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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-10

Many man who claims to be truth
fUl spends a lot Of time ecnoing the
lies of other men.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-10

his best work The production is stag
ed by Harvey D. Orr Producing Co.,
who are well known to the theatre
going public. They have given this
attraction the most elaborate produc-
tion ever sent on tour. The costumesS
stage settings and light effects are
beautiful ard enchanting. The at
traction is one OF the largest and best
on the road this season and is well
worthy O. the large patronage which
has been accorded it by the theatre
going public
Reserved seats On sale Saturday,
jennings Drug Store.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

human scale, So 10 speak and we can
make music out oi the combination but
when they are brought together they
Slmpif clash and make a dlScord like
a Kilkenny cat fights
For instance. I've got a dozen dif-
tercnt friends. with each ono " whom
I've got something in common. and
seek the society oi each particular
friend when ! wan, the particular thing
that she gives me There's Maria who
IS intellectual and hlghhfowcd. who
has read and studied and who dis.
courses about tranSccnlcn'al philosophy
and the inner meaning Of Browning
and the symbolism Of lb,cn. like to
st At Marie, feet and lmbihc wisdom
and probe with her into the depth, Of
thingS
and there's Violet who hasn't got
an idea in hey head beyond the tango
aud the latest thing in ircakiSh fash.
ion She never rad anything deeper
that a Robert Chamber, novel IN her
lie and all that she gets out oi them
IS that the heroine was lust a
'swcctV and the hero a swell iellcr
Now ! enjoy N,olc,s society lust bc.
cause she is nothing hu, a butterfly
who docSn', understand and isn't
troubled hy any OF the grea, problem,
Of lie that tear the soul of thinker
like Maria Bur can understand why
Maria and Violet don't have a hllari.
Gus time when invite them 10 mce,
each other at lunch a, my house
"And there's Eliza who has been
torn and bui'c''cl and bruised hv the
world. who has fought and struggled
and suffered who Nas been through
experience, that cruelty and who ha,
come ont of It all with a bitter and
cynical knowledge OF lie love her
and ! ENJOY her talk that bites like
acid Rut also love Harriet who ha,
ALWAYS lived m satin lined level box
and who has never been through any
ordeal more trying than changing
cooks. and whose conversational range
reaches from her husband to her
babies comprehend however. VIII,
Harriet babies drive Eliza mad. and
why Harriet Is shocked hv Elias epi.
grams
! suppose you are right agreed m,
woman in green but YOUR friends. no,
hclng able 90 GET along comnlcatc din
"cf giving When ] am going to mvi,,
/ two ~ three oi my intimate, 'o dinner
! alNay, feel a. !, should serve pear,
/ warrants with tine cocktails"
/ "a man makes the best fiend. ,ar
/ he Woman 900 tlupc
"l' depends upon the occasion" re-
/ nlied the woman M the blue hat III
| YOU want s0mchud, n rejoice with
,uu gu ,n "a man friend II ,uu wan.
nmchnly tn ,,mrl'hlc with YOU "
trouble gp tu a woman bat never r.
verse the pt1yc,. uf Won viii lose youi
ucnA 4 man i'r"l can't stand ,out
/ diversity \ W.mn friend can't tan,
/ ..ur prosperity 1nl there YOU are"
! That's true exclaimed the woman
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

m green Men are far better friend,
to have a good time with than women
are, but they are only fair weather
friends A man wants You TO always
be at your best, for YOU TO be healthy
and happy and contentcd. He wants
YOU to be gay and amusing and III
high spirits and Just the minute you
are not he drops you.
"lle doesn't want to be about YOU
when you are sick, and complaining
He doesn't want To take YOU out un-
less you've got plenty oi glad rags He
positively will not listen to your tale
Qkwoc. and II YOU show signs ot weep
ing he conducts all OF his conversation
with YOU over the telephone. All OF
my men friends come to see me with
their troubles, but shouldn', dare to
even whisper TO ono OF them that ]
have worry
"On lhr contrary, a woman never
likes YOU 50 we'll as when YOU arc
looking haggard and worn and sick,
and she simply loves YOU when YOU
put Your head down on her shoulder
and sob OH, the story of your lie Hut
Your best woman friend acts little
cold and distant towards YOU when
good luck comes knocking at your
door She's glad for Eou TO succeed,
lu, success doesn't cndear YOU to her.
while misery does.
THE moral oi all Of which is, go
tn Your men friends when YOU arc
happy and your women friend, when
,1u are sad
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Complexion Lotion!
Use Fresh Lemons
and Strain Juice


ANY grocer will sell you two fresh
lemon, and your drug store will sup
ply YOU with three ounces OF orchard
white. Put these in a bottle and shake
we'll Here YOU have whole quarter
pint of the most wonderful lemon To-
zion al about the cost one must pay for
4 small jar OF the ordinary cold creams.
Care should be taken 10 strain the
iuicc through a fine cloth 50 no lemon
pulp gets IN, then this lotion will keep
fresh for months Every woman know,
that lemon Juice is used to bleach and
remove such blemshes as freckles, SAL
lowneSS and tan, and is the ideal skin
Soi,cncr smoother and beautiier.
Used Nv day thi, Swec,ly fragrant
lotion protects the skin from the evil
effects of the weather and prevents
roughness, redneS', chatting and smart
ing. A, night it works in the pores
while YOU sleep, and is intended to
bring freshness and peach.like beauty
tina, wins envy and admiration.
lust try IT, Make up quarter pint
oi this sweeiH fragrant lemon lotion
and massage It daily into the face.
neck arms and hands. II naturally
helps To- whiten. soften fteshen. and
hiring out the toses and beauty of ~
skin II works maryelously on ROY
red hands Try II and see for YOU ~
ADV ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
LOUISIANA S0L0NS
OPEN EXTRA SESSION

BATON ROUGE, La, July 9.--Ths
Louisiana legislature convened here to!
day for twenty day extraordinary
session to consider emergency legis.
lation, including measures for more
complete assistance OF the state In the
war. Among the thirty eight subjects
embraced in Governor Peasants col!
were propositions to amend the widow'
dowry exemption act. which is said 10
hinder operation Of the federal. farm
loan law in Louisiana. and to create
a council of state defense and a state
cons,abulary; to permit men in military
service 10 vote and to exempt them
from suits for debts during the war,
and to prohbl, aud prescribe penalties
for Scdltion and insurrcction.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Startling Developments
Are Expected In Lindberg
Murder Case, Say Officials
Other Arrests May Be Made
Within the Next Twenty
-Four Hours; Prosecutor
Continues Probe of Case,

Additional developments in the death
OF Leota Lindberg are expected within
the next twenty four hours If invcS,i-
cations now under way are productive
OF results. Just what these invcStiga.
tions are County Attorney Selby would
not dNulge today. The arrest Of Karl
lindberg Saturday afternoon revived
interest in the case which had died
down since the recent grand jury
iailed to take any action
Arrested Saturday.
karl L,ndberg was arrested tatc Sat
urday afternoon after w. u. Witcher
county evidence man, had been work
ing on the case for more than a month
because of a number of peculiar an
giles which the case has taken since
the death OF Mrs. Lndberg a, a local
hospital last May the county attorney
has been very careful about making
any arrests until he was satisfied that
he had sufficient evidence to warrant
them.
Immediately following Mrs Lind.
bergs death Witchcr began inyestgat-
ing the movements OF Karl Llndbere
Tor the past several years Mr. and
Mrs. Llndberg were married in Chi
cago last year while the latter was
studying music in that city The trail
which Witcher followed led to Chicago
New York and Hot Springs where
the couple spent some time before
coming to Oklahoma City.
Arsenic Found.
The information which was filed
against Lindberg IN Justice Of the
Peace Robert w Maupin's court Sat.
urday stated that Mrs. Lindberg cam,
to her death BY "Slow arsenic poison.
ing The motive for the crime wa,
not stated. An autops,, ordered by the
county attorney was made by DrS
]. I, Edwards, W. gH Bailey and T. X
Camp Their repoit stated that arsenic
had been found
Mrs llndberg is said 10 have OWNED
property in Oklahoma City and in Os
kalooSa City Iowa. valued at $4,000
A will made some time before sh,
became III left this property to her
husband A few days before she died
she made a new will leaving PRACTICAL,
all OF her property to her aunt. Char
lotte Steele The will was flied ior
probate the day after Mrs. Lindbcrg',
death.
Contest Filed.
Karl Lindberg filed contest but be
fore the day set for the hearing reached
an agreement with Mrs. Steele whereof,
he was given possession of the Okla
homa City property and Mrs Steel,
took the property in Iowa. The fina
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

and personally selected the gowns and
hats they were TO wear, because ] didn't
want a jarring note OF course, the
gowns fitted them and no one else, so
after little demurrlng they agreed
in fact fancy they were secretly
lickled 10 death. But | mentally drew
the line when saw that $40 blue hat
II was Just the type ! wanted for the
drawing but ! didn't want to sec any
body else but milady here wear /, after.
ward Besides, I'm not so flush that
want to reward lady friend models
with $40 hats"
mo" Alfred DurkceS voice held a
dry note ot incteduli,y, which ! knew
he was miSchlevou'ly employing for
the purpose OF getting rise out o'
Dicky. Then where's the ha, now"
"In my studio, YOU IDIOT" Dlcky r..
turned i've got to make the drawing
first before | bring il home"
"DId YOU bring Miss Fairiax 20
llambcls with YOU" Mrs Durkce
asked irnoccntly enough, and yet |
saw that she scented something still
unsOlycd
"Of course" Dicky replirI
.o,,,o 80, -, 49,. ,,., ..,,,.
no ,. u" ""I, f., '"" ,I. uv,I .",r A., I",. ,L,,, WV.
Ml,", w. w ~, ~. N,9,' WT,''' WV y. t.,' .'','"'
,.' w.. ,., w, Wv" WIZ "'m n"'"
,,,L,," vi. w" nave '''" S'" "'' "''
""'' u.o :. r.,. c,,,
nr, ""O ~ '"'' W.,
fIea'e' MIS-. l'ufNrr' ! neVRe1 IN 4
Tow. voice, my lace flushed with M,
INFLATED cmhaffa',,men' IT was had
enough 10 nave MIS- pu'tct teA'itr
mat the sight OF l)lDky and ms little
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
ELECTION Law
TRIAL FRIDAY
Argument Set in Socialist
SeCretary'S Case,

Rcsclndlng rs order Of Saturday
which oycrfuleS Attorney General Free
lng's demurrer TO the socialist far
election" law case, the district court
today paved the way Tor argument to
lrst the legal questions involved IN the
suit The argument will be had Friday
General Freezing made showing m
'hc court that the failure 10 appear
Saturday was due TO misunderstanding
lohn Il llarrl'nn assistant attorney
general was TO have appeared bat m
telephone conversation. GOT the idea
that the case was to be called up to.
day
The case is IN, suit OF n NJ sin.
clair. secretary of the state socialist
party against Joe s. Morris Secrc.
taty ~ the state election board and
board members Sinclair, ON the ground
that the "alt election Law earned m
the l9lh prman. seek, 20 hr seated sN
member ui the state election board
m accordance with the provision, OF
the Law.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
REVELATIONS
.QRMlPe
Whst Happened When Madges Hat
Came to "Grace the Feast"
BY &sts Gorrjso|

n OUGHT a suit for pretty woman,
h not Madgcl"
Mrs Durkcc echoed Dicky'S
words with little shrek OF incrcdulty
lie smiled at her toleranlly while J.,
amazed at his audaci,y, trcmblcd with
newborn hope that there might be
some unexplained reason for the scene
] had Witnessed IN lIamhrr, when |
had seen him buying an expensive hat
and suit for Edith He had described
the ha, but a few moment, before, and
declared that he had bought It for me.
! waited breathlc,,ly for his next words.
u suppose | nigh, IS well tell YOU
the whole story" he said, leaning back
in his chair He addressed Mrs Durkce
directly, but icl, in,uitlvely that his
story was meant for me
"Nou ,ec, had a very tickliSh order
the other day S,arrctt OF Parkcr'S sent
Tor me- and wanted INC 10 illustrate
that new seria' Of Block It's all
southern stuff, real old Virginia, and
the heroine. oi course is Virginia
girl. i. i Y. and all the rest oi ~"
! started violently II what Dlcky
we're saving were lru Hut he was
talking rapidly on, and composed my
self to listen
Luckily some oi the scenes arc laid
in New York, where lovely heroine
'cck' her fortune. and all that rot luu
know Blocks usual line ui pa,tcr NV
have to take run down to Virginia
for a few drawings, bur most Of the
work can be done right here
And by the greatest plece OF good
fortune | had a wonderful type Tor a
heroine rlgh, within reach You've
,ccn those two Virginia girls, Edith
and ! ella Fairfax, who have an al
legged studio IN our building haven't
YOU, Ali3'
where's the Hat Now7"
Sure" Alfred Durkee returned la1.
lis. Whenever ! hear thSr names !
can hear biscuit being beaten, and
smell the fried chicken But don't
d,grcw too far D,cky bird I'm cu
riou, TO know how you're going t. put
over this buying clothes for feminine
friends stun, It's a new one to me
shut NJ" ordered Drlk rudrly
"You don't need any poin,y on anv-
thing oi that sort But tn 60 ON, ii
YOU can manage to keep your wou'h
shut. | finally screwed mp my courage
TO ask them to help re ont with the
pictures OF course. ! couldn't offer
them money, they'd turn up their pa.
triclan Virginia toes TO the DAISIES al
'hc idea ol acting as professional mod
els. hu, they were very sweet about
helping me out ON the score OF being
studio friends and ncighhorS
II wanted ~ do something IN return
for them and ! finally hit upon the
idca ui asking them II they couldn''
Iuse the ,m,, and gowns ! had them
wear m the pictures You see, ! pre-
pared lor the drawings very carefully
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
AMERICAN Filler
LOSES ONE WING
BUT SAVES LIFE
Daily Thrills Feature Aerial
Fighting in West
(By the Associated Press)


FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE
July 9.--Scrgeant Andrew Campbell
won in fight With the chances a mil
lion 10 one against him while flying
with the Lafayette squadrlla yesterday
afternoon The lower left wing OF his
arplane broke off when he was soar
ing a mile high Only his complete
presence of mind and GOODNESS saved
him.
Descends On One Wing.
Campbell threw all the controls on
the other side and volplaned some dis
tance in order to detach the floating
remnants OF the broken wing which
were beating against the body OF the
machine and threatening to diSlocate
everything Then, when he had sue
ceeded in this maneuyer he descended
slowly on the remaining wing INTO A
beet field without injury to himself
The slightest turn in the air would
have meant death
This accident was preceded by the
ceremony Of the presentation OF all
American flag to the squadrilla by an
employe of the treasury department at
Washington. French and American
ayiators from several sQuadrillaS were
paraded on the flying grounds tor the
ceremony which was fine spectacle
of the fraternity OF the two nations
The famous Alpine band played the
national anthems OF both countries.
Before the ceremony, Corporals
Campbell, Bridgeman, Hewitt, Hinklc
and Drexel were promoted TO be ser
eeants for bravery during recent op-
erations They with others, have beer
operating along the whole front where
they drove off dozens OF German fight,
ing machines during the German OF
fensive last week
Hall Has Narrow Escape
Lieutenant Hall, who is new
gunner in the British army, while
making his second flight with the
Lafayette was wounded severely. He
was decorated with the military media
for attacking single handed seven Ger
man airmen. lniantrymen on The
ground stopped their fighting to watcl
the stirring combat which ended il
Hall being wounded in three places
lie lost consciousness at a height oI
three miles but recovered his sense,
when within a hundred feet OF th'
ground and brought his machine safely
within his own lines.
Walter Lowell also suffered an ac
eident the motor broke down in IN,
air and the machine, out Of control
descended astrlde a trench in thu
French lines. The unconscious avia
tor was taken from his machine by al
officer. bu, it was found he was no
seriously hurt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
N9 THE KERR DRY GOODS COMPANY CN
Boys Summer Suits
Are Reduced to $3.85
n.(lsN

These suits at 1886 for Monday the Boys stores
best foot forward The materials Of which they are made
most excellent and serceabl0 Palm Beach and Keep
koo clothes They cotons cool glass OF sherbet
and hard nails in the matter of service Furthermore,
they coons that admit of tailoring almost as readily ~
woolcns. They will successfully withstand the robust Of
service TO which lively boy is likely to subject them.
There s pair of pants with the suit at this price At
$i,S5 there two pairs Of pants.
Boys shirts and bouses in immense variety, extend
ing In price from SOC to 81.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Dorothy Dix Says
Different Friends.
BY Dorothy Dix
The World, Highest Paid Woman Writer

STRIENDSHlP." said the woman
IN the blue hat. as she dropped
another lump of sugar IN her
tea, "is not only ono OF the most beau
tiiul and lovely things in life it is
also one OF the most curious phe
nomcna Of nature Life without friend,
would be unbcarable, vet they fre-
0ucntly make existence insupportablc.
They are at once our support and our
burden. and there are times when !
don't know which envy most, the
iricndleSS or the popular
"Thc worst thing about our friends
is tina, they won't get along together.
They hate each other al sight" said
the woman in taupc ITS easier to
make the lion and the lamb lie down
together in peace than 1t is to get your
friends to sit down together to din
ner table withou, scrapping
That's right" assen,cd the woman
in green 81 spend my life being a
kind of human buffer between my
friends, irving 10 keep Mary from in
Sultlng Julia, and lulia from Clawlng
Mary. and Sally OF OF Fannie'S toe.
and Fannie from running rouVh-Shod
all over Sally'S pet prciudlccS and hob
bieS. Yet Julia and Mary and Sally
and Fanny are all perfectly good and
lovely ladies, and why they can't har.
moni1c beats me"
"Oh," exclaimed the woman in the
blue hat. that's easy. think that the
reason that our friends dislike each
other is because We have chosen each
o' them for some diifcren, quality
Each one is different note OF the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
HUNDRED CASES
WILL Be PR0BED
BY GRAND JURY
Federal Body to Investigate
SIackerS and Spies,

Many cases in which the defendants
are charged with violations of the
espionage, conscription, sedition and
treason acts are to he investigated by a
federal grand jury. which will convene
IN Oklahoma City July H. lr7all there
will he at least 100 cases submitted to
the jury, according to w Boothe Mer-
rill, assistant United States district at
torney,
Federal officials are busy today pre-
pairing for the grand jury. More than
two hundred and fifty witnesses will be
summoned to appear before the jurors
There will be about twenty Stacker
cases put up to the grand jury, accord
ing TO Mr. Merrill More than one hun
dred Stacker cases have been invcSti,
gated by the United States district at
torncy's office here and a number have
been registered and charges dropped
against them.
After July IS no lcniency will he
shown to men Of registration age who
have not registered and in addition 70
being forced to register they may draw
lail sentences OF year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Russia Suspends
Agrarian Law

PETROGRAD, July 9-The pro.
vi,ional government has decided to sus.
pend operation OF the agrarian law
passed in 1000 Withou, the duma's
consent NJ Stolypin the premier st
the time. provided for the abolition of
communal ownership of peasant land
aud the CONSTITUTION of individual own.
crShip The sponsor for the repeal Is
the new socialist minister of agricui.
Wtc NJ Tchernoi.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

Mpcrs transferring the Oklahoma City
TNpcrty to Lindberg were made Satur-
day morning, a few hours before his
arrest
Lindbcrg was arraigned Saturday
afternoon Immediately after his arrest
and was held without bond. His pre-
llminary hearing was set for Thursday
July T. Moman Prulcit and Victor
SnlggS will assist Wilmington and
Pearson in defending him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
A Display of New
Georgette Crepe BLouses

Tomorrow is day of Gcorgette crepe bouses. 1t is
material that time does not wither custom stale and
its popularity greater today than before Geogete
crepe becoming scarce and fashion being thing Of para
doxes and anomalies and fragrant contradictions insists
on it we suppose Just because of this scarcity
We beg these the distinction and
sonaty each Frequently finished ace hand beading
and tuc One with the small collars
Some OF them have collars all There all and the
from $o95 o S97S
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Swedish Colonel Murdered

STOCKHOLM, July o.-The news
paper, Dagcns Nyhe,er says that Col
Smir, prominent member OF the
Swedish general staff was found mur
dered IN his flat Saturday The cir.
,umSlanCeS suggest an attempt by the
TO get possession OF military
plans IN Colonel Smitt's keeping
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Cool White Dresses
For Cirls-AU New

In the summer girls should go whitedressed. These
white dresses not only pretty and sweet and all that
but they quite economical since they be packed off
to the laundry coming back refreshed and renewed and -
prm and proper The material Is usually or
CANDY dantest of organdes finished In OF tucks
German Valencennes laces pink little hand made silk
roses, to say nothing Of ribbon sashes
These all new, coming in since inventory time. The
$l650,
For little girls from 2 to years there white dresses
in organdy finished in aces and ribbons The prices range
from So. 80 to $40.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Charles Clark Mum Dies.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July o
Charles Clark Mum author Of several
novel, OF New England life, died at
his home here last night after a brief
illness Mr. Mum was born at South.
ingtun Conn. IN lBi8
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09
Bath ToueLs-a Sale

Perhaps the advent Of midsummer reveals shortage
of bath towels Some of them have been lost in laundering
others threadbare These at least the thoughts
that inspire this little sale Of Turkish bath towels which
have arranged for tomorrow The stock has recently been
augmented by large shipments fresh from the manufactur
1t is worth while doubt to tell you that these towels
contracted for months ago prices considerably
lower than those obtaining in the wholesale market today
In other words if had bought within the past few weeks
prices to you today would of course be much
Size 1880 a Sc OF weight
ASAO inches 2c and Nc; lie flat
A4 inches the double floor absolutely fast coo, 9Sc
size 2SxS4 inches a Soc and $1lS
Turkish bath towels All huck
blue borders and Monday, a
n large size Three for ST.
Summer Weight Bed Spreads $l.75, So
They are the well known Rppette bed spreads par
culary, in fact ideally appropriate for time
A new shipment of them is here for tomorrow
Plain hemmed crocfc, spreads. 9Sc Most unusual values
Sheets size 7lS9o inches % pillow 4s5o inches l2c each
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-09

China is beginning TO export pig iron
from what are believed to be the great
est deposits OF iron ore in the world.