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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

PAYING WAR TAXES QUARTERLY.

TT WAS A WISE ACT of Secretary McAdoo in de-
Gliding to issue order providing that business con-
Germs could pay their profit taxes in quarterly
periods There had been feeling that payment Of these
taxes In single annual payment would be disastrous
Business men will look with favor on the new plan,
Dividing the payments outlined by the secretary Will
prevent draining the commercial treasure boxes single
day Knowing that the payments TO be made at inter
va merchants adjust their affairs to meet the taxes
four times per annun,.
There has been much discussion to the effect upon
business when federal collectors should receive the huge
sum of money proposed TO be withdrawn from mercantile
channels into the national treasury While panic
feared by nancers Of those wise expressed the
view that business would be seriously deranged account
Of the profits being due and payable time for
period Of one year. Any trepidaton that existed now
disappears Mr. MeAdoo has shown wisdom In using
common sense in his attitude toward business
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
STARvATION'S DEATH TOLL.

A Ii over the land money is being collected buy food
for peoples Of the old world who will starve il the
United States does feed them Millions of dollars al.
ready have been used in the grand movement yet the ap
peal grows in force.
Agents of American societies battling with the stu
alton in than one European and Asiac nation But
not enough food being furnished Long lines of wreched
human beings apply for something When the sup
ply is exhausted and children fall fanting never
to rise again The hunger monster has gotten in its
deadly work
And when the agents Of charitable organizations are
forced to reply we out Of food" those words cons
ute the death of souls that have hoped life would
be prolonged with food sent from prosperous America
We raised lot Of money for the Red Cross. We're
going to raise Those dollars combat starvation
Plenty OF money will all Of the hungry babes from
the grip Of famine lack Of money is mute sentence
Of death for little children who cry for something to eat
The Red Cross box is always open TO receive
money,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
A LITTLE TIP TO MERCHANTS.

TT HAS BEEN OUR PLEASURE to use these columns
in the past few days to urge the people to make early
purchases Of holiday goods Presumably many needed the
suggestion which made the effect that early shopping
means satisfactory shopping while late shopping may
not getting waited unless some find another
1000 clerks to help the merchants OF Oklahoma City in
December.
Just how many people in Oklahoma City, outside
were impressed with the plea which we made to buy early
10 not known. But il would appropriate to make
newed efforts along this line in the hope that liberal buy
ing during the next two weeks will relieve the serious
situation that is certain TO embarras every merchant who
preends to have any kind Of holiday stock Of goods.
How would ii do, Mr.. Merchant to consult with your
advertising expert for the purpose of outlining general
plan Of display space which your customers may be told
the details Of the situation pertaining to the holiday
shoppingi
A good many thousand people have not yet come to a
realization Of how acute the shopping program will be in
couple Of weeks These people have heard the plea last
year to shop early" Some Of them didn't pay much atten
tion to III they found that they were able to get rather
fair service in stores even in the rush hours approaching
Christmas eve.
But this year the conditions are critical II merchants
will direct pointed appeal to their customers telling them
what will happen the shopping be delayed there will be
response the part Of the public Truthful ads always
are productive OF results.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

too pure 10 know his neighbors here
goes around preaching that we shall
know our neighbors There.
Love is never so blind that it for
gets to make goo,goo eyes at a big
bank account.
Maybe the reason why the things
that Mother used TO make tasted so
good was because in those days you
started a meal with all appetite instead
Of starting it with an appetizer,
Many a man who treats his wife like
a red-headed stepchild would want to
fight If some other man attempted TO
treat her that way.
When a Corn Fed is built so that she
resembles the rear end OF a touring
car, il is hard to get her interested in
a movement to enlarge womans sphere.
1t Is hard to understand a girl At
IS she can't get her skirts long enough
and at rs she can't get them short
enough
The real stuffed idiot is the man who
thinks heiknows it all. You will never
acquire any hlpWlcuBc uHtll you rear
ize how ignorant you are.
Once in a while you will meet a man
with a pronounced nose who usss it to
speak through
As a rule the fellow who is always
harping on one string is always out Of
tune with the rest OF the world.
A fool man may imagine that he has
unusual powers OF observation and de-
scription But a woman can look at
another woman's dress for two seconds
and describe 1t for two hours
II our American women 60 in for
conservation OF dress goods the way
they have gone in for conservation Of
foods, this will be pleasant land to
live in.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Ten Years Ago.

Representatives OF all charitable oI
CARNATIONS in the city, together witt
scores OF others who are interested u
the welfare OF children will meet th5
afternoon in the Chamber of Commerd
rooms to discuss proposed Legislation
along that line. r. A. Kieinschmitl
will preside assisted by Miss Kate Bar
nard, state commissioner Of charitid
and corrections.
Miss Marguerite Skirvin gave
beautiful dinner party last evening II
her home on East Eleventh street, com
plimentary to her houseguests, Mis-
Opal Tark Of Coffeyville, Kan, al
Miss Edith MilleA OF Norman. Othe
guests were Mr. Walter Sturgis, MI
Edgar White, Mr. Fred Lewis and MI
Carey Davenport. NI
The United States national museum
has placed on exhibition a specimen d
thornless cactus developed by Luthe
Burbank of California. The periectin
Of a cactus without thorns means IN
providing OF a valuable forage plan
which will grow as well in arid as i
moist regions.
The result OF the football game Il
Topeka yesterday was Washburn, II
Oklahoma, 0. .lt
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Baffledl

The famous cracksman sat in the
passenger coach beside the guard who
was taking him to the penitentiary. He
was Dragging about his exploits sani
boasted that he could open anything
rs that so1" we sneered "Then let
us see you open this car window"
With a snarl of rage the cracksman
sat back in his seat He had been
asked to accomplish the impossible.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

Announcement is made that the merchants Of Dewey,
Okla, will prosecute all shoplifters regardless of their
social standing So obtains the idea that social leaders
in Dewey who have been puroinng bacon jewelry and
other valuabes immune while humble citizens went
to jail
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Fifteen Year. Ago.

The secretafy Of the navy in his an
nual report advocates larger, navi
recommends an immediate increase il
the number of midshipnen at the navs
academy and declares that the need d
officers is imperative and acute AMI
if not given immediate attention il will
become desperate.
Mrs. Caroline Bali entertained M
Sans Souci club last night when Mis-
Etter led the lesson on Ruskin. Mis-
Virginia Stteetr read extracts fror
"Womanhood."
The membership of the Young Men
Christian association now numbers ion
Mrs. Lee Van Wrinkle, Miss Yer
Van Winklc and Mrs. F. II. Coulter ar
giving a large card party this after
noon and evening, Those assistin
will be Mrs w. II. Stafford Mrs. Mel
lon Darling, Mrs X. B. Ragon, Mr.,
T. NJ. Upshaw, Mrs. s. +, Laird an
Mrs M. C. Miner.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

Some fellows have an idea that the
way to make your mark in the world is
to paint the town red.
Once in while you run into a man
who hasn't owned a ten-spot for 80
long that he knows the mathematicians
were correct when they made X an un-
known quantity.
When he sees a fat woman trying TO
hurry along the street, a man is will
ing to admit that the more waist the
less speed.
Many a Holier-than thou guy who is
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
CUlFeM:CUKF; Ce
--Hk-C0LUlfN
@eytigbt Ia'7
HUH

All fish are educated, though
They're ignorant OF bAlls.
Thoy should be smarter, for | know
NThAt all fish are school mates.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
'HlST0RYBFlS
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

One Hundted Years Ago Today.
l87-Prof. Theodor Mommsen, on(
OF the greatest German historians. borr|
in Schleswig- -Holstein. Died at CHAR
lottenburg, Nov l. 1908,
Seventy-five Years Ago Today.
lS42-The famous Fleet and Mari
shalsea prisons in London we're peri
manently closed.
Fifty YearS Ago Today.
l867-Thomas Clark, eminent Scotch
chemist, died in Glasgow. Born u
Ayr, March 81, 1901.
Twenty-Five Years Ago To-day.
l@2-Nicaragua canal convention
opened in New Orleans, with delegated
present from every state and territory
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Oh

Wouldn't you like to have your lie
to live over aganl" asked Smith.
Should say not" replied Jones, 81
have twenty-year endowment policy
that comes due next month";
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Running Behind.

Said the automobile to the sprinklIng
cart.
You're not very speedy, find:
And the sad information to you ga I'm
part
That you're always running behind"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
'OLDSToPiBS
uNNEKTYpH
Twenty Years Ago.
Prom Zhe TINES rILIS

Twenty Years Ago.
Miss Carrie Rockefeller, who ha|
been visiting in FL Reno, returned I'd
day.
T. NJ Richardson departed last nigh
for long trip through Texas AMI
Louisiana.
d. T. Merwin superintendent OF thS
division Of the Wells Fargo, and A. I
Payne, route agent, were the guests d
friends here yesterday.
Miss Rosa Barnett has been chose
to represent Oklahoma couHty in tn
territorial elocutionary contest at +
Reno.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

Red Cross seals to be sale for the four weeks
purchase of these seals is an investment in humanity
The money received for the seals is to be used to battle
the dread tuberculosis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
The Wise Fool.

Some men are satisfied with half
loaf" observed the Sage
And some loaf all the time, com
mented the Fool
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

Under the new proclamation enemy
aliens are forbidden to reside in the
District OF Columbia, This is waste
OF paper Imagine a German living in
Bone Dry territory
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
The Wise Fool.

With due apologies to General Haig
and General French, Ball Crank says
that his idea OF Spring offensive"
is Spring onion.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

Philadelphia citizen has left legacy which assures
perpetual annual income of $1,000 for the who
b the wife of the president Of the United States Now
watch all the women get busy in attempts place their
husbands in the executive office
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Our Daily Birthday Party.

Rt Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill,
eminent British statesman and cabinet
minister, born 43 years ago today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
One Yeat Ago Today in the War.

British government decided to tax,
ovtr coal mines OF South Wales on &C.
count of labor disputes. Won Macken,
sens armies of Germans, Bulgars sns
Turks approached within sixteen miles
Of Bucharest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Lines Worth Remembering.

Every one, by his fears, gives In
creased strength to rumors, and though
there may be no real cause for alarm
they fear fancied ills.-Lucanus.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30

We are to have plenty Of natural gas In ten days
The weather man is admonished to be governed
accordingly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Musical Comedy

In one big show she had n try.
She failed. poor thing.
Because she couldn't Kick as high
As she could sing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
An Epitaph.

An Epitaph.
There was a smart chauffeur. his name
was Bill Bole,
He ran his machine up u telegraph pole
And he never will do It again.
Luke McLuke.
Another smart chauffeur was Ferdinand
Black,
He heard train whistle, and then
Decided that he could drive over the
track,
Detroit Free Press
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
act.

II you have troubles do not go
Out In the world and bell them;
The way to make your troubles grow,
My brother. Is TO tell them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
But He Expects To Go On High.

Lee Geer is the President of the Ep-
worth League of Roberts Park Church
IN indianapolis.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Alta Bpyi

Pillow Bush Of Nashville, Tenn,
wants to get into the Club, He says
he would be good man to fall back
on.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Luke McLuke Saws

The Emergencies You Are Prepare,
For Never Arise.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
welcom. Home, Little strsngerl

Welcome Home, Little Strangeri
Two years ago Luke shot a Joke into
this column and It started out into the
great world. We had forgotten all
about il when we picked up a Cincin-
natl newspaper the other day and found
our jAe credited to that greatest of
all jokesmith,, Exchange" Here Il
is:
Sherlock Holmes was taking a holi-
day.
"Ah, my dear Watson" he said, as he
sat down to breakfast at his boarding
house, u see we have new cook !"
"How do you make that out1" asked
Dr. Watson.
There are different thumbprints on
the plates" replied the great detective
Exchange
Mercy.
We would hate to propose to girl
in Chicago, ILL.,, and have her mention
her name in reply to our proposition
Her name is Ida Cline.
Names Is Names.
Harry Bone lives in Coalgate, Okla
Our Daily Special.
The Emergencies You Are Prepared
For Never Arise
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
Our Daily Special.

Harry Bone lives in Coalgate, Okla,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
AN OLD TIMER HERE

]. F. Drew, formerly of Presto,
came in from his home at Pilot
Rock, in Umatilla county, Oregon,
recently, and visited old friends in
this county, Mr.. Drew left here in
1901 and spent a year or so at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, and then went
to the wheat belt in Umatilla county,
Oregon, and a couple of weeks ago
he sold out his farm of $50 acres
for good round sum.
Mr.. Drew says that wheat farms
in his neighborhood had been aver
aging about 80 bushels per acre till
1916, when they just about doubled
the yield. Then the price doubled,
and the price of land went up to
about $175 per acre. He says they
operate large farms, using the Holt
caterpillar tractors mostly, and FIVE
ton motor trucks with trail wagons
for hauling the wheat to the rail-
road. They pillow six or eight inches
deep, work the ground carefully &C
cording to the dry-farm formula, and
get results. The farmers who try
to shortcut methods by blowing
shallow and not working the ground
or not doing the blowing and seeding
at the right time, pay the penalty in
light harvest. Most Of the farmers
learned long ago, to do their work
right, use the combined harvester,
the big gang plows, and do all things
in season and do them well. If they
thresh on the old-fashioned plan,
they sack up lot of the mixed grain
and dust and dirt about the separator
and stack the sacks up on the
ground, cover with some straw, and
when the fall rains come the sacks
take enough dampness to sprout
some of the grain. When the feed
ing season comes on for chickens,
they place a sack at a time in the
chicken yard, split it open and let
the fowls dig out the sprouted, rooty.
stemy stuff. 1t makes fine food and
good tonic, and furnishes good ex-
ercise for them. Many farmers raise
fowls and hogs as by-product, but
they specialize in grains. II farm
err raises wheat he raises that alone,
and sticks to the same seed. II he
raises barley he raises barley only,
and is careful to keep to the same
seed on account of it's being &C
climated. Mr.. Drew recommends
that practice to the dry farmers
struggling with nature here, and
SAYS they will find quite difference
in results as compared with just
sowing any kind of seed regardless
of where it came from and what con-
ditions of moisture it grew under.
Mr.. Drew says one hardly sees
teams of horses and mules on the
roads any more, since the tractors
and motor trucks became more eff
ficient. Where teams of six and
eight horses used to creep along, lin
ing the roads for miles, they are now
showed aside by the rush OF motor
vehicles carrying big loads and de-
livering them quickly. Owing to the
congested conditions at the elevators
and warehouses, and to the high cost
of sacks and sacking Irvine, farmers
are building granaries on their hill
sides at home. They build on the
slope so they can dump the loads in
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
FOR BOOTLEGGING

Estella White, was arrested under
the name of Luella Smart early Mon
day morning in Blackfoot, under the
charge of having liquor in her pos
session. At the time of her arrest
she was talking to another party and
she claims that the forbidden did not
belong to her. She was tried at the
Court House, Wednesday, and was
held over to answer the charge in
the district court. Judge J. H. And
erson represented the defendant and
Attorney Ralph Adair the county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03

to the granary, and when ready to
take the grain to market they draw
1t by gravity into the wagon or truck.
They paid IL cents apiece for sacks
last year and rs cents pound for
Irvine; and they are now devising
ways to get along without either Of
them.
Mr.. Drew said he found some Of
the Umatilla county men operating
dry farms east of Idaho Falls last
week, and doing it by Umatilla
methods, and are harvesting crops in
neighborhoods where others are get
ting much lighter crops.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
OPEN BRANCH OFFICE IN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Ex-Congressman Robert M. Nc
Cracker, who for the past 10 days
has been in Blackfoot visiting with
his relatives and attending to bust
ness matters returned to his home
in Boise, Wednesday morning. He
has re-opened his law offices there
and is doing quite a great deal of
departmental work in Washington,
D. c., in fact he has a branch office
there and is paying particular at
tention to patents.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
HONOR MOTHERS BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Ralph Adair entertained
Thursday at a delightful family din
ner party in honor of the seventy
second birthday of her mother, Mrs.
Rosy Forbes, who was visiting with
her. Out Of town guests were Mrs.
Forbes's daughter. Mrs. Gertrude
Thyberg, her only living sister, Mar
garet Shipper, of Idaho Falls, and
her niece, Mrs. Meacham. The oc-
casion proved to be happy family
gathering.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
DIVER SINKS FIVE
FISHING VESSELS

Amsterdam.-A German subma.
rine yesterday sank five Dutch fish
ing vessels IS miles from the Dutch
coast between Echeveningen and
Ymuiden.
Scheveningen, Netherlands. Fish
ermen arriving here assert that the
Dutch fishing boats sunk yesterday
off the Dutch coast by German sub
marine were within the so-called
safety zone when destroyed. They
believe that altogether ten vessels
Were sent to the bottom.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
SHIPPED IN A CAR LOAD
OF HONEY PALS

Harry and Fred Weber came to
Blackfoot from California about four
years ago and since that time have
built up a very fine bee and honey
industry. Last year they shipped
two car loads of honey from here
and had market for a great deal
more. They now have 100 stands
of bees and just recently shipped in
a small car load of honey pals from
Idaho Falls. The honey is extracted
from the comb and placed in large
pals; later being melted and placed
in IN, S, 10 and so pound pals
and put on the market.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
RETURN FROM SUMMER SCHOOL

Miss Matte Hunzeker returned
from Seattle, Washington, where she
has been taking a teachers summer
school course, Sunday. Miss Anna
Doyle, who was attending the same
school, went on to Sioux City, Iowa,
for the purpose of seeing her brother
who has enlisted. Both ladies ex-
pect to teach school in Blackfoot this
coming school year.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
to fight and die like real Russians. /"
Taking Prisoners

Taking Prisoners
Then the girl told how the legion
took its first prisoners.
"As we ran forward we suddenly
come upon a bunch of Germans i'm.
mediately ahead of us. 1t was only
a second until they were right in our
midst-or rather until we were all
around them. They saw they were
caught and threw down their rifles
holding up their hands. They were
terribly frightened.
"'Good God! Women!' they ex.
claimed. We saw wounded German
soldiers raising themselves on Their
elbows and shooting.
I'VE lost Sonia. She used to be Q
musician with the Romanoff concert
organization. She was killed by ma.
chine gun fire."
Petrograd has not yet seen the full
casualty list of the Legion of Death
None has been published. From
what the girls say, however, 1t ap'
pears that at least dozen big shells
struck square in their midst, killing
perhaps IL girls and wounding twice
as many more.
German Women Captured
Five OF the German prisoners the
girls captured were women, wearing
the German soldiers uniform.
The number of women in al
armies ON the eastern front is beliey'
ed to be growing.
Mrs. Pankhurst, the British suffra.
gist leader, thinks it only natural
that this should occur
"The Russian women" she said
''are stepping into the breach as wo.
men always do when men need
them"
"Russia's women are fighting the
menace to what remains Of civiliza'
ton" declared Professor Ross, OF the
University of Wisconsin.
AS / returned from the hospital
where | saw the paralyzed girls,
met new company of women march.
ing briskly thru the street. They
were ready for the firing line, ready
to give their lives in battle, and with
their little ration of cyanide ready to
take their own lives to avoid worse
than death at the hands OF the
enemy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
CUSTER COUNTY TO HAVE FAIR

Custer county will celebrate their
seventh annual fair at Challis be-
ginning September 25 and ending
September 20. There will be pa
triotic demonstration, parades, ex-
hibits. races, shows and all the other
pleasant and exciting affairs that
make such occasions long to be re-
memhered.