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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
LINES WORTH REMEMBERING
If you will not hear reason, she will surely
rap your nuckles.-BENJAMlN FRANKLIN
CHARLIE BRILL'S STADIUM

THIS is the age of play; Of course not all play but SUI
iicien, to put vigor into the body and new force
into the mind that more and better work he
piShed
We have started play movement in this city, the pcu.
pie voted $4,000 for Fairgrounds and expert has been
engaged to direct the play The result will be sound mind,
and bodies for boys and girls
Now Charles Brill leading writer on athletics
in tbs state pleading that Oklahoma City erect stadium
for modern sports to bring big football Gancs here. 10
create perfected bayeba diamond and encourage outdoor
sport,
wcrknown author has recently written a story which
has wide circulation and which THO fact that
Athens had nothing on" Oklahoma City Mr. Brill rises
TO admit the contention except in unit of Development
Oklahoma City has stadium TO compare with those
which oscrcd the athletic spirit the days when Greece
led N physical proves
Here is something worthy the hest attention of oN
Chamber OF Commerce Mr. Brill suggests that stadium
be constructed at cost Of approximately $4,000 He
points out that the investment easily can he fade soud
financial And he tells us that the pleasure to he de
rived by the populace is worth than the money in
question. In all OF which he is right
Just little public sentiment in favor Of stadium will
result in something definite And the sentiment should
develop al once.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
TAKE POLITICS OUT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS

NEVADA has started a movement to choose local off
~ ciaS without regard to politics The plan proposes an
open race the idea being induce better men to enter off
oal c and to have all candidates in a single column
The sponsors OF tho measure propose elimination To
set aside the undesirable candidates Then with only good
men canddfes is believed the cities and counties will
receive benefits in the shape OF high-cass men The
scheme is worth watching National political opinions
have no place in city elections Wha, the people want arc
good schools proper police and fire protection and conser-
yation oi health
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
DRIVING CAPITAL AWAY.

DEVELOPMENT Of Oklahoma has been possible only
through the of outside capital 1t was money
from other states that built the railroads which srctc
over the prarcS where only the COW trail formed an
artery OF travel
Most OF the large office buildings Of the big cities Of
Oklahoma were built with outside capital Almost all oi
the principal school buildings of this city and the other
important cities OF the state were constructed with money
from down cast
While We are today in position to finance many enter
prSes with money the legislature will act wisely
" I, makes careful nyeStigation oi bill which has been
introduced to require insurance corporations to invest
certain amoun, OF their funds in this state
Texas has uis sh' We have no information as to tho
result bu, driving capital away while attempting to force
1t TO stay often brings bad results,
Oklahoma i, adding to her internal wealth each twenty
four hours Yet good deal of outside capital
for some year, to come and the legislature should he cau-
tiouS before putting many restrictive measures on the
statute book,
An Oklahoma City man, who was in New York a wear
ago inqurng about the chance to obtain funds for in.
ve'tment in this state received the following reply "Ou,
in your state and in Texas ii you'll stop passing so many
laws to irgh,en capital you'll he able to get plenty Of
money for investment But until your legislatures have
become calm can YOU get full Of financial aid"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

who imprcSscS her the frs, question
she asks about him is is he married "
Our idea OF slush-mush- gush con.
test is the demonstration pulled OFF BY
two girls who meet when they haven't
seen each other for nearly two whole
days
Don't imagine that just because grass
Is green a grass widow is that way.
\ man hasn't much respect Tor gray
hairs when he finds one in his food.
The women seem to imagine that the
TOOL men do lot oi Worrying over
womcn'S clothes. As far as the men
are concerned, most OF them don't care
II the women do not wear anything
When a man marricS he divide, his
Income and multiple, his Outgo.
There are all sorts OF people in the
world, including the man who likes to
lunch with the rest OF the ladies at A
department store restaurant
Another OF the tragrdic, OF life is
when a Budding Genius develops into
Blooming Idiot
bui American suits dn not 60 around
smashing windows like the British
type But most OF them look as il they
would lind it a hard matter to avoid
breaking mirrors.
Once in while the Office does
seek the Man There is the Oifcc of
the Chief OF Detectives and the Tax
Office for instance.
1T is better to give than receive" as
the old Bachelor said when he pur-
chased a wedding gilt for a friend.
\ man can't spend a hall hour in
church without coughing every few
minutes But he can spend two hours
IN a ,hea,er and never even whceze.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
OLDST ToRiBS
IN NEKTYpH.
Twenty Years AGO.
It0m Ve TINES FILEC

Twenty Years Ago.
Miss Minnie Crounse arrived this
morning from Washington to visit Mr..
and Mrs. {. A. Randall
Miss Pauline Whistler Of the Sac
and Fox agency arrived in the city thi,
morning from Lawrence, Hans, where
she IS attending a school. Her mother.
Mrs. Fannie Whistler met her here.
Sam fIaroer OF Ardmorc is in tho
city.
Fifteen Years Ago.
g. W Garrison has purchased the
Windsor hotel and will conduct tho
hotel in the future.
The business along tho tracks Of the
Choctaw and Frisco on the west side Of
the city IS rapidly growing in impor-
tance, Big warehouses are going up
and coal yards, wood yards, AMI
dressed stone yards are covering all
'hc ground not occupied by houses,
The excavation for the Curtis and
NartSidc building is all completed and
III readiness for the masons.
Mr.. ! p. Jones and Mr. Robert NJ.
Eacock have formed a partnership ani
will engage IN the real estate business.
Clarence + Bennett returned today
IRON ST LOUIS
Ten Years Ago.
Mrs Clarence Storm was up from
Norman Yesterday
Mrs NJ l. Turner is recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Frank Gault is over from Geary and
busy shaking hand, with his many
friends.
Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Martin gave
a most elegant dinner last nigh, in
honor of Dr and Mrs G.. Street,
who leave coon for san Antonio. Texas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Luke McLuke Saws

The difference between the four.
legged mule and the two legged mule
i1 that the two-legged mule uses his
mouth when he thinks he has kick
coming
A wife knows wha, she would do ii
she were man And husband
knows what he wouldn't do II he were
woman
Every time woman meets a man
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
FREE SCHOOLS IN REALITY

THIS CITY has free public school system that is We
have accommodations for part OF the boys and girls to
Obtain an education without But Iumber de
med the advantages of free education OF
sufficient school iacilitict
Complying with public demand the school board has
called an election bonds in the of $650O00 %
build more schools that free schools will be reality
and not part fiction
In the issue OF the Times of October H. lql6 this cdi-
toral was published
With the local school attendance about 400 great.
cr than At this time last year the ve1stons pointed
out at the beginning Of the sehqol. year more
For some Years No have hcEs yrectns modern
has surpassed the estimates made by those who
Tor NOR" than single term
T., whSn school opens nc,, september. We can look
only one to solve the problem which to quickly
ar nda6n % aar i "aa"s, S So' more bonds mat WI" ''
The scholastic population S something ot which
word TO be kept IN mind
Since the time about four months ago that the above
editorial appeared in print the situation has become
pcrplcxng Cla>c, arc held in relays since the schools
arc not able to for all OF the young folk time
In few months class will he graduated from the
high school Probably 500 will conclude their studies in
local way and this would seem to offer some relief
But ncNt fall the school authorities expect an enrolment
OF about 1000 c who will be ready for their first
schooling
What We to do with this little armyo
Arc NC to.lock the school doors and turn them away
Not for ono minute will he considered such calamity
Wen vdtc those bond, and show the world that We have
free schools in reality which arc open to all corners, over
the doors We will hang the sign Of WELCOME" and no
child in tins rc city shall be forced to remain outside o
The great walls OF our educational institutions
woman's club in Washington refused to admit a
lipgJr D.,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
'CUKEM:L,UKE
Ills COLUMN
Copyright 1917

Scent.
why am I always broke" she whined
II well know that I'm not to blame
But though my name il Rose. | find
haven't a cent to my name"
Is That So2
When | was back home in Hayvillc
on visit last week saw a company
play East Lynne at the opera house.
and the emotional actress with the
show was shedding real tears all
through the play remarked the Old
Fogy b.
That's nothing" commented the
Crouch Maybe She had some ci her
own money IN the production.
Well, Well!
The log OF the CircumnavigatorS'
club contains photograph of the
tailor shop run by r. Cock Eye, in
Toxic Japan.
Advice
Don't VI success make YOU prr,
fOr. III YOU do, you're sure to lose
Ana no man ever got so hig
some other couldn't fill his shoes
Betcha!
The average husband is poor ex-
cuSe, said the Married Woman
oh well, sighed the Old Maid. "a
poor excuse is better than none"
B-r-r-r-ri
Wen quit husging the radiator long
enough to observe that l. Roe lives in
DcS MoineS, Iowa.
Fooey
They put tho egg away In limo
In storage and II said To me.
some one VIII later find that I'm
Not all that I'm cracked up to he
Ouch,
Did your husband die natural
death '' We asked Mrs Malaprdp.
"Oh. no." she replied lie had a
doctor
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
WEDDING OUT THE BEGCARS.

.0UR government requires the immigration officials to
use extreme care in permitting foreigners to land on
our shores, fearing that these immigrants arc beggcrs or
may become SUCH and be charge on the public purse
These eagle eyed immigration Officers attempted to pre-
vent an Italian from landing Boston few days ago but
the man from sunny Italy claimed he opera singer
lie gave mastery demonstrations and proved that he was
star lie was admitted And there's small chance OF any
foreign opera singer becoming beggar this rich land
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
George Knows Everything

Another thing that Luke McLuke
must remember is that one can love a
widow with less exhaustion than he
can the housekeeping maid, because
there ls less time lost in meeting the
widow than there is in ovcr,aking tho
high -stcppcr-HouSton Post.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Twenty-Five Years AGO TODAY.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Our Daily Birthday Party.

John ID Rockefeller jr., heir to the
millions of the Standard Oil magnate,
born in Cleveland, Ohio, iorty-three
years ago today.
Barney Oldicld holder Of many au.
,omobIle speed records, born a, Wan
Scon, OHIO thirty-ninc years ago today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Otice

II iIod Mendcr, who lives on Jack
son street Nelsonvllle, Ohio, will call
at the club We will give him a Job re
pairing brick and mortar rcceptaClcs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Helm

We sure started something when we
printed that egg puzzle The solutions
come IN al the rate OF about 200 day,
and they run from l07 eggs to 2,+0l
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

Why no brll in the house senate To establish the short
aot simplify elections and assure better administration,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Lessons in World Speech.

One reason why we want to learn
how to speak Ro, the new World
Speech, is because when you want to
say Give me that book all you have
10 calculate is Hob aba amo ruk "
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Gosh |

There is a man III Camp Dennison,
OHIO, who tries to liveJup to his name
when he meets lady His name is
Act knlcely
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
What's in A Name7

John Rich, an inmate, died in the
county poor house at Washington, Ind.
this week.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

One OF the high German generals has been decorated
with the grand cross OF the iron Belgium had to be
satisfied with the double cross
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

The kaiser walls that the aim of the allies is to crush
Germany Well, who It that started the crushing
business
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
HOOIaYl
An Old Timer.

Iva Mac kctcham of Kllbourne, H..
did, and now she is Mrs. Hughes
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

woman'' club in Washington refused to admit a
trained nurse to membership But il any OF the members
OF the club become ill., the nurse viii b, the first oncaoa
hand To bring the patient back 10 health
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
'HIST0RYBITS.
One Hundred Years Ago TODAY.

One Hundred Years Ago To-day.
lSl7-WiIllam I'crrell. noted Amer.
lcan pioneer IN the science OF meteor
ology. born IN Bedford county, Pa.
Died at haywood. Kan. Sept l8 1901.
seventy-five Years Ago Today.
lA2-Nathan +. Dixon. United
States senator from Rhode Island died
IN Washington. ID. {. Born at Plain.
field, Conn, Dec. l}. MA
Fifty Years Ago Today.
lSt7-Presidcnt Johnson vetoed the
compromise bill for the admission Of
Nebraska to statehood.
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.
l892-Col Henry A. Barnum. a civil
war veteran to whom congress awarded
The largest pension ever allowed an Of
iicer OF his rank, died in New York
CITY. Born at GAINESVILLE, ~ Y, Sept.
a 1888.
One Year Ago Today in the War.
Ian ~, 1910 More than score ~
nersons killed by Zeppelin raid on
Paris French lines penetrated BY Ger
man attacks south Of the Somme and
near Ncuvlllc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

L,si,la,e in haste, repen, at leisure
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

The japanese emperor has nothing "on' the average
American Most everybody in this country has trouble
once IN while because his dict disagrccs with him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

A gentleman dining at a hotel where
the servants were 'icw and far he
tween dispatched lad among them
for all order OF beef
After long time the lad returned
and was asked by the faint and hun
CRY gentleman
Are YOU the lad who took away my
plate for some beef"
"Yes, sir"
Bless me" resumed the hungry
wit, how YOU have grown"
II have most valuable work 10
sell. madam" said the book agent. 1T
tells YOU how TO dc everything"
Does it tell how to get rid Of q.
pestcring book agent" asked the busy
woman.
"lt does madam" returned the agent
scrcnely ut says YOU s'ould buy
something from him"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

Learn One New Thing Each Day.
flattop is a town IN Wyoming.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Pouring

He liz In clover
Is old Rook.
When porting over
A dry book
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
Fooeyl !

they put tho egg away in limo
In storage, and II said To me
some one viii later find that I'm
Not all that I'm cracked up to Ice
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29

Did your husband die natural
death ~ We asked Mrs Malaprop
"Oh. no." she replied. "Ilc had a
Icrtor" "
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22

The buying power OF the people of
this country is unprecedented and
manufacturers have orders on hand
for goods that cannot be filled for
many months to come.
Cattle raisers and feeders are
suely confronted with at least five
years of high prices, and while the
ending of the war in Europe may ad-
versely affect certain lines of manu-
facturers, it does not require much
study to show clearly that the pro-
cess of breeding. raising and fatten-
ing of cattle ready for the shambles,
is slow work and in which nature
takes hand. With the European
supply of beef cattle exhausted and
the breeding foundation apparently
reduced to very small numbers, and
those remaining said to be reduced
TO condition closely resembling our
Gamers" it can readily be seen that
Europe will want our beef cattle and
breeding stock in large numbers for
years to come. Meantime the home
of meats and other ne
cessities promises to continue on a
very broad scale.-Portland Live
stock Reporter.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22

tor car was not sold for less than
$4,000. Five years ago there was
little choice of cars costing less than
$1,000. This year there are fourteen
standard makes of motor cars offer
ed to the public for less than $1,000.
all cars which can eclipse in per-
Torrance, the cars of a dozen years
ago.
Argue as you will, say that his ri
walls would have brought ii about if
he had not, or let your irrelevant
preparedness enthusiasm scorn his
pacificism all you wish-the man
who is responsible for all this and
deserves the credit for ii is Henry
Ford, says the New York Times. He
it was who conceived the idea of the
car for the masses, and it is this fun
damental conception that has
brought him enormous profits and
worldwide fame. He had the fore
sight to apply the chewing gum prin-
ciple of small unit profit and huge
sale to the motor car, and had it
not been for him and his stubborn
maintenance of his policy the distri-
button of cars in this country still
might easily have been confined to
the idle rich.
There are experts in the motor car
industry who are trying to figure out
just how many motor cars the United
States will buy before the demand is
filled. Reductions in price and re-
ductions in the cost of maintenance
make these figures subject to revi-
sion. The present guess is II mil
lion motor cars.
That would mean a car for every
family in the United States.
The figure is based on the guess
that almost every farmer in the land
will use car, guess that is not
very extravangant. For instance, in
Iowa, which has the highest percent
age of farmer owners at present.
there is a motor car for every six
teen persons.
When there is a motor car for
every family in the United States,
and that will be soon, what will be
the effect upon traffic?
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22

The stockmen OF the United States
and Canada have an unusual oppor-
tunity to make independent fortunes
in the next five or ten years. Condi-
tions now existing and the future be-
fore us in the livestock business are
simply without a parallel. With the
supply OF food animals in Europe re-
duced TO point where even the
breeding stock is being consumed, it
can readily be seen that the founda-
ton Of future herds is very small
and will probably take close to ten
years TO get restocked to anything
like a normal basis.
Meantime the neutral countries are
being called upon to furnish meats
and other supplies at rate previous
j. unknown. At the close of the war
there will be a reopening OF ports
that are now biockaded, and proper
tionzts increase in the call for meats
which Will have 20 be supplied largely
~ The United States.
Industrial condition. In this coun-
try are wonderfully good and the
home demand for fresh and cured
fossts Is far ahead Of any period in
The history u the country in gpite of
p present sxtrayagsnt prices.
American lsboF 81 fully employed at
the beet wages ever known and the
American Workman r. a most liberal
buyer Of meats when he has the
money.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22

The latest indictment against SPUR
rels Is that they eat the insulation OFF
electric wires. If that is civiliza-
tons charge against the squirrels.
those pretty little creatures have per-
fectly good defense. What drove them
to such unpalatable fare? 1t wasn't
squirrels that destroyed the hazel
bushes and cut down the forests.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22
TWELVE MILLION CARS.
Every Family Will Own An Auto In
the Future.

A new machine has come into the
daily life of the United States to
bring about changes as sweeping as
those brought by the electric light
and the telephone. The machine fif-
teen years ago was a novelty, ten
years ago it was the toy of moder-
ately wealthy men; today it is as
Common as the dollar watch. That
machine is the motor car.
Machinery has had much to do
with our laws, customs and language.
Electric lights and electric communi-
cation brought great reforms. The
latest magician of mechanics is the
gasoline motor. How far reaching
its magic will be, few men dare pre-
dict, but survey of the growth in
popularity of the motor car during
the past couple of years is founda-
ton enough to base some interesting
guesses upon.
On January l of this year there
was one motor car to each forty-fve
persons in the United States. At that
time the prophets of the motor car
business predicted that January l.
1917, would see Y million cars add
ed to the total owned in the United
States.
The Automobile magazine has
made a compilation of the output Of
American factories for the first six
months of 1916. Their figures show
a production of 754,9O2 cars. There
is no longer any question but that
the prophets saw truly.
By January 1, 1917, there will be
a motor car for every 1884 inhabi-
tants of the country.
By the dawn of that year the to-
tai invested in motor cars in this
country will be two billion dollars.
figure difficult to grasp Probably
the total investment will really be
larger than that for the figure is OBJ
tanned by making the average price
of "a motor car $500, a very low es-
innate.
These figures indicate several very
interesting conditions. For one
thing they prove the United States
is extraordinarily prosperous. The
amount invested in motor cars would
settle the cost of the European war
for some months or help materially
to pay the debts of first class ma
ton.
Another fact these estimates call
attention to is the change in the pro-
duction of motor cars, the "quan-
tity production" which makes low
priced cars possible.
But along with these interesting
and CHEEKY indications of the latest
motor car census comes a problem
which particularly concerns cities,
the. problem of transportation.
When one man out OF every
twenty-five owns a motor car where
will the cities find room for them
1t is strange to reflect that the
very thing which made motor cars
cheap and plenty is the fact that
manufacturers decided to make lots
of them and sell them for less. To
the motor car industry they have aD-
piled the business principles which
made fortunes out of chewing gum
and dollar watches. By making lots
of cars they cut the cost OF manufse-
ture, and by cutting the selling price
they may have cut some OF the per
centage of profit, but they sold
great many more cars.
Ten years ago a serviceable mo-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22

See the LINCOLN LOAN AND
TITLE CO., Inc, Shoshone, Idaho.
for farm loans and the best abstracts.
The Oldest set OF abstract books in
Lincoln County. 36tf