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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

Unconditional surrender is what the American expe-
dictionary force asks of Germany, Either that or destruc-
ton is what is coming to the Huns, for what the American
eypeditionary force wants it is very apt TO take,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
terested in getting little rest
when he goes home.

Nearly everyone poses as a student
OF human nature. That being the case,
it isn't strange that S o many find a
crowd more interesting than the event
aich attracts II.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

Another theory is that Lord Lansdowne may have ac-
CURED an interest in the New York Times. Both make a
similar noise about the recent peace proposals.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
@NAlsSR1aaeess
&R& lGee Nzse
Twenty Years Ago.
by BRIGGS

Mrs. Y. NJ. Housed returned yesterday
from a visit at St. Louis, No, and ILL
nois.
Editor Gum OF the FL Reno News
was a city visitor yesterday.
Col Bill Holloway has gone to Dial.
las 10 the Texas state fair. &
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

You ~ you have 4 fire escape at
each floor" said the applicant for a
room.
"yes, we have replied the boarding
house lady.
Must give you a feeling OF security"
1T does II the boarders are all paid
up"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
Improved Tastes.

Then we're engaged
"Of COURSE
And am ] the first girl you ever
mo, dear. but I'm harder to sui,
now than ] used 10 be-"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

II a man has some mechanical
ability, he should try to conceal
that fact from his wife, II he Is in
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
Fifteen Year. AGO.

Mrs. +. Fl. Shelley and daughter
Bessie, who are spending several days
with friends III Chicago, will make stop
over with friends At Davenport 90
their return.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] II. Harvey are the
parents Of q ten-pound boy which eaue
TO their home Sunday.
$780,
Eugene v. Debs was in the city yss.
ierday a few hours while waiting be-
tween trains. He stated that he would
be in the city again on Friday and
would address an open air meeting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
Ten YssrsAso.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The fsmou,
prima donna, Nine. Schumann- Heink,
appeared before Judge Jay Ten Eyek in
the naturalization court in Newark, N.
j., for examinations to fitness for citi-
zenship today. This paradoxieai action
by the diva, who was accompanied by
her counsel. former Judge Algcrnon S.
Sweeney. was explained by her She
said for her children's sake and her
own as well. she wished all doubt IS "
her American citizenship settled, This.
she believed, would be done by the
granting Of citizenship papers. II was
also explained that the Gernan courts
had refused to accept the ruling that
the singer Is a citizen Of this country
by reason Of her husbands citizenship.
Il is predicted by experts that Okla
homes corn crop viii exceed ls000OW
bushels. The price WI remain at IS
cents a bushel.
Mrs, Daniel II. Hogan and sons are
homo from a Summers stay In Colo
ndo.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

Noting what Is coming to the brew.
cries. it seems safe TO predict that Their,
is also going to be a slump in the pref.
eel industry.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

There IS ALWAYS a wise bird in the au-
dience who is convinced every sporting
event is a frame-up
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23
beans Are only 10 cents n pound In any
other store In McAlester."

Most Of the gossips put out their
poison as strictly confidential informa.
ton, but that doesn't prevent its rapid
dissemination.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

We are sorry to learn that there
10 . sugar shortage At the training
camps, although certain young Ia
dies Of our acquaintance insist the
soldiers are "iust too sweet"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-23

Tamsle pie Is said to be a favorite
with high school students. Having
known the tamale only 10 It's native
corr hnsk eeemne, We hesitate to pass
Judgment OF Is appearance in pastry.
but we have our suspicious.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

Charles II. Croft, decd. Hearing on
claims adjourned.
Michael Fitzsimmons, decd. Hear
ing on claims adjourned.
Sarah f. Combs, decd. Hearing
on final account adjourned.
Frances Josephine Passage, decd.
Testimony on determination of heirs
filed. Order determining legal heirs.
Christina Spaulding, decd. Order
allowing final account and assigning
residue.
John Dahms, decd. Order appoint
ing Frank Roosevelt as Administrators
Bond issued.
Jennie Dupes, decd. Hearing on
petition for license to sell real estate
adjourned.
VIM. f.. Overacker, Minor. Bond
of Guardian filed. Letters of guard
ianship issued to Fred Overacker.
Edwin j. Bowen, decd. Final ac-
count filed. Hearing January 18th.
Earls /. Fisk, Alleged Incompetent
Petition for appointment of guardian
filed. Hearing January 18th.
C. f. Yerrington, Alleged Incom-
petent. Petition for appointment of
guardian filed. Hearing January 13
Harley Hemenway, decd. Final
account of Administrative filed. Hear
ing January goth.
VIM. E. Boley, decd. Will anc
petition to probate Will filed. Hear
ing January Goth.
LeGrand A. Hammond, decd. Pc
tition for appointment of Administra
tor filed. Hearing January goth.
Jacob Houseknecht, decd. Will anc
petition to probate Will filed. Hear
ing January goth.
Julia Laughlin, decd. Report OF
sale of real estate filed. Order con
firming sale of real estate.
Harley Hemenway, deed. Repor
of sale of real estate filed. Ordel
confirming sale of real estate.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

seat of government the little nation s
first thought was to express her graft
tude to the Commission for Relief in
Belgium for preserving the lives of
millions of her citizens.
Germany, on the other hand. need
not figure In such map for Ameri-
cans because there Is no present lndi-
cation that we shall be called on at all
to take thought for the food needs of
Germany. Germany probably can care
for her own food problem II she is
given access to shipping and is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which are the trou-
BILE centers.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all of which have been
maintai from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet Immediate
needs, but their future presents seri-
Gus difficulties. The same Is true of
Spain and the northern neutral coun-
tries-Norway, Sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw TO some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most OF Russia is already I'm the
throes of famine, and 100000 people
there are beyond the possibility OF
help. Before another spring thou
sands of them inevitably must die.
This applies as we'll to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

A food map of Europe today shows
not single country in which the fu-
ture does not hold threat of serious
difficulties and only a small part which
rs not rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies tc meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, with stores accu-
mulated on the farms, there is famine
In the large centers OF population.
Belgium and northern France, as
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
map distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand i'm a different rela-
tion from the other nations TO the peo-
pie of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
rafter-the-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must be included in this
Eplan, are urgent In the extreme and
Emust have immediate relief.
The gratitude OF the Belgian nation
Cor the help America has extended TO
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us TO continue our
Eork there. The moment the German
armies Withdrew from her soil and she
Tas established once more in her own
The true northerner., 1918-12-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Harry r. Crippen & w. to Thos.
Houtman & w. Pei. 20 acres, Sec. 21,
Decatur-$1.00
Dina Coker to j. V. Blakelidge, Pei.
1 acre, Sec. %, Arlington,-$200.0O
Agnes Kroupa G. husband to Anton
ie Pikal, 20 acres, Sec. 21, Arlington,
$1OO
Clyde Balnhard & w. to George T.
Pomeroy & w. Pei. Sec. IA, Decatur
$1.00
Clare C. Chesebro & w. to Louise
Kaplan, Pei. Sec. 81, South Haven
S300000
Stefen Peter Steffenson to James
A. Hart, Pei. Sec. 2, Paw Paws 300
Annie S. Tuckey ct al. to Etefen
Peter Steffenson, Pei. Sec. 2, Paw
Paw$1 90
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

gions, with conditions most serious In
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumania and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering heavy
toll Of death. The Armenian popula-
tlon is falling each week as hunger
takes Its toll, and In Greece, Albania
and Roumania so serious are the food
shortages that famine is near. Al
though starvation is not yet imminent,
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur-
key are In the throes of serious strin-
gencies.
In order to fulfill Americas pledge
In world relief we will have to export
every ton OF food which can be han
died through our ports. This means at
the very least q minimum Of 10000, 600
tons compared with 100000 tons pre-
war exports and 11,S20,000 tons ex-
ported last year, when we were bound
by the ties Of war to the European
allies.
II we fail TO tighten the black spots
on the hunger map or If we allow any
portions to become darker the very
peace for which we fought and bled
will be threatened Revolt and anarchy
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen we will see In other parts OF
Europe a repetition Of the Russian de-
bacle and our fight for world peace
will have been In vain.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

The Executive committee elected
will have the arranging of a definite
program for work for the county
along Agricultural lines for the COM
ing year.
The program for work decided upon
by the Executive committee Of the
Farm Bureau will then be carried out
as far as possible by the County Agri
cultural Agent. The desire of the
present Executive committee is that
every one feel free to come to this
meeting whether or not at present a
member of the Farm Bureau.
In some other states and in some
counties of this state, the Farm
Bureau has become an organization
of great value to all the farmers of
the county. Why not here in Van
Buren,? Van Buren, county is one of
the richest counties in the state, and
is not surpassed by any county in the
diversity of her agricultural and hor-
ticultural products.
Some Of the best farmers along al
lines live and operate farms within
the county's borders, nowhere II
Michigan can better potato, grape
peach, apple celery mint or onior
growers be found, and while the far
mers in counties in the central par
of the state do, some of the bes
flocks and herds are located in th'
county.
A county with all the advantages
which Van Buren, enjoys should have
strong farmers organization sucl
as the Farm Bureau. Should, can
and will be, if the farmers of thu
county got back of the idea to th'
extent they should and have in som'
other counties.
Some of the counties in the North
ern part of Michigan have Farm
Bureaus with more than fifty Of tn
total number of the farmers of tn
county as members.
Come out to this meeting. A da!
away from the farm will be
pleasant change, and the farmers o
the county have well earned a littl
recreation.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

Bessie Brooks Pineau to George II.
Brooks ct al. Pei. 20 acres, Sec. IL,
Geneva-$1 90
Theo II. Kemmerer & w. to James
Marcelletti, Pei. Sec. 1, Paw Paw
$1O,750.00
Charles l.. Northrup & w. to Viz
age of Hartford, Pei. Sec. Is, Hart
ford-$100.00 n
Leonie A. Barton to VIM. l.. NelyV
son e. w. Pei Sec. z, Antwerp-S1:
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

Philip Weinheimer G. w. to May
Stoodt, Pei. 40 acres, Sec. Is, Arling-
ton-$430000
John Anderson e. w. to Sol. Sabel,
Pei. Sec. 33, Covert$1.00
VIM. ID. Chamberlin to Nathan p.
Hull, Pei. 2 acres, Sec. 81, Hamilton,
$1.O0
Henry j. Chiffon and w. to Lillian
B. Henser, Pei. Secs. 13, & "a Hart
ford-(50 acres), $2500.00
The true northerner., 1918-12-27
Claude Says

Every farmer farmers wife, and
every other person interested in Agri-
culture or rural life is invited to at
tend this meeting. Officers for the
coming year will be elected, also
members to an Executive committee
The true northerner., 1918-12-27
FARM BUREAU NOTES
annual Farm Bureau Meeting

On Monday, January 9th, at 1O:3O
shere will be held in Memorial Hall,
IN Paw Paw, the annual meeting of
1he Van Buren County Farm Bureau.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

Daniel McGregor, decd. No claims
filed. Order entered closing hearing
on claims.
The true northerner., 1918-12-27

PROBATE COURT PROCEEDINGS
Estates Off
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

music, and the orchestra had to wait
while l fought for my composure. And
then l realized that l must get away
for little while at least from the
sights and sounds of this terrible war.
For six months l had devoted all nv
time to singing to the wounded Tom
mics. You know there is practically
no concert work or opera in London
now. 1t stopped almost automatically
with the beginning of the war. But I
had a, regular list of hospitals where I
went every week to sing for the bows.
This l did for over six months. but
l didn't realize until I faced those
wounded men there in Cardiff how it
had told on my nerves and my strength.
and knew l must get away for little
while.
However, have very good substitute
in the person of my seventeen-year-o old
sister, who hasa glorious natural voice,
and who writes me that she goes al
most every day to sing in the hospitals.
One of my great hopes is that by my
career here in America I may be en-
abled to give her the chance which was
afforded me by a stranger who heard
me as little girl singing in the mis-
sion chapel in Cardiff and paid for my
lessons until l had made my debut"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

and beautifully, but out of his comna,.
have come a number.of stars and ro.s
actors who owe their splendid found.
tion in their art to him.
"In the Shakespeare Playhouse ;.
vival of Julius Cesar l shall n,.r
Marc Antony; but it may be interes,
ing to know that | played the title ra,.
of the play in the Stratford on -Avos
festival. The play meant great dea,
to me then, as it does to every vonn.
Shakespearian student; but it NEAR.
to me infinitely more to-day-almos.
the play of the hour"
Walter Hampden is best known =.
the public in the role of Manson :.
"The Servant in the House." which \.
played throughout the country viii
Tyrone Power (the Brutus of the nro.
ent Julius Casar") as Robert Sm;t.
the Drain Man, in the same play. HI,
first Shakespcarian appearance ).
America was in "The Tempest" last
year at the Century Theatre. =.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Walter Ha117pder1
PlayedCaesar in
Stratford, Eng.
Antony in Latest Reui-
ual Was IN Shake
speare Festival

Walter Hampden, who will play An
tony in the Julius Caesar" revival TO
be given Friday of this week at the
Cort Theatre, has had the distinction
of appearing in the title role of julius
Caesar" at the Stratford-on-AVon
Shakespearian festival.
cyril Keightley, our Cassius IN TINS
company, and quite little group OF
actors we'll known in America are
graduates-so to speak-of F. X. Ben
sons famous company, which for the
past twenty five years has been tram
ing school for stars" said Mr.. Hamp-
den.
"I was with the Benson forces Tor
three years. The company played oc-
casional seasons in London, but chiefly
in the country-the provinces. And
each spring, on the Shakespearlan an
niversary, the company takes part IN
the festival at Stratford- -on-Avon. This
is an experience in itself coveted by
every actor in England, for each pro-
duction given is planned to be worthy
of the master whose work it celebrates
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Edith MQtthison
Offers "Euery1,1an''
Tuesday Afternoon,

Edith Wynne Matthison will give
special matinee of "Everyman" at the
Republic Theatre Tuesday, for the
benefit of the Stage Womens War
Relief.
She has chosen the old morality play
from her repertorv, lately produced at
the Cort Theatre and Neighborhood
Playhouse, because it is a mid-Lent
performance and there have been many
requests for the play.
The same specially chosen cast will
appear, and includes: Charles Ram
Kennedy, in his original roles of Doc
tor and Messenger; Pedro de Cordoba,
Adrienne Morrison, Elsie Herndon
Kearne, Mercedes de Cordoba, Antoi-
nette Glover, Percy and Ruth Vivian,
Elna Larrimore, Margaret Gage and
Millicent Horton.
Miss Matthison is deeply interested
in the war relief work the women of
the theatre are accomplishing and will
give the entire receipts Of the matinee
to the Stage Women's War Relief.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Charles Hopkins
Gets Ne1u Plays for
Punch and Jztd,

Charles Hopkins announces that he
has secured number of new plays
for presentation by his Punch and
Judy Theatre Company.
1t is likely that the afterLenten
season will witness one of these plays
at the Punch and Judy, while the
others are listed for early production
next autumn, not necessarily in the
Punch and Judy Theatre, however.
One or two Of the plays have been
hitherto arranged for, but have been
in process Of development, but the
greater number have been secured
within a very brief time.
The list includes "The Arabian
Nights" by Owen Davis, founded upon
the Sir Richard Burton version and
recently tried out on very elaborate
scale in Boston; "The Happy Jour
ney," by Hubert Osborne; "The Prodi-
gious Son. by Martin Brown; GLOW
Much Is Million?" by Charles Hop
kins; "Macaire," by Robert Louis
Stevenson; "Smokes,' by George C.
Hazelton, jr.; cover Here" by Hubert
Osborne; "The Great Hour" by Rob-
ert Housum; "The Kite" by Meade
Minnigerodc, and "In Glass Houses
by Robert Housum.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

II don't get it at all. There's never
any left!"
Over in corne: of Gregory Kelly's
dressing room-it might be called large
but for the fact it serves as COMPANY
green room and is always crowded
having romp with the dogs, was
Stuart Walker. He simply can't be
digniticd even though he is producing
"Ihe Book of job" He quoted his
three canine friends and introduced
them with such praises as should bring
the blush of pride to any dogs checks.
Glen, particularly, is commended as an
Intelligent actor. He was literally
picked out of the gutter in Chicago.
But he took to baths like gentleman.
And after one performance it was easy
to see he was a true Thespian i'm.
poverished by few months enforced
"resting."
With the dogs barking, the ukulelcs
in full swing, with the voices of Greg
ory Kelly and Paul Kelly-who isn't
his brother and consequently a pal
raised in song; with Agnes Horton,
who doesn't mind being called "fat,"
sending Lillian Ross into gales of
laughter by her burlesque of the part
of Jane-well, is it any wonder the
seventeen-year-old stage manager looks
nightly for few gray hairs, due to his
fear that the double-t thickness doors
between stage and dressing rooms
might be left open, and the gay din
,.mingle with the entr-acte music "out
'front.'?
During the last act, when the music
for the Parcher party floats over the
footlights, there really is dancing back
stage. The "baby talk" girl flutters
by with the lad who serenades her,
leaving the boy who owns the Chevrolet
as prize for sedate May Parcher, who
is anything but sedate off stage The
fat" girl-bless her!-is tremendously
popular. Stuart Walker takes a turn
with Mother Baxter Willie and Jane
forget their differences. Genesis, who
is pariah because of his makeup, exc
cutes pas seul.
"It's like a house party" we re-
marked to Mike.
"They're just actin natural when
they cut up backstage," he replied.
"They may be actors, but they amt
grown up"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
Back Stage at "Seventeet, -
Mike, the Property Man, Is Compelled
to Can'ouAage the Apple Butter, So
the "kids" Won't Eat 1t All Up

The spirit of Seventeen" prevails
backstage at the Booth Theatre as
we'll as before the footlights. Like
recess time when I went to school,"
commented Mike, the property man, as
he camoufaged the jar of apple butter
under the ireman's cap.
"They finished big crock of it,
MISS" explained Mike, "in two days
last week and since then I have to hide
it. Nothing to eat is safe round here.
You know Miss Rose has it in her part
that she gets piece of bread and but
ter and apple sauce and sugar But
they all want it. And war bread
thought it would stop them-but they
getting that"
But how could "recess time" in
Seventeen" be otherwise, when you
consider that the average age Of the
Miss Ross, who plays the part of tattle-
tale Jane; she's only eighteen in real
life, and all she needs is an extra big
tuck in her skirt to make her ready
for her role. Gregory Kelly, the Willie
Baxter, brags of being old enough to
vote, but will admit if cornered that
he's only been permitted to vote once
Miss Gordon, the "baby talk" girl, is
just past eighteen. The stage manager,
Morgan Farley, is all of seventeen;
while the business manager, Harold
Holstein, lords it over the others from
the vantage of his many years of ex-
perience-twenty-six Of them.
"So," says Mike, amiably ignoring the
subtle search for the apple butter and
the grape juice, "what can you expect
of children?"
1t was difficult to realize that these
youngsters were really going to step
through the wings in a few minutes
and take their places in a Broadway
play. There sat Beatrice Maude,
twanging her Hawaiian guitar-the
latest addition to the collection of
ukuleles and banjos scattered in the
dressing room. Gregory Kelly was
1cisurely finishing the apple he had
started in the first act. Genesis, be-
cause his role doesn't permit him to
take a glass of grape juice punch at
the party in the last act, demanded his
share in advance. because if don't
get it now," he explained righteously,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
In Vaudeville

PALACE.-Eva Tanguay, Catherine
Haywood, Gus Edwards's Bandbox
Revue, the Three Dooleys, "Submarine
F-7," "Sailor" Reilly, Els and Me
meyer, and others.
R1VERSIDE.-Grace La Rue, Bessie
Clayton and company, Hobart Bos-
worth in "The Sea Wolf" Dooley
and Sales. Marzella, Jimmie Lucas
and company, McDevitt, Kelly and
Lucey, Elmer FL Cleve and the Aus.
tralian Creightons.
COLONIAL.-George White and En-
ma Haig, Santos and Hays, Jack vii
son, the Ford Sisters, Josie Heather
Little Billy, Franklyn Ardcll and com.
pany, Fields and Flatow, Mcintosh anc
His Musical Maids, and the Little
johns.
ROYAL.-Mollic King, "Camoufaee.
"The Weaker One" santley and Nor
ton, Fox and Ward, DeWinter and Rose
Ida May Chadwick and Dad.
ALHAMBRA.-Jamcs j. Morton
"Rubeville," the Watson Sisters. Jane
ana Bonnie Thornton, Ryan and Lee
Gilbert and Friedland, Hunting ant
FRANCIS, Bradley and Ardine, Skell,
and Sauvain, Jack and Cora Williams
and Norman Talmo.
LOEW'S AMERICAN-Charlcs Hoe
and Harry Lee, the Royal Hawaiians
Clinton and Rooney, "Ofriccr 444.
Weiser and Reiser, and others.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
CyYil Mazzde TO Be
Wezv FrohmQn Star

Cyril Maude will appear next season
under the management of Charles
Frohman, Inc, inaugurating his New
York engagement in "The Saving
Grace" a comedy by Haddon Chambers
that has been running in London since
last autumn with remarkable success.
Mr.. Chambers is now in America,
having come over to consult with Mr..
Maude and Aid Hayman, general man
agcr for Charles Frohman, Inc, as to
the production Of his play.
In H. letter to Mr.. Hayman, announc-
ing his arrival in America, Mr.. Maude
writes that he is very thankful to be
back again. His season in Melbourne
and Sydney, he says, was very success
full. He adds that he found New Zeal
and a wonderful country for sport and
that he had the best fishing there he
ever had ANYWHERE