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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
SODISCOURACED
SHE'D ALMOST
GIVEN UP HOPE
Thought End Was Near, But
Tsnlsc Restored Health
Gained IS Pounds.

u actually believe Tanlac saved my
lie, for II pulled me up when | was
nearly past going and | have gained
fifteen pounds on three bottles" wac
the remarkable statement made recently
by Mrs. Lena Parks OF 200 East Cen
trail avenue, Fl. Worth, Texas.
My stomach got into such an awful
condition" she continued, that every
thing | would eat caused gas to rise
and press so on, my heart that felt
like would smother TO death After
eating | would turn sick al my s,om-
sch and get so dizxy was afraid Of
falling every time | stopped over: my
limbs were numb and then again
would tingle all over like thousands OF
needles we're sticking in my flesh.
became so nervous could hardly sleer
and would sit up in bed till all hours
Of the night suffering agony: had
sick headaches most all the time and
felt 30 miserable II made my friends
unhappy. / became so discouraged
over my failure to get relief from the
medicines / took that grew despond.
eni and thought my end was near and
almost gave up all hope.
But ! picked up something wonder.
ful on my first bottle OF Tanlac, my
digestion improved and soon got t
eating everything | wanted. hav,
taken three bottles so far and arr
strong enough to do all my own house.
work and help others besides. All m,
old troubles are over, sleep like q
child and ny husband tells ma | an
the very picture Of health"
Tanlac Is sold in Oklahoma City b,
the Westfall Drug Co. and leading
druggists and dealers everywhere.
/ adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

frighlfuness, but that he gave the task
up as hopeless
He said his faith was too severely
tested 10 continue praying for Wilhelm
a, he doubted whether God would or
could accomplish the desired conyer-
sion "l believe, however" said Dr.
freeman. IN al the Christian nations
would get down ON their knees. as Ju.
dab did in the olden time, all the wa'
outfit OF Germany would quickly COME
20 itS knees"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
CRAPS
Little Game Ends In Burning Of
Five Buildings.

GULFPORT. Miss.-A night crap
game and low water pressure later
brought about fire which burned five
buildings, including the Masonic tenn
pie. The burned area is at Fifteenth
street and Twenty-third Avenue, Loss
runs into thousands Of dollars.
Sam Johnson, Zeke Smith and an
other negro, say police, played craps
all night in peace and harmony until
4 a. m. today in an outhouso in the
rear Of a residence near the Masonic
ample. Then trouble started, 1t is re-
ISted. Smith and Johnson passed a
few words about a lone cent piece.
Smith was smoking ciparet, which
Johnson. II Is said slapped out Of his
mouth into a pile Of hay An incendiary
bomb would not have acted more quick
", police conclude
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Luke McLuke Saws.

When a man knows the meaning OF
the word "antitheses" and knows how
20 pronounce the word he uses il too
often in his conversation,
Sometimes a mans hair is getting
white over his temples before he dis
covers that it costs more to neglect
duty than it does to perform it.
A man usually is generous to fault
when the fault happens to be one OF
his own.
When steer gets me mouth disease
the law compelS you to kill it. But
when a man gets the mouth disease the
law protects him.
The modern young man obcys the in
junction. Early TO bed" But he has
an idea that it means early in the morn
ing
The father Of couple OF princesses
can tell You that a girl goes to high
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Employees OF MACHINE
SHOP HAVING PICNIC

Employees Of the Sherman Machine
Snd Iron works will be treated TO a
picnic tomorrow BY their employers,
All OF the workers and their families
Eill be loaded into all Of the trucks
Ind automobiles which the shop can
muster. and will be taken sixteen
| miles south Of the CITY. where an all
tay picnic will be held Fash party
will take a lunch along, while tho shop
will furnish the drinks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
HEART DISEASE CAUSES
HUlTENS RESIGNATION

The Rev II II. Hul,cn pastor OF the
first Baptist church for the past seven
ears has resigned at the advice OF
'pecialists Mr. Hulten has recently
cen active in war work making patr'f
tic talks throughout the states This
said TO have brought on heart at
kcks for which a six months rest has
Seen recommended.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
MINISTER PRAYED FOR
KAISER, BUT GAVE IT UP

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Rev f. B
Freeman OF the State Street Bapus,
church. in his sermon on War and
Prayer" confessed that he prayed once
in a Christian spirit for the conversion
Of the kaiser from his war lust AID
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
HOOVER WILL ALLOW
SUGAR FOR TOBACCO

WASHINGTON. July A ten,a-
hive promise was given by Food Admin
|istfator Hoover to senator's from tobac-
Co producing states that the supply Of
sugar for the tobacco industry which
Mr.. Hoover had planned to cut in hall
will not lie reduced during the present
calendar year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
| 90 were KILLED
N LONDON BLAST;
100 MORE HURT
PheII-FiIIing Factory Has Dis
aStrOuS Accident Monday,

LONDON, July At is feared that
O persons gere killed and more than
pO others injured in the explosion
rhich occurred in the National Shell
Hing factory in the Mdlands Mon
ay night.
Announcement TO this effect was
hadc in the house Of commons today
'y Frederick G. Kelaway. secretary OF
he minister Of munitions The en-
loves OF the plant Mr. Kellaway said,
nd behaved magnificcnty, many OF
hem after scattering at the first ex-
losion, returning to help recover the
kounded
Work in the factory, the secretary
dded, had already been resumed in
Xart
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
COMPLETED CUTOFF DAM
TO END WATER TROUBLES

The cutoff dam west Of Packinstown
pail be completed today. which will
mean THAT the water tSoubles of Okla
bona City arc ended forever. II DR.. J.
&. Street commissioner Of public prop
erty. is right in his surmise The water
aupnly will return to normal now. with
pu, the use OF electric pumps No new
schedule for water rates has yet been
made.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
The Only WAY.

The farmers institute speaker 1--WE
are informed Of this by one who pre-
fcrs 10 hide his identity under the
mcllif'uous name of XXXX), had
spoken at some length On the spray
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Lines Worth Remembering

One of the splendid things about this
war is the fact that We have been able
to prove to the world and to ourselves
that we are united people William
G.. McAdoo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

ing Of apple trees. "Of course hs
continued, 1T is necessary 20 drive this
material under the rough bark, where
the scale turks. And OF course we all
have rough bark on our apple trees.
Is there anyone here who has no rough
barked apple trees' Let's see his hand"
One pitied the chap who dared to
raise his hand--the poor simp
"Ah" said the speaker, "and would
you mind telling us just how you at
tanned this ideal state Of affairs"
NO" answered the tiller OF the soil
81 cut my apple trees all DOWN
| Cleveland Plain Dealer.
---W.ts.---
Lines Worth Remembering.
Whatever | have done is due TO pa
| ,icnt thouplt-Sir Isaac Newton.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

III. But he disappeared when We de.
clared war against his nameSake.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Well WE'LL

knight Walker and Early Rizer are
ncighbors and live in Hillsboro Ohio,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Would $4,000
Look Good to You!

If YOU knew that a little effort on your part
would yield 81, 600 within few years, would
you be willing to make that effort.
Would you be willing to do without 33 l-3
cents a day to accumulate $4,000, with the un-
derstanding of course, that your savings were
secured and at the same time were available
for use if it became necessary?
That is the opportunity that is open to you
bv investment in the instalment shares of Local
Building and Loan. You save $40 a month for
115 months, or total of 81 $50. At the end OF
1l5 months your interest accumulations Will
have amounted to $3.50, or a total of $4,000.
No other meth-d of investing your savings
can bring such safe and substantial reward. Call
phone or write us for details Of this profitable
savings plan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
How to Pronounce
Namesin War News

The following French names, in.
the current war news, are furnished
the Times by Mrs. Hubert TruyenS,
teacher OF French in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
LukeMLh4ke
His Column
CnDSZd-Hy /Clk9
Easy.
II you would make
A fat dame grin.
just tell her she
is getting thin.
Yes. But Whaddy va MeAn2
COpNDDM 1913

"Now you do what tell you, Smith,
and you'll find I'm right" advised
Jones
Much obliged old man" replied
Smith. 81 don't take the advice Of ev-
cry fool | meet but am going to take
yours"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Perfectly Useless Information.

Perfectly Useless Information.
The climate of Northern Europe has
not changed in 1900 years.
The supply of fuler's earth is as
plentiful as ever.
French sardineS are caught with
pickled peanut meal
Yakutsk, Asia, is 1000 miles from a
railroad.
Great Britain has not coined groa.
since 1856.
Oysters cannot live in the Baltic Sea.
Get up early and time II and you will
find that il takes light eight minutes
and thirteen seconds to travel from the
sun to the earth.
In England the wind blows from the
southwest ll2 days al the year.
Vegetable isinglass is made out OF
seaweed.
The Tasmanian blub lives on dates 2
Halt a part per million OF iron al
fects the tasie OF water.
Superheated steam will remove fatty
acids from sewage sludge.
An electric shock destroys the
rhythm of the heart beats.
Is That Sol
At handling out the stuff that stingss
Just one compares with Luke:
And that's the busy humble bee.
Whose sting 10 his rebuke.-Breit
Our Daily Special
Truth Is Scarcer Than Fiction.
Candid.
DR.. VIII Cheatum has an office OF
Walnut street Louisville Ky.
We Don't Blame Him.
J !, N. Kaiser used to live in Mounds
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

A careieAs millionaire is Brown.
His shahbiness In not conceAied;
And. while his shoes are all run down,
We know fun well that he's well heeled.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Alta Row

Greensboro (Gal Herald -Journai)
Luke McLuke A CENT named Cow
ard is in the first draft call from this
county He's going-so there's nothing
IN a name.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Haw, Hawl

THAT convention Of plumbers SEEM
to be having mighty long session,
said the First Reporter.
"Yes," replied Second Reporter. :"
suppose every delegate had to go baCl
20 his hotel for some sort of tool befor,
he could start TO work"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
No Ioke.

Some of these society leaders are
like thermometer" observed the
Crouch.
"In what way" asks the Old FoRy
They think they have TO go TO ex-
tremNs to attract attention" replied the
Crouch.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
OH

We guess II Is pretty hot down on the
Gulf Stream this time Of year, and VIC
presume that a nice growleT of cool
suds wouldn't 60 bad But what we
started to say was that NJ. T. Cam lives
at Miami, Florida.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
We Hnne Not

Breathes there n man--Bo poor geel
He cannot spare four bucks n week
And on the kaiser put clamp.
BY buying War Savings stampf
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
Police

Serk informs us that the democrats
OF the Hoosir state have begun a cam
paim to take the "dr" out of Indriana.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04
A W onder.

The porker crew
Must praise Tom Gases;
He knows when TO
Lay down three aces.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

We Don't Blame Him.
!, N Kaiser used to live in Mounds,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-04

DR. viii Cheatum has an office OF
Walnut street Louisville Ky.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16
By EARL GOODWIN.

part of the trckery imposed by the Potomac Electric
Power Company upon foolish people is the device the
company adopts to the Government into believing ii
owns Great Falls 1 say "foosh people," because can
not grant this generation much intelligence for allowing
combination of capitalists to town" something that God
made for US all several million years ago
The crew that bought Great Falls juggers of
skill amazing than any you will at Keiths and
their antics laughable We all know that the Po
tOmac Electric Power Company, fine power company
there the globe is not operated to give you and
electric light but to pay dividends of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company Without the constant flow Of
YOUR money through the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany office into the Golfers of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, the latter precious Institution would
shrivel up and blow away
So when you pay your electric light bill you
trbung to the payroll and dividend roll of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company, which has been given
YOUR streets which to operate for your benefits which
gard of public rights Who would believe that the CAPT
tai OF A NATION would allow such maltreatment Of
franchsei
To get back to Great Falls see what Captain Kidd and
his forgot to do when they here The Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company bought Great Falls
for $2500O They Immediately sold'' Great Falls to the
Potomac Electric Power Company for 100000. If the
Potomac Electric Power Company intended to develop the
falls properly there would be slight for the at
ttude of the corporation but does NOT intend to do
thing with that fine power except TO STAND IN THE WAY
OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WHEN
THE GOVERNMENT FINALLY DECIDES TO MAKE
FULL USE OF THE FALLS FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE PUBLIC TO WHOM THE FALLS BELONG.
And get this humorous climax into your thoughts:
The Potomac Electric Light and Power Company asks that
it be allowed to pay dividends that Ownership" OF
Great Falls Just the dog in the manager might expect
to be fed
great day in Heaven when the Washington
Rdady bought Great Falls Old ADAM Uho
had HdeHabe rights the real estate OF Eden Hs
have laughed day will be drawing direct
Company will say to Us: OUR light WE HAVE BOUGHT
THE SUM-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16
''Fifty Per Cent of What They
Turn In"
And They Turn In Fifty Per Cent of What They Get
Beware of Private Charities Uncontrolled.

various individuals representing alleged private chart
ties have been kind enough call upon the editor request
subscriptions and publicity
They shall have, here, briefly the PUBLICITY.
Beware OF private charities and private collectors
Many an intelligent citizen in need of ready cash starts
charity and lives on comfortably sometimes on the hard
cash. sometimes partly cash. partly on good self adver
Using.
Sometimes it is charity for men, sometimes for women
sometimes for children sometimes "a refuge for the errin
nice comfortable living for ingenious charitable gen
nemen can be camoufaged under any of these names.
In such charities it is customary give the collector
80 per cent of what he turns in"
He and the charitable gentlemen fight it out between
them as to how MUCH collector ought to turn in
II you can give money give it to well known institutions
by men known to you get your receipt and KNOW
what you are doing with your money.
There much fattening of graers pockets in the
name of charity.
Don't be made victim
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16
HEARD AND S ZEN

Next to being the godfather to a
nickel cigar and having it named for
you, the greatest thing in fame is
to grow to such proportions that
your name is tossed about on the
billowy waves Of musical comedy.
These burning thoughts came to
me when | heard the name Of RAN
DALI HAGNER tossed off-handish
into a group of FUZZY little chorus
girls at Polls Theater. The fiuffies
were playing golf to music, when
suddenly a comedian mentioned the
fact that the aforesaid gentleman was
having a birthday party in the club
house off-stage somewhere, and
everybody ran OF laughing.
Al, that lCere Il rich but hand
some real estate man!
BILLY SUNDAY says that in most
towns people lend his party all the
automobiles necessary, but that here
II Is different.
II you want to help Bill drive
Nicodemus back to the mines call up
HOLCOMBE JOHNSON at Main SAP
and tell him you have a motor car
to lend. Mr.. Johnson Is chairman Of
the automobile committee.
Let me clip a few lines from the
Posts account of a joint meeting Of
the Piney Branch Citizens AssOcia-
ton and the Petworth Citizens Asso-
citation:
IS. r. BOWEN. of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company,
claimed that people in Washington
are slower and delayed the cars more
than In other cities OF the United
States. He condemned the proposed
licensing Of jitneys-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16

DOu you QTuSD hTs DONcho ~
limited nerve IN passing the buck
to the public? YOU are to bl0nte;
You Icho suffer the tortgrsS Of the
damned in the side door e0fS; tCho
ride Nth half baked motorTsn and
dirty mOuthed conductors. YOU
ARE TO BLAME.
Great Lord!
Mr.. BOWEN condemns the lieen-
sing Of jitneys.
IL his road had ever considered
the public instead OF the dividend
roll jitneys would not be necessary.
I'll swear | wouldn't have the nerve
to run a street car system as the
Washington Railway and Electro
Company is operated. and then at
tempt to kill OF the only means OF
travelling open to the general public.
And then brag about it.
E.E. CLEMENT said one day last
week: What a picture! Imagine the
United States army in France on
election day. Every man Of them
voting by mail except those who
live in the National Capital Of the
United States of America
Major F. c. Chiffon, represent
ing the surgeon general Of the
United States, spent three days IL
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, recently,
making a survey, and the chance
that the Clay county town will be
given a Government convalescent
hospital seems bright Such an in
stitution doubtless would have most
h ,althful and beneficial effects, espe-
cially on Excelsior Springs realty
values.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16
A Dog in the Manager

The Pepc Having Assumed Control
Man, viii Possibly Now Undertake Buy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-16

And then brag about it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-19
REFRESHMENTS
FOR THE WARTIME GATHERINGS

TT would not be difficult to back un
the hypothesis that as civilization
advances. more and moro iH the idea
Of social Intercourse weaned away
from the necessary accompaniment of
Eourmandizlne Eat drink md be
merry was the old fIehriac Injunction
and now we nre finding out that II is
quite possible to he ~ merry as YOU
please without either eating or drink
ing. or NJ most drinking only fruit
punch. sparkling water, tea and the
merest nothinss Of nourishncnt In the
way of l4ooyerIzed cakea and bonhona.
II YOU have any notion n all as Ia
what n cave mans party would be like
II IS probably that II was an eating
feast Of several days duration at which
the honors went to the member Of the
gathering who could devour tho most
Of the hearty yIauds provided bv tho
savage host Wedding breakfasts Of
several centuries ago. YOU know. used
TO run through the right 10 he called
breakfast and extend through lunch
con. dinner. late supper and right on
10 tue next tHE with nFiif tho fnereaf
intermiaslon for the guests To dance
and frolic IN order to coax back enough
appetite 70 continue the eating pro-
cess. The grandeur Of kings wnq some
times Judged hy the number Of courses
In their hanquets and there wna moth
Ing Nou could say that waa So eompli-
mentary OF n hosts dinner table ~
that II "groaned" Even famous card
ipala and prelatoa Of yeara aro. them
selves ahsteminuua, would have lost
their following had they not provided
rather food for the human stomach
thnn for the heart or the Intellect nt
their foregatherlnga And even I'm our
own land Il has heeu known that tho
candidate FOR political honors has folt
that money spent for refreshments Tor
New Years teas or summer picnics has
been campaign money we'll invested
Now ono ~ tho last things that the
hostess need think of In planning
lawn party OF a tea is the Instructions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-19
ATTRACTIVE PARASoLs.

pretty parasoi carried at one OF
the smart seaside places recently was
OF plum taffeta- quite plain except for
the bit OF figured chiffon shirred over
the inward workings OF the sticks and
steels that regulate the going up and
the coming down OF the parasol. and
big black wooden bead sewed to each
rounded point OF a scalloped section
that hung down. awning like, around
the edge OF the parasoL
Another smart parasol. very effective
with a colored muslin frock, is made
OF white taffeta. with white enameled
sticks and handle and ferrule. The only
decoration Is wide border of eyelet
embroidery dons with white silk
threads