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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

orl'd Charlie Chick. "a he saw some
queer objects on the ground.
Those arc not pineapples, said Uncle
Wigsily They arc cggplnnts They are
lhout the slSe VI pineapplcs, It Is true,
charlie. but you have to fry the slices
OF the .esgplhnt In butter to make them
rood % eat. while pineapple slices YOU
can cat raw Rut the eggplant Ia very
good " ~
II Ia very blg and heavy. anyhow. 4"
,till fast 10 the Vine on which II hhd
grown
Then Uncle Wlgslly helped charlie
look for the hens eggs. which though
much the same In shape MS the eggplUnts,
were very small snd easily broken
Charlie. with che basket full OF eggs,
mud nclc Wigglv, twinkling his pink
den when. all of a sudden, out from he
hind n big sunflowef Jumped savage
rice pudding dog
'llow-wow' barkcd tho rice pudding
dog "Nh hs Now I've caught you,
lu.lc WigEllN'' and he made grab
fnI tho bunny
\ rice pudding dog Il not one made
from pudding YOU understand, hut a
dOg that iikse TO eat rice pudding Hell
take rte" pudding right out OF the
oven and gohhc It down hot, II Iou let
him
nat WHAT nlNk'N nun 90 NNNhF'
Resides lu,lng rice puddings this dog
i'Sp lites rabbit. Nud Uncle WiggilN
could zee that the dog was getting alto.
gethor too fond of him
Please let me GO" begged tho bunny
uncle gentleman
No 40" hsrkod ne savage dog
Please lr' him 60 foI my sake
rruwed charlie chick
Indeed. | Win not" growlrd tho log
and s soon rs finish With him IN
hsglu on YOU II YOU hadn't asked me-
TO let him go maybe would have, In,
now / won't Burr-r.r''
on lp' no was n savage dog
Al of sudden Charlie Chick became
very brave. when he saw tho rice pul'
ding dog dragging Uncle WisvllN away,
"itcrc'" crowed tho rooster You lei
an, bunny uncle 60, or III throw eggs
AT You .,-,,-
the dog 4 ent dozen ~ them oI
mo" each day IN my rice pnddinss
Throw away
So ChrrlS threw a lo, NJ cgss at th'
rico pudding dog hut, though they hi'
him on tho nose, and though the white
and ,cloNs even ran into his ewes, thn'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
BASEBALL BARONS
ARE IN WRECK ON
way TO new YORK
None Of Members Hurt, How
ever Engineer Buried.

PITTSBURGH Oct. 8-Member Of
the National Baseball commission were
On the Pennsylvania special from Chi.
oago 10 New York when the train was
wrecked near Rca,cr Falls, west OF
here hi, morning
All track, were blocked hy the wreck
age OF the freight tram, and while one
rack was being opened physicians at
lcudcd to the injured who. they soon
discovered were confined 70 the engine
crew, -Four of these men were badly
hurt and were removed To a hospital a.
Rochester Pa. The passengers on the
limited. including the members OF the
commission. were brought to Pitts
burgh soon after 10 O'Clock and con
'lnued their tourney east
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

i, taken from one Of these new suits,
show. coat which departs in every
modern way from the straight around
hem.
The material is beige twill serge, and
over the narrow. plain skirt the coat
drops in the drapery Of an irregular
,unic. The noticeable feature OF this
garment. however. is no, in its itregn'
larity. bu, in that wide bit OF Egyptian
trimming which S arranged in front
through the medium OF orange yer.
million silk braid. The high collar and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

had seen advertised IN The newspapers,
and in two weeks noticed a marked i'm
provement continued its use and am
now free from pain and able To do all
my housework. Mrs b. Il. ZlELINsKA,
ga Wolff Ave. Buffalo, N. Y.
Women who recover their health, nat
urally tell others what helped them.
Some write and allow their names and
photographs TO be published with tesu.
monials. Many more tell their friends
II YOU need . medicine for womens
ailments, try Lydia f. Pinkhnm's Veg.
stable Compound, Write Lydia 4. Pink
ham Medicine Co ,conhdentiaO for any
thing vou need to know about these
uoabl,a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

dog was not afraid and stll dragged
Uncle Wiggily away
Then Charlie had a new Idea
We'll II you're not afraid OF eggs" y"
cried the rooster boy, maybe you'll be
afraid OF cggplants"
with that he caught up n big solid
purple eggplant and threw this al the
dog The eggplant, hard as football
snd solid as an automobile tire, hit the
bad rice pudding dog on the nose
At once he let go OF Uncle Wiggily
and cricd
"Oh, wow ls that what YOU call an
eggplant oh, me- Indeed ! am afraid OF
them | thought YOU meant Just . soft
sholed egg Rlzz-b buzz III be good III
hc good Don't throw any more egg
PR nts"
Then away he ran. leaving Uncle Wiz.
cily sofo Thus Won see II In a good
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Strike Ties Up All
Traffic in Russia;
Treason Is Charged

PETROGRAD Oct = The general
railway strike order which promise, 4
complete ,lc-up of traffic except sam.
tary and military trains, became Ct.
iective Saturday.
All passenger train, ,oheduled e.
leave Petrograd today except for the
front, were abandoned
The strike was carried into effect in
spite Of the warning given by NJ Niki-
tin, minister Of posts and telegraphs
that the strikers would have TO answer
charges Of treason and calling upon the
telegraph operators to refuse to trans
nit the strike order.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
rs 1ARDY;
|BSlAN OFFICER
KILLS HIMSELF
eeddlng Guests See Tragedy
h IN New York,

Y NEW YORK. Oct s-lnstead OF be
- happy bride today Mile MARTA
atrie, a cabaret dancer. grleves Over
the suicide Of her tiance, a handsome
iieutenan, OF the Russian navy
Lieutenant kurkcuSkov knew the gil
hot few days, Woocd madlv au'I
gained her consen, to marriage The
wedding was set for o'clock last nigh,
and the lieutenant had invited several
friends to witness the ceremony.
The dancer was late and the lieutenant
fretted. When chided he drew 4 pistol
and sent bullet into his heart Ten
minutes later the dancer arrived
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

long tight sleeves arc excellent cvi.
dencc Of what /, considered fashionable
at neck and arms,
= lhc majority OF the French design.
er have seen ~ the applloa alton Of
brilliantly colorcd braid a way out Of
the dcmnr and sober tones OF gray
midnight blue aud beige irocks Egyp,
and Peru supply the source OF design
and color, and women can adop, or
refuse the idea but the fashion re-
mains
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Submarine Escapes
From Internment
at Spanish Port

MADRID Oct s-A German sub
marine ,nterned at Cadi, has escaped
Several German submarines have
,uugh, refuge IN Spanish ports during
the war and one OF them, which put
III AT Cadlt, was cStortcd out Of the
port later by Spanish torpedo boats
10 prevent further incidents Of ih,,
nature, King Alfonso on June 30 last
signed a decree that all submarines
which entered the Spanish zone would
he iu,erncd
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
g|7 y DRESS y! t;'!!'?:.,.

take llbcuc, witt llr ,uuP" around
hem 'hAt had governed cloDhc, Tor a
century
IodA, We arc 500 IAmrhn With what
+, known q, the tagged foot hnc that
we accept points and dips and curves
which might have been marked out
from the chart oi an arpl4nc over the
fighting front
The sketch winch /, given today and
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Special Values in the
Cotton Fabric Dept.

--2o.inch White Cotton Crepe, yard,
7Sc.
Special line OF Pongee shlrtlngS,
yard. 2Sc.
Crepe de Chimes, soc.
SColored handkerchief linen, per
yard, 800.
-'6-inch Helga silks Tor waists.
dresses and lining purposes, yd., SOC.
--b-inoh Soft finish black sateens
2Sc and 3Sc,
Racquet" Cloth in good lines of
plain col0rs, yard. 35c.
Fancy kimono silks, per yard 75c.
--l0-yard Bol, Of 5o.nch Malnsook,
special bolt, sl,9s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

| suffered from .
female trouble with
pains in my back
and side and q gen
eral weakness. ]
had professional at
tendance most Of
that time but did
not seem TO get
well. Asa last re-
sort | decided 10
try Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound which |
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Two Burn to Death
When Fire Destroys
Small Restaurant

CARUTHERSVILLE. Mo, Oct. g.
Ed Casseti OF Tiptonville and Buck"
Srothers OF Caruthersville were burned
to death here today The fire started
IN . restaurant aud caused a property
damage OF $4,000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

thing to raise eggplants, And II pan
cake turner doesn't flop over upsids
down and scare the slice OF bacon, III
tell YOU next about Uncle Wlggily and
the muskmelons.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

!. The first woman graduate from law
school in the United States was Mrs.
Ada II. Kepley Of EfiinRham, H.. who
was given her diploma by a Chicago in
stitution in 1870
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
The Irregular Hem.

When tho house OF Premct invented
the gypSy.lke hem on skirts, the world
Of dress though, i, was an eccen,rici,y
that could no, succeed beyond the foot.
lights; but Perme, believed in it and
exploited i, so hard and fast that other
houses took il up and even the Scda,e
firms oi Callot and Chcruit began 10
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

With Beige and Gray as Bsekgr ound,
the French Designers Have Put Cor
gcous ColoIs on Gowns Without
Offending Good Taste.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
NOW FREE
FROM PAIN
Woman Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after Three Years
Suffering.

Buffalo, N. VI am the mother of
four children and for nearly three years
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Paris Clings to Long Lines.

\> far as France IS con crued. she
hl, had nothing to do with the hustle
/, /, stamped with the made in Amer
ica' label 1t fails OF succeeds as an
American effort
All the coat suit, which have come
over from Paris and are on display
this month aocentuatc the long, cling.
ing lines OF the dlrectoire, the first
empire, the twelfth century the Italian
renaissance and the Byzantine cpochS.
There is not getting away from these
periods in the worlds history, as rep
resented IN dress tins season, # one
follows France II one follows Amer
ica. the pull back skirt. the small hustle
and the tight bodice OF the late nine
tcenth century will be adopted
As for the coats here is enough of
a ripple IN the short French jackets to
make them second cousins to the Amer
lean hustle coat This ripple, however
Is not The leading line in street suits
The riding hahi, coat is the best model
for the shor, jackets and the dircctoire
and the Russian blouse for the long
coats
There are other kinds of coats which
are made to reScwblc tunic gowns, and
it i, these that the long llmbed women
carry off well They haze an unhroken
sweep from shoulders to kiieeS. and
because the French designers have
again entertained the irregular line at
the hem the line is often from the chin
10 the top of the shoes in front
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
SAM LOYD'S BRAIN FOOD
3 Minutes to Digest This,
No. 267.

Take ncckweat, subtract the lei.
Ter /. add \ digit subtract par, oi
a n,h. and the resulting letters will
spell TIGER
Answer 10 No 200
As there would be lust so spaces
between 10 pole, the distance would
he l14 - 80 feet
tcorvtlu', 1917 b, san toydh
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
NIGHT SCHOOL
CLASSES READY
Enrolment for Course viii Be-
gin Tuesday Might

The preliminary enrolment OF pupils
for the nigh, school classes will be in
order at the high school Tuesday and
Thursday evenings OF this week a.
30 o'clock, under the supervision Of
Mr.. Mushrush.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
School Las. Two Hours.

he school proper opens at 7;N
O'clock Monday night. October Is, at
the high school building, and closes at
9 10 o'clock Tuesday and Thursday
nights of each week will be divided into
periods Of thlrtyfive minutes each with
iive.minute intermission
A deposit OF 2 will be required Of
each person attending, to be paid at the
time OF enrolment, and to be refunded
at the end OF the term Should the per.
son drop out before the end OF the
term withou, a good and sufficient rea-
son or be dismissed from the school for
unbecomlng conduct the fee will be for.
f.,,,J
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Seven Billions for Defense.

First Of the concrete moves in the comprehen-
sive plan for taking part in the great war for
humanity Is the appropriation Of the largest single
sum Of money ever set apart in the worlds his
tory In itself II is eloquent of the almost In
comprehensive scope of modern warfare, but,
more than that it is an unmistakable token Of the
earnest purpose Of the United States. A consid-
cradle portion Of this IL to be made Immediately
available for the use Of our allies and will be the
first step toward active participation in the con-
Aict Until we can prepare an army, which must
wait on action yet to be taken by congress, the
chief material contribution possible from us to
the general cause must be in the form of money
With the matter of the appropriation out Of the
way, the house may take up the service bill and
with some definite determination as to the ma.
ture Of the army we are to raise the men to fiji
the ranks will be found ready.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
DOMESTIC pLEAsANTRIEs.

"A seamen's strike Is the most ssrioul
Of all kinds"
How do you make that QUIT"
because vessels can't start on then
cruise unless the crews first start on thss
vessel "--Baltimore American.
'Bobbie, don't you know it's very rude
to take the last piece Of cake? Why don't
you offer 1t to your little visitors"
II would, mother. only I know darnet
well he'd take it."--Life.
John" whispered his wife, I'm thor
oughly convinced that there il burglar
downstairs"
well, my dear" replied her husband
sleepily. 81 hope you don't expect me te
have the courage Of your convicttons."-
Boston Transcript.
my children are very fastidious about
their eating. Sometimes I envy the mother
birds"
why so1 They have to work very hard
to feed their young"
Eyes, but there's no kicking about this
and that. The youngsters don't know what
they are going to have for dinner until II
is half way down their threats. "--Louisvill
Courier-J Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
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Blindness In the United States.

Some curiously interesting information is af-
forded by the census bureau which has just COM
pleted its analysis Of the statistics on blindness
in the United States gathered in 1910. It is good
to know that the number Of totally blind persons
Is far less than popularity supposed, only S7,272
such being found in the United States in the
year Of the census. Slightly less than one-third
OF these became blind before the age Of 20; less
than one-half between the ages Of 20 and 81 and
little over one-hfth after passing the age Of S..
Much Of the blindness is due to preventable
causes. Loss Of eyesisht in adult life is on the
increase, fact that Is charged to injury or oc-
cupational disease, and as such an indictment
against industrial methods. Great progress has
been made in the matter Of preventing blindness
among the new born, the percentage having been
reduced from 1873 in 1880 to ll6 in 1910, and this
may be yet further reduced by care on part of
doctors and nurses. More men than women lose
their sight in adult life, fact that Is charged to
the extra risk Of injury or disease assumed BY the
male In industry. The majority Of those who
have lost their sight before marriage remain
single through life. but Of those who do wed after
becoming blind the males are the more numerous.
While the report does not undertake to account
for this fact, II may perhaps, be explained on the
ground that the sound woman Is the more SYM
pathetic and self-sacrfcing and therefore willing
to burden herself with the care OF an afflicted
partner. The chief suggestion gathered from the
report Is that more efficient safeguards be thrown
around workers who are exposed to possible loss
OF vision through accident.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
HEINE'S PROPHETIC POEM.

Minneapolis Tribune.
Heinrich Heine was driven out of Ger
many on account Of his hostility to Prus.
sianism. In one of his poems, now almost
forgotten, he made q prophecy that Is pc.
culiarly applicable to the present situation
Mr.. Louis Untermeyer's translation of 1.-THE
Weavers" which appears In a book, 1926
Poems by Heine." to be issued by Henry
Holt g. Co. next week, is as follows:
From darkened eyes no tears are falling;
Crashing our teeth, we sit here calling:
Germany, listen, ere we dispense,
We weave your shroud with a triple curse
We weave, we are weavingl
"A curse to the false god that we prayed to
And worshiped in spite Of all. and obeyed,
too
We waited and hoped and suffered in vain
He laughed at US, sneerlng, for all of our
We weave, we are weavingl
"A curse to the King, and curse to his
coffin,
The rich mans King, whom our plight
could not soften;
who took our last penny by taxes and
And let us be shot like dogs in the streets
We weave, we are weavingl
"a curse to the Fatherland, whose face II
Covered with lies and foul disgraces:
Were the bud il crushed as II leaves the
seed
And the worm grows fat on corruption and
greed
We weave, we are weavtng"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Nebraska Boys and Girls Mobilis.d.

The University Of Nebraska extension service
announces that more than 5000 Nebraska boys
and girls are already lined up for the great Spring
push" in the home-school garden campaign. This
is double the number enlisted In the service last
year, when actual revenue Of over $4,000 was
derived BY the 200 participants from 1900 gar
den patches on ground otherwise idle. All Of
which shows the young folks Of the state are alive
to their responsibilities and opportunities as we'll
1t IS encouraging to degree to note that this
work was not begun under the stress Of war con-
ditions, but had its genesis in the movement to-
ward better employment Of creative and pro-
ductive forces. Youthful energy hitherto mis-
placed is united to the fecundity Of the soil that
had been allowed to develop into weeds and splen-
did results are forthcoming. That the service will
be especially beneficial at this time is apparent and
that the Nebraska boys and girls are on the
job is equally true.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
AROUND THE CITIES.

Next Tuesday 500 Women's club men,
bers In St. Joe will stage their annual run
as street car conductors. Besides what tips
they pull down. the girls get mems wages
for the day.
Philadelphia policemen complain In voice
that fills the city hall against the upward
speed Of living cost and the stationary grip
of wages. One copper makes q showing in
print that his weekly wage Of s1s.95 week
falls short Of providing living necessaries
for man and. wife.
Municipal expenses Of San Francisco have
reached an altitude calling for . page edi-
torial alarm in the Chronicle. In 1905-6 the
city budget amounted to $6,s88,SS6, while
for 1916-l7 It totals $15,2es.624. Exclu.
sivs Of interest charges. the running ex-
penses Of the city for the current fiscal year
aggregates S11.6s3,153. In ten years the
city has doubled its annual outlay. without
counting borrowed money and the cost Of
the same. Population growth doesn't come
within hailing distance Of the speed of
municipal expenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Food Speculation and Price Fixing.

Chicago Board of Trade men are somewhat
agitated over the proposal to close up that mart,
at least so far as its speculative operations are
concerned, as war measure. Naturally, con-
siderable sentiment against such a move exists
among the men whose business is dealing in
grains and other food supplies on the basis OF flu
ture deliveries In sef-defense they contend that
their service is to stabilize prices, to prevent the
inequalities that might result from lack of some
central agency through which buyer and seller
may be brought together. To the extent that
grain exchanges provide facilities for the market
ing OF the great crops of the country and afford
assistance in the proper distribution OF the out
put of the farms, they perform an indispensable
service. That much If not most Of the specula-
ton in futures finally rests on the basis of supply
and demand is also evident.
But the element Of sheer gambling is unmis-
takably manifest in the operations Of the brokers'
Dealings in hypothetical grains rest not on the
solid foundation Of ultimate delivery, but on the
purely speculative possibility of an artificial con-
troll Of prices, adjustment one way or the other
finally being made through cash settlement in
which the loser pays the winner in leu Of delivery
Of grain that has entered into the transaction
solely as a fictitious commodity It 10 against
this phase Of the trading that public clamor lies.
The criticism arises because the legitimate func-
ton Of the grain exchange has become 50 init
mately interviewer with its unnatural operation
that the two scarcely can be ASSOCIATED and
certainly are not in the public mind.
Grain operators are essentially necessary to
the life Of modern business and perhaps have little
to do with determining market conditions, but
suspicion fingers that all speculation In food prod
ucts has not for its end the legitimate purpose
Of stabilizing prices. The remedy proposed, that
Of closing the exchanges, will probably not be
tried. Price-fxing by law never has proved much
Of success and is not likely to become popular
in the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Enlisting for the War.

Enlistins for national service during the war
is not restricted to military and naval activities
nor limited by years. Opportunities for practical
service are boundless for elders as well as for
persons Of fighting age. The struggle the nation
enters upon Is not to be won wholly by those on
the firing lines on land and sea. Other forces
equally potential must be enlisted and inspired
with the enthusiasm Of patriotic duty. A nation
wide rally for greater food supply comprehends
service Of the first importance not only for home
defense but for the nations allies dependent on
the United States for food support. This calls
not for sacrifice, but for intensive cultivation and
the employment Of every resource Of farms and
gardens.
Much criticism Is directed at what is claimed
to be lack of youthful patriotism in cities be-
cause the rush of volunteers does not come up to
recruiting expectations. To some extent the eriti-
cism is justified by evidence Of attempts to head
off the prospect of compulsory service. Yet who
can justly say the "slackers" are wholly cen
surable? Youths are largely creatures OF example
They look to elders to set the national pace to
show lofty spirit of patriotism, willingness to
make some sacrifice for the common good. 1t is
unfortunately too plain that the elders give more
thoughts to the interests Of No. than to ma
tiona concerns. The batteries Of patriotic in.
dignation now aimed at the slackers might &C.
complish more enduring results il turned fol
while on the trenches Of selhshness and bring
lone to elders the folly Of bad example. Servc,
ind sacrifice must be equalized as nearly as pos
iible. regardless Of age, II we would show til,
world democracy unsel6shly enlisted for til,
war.