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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07

land OF ours" The Tulsa boys out
iinod their points well and their
speeches bore the stamp Of thoro
preparation and fine study Of the
question. Their rebuttal arguments
were purely eNtemporancous and they
terreted out the points of the mega
tive. but were unable TO establish
their points against the opposition.
Nin-kogcc Meets A,:.umcnts.
The Nuskogee team met the argu-
ineni OF the Tu,sans ami emphasized
;he point, that this selection wodid
Lcep many of the industrious falm-
trs out OF the country who would
otherwise be thrifty workers IN ;h.s
country and that the problem was not
necessarily one Of immirration, but OF
proper distribution Of the immgrants
from the congested districts OF the
ports The MlsHogee lebaters gavc
much smoother ana better organized
dehaJcs shan the local squad Is c.
Connor, attorney, was the chair nan
OF the evening.
The negative team fron MpskOgee
follows: Henry Stoutz Cloud MDSI
and freeman Burford + h. NanSlykc
coached the toam. the personnel OF
The Tulsa team, who debated here.
was Basil Cooper Robert Fitzgoral D.,
and !. y. Justice.
The team. rerresentine the Tulsa
school a' Oklahoma City was com
posed cf Joseph Brandt. Samuel
Corrficld and Loeu Ness
The Judges Of the debate we're
Snperinte ndent tlovd of Miami, 9. h
White oi Sapulpa and Harlan Heai
Of Okmulgee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
STUCK NAIL IN FOOT; DEAD

George ". McNers, employed Ny tn-
EtauGart Roofing company wts re-
moved tb a local hospital late Thurs
day afternoon. suffering for, lock
law rs the resi- Il of having stuck a
nail thru his foot white At wptk,
Aitho o. cry known practice of the
medical profession was rcsortca L.,
Meyers died Yesterday Hrterl1on. No
funeral arrangements have been an
nCupccd
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
MAY USE TEUTON
SHIPS FOR TROOPS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

'oNIINJED FROM PAGE ONE
possible and the ships put into the
trans Atlantic trade to transport sup
plies To the allies.
The total tonnage of the vessels
seized amounts to $3.50 gross tons.
That tonnage could not he built in
American yards in less than "A year
and some of the larger ships, notably
the Nadcrland, could not he produced
In the United States in several years.
Nadcrland Worlds Largest.
All of the ships will have 10 he dry
docked before they can ne made sea
worthy Bureau of no.!Eation off
Gals pointed today to practical diff
cultios that will delay repairs n that
the shirs viii IN the courtry's DIR,
docks for sometime to come ThC
rrea. Nrderland, the worlds largest
ship, with a tonnage # 1000. Is 200
largo to enter any Of the American
dockvarGs ami wilt have to be toWed
To EdlbCa to be dockod.
The earliest time estimated to nut
1ny Cf he vessels into service is three
months Mary Cf them canrpt he re
paired trat s1on
"Intclligcnt Use"
a final decision as 10 tSe disposition
Of the ships probably will be Gade
within few days. a brief atemcEl
issued hN the treasury department to-
day said they were bcuR taken in
charge for the purpose # protecting
them ahd othe" property Officials
said an Intelligent use" would be
made of the vessels and that they
either could be used as naval auNil-
inries or as merchant ships Most of
them would Takc excellent troop
transports. Fourteen o. the largest
ard swiftest could carry forty thou
sand troops, which is twice rs many
a. colld ne transported by the entire
GVai'ablc American merchant fleet
Some officials said today that the
ships would not he taNer over bv 'he
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07

"A decision OF 2 to /. At Oklahoma
city. the Tulsa squad was defeated
and the judges were unanimous in
their decision. BY winning the de-
bates both at home and in Tulsa. the
Muskogee high school debating squad
anneXes the state championship. Last
years title went to Oklahoma C.tv.
Tulsa has yet TO win that honor in the
triangular debate.
Two Teams for Each Town,
Each town in the triangle mad two
teams. one debated the affirmative
ana the other took the negative sides
Of the proposition. The affirmative
squad debated at home while the
negative team visited its opposing
team.
The Tulsa team supported the af-
firmative side of the question and
based its arguments on the three
points: That miscellaneous immigra-
ton complicates the commercial. so
clal and political life Of the nation
that such test is needed to discrimi-
nate or select the future men of this
country, and 1t encourages the more
desirable immigrants 10 come to this
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
THOUSANDS PARTICIPATE IN
MUSKOGEE DEMONSTRATION
School Children. business Men and
Lodges March in Patriotic
Parade.

Special to The World.
MUSK OGEE. April 6.-The biggest
and most spectacular pageant ever
staged in Muskogee was the patriotic
parade today held in response TO
Mayor Wyand's loyalty day proclama-
tion. 1t is estimated that nearly five
thousand persons were in the line of
march. over seven thousand Of these
were school children Business men,
lodges, industrial concerns and gov
ernment employees marched in the pa
rade. Gabe T.. Parker, superintendent
Of the five civilized tribes marched
at the head of the government en-
ployes.
Flag drills were given by school
children and great mass meeting of
citizens was addressed by II. Hayden
I.inebaugh, former United States Dis
frict Attorney ard s. Merton Euthcr-
ford. Thousands Of people from cur
rounding towns witnessed the pageant
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07

Just one little opion-Leadod. spike
legged, high-collarod. POOL -puichinb.
ci%aret-smoking NoGns dude son, or A
silly. swaCgcring. saphcad. smittcn
daughter, can dc more to destroy one
Of Tulsa's 100000 mansions or even
less elaborate atodes. than ali of the
contractors artists ana decorators can
replace in thousand years. is the
opinion of Linco In Mcconnell de>1l-
chasing evangelist, who in Il spade
calling" sermon at the mammoth
unioi church tabernacle last night
placed the downfall OF the home la~ge
~ at the door Of undutiful sons and
dauehters.
The subject was from the sixth
chapter of Ephosians or that the sub
iect was the initial commandment
Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother ="
For between the lines and al 'hruout
mat sermon ran tina. aiage. known
50 well, but ignored so often by tie
youth OF Tulsa in common with boys
and giris and sors and daughters
thruoit The world ut large
Last nights sermon addressed pri-
narily to the young folks comprising
more than half Of The great audience
was the third of q series of sermons
that Doctor Mcconnell has been de-
lNering, dealing with the nome and
is Immediate environment and influ-
cnces The thnd and last clement,
the children, do more than any other
source TO make or break home
whether it be the mansion of a NIL
lionaire IN Maple Ridge or a tent OF
novel II Tulsa has such mean abodes,
"Linc" said.
Special music was IN attractive fca-
lure Of the preliminary program prc-
ceding Doctor McConnell's sermon 'ast
night Old "darky" melodies Typical
of the southern camp meetings, we're
rendered by Doc Mac" and the
chorGs Of five hundi ed voices.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
MUSK0GEE WINS
i DEBATING TITLE
BY Defeating Tulsa and Okla
homa City, Takes State
D., Championship.

inc Muskogee high school debating
am defeated the local squad in this
ctlon of the triangular debate held
ZAp Muskogee, Oklahoma CITY
iGt1ulsa. The Nets" debated the
;gatiVe side of the question, RE
hved, That the United States should
iss a literacy test for all immi-
ants
Muskogee won the debate from the
nianoma City squad at MuskoEee by
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07

United States formally pnt out ihto
service Nithol It ar act OF congI 'ss
they said also that there "as a strong
lKelhocd hat Il put into service thov
would he operated by the shtruins
BOARD, which Irdcr the law is author
ized 10 charter and operate ships
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
BOYS AND GIRLS
RUIN MOST HOMES
TulSa's Mansions Worthless as
Abodes If Children Are
Undutiful, Says Mac"
LINKS FROM Lines SERMON.

The daughter is the lady of the house in
too many Tulsa homes while mother she
Is the old lady who does the cooking
You girlieS 81 You poor old father buy
You piano on the stalled up plan and
for him -
some cf the characters 81 some Of
:ou bcNS tni gIl, formed the analyst, for
the community respect for your parents.
nized."
Dad has to go out on the back step to
smoke because NAV and the girls are afraid
he might stink up the furniture he bought -
The cruclest crime in Gods world is
for boy or girl TO stab the heart Of the
one who loves him best-his mother"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07
INDIAN COMMITTEES
IN CONGRESS STRONG
Oklahoma Gains as Result of
Changes in Order Both in
Senate and House.
From The Worlds Bureau.


104 Metropolitan Bank Building
WASHl NGTON, April 6.-The SEN
ate committee on Indian affairs Will,
no doubt, be a much better one in
the siXty-ffth congress than the one
in the sixty-fourth, especially for Ok
lahoma
There are three changes The add
ed members for the coming session
are King Of Utah. Kendrick Of Wyom-
ing and Jones of New MeXico-all
western men, from states with many
Indian inhabitants, and who are more
or less familiar with Indian life, needs
and legislation. These men take the
place OF J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois;
Page OF Vermont and Clapp of Mime
sofa.
Clapp Good Man.
Page was always antagonistc to
everything Oklahoma wanted; and
Lewis never attended "A meeting of the
committee the two years he was a
mmbc~ Clapp was a good man on
the committee. but he was not re-
turned to the present senate lie was
a good friend of Oklahoma and an
excellent legislator
Senator owen remains on this COM
mittee, and all the new members are
working friends of the Oklahoma
member.
Okiahomans Strong.
in the house committee, an Okla
homan, Charles ID. Carter, is chair
man, and William Hastings of Mus
kogee is member. Both of these men
are competent Legislators and both In
dams. 1t is probable that T. A. Chan
dier, newly elected from the first Ok
lahoma district, will be Republican
member of that committee. In that
case, Oklahoma Will have three CON
gressmen on its most important com
mittee so far as dealing with Okla
homa is concerned-all three are of
indian blood, and all three born and
reared In what is now the state.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-07

Hearings ON claims against the sam
c, Davis estate we're postponed to next
Friday 10y County Judge Standeven
yesterday The wife was recently APP
pointed administrators hv the court.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-30
cHAprER l-cousIousa.


Pa3es nnaded. aud resigned himself
10 his fr4end'm gulaance,
-weii haze iltsle dinner FIRST
Tzsa sAr captain. eve have an excel,
lsas chef here. aud. between unrsslVeA,
! have eaten neshiag bat ships biscuit
Ses file PAST three weeks. And after.
ward. mhfn We have ROT our cigars
aiiKfa. iii tAke yOn into the cardroufn.
wish u never Ia nae. and give sou my
saes~age rs the world. II ii embodied
nsere faily IL my manuscript. which !
shall hand yun before ypu 81. And
n0w ~ ~ forget thar melancholy exa
hlbision 81 hurnMn folly and fill to-"
Pleased with his phrase. he led the
way infa ghe dlning room, where he
dld full Justice 10 an excellent meal.
After dinner the two III their e..
gara. and the captain led the way ont
II the dining room across d small hall
and into the cagifoom, Il little. de-
serted piaee, through she opposite
doar ~ which they could see the
smoking room nnd hear the noiay cries
II the members.
kiasiennnn closed II, and the sound
auhkiBed 20 dlktant rumble
-rhe cariro0m was built 20 be
aonndproof" he explained "It Is.
except ID the case Of voices Of UNI
usual flmbre"
aQnlic 80" said nonnld.
The old sea captain hesitated queer.
ly. tried the chairs. and nc last
stretched himself out IA comfortable
onr before the Ore, inviting Donald
60 ~ seated opposite him,
YOU'RE my only hope now. my lad,
be Raid ia an even voice. Hi'yc sailed
on my last voyage Donald. I'm going
10 die
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-30
cAApTER b.
II the March liarsf club.


= hope not capgaln,' answered
p0uaid
im afraid ihcre isn't amy doubt ~
"a answered Masterman, sta an
old oFsanle troaaAe. uhely 10 carry me
un At msy unAs. and progressive la
character BEFORE I left for this Shct-
tanaAs the doctor gave nae year.
That was ten months ago, aud my
experiences hayent heightened the
respite. You've followed deep-sea ex-
pioration, haven't youf'
"a iittie." answered Donald. "Ws
Americans seem 10 have taken the
lead since the days Of the Challenger
"Yok. Yankees have done good
work. saia MastcFman. "tiat I've got
them all beaten now, Nobody Will
bother his head about the eaElier dis
cuyNrtes after the next few weeks.
Taa,ya heard shout the known forms
III deePaea lifc. havent your
Without waiting for q reply, he be-
gnn % aps,ak about the strange or
Eguisns that had been dFedged from
tha pceau bottom, " that Donaii saw
The wbeie picture IN Mesierman's
bFaln. lie saw the eyrifss AshsH ltaat
had abandoned The esIuga - -. and
fishes with eyes - lsFEa a. 6iaAef
plates, with which tieg eNaxag ms
Kleains IL phasphUFeaes fa&s 30
tokened tho pursait ~ eaaglaE ssa
HeayeRgers There @ags Es@sa tAai
carried their oau Lures IA 60 form d
iumlaoua teiaHelsa
III tho nhsanAi aegth e. 4 gealu
~ perpetual Msaht. shfs@ afaahla;nl
perpetaated 10 infetbb 81 st4eKhter
pgeyinE upon eMsh etaav. rowing on
their Unsuitable aBast t'sg fHsd
MsslesHaa LEASED fagNHga and
spoke efnphaslralig
"When tneY are bFaaEht ap u
through ghfem mlies n teF.thel
espiosis taostiy flauaia. BE- aaia n
ihsy didnt wel. Ffe aeen flihsa tina
wpuld make stout man taiHt. nl
lad.
ruget shudigF1d ss hls mlad con
eslFed tbs picture inst tha ola cap
tRsn painted he saw the giaat n.n
STEERS ~ he abyss iurflng au4oGE 3D.
yellow, tafslyafpas lilies inst bea,
sad saay IN league Ious gardens
chtehlag size planktan. tts si0atiag O
drifting organic llGe IL tbs SEA. lha
e0saea d00h iiks finest naval ft0u
above. bet always ready i0r large
prey.
tits murder rnthtpBet. Donaie.
said MasteFninn. thsra tsn't luse-
not svea maternal love- Nor plt1
eifhEg. suppose 0ar world wpFe lik
that's
ne Nps ~sschlag pohsld keeniy q
be spoke
eve take life - We nud IL Lias
teu4Ht tssri aasWettsi ~ilut. than
heayea. ITS hes lta eompenta tioai
which snaks Il worth lha iluss.s
iis was shiHsiHg u liza KeHnsAy d
be spake.
sBut oner our w. Was ike that
persisted AiastBrnlnn. And Weg
rssea above II pont tell me iher
lant 4 God wheh we've done tbs
,ust - the beautiful blras evolved o.
~ vicious reptiles. Yes answ,
course. our ancestors we're sec esrl
tugea. That's Why the specific gral
Gsy 81 the human body Is about Il
same as that 81 san water. We wei
snade 10 live ia ths ssa. We con
grorn ashes. You believe thatfs
Eyes. ss1enee tells ~ soss
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-30
MAsTERmAH EXPLAINS TO LIEUTENANT PAGET HIS
THEORY REGARDING THE STRANGE RACE.

rsya Lieutenant Donald rage, just given command
tayn meets friend distinguished though
ephaf Captain Masterman Masenan has just
returned from exploring expedition bringing with him member OF
~ ra species he
The family.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-30
The Inevitable villain 81 the
piece makes his appearance In
thu next lnstallment
Cro BR coNrtNuEp4


"'Bout ali de experience some men
gifts wiz happiness" said Uncle Eoen.
rs tryin' to spoil II fob somebody
elsa"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-30

Optimistic Thought
A woman who has never bean pretty
has never been young.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26
JULES FALK BENEFIT
MRS. HERREN TO ENTERTAIN
BIBLE CLASS

Mrs. r. S. Herren will be at home to
the members of the Lucy Stratton Bible
class Wednesday afternoon from to 5
clock, 1918 18th avenue, south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26
OPELIKA

Opelika, December 25.-(Special)-The
observance of two lightless nights each
week as recommended by the government
for the conservation of fuel will not be
enforced here says Mayor Palmer. The
electricity supplied Opelika for lighting
purposes is generated by water power
and no fuel is used in it's manufacture;
hence Opelika is one of the few FORTH
nate towns in this respect.
The holiday trade here was very salts
factory the merchants report Saturday
and Monday people came in great throngS
from the surrounding country and nearby
towns to do their shopping here, and
both days the stores and streets We're
literally packed with the crowds. For
the past 10 days, however, trade was
brisk and money seemed to be plentiful.
as pra ctically all purchases were made
With the spot cash
Probably the largest holiday mail bust
ness ever handled at the local postoffice
since the parcel post system went into
effect was expeditiously collected and
dispatched the past few days by POST
master f. d, Williams and his efficient
corps of carriers and clerks. 1t is not
definitely known how many pieces of par
eel post were handled during the time,
but the number was far in excess OF
any recently previous years. Postmas-
ter Williams stated that it would have
been practically impossible to have han
died the increased business in the
cramped quarters of the old postoffice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26
Pro-German Propaganda
Fighting Red Cross Work

Boston. December pa statement
characterizing as pro-German propa-
garda an attack made upon the Amer
leap Red Cross tFry so-called anti
vivisectionsts,' because the organiza-
ton has given 100000 to the medical
staff of the United States army in
France for research work. was made
public today by James Jackson. man
aeer OF the New England division of
the Red Cross
"Such research work" said Mr..
Jackson, may mean the saving of
thousands of human lives and may
mean victory in the war. Only weak
searimentalists who value lightly the
responsibilities of citizenship, can be
influenced by such clear and palpabls
German propaganda at such a time"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26

Mr.. Garner. 81 have not list of them
all, but among them were the three
Chapman boys of Jackson. Jamie, row
the Baptist minister at Florence; Lei
land another at Tuscu,nbia. and a de-
lightful tenor soloist for three seasons.
and Jesse now q physician at Talladega.
Fred Stickney now in the university
Frank NJ Lett, now a physician, who
was a good bass One Of the best men
was felix's Cabaniss of Birmingham. who
had a fine bass voice. Oscar McGraW'
now of Asheville, N. c., an uncle of Percy
Pitts and Isom Taton of Geneva. =. =:
Smith a Birmingham lawyer, and Jack
Spratt of Livingston were among the
second tenors. Isaac Morris helped Lei
land Capman with the first tenor and
there were several other pioneers whose
names hope to inscribe high on the
Glee club honor roll.
"When the commencement days rolled
around j was rather nervous ABOUT the
experiment, but the boys sang at the
alumni day exercises, both in Clark hall
and at the banquet, and made pro-
nounced hit Their praise was on every
ones lips and Hill Ferguson was pleased,
which was reward enough for me. They
sang only a few songs, Mr.. Ludebuehl S
setting of Bells poem being one OF them
Another was Nellie Was Lady anu
another was 20, Who Will Smoke My
gave '"The Three Crows"
1.-THE Glee club did so well that Df.
Abercronbie suggested that summer that
we make it a permanent organization
and so in the fall right after college
opened up / made another speech before
the student body and there was a splen-
did response. There were 80 or 40 men
who came for the Glee club tryouts,
| jamie Chapman, Vincent Bell, Isom Ia
tor and some others had left school,
but Stuckney and Lett, Cabaniss. the
two younger Chapmans and several 9th
ers We're there, and I had fine nu-
cleus to begin on. l pursued the same
plan then that | follow now had
everybody who wanted to sing to come
out and try and | worked with the
raw recruits for about two months, meet
ing twice a week, and then l picked a
number that / thought would be the
most useful and began to work up pro-
gramme. / had never heard any Glee
club sing except the Vanderbilt organi-
"a ton, directed by my good friend,
Charles G. Washburn, and he gave me
much excellent advice. I used to tell the
Vanderbilt men they were our example,
! and they certainly were an inspiration
| to the early Glee club efforts we made,
| though our club has progressed so far
| now that we think We have gone the
| Vanderbilt warblers a step further. 1t
was tremendously gratifying to have the
Montgomery Advertiser say not long
since after several glee clubs had visited
| Montgomery, among them the Wander
| bits, that Alabama's organization was
the best of them ALL
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, December 25.-(Specialli
Compilation of reports from the several
country districts on the Red Cross
Christmas membership drive has not
been completed but it is confidently be-
lieved that this unit has passed the
maximum quota. Up to Saturday night,
the last figures available, it was shown,
was 1000 new members had been enlisted.
Huntsville led with 1851, not counting
the colored organiza ton known as Wash
ington branch, which enlisted $50 mem
bers. Dallas village reported 444 up to
Saturday night.
A telegram from headquarters of the
southern division Saturday night gave
Madison county first honor in the pres
eat drive.
John L. Robinson, we'll known cotton
buyer, and Miss Catherine Rowland a
popular member of the city school fac
ulty, were married yesterday at the First
Methodist parsonage, Rev. George Stoves
performing the ceremony in the presence
OF 3 few friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
departed for Memphis on their honey
moon trip.
A. W. Newsom, a we'll known real es-
tate dealer and nurseryman of Hunts
VILE and Miss Ethel Stoner were mar
ried yesterday.
Twenty-three couples were issued Ii
censes to wed at the probate office Sat-
urday.
Eliza Clay negro woman 20 years
old, was found burned to death at her
home on Blount's alley yesterday. 1t is
believed that she accidentally set her
clothing Attire during the night when she
struck a match to take some medicine.
The greatest volume of business that
the Huntsville postoffice has ever han
died is passing through now. An extra
fierce of clerks has been employed for a
week and the whole force has been work
ing on double time to get all the stuff
out large proportion OF the pack
ages are beng sent abroad to soldiers
in France. 1t is estimated that Madison
county has 400 men in the Rainbow divis-
ion and other branches of the service
and their relatives are sending them
many gifts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26

holidays with her son, Mr.. Persons
Moore, who is a student at Virginia Mill
tary institute at Lexington.
Miss Mary Anderson, who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. James Bow
ron, has returned to her home in Selma.
Mrs. William STREET has returned from
a visit to Mrs. George Simpson in At
lanta.
Miss Margaret Ashton and Miss Fran
ces Harris will leave in February for
California, where they will join Miss
Ashton's uncle, Mr.. Henry B. Walthall.
Miss Minnie Daniels is spending the
holidays with relatives in Tuscaloosa.
Miss Lola Nichols and Edgar Nichols
and spending the holidays with their
parents in Decatur.
Mrs. Teresa Hooper Evans is spending
the holidays with friends in south Ala
bama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-26

Twenty-three couples We're issued Ii
censes to wed at the probate office Sat-
urday.