passing
Don't d. anything he will heat DO
YOU suppose he heard her cry'
at won't Hurt You"
Judging from the way he was 'not
ng when ! was getting into your room
should imagine 1t would take NOR,
than one shrek TO- rouse him Rather
,nc returned drvly iii, door wa
closed but his slumbct was audible
through it
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-30

FIREWORKS IN THE SOUTH
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-30

DUsTLEss FLOORS IN MAIN BUILDING
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-30
ALL FAIRS OF THE PAST TOTALLY ECLlPSEI

s19,o0ooo CASH PRIZE LIVE STOCK SHOW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
Welcome to U. S. Steel Officials

Judge E H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel poraon and his the finance committee of that vast and well regulated organization in Birmingham and right welcome they Although the executive head of the corporation has found time to to this district only twice beore his is household word hereabouts He has dem onstraed the fact that he pprases the properties of the Ten company and the big plant of the American Steel and Wire company subsidiaries of the corporation at full value
 lie has pushed the supendous improvements that have been made within the last 10 years and the people of Birmingham feel that he has mind the great future of this section They have absolute faith in him. knowing they do that he will be ready to promote any development whenever he thinks conditions opportune.
 It nearly W years ago that the Steel corporation acquired the Tennessee company By doing they checked Wall street panic that proving serious the whole country Since that
 time the companys properties have been modemized and brought to the highest state of productive efficiency Those who recall the plants they being operated previous 1907 marvel when they the mines and the furnaces and the
 steel mills today and last but not least the wholesome housing conditions that in evidence every hand Many millions of dollars have been expended in making these improvements and goes without saying that millions will be spent here in the course of time.
 Judg Gary and the other members of the finance committee being anch believers in the potentates of the Birmingham district will always be reckoned prime factors in mineral Alabama upbuilding.
 This citys welcome to the Gary party whoemarted and genuine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
TALKING ABOUT TEDDY

From the Kansas City Star.
 Going out on the 'Topeky plug the Santa Fe is making futile efforts to call it the Emporia plug) the passengers were discussing the usual topic, the war. The hum of voices that could be heard ming ling with the roar of the train would assume individual and intelligible sounds as the train stopped at each flag sta- ton to let off shoppers returning home from Kansas City.
 I think it was great mistake piped a mild voice at Holiday.
 Ought to have sent him, I should sayv' sounded above the conversation at Weaver.
 Easy worth any thouand men we could send.'' came out of the general murmur as the plug stopped at De Soto min ute and speed on again.
 T thought we wanted volunteers to go and fight"-it was a woman's voice that came through the hum at Flu dory''
 Could lick the Kaiser with one regi- ment," was the proud boast that came up and out of the rush at Lawrence
 Yes, yes. they will talk about him in spite of everything!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
OLD SONGS AND SINGERS

present time. One need only take the time and trouble to run over a colec- ton of "old favorites'' in order to dis cover this. The old-time melodist was sentimental and gloomy beyond all bounds. He reyeled in the pale moon- light; he was transported by the pensive; his Tyre and muse were touched by the dropping lilly and the faded flower. one of the most doleful and fearful of even- ings imaginable can be spent with him, even now, by anybody who has a yearn- ing that way. The pendulum has, ap- parently, swung to the other extreme, and the flippant, nonsensical, and ridicu- lous, yes, and the irreverent appeal. generally speaking, to the song writer and popular song singer of today. But here and there, as in the past a song of merit may be discovered, and it will lin- ger in public favor, though 1t may be called old-fashioned, when the output of ephemeral rubbish shall have been swept out of sight and memory:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08

charge of other youths, met with no great success, and turned to extending his news vending by installing news boys on other thrains His ambition was equalled only by his industry. as is shown in Dyer and Martins ex- cellent Life of Thomas A. Edison, from which these early facts are drawn.
 He started laboratory on his train, using part of the unventilated smok- ing car which was never used by pas- sengers. Next he installed g. printing press in the car and actually collected. , news for his Weekly Herald" and sold many as 400 copies weekly, a feat which the London Times de- scribed as notable in that this was the first newspaper ever printed on a train in motion. His ingenuity mani- fested itself in diverse ways During the war between the states he bribed railway telegraph operators to send bulletins to each station announcing the most sensational events of the day, with the result that when
 Newsy' Edison came along with his papers there were crowds waiting at every station to buy them. On special occasins he charged exorbitant prices. His laboratory was growing steadily, until one day the train lurched badly. a stock of phosphorus fell on the flood and the car caught fire. The en- ragged conductor pitched Edison and all his belongings off at the next stop, boxing Edison's ears hard enough to cause the acute deafness from which he has ever since suffered.
 About this time Edison saved the life of the local station agents daughter by snatching her from in front of an approaching train. The grateful father offered to teach the young man telegraphy and for six months Edison worked IS hours daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
HELLO GIRLS MISTAKE

From the Des Moines Register. She is one of the most obliging tee- phone operators at one of the most popu- lar hotels. But she thinks she knows when she is being 'l1idded" So when a masculine voice called the other day and asked for very distinguished guest at the hotel she inquired the name
 Woodrow Wilson," came back over the phone.
 Now, that is an old gag, and it doesn't go any more. Well. Woodie, old top, how are your" she gently chided You haven't called up for several days. You don't know how I have missed your sweet voice over the wire, Where have you been?'' The voice said it would like to have the call. and seemed oblivious to the tele- phone girls "taffy'' roh, I'm getting him all right But | really, Woody, don't you think you have been neglecting me of late?''
 She made up her mind she would make him very tired of such silly effort to fool tired hello girl. By and by the response came and she heard things that worried her She looked thoughtful and chewed her mint mere vigorously.
 q wonder if 1t could be- she unused. Neryously she called inc White House One of the secret service men responded.
 Please. have you had call there for our hotel recently?"
 After minutes delay the reply came back:
 Yes, the President has been talking to the hotel"
 oh. Gawdi" was the gurgling reply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
EDISON'S BOYHOOD DAYS

B. c. Forbes, in Leslie's.
 lN M1 HAN, O., has the distinction of IWlI being the birthplace of Edi-
 son. The book of life opened for him on February Il, 1S47. His pa ternal ancestors were Dutch, but the family had lived in America for sew eral generations. The members were noted for their longevity. The family. of modest circumstances moved to Gratiot, Mich, when Thomas Ava was '. There the elder Edison dabbled in farming, the lumber business, and extraordinarily-s shaped head that the doctor predicted brain troublel The teacher at school pronounced little Thomas, who was always at the foot of the class, "addled," and at the end of three months he was given up as too stupid to receive instruction. That was all the regular schooling Edison ever received, his instruction there after being attended to by his gifted mother
 He did some queer things. When 6 he was missing for a while and was found sitting on goose eggs trying to hatch them. He built a fire in a barn, watched it go up in flames and was publicly whipped in the village square as a warning to other boys. Before he was Il he had gathered together a fearful and wonderful chemical labor atory' in the basement of his hme, and to make sure that nobody would interfere with his materials he marked every one of his 200 bottles poison
 Then, with another boy, he started cultivating 10 acres of his fathers farm and sold as much as $500 worth of produce in one year. He became newsboy on the train running be- tween Port Huron and Detroit, started two small stores in Port Huron in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-08
Team Work in Coyington


 T am just from Andalusia," said Ed ward Doty, editor of the Tuscaloosa News, and president of the Alabama Press association, land things in and around my old home town are certainly looking good
 Tt was hard for me to realize just what great changes had come about in the last few years. I attribute it to the get-together spirit which got hold of the city and country people. Covington county has learned what co-opera ton means and spells it with big "C" T. D. Henderson told me that within the past two years the deposits in the First National bank of Andalusia had in creased over 50 per cent, and he attrib- uted it to the fact that the bankers, mer- chants and farmers were standing to- gether.
 "A big timber deal was closed Tues day in which a number of Alabamians were interested. Thousands of acres in Holmes county, Florida, just over the line from Covington county, Alabama, were acquired by J. D. Henderson. Tus- caloosa; Fox Henderson, Troy and Col. G. o. Waits of Careyville Fla The pur- chase price was $4S0,000 The turpentine rights were resold to A. c. Darling, D. A. McCartin and c. N. Matthews of An dalusia."