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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Germany, whilo denying any ini-
tlative In the matter. seerhy TO be the
only country willing to accept Aus
tria's invitation to an unblnding
peace conference.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

We would Nike to know where you
can find happier bunch OF old
boys than the confederate veterans
now in Tulsa. And there is not
man among them who would not
like TO take a crack at the kaiser
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

n an aeroplane with one single
tier Of wings is called n monoplane,
would It he correct to cali one
legged man a mono ped?
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Arthur brisbane has decided that
the best way to dry clean HIS skirts
is to indorse President Wilson for
a third term.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

You have probably noticed that The
skip stop idea does not seem to APP
peal to General Pershing and his
tovs
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Tho train -robbing fraternity are
inclined to Join with those who doubt
the practicahility OF aerial mail
service
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

The German army seems to have
adopted the slogan, safety First"
originated by the Frisco railway sys-
TEN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

A Kansas soldier writes back
home that war Is hell but heauti-
f,ll at night"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Baseball has gone. football is go.
ing. but golf Is still with us, possibly
because so few know how to play it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Tomorrow Ruth Is Sent Away
Again. Brian Goes Out With Molly
King
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

The Dallas News finds It very hard
In convince n man with bass voice
that he ought 10 knit for his child
rem
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

A Missouri paper Is not finding
much JOY In the banner huckwhcat
crop while the butter crop fails to
banner up In proper proportion.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-27

Politics may be adjourned" says
Bill Dingley, but ! notice that the
president journeycd all the way 10
New Jersey to vote for n democrat
In the state primary"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

in my ward we have three laborers
and six foremen on the ward pay
roll"
The law department sent in an
ordinance repeating the gas standard
ordinance OF year ago. This was
referred to the committee on gas, oil,
and electric light, with the under.
standing that before any action Is
taken the committee will hear from
Donald X. Richborg, special counsel
for the city council in gas litigation
matters.
Aid l.. +. Cullerton, who asked
for the repeating measure, said: Dis,
charge all your experts and attOr'
neys. If Mayor Thompson and tho
controller would sit down with the
gas companys officials, I'll bet they
would get further toward an agree.
ment than all the lawyers and OK.
perts in town.
Mr.. RiChberg said a short time ago
that he was afraid that the repeating
ordinance might interfere with the
citys present litigation against the
gas company.
Political candidates whose posters
still are to be found on dead walls
and other places will be prosecuted
unless the posters are removed, ac.
cording to a council order.
PatrOlmcn have two days off every
month, Aid. Kostner wants all other
members Of the department to have q
similar privilege.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
Brundage and Followers on Republican
Managing Committee Ask National
Chairman to Referee Differences
Whether the Bringing in of Outsiders Will Mend
Matters Is an Open Question
With Everybody

danger the success of the Republican
party and we deplore greatly the
growth OF these factional differences
1t appears impossible for local lead.
ers to adjust the differences and we
therefore invite you as chairman of
the national committee: Hon. Frank
l.. Smith. chairman of the state com.
mittee, and Hon. Frank o. Lowden,
governor of Illinois, to act as arbi
traitors, and we herewith vest you
and the other two Republicans men.
toned with full power to act for us,
assuring you of our willingness to
abide by any decision conducive to
party harmony that you and the
other gentlemen may make. Re.
specially yours"
Homer X. Galpin, Edward j. Brun.
dage, Leroy Millner, Il. +. Erstman.
Oscar Hebel, Leonard A. Brundage,
Cbas. A. Williams, John q. cannon,
Robert II. Levy, w. II. Weber, Joseph
Carolan, Charles V. Barrett, George
X. Schmidt, Charles G.. Kemp, Walter
L. Schmidt, Peter NJ. Hoffman, Peter
\. Anker, William Busse.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
In THE CITY COUNCIL.
Important Public Business Before
the Chicago Board Of Aldermen

At Mondays meeting of the City
Council the Chicago Plan Commits.
sion's request was referred to the
Finance Committee.
The commission asked for the ap.
preparation OF $4,000 for use by the
board of local improvements in doing
preliminary work on the commission s
recommendation The committee
met after the council session.
There should be no hesitancy
about making this appropriation, "
said Aid. a. A. Mccormick THE
commission has done wonderful
work, aad mostly with money com.
ing from outsiders 1t has been do,
ing work that the city ought to do,
and has been spending about $780,
000 a year TO do it, ! know of no
better way of providing work for the
sailors and soldiers to do when they
come home than by this plan"
The idea prevailed among alder
men that the opposition will be made
Several aldermen offered resolu
tions protesting against the failure tc
remove ashes and garbage. Aid
George Pretzel went a step further
He showed that man, supposed tC
be a garbage wagon driver told Mrs
Pretzel that the garbage and ashes
would not be removed unless house
holders signed petitions urginl
Mayor Thompson to run for re
| election.
| Commissioner of Public Works
Francis made an investigation of Aid
Pretzels charge, but was unable t,
verify it, he said, Mr.. Francis sal,
the responsibility for failure to re
move ashes and garbage was charge
able to the fact that the city's apprc
priation for this work was about eA
hausted.
II don't think that 10 ~ answer,
said Aid. Joseph o. Kostner. "ou
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

nois in 1920.
The Brundage committeeman for.
mally propose peace commission of
three, as follows
Republican National Chairman viii
II. Hays.
Republican State Chairman Frank
l., Smith.
Gov, Frank o. Lowden.
The communication of the eighteen
elected committeeman follows:
Hon. viii H, Hays, Chairman Re.
publican National Committee, Wash.
ington, d. c., Sir:
During your recent visit to Chi
cago you emphasized to some Of the
active Republicans of Cook county
the necessity of harmonizing the
party, Your words have been con
sidered by the committeeman whose
names are affixed hereto and we are
all heartily in accord with your de
sire to establish harmony. We
realize that a continuance of the fac
! tional strife in Cook county will en-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
HONOR GENERAL DAWES
National Drainage Congre S
Elects Him Treasurer and E.
T. Perkins, President.

Brig. Gen. Charles G.. Dawes, for
mer comptroller of the currency and
Chicago bank president, who is now
cover there" in the engineering
branch of the service. was unani-
mously elected treasurer of the ma
tional drainage congress at its final
session here. At the same time the
congress greeted with applause a
declaration presented by the commit
tee on resolutions urging creation Of
a national department Of public works
with secretary at its head who
shall be a member Of the presidents
cabinet.
To p.ovide suitably for the needs
of our returning soldiers and sailors
the congress demanded that the gov.
eminent appropriate $1,000, 100000
for proper development Of millions of
acres of our vast natural resources
now useless for lack OF drainage
facilities and irrigation. In every
state uniform laws are urged and
creation OF state commissions to
supervise the immensely valuable
work of reclamation which the con.
gress endorses.
Edmund T. Perkins. Chicago con-
sulting engineer, was chosen presi.
dent of the congress for the coming
year This will be his third term,
as he headed the organization at its
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
Many Democrats Are of the Opinio
That He Cannot; Much Opposition
to Other Democratic Candidates
That Is Put Up--They Will De-
mand New Deal

that is the ones frequented by white
people-are run by Republicans.
They are all flourishing relics OF
Democratic municipal past and active
propagandists for the return of for.
mer incumbents to Office.
Democrats are getting tired of hav.
ing these things charged up to their
party.
Why the Thompson administration
permits these hell holes to run is
mystery.
IL may be mysterious police per-
quisite that cannot be dispensed with.
And II may be that the Democratic
connection of most Of them may in
fiuence the Republicans to keep them
In existence to be used against GER
tain Democrats when the time
cones.
The City Council studiously avoids
the subject.
II is said that trouble may be In
store for the city council from the
federal authorities for its failure
Monday to conJider the vice and
liquor ordinances agreed upon at con-
ferences between the local United
States officials and Mayor Thomp.
sons representatives.
The ordinances were intended to
protect army and navy men from
vice and liquor. They were sched-
uled for consideration Monday, but
the council adjourned without a move
being MADE to call them up.
Capt. G. II. Robinson and Lieut. Il.
II. Beckwith, sanitary corps, U. S. A.,
who attended the session, said they
intended to make report of the
councils failure to act to Washing.
ton, but would not say what their
recommendations would be.
The ordinances were sent to the
council more than month ago.
Unanimous consent for their imme.
date passage was asked then, but it
was refused. The council then also
refused to hear from Capt. Robin.
son, who desired to explain the neces-
sity for the measures.
The measures were recommended
| for passage by the council license
committee and were to have been
considered week ago, but the death
| of Aid David X. Hickey caused the
council to adjourn. So Monday
was set for their consideration.
Capt. Robinson and Lieut.. Beck
| with were dumfounded when the
council adjourned without anybody
calling up the ordinances for con
sideration.
II don't know what to make o
this" said Capt. Robinson. There
Is stall somewhere and intend Il
make report to Washington"
win you include recommends
tions?" the captain was asked
YES" he replied, "but can't sa!
what the recommendation will be
Army rules won't let me-"
Lieut.. Beckwith said he had beef
told that the council does not inten,
to pass the ordinances, but intends t,
have them re.referred to the licens
committee, where he predicted the.
would be killed.
Aid. Joseph II. Smith, chairman o
the license committee, said he in
tended to call up the ordinances, bu
that the council adjourned before h
could do so.
Let them pass such ordinances Il
, New York, Philadelphia, and othe
large cities and we will do the sam
here" said one alderman.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
RECORDER Haas
GOOD RECORD

Joseph p. Haas, Recorder Of Deeds,
presented the county with a Christ
mas check for $94S.95. Explaining it,
Mr.. Haas wrote: This is for fees
which have come to me for release
deeds which I executed as successor
in trust, have found that in the
past no accounting was made for such
fees, but I hold that all such fees
belong to the public" BY enforcing
a months vacation Of employees with
out pay Mr.. Haas reports he has also
saved the county $25,724.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

The Democrats are fighting ever
the mayoralty as II they had lead
pipe cin3h on the election.
Good judges-and there are plenty
of them do not think that they have
a chance of winning the city next
spring.
There Is tremendous amount of
criticism of some of the candidates.
Lewis in particular is coming in
for liberal amount of roasting
much of 1t undeserved.
The people opposed to Lewis are
saying that he is rich mans candi.
date and that II he is elected the
Nabobs and upper classes will be
the only people who will be allowed
to pass the guards and get into his
private Office.
They ray that he Is no Democrat
anu DaB even neglected to register
and vote at important elections.
He is accused of being backed by
Federal officials whose appointment
he secured and who are alleged to
be the only Democrat in the big OIL
fees they hold.
Some of the other Democratic
candidates are last years birds
nests so far as any present useful
ness or popularity Is concerned.
Many of them are barnacles who
have held on to public office and
fattened on 1t since they became in
nuential enough to ignore the police.
Others have held on to public life
until they are unable to realize that
they have passed through political
death. Z,
This Is the sort of tripe the Demo
cratic party of Chicago intends to
serve up to the returning soldiers
and other citizens to pick a mayor
from.
So far as the young soldiers are
concerned very few of them will vote
the Democratic ticket next spring.
They have had their eye teeth cut.
They realize that II they are ever
going to be recognized the gang OF
Chronic Appetites for Office who
have been doing the choosing for them
In the past, must be retired to pri
vate life.
The way to retire them Is to wipe
them out at the polls by defeating
the man they put up.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
new YEARS
DRUNK Limited

Chief of Police Clarity said that
New Years eve celebrations would
have to BIO of the within the law type.
The chief said he intended to have
a talk with Mayor Thompson in
day or two and see what the mayor
had to say on celebrations. The
chief said he believed he could say
without consulting the mayor that no
violations Of the laws and ordinances
would be sanctioned.
All places of amusement, whether
wet or dry, must close at o'clock,
the chief said.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
LABOR GANG SHARP.
ENING THEIR BILLS

The new political party, known as
the Independent labor party of Cook
county, will hold its first convention
on the afternoon of Dec. 30 at Must
clans hall, 175 West Washington
street, and will be composed of rep.
,resentatives Of labor unions of the
city and county. All labor unions
are entitled to representation on the
same basis as that by which they are
represented in the Federation Of
Labor.
A constitution and platform will
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

The Brundage leaders in a formal
communication addressed to Chair
man Hays, accept Mr., Hays state.
ment made at the private dinner last
week as 100 per cent correct, and
agree that Republican peace and har'
mony is necessary in Chicago, prece.
dent TO a Republican victory in ILL.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
GIBBONS HELPS
TIE TEACHERS
Will Advance 100000 Salaries
on Own Responsibility.

School teachers of Chicago will re.
ceiye their pay before Christmas,
County Treasurer Harry X. Gibbons
announced saying that he would ad.
vance the 100000 on his own respon.
sibility TO make this possible.
Payment was ordered delayed by
the County Court in an action con
corning the taxes of the Board of Ed.
ucation. This would have made 1t
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

Federation of Labor announced that
replies from 10 of the 800 locals Of
the county have favored the new
party, while twelve, dominated
chiefly by socialists, objected on the
ground that the socialist party is
labor's party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

be adopted, "labor's fourteen princi.
pies" will be formally ratified and
date set for another convention,
probably in January or February, at
which candidates for the primaries
will be selected
Secretary Z. n. Nockels of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

inception in 1911 and again in 1919.
A. J.. Kelley of Pennsylvania, F.. II.
Newell of Illinois, II. M, Sparboe cf
Iowa, John A. Kruse of Louisiana and
]. L, Craig of California were elected
vice-presidents.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

impossible for the teachers to receive
the money due them.
In order to make the payments the
Board of Education would have had to
borrow the money. Mr.. Gibbons,
when he learned of the situation, dc.
cided to advance the money and
stand personally responsible for the
payment.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
And Are Strong Enough to Keep
Council from Passing AntisVice
Ordinances at Government Request.

The defeat of Uncle Sam in the
City Council Monday in the effort to
secure the passage of vice subduing
ordinance is charged to some of the
lieutenants of an eX-Mayor. One OF
these lieutenants Is the proprietor of
one of the worst combination assigna.
ton houses and saloons north OF the
Equator. This man wore a "staff"
star of the Chief of Police during this
Mayors administration; the police
went to his place of i'll fame to get
official favor and his hellhole is the
headquarters now Of gang who wish
to give their former boss and patron
the Democratic nomination next spring
or organize an independent fight for
him.
So notorious are these facts that
the matter is a daily subject OF COM
ment and conversation among poll
ticians.
It would never do to close it up at
Uncle Sans request.
This place is only one OF many.
Singularly enough none OF them
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21

The assessed valuation of real es.
tate and personal property in Cook
county for the years 1917 and 1918,
by townships, was made public by
the board of review.
The total assessed valuation, in.
Guiding Chicago, one.third of the full
value, is $l,0Si ,9OG,G7l, OF this SS22,-
iS5,S51 is for real estate and S2G2,-
10000 is for personal property. The
increase over 1917 totals S19,39S,Sj0.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
WILL they
NEVER LET UP?
Aldermanic Wind Bags Present
Another Dose of Gold Bricks
to the Public.

Five hrs for state legislation to
be asked Gy The city were prepared
by the law department. The bills
provide:
A city manager.
Changes In the method of select
ing city controller, city clerk and
city treasurer
Consolidation of the duties and Of.
fees Of city controller and city
treasurer.
Nonpartisan election of aldermen
Consolidation of local governments.
A special committee on state legis.
lation will pass on the bills before
the council is asked to act on them.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-12-21
VICE PULL IS STRONG

Democratic designation House
Keepers With Saloon Attach
ments and Strong Pulls With
Former Mayors Defy Uncle
Sam.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-07
Did You Eat
IN Pounds
Meat In June
Eating Places Served That
Much to Each Person,
Report Says.

During the month Of June 560.74S
meals were sreved in restaurants,
hotels and public eating places in FL
Paso. and. according to the report Of
r. A. Parker, director Of hotels and
restaurants for the federal food adj
ministration for Texas, there was
used S9.S13 pounds Of meat; 1855
pounds Of sugar and 1868 pounds Of
wheat flour. The consumption per per
son was IA pounds Of meat; 2-4S
pounds OF sugar, and $50 rounds OF
wheat flour.
The wheat figures include all the
wheat flour used in public eating
places. inclusive Of the amounts used
in Victory bread. quick breads. spa
Ehetta, macaroni- wheat breakfast
foods and so forth
EI Pnso Makes Fine Showing.
FL Paso made a remarkable show
ing in the saving Of sugar and wheat,
according to a letter from admin
istrator T. A Peden, although this
city exceeded the meat supply TO a
small extent. All of the districts OF
the state were well within the SIX
pounds ration per person per month
on flour. and only the Amarillo, Fort
Worth. Beaumont and Navasota dis
.ricts overstepped the sugar allotment
1f three pounds per person per month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-07
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain BitrO-Phosphnte
TO Put on FIRM, Healthy Flesh and
TO Increase Strength. Eigor
and Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless prepa-
tations and treatments which are con-
tinually being advertised for the pur-
pose Of making thin people fleshy,
developing arms, neck and bust ana
replacing ugly holloWs and angles by
the soft curved lines Of health and
beauty, there are evidently thous-
ands Of men and women who keeLIy
feel their excessive rhlnneSs-
Thinness and weakness are usually
due TO starved nerves Our bodies
need more phosphate than is con-
tanned in modern foods. Physicians
claim there IS nothing that viii sup
ply this deficiency SO well as the or
ganic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitro-phOsphate, which is in
expensive and is sold by most all
druggists under a guarantee OF salts
faction or money back By feeding
the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-phoH-
phate quickly produces a welcome
transformation in the appearance
the increase in weight frequently be-
ing astonishing
This increase IN weight also car
rfes with Il a general improvement
In the health. Nervousness, sleepless-
ness and lack Of energy. which nearly
always accompany excessive thinness.
soon disauDear, dull eyes become
the bloom OF perfect health.
CAUTION: Although bitrO-phOs-
plate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen
aral weakness. 1t should not. owing to
its remarkable flesh-g grow ing prop
critics, be used by anyone who does
not desire TO put on nesh--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-07

Cobb Files Expense
Bill, But Hudspeth
Hadn't, Late uesday

Zach Lamar CObb's campaign eX-
penses during his race for congress
were s14926.31, while those Of H. y
Ellis. who ran for the county Demo-
cratic committee craftsmanship were
only $3.50. These two extremes are
shown in sworn statements Of cam
paign expenses filed Tuesday after
noon and Wednesday morning with
county judge T. B. McClintock, ac-
cording to the election laws.
Other candidates reported expenses
as follows: ". C. Roberts, S365: A
r. Webb, 1925: W P. Brady. $3.50;
James r. Harper. s13L1O; T. A. Dale,
S51; Leigh Clark. S561.S1; r. N. Dud-
ley, 1892: May Hadlock Carlisle. S517:
W. H Fryer, $3.50: J. z. Anderson.
s462: T. B. McClintock. $40: r Del
Richey. 500, ". D. Howe, S523.50;
John T. Hill s227.5O; J. n Beaver.
s405: J. o. Crowson, S195.50. c. "
Mckinney. SIP. r. E. Thomson. Sis:
/ y. Davis, $3.50; John T. Cain. $3.50;
Percy NIcGhee, ST., S6s7.5O; D. 7. Nc
Sweeney, S2f4.70: VIII Pelphrey,
S764.7Q: ]. F. Williams, S2SS.
At a late hour Tuesday. Claude B.
Hudspeth had not filed his statement