The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-29
CiTYBRIEFS;

City offices close-All offices at the
city building with the exception OF MIX
Donnslly's and the water WORKS were
closed today. MIR ponnelly closed his
office at noon, At which hour the offices
OF the water works also closed,
Red cross eenetlt--A Red Cross hene.
at social will he given AZ the nome on
Mrs A. A. Aschemuh, nl East slNh
street, tomorrow afternoon ~ . oolo'h
1t will he In the form OF musicale ana
the proceeds will go TO the Red Cross
Gambling Charges for Tsn--Ten. men,
including fhree negroes. were arrested 81
sl2h North Broadway early today by me
police Charges OF loltenng Rround
gambling game were flied against them
AZ The police station. They Will be tried
In municipal court tomorrow afternoon
NAVY Recruiters Set out--The navy
travelling recruiting party, composed OF
T. &. Bishop. boatswain's mate, nrsl
class, and y. r. shute, coxswaln, viii
leave here tomorrow morning Tor NOT
man. Tho party will he on the road FOR
flfty-two days.
Labor Leader 20 Leeture-W n, Pat
terson, labor leader engNEed IN Io9rng
the country to lecture for the defense
side n the famous Mooney bombing
case. will address the Oklahoma city
Trades and Labor council at its next reg
ular meeting Thursday night and nj the
Carpenters union meeting on wednesday
night
PROPOSES New Guard -Organlzatio Of
a home guard separate from thHt head
ed by NJ, {. Binion, former sheriff, and
sponsored ny the Oklahoma County Coun-
eli OF Defense, In favored by, T., J. Gid-
MI la
q meeting to be held Friday night At
the courthouse TO organize the new
guard.
New FreIoht Rates-New freight rates
have been granted by the railroads ON
threshing machine manufactured IN Oh
hhoma City. The machine which is
about the sire OF n small automobile, is
made on n new plan and could not he
classified under previous existing tar
his The new rate is much cheaper than
the guess rate hitherto In effect.
Clothing Stores close-Thr ma Iorlty ~
clothing stores OF the city were open this
morning, but viii be closed this after.
noon. All banks closed last night until
Friday morning. since today Is n legal
holiday Postal deliveries and service
were curtuilod as usual on a holiday
Entertain soldlsr.-poh Co,trer. AZ.
sistant secretary " tho Chamber Of
Commerce. entertained three French OF.
nCers from Fort SIN at dinner today
John BohrdmRn, president NJ the Bonrh,
man company had tho officers ms huI
guests ON an automobile tour of tho yttN
previous To tho noon hour
SELF Defense, Pleads Nsaress-~Self de
fense IL the defense offered 10y Lulu Il
johnson, negro woman, who is boInl
tried In district court before Judge I'd
i nAl alaU -
Ing Theodore Caldwell, a negro, on Sen
tsmber IL The Jurors In the case ar
not opposed to tho death penalty
Teachers VIII oArden--Urder the dl
rection Of ] W. Briggs, head of tho dr
partment Of agriculture NJ the Uuiv,rst
Of Oklahoma, the teachers of the stat
will assist I'm the better garden moy,
ment next spring More than thri
teachers Of Oklahoma have ALREADY en-
rolled for tho service
Wine Case Continued 6f n
test uash In which the Santa Fe rAilrog
is the defendant and Rev Urban ~
Hasquen, chancellor 10 Bishop Nee
ehart. 10 the plaintiff, was continued We
teyday until December l2 when II WI
called In the district court. The polntl
sesks 10 force the railroad TO acce
shipments Of wine for secramcnal pu
poses.
english offiosrs Here-Four Engli
cfflceru-Sergt Mairs L. W. Sto
Nystt and Giles and serEt Y NJ T
ford-srrived here last night frop ca
f)pN1hhan and are the ThanksElvi
rusS(k Of Leonard Bailey Sergeant 7
lord vosived a decoration from the vi
ef nnsiand for capturing single hand
my Germans At Ypres Tho other thl
have also all received special deooratlo
W. c, 7. u, Corners wool--The W
q. u. pf Oklahoma City has q corner
city, according 20 'infornntion VIII
came out at meeting OF the orsnnll
tion at the Carnegie library yestefd
afternoon. The members of the orranlI
ton have on hand about t2b worth
wocl which they win knit for tho II
Cross. IA