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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-10
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-10
nv YoRk coTroN FUrUREs.

,Ngw Yonr, Nov cotton closed
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
43 YEARS OF LIFE IN JAIL
When Old Man Returned TO Home
Town in Kentucky No One
Knew Him.

owcnShoro, Ky After i3 years
spent In the Arkansas pcnItcnuary ut
Little Rock, Joseph +. Jones has re-.
turned here to pick up the thread uf
lie that was broken when he was sent
to prison.
When young man Jones went 10
Arkansas tO work on n farm. He met
and loved the daughter NJ the farmer
who employed him. The crl had an.
other Hdurrcr, who was the son Of
wealthy farmer. lie did not relish the
intrusion, Qunrrrirl with Jones and
fought q kui'n duel with va at n
rul" u' the -.. m, When tn
light ended Jones' rival was dead.
After u ha>ty trial Jones was con.
ylctrd ot w1w m IA, first degree
and scn' to prison 'or l.,r After 81
Years his cas-, was laid .rore the
governor \ p.'m va, gruntcd
odd man Juu,~ walked uut uf the
prison The ar. for whom hr had
fought had never mH.rird. hui Sly
had long since been dead. p.uilcSs,
Jones walked from Little Rock 10
owcn>huro. Ne ou, rrmcmbcr him.
lie Is q stranger In his ovl home
town.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
HIS STOMACH IS A MUSEUM
Paddock, Chain, Nails and Hook,
Among Articles Swallowed by
Philade phian.

Philadclphla.-More than 40 piece
nf metal, weighing three and One.hal
pounds and including nails, screw
tackS and safety pins, were found Il,
Joseph Quinlin'S stomach, when b..
was operated uron for gallstsnes ~
the Philadelphia hospital In add
tion, 80 call stones were removed.
Among the other articles found wer,
n small paddock with thrce-lncl
chain, q cigar cutter, tenpenny nail,
70 spoon handles. one dozen safet'
pins, 40 pieces of type and the sam.
number ~ lead >lugS. two threc-iucI
hooks for screen doors and severn
American medals. coins and badge
Dr. \. /. Ellason Of the hospital stan
who operated ON Quinlan, said b,
would probably survive.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
rain SPO|LS HER
STAY IN WOODS
Michigan COED Fails in Her A.
tempt at Mother Eve'
Stunt.
ONE NIGHT ENOUGH
Starts Out to Spend Week Unciad in
Wilds Of colorado-teavy Rain
storm Makes Her Change
Mind.

Denver, Col.-Mlss Agnes Lowe, g.
beautiful coed from the University OF
Michigan, who failed In her thrilling
attempt to spend week in the Rocky
Mountains National Park, at Estes
Park, unclad and without food or shell
ter, told today how 1t feels to spend
night in the mountains in an alti-
tude of II 1000 feet, with no clothing.
no fire and terrific rain and thun-
derstOrm raging.
My start was all right" said Miss
Lowe. 1T was clear and warm and
beautiful when / said goodbye to my
family and a few friends and plunged
into the forest. The plunge consisted
of running as fast as my bare feet
would permit until | was well beyond
any chance of being followed and
spled upon by chance tourists.
THE Wild Basin country, south
west Of Longs Peak, is one of the
widest spots ] am sure, on the North
American continent. was headed
through the worst Of it-for the beau
tIful and almost unvisited Thunder
Lake region, land of mammoth
primeval forests, stupendous peaks
aud placid, crystal lakes. Here 10
tourists were likely TO bother me.
ut was miles TO Thunder Lake. On
the way / weayed a pair Of rough
sandals of grass and bark. Long be-
fore | got 10 Thunder Lake it had
cl0uded W 'and started to pour rain.
1t had been raining furiUusly for sew
eral days through parts of that Thuu-
der Lake country, and to save my
life | couldn't find any wood that was
bone dry. which was the only way
] could start fire with my Indian
hre drill. -.-,----''' I
ut kept on raining and raining
and raining and kept on hunting
and hunting and hunting. had nes-
lected all day to get anything to eat
and / was desperately hungry when
darkness came. Then the thunder
and lightning began. couldn't take
refuge from the wet and cold under
trees because there was danger OF
being struck by lightning. So had
to lay fiat on the open ground and
face II.
ut was bitter cold night-for you
must remember | had almost nothing
over my body. shlvered and shook
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

!
er and mother. But one night III
parents qnarreled. The little girl Ia,
In bed and listened. Then there VIZ
Il duh thud and n woman's scream ant
another thud. She lay awake unit
daylight and then her father came In.
TO her room and dressed her for school
She looked into the front room and
saw her mother on the floor. The ia
ther had slain the aunt, too, when she
came TO the house.
In the days that followed she was
shifted about from home to home. All
love was gone from the girls heart
with her mother dead and her fathe'
In the pen She had loved them both
Now she is being tried as bandit.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
FORCED TO CRIME
BY FATHERS SINS
Sixteen Year.0ld Girl Joins 'Bant
Of Robbers and Lands
in Jail.

Fremont, O.-A girl without love I,
her heart Is paying for the sins Of nv
father, John Sherry. a wife slayer ser,
Ing penltentiary term.
She is Frances Sherry, sixteen year
old, who came from Cleveland mont
ago and who threw In her fortune
with those Of Stephen Nsrmeth an,
Milton Tonsing. The trio then plum
dered many houses before arrest
came. She probably will be sent TO {;
home for girl delinquents.
Frances operated with the boys al
tired IN boys clothing.
Eight years ago the girl was happ,
in her Cleveland home with her fat.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
GIRL ASKS MAYOR FOR
MAMMA NOT CRANKY

Nrw ynrk .uWnnt,L- , rnnI
mama no, CRANKY" This mod.
,s, rcou,s, comes hv m,u ,
Novor Nitch,, rr,m "C n =
Tucson Ariz"
&C.. q =" is .,n yeors old 60
lr q wnv .,, l,,S mn, nod g,
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Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

ofi FOR the mountain pastures with
his flock sCampcriug along behind.
All day hc leads them to the choicest
spots for feeding.
Late in the afternoon "Shcp" gives
The signal and the procession starts
for home. II he arrives before the
children Of the household have come
home from school, "Shep' leaves the
goats NJ the gate and rushes 10 the
schoolhouse to notify the children
that It's time 10 open the gates
II molested by animals or strangers
the goats run to "Shcp" for protec-
tion.
Pierce, with the aid Of "Shep."
raised the champion goat exhibited
nt the San Francisco exposition. The
animals hair measured 4lh inches
long.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
THIS DOG HAS SOME
TALE; WE'LL TELL IT
Leaves Goat Raiser Nothing to
Do but Market Animals and
Collect Money.

Portland, Ore.-F. A. Pierce, a goat
raiser Of Canyonville, Ore, has little
to do except market his goats and
collect the money. His collie dog
"Shep" does all the work md shoul-
ders the responsibility Of berding and
protecting the animals.
"Shcp" has a method all his own
In taking care Of his charges. In
stead OF driving them. "Shep" leads
the goats. At sunrise "Shep" is stir
ring around trying to get someone to
open the gates. After that he starts
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
Parsen Dies as He scnnas MarsInn.

Aw.t' lu- Warning his uugrcgu.
tiuu u' 'hr uncertainty ul lI.y. during
Il s,Jy, NJ rrnIructvd meetings here,
Re-, g. \ burgess Methodist min.
lister IN dead in the pulpit IN had
l,ru ,brI,lvnl joined aud was or.
dajs ID q minister in the Caurrh where
hn ll-l.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

Cleveland, O--AfIcr frightening
companions with revolver Iu,n,h
SNiHru. twelve years uli i'yr.' %.
uu ug.iu- his own head AM TN,
" ls 'l,Hmutc, vou'l larc him 10
s.., Whom nl Uull'i he boy
pallrl Tie ir.rcr und iyll dead.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
Anpry Be, Sauna hnrs. (. n...,

ColmHr PA swarm Of bees s,,,ns.
to death horse belonging TO Charles
Ecrklcr of this place after n mower
hnd cut iuto ,hcir nest The bees nISn
,.ri'usly injured the other horse In
The team nhi stung the driver a farm,
hand, 50 badly that he was removed
to d hospital.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
[. F. WATERS

lClC,indr -
iCC dt SiSCo'S livery Stdb, pi,ua 289
Prepare now aui immuniie " = herd against bjdat.
leg and hemorrliagic. SEP cgpio- -in Cattle; Wiitc
Sc0urS IN calves: Navel iiiS d'S: Ckolcrs IN hsF':
Also see me about NliitIOsJrih'a n iUunG Cia,..
Bowel ailments and bIaci heat In turkey,
How to Know, Prevent and Cure 0HiCki.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

skull so HARD THAT
, IT FlATTeNE0 BULLET

Atlanta. Ga.-Ilnrrict Owing.
nlnc.ycar-old negro girl, would
h" safe nj the front without n
steel helmet. Hospital doctors
extracted a bullet from her
forehead which had not pcne.
tratod the skull. The bullet was
"a "22 and was mashed per
fcctly fiat 1t had been stray
shot Thc'girl at once returned
@" her home.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
FOOD PLEDGE IMPORTANT FACTOR
IN Winning war, SAYS SACKET1
Federal Food Administrator for Kentucky Explains
Reasons for Card Campaign Next Week
70 the Housekeepers Of Kentucky

To the Housekeepers OF Kentucky:
the week beginning Sunday 2Sh campaign will
be conducted In all OF the United
the Food Conservation Pledge Mr. Herbert Iiooy
The National Food
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
Mans Arm Nailed Up Like aask,,

Laurel, Twenty three wire sta.
pies were driven through Fp WDkIp.
sons arm aud Cliuchcd. Whl, hc WIS
operating y basket machmr Tie
fIHrs l"u tts u...i iu IL, luto
matte mailer aud II was Necessary 'u
."'" u, mshiue apart to release The
yulrd mvlubcr.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
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ant ~ acres Of potatoes, a
y unheard Of acreage in Al
Bear Upon Him.
g years ago while returning

Five years ago while returning to his
'unch from trading visit TO Seward
Ole Unexpectedly came upon brown
hear and her cub at turn Of the trail
On Resurrection river and, being
wise 10 the general habits Of brown
bears. knew it was folly TO run, partic-
hlarly as he had heavy pack upon
his back As something just had to
happen to ole II shows lack Of both
understanding and Imagination on the
part Of those ncighhors who criticize
his action in huring at the mother
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

The canvass will be made dur.
ing the week In question by the
patriotic women who have loiued
the organization Of the Food
conservation Division Of the
Council OF Defense in each coun.
ty Of the state, and tho object Of
This address Of the Fedora Food
Administrator for Kentucky n
10 explain exactly what viii be-
asked OF the hou-ckcepcr, Of the
state Of Kentucky. why il is ask
ed and what may be- accomp0 h.
I'd Tor our country ana our.
selves. ...
We wish to say at the outset
that the campaign is r.ty s.Le.
state wide and nation wide 20
scCtariau OF d'ulmiua #o.al
lines are involved The namp..rn
is endorsed by the Dcrr,m,u ~
all The churches OF the ,rn.u uv
our leading p.o'rss iona and
business men bN 800 WHO 4.a,r.
stand the Importance of food
conservation as factor Ir N.u
Mug me war
Form Of Pledge.
10 is best 'u state oNa,,., praf
ph' be- I.r.i hy the .tuy...,r.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01
KILLED MOSQUITO,
BROKE HIS NOSE
Ole Bergstrom Has Prospered in
Alaska Despite His Many
Disasters.
OFFERS NO COMPLAINT
Thinks All Accidents Arc Work of
Providenee-seward Physician On.
ly Surprised When He Shows
Up Intact

Seward, Alaska.-Ole Bergstrom Is
an Intensely religious homesteader
who has lived in Alaska for twenty
years or more and pruSpcrrd both inan
chilly and spiritually despite the fact
That the mISfOrtunes he mas endured
make jobs numerous troubles trivial
and inconSequential 10y comparison.
The whole period Of Ole's residence
In Alaska is plastrrVd over with net
work Of overlapping and interlocking
Ills such as Cloudbursts, destructive
windstOrms, stock diseases, depreda-
lions of wild animals and other dsas-
'rouS incidents which would drive the
ordinary man To distraction, but which
ole accepts without complaint and in
The firm conviction that they are vis-
tatlons from Providence in punishment
for sins Of commission or omission; al
though II ole ever committed a really
wrongful act in his life II is unknown
20 his ncighbors.
Recently mosquito perched unex-
lcctedly on OIc'S nose, whcreupon
Woll.dirocrcd blow from his ham-ike
palm efcctually dlSembodicd the
-prit of thc mosquito, but unforu
--s.r
Dl,eiy broke Ole's nose. pr. J. IL
Eomir the physician in attendance
says that Ole will be about his busi-
ness again in few days, but with Il
nose robbed Of It's original symmetry
and n finn conviction that the pc.
culiar misfortune was direct rebukc
from providence for his avariCe-Ole
hnving been tempted by the snfully
high prices, prevailing and prospective,
to plant 20 acres Of potatoes, pre-
'iousIy unheard Of acreage in Alaska.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-11-01

It Kept en- Raining and Raining. q.
Tor hours and hours. learned from
my father who was II great woods
man, that ShIycriE- keeps the skin
warm, That was one good lesson
.hut helped mc. tr 1v-f'-F w.
And the Flood Came.
"Thc storm Kept UP all night. And
next day except for about one hour,
he rain continued tu fall in torrru.s
| tried wandering through the rain
% lind berries. Eut there mu.t be
hears In the Thunder Lake regions,
,ur there were uo berries on the
bushes. by the middle Of Mouduy-l
had entered the forest sunday morn.
Ws-l saw | was going tu Ne strictly
up against IT, was beginning 10 get
u bud cuId. s., regardless OF the
laughter would cause. | decided {,
give NJ aud go back to civilization.
"lt was almost dark when | Stum-
blcd onto Mts. Buhyn,k's cabin. Sho
took me In aud undoubtedly saved uo
e terrible slvll uf sickness from nv
Npusurc Hut lm not sure mav not
1cklr III" adventure again. wheu
,hc weather clears permanently | may
20 cut again tu be- a Modern Eve.'
Know the country better now" %.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
CLUB GIVES SOCIAL

With about $50 guests present,
members Of the Washington Heights
Century Club entertained at a social
last night in School No. 30. Miss Ray
HeydriclS. president Of the State Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs, was the
guest OF honor. Other guests includ-
ed the husbands and friends of the
members. A program Of music and
readings was presented. Brief ad-
dresses were made by Mrs. w. T..
Douglas. president of the club and
Miss Heydrick Mrs. Douglas direct
ed her remarks mostly TO the men
present, asking for their cooperation
and interest in the club work and add
ed final word concerning the clubs
hope Of building a club house as soon
as such is practicable.
Miss Heydrick spoke on the no
bility OF serving" and concluded her
remarks by proposing a dry" toast
to the Washington Heights Century
Club.
A delightful musical and literary
program was presented. Mrs. julia
Baynard Clark sang Morning" and
Il Hear q Thrush at Eve" J. Frank
Huss sang "In the Garden OF Your
Heart" and "The Two Grenadiers,"
| following which Mr. Huss and Mrs.
Clark sang as a. duet, "A Madrigal in
May" Garry Me Back to Ole Vlr.
ginny." and "ln SDr'ngtime" Mrs.
Charles r. Jeffer!s. Jr.. accompanied
the singers. Three cornet solos we're
delightfully."- played by the orchestra
OF School No "a. under the direction
of Miss Neotia Carvin. w. j.. Doug.
las gave two impersonations, THE
Ballard OF III Kano de Atkinson" and
THE Retort Discourteous.'
The evening concluded with so
cial hour. The rooms were prettily
decorated with rose colored lights,
carnations. palms and FERNS, the
color of the club being rose.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13

in which case he shall be exonerated
from all responsibility in the prem
ises He shall also keep a book. or
books. in which an exact and COM
plete record OF all accounts so paid.
shall be entered, keeping a debtor
and credit account OF all persons
doing work for or furnishing nate
rails to the said Board in any man
ner.
Sec. z. II any Of the members OF
said Board. or any officers thereof
shall, at any time, apply to his own
use, any OF the money which may
come into his hands, or under his
control, by virtue OF this Act, the
person so offending. and his sureties
shall forfeit and pay to the City of
Wilmington, a sum Of money, which
shall be two-fOld greater than the
sum Of money so applied TO the use
Of the offender. 70 be recovered by
action on his official bond or other
wise, as the case may be, provided
nothing herein contained, shall be
considered a bar 70 any criminal pro-
ceeding for the same offense.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
noNOR DAN NITH pAueHrERs.

Mrs Edward Bcechcr Finck OF
Philadelphia. one OF the most promi-
nent club women in the cast, and Mrs.
Snowden Mitchell OF the National So
Getty. United States Daughter OF 1872,
will be the guests of honor at tho
Honor Day luncheon and musicale
which the Delaware Society Daugh-
ters OF 1912, will give on the roof
garden OF the Hotel DUPONT on Fri
day Mrs. Thomas c. Mum, president
OF the Delaware Society. will be the
toastmistress. A meeting OF the board
members will be held at 1 o'clock and
luncheon will be served at 1.S0 o'clock.
The socicty's colors, blue and gray.
Will be prettily carried out. AT tho
musicale following the luncheon,
James Lewis Howell baritone, Of
Philadelphia, will sing. and Robert
Armbruster, pianist, will play.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
SCHOOL BOARD WOULD
BORROW TO PAY Bills

Payment OF the deficit in the fin
ances Of the Board OF Education,
amounting to $4,000. will be made
from bond issue II the recommended
ton OF the board made at a meeting
last night. is carried out by the Gen
eral Assembly. Passage OF the reso-
luton to ask the Legislature TO au-
thorize the issuance of the $4,000
bonds was not made without some
discussion, one member declaring Il
bad business" to issue bonds for pay
ment Of current expenses.
Or. Washburn, who presented the
motion. authorizing the preparation
and presentation OF a bill to the Gen
eral Assembly, explained that while
/ it was true the issue Of bonds for
payment of current expenses was not
an especially good business PROPOSE
ton, there was no other way to meet
/ the deficit and arrangement had beer
made tentatively with the finance
committee of the City Council wheI
/ the bills were incurred to pass :
/ bond issue II the Council found i
impossible to make an appropriation
TO cover the deficit.
1t also was explained that the auth
orization OF the bond issue by thu
board was really made to place III,
finance committee of the board in Z
position to take up the matter OF the
defcit with the finance committee o
City Council and proceed with a def
mite plan that might be worked out by
the two bodies.
The motion authorizing the pre-.
ientation of the bill then was passed
with only one dissenting vote.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
WILMINGTON LADY
COULD NOT even
EAT TOAST
Mrs. Annie l.. Leyman, 9O7 West Sixth
Street, This City, Was in Desperate.
Condition From Stomach Trouble.

The fact that many people that have
suffered for years from indigestion
and kindred troubles and that Lax-a-
Tone has put them back on the road
to health should show TO the most
skeptical that Lax-a-Tone is today the
greatest remedy before the American
public. 1t has in every town that it
was introduced in taken the public
by storm. In Wilmington in the
short time that it has been before the
public, it has been the means OF
bringing hundreds back TO health and
strength. IL is vegetable and cannot
hurt the delicate lining Of the most
sensitive stomach as mineral medi-
cines always do. If you suffer with
stomach, liver or kidney trouble, are
all run down from La Grippe, weak
and nervous why not give this rem
edy. that has proved itself, a trial
It deserves it.
Mrs. Leyman says: I have had indi-
gestion very badly for the past several
years. I could not even eat a piece OF
toast for weeks at a time, and you vii!
admit that when the stomach gets as
bad as that IL is i'm very bad way. j
was running down in strength and
health very rapidly as I could not eat
My liver and kidneys became affected
and bothered me. ! was beginning IA
think that il was a hopeless case for
me. used LaX-a Tone and can say
/ can eat a hearty meal and my liver
and kidneys are doing their work and
are in good cond ton. owe my
health today 10 Lax-a-Tone.
Lax atone is for sale at Niiller's
Drug Store, 404-4O6 Market street
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
PASTOR COOKE NOW
FIGHTS JOHN BARLEYCORE

The Rev. George A. Cooke, sus-
pended pastor of Wesley NJ. f.
Church, is now taking a hand in the
temperance legislation at Dover, hay
ing gone there to assist the anti-booze
fighters in every way possible.
Mr.. Cooke has announced he Will
make no further attempt TO fiji his
ministerial duties at Wesley Church
declaring he will follow the spirit as
well as the letter of the order to say
or do nothing more in the matter
until announcement OF the decision OF
Judge Churchman on the matter oil
his two arrests and subsequent tria
in City Court. which is expected e
be given on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
CALL LEWES MURDER
Cases At next TERN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. FEB. -
Trial OF Adam Hargus. Webster Pur-
nell and William Prettyman, all col
Ored, Of Lewes, charged with the
murder last September OF Harry Par
ker. also colored. at the house OF
Parnell has been continued until
March S, upon application OF Robert
G. White and Col Robert c. Houston.
counsel for the defendants. because
Of the absence OF two material Wit
nesses. The date was fixed as the
result OF n compromise. counsel for
the defendants asking for a continu-
ance until tho April term of court
and this being opposed by Attorney
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
CAPTAIN WRIGHT IN
MOTORCYCLE WRECK.

Captain Jack Wright is confined TO
his home as the result OF an accident
which occurred on Sunday while he
was making a run on his motorcycle,
and became so chilled that he could
not shut Off the power OF his ma
chine. AS q result he entered the
front yard OF his home by way Of the
fence in place Of the gate. The fence
was wrecked. the motorcycle badly
damaged and the captain compelled
TO remain IN the house for few DAYS
to recover from the shaking up and
bruises.
Evening journal., 1917-02-13
TEMPLE OF TRUTH SOCIAL.

Under the auspices Of the Sister
hood OF the Temple Of Truth a yer,
successful card party and dance was
given last evening in the New Century
Club for the benefit Of the building
fund. The party was largely attend.
ed. In honor Of lincoln Day. the
decorations were patriotic. Music
was furnished by the First Infantr,
orchestra. Many handsome prizet
we're given to successful card players,
Mrs. James Tuck was chairman OF
the affair Mrs. Charles Topkis and
Mrs. James Ginns, chairmen OF the
refreshment committee and Mrs
Louis Jacoby and Mrs. Charles Schas
grin chairmen OF the prize com,
mittee.