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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13

IORLEG came down to see my
w father early this morning and .p
she asked me 10 60 out IN the
garden while she talked TO him and
my own true daddy said for her to
say whatever she had to say right be
fore me, and she said that Pickle Face
had sent Mrs Pickle Face some money
by special messenger last night and that
Mrs. Pickle Face and the sikologer sat
out on the steps last night and thls
morning Mrs. Pickle Face borrowed
enough money from her to pay her
board till she got some more money
from Pickle Face, and my father Just
looked at WOrlcy and his mouth kinda
tightened up, and he said Somebody
has got to do something about this but,
It isn't my butt in, still and Wor-
ley looked worried and said, No,
but" and then we all went ont on
the front porch and Worley said she
had to go home and get ready 10 go
to Sunday school and for my father TO
not tell John that she had been lend
ing any money and Just then the sikol-
oyer came along going towards town
and he looked at us and said Good
morning, everybody" and my father
smiled at him and said, Good morning,
! il YOU want to see pretty garden come
around in our backyard" then he said
TO Worley in an almost whisper, "Stick
around and see this, ! think it is goinl
to be good The Sikologer said IL
will be a pleasure. dearly love tC
gaze upon growing things" Then We
all went around back OF the house, but
Wdrley kept looking towards the street
and looked white and scared.
THE sikologer said we had yer,
J. nice garden and he would have Il
be going, but my father said il he couIC
come into the house for just a minute
he would show him something more in
tercsting than the garden, and we al
went in through the kitchen door, an'
when we got in the middle room m
own true daddy said TO the sikologe
who is about twice as big as hlu
what | want to show YOU is that yo
are not a sure enough Sikologer, il yo
had been YOU would have known what
got YOU in here Tor" And my iathe
was between the sikologer and one doc
and me and Rowdy and Worley wer
between him and the other door an
when he looked at our door | mad
Rowdy growl, and when he looked I
the other door my daddy was rolling II
his sleeves, and he said, 81 don't III
derstand My father said you az
on the bum as a sikologer Yo
thought you could clean up on all til
money there was at the boarding hou'
, and get away with it, and il you ha
only few weak minded women to p,
it over on you might do it but ] a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13

fight and nothing doing, | was so dis
appointed that | had good mind to
go out and see il the little mutt was
working in my garden, and il he was
to blam him one on the bean for swip-
ing my hoe.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13
A MESSAGE FROM FRANCE
Spirit of This War Pictured by French Schoolgirl
in Letter Received by John II. Finley.


of schools
Education President
of reproduced
the
is graphic poetic
that which
america together
at only little noer, almost brook; it called the
could talk side the other Without raising
uoce could uhh their
LUings And banks there millions of the
But the distance Which
rated them than the the sky the distance
uhich separates right from injustice.
"The that the guHs do not dare to
days and nights the steamships of America
going speed before the light
of but from side the other
hearta areto touching
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13
Alsatian Children
Wear Gas Masks
During School

GENEVA. May l2-Swiss troops on
1he Alsatan frontier have begun to SUI
fer from German poison gas floating
back from the western front toward the
Rhine, Swiss newspapers say. The civil
ian population along the Rhine has
been warned to provide itself with gas
masks. The school children in Mul-
helm and Freburg wear their gas
masks daily.
-WAs.-
Paying your income tax means filing
the shackles Of militarism.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13

would not consent TO this because x
Tin shortag, and compromise was
reached ..reby it was to be sent
across in bulk. Spain is now trying to
charter a nix steamer to transpo IL
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13


go out and see il the little mutt was
working in my garden and il he was
10 bam him one on the bean for swip-
ing my hoe.
XXJORLEY and John came to take me
w to Sunday school. and Worley said
two hundred dollars belonged TO Mrs.
Pickle Face and the rest OF It and the
rings belonged to Mrs. Carpenter, and
Worlcy got what was owing to her so
she was not afraid to tell John she
had lent IT,
did not go to Sunday school be-
cause IT was beautiful day and me
and Rowdy have got more religion than
anyone else on our street and we wanted
TO see our garden and so and tell Jim
and Maggie about the Slkologer and go
out to the rattledy place in the river,
and chase crabs. II is not wrong to
chase crabs on Sunday because crabs
have no souls and go backwards and
| live under water where all days look
alike and no one has told them about
! Sunday, and when we got home It was
! bedtime. and me and Rowdy looked at
where my father and the Sikologer had
stood and we made up a fight between
| them and il was a good one only It was
not real Then we went upstairs to
bed and kneeled and prayed, Dear
! mother which art in heaven O expect
you and God done the best you knowed
how but your sikologer was yellow and
would not fight But il he was brave
he would not have been a sikologer. |
am glad you sent him into the neigh
borhood but hope you will do better
next time. Ask God to bless you and
my father and to keep on making me a
good girl | am going to wash Rowdy's
fleas next Saturday. ! am Just telling
you that so If you want to get busy
and save me the trouble Amen"
(To BE Continued)
--W.aG
II you hold out your income tax on
Uncle Sam you may have to pay the
kaiser later-and with interest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13

ment to Spa. one m ith's supply OF
cotton. Ei.ht thousand barrels OF oil
for which the board issued a license
some time ago. has not been shipped, be
cause s ain wanted it in Il contain
ers, instead of ba Is The board
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13
Boy Scout Leader
Plans Summer Hikes

The Rev. James +. Tershing, execu-
tive Of the boy scouts, was busy this
morning trying to learn the identity
OF a group of boy scouts which had
being reported to the police as tres
passing ON garden near McNabb
park Saturday afternoon Mr Perish
ing stated that the incident occurred
while he was absent with a group OF
scouts at Carrico's farm where a per
manent outing place has been provided
for the boys.
Mr.. Pershing was elated over tht
first outing for the boys which was
held Saturday and Sunday at the Car
rico farm. He has not determined
which troops will be taken this week,
but expects to take number OF the
younger boys for preparatory work
The scout executive is determined to
stop the hiking OF the boys to various
places when they are not under the di-
rection OF their scout master With the
Carrco farm as a permanent place for
their meetings he hopes to eliminate
any more occurrences such as was re-
ported last Saturday
-Wss.-
Unpaid telephone bills for the montl
Of MAY are past due. II not paid by
5 p. m ot the 18th, service will be dis
continued Southwest Bell TEL x Tel
Co (Ady
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-13
MONTHS COTTON SUPPLY
IS CLEARED FOR SPAIN

WASHINGTON, May lj-The war
trade board today licensed for ship
Evening star., 1918-02-18
LACK OF HELP HAMPERS
MISSIONARIES IN INDIA
DR.. Fred B. Fisher Reports With
holding of Baptisma1 Rite
From 10000 Converts.

Methodist missionaries have been COM
PEELED to refuse baptism annually to 150,-
600 converts in India because of the small
staff and equipment, according to a report
Of DIR. Fred B. Fisher. chairman Of the
mass movement commission who recently
returned to this country.
He reports that the outcasts are going
to the villages and demanding that they
be admitted into the church. He urges
the establishment of a, fund of $1.000,000
to make it possible to baptize thousand
converts a week for the next five years
and to provide them with a limited
amount of spiritual leadership and edu-
cation
The report states these outcasts are the
aboriginal Inhabitants of the land. who
have been crowded down with each wave
OF invasion from the north, SO that now
their lot is very miserable.
The mass movement has brought to
these millions of the depressed classes the
first ray of hope in centuries" he states
For the missionaries carry with them to
the people of India not only conversion to
Christianity, but opportunities for educa-
ton. and in spite of the tremendous preju-
dice pariah who has gone out from the
missionary schools in India to take higher
degrees IN the universities of England and
the continent is able to return home and
hold his own among the Brahmns
Evening star., 1918-02-18
CONGREGATIONS UNITE.
Three Presbyterian ...urches in New
York Agree to Consolidate.

NEW YORK, February fS.-Consoli-
dation of the First Presbyterian, the
Madison Square Presbyterian and the
University Place Presbyterian churches,
under an agreement reach ed by the pas
tors and lay representatives of the
three congregations, has been an
nounced. The trend of business up
town and the consequent change in the
character of the population and its
church affiliations in the neighborhood
of the churches named are given as the
cause for the move.
The pastors. the Rev. Howard Duff
field. the Rev. Charles Fl. Parkhurst and
the Rev. George Alexander. will con-
tinue in their pulpits until the summer r
vacation, when the agreement is ex-
pected to become effective and a pastor
for the consolidated church will be
chosen
Evening star., 1918-02-18
SUGGESTS NEW SECTION
FOR THE U. S. DRAFT LAW
Preston B. Ray Of Rockville Recon-
mends Provision Which He Terms
Farm Emergency Classification,

bped0 Correspon5enee Of me Star.
ROCKVuLE. Mo- February H.
Freseon b Ray, clerk Of tho circuit
court of this county and q member Of
rho local draft board. has written to
tho ofnce of the provost marshal sen-
eraf letter suggesting the addition to
the selective service law of a section
to be known as farm emergency clas-
eifcation.-
It is Mr.. Rays idea that entirely too
nnany OF what ha terms the key" men
of the farms are being forced into the
military service. and that the district
boards of the country are making a
terious mistake in holding these men
In spite of meritorious claims for de-
ferred classification on the ground Of
being connected with necessary ar-
cultural enterprises.
Tho second district board at Annao-
oils. Nd, with jurisdiction over farm
claims from this county. has uaased
on about 200 claims and still f1e about
500 cases under adNsement. In the
nam Its decisions have been correct
s2l the board seems to have laid down
z rule that when there is more than
&ne brother on a farm at least ono
fnalI be held for military eer4ca n
respective of his qualifications - A.
eocazte Earn manager or skilled nsrm
labore&
II am informed that the district
following tho same plan and that there
Is general complaint from agricultural
sections The rule undoubtedly is a
practical and reasonable one whsn the
tafm Is medium in size and modest in
Production, but where. as in this
county, farms contain from 200 to 500
hcres It's application falls heavily on
the industry"
Evening star., 1918-02-18

The military establishment has ex-
pended during the six months ending
January 1 Of the current fiscal year.
Just about one-f1fth Of tho estimated
amount appropriated against for the
entire ysar snding June 10
Figures Of expenditures for this six
month period by all federal depart
msntx, are given in . statement issued
by the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
net publ3c dsbt, January I. wss $685.
sss. .os7. fnis was approximately ST.
sso. 500 ese greater than the debt ng-
ures Of <he month before.
In the six months there was spent
$1,5s3, ~, 900 for tho military esta.b-
Iishrnent. Tho estimated expenditures
for the entire year were $s,79o. 100000.
The expenditures during December
amounted to $780, ooo. 600. as against
$3s7. 1000. 900 during November.
In December. the shipping board ex-
penses were s45.744.ooo: this was about
s2,oo0.000 less than spent during the
previous month. For the six months. the
total expended was $16s,ee2. 900, with
1901, ,12s, 900 estimated as the total ex-
penditures for the year.
The Navy. however, has disposed of
more than half it's estimated expendi-
lures for the year. For the six-month
period expenditures were $550.93s. 900,
Evening star., 1918-02-18
SHORTCOMINGS At COAL
MINES ARE POINTED OUT
fOperstory Wastefui Methods and
Indifference Of Miners Scured ut
Miners Engineer Meeting.

NEW York. February 16-Wasteful
methods Of operators in the extraction
Of tho country's coal and the indiner-
ence of the miner In these days OF high
er wages were pointed out as the chief
shortcomings at the sources Of coal
supply by George s Rice OF Washing
ton at the 11sth meeting Of the Amer
lean Institute OF Mining Engineers,
which opened its sessions today in New
York
Mr.. Rice stated that although the
United States produced about 40 per
cent of the worlds coal supply. the
CO untry has never been a very large
factor in the distribution He Attrib-
uted this to an absence of shipping and
lack of care in preparing the coal for
shipment, especially in the matter OF
sizing.
The session opened with a spirited
discussion OF coal production problems,
and methods designed to prevent
more extended coal famine next year
were proposed. This is only one of
several important mining war prob
lens which the engineers will take up
during their four-day convention. Sew
eral hundred of the country's leading
mining engineers gathered here today
for the convention.
The engineers were shown the re-
suits of experiments which tended to
prove the economy of electricity over
steam for power purposes in and about
the mines
Hudson Maxim, prominent Army and
Navy officers and members of the naval
consulting board will take part in the
discussions.
Technical sessions will be held every
day during the convention and visits
will be made to the New York subways
$a Cf fryIxy fy1fv
in their construction. Thursday the
engineers will go to Princeton, N J., to
inspect the government school of aero
nAutics and the university laboratories
Evening star., 1918-02-18
is LARGEST WOODEN SHIP
VIII Be Launched Wednesday From
Yards at Orange, Tex.-Board
to Be Represented.

The largest wooden steamship ever
built is to be launched wednesday
from the yard of the National Ship
building Company at Orange. Tex. The
vessel will have 5000 tons cargo ca
pacity and is one of eight similar ships
under construction at the Orange yards
An but two of them are for the ship
ping board.
These vessels depart radically from
the Ferris model of wooden vessels
adopted by the government, the most
Important departure being that built
mp" instead Of full-length ttmbers are
used It has been next to impossible
to obtain the full-length timbers called
Tor by the Ferris design The built.
up timberS used at Orange are in
cased in two-inch sheeting and the hull
IS lined with sheeting one and one-half
1nches thick This method of construc-
tion has been given a high rating by
Ldoyds- 1t is said one of the 5,o00-ton
hulls can be launched in three weeks
from the time the first timber il laid.
James O. Heyworth, head Of the ship
ping boards division of wood and steel
snip construction, win attend the
launching. representing Chairman Hur-
ley and the board
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Street Car Ventilation.
To che Editor Of The star:

I wonder low long any other city
would permit such car service canaf-
tions as We have here at present To
continue? Not only are they jamaned
beyond all considers alton for the com
fort Of the young or old. but the air
Is often sickening, from entire lack Of
ventilation in the steaming sweat
boxes. I have to walk seven miles each
tay just to avoid the extrNme dis
comfort and foul atmosphere Of these
public conveyances which the city Of
compelled to ride recently. 1 asked q
conductor why he did not obey che
fegulahons by opening soma Of ne
fentffators. when he replied That hs
hons" after which I opened one or tVo
hearby ones myself Lest evening. .
motornnan on 18th street opened hts
Front window. to the great relief of
be couldn't stand the air of the cars
himself unless he opened his window
bow and then. The Capital Traction
Company is certainly pilfng up money
snough in these days to have inspectors
see to it that ventilation is furnished
Tor all cars. and not have to have pas
sengers cite special instances of failure
sf such provision The good old sum-
rnertime" will be here before long, and
the ventilation question will be set
He'd by the passengers, but now most
riders seem to prefer breathing the poi
yonous exhalations from foul lungs and
bronchiafs than to take in the good
fresh air
Passengers are urged to move up for
Pard," but some insist upon remaitf-
tng, upon the rear platform, where they
hay hAve a breath Of real air occasion
tuy - Tia door u opened 10 allow
tsody On board yssah ar does not cost
leythdng: Ise1 hN0 oonDo Of h MnzAre
A&ee m pay . 0oP pemaky UAaa -
- n 0l12 Hl4 ee -
Evening star., 1918-02-18
100 PER CENT WAR INSURANCE
RECORD OF AVIATION SCHOOL

tent of 80 per cent of their personnel; !;
no camp has reported less than 80 per
cent insured. Final reports from the
expeditionary forces are not at hand.
but the amount subscribed is known to
be substantial; most of the organiZa-
tions in oversee service are at least 90
per cent insured.
This gives certainty that the goal of
100000 men insured by February II
has been attained. and that over 90 per
cent of the personnel has subscribed
The total amount of insurance written
by the war risk bureau is sS.S79,104.0 900.
1,oS2.0S9 applications at
an average of ss,2o5 each.
Capt r. D. Brown. insurance officer
at Camp Meade, reports s22s,001, 500
applied for by 96.5 per cent of officers
and men.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

Every cadet and ofifcer Of the aviation
ground school at Princeton. N, j. has
taken out tho maximum amount Of in
surance, $4,000 each. permitted under
the war risk insurance act. This is 1oe
per cent.
The war risk bureau ANNOUNCES that
the Princeton aviation school is tho
nUt camp Of Army or Navy to set q
100 per can't record either rs to the
number OF men taking out insurance.
or tho total amount Of insurance. The
total amount subscribed for is ST.
$4,000.
Yet the records made by all can1pS arc
high- Eight Of the thiTty-four camps
arc credited with insurance to the ex-
Evening star., 1918-02-18
GARDEN WORK EXPLAINED.
Cards and Pamphlets Given to Mem
bers Of Rosedale Club.

Enrolment cards and pamphlets il
1ustrating the work Of the Rosedale
Garden Club were distributed to the
members at a meeting of the club at
Noel House. 1868 Kramer place north
east. Friday night The members pres
ent were instructed in the proper man
ner to grow vegetables and plan gar
dens
The club voted to change the date Of
meeting from the third Friday in each
month to the third Monday in each
month. The club is under the direction
Of H NJ. Connolly. agricultural agent for
the District OF Columbia
Evening star., 1918-02-18
MILITARY, NAVAL AND SHIPPING
EXPENDITURES IN SIX MONTHS

as compared with estimates for the
year Of s9e6.15o.o00.
The great bulk of expenditures is
charged against these three accounts.
The outlay of other government estab-
lishments is approximately as antici-
pated.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

The conservation of wool will he
the principal subject of discussion at
the annual convention of the Kansas
Retail C1othiers' Association. which be-
New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
"Quentin Lost Life Nobly
ershing Writes Roosevelt
Head of American Expedonary Force Joins Comrades OF
Young Air Hero in Praising His Exploits and in
Expressions of Sympathy

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Aug. 1s.-Scores
Of letters expressing sympathy in the
loss of his son, Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt, have been received by
Colonel Roosevelt in the last few days
from officers and men Of the American
EXpeditionary Force. One was from
General Porshing, who wrote:
"Quentin died as lie had lived and
served nobly and unselfshly, in the full
strength ard vigor Of his youth, fight
ing the enemy in clean combat. You
may we'll be proud OF your gift to the
nation in his supreme sacrifice.
Enclosed is copy of his official
record in the air service. The brevity
and curtncss of the official words paint
clearly the picture Of his service, which
was an honor to all of us
The official record compiled by
Colonel r. O. Vanhorn, Of the air SER
vice, gives Lieutenant Roosevelt's as
signments from the date he entered the
service, August s, 1917, until July II,
1918, when he was shot down by a Ger
man plane, and states that his tour of
combat duty was the result OF many
urgent pleas by the young man. Colonel
Nanhorn writes:
"Lieutcnant Quentin Roosevelt dur
ing his whole career III the air service,
both of cadet and as a flying officer,
was model of the best type of young
American manhood. He was most
New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
IS Saloons Near
Mineola Field Closed
Daniels Extends Dry Order
for Sailors Outside of Re-
stricted Zones
lSpcciM Disxtch to Tic Tribun

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s Seventy
five saloons within the fiyc-m'c zone
surrounding Nazelhurst Field on Long
Island, have been closed on order of
the War Department, the Commission
on Training Camp Activities announced
to-day.
The wholesale closing OF saloons near
the arny's flying field at Mineola was
IN accordance with the War Depart
mcnts intention of removing places
where intoxicating liquors are dispensed
within the dry area around government
reservations.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to-day
extended the dry order of the navy be-
yond the restricted zones around naval
camps and stations. entirely prohibiting
the selling or the giving of intoxicating
liquors to men in uniform. The pres
ent regulations against the sale Of
liquor to naval officers and men have
been amended to read
"Outsidc Of said zones, alcoholic
liquor, including beer, ale and wine,
either alone or with any other article,
snail not, directly or indirectly, be sold.
battered, given, served or knowingly
delivered to any officer or member Of
the naval forces within the United
states, their territories or possessions.
or any place under their control. EXCEPT
when administered for medica. pur-
poses by or under the direction Of q
regularly licensed physician or medical
ofhcer OF the United States"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-19
Asks Exemption for
Expert Accountants
Treasury Department Wants
Them Enrolled for Special
Government Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-Expert ac-
countants have become so essential to
the wartime programme Of tax collec-
tions that the government is consider
ing some step to prevent theirs being
taken for army service and to enroll
them in big volunteer reserve sim
liar to that being established for ply
sicians.
There are only about $500 certified
public accountants and 5000 junior ac-
countants in the United States Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner Roper's pro-
grammc for collecting $4,000, 100000 Of
taxes next year calls for employing
more than 1000 of these in government
service.
At present this number is not avail
able, particularly in view of the gov
crnment rate of pay and the fact that
nearly every corporation in the country
is advertising for additional account
ants to facilitate industrial expansions
and calculate heavy Federal taxes. This
situation has been accentuated recent
ly by the drafting of hundreds Of ex-
pert accountants and their assistants to
service which does not take advantage
Of their expert knowledge.
The Treasury has sugge sted to Prcsi-
dent Wilson that accountants be recoY-
nlzed as a class essential to the war,
like physicians, dentists and chemists,
and an that they not only be, exempt from
draft, but that some plan be worked out
NJ
mcnt and to recognize their value in
civilian service