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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
THE u. S. PRODUCES
HALF COPPER OUTPUT
But There Is Bound to Re \ Big
Famine iu This Valuable
'Nirtal.


The United state. produces u,rrl,
| ten times ys ur.l CONNIE. 3D.. an,
| othc" single country. Ir yiE w,
produced G] prr cent uf the Nulld.a
| output Our Total .0r fGAt N,lr D,-
ing $4,000 m''.. toms. a m,'r,
| tom la -.ui uuuub.I
AcourdIug 10 Ihr E.n'ugu1I slr-
| yey, tine cvup,r production .u ,nc
| NnI'od SlA''s Amounted fo lHNN.-
! oO".unD pounds In 'nI.. Hul I.1A..
| OUO,noO I'm I'lt. Al..N Nu..ut'
MlrWE1u and Utah 49," -Ht aI..sl
! pruduy'rH ui O"WN"r fHu I"it l'
lures Showing ih"t Aruau1 pruUHrnd
ThH',"oopN pounds Montana ..'
nv ulu. N.chraN lEH ."u. ..., Utah
25H,OoOoO0.
| According 10 sidney E,.a- Hft..'.
| IN The \ur'h American E.."N 'H"
| end oI Ih' war WIZ i.nN H'. n
/ EUROPE ana ASIA luhNM''3 hN .au..
"U".'nu n"op|' ur''.rf.'' v|.H#' N
| pouhd or copper AnA ''.. i'I'
Mnrn to these vs." AII .." 'nr"
thai Germany hJe u'r'run Hd H..
| bpoHeu Ec Lgi tNNNH.un ". uo.
less than 2po,oooovD lu 90 .0.n u.
copper famine
II is not easy 90 rr1.Hc HN '#.
thIs means. our Er'', Hri"aiN
would not have wIHtrt .A" N'.-
poets, Thro" generations 90 I
output OF less thau 10000 tons
year suffced for Oh" needs u' .H.
entire world. Nowdays W" r"n4u.
annually over 1Ooo,'SO tons.
copper cutters INTO u'u uNn.
ana industrial lives In hundred
different ways, on which tho aF'r'E.
man never wastes a Thought ~ H
present in every article Of brass ana
bronze that We uso. Wherever
there Is electricity, copper Is "n '--
sential element In the existing state
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

wherewithal to purchase all the
things that go with circus night
every time the circus p1ays Wash
ingtOn.
Senator Rrandcgee has gone along
for SO years, holding tightly to his
freedom and radiating his brilliance
over the dinner tables and ball
rooms OF the social leaders Of Wash
ington. 'Twould be" a ca,mmity il
Brandcgee ever did become en-
meshed in one OF the nets set by
feminine hands which itched to hold
the brides roses. 'Tis said OF
Brandegee that he is never allowed
To dine in his own home, although
he has one on * street. very well
appointed. He is from Connecticut
and wealthy,
Senator keneth McKellar Of Ten
nessee was much-in- demand bach
elor years back when he was a
member OF the house AS senator he
is still a member of the quartet
He lives at the Army and Navy club
because he likes to be where people
are
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

The widows may plan
Till they're heartsicK ano sore.
But they can't take man
From the bachelor -four.
Cupid " I've lodged for long;
Marriage, though fine IN song,
In practice turns ont wrong.
Wen stay raWc't.
No widows villa avail.
No darts can place our mail.
Liberty. FreeGcm--lIall!
Ours till we're dead.
WASHINGTON. d. c., May 25.-
Perhaps the little verse above was
never officially sung anywhere in
in washington by that quartet OF
senator bachelors. But even IL the
bass of Phelan or the tenor OF PEN
rose. or the voices of Brandegee
and McKellar never have mouthod
the words, they go about singing
some such song in their hearts.
For they are the capitals law
maker quartet who are fondest OF
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

l parried. Indeed I am: can l do
anything for you?" "Ye-y-yes. |
wanted to see the officer in charge"
Just across there, through the lit
tie door" he replied, in an accent
almost purely oxford.
Crash Number One. The Amer
leans had forgotten their own Ian
guage; or could II be that they had
never learned 1t? Crash succe9ded
crash as l moved among the Mel
lows in the hut, who were reading
their home papers or smoking and
chatting. l met hard bitten lad
from Pell street. New York city.
Here, l thought, is surely one who
Will respond to the o. Henry lingo.
But no; he wanted to talk about
Shelley; and could show him the
church yard where Milton was
buried? Another, from the far west.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

was keen on Sir Thomas 'Beecham's s
opera productions in English; while
over at the piano a clean-cut boy
with rather coarse face was play
ing-guess ?-Debussy All the times
| have visited the Eagle Hut l have
never heard ragtime from that piono
| heard none of those American
songs which make our office boys so
yearnful; songs innwhich the singer,
being in one place. always wants to
be somewhere else: If he's way down
in Tennessee he wants to be in
Idaho; II he's down on the farm he
wants to see the lights OF Broad
way. You're restless lot, you
Americans, according to your song
writers.
Kccn-Mindcd American Lads.
But your. army is speedily putting
us right ab6ut you. After had got
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

tThs is the first OF series Of stories
shout Americans in London, written by
Thomas Burke. author Of 'Limehouse
Nights Nights in Town, etc. eI'
clusiyeiy for Tulsa Sunday WoFld)
LONDON. May 25.--"The Amer
icans are all over London now said
the chief "You ought TO make
their acquaintance"
AS this was a command, though
camouflaged as n suggestion l took
nv hat and made solemn prepara-
tions for the Job. First. l visited
a bar, where barmaid from Ber-
moudsey mixed we what she said
was n Manhattan; anyway, 1t had
a cherry in 1t. After swallowing 1t,
I began to feel that perhaps | had a
little American in me, so ! went to
the nearest book shop and bought a
set Of the works OF O. Henry, George
AIDE, Jack Iait and Gilett Burgess.
I found that the American in me
responded easily; l could read the
language without a dictionary.
Then muttering Gee. bud" Der
lieve me kid and 81 get you, Steve"
I started for the Eagle Hut in the
Strand.
You've probably heard all about
the Eagle Hut from your. newspap pers
and from your boys who have been
welcomed there; 1t is the social
headquarters of the American army
in London. with a packet of chew
ing gum in one hand, a Life of Lin
coin in the other, and my head full
Of startling phrases. felt fully pre-
pared to encounter my first real
American, or course;/ / had seen
Americans before; the kind that in
the old days. came to London or
Paris in the autumn, and sent hotel
and restaurant prices sky-rocketing
wherever they stayed-that looked
as IL they belonged more to the stage
than to real life--that "Gee'd' and
"Say'd" and "Myd" all up and down
the Strand; that kind Of American.
But / know that It's all wrong.
They weren't Americans any more
than the people of O. Henry and
Jack Lait are Americans. Tell me,
sweet people. why do you allow your
noVelsts and dramatists to do such
things 10 you? Why, in peace time,
did you send us that kind OF Amer
lean? We've got totally wrong i'm
preston Of you. Not that its n bad
Impression; oh, no; but it isn't cor
rect We took all these things as
the real America and now we've got
to change our views
Former American Invasion.
IT was about twelve years ago
that the invasion Of London by
America began; and how we well
coined you, You should have seen
the way we ate everything you sent
us; ragtime. buck-dancing, COON
singers, o. Henry, wild west films,
Ford cars. 1t may annoy the musi-
cally fastidious, bnt it's a fact that
the one thing that has done more
than any other TO cement the Anglo
American entente Is ragtime. Your
vaudeville artists who brought il
over here were the very best am
bassadors you could have chosen;
we jumped at them and at Amer
lea; and, though We sized you up all
wrong, it was a good enough start
How wrong we were I found when
! stepped inside the Eagle Hut and
addressed a lean, resilient, tight
jawed lad in the u. S. uniform Said
!; "Sa-a kid, put me wise to the
big noise in this Joint" Said he:
81 beg PARDON" Something b. his
face told me that l had made
bloomer. Are you from New York;"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

into my social stride at the Hut. 7
had the feeling Of meeting young
brother. | found Identical interests
with many OF the lads and they we're
all so keen, so unsophisticAtcd. that
| began to feel for my long gray
board. Social questions. music, art
and literature and occasionally. mill
tary matters; these we're some OF the
| things discussed 81 | found no vain
| glorious boast of things American.
with which your trippers Of peace
| time annoyed us; | found little trace
OF the drawling,, snarling accent
which your vaudeville artists sug-
gest as the American accent: only
a certain metallic ring in the tones
marked the speakers as not direct
from Oxford. But 1 did find one
thing that struck me as curious. You
know when a Cockney has nothing
10 do for ten minutes he goes and
has drink II the hour be propi-
tious. Apparently. in your dry states
when a man has "A spare ten minutes
he goes and has shoe shine. Again
and again | have been accosted In
the streets by your mon. who, find
gjtime hang heavy. have asked me
where they can get n shoe shine at
2 o'clock at night, too So for
give me II I'put that down as the
popular American recreation; shoe
shines.
Another conclusion I have reached !
Is that American slang Is only talked |
by the smart and vulgar young |
Cockneys Of both sexes It ls we
who say Gee. kid" and don't pull
the rough stuff on me" Our Cock |
ney lads are far more American |
than yourselves: from their language |
they might have stepped from an O. |
Henry story. Indeed. your men over |
here must find 1t a home FROM home. |
for here are American songs. Amer |
lean stage artists, chewing gum, |
American films. American drink |
ice cream soda fountains, |
and so on--all patronizcd almost ex- |
by the young Cockneys.
who are taking up enthusiastically |
the things you were tired OF twenty |
years ago. Instead OF being pre- |
cisely a home from home I should |
say that London takes EN- back a |
bit 10 old times.
The alert nonchalance which 7 |
had been led to believe was tho !
American manner | found nowhere. |
Lord. how serious your men are: |
serious and adamantine; they smile |
and readily but seldom |
augh. In hut full OF English sol
liers the din and racket are almost
lnbearable; room fun OF American
'oldisrs, IS by comparison, Ike a
And there you have
note Of my first Impressions Of your
boys. We get along together top
hole, and I'm to cart few of 'em
around London and show en- the
inside Of it; not the sights. " which
hey.re seeing already by brake
ours but the real London. and T
hope to, let you know what they
hink' Of It.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26

ENID, May 25.--John Rothrock
and Tureman Smith. two OF the four
prisoners who broke Nail Monday
night. have been recpfiiIred and are
again behind The bars Nothing has
been heard of ia bradley and Jake
Rankin, the other two men who es-
capped.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-26
AMERICANS ARE ALL
OVER LONDON NOW
American Slang Only Talked by the
Smort and Vulgar Cockncys OF
Both Sexes.e
HAD WRONG IMPRESSION
EocIe Hut Is Social Headquarters
for L. S. Soldier Boys in
England.
LANGUAGE JUST AS THEIRS
Many Englishcrs Believed We Were
Nation of Ragtimcrs and
Money -Spcndcrs.

(This is the first OF series Of stories
shout Americans in" London written by
Thomas Burke, author OF 'Limehouse
kirhts.p Nights in Town" etc, oG.
clusiyely for Tulsa Sunday World)
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
Baptist Church Notes

The pastor will be away all this week attending the southern Baptist Con vention which meets at Hot Springs This is the greatest year from every standpoint that Southern Baptists have ever known and great session of the convention is expected. This conven- tion is the largest religious gathering in the world with an attendance Of ap- proXimately 500o It will report over S2, 000 00O raised for missions by the Baptsts of the south during the past year.
 We will have our regular Sunday School and B. '. P T., on next Sun day but there will be no preaching at the Baptist Church at the morning hour on account of the commencement ser mon at the school house nor at night on account of the Red Cross Rally.
 The pastor however will preach at Bellair School House Sunday afternoon at clock Pastor
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
w. C. T. U.
Pastor.

The W. C. T. U., met with Mrs w. D. Trotter, on April 24th. with nine members present The president led the devotional with Mrs. Rolle leading prayer
 Mrs. Bennett read an article from the Union Signal. entitled Double Patriotism, by Miss Anna Gordon. asking all Unions if possible to buy a Liberty Bond A motion was made and carried that the corresponding Sec retary ask the people through the Der mott News, that every person inter ested send Mrs. w H. Lephiew the financial weight of their interest. A.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
School Closes Next Week.

The closing exercises of the Dermott Public and High Schools will be held next week, beginning on Sunday morn ing with the baecalaureate service which will be held at II O clock in the High School Auditorium. The sermon will be delivered by Rev Wm. X. Rolie of the Presby yterian Church. and the music will be furnished by the students of the school
 On Sunday night at s:30, a big Red Cross Rally will be held in the School Auditorium, at which community sing ing, conducted by MT finders and led by the school children, will be feature.
 On Monday morning there will be ex hbits of the work done during the year in the various rooms of the grammar grades. and on Monday evening at s:30 a program will be rendered in the audi lorium by the pupils in the rooms taught by Misses Foster Anderson and Mason.
 On Tuesday there will be Reclamation and essay contests in the auditorium in the morning: in the afternoon field day exercises will be held on the campus. and in the evening a program will be rendered by the pupils of Misses Coch ran s and Carmical' rooms.
 On "Wednesday morning the gradua ting exercises for the eighth grade and High School students will be held in the auditorium, the address being delivered by Hon. D. A. Bradham, of Warren.
 In addition to these exercises. play will be presented tomorrow night under the direction 5f Miss Whitson, to which an admission fee of 25e and 5ac will be charged.
 The public Is cordially invited to. all these exercises,
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
To the Voters of Chicot County,
 Both Ladies and Gentlemen

You are to select your State Senator on Tuesday, the 2Sth day of May, and I offer myself for this most honorable and important position.
 l may not have the opportunity of meeting you personally; therefore | think you should know something about me and the things l stand for.
 am l00% American and Democrat
 am the Red Cross Chairman here at my home and have been County Chair man of both Liberty Loans and have gone over the top both times
 I have the reputation of having brought more people and more money
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
Presbyterian Church.

There will be no preaching at this church next Sunday The usual Bible Study will commence at 9:45, and the Christian Endeavor will commence at 7:l5 and the program for last Sunday will be carried out next Sunday. The II O clock service will be held in the High School Auditorium where the pastor will preach the commencement sermon. and the evening service will give way to the Red Cross service at the school auditorium.
 Pastor.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16
W M. S..

It was wise old philosopher who said "our books are our best friends. for when We are tired of them we can shut them up.
 The members of the study circle of the Missionary Society enjoyed an hours study at the church Monday afternoon.
 Our faithful president Mrs Hattie Anderson. presided and the meeting opened with the members repeating their favorite verse of scripture.
 The subject of tithing proved very interesting. Bring ye all the tithes into the store house that there may be meat in mine house and prove me now herewith. saith the Lord of hosts. if 1 will not open you the windows of heav- en and pour you out a blessing. that there shall not be room enough to re. ceive it.
 Those present were Mesdames An derson, Baker, Brust. Belser. Barnett Campbell. Flowers, Gaddy, Holland Hoffman, Kirkpatrick. Lephiew. Moss. Parneil, Prothro. Smith. Walker and Wynne
 The Lords Prayer concluded the meeting. Secretary.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

Civilians, as we'll as soldiers. should always salute the colors when they pass in parade.
 An audience should stand while sing ing the Star SpangIed Banner, or America
 The same courtesy should be shown the flags of our Allies as our own,
 Tattered. faded. and bedraggled flags should not be permitted only tattered battle-dags are permissible.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

and more development to Ashley Coun- ty than any other man who ever lived in the County.
 Now as to legislation:-l favor Wo- mans Suffrage.
 favor Prohibition.
 want a State Department of Immi- grafton.
 favor a graduated land tax.
 am against so much local legislation by our General Assembly Two thirds of the time and money of our legisla- lures are wasted on measures that should be handled in our local courts. am against the legalized Insurance Trust. Every man who owns insurable property today and takes out fire in- surance policy is being robbed and the robbery Is condoned by our state: The insurance companies make the rates and we have to pay them or go without protection. It is not the local agent fault. He must maintain the rate un- der orders.
 My opponent IS in the insurance bus mess in Hamburg and has no platform. Yau have tried him once and he did nothing for you and will do nothing now but play politics am not pol itieian.
 l will thank you for your vote on the 2rth for State Senator.
 Yours Truly,
 E. W. kimber.
The Dermott news., 1918-05-16

\ country worth fighting for is q country worth saving for. Buy THRIFT STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
Must Save Five Percent
Fuel in Every Plant

Special Dispatch To The Intc!hEcnoer.
FATRMONT. W. Va. Sept. a.~-WcSt
Virginia has Some able chief engineers at
big power plants and big indu:1rial
plants and K T.. Eightmirc. the newly
appointed fuel administration engineer
for West Virginia. eXrcctS to have some
difficulty In pointing out methods OF
conservation at Snmc places, hut his In
structions are that nc must effect saw
ing Of at least hvo percent in GOAL nj
every rlant visited. Tho major portion
OF tho big power plants and Industrial
plants are operating economically as at
tcntiun Is given IT, fuel conservation at
Il STRAIGHT out business policy.
Mr.. I{iEntlRirc expects - AFFECT inc
Erratrs: saving in medium and smaller
sized plants where there il no. ;he
equipment necessary 10 fuel cunscTTa-
ton along modern lines. He is sending
out QucStionnairrs to coal using plants
in West Virginia rs RAPIDLY rs he can
get 70 the work and plans 10 he in shape
later to have some one rrnn That depart
mnnt visit various plants. Mr. Right
miro will he glad to hear from engineers
at plants in West Virginia and Will b.
especially pleased To nave assurances
that they will donate their services i'll
tho conservation campaign planned
which may call on them to inspect
l,lanlS and give advice regarding various
questions along that limo of cndcaTDr.
Ar. Ri ghtmirc now occupies IN office
in the Fairmunt Trust building and can
hc addressed care Of J. Walter Barnes.
Federal Fuel Administrator. Fairmont
W Va
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
GRAND JURY RETURNS TWENTY
TRUE BILLS; TEN NOT TRUE
OPENING NEW MINES
TO BOOST OUTPUT

Special Dispatch TO Tho lntelliEenccr.
EAIRMoNT. W. Va. Sept SYM
United States fuel administration does
not hesitate. 10 open new mines when
convinced thai the new OPERATION viii
increase production. according 10 y.
Walter Harness, Federal fu.l adniniStra-
tor for West Virginia. who has just re-
turned from q visit to Washington. IL
which he assisted three new operations
in this i,nm, diatc section to get side
trackS-Robrri f.. Ice Coal Company.
South F'airmnnt Coal Company and Daw-
son Galleries Company. Each applica.
ton Of Thu. nature IS Investigated by the
minc-track committee and the decision !"
governed by the following c"nsIdcra-
tions-<,uality Of coal. production ton
mage promised at an carly date diffusion
of cars and ability Of railroads to nan
tlc tho production. SO lCnE aS tho rail-
roads arc experiencing difficulty in sup
plying cars and in moving leads To their
destination. and so long "a lnbor for thr
mines is short. the advisabiltty Of en-
tending coal development is held by tho
IfuitrdN States fueL~AdmintstTation in
doubtful light. according TO MIR. RarneS.
1t is only when convinced that a nfw
operation will surely Increase pToduc-
ton that consent Is given for new
opcration Tho granting nf side rackS
IS no; in Mir. Barnes department. but hc
was glad to give aid TO West Firs1nlans
regarding the routine procedure.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
Church Of Christ to
Furnish Army ChapIains

Special Dispatch to Tho Inpcligcnccr.
FAIIsMONT. W. Va. Sept. 3.-Nitn
the annual convention Of the Church or
Christ Of West Virginia we'll under waE
today. the nigh; program was given
over chiefly In the address OF wclco!n''
by Mayor Bowen Of this city. and the
annual address Of nr. w. IL. Schafcr
of Huntington. president Of the confer
cncc. - NtH
w f. Pierce or Cameron. on behalf
NJ the conference. delivered the rr-
snonse to the address of welcome by
Mayor Bowen.
At the session to-day the matter "I
furnishing chaplains Of the tnIt"l
States army during the great wa h'i'i
n prominent place in the discussion al
the conference. 1t was decided to WORK
out plans whereby tn" church should
furnish ut least it's full share If chap
lains for tho army work. Tomorrow
session will hr largely missionary w"rk
and many prominent missionary work
crs will be heard al the session OF inc
conference.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
DElCO LIGHT PROVES
BIG HIT AT THE FAIR
II. W. Douglass and Crew In Charge OF
Tho Splendid Lighting Syst1m at
The Fair.

Have you paid visit to tho D"lro
Lighting System booth AT tho big state
fair? II not you have nto seen the falr
and one should not fan to avail himself
of the opportunity OF paying visit to
this interesting exhibit. There will I've
something doing every minute OF the day
and also in the evening and the article
viii be found to be ono that it Is we'll
nj 9Th impossible for to get along without.
Mr.. Douglass. who represents the COM
nany in Eastern Ohio is we'll known here
and tho Wheeling district agent is tho
G. F. Braunlich company Of this city one
of the most reliable firms in III" district.
It will he the policy Of those in charge
10 give the public demonstration or the
nov. lighting system. II can h" used on
the farm and il the country where IL Is
not -os~fDle to secure electric power for
Hphtinr PURPOSES and also for operating
practically every article OF piece Of ma
rhinery in connection with he farm.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-04
Truck Train Here
Ploughs Through Mud
Compelled To Mako D2tour Thfouen
west Alexander II Mud That
Was Hub Deep.

Two sections or tho Eighth L. s. Army
division supni% rain. consisting or ID
class i. l.ihrri? trucks, passed thrnu Sh
tho city yesterday on their way from tho
middlc-wr$l IL IN Atlantic coast port
and were compelled I" struggle for S"v-
"r;l hours To get cat of the mud IN inc
town Of Vest Alexander.
The SOLDIERS in rhar:;" declared that
the town streets were in The worst con-
dition Of any that they had encountered
and that il was almost m impnSSihillty
for 10 got through the town i'll any man
TOT Many nf tn" heavy trucks were
pulled through by other machines with
Cnhlr HttnChrtl.