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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

the National Conference of Charities and Correction at Pittsburgh, Pa, last week.
 So highly rated is the local aims house. from an efficient and an arch itectural standpoint, that officials from all parts of the country, con- templating like building, have visit ed Bridgeport and studied its alms- house. The building was designed by Skinner 6 Walker, architects of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

All the President of the United States has to do in war times is to perform the tasks usually takoA care of by the members of his cabinet, Congress and all the departments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

| The Senate of Uruguay decided that if American warships visit Uruguaya.n
 ports they will be treated as non-bel- ligerents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

Liberty bonds for proficiency in phil osophy IS the plan of the alumni of St. Francis Xavier College in Brook lyn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-16

The British armed merchant cruiser
 Avenger was sunk by German sub- marine in the North Sea. All were saved but one.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
ARMY RECRUITS
: COST s1OO ADAy
Camp Crowding Forces l4O to
Remain Here,

II is costing the United Nzsss gov
ernment more than $l0O a day " keep
the recruits for the army here. bending
accommodations at the training camp
at Fort Logan. Colorado, according TO
Captain Marcus Covell, recruiting Of
ticer in Oklahoma for the army
We have obtained about lao recruits
since December Is, on which date we
received instructions not TO forward
any more men TO Fort Logan. until
we received further notice" said Cap
tain Covell "and the quartering OF
these men IN Oklahoma City is costing
a little over 500 day.
The December bill for meals for
army recruits will amount to approxi-
mately 5000 and this does not include
even their lodging quarters"
Thirteen additional recruits for the
army were added to those already here
yesterday, and there were about twenty
would-be recruits at the recruiting
station here this afternoon awaiting to
be examined by Captain Covell before
being accepted or rejected.
The names Of the recruits and their
home towns follows.
Normen Il. Thomas. Willow; James
Compton, shawnee Herman NJ Felty,
Bonham, Texas; Charley Martin Valin-
tine, Texas; Luther r. Verstra ton and
Max X. Mace, Tulsa: Oscar y, Swim
ford. DewHr; Gather Q. Johnston, Enid;
Manuel d. Smith, Norman: John A.
Wilson, Oklahoma City; Oscar Cham
bers. Macon, Cal Edgar Garrett. New
Orleans. a. and Richard l.. Daniels,
Turkey, ArE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
Registrants Eager
for Questionnaires
BY Briss.

1t will be at least eleven days, not
including Sundays. before a question
naire is mailed to each OF the 1928
registered men OF the second city dis
trict Although lS4 questionnaircs have
been mailed daily, excluding Sundays
and holidays since December IS. only
1886 have been mailed from the second
city district board, The questionnaires
are being mailed to the registered men
according to their order number, and
as this method will be continued and
ls4 mailed each day il will not be until
January 8 before the one has been
mailed to the registered man whose
order number is 1928
Hundreds Of telephone calls a day
are made to the headquarters of the
second city district board from regis
tered men asking why they have not
yet received their QUESTIONABLE Mayor
Overholser today explained.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26

ns Scout Former Man
Of Mississippi Team,
IS DEMAND MS RELEASE
Man on Horseback Announces
the Joyful" Tldings,

dhts ID q story that Eddie Herr, now
seout for ths.st Louis Browne, tells on
hisself. and since he tells II there Is
evsgy reason 10 believe II true. II con-
cSens enc OF his expctienees as a mnor
loeous manager, for be y known hetr
has managcd q number OF minor league
tfana and sometimes has won pennants
WITH them, as he has medals and watch
G<ofuna 10 prove In this case. however,
&Io team was decidedly not In the. pen
gaut vinning class and thereby hangs
ISsf was the manager Of y team IN
NJ Cation States lcngue for city IN
MbG1Goippi His team was going bad,
~ 6aen going that way all season and
~ couldn't win. The fans began 10
Guubls and picked on Herr as the cause
e 9deoluded that Herr ought 20 be re,
36sA but the club directors held on to
Fass t.sld Massmsst,no,
Finally the team lost \ game through
/ : pavtieslntg bad play. The fans held
sscSh1 the public saasre to protest The
Aaloespte directors gathcred In an Of
M uone distance away 10 take action
1I6ef hlod himseif 10 HIS hotel al the
alhf end o. the main street and pre-
WsN&tYtH SttN't 'atHN.'F
- Horpeman was seen gallopng down
IN street from whore the directors had
NC IN hts hand he held q foldcd pa
pDt. and he evidentiy was much excited,
z "A ~ neArsd the public square, coming
- The eallop, hs waved the paper and
UeGsln TO shout.
"tlerrs released Hers released"
Without haltinG his charging steed the
( yNenoeRger from the directors galioped on
- Do kotd. stopped In front OF the gal
3EH and demanded OF the Ioungers that
80 Nnndsd h,s Rs,sass.
~ manager ~ the hapless ball team,
ule0ped out. With grand flourish the
4a4 On horseback handed tho paper to
Here's your release, you would-b
WaNAssr. right from the dlrcctcrs,' he
olIueted, and n YOU want 20 know, the
next train moth leaves In twenty min
.3 wps already packed up" said Herr,
98s1lIr, afoct and J caught that train
ENA could hear The church bells ring;
- 4 don't think y ras.pyeyer meet
~ SnIGht.-t -they probably were ceaetSat-
~ Herf'g r9leARc.
Gvsf aftsr tk1t when my ball team.
NAttover Il happened 70 be-. was going
Yty8 I could see and hear In my mind
~ mounesd horseman coming Gsllop
~ down ~ strest. shoutins bis joyful
Ilsfrs released Hers relesssdr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
By Judd Mortimer La d.
tCopyright. ipt7.i

was an idiot to foam the police and II
was not an idiot to bring me TO her
and | wasn't an idiot so when the young
lady had run me through the bath tub
and wrapped me in some sort Of long
thick nightie she took me to where the
old lady was sitting, and the old lady
asked me ID | did not know would
catch my death of cold getting wet in
the fall OF the year and told her
never had yet, and she asked me il
my father and mother knew did such
things and | told her my mother was an
angel in heaven and knew everything
| did and then she sat for quite awhile
and did not say anything, and then she
told the young lady to get brush and
brush my hair so she could see how 1t
looked when it was brushed out, so
she did and she did, and | guess she
liked il for she had the young lady go
and get me cooky and asked me 10
come and see her again and to please
come into the house before | went into
the fountain, and by that time my
clothes were all dry and put them on
and me and Rowdy rambled Maybe
! will 60 there again and maybe |
won't, you never can tell | wish !
had the fountain in my yard | would
put some frogs and turkles and fish in
II and then il would be fun TO swim
in it, Me and Rowdy went window
looking, and a man in a store asked
me II | was getting ready to do my
Christmas shopping, | guess there
must be going to be another Christmas
this year. asked him what it was to
him and he said he would like to have
my trade so he could retire from busi-
ness don't think my trade would
put him out OF business Then me and
Rowdy went home and kneeled down
and prayed for fountain in our own
yard IL God could spare enough water
TO keep it full, told my mother that
| would get che frogs and fish and
things my own self Amen.
(To be cominued)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
WHITE CHRISTMAS
CREETS SOLDIERS
IN CAMPS ABROAD
Binding SnOwStorm, However,
Doesn't Dampen Ardor,
(BY the Associated Press.l

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Tuesday, Dec, 2S.--fhe
American expedtionary force in France
celebrated Christmas in howling
snowstorm which rolled in from the
mountains in the early hours, continued
all day and showed no signs OF abat-
ing tonight Despite the difficulties
due to the storm, few features Of any
programs were cancelled, for most OF
the festivities were held indoors.
Even the celebration at the quarters
OF the American air squadron was car
ricd out, although a binding snow
swirled into the hangar where a tree
had been erected for the children OF
nearby village. There, Santa swooped
down from clouds dripping white and
with pack on his back, stepped from
an airplane, His goggles, cap red suit
and sack were busted heavily with
snowilakes, much TO the delight OF
about 100 small children who huddled
within the shelter of the hangar.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
Vessel Missing;
Crew of IS Is
Believed Lost

NEW YORK, Dec. 26-The Ameri.
cau steamship Tuscarora, formerly a
lake vessel and requisitioned BY the
United States shipping board for At.
lantic Service, together with here entire
crew OF thirty-fiye men, is believed
to have been lost at sea somewhere
north OF Cape Breton Island, accord
ing to advices received in shipping
circles TODAY from Nova Scotia.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
lDuNLlvlk ASKS
/ FOR MS RELEASE
Browns lnfielder Is Unable to
Agree With Fielder Jones.

4. kOUis. Dsc. asvrhe fact thss
IN IAvpn. ahsrtstop or the 81. LoAis
~ rtean IsasSe baseball team. had con-
1nd 10 Ms smployr. p. Dc Hall. that
- Npa nst s4tisfisd TO play baseball
~ ~ penAser, Fielder Jones, ant
o4 y bNy his release. developed In
QLA 1onpoe11ioh In the 100000 suit
e4t against him by Derrlll Pratt and
assp asked me In mid. summer II
- e0sSd buy HE releess or n would
- Of him." said Ball. "LAvsn said
~ ~ cculd not agree with Jones
~ ~ he bsst ban % he could "rSst That
~ {ks end of the matter as Jar a. al
W. copcerned." said Ball
xhe SdepQettiQns win be resumed with
- steeumSny 9of Willis johnson, secre-
eogy " the club, who, II Is said. was
pgJeent vhsn Rsll rave the alleged in.
tor44eW upon which me suit II based.
~ IN the 81. Louis American league
S99 u worth about 80 cents on the dol
~ under present conditions, according
y -. This abatement was made BY
49, - giving hts deposition In the suit
essshs BY Pr... and IHyan
arnold betrayed his country for po-
stHn and gold Shall we beray Il BY
refining to substitute foodss
Napoelon wisely said that an army
ights On lis stomach But be, wisely,
eIA not mean an empty stomach.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
Christmas Postal
Receipts Heavier
but Well Handled

Parcel post packages arc being de-
liyered today as rapidly as they are re-
ceiyed Three wagons and three auto
mobiles are being used to supplement
the one wagon and one auto regularly
used.
Postmaster Weaver this morning de-
clared that Christmas deliveries this
year we're carried out with less trouble
than in any previous year in the his.
tory Of the office Fifteen vehicles in
addition 10 regular equipment were en-
ployed yesterday and drivers worked
until late at their tasks.
Mr.. Weaver declares that more pack
ages were handled this year than ever
before, but because Of the fact that no
count is made at this ruslN season is
unable to obtain figures as to tonnage
or nGmber.
Eating war bread should be some.
thing more than a fad. It is a real
patriotic duty of vital necessity
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
Pitcher Appleton
Arrested as Thief
of Negroes Liquor


FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 20
I'D Appleton, former Brooklyn Ma.
tional league pitcher, was arrested yes
terday and charged in police court with
robbery His bond was set in the
sum OF $1,000.
Appleton is alleged, with com.
panion, to have slugged an old negro
man IN Arlington late Sunday night
leaving him unconscious after taking
y. . quart Of whisky and three bot.
ties Of beer of his person.
Camphor production from leaves hav.
ing passed the experimental stage IN
fornoss, the government has planted
large areas in trees.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-26
The sIu Erenchman.

The oiu Frenchman.
speaking OF athletic msrvels. why
overlook Napoleon La ajoie1
The official averages OF the Internn
tionai league published some little time
| ngo prove him one OF the very most re.
,narkable players OF the game In ISL
games the managerial cares OF the
| champion Toronto club sat 30 lightly on
larry's broad shoulders that he was
able TO swat out percentage of $50
He was the virtual leader Of his COM
pany.
La sJole always could hit. There WASH,
much he couldn't do In his prime, Never
was there more graceful fielder nor a
surer one, He was big man. an e1-
| ceptionally big man. but he covered more
ground with less effort than any athlete
that the mind recalls He wasn't speedy,
ms modern speed goes, but had base
ball head on his shoulders that enabled
him TO show TO advantage on the bases
LaJo'e U, action was lust like a
heavyweight boxing at bantam spsed,
u were only possible for q heavy.
weight to do such thing. Ne never
appeared to be under a drive. The
grace OF the fellow was almost un.
earny AZ times.
II he had had the lightning speed OF
Cobb, King Larry doubtless would have
set batting record never TO be assailod
His hits, OF necessity, were always le-
Hitimate. There was no beating infleld
taps for him.
No one begrudges Larry Lajole his
wonderful batting record In Toronto Nor
the championship he clinched his first
season as a minor league manager II
Ia 20 be hoped he viii 'tInue indetI-
niteg the success Of 1917, For when
baseball loses IRjole " win have lost
one OF the grhndest fellows and one al
the greatest physical mRrvels this or
any country has produced
has been said and oft repeated
BY the wise men OF the name that
hltters, like aenIuses, are alway.
born, never made. Men OF the type
OF laIole, Wagner and Crawford
serve 10 prove the rule. But there
are always exceptions, too, that
prove the rule, HuahIe JENNINGS
made himself from a edIoere hit.
ter Into q great one. SO did John
Mcoraw. u was the sheer ambition
OF Cobb that'eonverted his wonderful
speed into sueh an asset toward his
swattino fame.
.The great trouble with present das
players Ii that they mostly lack the IN
terest or ambition TO take fall out oi
| fate.
When gasoline cans. In II would np.
pear, baseball nmbltlui oozeh out
The Washington times., 1917-10-05
The Case of Director Ralph
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Lessons To Be Learned From His Experience In the
II craving and Printing.

Joseph E. Ralph director of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing resigned his job He to be president Of
new corporation which its stockholders say will be the
largest bannote company in the world This is great
honor for Mr. Ralph and his many friends wish him
His retirement however raises very interesting
TONS especially since himself has been the subject OF
much criticism Recently charges fled against him.
The report these charges had not been received when he
resigned. Et
tits to be regretted that Mr. Ralph did not insist
report so that would be perfectly evident to everybody
that he leaves his post voluntarily 1t will be asked Didn't
the constant criticism really drive Mr. Ralph out Of oce
Unquesonab he felt uncomfortable over the many attacks
that made against him. and he was serving the
Government at considerable financial sacrifice to himself he
NAV have arrived the conclusion that he ought to leave the
bureau enrst the management OF it to some one else
who has not been conspicuous In the many controversies
there But is it at all surprising that anyone in charge OF
bureau so large as that of the Engraving and Printing
should find himself surrounded by intrigue controversies
and labor disputesf
To the average observer, who has no knowledge or
direct interest the disputes arising labor 1T is always
difficult estimate Of the usness unustness OF charges
and recfmnation In commenting however upon the case
of Mr. Ralph there is only one test to apply and that IS
efficiency Has the Bureau of Engraving and Printing done
the work required of i If it has, and the needs Of the
Treasury Department have been supplied then credit be-
longs no less to the director than the employees Mr. Ralph
has made mistakes Last the handling of the eight
hour question rather unfortunate but the con-
duct also of many other enterprises of the Government incl
dent to the panicy condition which followed the outbreak
the On the whole he stands or falls on the record
of the bureau, and that has been excellent
There is lesson to be learned IN Mr. Ralphs expert
ence It is not good thing to have constant controversy
and intrigue in large Government establishment Such an
unhealthy state of affairs does good to anybody MI
nently well fitted Undoubtedly the Treasury Department
had opportunity to select efficient successor Best
wishes to Mr. Ralph Let there be end Of quarreng
and an of harmony and cooperation.
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

band, but he quite failed to under
stand. He said that it was ex-
tremely inconvenient and ill-ad-
vised for US even to consider max
ing any change at the time, and
that was evidently suffering from
an exaggerated case Of nerves and
lad better see a doctor.
$50 you see was up against
blank wall. Again / held a con-
ference with myself. / resolved to
look at the whole question as dis
passionately as possible. / took
a pencil and paper and put down
the whole case as fairly as could,
both for and against myself.
"The facts against me were that
Philip was contented and happy In
our present manner of living; he
asked nothing better. He has told
me that it would be at least six
months before he would know GER
tainly whether we would make our
permanent home in this place Of
not; therefore, any immediate
change would be foolish. Then,
since he couldn't understand the
reason for my unhappiness, was
only making myself wretched and
worrying him unnecessarily by
bringing up the subject between
US.
"0n the other hand, l was living
in a small hell, contemplate be-
cause it was so petty and un-
worthy. / was getting to be en-
bittered, sharp-tongued and thor
oughly discouraged. My life SEEM
ed empty and mean, and / was
losing all belief in myself.
'These were the facts. The next
question was what should / do
about Il? To run home to mother
simply because / couldn't live hap
PLY with my husbands aunt
seemed to me a terribly babyish
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

r WAS talking to a woman who
in the course Of the converse
= ton said some very disparag-
ing things about herself. / looked
at her in surprise. She was not
the sort Of a person l should have
accused of the pride that apes hu-
mility, and she had always struck
me as an unusually good sort
breezy, merry, without prejudices
and taking things as they come.
"Why be unjust to yourseh!"
asked.
al don't think am" she replied.
IL had a very nice opinion Of my
self until few years ago, and then
/ discovered that instead Of the
conventional seven DEVILS ] was
possessed Of seventy.
att was this way: A change in
my husbands business made 1t
necessary for US to remove to an
other city. We had been married
ealy q short time, and il seemed
advisable instead Of going to house
keeping to live with a widowed
aunt Of Philips. Every one con-
graduated US, told US what an
agreeable person she was, a won
derful housekeeper, and noted for
her delicious table.
at was all quite true. But had
no sooner set eyes upon her than
l realized that we should never get
along. There was a secret antag-
onism between US, an antipathy so
strong that it frightened me, and
knew intuitively that the feeling
was reciprocated. took myself
seriously in hand.
"rYou should be too big a wom-
an ! said to myself, to let this IL
logical and unreasoninR dislike af-
feet you.' And / honestly tried to
overcome my prejudice But I've
got to say that she didn't attempt
TO be as fair to me as ] endeav-
ored TO be to her. Because she dis
liked me she assumed that ] was a
despicable person deserving Of
whatever insolence or unkindness
she dared show me.
Husband Told Her the Trouble
Was Nerves and Go
See q Doctor"
an spite Of my best intentions,
we began to indulge in that sort
of covert pickering, that utterance
of sugared remarks with the sting
in them in which women are adopts
when they choose. We spent our
time thinking up small ways in
which to thwart and annoy each
other. It was all very mean and
miserable, and not only my dispo-
sition, but my looks and my health
suffered in consequence.
81 attempted to explain some
thing of the situation to my hus-
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

thing to do. Anyway, / reflected,
you never really get away from
anything by running away from it;
it always rises Cp sooner or later,
in another form, perhaps, but strip
it of its disguises and it's the same
old specter you have fed from and
determined to evade.
$50 / made some very stern re-
solves to which meant to adhere
through thick or thin. And the
first Of these was that / was not
going to spoil my young, glad life
and my excellent looks by fretting
continually because my lot was cast
with some one whose presence was
a continual irritant. Since Phillips
aunt never missed an opportunity
to let fly the poisoned arrow, she
should not have the qualification
of denting up my shining mail. /
should be imperviously, inscrut-
ably, indifferently sweet.
"Also / should subject myself to
annoying conditions Just as little
as possible. began to go out
more and more. I made friends
fast, joined several clubs, and was
by way of being a social favorite.
/ was, in fact, so very rarely at
home that my husband began to
criticise me.
"'Why should l have any inter-
est in a home which is not mine p
| would reply. 4 have nothing to
do with the creating Of it, or the
physical, mental, and spiritual up
building of it. Why should l wish
to spend any Of my time in it?'
The aunt, too. began to talk a
great deal about the modern
bridge-playing. golhng, dancing.
skating woman. But / simply
smiled and went on amusing my
self.
These means proved remark
The Washington times., 1917-10-05

These are the three important things for soldiers:
Weapons for their hands to end the war quickly.
Food and clothing for their bodies to keep them in good
fighting trim.
Food for their minds while they absent from home
The American Library Association to which you are
asked to contribute will supply this most important food
for the brains Of your soldiers.
While the will take many men from US forever it
will send abler men back to
Our soldiers will travel think visit strange lands and
meet strange people.
They will shift for themselves in trenches shipboard
In battle.
Their backs will be Strengthened and strengthened
depths Of their minds will be opened and developed
Many soldier who goes forth Gstless boy, rather
bored viii back with keen working mind passion
desire for serious accomplishment based pride in his
nation and its achievements
The will make hungry the brains of soldiers in
Europe and in camp at home.
The American Library Association seeks to supply the
food for this intellectual hunger.
Readers of this newspaper urged to contribute
generously they to the Library War Service Fund
Send subscriptions to John Joy Edson in care Public
Library.