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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
way from her and seeing Katherine.

away from her and seeing Katherine.
But with the program she had Just
mapped out would have no chance tn
slip away long enough to telephone
And | ioresaw a battle royal over the
question Of draperies, for although my
mother r-in-lawS taste in such matters is
excellent, il does not always accord
with mine, and |, like any other woman.
naturally wanted my own selection OF
col9ts and fabrics in my home,
Tried to protect one, at least, OF my
pet projects,
There are often remnants of chintTes
at Hsmbel's at surprising reductions" |
ventured 81 think it would give most
satisfactory results il We should up
holster those black walnut chairs I
bought OF Mrs. Wilde in pieces Of chintz
of the same general tone but diiieren:
patterns. The costly pieces OF ohintt
do not come m remnants large enough
for more than one small chair"
"RuhbiShW my motherin- law said
cmphalcally You're crazy, Margaret,
to think OF putting delicate chintrs on
those chairs. Tapestry is what you
Vant That will last for years, and its
muth richer"
Hook, Line and Sinker.'
! opened my lips to do valiant battle,
for the chairs had bought from the
woman who owned the house we had
purchased wonderful mid-Nictorian
black walnut cthalrs with the grape
design carved in them. | had Speut
many pleaSurablc moments imagining
ti->r gloomy, horsehair upholstery re
placed with bright English chntzes.
But before any words found utter
ance closed them again. For the solu-
tion OF the problem of getting rid of my
otherin-law had flashed upon me.
"T don't know but you're right, moth.
er" | said meekly. But | don't know
anything about tapestries, and have
several errands that | really ought to
do. Don't you want to take all this
vexed question OF household drapcrics
off my hands, You've had so much
more experience than ! Suppose you
make the selections and order them sent
out and meet me for tea at Hamlels
at s oclock2"
4 If Dicky had been describing the way
his mother received my proposition he
would have said that she Swallowed it,
hook, line and sinkcr"
That's the first sensible thing I've
heard you say in a week" she rejoined,
and saw her shopping spirit begin TO
grid itself for the fray. "You run along
about your errands. And don't bother
to meet me for tea Perhaps shan't
he through. III get tea when want it,
and % home when l. get through, and
you 10 the same
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
REVELATIONS
otRWlPH
Madge Gives Up One Dream That She
May Attend to a Reality I'm
hampered.
BY Msie 6arriso~

May Attend to a Reality I'm
hampered.
CINd ARGARET, you haven't heard
W word I've said to you"
My mother in laws voice
shrilly reproachful, rose above the hum
OF the train wheels which were bearing
us citywaM
turned startled face toward her
Her indictment was true. had no idea
of what she had been saying. or, indeed
that she had said anything at all had
been looking at the brown Long Island
meadows Just beginning to show traces
of the approach OF spring. with nc
thought OF the beauty which At any
other time should have 81 enjoyed
With no thought, indeed, Of anything but
the sinister circumstance which had sent
me journcying to the city in search Of
Katherine Sonnet, my brother cousins
fiancec.
Two cheap, grimy envelopes had come
through the mail to me within the last
two days, envelopes bearing widely dt-
icTent poStmarkS, but each containing a
single half-shect Of cheap notepaper en-
folding a newspaper clipping marked
with red ink. One clipping was the ac-
count OF the execution OF a spy in Paris
the other a description OF a grueSome
Black Hand murder in Chicago.
There was no possible clue to the
sender OF them, and the only inference !
could draw from their coming was that
someone was trying to frighten me
knew OF only two persons in the world
who could possibly wish to do such a
thing, and they were Mrs. Allis whom !
supposed to be confined IN a sanitorium
for drug addicts, Ind Grace Drepcr, OF
whom | had heard hut few weeks
before in South America.
Chintzes or Tapestry
Katherine Sonnet, through whose
prompt action Mrs Ain had beer
placed in the sanitorium, was the only
person who could find out whether the
poisoned pen" clippings were of her
sending But the unexpected presence
of my mother in-law on my little jour.
ney threatened to thwart my interview
with my brother cousins fiancee,
Il beg your pardon, mother / sait
contrtely my mind must be wander,
ing, for truly didn't hear you speak
at all What is it you wishl"
Il don't wish anything" she replied
tartlE 81 only remarked that we woulC
go up TO Feltmans first and then &c
around through the other stores. Felt,
mans always have great many beau
tiiul designs in chintzes and crctonnc,
and madras, but they are horribly dear
However We can get an idea Of what,
being done in drapericS this year"
My mother -iu-Iaw's tone was final
When had made looking at draperic'
for the house we had bought an excuse
for my little excursion into the city she
had at once said that she was coming
with me, as she didn't wish any drap.
cries bought which she did not see.
had foreseen difficulty in gettinl
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
Allied Diplomats
: to Ignore Trotzy
/ and His Truce

LONDON, Nov H,--The Times Pc
trograd correspondent says he has
learned from an authentic source that
there was a meeting OF the foreign am
bassadors at the American embassy
Friday night at which it was decided
to ignore the note of Leon Trotzky, the
Bosheviki foreign minister, demanding
an armistce. It was decided, the cor
respondent adds to treat the note as
il it had not been received
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
Camp Funston Men
Must Avoid Going
Into Assemblages

CAMP FUNSTON, Kan, Nov IL
Until further orders, the men of the
89th division must not patronilc
theaters churches or other places where
large crowds gather in Manhattan
Junction City, Ogden or Army City,
The order issued is designed to help
stamp out prevailing diseases which
medical officers are fast checking.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
We Refund Your Railroad Fare
According to the Plan Of the
Retail Msrchsnts' Association.
Ask About II.
For Baby

Receiving blankets,
white cotton teaseldown,
edged with light blue or
pink, $i,25.
Receiving blankets In
teaseldown, finished with
pink or blue satin ribbon,
$500.
Baby Buntings, all white
eiderdown finished with
pink or blue ribbon, $3.50.
Baby Buntlngs In cot
ton eiderdown. fancy rib
bon edges, $500.
Lap pads, heavy weight,
two sizes, Soc and 75c.
Baby gowns of white
outing flannel, with draw
string at feet, SEC each.
White teaseldown bath
robes for infants, $l.25
and $l.50.
Third Floor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
Rit Dye Soap 1Oc

Washes and dyes fabrics In one opera
ton without boiling. viii not stain the
hands or streak the goods. RIT Is especially
made for cleansing fine silks, crepe de
chine, hosiery silk gloves, lingerie, ribbons,
etc
Table Goods Section.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-27
Bows BLouses Csc

Patterns from which boys and mothers will
enjoy choosing, Colors and the plain white
bouses with self stripe. In the comfortable
laydown collar style sizes for 7-year -olds to
youths OF l4-65c.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
YOU CAN'T SHIP LIQUOR INTO A DRY STATE" SAYS
THE SUPREME COURT

This has been the hitherto the prohibition
would say itself Whiskey bad for the coored
psople-iet us have prohibition"
O would say: "Whiskcy makes hands Irregular
aTd farm labor high-e us have prohibition
tf state would say earnestly: "Whiskcy a Let
NIL agree not to drink and pass law to that effect
Various states took their prohibition less seriously
ii was easy to pass prohibition laws, and still DRINK.
FGhe little who got his whiskcy by the glass could be
sept away from whiskcy-uness he the bootegger
And the time the prosperous could have his whkey
other poisons shipped in by the cask key bottle.
We informed by the Governor OF Maine that the express
gompanies had actually financed prohibition campaign Maine
BECAUSE THE EXPRESS COMPANIES MADE SO MUCH
MONEY OUT OF SMALL EXPRESS SHIPMENTS OF WITS
KEY INTO MAINE.
Now by the Supreme Court decision all OF that is done
aith
Supreme the United States has decided very wisely
suhe OF whske And outside and express
Pane must not nvadate states laws by shipping the alcoholic
srinks the border into the prohibition
There will be interesting and in amusing results
We shall know which of the really take prohibition
seriously, and itfor everybody.
distinguished senator who has made prohibition
speeches whenever he sober enough do will begin
scratch his head perhaps and hnsine prohibition that
shen he is at home whisky cannot be sent to HIM.
Am and energetic Governor who recently declared for
prohibition and who himself about far from prohbonst
Florida is from Seattle may his views.
This decision of the Supreme Court is welcome
Ii enables the earnest prohbitonists ENFORCE THE
LAWS uspe OF outside wkcy manufacturers and express
games
enable the people prohibition question
easily earnestly and inegent realizing that prohibition law
8creae will MEAN prohibition awexcepting for the speak
rzsies blind tigers and "moonshners May the Supreme
SECESSION be enforced and may the people make up their minds
through national legislation class whskey and the other al
<Ch0c with morphine and orbdding their
csure and sale and the possession OF them York
journal
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
ANGER

Gcr sto? 10 consider how foolish is ange-how useless?
Not only this but weakens and
snht battle be that battle of the brain Drawn
Ever watch two professionals spar? See the cleancu exhb
skill and science and blow blow
But wait until becomes angry Gone is all that fine and
place the brute lust of battle Now how terribly
Jared the stand before his smiling adversary Pas
driven and furious he mark and his defeat is oetod
rom the beginning Again and again the scientific blows of his
COL and opponent beat down his guard and driven
of his person. and blind with passion he is poweres for
lease say nothing OF offense
And the sparring ring the larger circles of life The
VINO with smiling and heart the blows
d armed for the fray and victory his The shafts of opposition
malice OF hatred roll from him the from the back
ID duck He is imperyious attack. He unconquerabe
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17

couldn't see and how
The pesky things did any harm,
he'd seed en- all his lie,
Tick cradicator was a lot OF use
less strife.
Brindlc got the hollow tail" also
lost her cud.
Split her tail and bored her horns
and creased her backbone good,
Brindlc soon gave up the ghost,
then this farmer man
Bought milk for the baby in a
little old tin can.
Baby got the colo and mighty
night passed out.
And the Weevil sure will git YOU
if you don't watch out.
Once there was a cotton planter
wouldn't raise no feed
Agent told him that ne ought, but
he wouldn't heed.
Run a credit at the store, mort
gage on the crop,
Wouldn't let his tenants do (
thing but plow and chop.
Weevil lit down in the field, mid
die OF July,
Court in session in the town, cot
ton all laid by.
All the hands gone fishing, or tc
barbecue,
No use hanging round the place
nothing there to do.
Weevil kept a multiplying happ,
as you please,
Eating up the tender squares
thick as Rover's feas.
Picking time came on at last
planter sure was sore,
Couldn't pay the mortgage of
nor settle at the store.
Had to sell the mules and leave
Wife was in pout,
And the wecvil sure will git yo,
if you don't watch out.
And the Demonstration Agen
said heed show Daddy how
To set the cultivator and run tn
tWo-horse pillow,
He'd help him build silo and tel
him what to grow
To fill it with, and feed the COW
and make the sweet milk flow
And he'd show him how to builC
a vat to kill the ticks and lice,
And keep the COWS and piggies
too, all looking fine and nice.
He'd show him how to spray tn
trees and kill the ''culeo,"
And help him get the best O
seeds, and tell him when t.
SOW
His oats, so he's have some to sci
next summer, don't you know,
And keep the niggers busy an,
not let them roam about,
And the weevils couldn't get hin
if he'd just watch out.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17

Georgia They are part of the army
of preparedness.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
Boil Weevil, I'll Git You If You
Don't Watch Out
By W. NJ. R11rson

BY w. M. BurSon
with Apologies to ]. w. Riley)
The Demonstration Agent came
to our house today,
10 tell Daddy how to farm, raise
corn and peavine hay,
And COOLERS too, to feed the hogs,
alfalfa for the sheep,
And how to tell when soil is sour
and how to make it sweet.
And all us children gathered
round to hear the agents chat
ter,
AS he told Daddy this was wrong
and something else the matter,
And listened close to everything
he had to talk about,
And the boil weeviI that gifts you
if you don't watch out.
Once there was a farmer didn't
raise no hay,
Didn't own a mower and thought
it didn't pay.
Pulled the fodder off the corn,
didn't believe it kept
The grain from growing sound
and good, rather thought it
he'pt.
Bought some moldy hay from
Kansas, twenty-five a ton,
Called the doctor for his mule,
brought hiu on the run,
Doctor said, ''your mule is dead,
ten dollars is my pay,
You'll have less loss of mule and
boss if you'd feed homegrown
hay"
Then he scooted down the road
in his old Ford runabout.
And the boil weevil will get YOU
if you don't watch out.
Once there was farmer kept a
brindle COW.
Nearly covered up with ticks,
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
New Bulletins and Circulars
Of College Of Agriculture

Some of the bulletins and circulars
recently issued by the College OF Agri-
culture and are for free distribution
are as follows: Cotton Production
Under Boil Weevil Conditions Min
imizing Boil Weevil Damage Through
Proper Cultivation and Fertilization, y
"Oat Production in Georgia" Con
trolling the Pecan Case-Bearer, -
"Beautifying the Georgia Home" I'M
proving the Woodlot," Strengthening
and Curing Meat on the Farm" Grow
ing Seeding Trees" "Cantaloupe Pro
duction in Georgia." Peanuts as a
Substitute for Cotton" suggestions
on Marketing Live Stock" Farm
Changes Under Boil Weevil Condi-
tons"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
GEORGIA AGENTS MEET
AT ATHENS

Eighty-thrcc county agents and
sixty canning agents and about
seventy-hve short course students
made things busy for the last two
weeks in Athens. New visitors
were coming in every day, some
from other states, all these with
the students in school made
things interesting for several
days. !.
As matter OF fact, it is worth
more to the state agriculturally
thany any meeting that is held.
Here once a year we have general
discussions from the agents in
the field who have the practical
experience and know conditions
in their counties. THESE discus
sions are very interesting and
helpful to the agents and it gives
him something every year to take
back to his people.
In connection with these dis
cussions from thcy agents the
specialists and extension work
ers have a great deal of valuable
information to give to the agents.
The specialists are devoting their
entire time to d work both from
the held view point and from the
laboratory view point. For in
stance, one specialist on horticul-
ture, another on animal husban-
dry, and another on soils and
grasses, etc. OF course, the spec
lallst is in position 10 get a great
deal OF information and work out
problems that will great help
TO the farmers. By this method
we are learning to convert a great
deal of what was a loss to the
farmers into profit; as saving
peaches from rot and worms and
fungus diseases, and controlling
diseases of the melons and canta-
loupes SO that farmers are now
saving thousands of dollars every
year that went to waste few
years ago.
The mornings are devoted to
study work from the different
professors of the college. The
agents having the privilege of Sc
lcctlng just what he thinks he
needs more, or rather what the
people need in his county. If
the agent is working in a county
where peaches and other fruits
are grown, he will devote a great
deal Of his time to horticulture
under Prof. McHatten, but if they
are interested in live stock he will
OF course study husbandry under
Prof. Jernigan.
At the noon lunches which are
prepared at the college the agents
are treated to interesting talks
from such visitors as Mrs. Nellie
?. Black, H. G. Hastings, NJ. L.
Brltton, Superintendent of Geor-
8la Schools, and others. If at
any time DIR. Soule is disappoint-
ed in getting the speaker for the
noon lunch hour, he calls on some
OF the teachers in the college, or
on some of the agents who are al
ways ready to give something
very interesting. AS a sample of
what we have the pleasure of
hearing at these lunches from
time to time, | will have publish
ed poem composed and read by
DR.. Burson. J.. T, Pittman.
County Agent.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
AS Another Editor Sees 1t

There be no halfway ground the question of prohibition
When prohibition anything less than prohibition nothing
aR eguaonuch the Georgia law and the Alabama law
have 1T West Virginia having real pobtoy law
Mako of the other In that law has been enacted
under the ebbKenyon law which prevents the shipment that
state liquors from Georgia this before
shall have real prohbory laws Prohibition nothing
less than prohibition Georgia
real pohbitory laws We shall whether such laws will
be enacted-Columbus Fnqurcr-Sun
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
TO PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS OF THE FARM LOAN
ASSOCIATION

Judge r. Horton will be pleased confer with any citizen of
Zen Hill county DESTROYS OF joining Ben Hill county farm loan
ISOLATION contemplated under the the Federal Farm Loan
SYSTEM As the first requisite any the benefits of this
cheap for farm Improvement regularly organized local
association becomes absolutely that organization
&c formed at
Confer with Judge Horton and let's Ben Hill county line
whatever benefits be able get of this great govern
nrcn institution
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-17
Farmers Institutes

Farmers Institutes
Three or four teams of college eX.
perts go on the road in Georgia after
school closes to hold farmers insti-
tutes. Through this effort Institutes
are held in the summer in practically
every county. In recent years the
burden of the message of these men
has been Preparedness for the Boil
Weevil."
FARMS Short Course And Conferences
The annual Farmers Short Course
has been designed to meet boil weevil
problems as well as to better farming
conditions in general. A short course
for farm machinery dealers. has been
added to help solve new problems arts.
ing through varying farm practices
A short course for farm women to
better inform them how to grow veg
etables, and fruits and how to pre-
cessfully, etc., is considered as offer
ing something to aiding in meeting diff.
ficulties incident to a departure from
all.cotton cropping.
Cotton Seed Selection
Realizing that desirable cotton seed
for planting would be scarce and that
mistakes were likely to be made in
| planting the wrong seed in boil wee
vii territory, the College of Agricul.
ture has had survey made of the
state to locate all the desirable seed
possible that will be for sale. BY this
means county agents and farmers in
general are put in touch with farm
ers having selected seed for sale. The
entire state has been covered by this
survey.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-23
MAKING SETTLEMENT
OF COUNTY FINANCES
Court and Accountants Compile
Tin This Work Today

The members Of the County Court
held meeting today fu the purpose
OF taking up the settlement between
former Shcrn Tablcr and The county
aud il va stated by President Whit
moro thu TIL task would prob
ably be completed today Former
County eourf President c w. That
cher Deputy County elcfk Paul II
Marlin and former shorla rabler
nave been working ON this settlement
For seNetal day.. and Il was in shape
today 10 submit 70 The County Court
The #eitlemenf Of Mr. Tabler in
cIHdes the classification of every
fund held by him as shorin. and the
1cconu.s wcro drawn up in detail
preparatory 70 turning them over 10
5heriG Hiper VINO became county
treasurer on JuIy l. undo, Tho new
aw Tbe fund of the county are dc
posted with locH banks which arc
uaer bond and paid o0l Oh ordoI of
HE hea
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-07-23
Even II Both GoethaIS and Den
man Are Forced Out.
MAY DIVIDE THE WORK
BETWEEN THE TWO MEN
Believed That President Will
Find Solution Satisfactory
to All-Meanwhile, Goethals
Is Standing Pat"
10y international News servIce)

(By international News ServIce)
Washington. July % President
Wilson viii settle The shipping con.
ttoVerFy regardless Of tho opinion
ri either Chairman William Denman
81 The federal shipping board, or
General Manager Goethals. OF tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation. This
was made plain At tho White House
today II was stated that the presi.
eeht hoped TO evolve solution
which viii permit commencing i'm
mtdIately the construction of the
emergency American feet And tbis
statement was coupled with tho an.
roaneemcnt that tho president had
No intention of calling either Gener-
al "oethals or Chairman Denman
INTO conference today
President To Divide Work
oillclals said they believe the
president will divide The work Al,
that both Chairman Dcnman and
General Cocktails will be retained
IN Inc service of the government.
But they also said that If II should
levelop hat if either. or both, the
Zen are moi willing 10 carry on their
obs In the manner suggested by
he president. he will have ua hes.
fancy IN removing them from their
,oEtg
Viii Find Solution
Il was generally felt. however that
lie president would find way out
hat would be satisfactory to all
oneerned Despite the fact that
hartman Benman took occasion to.
ay to deny that John -. White had
os'gh"d from the shipping board.
eerelary Tumuly later said that
n White submitted his resignation
lore than TWO weeks ago. Secretary
laid Mr. White pleaded III
cath aud that it is very likely tho
resident VIII accept The resigna-
on shortly. John A. Donald. who
as also SAID by New York news
per 10 have resigned. personally
'nied that he had done 30.
GoethaIs Stands Pat"
General Goelhals was carly at his
'ak today but he had nothing to
Id to the controversy. His position
If b"en aud is, that he was select.
By HE president 10 perform cor
10 task, and hat he VIII do, II It
po tblc
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