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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
SiDEJGHTS0NW WARM0VES

n EAR ADMIRAL FSKE s N recently published
influence OF In this Admiral Fskc hold
Skepncs who il seek to minimize the aipne aid
Of the grand the
the front the mcCiucy aipanes
purposes In arcuar the mentions the German withdrawal to the
and material THAT ndenbug able do this front of fifty
miles unsuspeclcd and umoe with the full of allied pancs
Other pcS have held that the airpnc doubtful mlaA value for
tu bombing attack made and the like For
We have been aued not much
designed to OF the the
But the published statements of number OF military experts
be taken guide greater the
rplanc growing enthusiasm for de.
vcorng this the
lie the fact that the n exhibiting
of out OF date machines
Mr. Gibbons dispatch relating how machine, height
would have been regarded impossible
Grover Looming formerly chief
army who has recently returned from Europe corrohoate Mr. Gibbons
respect TO the extraordinary development that has taken
! saw OF the British apancs
tons and transporting in addition two and hall tons Of actual load he
start of from aomc London
In body
carrying chamber stored consisting Of complete
800 horse and all manner Of
luggage and military equipment for
ru1d spare parts Tor the motors ladders and thd like
And then Mr. Looming o
let predict oi
are not tuctal possible proving by sound mathematics and behold
year later he is apt to be invited to fly in one"
M Locnng adds that both sides have been playing bomb
nov" but he thinks the other take seriously
results He believes progress provide
Of dropping bombs with considerable great orpor.
tunity ot the allied nations TO get there first
Our aviation program bound success British
military critics do the United States more
than 5000 addition
marked will greatly increase the capty
the allied lombard munon factories railway arsenas
naval bases " w
And the appropriate to write that hook
on the influence OF air power on hlstoy-Ch Chicago Tribune
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
ENFORCING THE LAW AT PAWHUsKA.

A WOMAN Of Pawhu,la has written a letter TO officials
- OF the Oklahoma Humane society at Oklahoma CITY
asking that the organization request Governor Williams
to direct the sheriff OF O,apc county enforce the Law
pertaining cruelty to ANIMALS should the rop,ng
be attempted at Pawhu,ka a, advertised
In response the appeal from the Woman who is an
Official OF club Pawhu>ka lamc, N Nice artney prcS
dent OF the Humane society has written letter to the
governor asking that the be Investigated and that
action be taken prevent the abuse Of the long horned
which arc to be used in the proposed ropng contest
in the Usage capital
1t /, pointed out in the letter to Governor Williams
that Oklahoma has law with teeth in that is designed
to prevent cruelty to anima, Request i, made that the
law be enforced and that steer be subjected abuse
by having its horns torn off or its legs broken
Efforts were made by a leading woman, club OF Paw
huska to stop ropng held in that city last spring
but the women unable to prevent the affair Their
pleading conclude, with the statement that had
their horns broken off, causing intense suffering the
part OF dumb beasts contrary to Oklahoma Also
Is claimed that legs OF the animals were broken and
that the permitted lie in a helpless condition
for several hours before being destroyed by butchers who
were employed for the purpose.
In the old range days there might have been for
roping Wild cattle, since that was the only method Of
branding the wild things that owners could identity
their cattle But fenced farms taking the place OF the
open range and there little need Of opng as business
in Oklahoma. There is for ropng pro-
posed celebration add the gate receipts OF promo
tiers to attract crowds spend money at holiday time
The attorney general is, OF course the one to give
opinion relative to the law in this case Either ropng
contests illegal they not There no hall way
business about it,
Anyone who is a, all familiar with the practice knows
that he CaSscd as sport The steer gets no fun
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
"Sape the Waste and Win the War
THE WORLDS PETROLEUM.

TkUDE oil produced in the United States IN l'io
~ amounted to 3OOOO0OoO barrels. OF this, Oklahoma
produced l0s,0OOOOO barrels or than oneth'rd OF
the output Of the nation We're trying our best to develop
more oil in 1917 than did last year
The enro worlds oil product In 1910 amounted to
>6OOO0OOO barrels SO, Oklahoma assumes Formidable
position in the oil world state having produced loo
10000 barrels last year. while the rest OF the world was
struggling to bring 3ssOoOoO barrels Of the crude stuff
to the surface
There are fifteen counte, that have shown substantial
oil development The United State, far and away IN
the lead Russia having produced last year only about
three-fourths as much oil Oklahoma. -Four Oklahoma
counties produce oil than the Russian empire Mex
ioo third nation Of the world in oil production shows an
output Of about third that Of the state of Oklahoma
And while we've made a group Of oil mllionares IN
Oklahoma the industry yet young and we're quite likely
to create millionaire, by battaons through the oil route
Oil 10 Oklahomas greatest product
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
LOCAL FANS DISAPPOINTED.

QUITE number of baseball enthusiasts of Oklahoma
Z City planned trip to Chicago to sec some of the hg
games but remained home account of being unable
TO get tickets Their disappointment is keen and they
will be forced to see the game from sooreboard
II happens that there baseball park earth that
big enough to accommodate all who would enjoy >ccng
the greatest games Of the season Hence there is dsp
poinment Probably the management OF ball parks where
world series games PLAYED feel that a duty p frs,
furnish tickets to those who daily patrons OF the
tending teams and let the occasional patrons take chances
in bucking the line to obtain hleachcr sa,,
Spasmodc patronage would not support ball team.
II would not maintain any sport industry So seems
only fair that tho who pay money every day OF tho
baseball should have the first shot when reserved
seats are placed on sale
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
THE BIG BALL GAME.

WELL there's chance for any to lose any money
w today on the Giants if any Of the Clan, hackers have
any loose change remaining This Is off day the teams
70 to New York, where Tuesday the White Sox will try
to knock the ball Of the ground, Of the MeGraw tribe
OF course the Giants are not out Of the running yet
So many things can happen In q ball game that
dares predict the result While the Chicago now have
very decided advantage, many a fleet nag has rushed
eN In front OF the field until the half mile post
reached only to then fall back beaten.
The uncertainties Of the game for its popu
iarity Both these skillfu right well matched
te White Sox appear have hackers probably for
te that the American league is viewed being
shade faster than the National.
There be many 4 soloquy today along thi. line: ITO
BET the Giants again, to hedge that's the question
The good gue.ser viewed the situation last Friday and
puzzled the wise gambler looked the lineup Sat,
urdsy morning and could udicious bet But there
who believed that it possible to win. This
his plan He would bet the Giants win the first
gsma II he lost he would treble his bet the
He would continue to treble, following the Giants II the
Giants eventually = game, he would cash on, fine
proftprovded he could get all his money down. and pro.
vded the White Sox did not 60 right on through with
four straight wins.
But ifs eoriou, game leaving out the exciting side
where wasers add to the interest Of the contests. There
not enough money In the world buy game in thi,
series being played There is authorized betting
and there's chance TO influence the games by betting
The game is clean II is played on it, merits II the
White So1 60 through to victory the world will know
that Rowland had the best team The million, of fans
who watching the game by wire are oogni,an of the
fact that skill and strategy supplemented BY som. luck
will deode the series,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Luke McLuke Saws

II is easy to tell claSsisal music from
the other kind II il is hard to play
and was written by some one whose
name is hard to pronounce it is claS
Sical all right.
Isn't II wonderful now a thin girl
can love a lat man, and how thil
man can love a lat girl
II a man is success, he knows it,
And u he isn't the world knows it.
There are thousand, OF weddings in
this country every DAY But there ar,
mighty few marriages.
1t Is hard to understand a girl She
can have a good job good clothes and
a little money in the bank But Sh,
isn't happy until she gives them ur
Tor the privilege OF taking a man.
name and becoming his slave am
kitchen mechanic.
1t might help some il the Bible and
the Dictionary were as well thumbeL
IN the average household as is the cop,
OF the latest Slush fiction sensation
The Passionate Pups"
Our literature has been on the hos
for some time. 1t has JUS, about go,
ten to a point where the Worst Smclcl
is the Best Seller.
And, one thought naturally lcadin,
up to another. man isn't So carciA
OF the language he uses when he know,
that he can lick the fellow he /,
talking 10.
We may leave undone those thing
which VIC ought to have done. bur ",
seldom leave mSaid those things whic'
we should not have said.
A man may believe that hanging
horseshoe over the door will bring rn
good luck But he doesn't forget I.
put a lock or a bolt on the door.
Another thing that We have lcarnct
while moScyiug through this world !
that man doesn't have to be So brigh
to cast reflections.
1t doesn't help any to apologize io
taking up a busy mans time. II merch
takes up little more OF his time
Wha, has become OF the old fash
ioned boy who used to say Did yo,
ever get lett"
A woman may never realize th
worth OF her husband But 1t docSn'
take her long to realize his worthless
ness.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
That's Different !

"My wife always acts on my advice"
Dragged Smith.
you are wall.eyed liar" said
Jones.
"Oh, no. I'm not" replied Smith
81 always advise her to do just as she
thinks best"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

\ Il. send, in the one that caused
Noah to throw Ham off the Ark when
Ham related it A visitor at an Insane
Asylum noticed one OF the inmates
trundling whcelbarrow around and
around the grounds. The wheelbarrow
was turned upside down. MY gool
man" said the visitor, don't YOU know
that isn't the way to use wheelhar
row You have It upside down" Il
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

A sentry. an Irishman, was on pos,
duty for the first time at night when
the officer of the day approached. He
called "Who Games there1'
"Officer OF the day" was the reply
Then what are We, doin' out at
night?' asked the sentry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Oh !

BelshaJzar was asked why he failed
to heed the handwriting on the wall.
Il have always made it rule to i2-
more anonymous communica ationS," was
his reply
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

Mr., Sanborn the well known baseball writer. wa,
quoted in Sunday papers saying that the Giants
win the series with four straight games Since the White
Sox beat the Giants Saturday we desire to take issue with
Mr. Sanborn Sunday statement about the Giant, having
any kind OF chance pick of the glory with four straight
games
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Our Daily Birthday Party.

Elbert II. Gary, chairman OF the
board Of directors of the United States
Steel Corporation, born at Wheaton,
H.. seyen,y-onc years ago today.
Nance O'Neil. long a prominent ac-
tress of the American stage, born a,
Oakland, Cal, iorty-three years ago
today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

An inquisitiye looked at the platform on which
our baseball scorcboard fastened and asked small boy
il there to he speaking from the platform Ii ever
boy looked disguised such display of ignorance h,,
small boy was the chap lie replied NO OF course MOI,
its ball game
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
The Wise Fool.

Lasting results may be accomplished
by an earnest word" observed the Sage.
That's right" agreed the Fool
Many man has had his face changed
for life by calling another man a liar. "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
N Office!

Walter b Kinder. the Upton Ond)
coal dealer, and Otto Petit, OF Pitts.
burg Penn, have joined the Humane
Society formed by the club
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
OLDST0RIBS''
INNEW
Twenty Years Aqo.
Prom IRE TINES FILES

Mrs w D. Crane will leave tonight
for Princeton, Mo, to see her father,
who is quite sick
Oklahoma City should have terri.
tor ii fair this year Arrangements
,hould be begun to have a fair that
will be hummer after next years big
crop is harvested
The local wheat market climbed ID
70 70 cents today.
Colonel Stiles went to Ponca City
yesterday,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Fifty Years Ago Today.
twenty-five Yeats Ago Today.
One Year Ago Today In The War

October \. l9lb-AuStro.German,
recaptured Kronstad,, Transylvania,
which the RumanianS took August 20
six merchant steamships (iour British,
one Norwegian and one Dutch) sunk
off Nantucket by German submarine
U.S3
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
You Know Him

do not Ike this Ignatz Price.
lie worries and he always frets
He's always asking for advice,
And never likes the Kind he gets
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Advice.

To tho fault ~ d"od brothers. sou, sou
should be Kind
or the world viii deal harshly with
YOU,
But tombstone inscriptions you never
need mind.
For they are too good to be true
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

know it" replied the inmate, but I'm
not as crazy as ] look had it turned
the other way when first came here,
and they filled it tull oi bricks"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
'CUKEEM:LUKE
Ills COLUMN
@eyrigbtI I~7
Fact

4 fellow his cares shouldn't double.
Hy hunting for more that he'll rue.
For. when YOU are looking for trouble
You'll find trouble looking for you.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Wuffl

with tar and feathers from his heel
To head We covered Horse Thief liurd
And when we said How do you fcel2"
lie answered II feel like IA bird "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Watch Us Grow!

The Prestonburg (kyf branch OF the
club has admitted Bill Fife, Abe Music
and Swectbackcr Salisbury.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
GOSH

You might start fight in some
movie houses and get away with Il
But what we started to say was that
YOU better behave when YOU arc IN the
Wonderland at Urbana, Ohio Jciiric'
& MuSsclman run the place
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

1t begins to look though old Mr. Fvc.ccnt Cigar was
about to disappear But let get the idea tina, the
number OF cigars sold is 10 decrease
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
What ?

What has become OF the old-iaSh-
ioned man who used to hunt water with
the limb OF a peach tree,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
. PTicklY 2

tAd in Springfield (OhS SUM
TO RENT or 4 rooms, uIfurnlshed
by hghgrade couple. with heat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

Cgare'' higher in pr, That will please the anti.
tobacco society loorayl But thcre0 be not one less
cgaret smoked The anti, con bet ON that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Rouse Nit Himl

on that small town Hlck
We ought TO slt.
when he talks about
Tho Jew 4 esprit - Schill.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Saw Notl

You will find ,ha, f.. z. Mann, the
Lakeland (Fla) real estate dealer, ism,
so easy when YOU have business 10
transact with him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Our loe Miller Contest.

This Is a Good Time For Plain liy
ing And High Thinking
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Woughl

A birdie Iat on a bough:
And warblcd tune 10 a cough.
The cough let cough.
The birdie fell ough,
And landed on top OF n sough--L L.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
'HIST0RYBlTS.
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

Oho huhuieu iudis HRo ioudy'
l8l7-John {. Calhoun OF Sou'f
Carolina became secretary OF war in
the cabinet OF President Monroe.
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
lS42-Christian Metz established
socialistic community at Ebenezer, n.
Y.
Fifty Years Ago To-day.
lS67-Samuel Merrill, republican,
was elected governor OF Iowa
Twenty-Five Yeats Ago Today.
s92-Raleigh, N. C., celebrated tn.
centennial OF its settlement
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Names Is Names.
Our Daily Special.

Daisy Flowers lives at Warrington
West Virginia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

In announcing advances In prices local cleaners and
dyers stand for live and let live policy 1t seems that
the men who dye want to both live and dye
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Fifteen Years Ago Today.

During the past week one dry goods
store has sold calico at | cent yard
and another at ll-cent a yard Now
il the grocery stores and fuel dealers
will drop few stitches and landlords
reduce rent to reasonable figures the
cost OF living in Oklahoma City will
cease to he source of worry and COM
plant
viii Overholser and wife have re.
turned from Kansas City, Mo
Guy Mcclure was down from Kan.
saS City to spend Sunday with friends.
It's new baby girl at J W Mitch
ellis on East Third street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
R1pplNdRHYNFS
DDMK Mason
(or.yfT9te i9y7
TOO MODEST.

I AM too sensitive, fear, TO win A
SaleSman'S laurels here. II some one
batterS me with chairs. or kicks me
down a flight OF stairs, feel depressed.
discouraged, tired; | thirM my absence
IS desired Where as the salesman
who would win, should pick his bone, ,
III with a grim, dust oil his clothes.
replace his hat, reset his broken arm
or slat, and climb that Blooming stair
again, to sell his junk to angry men.
he doesn't care for a rebuff, the sales
mans made OF strrner stuff often
marvel at his gall, when he shins DER
my garden wall, and nails me in my
lcaiy haunt, to sell me truck do not
want In forty LIMOGES I've explained.
until my lexicon is strained. that |
won't blow measly plunk for any item
OF his Junk But nothing can say
will dri% that earnest gent away. and
not dornick can throw will serve
TO make that salesman 60. II should
throttle him to death he'd sell me with
his diving breath some stuff TO nut in
gasoline and keep my motor running
clean
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Tuffi

To disappointment man IA prone.
His lot he often must bcmoan:
He goes and buys n cnntalOupe.
And II tastes Just like laundry soap.
Luke McLuke.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

Sir James Murray. the author of the
New English dictionary. was once a
guest at literary dinner at,which a
member OF the company. greatly daring,
started discussion concerning the
pronunciation OF certain words.
Have YOU noticed Sir James" he
said, tina, IN the entire English Ian.
guagc there /, onl, one word begin.
ming with |u'; This one is sugar
Having made an exhaustive study OF
the subject YOU may take it from me
that thi, is So
Rorcd though he was, the native
politencS' oi the distinguished diction-
ary maker ID not desert him
NsNuwlng an expression OF interest
although hi, eyes twinklrd behind his
glasses, he quietly asked, "Are you
,urc2'
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Ten Years Ago.

Josephine and Jack Coil the two
children Of Dr. and Mrs, G. d. Coil
arc rapidly recovering from an attac;
of typhoid fever.
Mrs Joseph Brownrigg. Slh West
Fifth street. gave dinner recently Gel
ebrating the birthday Of her husband
Covers were laid for seven and IN,
table was beautiful with decorations oi
delicate pink and white roses Sea'cd
with the host and hostess were NJ
and Mrs. II p MatthieSen Mr. and
Mrs K l.. Burel and Miss Elizabeth
Burel OF Atlanta, Ga
The SooncrS Trail will be II.
amusement attraction at the first state
fair. II it is up to the Sooner's notch
twill be worth visiting
A new ordinance has been passed
demanding that milk dealers register
with the city clerk and secure a permit
TO sell milk in Oklahoma City or be
fined S. Also the receptaoleS in which
the milk is placed must be labeled 10
less than one inch stating whether i.
is skinned milk or not
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Woodward
Of Mel can, Texas a"d their little son
are visiting Mr. and Mrs John DuMars'
during iair week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08
Lines Worth Remembering.

Never do wrong either 10 make a
friend or to keep one.--Robert f Lee.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-08

We never tasted laundry soap,
And never. never shall. we hope.
ours tasted. though the last we bought
Like nothing favored up with nlught.
Newark Advocate,