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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Freezing at Edmond Announcement.

EDMOND, Okla, April O-(Spe:
oial Attorney General Freezing win
deliver the address TO the graduating
class Of Central State Normal at the
annual commencement, MAY lS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Mr.. Businessman

Preparedness is the order of the day.
Soon the Boosters Special will start on its
annual pilgrimage for new business, stopping at
all the principal cities in the state and directly
reaching the representative business men of over
two million consumers.
Have you thought of the wonderful business
opportunities that the special trade extension trip
will enable you to grasp?
Are YOU preparing to take advantage of this
occasion to increase your business, to become per-
sonaly acquainted with your customers, and to
meet possible new ones?
The oklahoma City Times will issue special
edition to be devoted exclusively to the advertis-
ing of the wholesalers, iobbers and retailers Of
this city. It will be a booster edition" in every
of the word.
Think of the number of possible new custo-
mers that this edition will reach
Can you afford to pass up the advertising pos
sibilities offered by this special number?
BE progressive. and let those you serve know
that you the firing line
Prepare now by contracting for advertising
space, 1t will be most profitable to you.
Phone PBX-5 and an Ad Man Will Call
The OKLAHOMA CITY Times
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

Patrolmsn Laid oV-Further reduction
IN the CITY payroll was made TODAY when
MaNor overholscr laid or Forest Major
special officer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

Judge Davis Assigned Nv assignment
OF chief Justice sharp. Judge Preston s
Davis. of the Twenty third judicial dis
trict Is holding court today AZ Holden
Vile m the Ninth district
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

Notce--lnda Temple hand viii meet at
IN" Masonic Temple ni 6'5 - m Mon
day April 3n Full attendance desired
hlue uniform and cap will be worpt & r.
llaTkuess Pres. ADV w
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30

superintendent Of Domestic Science, High
School THE Feeding of the School
Child"
Friday May 4-Dr. Cloudman. school
physician-"The Child Physically"
Saturday, May 5-Miss Susan Thomp-
son, supervisor of kindergarten of Public
Schools-"The Child, a to g."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-30
Beginning Baby Week

Tuesday, May IA registered nurse of
the Baptist Hospital-"The New Born
Babe" at 10 a. M
Wednesday, May Miss Davis, regis
tered nurse, superintendent of St Anthony's
THE Clothes and Care of the Infant"
Thursday, May 3-Miss Leno Osborne,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
The Federal Food Administra-
tor Is Expected in Topeka.
At the Annual Kansas State
Agricultural Convention.
HE WILL SPEAK TO FARMERS
To Make an Appeal for Wider
Food Conservation.
Special Message to Wheat
Growers and Stock RaiSers.

Herbert Hoover. federal food ad-
ministrator, may come to Topeka in
January to talk to Kansas farmers
Lewis Strauss, Hoover's private sec
retary, today notified ]. c. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture, that Hoover would try to fill
a Kansas speaking date. II will be
the food administrators first speech
in this state.
Hoover will be the top liner on the
program for the annual Kansas State
Agricultural convention. The con-
vention will be held here January O.
1O-11 and nearly 1000 delegates from
Kansas counties are expected to at
tend the meetings. The Hoover meet
ing will be open to the public and Is
expected to draw the biggest crowd
of the convention. Every farm inter-
est in the state will be represented
during the convention this year and
the list of delegates will be nearly
three times as great as in former
years.
Secretary Mohler has been working
to secure top notch speaking talent
for the convention in January. With
bright prospects for a Hoover speech.
practical assurances were made for
record list of speaking talent.
Appeal for Food Conservation
The federal food administrator will
come to Kansas with an appeal for
food conservation. He will point out
the opportunities of the farmers in
the war crisis and will probably bring
a special message for the wheat grow
ers and the stock raisers. Secretary
Strauss, while unable at this time to
give positive assurances of a Hoover
speech, assured Secretary Mohler the
federal food dictator would come to
this state if at all possible.
One~of the features before the con-
vention this winter will be serious
deep rooted consideration of the live
stock problems. Growing of tall corn,
increased wheat acreage and potato
production will be subordinated to
consider the wall of the stock grower
Under the new law, all farm or
CARNATIONS will be represented. Ev-
cry county in Kansas will send dele
gates to the convention and all farm,
stock growing and breeders organiza-
lions will be represented. County
fair organizations will also be repre-
scented both in attendance and on the
three days program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
FOR MAJOR ALLISON
Dinner for We'll Known Santa Fe Man
With John Purcell as Host.

A dinner was given in Chicago re-
Gently by John d. Purcell, in honor
of Major William L. Allison, of the
344 Infantry, stationed at Camp
Grant, Rockford, Ill Major Allison,
formerly mechanical engineer for the
Santa Fe railway, and for many years
a resident of Topeka, for the past few
years has been general sales mana
ger of railway supply company, at
Chicago, entered the officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan, last June, and
true to the expectations of his many
Santa Fe friends, he won the highest
commission that was awarded, a ma
jorship in the infantry.
A number of Major Allison's asso-
ciates and friends were invited, among
whom were F. w. Thomas, of Topeka
At the dinner, Fred c. Corners, as
sistant to the e-president of the
santa Fe railway, read the following
poem:
Who have we for guest tonight?
Why. Major Bill, our Major Bill.
Who is the ladies' joy and delight?
Why, Major Bill, our Major Bill.
Who when a guy is stony broke.
Pulls out a roll, a horse would choke
And gives the guy one half his poke?
why Major Bill, our Major Bill.
Who is. out to beat the Hun?
Why, Major Bill, our Major Bill.
Who'll crack the kaiser on his bun?
Why, Major Bill, our Major Bill.
Who, in the thickest of the fight
VIII give one swing of his mighty right
And forty Huns the dust will bite?
Why, Major Bill, our Major Bill
Who is anxious for the fray?
Why. Major Bill, our Major Bill
Would like to start to fight today?
Why, Major BILL our Major Bill
Who. If ever on the track
10 give the Hun the finish crack.
who'll chase that Hun " hell and back :?
why, Major Bill, our Major Bill
When the war is DER, we'll be glad to meet
You, Major Bill. our Major Bill.
with cheers and haudShakeS. we will meet
You. Major Eli. our Major Bill.
With your return from that foreign land,
To see you again and shake your hand.
And hear your voice. will be simply grand
Major Bill, our Major Bill
So we wish good luck and joy-Godspeed.
To Major Bill, our Major Bill.
While he's away. our hearts Will bleed
For Major Bill. our Major Bill.
May the guardian angel be ever near,
And to loving friends. and home-good
cheer.
You will return with the coming year
Major Bill. our Major Bill!
The many Topeka friends of Mr.
Corners are fully acquainted with his
ability as a railroad executive, but few
knew that he was a poet also. Major
Allison IS more Familiarity known to
his friends as BILL" -...s .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
BIG 'POSSUAA FEED R. R. EARNINGS BIG
Tom Sneed Annual Dinner to
Be Held at Memorial Hall.
Many Distinguished Guests Will
Be in Attendance.

State officials will be guests at the
annual 'poSsum dinner at Memorial
hall under the auspices of the G.. A. X.
The event is known as the Tom Sneed
annual 'possum dinner and will be
regular old time. happy southern ban
quet.
There would probably be very little
trouble taxing the capacity of the larg-
est banquet hall in town with free
transportation to the tempting menu.
Just roll this food program around
couple of times and send your beef
steak and wheat bread to a HooVeriZed
neighbor. Here it is: Roast pos
sum thanked with baked sweet pota-
toes and yaller yams, ring tailed coonS,
billed in sassafra and served with
Irish potatoes and pumpkin sass,
baked yearling ground hog served
with parsnips and carrots, sauerkraut,
tomato sass, hominy and chow chow,
cracklin's, corn dodgers, buttermilk
and cider; pies, pumpkin, mince, lem
on and sweet later.
Tonight invited guests will knock
the dust off forgotten vocal talents
and practice for Tuesdays singing ~
Carve dat 'Possum, Carve Him to
de Heart" The feed-will continue
until the menu is disposed of-which
shouldn't be so very long, unless
someone insists on making a speech.
State and military officials are on the
honored guest list. They include past
department commanders, the. Rev.
Bernard Kelly, Col. J. n. (Curley)
Harrison, Col. A w. (Farmer) Smith,
Col. Ira D. Brougher. Great Bend;
Col. Bob Painter, Meade: Col. w. w.
Dennison, adiutant general q. A. r.;
Capt. A. C. Pierce, Junction City, pres
ent commander G. A. R.; Charles S.
Huffman, adjutant general; w. f.
Connelley. secretary State Historical
society; Col. r. Neil Rain, assistant
aojutant general; Walter L. Payne,
state treasurer; Charles H. Chandler.
state architect; Nate Turner, assistant
state auditor, and A. c.. Hanback,,
custodian state house. A number of
ladies have also been invited to at
tend the 'possum dinner. Late this
afternoon no regrets had been re-
ceived
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
Shippers Argue Against In
crease in Freight Rates.
Income in 8 Months so Million
More Than Expected in Year.

Washington, Nov. 19.-American
railroads have earned s50,000,0O0
more during the first nine months of
1917 than they estimated they would
make during the entire year, Clifford
Thorne, shippers counsel said today
during closing arguments on the fiji
teen per cent rate case.
Actual operating revenues" he
told the interstate commerce commits
sion, have exceeded the commissions
own expectations by more than 10 per
cent per mile of road operated. The
roads returns will be over 5 II per
cent on their property for the year"
Increased Rates Already.
Intra-state rates, Thorne further
urged, have been increased generally
more than % per cent. furnishing
still greater returns above the five per
cent interstate increases allowed east
ern roads by the commission last
June. Most of these did not show eff
fective during the first nine months,
he pointed out and now Will further
swell the years final figures.
Epochal changes affecting Americas
railroads are impending. Officials to-
day saw several possible eventualities.
These were: Government owner
ship; government wage fixing; gov
eminent loans to strengthen the lines
for wars vast burdens; or pooling of
the railroads into a gigantic war ma
chine under a dictator or commission.
..Nationa,ization'' a Cure.
Government ownership is advised
by both sides in the Is per cent rate
hesrin gs only as the last resort. Some
form of final aid is favored first. A
wage advance for the railroad work
ers is conceded by government off
Gals. In fact anything within reach
to prevent a nationwide strike.
rate increase for eastern lines is
the least their executives declare can
prevent forced government ownership.
The permanent cure, according to
interstate commerce commission tes-
timony, is naturalization of the coun-
try's railways by the private owners
under government direction and fl
nanciaI support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
ARE NOT HOGS
Members of New Garbage Conn
pany Merely Hog Feeders.
Willing to Give Everybody a
Chance at SlOp Barrels.

Petitions carrying the signatures of
between 1900 and 1900 voters of the
city who asked that the new garbage
ordinance be repealed, were present
ed to the city commission today by a
delegation of negroes. The ordinance,
when passed. provided that the con-,
tract for collection of all city garbage
be given to the Mid-Continent Hog
company. The contract was granted
and the Mid Continent company oper-
ated here for several months and was
recently bought out" by a company
of Topeka men including H L. Pepp
meyer, Mort Albaugh, Charles SEES
sions and others.
Sessions was on hand at the meet
ing to represent his company when
the petition was presented. The
spokesman for the negro delegation
who said he represented every hog
raiser in the city asked that the ordi-
nance be repealed that the "indepen-
dent hog raisers might continue to
live.
Sessions answered saying that the
new company would make no effort
to drive anyone out of business.A There
is more garbage in the city, he said
than his company can handle alone.
He declared, that if the hog men
would meet with officials of the new
company, a plan would be worked out
whereby every man who raised hogs
will be awarded a territory wherein
he might collect refuse.
The only thing we are going to
demand from the hog men," said Ses-
sions, lis that they systemic their
work and do it so the city is Kept
sanitary The company is response
BILE to the city for the sanitary condi-
ton of Topeka and if we let the hog
men collect from certain districts we
expect them to be responsible to US
for the sanitation of those places
The commission turned down the
petition. Sessions and the delegation
arranged that a meeting will be held
Thursday night at the Topeka Coal
office in the Elks building and the city
will be divided up among the ''inde-
pendent" hog men and the new COM
pany. Each man will get a certain
territory and will be responsible to
the hog company as to it's cleanliness
and sanitation.
In this way not man in the city
who has been raising hogs will be put
out of business. The delegation pre-
senting the petition was satisfied, they
said, with SesSionss offer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the .woman's dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the days
work. oh, how my back aches. GOLD
MEDAL Haariem Oil Capsules taken to-
day ease the backache of tomorrow
taken every day ends the backache for all
time Don't delay. What's the use of
suffering? Begin taking GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules today and be re-
lieved tomorrow. Take three or four every
day and be permanently free from wrench
ing, distressing back pain. But be sure to
get GOLD MEDAL Since 1895 GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil has been the Ma
tional Remedy of Holland, the government
of the Netherlands having granted a spe-
cial charter authorizing its preparation
and sale. The housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without bread as she
would without her Real Dutch Drops" as
she quantity calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Oil Capsules This is the one reason why
you Will find the women and children Of
Holland so sturdy and robust.
GOLD MEDAL are the pure. original
Harlem Oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in Haarlen. Hol-
land. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL.
Look for the name on every box Sold
by reliable druggists in sealed packages.
three sizes Money refunded if they do
not help you. Accept only the GOLD
MEDAL. All others are imitations.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
LADY ORATOR PEEvED
Stuff Picket Finds Soap Box Instead
of City Hall Awaits Her.

Dallas, Tex. Nov. 19.-Miss Maude
Younger, New York representative of
the National Woman's Party, whose
contract to speak in the Dallas city
hall was cancelled by Mayor Lawther.
may address the man in the street"
here today from a soap box"
Miss Younger, who is making a
speaking tour explaining the White
House picketing, arrived here yester-
day, indignant at Mayor Lawther's ac-
ton.
Il have nothing but praise for
President Wilson, she said
The National Woman's Party rep
resentative was denied the use of the
city hall because the mayor did mot
approve of any criticism Of the ad-
ministration at this time"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19

Toxic. Nov. ia visit to Japan by
an aged sailor named Hardy, who was
a member of Commodore's Perrv's. eS-
petition to this country in 1853 is be-
ing made the occasion of many mani
festaions of friendship toward the
Y. ). Yesterday the old sailor went to
kurihama to visit Perry's landing
place and planted a pine before the
Perry monument
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
GET BALLOON TRAINING
Go Up for Observation Work Under
Fire. ON Fighting Front.

IIIOs OH II IA-IINlIIEs i FOIIl-
A m T a Field Headquarters,
France. Nov. 19.-American artillery
observers are under fire in French
observation sausage balloons on the
French front today Accompanied by
French teachers" the Americans are
learning under actual battle condi-
tions the game of aerial observation,
the ranging of artillery and the spy
ing out from above of German battle
tactics.
Coincident with this announcement
today, it was stated that site has
already been laid for a school of sau-
So ge work" for Americans. French
and American obseTvati ton balloons
will be utilized to train a big corps
for this highly appraised work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
SALMON CARGO LOST
Steamer Stranded and Sink-265 Pas
sengers Are Rescued.

Seattle, Nov. 19.-The steamer
Mariposa, which grounded on the
rocks in the narrow passage of Sum-
mer strait, southeastern Alaska, slip
ped from its perch and sank at a late
hour last night, according to word re-
ceived here today. The 265 passen-
gers were landed at Wrangell.
The Mariposa was one of the largesz
in the service of the Alaska Steamship
company and carried a cargo of 1. 100
tons of ore and 5000 cases of salmon:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
COPS KILL 2 ROBBERS
Caught With Loot Two of Quartet
Are Shot Thru Head.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 19.-Joe
Muco and Cap" Gargetto, found cart
ing a quantity of cigars and tobacco
from the Parker-Gordon cigar COM
pany building early this morning were
shot and killed by policemen. Both
were shot thru the head. Another
member of the gang was captured and
fourth escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
A ROTVSCHILD KILLED
Major Evelyn, Son of Late Leopold.
Dies in Palestine War.

London, Nov. 19.-Major Evelyn de
Rothschild. son of the late Leopold
de Rothschild, has been killed in Pal
estine. He was in the same regiment
as his cousin, the Hon. Neil Primrose
son of the Earl of Rosebery, who died
recently of wounds received in PaIes-
tine fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
NO TIME FOR SPREES
Intense Labor Demand Greatly Re-
duces Drunkenness in New York.

New York, Nov. 19.-Drunkenness
has decreased greatly in New York
because Of the demand for labor
caused by, the war and indirect pro-
hibition, according to conclusions
reached by officials of the board of
inebriety and hospital authorities
made public today. Arrests for in
toXication dwindled from 1922 in Feb
ruary to e69 in August, while the
psychopathic ward in Bellevue. hos
pital has had fewer alcoholic patients
in the last six months than at any
time in it's history. Similar decreases
in other hospitals also have been re-
ported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19

Bank clearings in the United States for
the week ending November u. as reported
to Bradstreets aggregate S6.434, ;591 0G0,
against 5000, 10000 the previous week
and S6,9S2, JGi.O0G in the spending
week last year. Following are the returns
with percentages of change;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19
Good Rain in Northwest.

Good Rain in Northwest.
Phillipsburg, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE
rain which fell here Saturday tota1ed
almost one and a half inches. The
rain was needed badly and the farm
erS are delighted
Uncle Sans food bill for soldiers alone
is $500. 600 day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
Brother Elmer
Named Head of
Sports League

Brother Elmer Of St. Louis college
was reelected president OF the Inter
scholastic League at meeting of that
examination late yesterday afternoon
at the Y. NJ. {. 4. Other Officers
elected were +. G.. Bartlett OF kamcha'
meha, vice president. and +. 3. BrlaS
Of Mckinley. secretary.
Frank f. Midkiff OF Punahou nom
mated Brother Elmer for the presl'
cency of the league and his election
vas unanimous. E. G. Bartlett at
tempted to refuse election to the vice
presidency but did not succeed. NJ. g.
Greeniey Of Mckinley high school said
he would not consider reelection be
cause E. B. Brias was to have charge
of the athletic work al that school
in the future, so Brias was given the
office.
Besides the election of officers, the
schedule for the year was arranged at
the meeting. Those in attendance we're
E. G. Bartlett from Kamehameha. NJ.
G. Greenley from Mckinley, A. T..
Wyman from Mills, Frank F. Midkiff
of Punahou. Dudley Pratt Of Punahou
and Widifred Alfonso of st. Louis
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
Camp Has First Class Material
for Strong Team to Com
pete in Senior Series

That the men attending the Off,
GERS training camp at Schofield Bar,
racks form a football team to compete
with soldier teams and possibly with
a town team, is a suggestion which
Is meeting with the approval of the
fans and will probably be carried out.
II will be chiefly a question as to
whether the men can find time for
practise.
Many prominent football players
are at the training camp and about
such men as Sam Johnson, Atherton
Gilman, Buster Carter, Don Laid,
Fred Rawson and Allan Renton, a
strong team can be nodded. Several
of these men starred with the national
guard team last year and with their
training given them at the camp will
be in better condition than ever this
year.
A recent Associated Press report
says that in every camp on the, Paci-
ftc coast, as in most other places of
assemblage for army men throughout
the country, committees are being ap
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-19
WEST POINT TO HAVE
1917 FOOTBALL TEAM

WEST POINT, n. Y.-The United
States military academy will have a
football team on the gridiron this fall
Authorization has been received from
the war department for the cadets
to participate in contests with other
colleges, but there will be no game
With Annapolis.
The West Pointers will endeaVor to
arrange a schedule of games to take
the place of that Cancelled early in
the year when orders from the secre-
tary of war abolished all outside com.
petition in sports.
Capt. Godfrey Keyes, West Point,
1913, who is an instructor on duty
here, will act as head coach. Keyes
played halfback during his last three
years on the army team.
The West Pointers will make no eff
fort to get officers detailed here from
the war department to act as coaches
and will employ 10 outside coaching
force.
Capt. J. E. Mcmahon has been ap-
pointed football representative and
Capt. ]. B. Crawford is secretary of
the army athletic council. Cadet f..
@. Oliphant is to captain the West
Point team this season