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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

II isn't so hard for a wife TO be
good natured when she hasn't anything
else TO do.
And II a woman had to wear an ar
tilclal leg she would be mighty senSl.
tive about It's shape.
This would be a great world it man
would love his friends with as much
enthusiasm as he hates his enemies
Every man can think of a whole lot
OF things that he can't express.
Why do the women look so happy
and the men look so cross at wed
ding
You can't make a good houSekeepet
believe that the kitchen OF a res,au-
rant ism, oyerrun with reaches.
No matter how good man may he.
he wants his wife to he at least a shade
better.
Almost every married man and
married woman could sue what they
arc married TO for a breach OF promise
II is hard to make an old fashioned
farmer believe that a modern veterinary
surgeon who wears good clothes and
kid gloves knows as much about his
business as did the old Horse Doctor
who wore the same suit for ten years
and who smelled like stable
II a woman hasn't anything else 10
btag about she will hrag about the
fact that she has an Awful Temper
when she is aroused.
And where is the old tad who used
TO argue that there was no sense in
taking a bath because you would soon
get dirty again.
You may have noticed tha, in ,pi,c
of all the advertising done by the
breakfast food concerns. the o I nets
OF bacon and eggs continues tn pc,
| quite a play during the morning meal
A man is person who will r,,k
losing the woman who is everything ,n
him ~ order 20 fool around with /,
woman who is nothing to him
Why is !, that II is the men who
have about 70 cents worth ot valuable,
m the house who are most afraid of
burglarsi
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
GLAD TIDINGS FROM WHEAT FIELDS.

NIRES flashed the interesting news yesterday that the
wheat harvest had started at point Just twelve miles
south of the Red river OklahomaS southern boundary It
was glad news the kind that nation to cheer, tor
wheat is needed to successfully prosecute the war.
With harvest machinery hummng just our southern
state line within few days well expect to have eegraphc
flashes that the golden grain OF southern Oklahoma now
waving in the brcczes is falling under the swift strokes
of the shining blades and that resourceiu Oklahoma has
started her crop help in feeding hungry armies
Following the first bulletins along the southern tier OF
Oklahoma counties the harvest will spread like lightning
until Oklahoma cuts and prepares for market monster
quantity OF wheat Glad dings from the wheat fields OF
our state are 10 be OF daily occurrence
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Gosh!

Dear Luke. Old Toy. you are the only
,hup
To seek when tribulRtion In on tap.
lH men stand round In oNcrCoats,
with collars buttoned up Ground our
thrpats
Tell US how woman can all OF her warm
duds doff,
And slill wear smiles that never will
come of
And pose with charming wishbone In fun
view
Wear waist and socks that her bare
skin shows through
And act ns though she were about 10
roast -a
while gents. fur-hncd. cash In. give up
the ghost?
Tell US mules Of the species, frozen
wrecks,
Why woman is misnamcd the Weaker
Sex? Badly the Bard.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
OUR LITTLE FRIEND, THE GROCERY BOY

TIE come, to the house each morning this little friend
the grocery boy and usually he bring, lot of sun.
shine with him he rudges into the kitchen with an arm
load Of groceries Oi course the prices are not very
cheerful but the boy is, and we're always glad To see
his smiling face around the corner of the house
And this little bundle of activity and JOY holds lot
1ee To- hs boss, the groeepman II the boy should
Z the housewife would 10 on a hun, Tor new
- snsie Of the boy holds the trade. Has
~ though, Of ths,i
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
MORE BUSINESS THAN USUAL.

lust five weeks ago the Times published an editorial
entitled fEconomys Two Sides" few paragraphs
rom that editorial are as follows:
In the practice Of economy SO far as It pertains to
t99d we are al agreed And ,h@l @ IN" e rt of
city aeparimsn, which tells rs na, tn ,. amount OF
,rc orq"n,y"top u ,r o er That urge the cur
tainent OF all kinds Of wearing apparel lHrt OF 'he"
arguments are well founded .,..,.. ,,o,,,
economy in the ,purchase Or tens- 70 nesr Food 4,
be reduced TO ANY apprcciaho extent Purchase Of
hats and shoes and suits by those who faco Increased
In the case Of persons who have suGssntM in- tn
o.g on cm wI m Keen Sy' aY w from W the shoe store tho
dry goods store ,hc clothing store and the hat store;
II all of the families that have incomes In the tOOOO
class and higher. would immediately rqt th2 pedal on
me check book In connection YIN inlnss lhn, are are
Elg hctoricss C Would he thrown out Of employment
Just where any good viii result cannot be seen.
Let the rich continue TO buy freely from the shops
hats and accesso"s lSs Keep al the factories open
until the time comes TINT the workers tn those places
time to talk about eurtament IN APPAREL Let's I not
. Of "n INC "%y nny ro HorN' TO '0" dow" ana take the
Economy has two sides We don't wish to force
the garment trade It win be we'll for ~ TO give
but we don't desire to hnyc the pendulum swing too
and force distress IN communities whose people
Portable living
1t was five weeks ago that the people prepared to hole
to their money in the belief that such action was IN lint
with economy Nothing could be further from the truth
Economy has nothing to do with boarding The man wh'
boards money or supplies Of any kind helps to cripple bust
ness When business is crippled employees lose their JOB
and face priyation.
The Times again urges people to buy wisely and freely
wasting nothing Business should be better than usual
cannot be otherwise since the population OF this nation ha
come to comprehend that stop business means to stimulate
poverty There should be more business than usual
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Shyrook, the Zanesville printer,
claims that the oldest Joke is the one
about the man who was to have a
christening party at his house When
the Preacher arrived TO chriSten the
baby, he found a Jolly crowd in the
house. The Preacher took the man
aside and said "My dear sir. you
should remember that this is a solemn
occasion. Are YOU spiritually prepared
for this occasion p Spiritually pre-.
pared" exclaimed the man. "Should
say | am. Why | have a gallon OF
whiSky and two kegs OF beer"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
OLDSToRIBS.'
INNEWTYpE
Twenty Years Ago.
Prom IRE TINES PILES

Twenty Years Ago.
Miss Jessie Hammer is visiting in
Perry.
Mr. and Mrs J. G.. Street went to
Shawnee yesterday
Mrs Joseph Gcrson went to Shawnee
yesterday to visit Mrs. Levy
Clark Hudson was in town on visit
from Kansas
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
One Year Ago Today in the War.

May a. l9lo-Germans at Nerdun oc
cupied village OF Cumieres and recap
tured Fort Douamont, King OF Monte
negro disavowed the actions of his son
Prince Mirko, in negotiating for sur
render TO the AuS,rans.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

1t pleasing to note that the courts OF California up
held the conStutonalty OF the scectWc draft young
man had rcsored proceedings 10 prevent the gov
crnment obtaining his services lie IS anxious to remain
at home enjoy the blessing, Of free government while
others go 10 the front and fight for the principles whcn
make such government possible.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Bless Her Heart

Some girls can't cook and don't
know anything about kitchen work But
YOU can see Mary Elizabeth Bake at
Huntington, ". Va.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
The Wise Fool.

There are always two sides TO an
argument" observed the Sage.
"lcs," replied the Fool Unless you
happen to be in 1t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
oh, Joyl

There are not many handsome mclt
in the average town But what We
started TO say was that YOU can always
{. A. Prettyman IN Wddcua, MINI. he
runs the barber shop.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

She's iN-feet-one. and weighs u ton.
! speak Of Mrs Mincy.
But she VIII SO and let you know
That her first numc W Tiny"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

local citizen Of German birth refused to permit a
navy enlistment placard on his motor car Perhaps this
was his private right but should not invite him to return
TO Prussia where he will be more in harmony with affairs
than he can be here?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Paw Knows Everything.

WiIlic--Paw, in what way does a po-
lltcal job differ from other Jobs
Paw-Gou have to work harder TO
get 1t than you do to hold it, my son.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Move On!

Oh. chilly spring, you've had your fling
No spring WAS ever GUNNER.
he on your way. go hit the hay.
Nnd let us have 4some summer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Firms Is Firms.
mffl

Lay & Sheets are in the butcher
business in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Yes, But Whaddy va Mean?

Cleopatra, special appearance OF the
tolerated actress, Helen Gardner
known as the most beautiful woman
IN the world.-Nashua (lowaJ Post
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

The king of England is busy hoeas potatoes in his own
back yard garden When he finishes the ob II he wishe,
TO keep busy know Of several place, in Oklahoma where
he can he occupied in wheat fields
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Twenty-Five Years Ago To-day.

1892 Sir Alexander Campbell cele
brated Canadian statesman, died al
Toronto. Born in England March 9
1922.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Luke McLuke Says

There Is More Evil-Thinking Than
Evil Doing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Ten Years Ago.

Mrs John DuMars left today for
Chicago where she will Join a nar,v of
school friends and 60 on to Washing
ton, y e. 20 attend the commencement
exercises at National Park seminary
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Fifteen Years Ago.

The public schools closed today for
the summer In ali the schools were ap-
propriatc exercises A. the Washington
school the rooms were handsomely dec
GRATED One Of the rooms occunied by
little tots and presided over by Miss
Lucy Trader was beautifully decorated
and those who took part in the pro-
cram carried out their parts in excel
lent style.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Names Is Names.
Our Daily Special

| Lovelady lives at Penokee, Kan
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

Now is the time to plan that second crop for the back
yard garden
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
'HIST0RYBITS
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

lSl7-Iuan Melendez-Naldez, one of
the greatest OF Spanish poets, diedSs1
Montpelier, France. Born in Badajos,
March II. l754
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
The Reason.

while We have trouble I'm this land
The reasons plain said Ben;
"Oue half the folks are women, and
The other half ure men
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
LUKEM:LUKE
Ills COLUMN
Copyright 1"7
Smart Man.

He In a man OF common sense.
This YOU can plainly see:
For | have found that Thomas Tense
Always agrees with me.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.

1872 Baron Rudolph Buol Bcrenberg.
for many years leader of the Central or
Catholic party in the German empire,
born in the Duchy OF Baden.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

The latest member Of the Pickwick
club to enter the realms of the benedict
is Mr. Albert i. Crockett who was
united in marriage last week TO Miss
Elizabeth Russell at the HON" Of the
brides parents in HonkinSvlle. Ky.
Mr. Henry Scales oi this ci,v was best
man and he Pickwick club remembered
their returning member with a hand
some set OF gold band monopram
china. Mr. and Mrs Crockett will re-
turn tomorrow and will he at home 10,
the present in apartments in the
Threadeill hotel
Miss Sallyneil Wathcn Of Louisville.
Ky. who has hcen visiting her sister.
Mrs Warren L Moore. LEI, today for
her home
Miss Frances Brewster Of Louisville.
XIV. stopped of today cn route 10 san
Francisco for a visit with Mrs. John 6.
kerioot jr, OF 220 West Tenth street
Miss Pearl Dykehouse Of Grand Rap-
ids. Mich is visiting Miss Leila Work
man at 22l West Tenth street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

The Glcc club oi the high school gave
a fine concert in the opera house last
night. The names Of the club, members
which include several Of this Years
graduates arc as follows Dixie Roone.
aRue Cootcr Mamie West, Daisy
Dilley Icona Iadd Marie Smith La
Verne Mckccvcr Elma Brisbane, Grace
Garrison. Olive Noly Lila King Goldic
Knox Fay BlankcnShio, Mary UpShaw,
cna Hawkins Mamie Garrett Ezra
Pennington. Albert IlcrSkowiu, Frank
Shelley Hugh McCrcdc John Fulton.
Charles Carpenter, Charles Chapman,
Irene H'ckcv. Fannie Hirhtower Ger
irudr kirosburv Tot Young Il ou,
philios Frma Mckinney. Helen Mi.
Ter BESSIE Oliver Alta Norman. Maudc
E'ghimaS.cr, Pearl Hammer, Cie,
Woodworth. lunc TopninV Mabel
VIM Maudc Rowland Nellie Mahaf-
few Ruby Harper Alice Kirkpatrick,
lohn Hrohc I'd Sutton. Jean Knox.
! ROSCOE Walker, Fred Durland and
,trtidc butcher
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Fifty Years Ago Today.

lS67-England celebrated the 4Stl
birthday anniversary OF Queen Vic
,oria
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
OH

There is man in Jackson. Ohio,
who isn't SO tall right now, but George
VIII Grow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24
Huh |

Young Blowhard is always btag-
ging that he is in the swim" said
Smith.
81 guess he is" replied Jones, 81
know that he has soaked about every
thing he owns"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

Ollie {, Durland ir leaves this eve
ming for a visit in Minneapolis and il
is rumorcd that when he returns he will
not come alone
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-24

lust five weeks ago the Times published an editorial
entitled fEconomy's Two Sides" few paragraphs
from that editorial are as follows:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-25

that parallels the activity of the An.
aconda Copper Mining company in
the domicile of its creation, in tho
home of its operations, and that dts
tributes right back to the commuri
ties where 1t operates and among the
people who are employed by it, and
those dependent upon it, so large a
share of the gross revenues obtained
from its business.
wish to submit for your considera-
ton a table which shows the exnen-
ditures Of the Anaconda Copper Min.
ing company in the state of Montana
for five years, from 1912 to 1916. in
elusive.
Money Put in Circulation.
The table shows that during the last
FIVE years the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company has put back into cir
culation in the state of Montana the
enormous sum of $21S,O91, 1927. Now
what about the toll that foreign can
italists are deriving from Montanas
business? During the same period Of
time there has been paid in dividends
the amount of $53,SS75O0, made up Of
the following disbursements in the
following years:
1917 ........... #....,...... 1O,831, $50
1913 .......,... ........... 12,997,5OO
1914 ........... ........... SOFT, 500
1915 ........... ........... 9,325,OOO
1916 ...........- ........... 11,656,25O
During the last year the total
amount of approximately $63,00O,OOO
was reinvested in Montana. An
amount approximating 100000 day
was required to carry on the business
Aof the concern.
AS you will observe from the fig
ures submitted practically so per cent
of this amount of money was distrib-
uted in wages to the workmen en-
ployed directly by the company in
this state. The number of men. par
Iticipating in this payroll has varied
from 1900 to 21,000, while indirectly
la population in this state amounting
to more than $4,000 people were al
most directly interested in the success
of this company. The enormous
amount paid to the railroads and COW
cred by the other items of disburse-
ment are apparent from the most cas-
ual glance at the figures I have sub
mitted.
This, gentlemen, is great part of
the taxable wealth of this state The
money which has been spent in carry
ing on the operations of this company
has gone to the employees, to the rail-
roads, to the home builder, and mil
| lions of dollars have found their way
into the pockets of Montana's farm
ers. Every one has benefited by this
operation who came in contact with
| it. to its most remote impulses. In
stead of being a detriment to the state
lit is one of the most unparalleled in
dustrial endeavors that man has yet
created. And during that entire time
| it has been the policy and endeavor
of this same company to upbuild the
citizenship of this state by giving
preferential employment to those who
either have or gave promise of devel-
oping the right kind of citizenship to
the state to encourage rather than
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-25

could otherwise have been established.
The farmer, tilling the soil In Mon
tana. sends his products TO the mar
kets of the world. The lumberman,
telling the forests, distributes his
lumber to distant marts. The output
of the I0Gne finds its way into the arts
and industries to the remotest corner
OF the globe. To such an extent has
this nter-dependence of man upon
man become that the world is now
regulated by the demands of trade,
superseding even the lust OF conquest
and furnishing perhaps the real mo-
tive of the most gigantic and painful
struggle in the history of mankind.
refer to this economic condition
SOLELY for the purpose of awakening
realization of how closely bound up
one unto the other are the enterprises
and the industries of our state. True,
the farmer could, with more or less
difficulty, find ready market for the
farm product in distant Communities
but no one can gainsay the inestim-
able advantage that it is to nave
within this state populous commune
ties dependent upon industries that
flourish and thrive and furnish a
market for the product of the forest,
the range and the farm.
Economic Conditions.
This advantage is not all on one
side or the other. Proximity of sup
pIy to point of distribution, and con-
sumption, is the ideal trading condi-
ton. The benefits that are obtained
are reciprocal; anything, be 1T eco
romic policy or legislative program,
that Injuries one of the great indus
tries of the state, can not but in its
reaction affect directly or indirectly
the other industries of this state.
Time was when the mining indus
Ii try of this state was it's dominant in
| dustry-when it was its most import
ant industry. Time was, and not long
since distant, when the prospector
carved out the trail along the noun
tain sides and through the canyons OF
this vast domain in search of gold
The wagon road that followed his
trail was succeeded by bands of steel
that carry the iron horse. The de-
velopment has been gradual-it has
come in logical sequence; then the
NOV ha fa
even as cooperation is the handmaiden
through which the farmer desires to
obtain his end, so, speaking from the
broad plane of citizenship of this
commonwealth, should cooperation
among all of it's industries be the
handmaiden through which We should
look for guidance.
We can not all follow the same bus
mess. We can not all belong to the
same craft or gain a livelihood in the
same manner. Those of us who fol-
low the path of mining must of ne
cessity gain our support from and
pay the compensation due to those
whose mission is providing the neces-
stiles of life. This we do, and the
money spent by our great industry
flows out through the infinite chan
nels of diversified trade, enriching the
life blood of commerce, acting as the
stimulating agency in the life of the
body polite, and revivifying, replen-
ishing and rehabiitating the entire
structure.
Vital Facts,
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-25
Vital Facts.

| am not in possession of all of the
statistics which have to do with the
mining industry of the state. | am in
possession of and l wish to submit
some figures in connection with the
operations of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company which will demon
strate the tremendous Importance of
that industrial institution as factor
in the industrial and economic life of
this state. In submitting the follow
ing figures I do so for an additional
purpose. How often has it been de-
clared by those who know not where
of they speak, or speak carelessly
whereof they know, that the mining
business of the state is no great i'm
portance to the remainder Of the
state; that the miners of the state are
occupied in a business of questionable
legality in taking from Montana's
soil that which was of value and i'm
poverishing the state by removing It
beyond its borders to the enrichment
of foreign capitalists? How fallacious
this argument actually is the figures
which / am about to submit will DEM
onstrate. l venture the assertion that
you may search, if you will, the four
corners of the globe for an industry
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no " SIOpos
The law does not impose tax upr
on the net proceeds of crops raised on
farm lands You do not have to pay
so much per bushel of oats, per sack
of potatoes, or per ton of hay, for the
crop which grows on farm lands, but
notwithstanding the fact that such
yield is practically perpetual, while
the yield from the mine is one of rap
i'd exhaustion, the law does not stop
at this point with reference to mines
but continues and taxes every parti-
Gle Of value that is taken out of the
ground, as shown by the succeeding
words to the clause of the constitution
which have heretofore reeited. to-
wit: ''and the annual net proceeds of
al mines and mining claims shall be
taxed as provided by law" 1t never
occurred to the trainers of the consti-
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-25

allowed being for the absolutely ne
cessary expense incurred in manu-
featuring into wealth its precious con-
tents.