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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19
If You Were There Instead of Here

IF you should French child tiny girl sitting by the
Aoadde obbng quietly because she weak from hunger
very loud you would sell your watch buy breakfast
you should hear somewhere in the restless the low
moan of American soder you would gladly sit by him all
night, if that would save his life
You there but here where these sights and sounds
brought home you'll But the Red Cross there and
you make it YOUR representative
Over there the Pssan cruciyng the incarnate Liberty
of Man. and they making the world black for little chdren
The money you give to the Red Gross will give you the
right when the Beast beaten down. think There happy
chdren clear eyed and strong alive today, be-
my money went across!
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT TT?


The American Red Cross is the largest and most ef
fcient organization the relief OF suffering that the
world has
It made up almost entirely OF volunteer workers the
higher executives being without exception
toned to large affairs who almost all giving
their services without
supported entirely by its membership fees and by
voluntary contributions.
1t today bringing relief to suffering humanity, both
military and civil, in war-torn allied country.
It plans tomorrow to help In the work Of restoration
throughout the world.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-19

II feeds and clothes entire populations In times great
calamity
Z. there to help your soldier boy in his time of need
With It's Thousands Of workers, its tremendous
and smooth running transportation facilities serving
as Americas advance Euard-snd thus helping to win
Congress authorizes H.
President Wilson heads Il.
The War Department audits it's accounts.
Your Army. your Navy and your Allies
indorse IL
Twenty-Five million Americans have Joined It
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
AWFUL SCHOCK FOR RASTUS
Many Hours Of Unaccustomed and
Arduous, II Not Strictly Honest,
Toll, Worse Than Wasted.

The conversation In the lobby Of 4
Washington hotel turned to the coal
famine. when a pathetic incident along
that line was contributed by Repre-
sentative William ]. Browning Of New
Jersey.
One dark night some time ago. a
party named Rastus was walking down
the railroad track when his watchfui
eye beheld a car loaded with coal
standing on q siding near his home.
Beautiful coalI Midnight Not a soul
In sight.
Soon he had a wheelbarrow and
many trips we're made from the coal
car to his home. Finally the small
cellar was filled to his satisfaction, and
after covering up the tracks Rastus
slept the sleep Of the Just. The next
morning he ca~relessly rambled over
toward the siding.
"Say. R~astus," asked a road contrac-
tor, who was standing on the car. did
you hear any suspicious noises around
here last nighti Somebody has got
away with about half Of this carload
Of broken stone"
"Was dati Was datf" responded
Rastus. his happy heart beginning to
wither ike a cast-o1 ros DO 20
mean to say. Mistah Jones' dat dat
coal am broken stone7"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

At the same time all outside wood
work In connection with a brick house
requires touching up oftener than a
wooden house because of the necessary
contrast between the rough, dull brick
tOning and the smooth, polished, bright
paint surface Of the woodwork.
Red Brick Gives Warm Tone.
Red brick gives q warm tone to 4
house, which Is another recommends
ton for the colder sections Of the
country. 1t also looks solid and sub
stantial, which adds a certain sentl-
mental value beyond the additional
cost. The brick mason, Of course,
must thoroughly understand the laying
and ~anchoring of brick when 1t Is used
for this purpose.
The width Of foundation wall is
enouf6 greater to allow for the 4-lnch
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

the grocer intimated that as long as
there were such men IN the world
the price OF butter and eggs could
never be brought down to the old
standard.
Mr.. Bowser realized Just what
would happen when he re-entered
his house, Mrs. Bowser would be
reading a book. She would lay that
book down with a smile Of triumph.
and she would expect an apology
from him. He would feel crushed
and Inundated. and. though she
would not crow over him. he could
not hold his head up again for q
week.
Mr.. Bowser fingered By bis gate.
he also fingered on the front steps.
He turned the doorknob quietly and
he walked IN without his scuf Of
the feet. Yes Mrs. Bowser sat there
with 0 book. She laid the book down
with a smile. but she said:
"Mr. Bowser. a rat has gnawed 3
hole and found his way into the
kitchen. Won't you set 9 trap for him
tonight"
That was all-all except that Mr.
Riley hasn't sold that woodland t
SIR. Bowser get.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

an acre. I hold Il six months and
! am Just as sure to get S25 for II
as the u rises"
Il do not take anything for
granted. l am too good a business
man for that. Mr.. Riley could not
give me the number Of trees on his
thousand acres. l put him OF and
wrote to q postmaster to get me
a man to 20 over the land and do
the counting. and here Is his report.
II Is more than satisfactory. and Mr..
Riley viii be here tomorrow night
and we will close the bargain | will
read you the report. The man made
a careful count. and he says there
are about 20 trees to the acre-that
IL. good-sized trees. These trees
comprise oaks. naples, beech and IRON
wood trees. There + also g few chest
nut trees and elms."
sThe man old not count any spruce
trees. did her asked Mrs. BOwser.
According 70 this statement. he did
not end any spruce trees at all. but
Just the sort | mentioned"
Il thought It might turn out that
way. Tour Mr. Riley Is : sharper,
my Gear
that's lt-that's Il. Begin your
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

lion bill spending d billion and a half
or more to carry on the war.
1t Is noticed that bond bills pass
more easily than tax bills, and 1t is
expected that when the next tax bill
comes up for consideration there will
be more discussion than there has
been on bond bills. which merely ere
ate Indebtedness for the future to pay.
No money to any great extent has yet
been collected on the last war revenue
tax act, but already efforts are being
made to fix different times for the pay
ment of taxes that fall due under that
law, In order that the burden will not
have to be borne all at n time.
Congress hesitates about taking up
bills for the further increase of taxa
tion, although It is certain that before
this congress adjourns more taxes
must be levied upon the American peO-
pie In order to carry on the wal.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

"0f course you will have a sleeping
roreh."
That is a remark which one some
times hears when mention Of a new
house Is made.
The sleeping porch may be a fad, but
1t looks very much like a fixture. In
some OF the suburban communities
there are houses specially designed to
accommodate sleeping pOrches and
those who live within are not by any
means tubercular.
A sleeping porch is a provision for
sleeping outdoors In summer at least,
and not a few open-alr devOtees cling
to their outdoor sleeping quarters
throughout the twelve months; from
January to December.
The simplest method Of constructing
a real sleeping porch In q new house
OF modest proportions Is to construct
q generous dormer in the roof on the
sheltered side, leaving 1t entirely open
at the front except to a point about 2
feet above the floor, to which height
1t should be boarded up. In this way
a room Of adequate size is formed,
without drafts, and requiring only a
curtain in front to secure privacy.
A good plan is to shlngle the roof
and sides and to lay a heavy grade of
prepared canvas on the floor. This
roofing and deck canvas is waterproof,
30 strong that 1t may be walked on
freely, comes in widths of 80 and 80
Inches, is Tapped an inch and a half
when 1t is put down, and 1t is fastened
with tacks not more than an inch
epart. 1t is best to give 1t a coat Of
paint at once and to keep 1t painted at
Intervals throughout the year. Make
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

provision for draining or water which
will surely be driven In when hard
storms come.
Little Furniture Needed.
Couch hammocks seem to belong
naturally to sleeping porches and are
as convenient and comfortable for an
after dinner sIesta as for the nightly
repose. It is important to have a thick
and well-made mattress, both for COM
fort and to keep the cold from pene-
trating. Little else in the way of fur
nishings is needed except perhaps a
rug on the floor.
In the accompanying plans Is Illus
trated an inexpensive five-room bun
galow featuring a very good sleeping
porch arrangement. The width Is %
feet, 9 inches, and the length is "a
feet 8 inches, which includes two porch.
es In the rear and q veranda reaching
across the whole width of the front.
The bungalow Is planned for the
north side Of the lot facing east. al
though 1t might be placed on the left
side OF any lot. The idea Is to place
the living room on the open side Of the
house. looking towards the sun. on
the general plan Of admitting all light
and sunshine possible to rooms that
are used the most.
s The plan Of this brick bungalow IL
especially well liked because OF the
extra large living room. which when
open through to the dining room,
makes one grand room, % feet In
length. Many details. such as buIlt-ln
buffet. book shelves at the side Of the
fireplace. beam ceilings, recessed win
dows and special folding doors. add
very much to the comfort and attrac-
tiveness Of this large, airy. sunny
room.
One stralghtaway roof covers the
house. front veranda and the two
porches In the rear. II Is well known
by all builders that this style OF roof
Is cheaper to build than separate roofs
for the projections. In this design the
roof looks well because II Is in keep
Ing with the general character OF the
house.
Brick veneer works well In che con-
ssruction Of this bungalow. Bricks are
porous. A 4-inch veneer Of brick win
admit air enough to preserve the IN
ner woodwork. This percolatiOn OF air
also Is sufficient to prevent dampness.
For this reason brick should not be
painted. One reason for using brick
e IN the SAVING ~ naint
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

faulthndlngi Call a man a sharper
because he Is willing to show you
how to make a small fortune. Mrs.
Bowser, If you r going to do the
usual thing, you viii drive me into
leaving this housed"
Il hope II won't be as bad as that,
but there Is a certain thing you have
not posted yourself about. The land is
covered with hardwood trees. You
can't make woodpulp out of beech or
maple or oak or hickory OF any trees
that list mentions. You can make ak
handle. wagon spokes and veranda
chairs out Of hickory, and you can
make furniture out of other hard
woods. but you can't make woodpulp.
You can steam some Of the wood and
bend In most any shape you wish,
but you can't soften them into wood
pulp.
"Why-why-I thought" STAN
mered Mr.. Bowser.
"You thought that woodpuIp could
be made Of any tree" interrupted
Mrs. Bowser.
"And l thought right l tell you,
woman, IL a mistake has been made
here you have made It What right
have you-a woman-tO claim to be
so well-posted on a matter that you
surely know nothing aboutf Why,
with all my experience / have never
been In a paper mill. And you talk as
IL you have been In twenty"
But a oma can read as well as
a man." protested Mrs. BOwser. zone
need not go les a paper mill to I'M
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

and a back high enough to hold pill.
lows and beclothes and to keep them
from sliding down on the floor.
There are several minor details that
will interest both owners and builders.
The sliding pantry door, the Ice box
In the far corner of the back porch,
the arrangement Of kitchen furniture,
the small front hall with its liberal
coat closet and built-ln stairway, all
carefully thought out and adopted be-
cause OF their fitness in a house Of
this design.
Another unusual feature Is the newell
and balluster design of the front steps.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

derstand that you can't dissolve a
hickory az handle into pulp. You
car split 1t into a hundred pieces. but
you cannot make a hbrous matter Of
II. Go out and see anyone you wish
about It, and II he don't tell you as I
do I will never again object to any Of
your plans"
ayes, I will 60 out" exclaimed MI.
Bowser. as he brought his fist down
IN the reading table, "and I win let
half a dozen men decide who is the
ignoramus In the case. II you know
more than I do"
Mr.. Bowser went out He inter.
viewed the carpenter. a grocer. a
butcher and a builder. and, though
they didn't call him names, they
looked at him with amazement and
a contempt that Aurt his feelings.
The builder went so far as to say
that he might as well buy out a junk
shop and try to sell the old iron, brass
and copper to the papermakers; and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
BOWSer'S
Little Plan
He Is Going to Reduce
the Cost of White
Paper One-HaIf
By q. QUAD.

Copyright. Mcclure Newspaper syndieata.)

by IA. QUAD.
When Mr.. Bowser came up to din.
ner the other evening there was a let
ter awaiting him which had come In
the afternoon mail. II was a letter
from a postmaster up the state. He
opened 1t, and expressed a great salts
faction. He had no particulars to give
out, and Mrs. BOwser had learned to
repress her curiosity.
Half an hour after they had gone
upstairs Mr.. Bowser began pacing
the floor, as he always does when he
has got a little scheme on hand. By
and by he suddenly made up his
mind to unbosom himself, and he sat
down and drew the letter from his
pocket and said:
Mrs. BOwser I hold q fortune In
my hand"
Has some one died and left you a
legacyf" she querled with a smile.
"You know that paper is made Of
woodpulpf"
az do"
"They take wood and soften II up
IN some way so Is to make a pulp
Of 1t. You follow me, don't your"
"Yes. / understand everything"
"The papermakers have tried In
vain to find a substitute for this
woodpulp. They have even ground
up old hats. They can make wrap
ping paper out Of bootlegs, and
straw stacks and a kind of grass,
but nothing but woodpulp makes the
paper they want to make most, and
whole forests have disappeared In
the last two or three years."
"Yes, l have read about II several
times" said Mrs. Bowser. "Your
coming fortune has something to do
with the woodpulp, hasn't I'll"
at has all to do with 1t, my dear,
as you will so0n learn. About a
month ago a stranger came into my
office and introduced himself as Mr..
Riley. he wanted to 60 to war and
become a great general, but he could
not do SO unless he could make GER
tain business arrangements. he owns
a tract Of woodland, comprising 1000
II 1t was worth SIS an acre, but
ne would sell 1t to me for $40, and give
me plenty Of time to pay for It. That
e, / am to pay him half down In cash
and he takes a mortgage on the land
Tor three years. Those are very favor
lble terms, and they could not have
been offered me, except hat Mr.. Riley
was anxious to be a general"
"Wellf" was the query.
"He said that about half a dozen
paper manufacturers were after that
woodland, but he would give me the
preference. There are trees enough
on that land to keep 10 paper mills
going night and day for a year. The
new supply of woodpulp viii bring
down the price Of white paper fully
90 per cent. I buy that land at $40
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

veneer course. besides q water table
wider than is usually figured for wood
en- houses.
The e a sleeping porch in this de-
sign Is a great health preserver. Those
who sleep every night outdoors sell
dom or never suffer from colds.
Sleeping porch furniture is simple.
1t usually consists Of a wide swinging
seat hung by four chains from the cell
ing. 1t Is wide enough and long
enough for comfort and II has ends
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
SLEEPING PORCH
NO LONGER FAD
Can Be Provided Very Easily in
Building New House.
MADE FEATURE OF BUNGALOW
This Design Is Especially Well Liked
Because of the Extra Large
Living Room That ls
Provided.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
u. without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 1897 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Hear the tinkIe Of the mandolInY-
whats upf"
Il think lis a peOn sersDadlng his
nanny
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Nearly every member Of congress
will say IL he is asked that he is ire
mendously busy. Well, perhaps he is.
but the men in congress who are real
ly busy are those who may be denoml-
mated the leaders. This term used to
include the committee on rules, or at
least the majority members Of 1t, but
with the reorganization of the house
under the Democrats the rules COM
mlttee was enlarged to such an extent
that 1t became less important. The
really busy men on the house side are
Chairman Kitchln Of the ways and
means committee and Chairman Sher-
ley Of the appropriations committee.
These two men are working all the
time and very rarely get through with
all that is required Of them. Minority
Leader Glllett is a fairly busy man, or
at least he feels obliged to stay In the
house all the time that congress is In
session. But Glllett does not begin to
do the amount of work that Jim Mann
used to do when he was serving as
minority leader.
On the senate side the hardest work.
Ing men are Senator Martin, chairman
Of the appropriations committee; Sen
ator Simmons, chairman Of the finance
committee, and Senator Smoot, who Is
member of both of these committees,
as we'll as of several other important
committees, and who makes 1t his bus
mess to look after everything that
goes on in the senate.
No doubt other senators and repre-
sentatives are busy, but they are to a
large extent engaged in business which
relates TO their own personal affairs,
particularly Just at this time when
the congressional election Is coming
on.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

II is not believed that anything will
come Of the talk to conscript labor for
the farm or the factories In this coun-
try. 1t is almost certain that the 0d-
minlstration would not take the lni-
tiative In this matter and It Is not at
all likely that congress would pass a
law to make men work whether they
wanted to or not. In this. as well as
In other countries, we will pass laws
to conscript men to fight; to put them
In uniforms, to drill, and to work at
anything they are told; to subject
them to long Imprisonment or death
II they fail or lag In their duties. But
1t is not likely that congress will ever
attempt to force men to labor In the
factories and on the farms, even with
the good wages that are nov being
paid for such services. One reason
for this belief is the fact that every
suggestion for compulsory arbitration
is met with such strong opposition
that no compulsory arbitration law
has ever seen the light Of day In con-
gress.
Perhaps there has always been poll
tics mixed up In this matter: In fact,
political influence hns been stronger
In all labor legislation than anything
else. And It Is not at all likely that
congress, with a congressional cleo
ton in the immediate oflng. will at
tempt anything like the CONSUMPTION
of labor, no matter what may be the
necessities of the United States.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26
MEN WHO STIR UP
STRIKES AID HUNS
MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
DENouNcE THOSE WHO HAM.
PER WAR INDUSTRIES.
CLASS THEM WITH DISLOYAL
CONSUMPTION of Labor for Farm or
Factory Not at All ProbabIe-Favor.
lite Seats Of Certain Members OF
Congress.
BY ARTHUR W. DUNN.

Misunderstanding helpers" is the
term applied by a number Of govern
ment officials to those people who In
stigate and carry on strikes or put
other obstacles in the way of making
all articles necessary to carry on the
war. Some go SO far rs to class these
people with the actual German SYM
pathizers In this country who have
used their influence to prevent enlist
ments and discourage the draft, and
almost with those who have spent
money to blow up munitlon plants and
have furnished information to the enc
my. 1t has been the hope of official
washington that more real American
Ism would be developed among all the
people and that the "Hun helpers"
would be only that small contingent Of
rnbid Germans who prefer to have the
foot Of the kaiser on their necks rath-
er than to enjoy the glorious freedom
Of the United States.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

II a estimated that about s100ooa
4 invested IN the British X-rey In
austrv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

Another record has been smashed.
The forty-frst year Of Uncle Joe Can
mons service as a congressman en-
plred on March 4. 1918. without his
ever having In all that time INDUCED
in the popular congressional indoor
sport of correcting the Record"
which means that the member has
been misquoted OF has said something
that does not look well In print. II IL
likely that the Danyille sage had long
considered himself immune. But one
day within a month after this forty
first anniversary saw Uncle Joe rising
to point out an awkward Typography
cal error n the Record which made II
appear that some other congressman,s
speech had been delivered by the Hli-
uois veteran. However, Uncle Joe
will have the satisfaction Of knowing
that his record Is one that IL likely to
stand as long as congress stands.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-04-26

A few years ago the house Of repre-
sentatives abandoned its ancient prac-
tice of drawing for seats at the begin
ming OF each session. Under the pres
ent rule a member Is not assigned to
any particular seat. but a number Of
them seem to have favorite localities.
Congressman Gillett and Kitchin, min
GRITTY and majority leaders, respective
", have their headquarters at mahog-
any tables surrounded by their lieu
tenants and a~dherents. Kitchin on the
Democratic side and Gillett In the Re
publican section. On the left-hand or
Republican side, Miss Rankin always
sits about six rows back and two or
three seats In from the center aisle.
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin ia
vors an aisle seat or two rows
ahead Of Miss Rankin, and Uncle Joe
Cannon will usually be found In a sim
liar seat several rows in front OF
Cooper. Congressman Stafford of Wis
consin likes to sit at a table near that
Of the minority leader. Schall of Min
nesota, a blind member. seems to be
most satisfied with the first seat on
the center aisle q the first row. d.
rectly across the aisle from Schall. In
the Democratic phalanx, sits General
Sherwood OF Ohio, while the first seat,
second row. next aisle. Is the invaria-
BILE choice Of Ben johnson Of Ken
lucky.