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FOR SALE-Two story, 10 room
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CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS
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office, railway mail stenographic posi-
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FOR SALE secondhand touring
cars and l roadster. Cam bridge Auto
Co. 1-3t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Get A Button
rlyAduises
TheRedCross
Factories Are Working Over
time But Are Unable to
Meet Big Demand,

BE sure to be among the first to get
a Red Cross button" is the sugges ton
of Shalley +, Tracy, publicity director
for the Red Cross Christmas member
ship in the state The reason is, that
the supply of buttons may run out,
within the first few days OF the cam
paign.
A telegram was received at state
headquarters this morning from St.
Louis, saying that the shipment OF sup
plies from the east had been very slow,
on account OF the great demands all
over the country for Red Cross ma,
terials. They advised that in case OF a
shortage of buttons that a Red Cross
badge he made OF round piece OF
white cardboard the size Of fifty
cent piece, and that the Red Cross be
painted on it with these words under
meath, Christmas Membership 1918"
Every button factory in the country Is
working overtime 10 turn out 'thtse bu, =
tons and even at that they are unable
to meet the big demand,
Mr. Tracy says that in Oklahoma
City 10000 buttons are being made,
that Muskogee is making 100000 and
Tulsa 10000 The states quota, how
ever, is half million. and it is thought
that three quarters Of million will be
the number needed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Full Strength
Army to Have
$4,000 Doctors

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Thcre are
nov more than 5000 officers engaged
in the work Of the medical department
Of the army including regular army
officers and four officers reserve
eorps-medical, dental, veterinary aud
sanitary--connected with the work un-
der Surgeon General Gorgas, says the
Medical Journal II is estimated that
at least 24,Oo0 physicians will be in
cluded in the personnel OF the depart
ment when full strength Is reached
Every step in caring for the physical
welfare OF the soldiers from the time
they arc sworn into service until they
are discharged comes under the medical
department
In this work is included inspection
Of foods to he served soldiers, santa
ton, care Of the sick and wounded the
operation Of field base and GONZALES
cent hospitals, ere education" Of the
permanently crippled. handling the sup.
plies Tor all this work, etc. The total
number Of hospital beds will he on a
basis OF rs percent Of the strength Of
the army .-. ~. 49,,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
BreadCheaper
Brooks Says,
SmceLicense
Some Stores Sell 0ne-Pound
LOaveS for Nine Cents,
Undellvered,

NORMAN, Okla, Dec, IA
(Special.)--The new standardized
Hoover loaf has enabled the bakers
and grocers 10 sell larger Iosvos to
their customers for the same
money, according TO reports re-
|, ceived by The food administration
from bakers In all parts Of the
state.
Under the new regulations
bakers can bake only pound, or
pound and cne.half loaves. snd
multiples OF these, In some instances
retailers are selling three one
pound loaves for twenty five
cents, and stores that have adopted
the cash basis and charge extra
for deliveries are selling tie pound
loaf for nine cents.
As rule the CUSTOMER Is charged
ten cents for a loaf OF bread, but
he is now getting mote bread for
his money than before
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
SURVEYORS FINISH
UNION STATION JOB

Surveyors have completed their work
in connection with the preparations of
the plans for the proposed union depot.
according to J. c, Walton. commissioner
o fpublic works. who is back OF the
union depot movement here.
81 expect to have the blue prints
ready for a conference with railroad
officials in about three weeks time"
said Mr Walton today, "and ! am sure
that they are going TO see that the pro.
posed station will not only make il bet
ter for the travelling public, the ietiIes
Of Oklahoma City, but also for the rail
roads themselves"
The railroad officials were n con-
ference with Mr., Walton several weeks
ago, and al that time showed much in
tereSt in the proposition as explained
to them by Mr., Walton, but asked for
blue prints,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
LAWYERS ARE ASKED
TO MEET Tomorrow

A meeting Of the Oklahoma City Bar
association, together with all other at
torneys of the city, has been called BY
T. g. McAdams, president of the bar
association, for the county court room
on tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock to
consider ways of assisting the legal ad-
visory board in the preparation Of the
questonnaire OF the next selectiye draft
for army service; also as to whether
the district court should adjourn until
January II, Every lawyer Is urged to
attend.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
MINE EXHANCE
BUILDING BURNS
At MIAMI TODAY
$4,000 Damage Caused by
Blaze Of Unknown Origin,

MIAMI, Okla. Dec. l4.--Fire today
destroyed the large two story mining
exchange building on North Main
street, at an estimated loss Of $4,000,
The Miami Businessmen's league,
which had rooms on the first floor.
lost all It's records and equipment The
Commerce Mining and Royalty Min
ing company offices, building con.
strnetion company offices and a piano
store. also on the first floor, we're
burned.
On the second floor. the o. X. &
N, railroad offices, several mining and
law offices and living apartments and
in the basement a produce company.
supplies and fixtures OF an electric
company and plumbing company were
destroyed.
The fire started In the basement and
gained considerable headway before
discovered The cause has not been dc
tcrmincd 4,.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Nine. kerensky Told
To Warn Husband

PETROGRAD, Thursday, Dec. lJ.--
Civil offenders in the Petrograd pris-
ons have been removed to jsils in the
provinces to make room for counter
revolutionary suspects, who are being
arrested continually.
Countess Panin. former vice minis
ter Of public welfare, has been arrested.
She is charged with having returned
all the ministry funds to the state bank,
leaving the safes in the ministry empty
when the Bolsheyiki took control
The lodgings of Nine Kerensky. wife
Of the former premier, we're searched
today BY soldiers She was told that
she had better notify Kerensky to come
to the Smolny Institute voluntarily or
he would be in great danger Of lynch
ing il found.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Bolshevlki Troops
Take Two Towns

LONDON, Dec. l4-leop irutLky,
the Bolshcviki foreign minister, accord
ing TO a Reuter- dispatch from Petro.
grad, announces that II an armlstice for
the eastern front Is signed at Brest.
LitovSk, the Russian delegates are em.
powered to enter into peace negotia-
tions.
~' Two Towns Taken.
Bolshevki troops have occupied Tam
anoyko and Kaluga, according to a dis
patch from Petrogad.
Tamanovka was occupied by troops
from petrograd, while Kaluga was
captured without much fighting The
counter revolutionary troops there wcre
di,armed and arrested and Bolsheviki
authorities restored.
VIII Draft Soldiers.
The commissioners with the Black
Sea fleet have Nslegraphcd asking for
immediate dispstch by land and water
OF all Black Sea deiachmenh now
ashore. They sho ssk for laygs mum.
der Of nschlae euHk TIE consolation
ers report that military cadets are At.
''skius aau /! srmared ears s.,..
fishtiht AaeA Inst TIE KtniloH iotces
lcit' my Hind and eighty prisoners,
The report adds that General Kornilofi
has disappeared.
Kalsdinss VIII Quit.
A description Of the Rostov fighting
says that shells fired by Bol.heviki
gunbobats in the river ,miased their oh ]
jeetiyes hut landed In the barracks OF a
Cossack detachment which had decided
to establish themselves s neu,rals IN
the fight with kaledines. II Is report
ed that General Kaledines Is prepared
to negotiate with the Bolsheviki In or
der to avoid further bloodshed around
Rostov.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
SUGAR FAMINE IS
DREAM, REF|NER
Tells SENATORS
President Spreckles BIames
Hoover for East Shortage,

WASHINGTON, Dec. iA--Deeisrins
that tlsts n no shortage d satsr 10
the United States and that the isu,Ins
Is local To- Me- AtisMtic sesbosrd, Presi.
dent SpfecksIs Soi tm Federal Suesr
Rsfiaing company, tesiIiyins sod,y st
the senete curnmjttsci investigisioa,
placed the responsibility on the food I'd
ministfation Sugar, he declared, was
now passing through New York for
Canada because Of higher prices,
Canada Pays More.
The sussr going through New York,
SpreckeIs said, was raw and the Can
adIan refiners paid higher price. I'VE
entered into an agreement with the
food administration to pay certain
price for raw sugars" said Spfeckeis.
we adhered to that agreement and the
product normally imported into this
country went abroad because better
prices could be obtained. We were
forced to close our refineries for lack
Of supplies"
Shortage ID Localized.
Sprseksis testified that there IL no
shortage In the world or the eountry's
sugar supply and that the only de-
ficlency WIS localized In the eastern
Atlantic states.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
CONGRESS ORDERS
PROBE OF NAVY;
TO QUIZ DANIELS
House !. COpoaittee Named TO
Conduct. Investigation

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA house
sub. committee thoroughly to investi-
gate the conduct of the war BY the navy
was created by the naval committee to-
day in executive session. Hearings
will be arranged soon Secretary Dam
iels, bureau chiefs and officers who have
been on duty abroad, will be called
The plans for investigation were
unanimously agreed upon.
Members of the committee say that
as at the last session 81 10000 was ap-
propriated for naval expenditures and
that this year another billion is proposed,
the system of expending such vast sums
should be examined into. /
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
THIRD PAYMENT DUE
ON LIBERTY Bonds

The third payment on the second
issue Liberty bonds Of 1917, amounting
to forty percent Of the face value OF
the bond is due tomorrow. The bonds
sold here on the government plan were
purchased tw per cent down; eighteen
percent November IS; forty percent
December IS and forty percent January
IS.
Several OF the banks reported today
that a number Of bond purchasers had
already made their December payment
in order TO avoid the rpsh tomorrow.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
New Officers Train
Delayed Two Hours

Train late by two hours Oklahoma
City men vino were commissioned in
the second officers reserve training
camp at Leon Springs, Texas, werS
late in arriving in Oklahoma City and
late in getting out
At the specified time or the train to
leave Oklahoma City, II IS a. m, a
considerable crowd had gathered at the
Santa Fe depot to see their soldier
bcy off The crowd waited until the
belated train came.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Death Battalion
Meets Defeat

PETR0GRAD. Thursday, Dec. l3.--
The Bolsheviki forces have defeated a
death battalion" for the vicinity Of
Bielgorod, where the fighting with the
Korniloff and Kaledines forces center.
In the 0renburg district where General
Dutoif has large force Of Cossacks
there has been fighting and the Bol.
shevik have sent agitators TO work
among his troops. II IL reported that
Kaluga has been taken by the Boil
sheviki after the defeat OF a counter
revolutionary death battalion"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
County Attorney Se|by Says
Firms In Contempt, +,
THREE SIGN THE PETITION
InCompetency, Not Low Sup
ply, Blamed,
MIeN uoMTS N
SElDv PETITION

The stats corporation commissioa
10 asked 10 take over the manage
msnt and control Of The oklshoma
Gas 4 Electric eompsny and the
Oklahoma Natural 0aa company.
Control Of the local company and
the serving company, The 0kiAhema
Natural, are alleged 10 b vested II
one foreign corporation.
Citations for esatssnpt Of the state
commission are asked against The
two SAs conpaaiss.
Numerous fatalities aad wide
spread sickasss may b sxDsctsd
from 4 coatlauaaes k present sondl-
lions. which ere alleged to h a.
rsctly fsspcasibls for At least one
death.
A sufficient sup,ly Of sas and
ample facilities 10 supply Oklahoma
City are at hand but lhs eempaaiss
have failed IA supply III patrons
became they are managed incom-
patiently Or ere attempting 10 mako
IN unjust profit, Il h asserted.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
RISING MERCURY
EASING UP Gas
SITUATION HERE
Ample Supply Of Coal and
Fuel Oil New ON Hand,
PRESSURE RISES AN OUNCE
Morrison Pipe Line May Be
Completed By Tonight,

With warmer weather forecast for
tomorrow, Oklahoma City entred this
morning upon the seventh day of It's
gas shortage, Gas supplies were re-
ported to he ample to carry the city
through the remainder of the present
week, large supply Of fuel oil is on
hand at the packing plants and power.
house Of the Oklahoma Railway com.
pany, the gas pressure is about ono
ounce greater, and completion Of the
Morrison line is assured by Sunday.
according to Oklahoma Natural Gas
company officials.
Thermometer Rising.
A minimum temperature of II de
grees was reached last night and the
thermometer after sunrise, began
climbing rapidly, At 9 o'clock at had
reached II degrees and by 10 o'clock
70 degrees. At II o'clock the thermom-
eters at the weather observatory stood
at q degrees and by noon at % degrees.
Prospects were that the mercury would
pas sthe freezing point this afternoon
for the first time in a week.
Due TO the fact that there was little
wind last night and that the night was
fairly warm, gas consumption dropped
and the Oklahoma Natural Gas COM
pany was able to pack" its line again.
This resulted In . good gas pressure
early this morning, but il soon dgApeed
The average for the day, howevSf, was
rYoredat the oklahoma Gas and Eiec.
trk company offices to be about one
ounce higher than yesterday. .
Every retail coal dealer in the city
reported fairly large supply of fuel.
A. NJ DeBolt received three cars this
morning, and the Garrison Coal con-
pany a like number Five cars were
received by the latter company ycster-
da;;.. half enough to supply the whole
city.
Three cars OF fuel oil had arrived
for the Oklahoma Railway company at
noon and these. together with shipments
on the way, are expected to be suffi-
cient to last until Monday.
Line In Today.
Possibility that the Morrison pipe.
line might be completed by tonight
and thus fulfill the last "prophesy" Of
w. r. Molinard, manager OF the COM
psnys offices today Last nights re.
ports from Morrison were less than
mile OF line was yet to be laid. With
fair weather, il is said, the mile Of
line can be completed in a day. Today
was set for completion OF the line some
time ago,
Even though tn, line Is completed
however, hours must elapse before il
can be tested and the gas sent through
The line must be buried in prevent
shaking and buckling, with subse-
QuNt leaks and breaks. Loose dirt
front the ditch in many places has
frozen to such q depth that plows are
necessary to break il up, Mr. Molinard
said
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
PoA1uouESE STILL
: N WAR, TMEY SAY

LISBON, Thursday, Dec. iJ,-The
government established In consequence
Of the recent revolution has telesraphed
greetings and messages Of encourage
ment to the Portuguese troops which are
fighting the Germans In France and
Africa. The Portuguese legations have
been informed OF hcrestablishmem OF
the revolutionary government.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Liberty Bond a. Dividend.

NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-The Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western Coal
company today declared special divi-
dend of $50 a share, payable in bonds
of Great Britain and in Liberty bonds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Kansas City Has Fire.

KANSAS CITY, Dec, l4--Fire Of
unknown origin here today destroyed
the Building OF the N. A, Kennedy Sup
ply company and damaged The Stock Of
the Rock Island Implement company
adjoining The los, Is estimated e.
$4,000 \
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Botstord. II, Historisn. Dead.

NEW YORK, Dec. lj.--George vii
lis Botsford historian, died suddenly
81 his office at Columbia university
today He was S. years old. .
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Warmer Tomorrow
Weather Forecast

LOCAL FopEcAsr-oshsrally fsIr 10.
nlQht and Saturday. Warmer saturday
STATE FohEcAsr-rorlaht fair, Sat.
urdsy cloudy and warmer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14

That the Oklahoma Gas and Electric
company and the Oklahoma Natural
Gas company should be adjudged An
contempt Of the state corporation com
,iiAsior and the property and manage.
meat Of The two cosyton2ss taken under
The control Of The eommlAsIon 10 assure
Oklahoma City, receiving IN adeoustc
supply OF "a afs tk contcntioAs made
In new astition filed with the state
cofntnission Today by Charles D. Seiby,
county attorney
incompstsaey Charged.
The petition Is q sweeping arrsian.
,ent OF the two "a, companies. going
exhaustively into the gas situation aud
laying rnultitudinous charges at tho
doors Of the two gas concerns, which
are alleged to have practically the same
stockholders II Is asserted that pres.
ent conditions are not due to lack OF
gas, as an ample supply Is available and
facilities could be provided.
The present situation IN Oklahoma
City Is due either to incompetency in
the management Of the said corporations
or IL due 10 the unspeaksbie greed
which 10 willing to permit public SUI
fering and death in order to make an
unjust profit" 1t Is set forth In the pe-
tition.
No Hearing Set.
n, NJ Gray and Porter Morgan. assis-
tant county attorneys, signed the com.
plant IN addition to Mr.. Selby No
action toward the setting Of the case
ier hearing had been taken by the cor
poration commission today A previous
complaint which Mr.. S.iby made and
another made by Charles n. Ruth hays
been set for December %. II Is possible
that the petition filed today will be set
for hearing December "A, as ten dsys'
service is required on the defendants.
The contempt proceedings are based
on a general order OF the corporation
commission, No. 1923 OF the lolS.l6
reports, which applies to all public
service gas companies in the state and
which requires all companies ito so
construct and equip and maintain its
pipe lines and mains and distributing.
systems /. TO be able at all times
TO furnish an adequate supply OF gas
Tor public consumption and Is hereby
ordered TO furnish and supply At all
times an adequate amount OF the prop
er quality for heating, cooking and
lighting fot domestic consumption"
Health Impaired"
II is set forth that utterly. wilfullv
and neslgently failed to supply to the
city Of Oklahoma City and its ,inhabi.
tants thereof, an adequate supply of
gas as required by the said order. aud
particularly have they neglected to fur
ni'h an adequate supply for the period
of December '8.l5"
One paragraph OF the complaint as
'erts that by reason Of the corporation
'ailing TO provide an aedquate supply Of
gas That the health OF hundreds OF per-
IONS has been seriously impaired and
many have become sick and bed ridden
With severe cold. pneumonia, pIeurisy
md other ailments directly due TO cold
houses and thousands OF families of
Oklahoma City have been compelled to
Inrnish ssoves and coal and other
equipment 10 reduce their suffering oc-
,asioued by the default OF the said cor
,oration"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-14
Canned Speech
Cross
Latest Scheme
Lee -HuckinS Guests viii Hear
Appeak Rasped Through
Tele-Megaphone,

BY lar the largest audience addressed
in Oklahoma by any speaker in connec-
tion with the Red Cross Christmas
membership drive next week is sched.
uled TO hear by far the shortest speech
IL is TO be a canned speech, passd by
tn Official board OF Red Gross speech
censorship.
Beginning Monday morning the
guests and others who happen to he
within range OF the rasping, metallic
sounding voice that is wont to enunci.
ate Mister Jones, J-on-e-s, Jones"
through the lobbies, dining rooms, par
lors and tonsorial parlors Of the Lee.
Huckins hotel will hear an unusual
voice telling an unusual story. Instead
Of the accustomed metallic reproduc-
tion OF the feminine voice Il will be the
voice OF a man. who has been drafted
for the service, and il will repeat at in
tervals as often as the endurance OF the
audience will permit, throughout the
day and until the chairs are vacant at
night
EVERYBODY. EVERY
BODY. EVERYBODY.
WHERE IS YOUR BUTTON1
Go to the booth in the lobby and
Join the Red Cross.
Help our soldiers and sailors
win the war.
Hotr membership Is needed 20 help
make 100000 by Christmas,
Don't be a Stacker. Jon the Red
Cross. RED CROSS.
DO 1T NOW. NOW. NOWl
This is one Of the ways in which one
Oklahoma City business institution is
planning to cooperate with the cam
paign management in securing S00O00
Oklahoma memberships in the Red
Cross BY Christmas.