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The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
CAT AS AN Aid TO HUMANITY
Declaration Of War on Feline Is Just
a Fad and Is All "Tommyrot"
Says Writer.

Society is very frequently victim
Of fads. Many Of these fads have been
very harmful to the lower animals.
Witness, for instance, the fashion of
trimming ladies' hats with the surviv-
ing remains Of deceased birds, until
an Easter procession has been wont to
look like an aviary funeral cortege.
Some time ago certain wiseacres con-
nccted with our national government
pronounced the doom of the English
sparrow, ''W. o. S." writes in Nation
al Humane Review. These wise SCI
cntists stated that they were driving
away our native birds and that the
sparrow wfs public nuisance. Later
developments have shown that the
sparrow is one Of the most active de-
stroyers of harmful insects that wa
have and that he is living in peace
with his feathered brethren.
Now another fad has seized the ex-
tremists. The cat must go. 1t ia
menace to birds. So are many other
things which are not requested to go.
Wild animated nature is largely made
I'D of beast and bird and fish, with the
stronger preying upon the weaker.
Shall we kill all those with predatory
instincts? The plans Of nature have
been maintained for thousands OF
years. The birds are increasing in
number. The humane societies are
killing tens of thousands of 1inwanted
and tramp cats, and still the bloody
minded savants are announcing that
the cat must 60. We believe that this
is tommyrot and that the cat is no
more likely to go than did the spar
row. The sparrow is still with us
and he is a useful little bird. The
cat is proving mans protector from
most undesirable vermin.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

DeeQ continued uOWu u LOuuy, LuOuSA
more often to be found in the provinces
than in metropolitan areas. When one
sees the picture of flying arrow one
knows that it is a bathhouse, as the
word for shooting an arrow (yuiru)
sounds like yu-iru, taking hot bath.
Dealers in sweet potatoes write up the
ideographs for jusanri (thirteen ri),
which means that the potatoes are
nicer than chestnuts uri-yori-umai),
ku-ri, meaning nine RI, and also chest
nuts the syllogistic Specification being
that as thirteen ri are greater than
nine ri, so sweet potatoes are finer
than chestnuts. The kite maker puts
the picture of an octopus Ntako) on his
door, as the word for kite (tako) is
much the same as that for octopus
the vernacular. The dealer in beam
Jam buns has a horse over his shop
because the word for horse (uma) has
the sound of umai-umai (sweet-sweet),
not unlike foreign yum-yum, for the
same meaning. Such notions may ap-
pear childish, but in the peaceful
Tokugawa days people were evidently
at loss for novelty and had to do
something to preclude ennui. Such
signs are now seldom seen.
Some Eccentric English.
To foreigners, of course, the more
interesting signs are those essaylng
English inscriptions, which often are
very remarkable for their eccentric at
tempts at spelling and wording. When
you see a sign reading '"Tailor of Re-
sistant Wet Cat" you know that there
is a good place for cheap waterproofs.
'Baggages, Sent Any Direction by In
ternal Railway" means an express Of
flee. modified Milk for the Scientific
Feeding of Infants and Invalids" is of
doubtful significance, as is also "Shifts
Repaired Here" No one doubts the
meaning of "Horse-Bif Shop" though
why the appeal is made to English
readers no one seems to know. "Coats
Made From Any Hides Yours or Ours"
sounds dangerous, but simply means
furs will be made up from skins
brought to the shop. "Various Kind
Hairs" has the same meaning. Ladies
Furnished in the Upper Story will
bring you blouse waist "Whale and
All Relating It Are Sold" seems more
| ambiguous than it is.
The stranger will naturally ask why
such ridiculous wording is thus 1mpu-
IDENTIFY stuck up before the public when
it would be so easy to have the Eng
lish corrected before being painted on
the sign. Those asking such a ques-
ton but show how unfamiliar they are
| with the country they have come to
visit. The man who sets himself up
as painter of foreign signs is not go
| ing to admit that he cannot compose
the device to be painted on them. Pos
sibly he gets some schoOlbOy to find
the words in the English dictionary
that corresponds to the Japanese ideo-
graphs, and so he paints these words
in any order that seems to him best.
But what Of the man who pays for the
sign! Does he not object to paying
for q sign covered with a tumble of
mistakes and then holding them up to
public view? Well, he does not know
the difference, and so long as he is
none the wiser the painter will not
find it profitable to seek correct Eng
| glish for his signs. In Japan many
things are done incorrectly simply be-
cause those who pay for the work do
not know the difference.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

those
drafted country
calm fol m o
fought
joining the
first sent the pond"
recruit
vacancies exist
the District National Guard having reached war
rifle Congress
recruiting detail Troop Of
additional
training the
practice march to
will be through
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
His Problem.

"Made any plans for this summer?
NO. I can't mike up my mind
whether to stay at home ahd keep
the bugs off my own potato plants
or go into the country and help some
,atriotic farmer keep them of his"
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

significant that
Of British french
London and Paris
efficient British
member the statement that 1t
French capitals.
little German
confident OF their ability
attempted attack
notbe
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

cities
shown all do
attracted thousands people to
traffic washington
least so cent the usual normal this time e
OF from ~
Washington hndmg
q at indication letup
in available
basis Several the larger office
buildings which until quite
all
handle
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

uHpreIHTeu. 73C IedSC t1IeIe uIe Cc1'
tain indications that precautions have
been taken against surprise visit.
Searchlights capable Of penetrating
high into the skies have recently been
installed on tall buildings here and
nightly they sweep the heavens as we'll
as illuminate at intervals certain
places that might be targets for at
tack. Whether anti-aircraft guns also
have been placed in position to drive
off possible raiders has not been re-
uealed. but it is assumed that the pro-
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14


that sits
Then
un
you package didn't your"
by had picked
had
to over"
ooh my mercy! just
will where
behind duckegsed
bune must buy
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

in a word, she shipped out that she
had nothing for him. And that was all
the thanks he got.
The man stood stock still. The
humiliation had stunned him.
No woman on earth-or man
should needlessly hurt another and get
away with it. Retribution, Of course,
evens up sooner or later, but she ap-
parently doesn't own an automobile, as
by the time she shows up it is general
ly too late to fit the punishment to
the crime. Which is why plain soul,
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Washington Has No Fear Of Zeppelin Attacks

daring aviator who would attempt to the
IA Washington if intrepid
the he will find the capital
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Just Retribution That Overlook Arrogant Female

TIE shabby And he had stiff leg
small package with
until overlook her Before he could get
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

before. Despite the preachings of the
pessimist that the entry Of the United
States into the war would bring ruin
to business in general, and untold
hardships to the individual, all indica-
lions today are that such gloomy out
look is entirely unwarranted.
More money is being spent in
Washington today than ever before In
the history Of the country; more
money is being paid out here in sala-
ries than ever before and there are
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

rather than wait and be drafted. More
than a score Of applicants were accept
ed for the different branches Of service
one day recently.
That there will be a material in
crease in interest, officers state, is in
Dictated by the fact that great many
civilians are dropping in to talk over
the matter and are incidentally stating
that they much prefer enlisting to be-
ing conscripted into the service.
"Just as we'll do it now as have
to do if LATER" was the way one of the
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Youths Of Capital Showing Eagerness to Enlist

duty the various stations Wash
expected by those who prefer to enlist
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
WI9NATlONALW
CAPITAL AffAIQS
All Business Has Boom at National Capital

nation today facing of
citizen and has greater
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

wv y HEN, after the war, pas
"a ~ senger steamers ply be-
wv tween New York and the
norris of the Black sea, it
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
SportIets

oklahoma high school viii not partlci-'
pai" iu Tine Kendall basketball iourua-
mont to h" held at Tulsa The high
huul quintet entered tho Central Nor
mai tournament with tho understanding
iNNf 'n.F We're ip IlpH fDr tho stat" cham.
Wur."ip Don,H Thomson nni h.a team
uu oh. floor rsllv frf fH. game when Ne
WIS told ihui Ramona had called tho
yam. on For That r,nsnu Thompson
refuses ip again go into mat h that
may result 'Nc same way.
Th" Northwestern Rangers of Alva. VIII
meet m" llnmliu TrinugIcs this afternoon
bon tho first game of the national basket
hn'l tournament hclng held nt Chicago
They Hrr considered strong candidates
ION tho houorg
Fred Uo1g and Jerry Manning ycster-
d1' scui in signed contracts for the com
ing baseball season with tho oklahoma
'lN club Haas D. y pitcher nul Man
ming nu inroid"r
" Smelling manager ~ tho hail team
u' the state Auto luh ~ Tulsa. wants re-
Ilfuc with M, HthIoml tiif club n
Minneapolis 's uuph." to play here ON
Nprl Z and ihcN will nc gwen one -
those Itf"' Tho state AUTO ,lun VIII
play the Tulsa Producers u"Ni Sniurdn
Nr(Jnnor blanks or 'no cleveland
county pf.v'i. meet. NurN 3 hnvr been
suui iu nu uf 'Hr teachers NJ the grade
schools in TINT county The meet is tu
N' held under the auspices ~ the okla
Nnmp uuiN,fsi'N Y VI o..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
This Date a Year AGO

llNh bdAN ~ Ftal NHN
Hal Chase had passed from tho big
league forever
A lcNand"r had n bad shoulder md was
In for poor season
Jess willard wns planning sor.es OF
nghts
Chick Evans. Il was agreed. would
probably never win q championship
Tra Speaker. lnt" iu 'oruriiug
heavy and out " shape. was 800 ror au
or year
Kenny kaun was making threatening
gestures Rt Ty Cobh's leadership
While Johnston had the lawn tennis
championship I'm his hip pocket
The war In Europc was tp be over Zoo
six months
Middle West to Welcome Los Darcy o.
statement We doubt very much The
arrangement to mako martyr out of
the Australian fighter Hnd fugitive
leaves us with "a large. iugrowlng aud
strictly localized pain
why isn't Welsh rs had ne Darcy '"
queries render Welsh probably gets
by under the idea that tho law applies
TO lighters not to- dancers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

General Alvaro Ohrcgon is a Naqu
Indian and IS generally credited with
being the strong man OF the Car
rama administration and one OF the
ablest military leaders IN Mexico. His
most noted military achievement was
the decisive defeat oi Francisco Villa
at Cclaya in April. l9lS at which bat
tic he lost his right arm The defeat
ot tclaya was smashing blow to
tie NillistaS. whose operations since
that tlmc have never risen above the
lc'cl OF guerilla warfare There have
been constant reports OF friction he
tween General ObreRpn and President
Carranya, but these reports have been
as constantly denied on both sides.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
Poultry Dealers
Pass the Buck"
Copyright. 1917, by r. |. ooldb.roJ

DES MONIES, Iowa, March IA
"Not guilty plead the poultry dealers
TO the allegation that they arc tespon-
>lblc for the unduly high cost OF The
Sunday dinner. Someone else is reap
ing the biggest share of the profits
from the present high prices. SO say
the members of the Iowa Poultry Deal
cr, association, assembled here today
IN annual convention. And anyway.
add the dealers, the price OF poultry
Is no higher IN comparison with the
cost OF other articles Of food. And
there YOU are
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

MANY women OF Washington. d. C.,
have formed units. which together will
comprise a great comforts committee
ur the Navy league They will fur
w>h knitted wrl,tlets. sleeveless Jack.
O,, etc, for the sailors and marine,
G., tho navy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
TRACK AND FIELD
&ssSRoftght
6V
ORANILAMD RICE ~
ORANTLAND RICE

Certain citizens one meets M and down
tho highway Of this spiral existence al
ways insist that figures are boring, dal.
md ineastic.
Perhaps so.
Yet there are frequent occasions when
We tire Of romantic figures and ma ih''
daring adventure pals. where We turn
10 the record book OF baseball 10 hN'h
things up.
In wandering through these records one
can light upon n sufficient uumN'I "'
queer and quaint turns 10 more lhoh
make II worth while.
In looking through the records ""
paused for a moment on the 1915 carTr
Of the Giants After studying the ilg-
ures again we found them TO offer one "t
the oddest turns In the history of game
rcpete with oddities and such
These figures we're absolutely beyond
the dope-almost beyond belief. KEY" ~
the situation: The Giants last year plaNel
1872 ball games, Of which they won N6 ma
lost Sc. tho same being reAsonahl"
enough But IN separating these figures
We come upon this unusual turn
OF their Sc victories the Giants won no
less than a. I'm two unhroken dash"S
Here then was n bail club able IN May
and September to win % games out of
a. starts
That double performance Rt two stages
Of the race would indicat" power enough
10 win n pennant In romp
But what Of the other los games hcr"
We find the Giants won id ana Iost m.
leaving them n percentage for thoS"
games OF .3si Cincinnati last year hnH
percentage of .39a. So did 81 l"u,S'
In tie for last place So In spite oi I'VE
fact that the Giants won " games III -
starts out Of the Wild dnshcs. Tor Two.
the same clip maintained by the cardinals
and Reds
In all the span Of baseball there naH
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14
Bowling
-
Standing Of the Teams

Ierhart increased their lend I'm the
bowling league last night hy dofcaiiug
Pcli"e thro" straight games
The scores.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

ray thnt Grover Cleveland Alexander
VAS on" of tho best little bah clubs We
have ever seen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

Unpaid telephone bills 'or the month
ci March are past due II not paid by
5 p. m. Of the 18th service will be dis
continued. Pioneer Tels & Tel. CO.
ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

ALSO
Grace Cunara
a n a Francis
Ford In chap
ter /. OF The
Purple Mask."
called 1T h .
Vault of Mys-
terry" Start
ling and ssnsa-
tional Statt
now an 4 see
thrilling finish
ALSO
WI asraph
presents the
Big "" COM
dy "ep$ed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

Speaking of statistics. We spent an on
joyahle evening few weeks ago lamp
Ing of solf scores In championship tour
nsments for the last fourteen wears
proving again that II takes all varieties
of folks 10 make up this merry and mot
lied little world
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

You say this may be due 10 the 'ari
that the Giants hnd quite a different line
M At the finish
on the other fin. take tho rostrr ~
their first 20 games. where the sam" cast
ofncaitcd From the hrst 10 ~ these
they won and lost l5. Of IN" last II
they won each start.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-14

II was interesting to note. for evan
pie. that In tho last ten years II has re
quired l6S for 36 holes. an average oi
s'il 10 the round 10 qualify for the am
ateur championship
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

ed for it's vigorous presentation Of his-
 toric scenes and figures in the west
 of the later nineteenth century. Jim Hartigan, the horse preacher, Is young Irishman of much phys
 ical strength, of high honor and cour
 age, the child of an interesting hered- ity, who is undisciplined, intolerant,
 and freakishly wild until chance
 leads to his Conversion" at the age
 or 23. It is characteristic of Jim that
 the determination to reform his own
 life should not be enough-he must give his whole future existence to the helping of other men and the preach
 ing of the gospel. So in the settle ment of Cedar Mountain. near Dead :
 wood, he sets manfully to work and
 finds that the struggle with intemper- anee and gambling which he must as slst In other men are as nothing be-
 side the fight that he must wage with them himself
 The Preacher of Cedar Mountain is
 the story of how Jim met varied events, vastly differing problems, unexpected temptations, and how, failing often, he at last grew out of his weakness and lmmaturity and became strong man.
 AS story of this character development 1t Is very interesting. And it is also unusual For there is no sentimentality In the tale of Jims evolution, and the . eaiii6S lHdl Hdpp0n to nun are Iuli or concrete interest themselves. The whole story of his struggles with his native gambling instinct, for example, resolves ltsef into really thrilling tale of men and horses, of Jim's deep love for all horses, and for his own horse most of all, and of the great Fort Ryan races. Which as, the author points out, many a man now living remembers with excite ment still. This picture of the grea
 races. the boom in betting," the Indian participation, the thrilling denouement
 that took victory away for the white man, is intensely interesting reading. And MT. Thompson Seton has very cleverly woven 1t into the vital matters in the life history of the horse preacher himself. The love story, too, Is full of interest, and the heroine is presented with no little charm.
 "The Preacher of Cedar Mountain" is written in MT. Seton's very best style and is one of the most wholesome read able and entertaining books of the sea son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

unusual faculty of analysis and fine de- lineation of racial and individual charac- teristics, story that should make 1t the book of the year.
 Behind this theme is the certain mind that has thought out for itself those dis functions which make up the life of her characters. She possesses that rarest or all gifts in novelist-the art of shrewd- ly interpreting human emotions and at titudes
 MT. Gushing is an American. with gen. erations of wealth and culture behind him. Mile. du Chastel is French, with all the traditions of the great though small world of France as her heritage. The conflict of egosms between these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
"THE PREACHER OF CEDAR NOUN

GA TALE OF THE OPEN COUNTRY By Ernest Thompson Seton. Frontis-
 piece. Doubleday. Page & Co, pub
 fishers. Garden City, New York.
 The Preacher of Cedar Mountain" Ga tale of the open country) by Ernest Thompson Seton. is vivid story of men, of horses, of the "open country" And the actual conflict of the young preachers missionary work takes place. not in the effort to change the lives of those about him. but to con- trol and arrange his own. The horse preacher Is vitally interesting hu
 man figure, moving in the midst of ex- citing events. And next to the interest of the story as 1t traces the develop ment of Jim Hartigan's life and the varied experiences in which he plays a part, the book Is to be recommend- <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

D.. and Rena s. Eckman, NJ. D. W. M. Leonard, publisher. Boston. PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS" By Edward NJ. Otes. Nj. D. ". NJ. Leon ard. publisher. Boston. THE HOME AND ITS MANAGE .NIENT." By Mabel Hyde Klttridge- The Century company, publishers, New York city.
 THE DERELICT AND OTHER STORIES" By Phyllis Bottome. The Century company. publishers, New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
"LOUIsBURG sQUARE.n

By Robert Cutler. Illustrated by Elise
 Ames. The Macmillan company, pub
 fishers, New York.
 Iii "Louisburg Square MT. Cutler gives shrewd and kindly picture of contem- porary Boston, a really intimate record of the society in which he has always lived and which he thoroughly knows Though MT. Cutler is still young man, there is in the freshness of his touch something which assures, interest in the refined Bostonians of whom he writes. Much of the action takes place in lovely Louisburg square, which, tucked away on the slope of Beacon Hill remains to- day the quaintest relic of older Boston. Throughout the book dominates the love story of Rosalind Copley. An aristocrat in every fibre, finely human, eager for life and an almost idyllic love, not at all the "new woman," yet none the less mistress of her times, she is a true, gentle, and fascinating heroine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

two people and the bearing of the other characters on their lives make a fasci- l.e..ils ldle. Ihe whole point of this story is it's complete difference from the usual novel.
 Daring in idea, masterful in treatment and beautiful in phrasing. the author has written the first real international novel since "The American" by Henry James.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED. (RE-
 VIEWS LATERD THE STARVATION TREATMENT OF D1aBETES.' By Lewis Webb Hill, M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
THE STRAIGHT ROAD" i"

(Anonymous.) Illustrated by c. E. Cham
 bers. George H. Doran company pub
 lishers New York.
 The grass widow--does she prey or is she prey? This, in effect, is the theme of this factual novel, The Straight Road" published Anonymously. and is so true to its sources that it must be published anonymously-despit it's au- thor's several successes.
 Callie Young closed the door, from the outside, upon a life and husband that spelled bondage and degradation.
 On her journey through life she was beset by every temptation which may be thrust upon an attractive woman married but separated from her husband and undivorced.
 This real story of how she kept to the straight road Is at once a study and an excursion in the realm of realism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS
The Davis White Sulphur Spring.

160 rooms. modern conveniences. large swimming pool, bowling, boating, skat- ing, etc. In western North Carolina. on southern r,a EailWay Fine sand clag miles northwest of Charlotte Rates $8 to SIP per week. $2S to $40 per month. Open June to Oct. 1. Write for booklet N. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
THE LAND OF THE DEEPENING
 SHADOW

WGERMANY AT THE THIRD YEAR
 OF THE WAR" By D. Thomas Cur
 tin. George H. Doran company, pulp fishers. New York city.
 How long can the German people en- dure the state of siege and in what pro nounced form will their revolt be mani fested? To what desperate measures will they yet be driven?
 Mr. Gurtin's book is the sensational statement of the sheer. cold truth of conditions in Germany-the result of in innate observations made by the author under circumstances which required the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
"GIDDY MRS. GooDYER."

utmost daring. and at times actual risk of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

By Mrs Tremlett The John Lane com pany. publishers. New York city.
 'Giddy Mrs Goodyer," by Mrs. Trem- lett, tells the story of how young woman comes down from the Weld to Pretoria to stay with an old friend and her husband, leaving her own husband up somewhere at the mines; how she de- cided to take advantage of the peculiar laws of the colony and get a divorce from her husband on the grounds of de- sertion; the various pitfalls into which she stumbles in the course of her plans to outwit the legal authorities, and her final reconciliation with her husband. "MR CUSHING AND MILE. DU
 CHASTEL."
 By Frances Rumsey The John Lane company, publishers, New York city
 The author has here given us, with an