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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
Grocery Ordered Closed.

"Closcd for infractions OF the United
States food administrations rules IS
the sign ON the grocery store OF + NJ
Palmer, S28 West Eighth street. Pal
mer's store was ordered closed for two
DAYS because he sold two pounds OF
sugar for Is cents, which is higher than
the price fixed by the food adm4r
%,ration. < lkS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
0LDFlELD GIVES FAMOUS
TOURING CAR TO CARHART

Barney Oldtield's famous transconti
mental Overland touring car is now the
property of +, X. Carhart, president OF
the 'Carhart Motor company The model
%, in which the master driver" toured
from Los Angeles to New York City to
Oklahoma City, in twcnty-onc days, &C
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25
Oklahornans Get
Army Commissions
Washington Burosu
~ the Times.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Army ap-
pointments announced Yesterday by the
adiutant general include the following
from Oklahoma
To be first lieutenant in the medical
corps, Edward Barker IhomasSon,
Vienna; to be first lieutenant Of ord
nance, Min Gay Edwards. Tulsa; to
be second lieutenant in the corps OF
engineers, Charles Edwin Wheeler.
Tulsa to be second lieutenant in the
quartermaster corps, Arthur Claude
Johnston, Pauls Valley.
James w. Chiffon was yesterday APP
pointed postmaster at Oncta, Wagner
county, Oklahoma, succeeding Riey d
Kelley.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

eight of which will be forwarded to
Washington for approval. Only men
between the ages OF IL and IS, who
have been classified and placed in Glass
are acceptable The applicants, ii
accepted will be sent to Chicago for
two weeks training and on TO France
nrcemhrr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

frederick s. Kolle NJ. o., Pioneer In
he Application OF S-Rays IN the u. s.
author Of Medical Textbooks Member
Authors Committee Of America, Health
League. Physicians Legislative League,
y. y, and Editor In chief Of Phy.
slcians who's Who IN ~ Y.
phosphate. which 10 inexpensive IL
snld hy Wcsilull mud most all druggists
Hrdvr a guarantee uf satisfaction or
money back. Nv feeding the nerves d.
rpytly and by supplying the body cells
with the necessary phOsphnric food elr.
urnts. hilto.ruoaohutc quickly produces
90 welcome transformation In tho ap-
Urlun,,. the increase In weight ne
auentlv being astonishing
clinical tcsts made lu 81. GATHERINGS
llospltal. a y o.. showed that two
pauents gained Bon weight % mud q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-25

which also declared for universal, Sc
crct and direct suffrage for all the
German federal states.
1t is said that the Prussian landtag
will be dissolved If equal suffrage does
not result without delay from DELHI
crations Of the committee OF the upper
house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
HOW GERMAN MONEY w ILL BE UTILIZED
By HOLLAND

New York, December 21.-(Special.) ) Sometime in mid autumn A. Mitchell Palmer, custodian of alien property, ap- peared informally before a group of men who knew something of alien prop critics in the United States, and who were anxious to learn what Mir Palmer S views were respecting the sale of these properties and the disposition of the funds. Although he spoke as one who was the center of a company of friends and, therefore, partly in confidence, yet some of the suggestions he brought to the attention of these men and especial ly one purpose which he had in mind were deemed of such importance that it was not easy to maintain confidence.
 Mir. Palmer hoped that he would be able, after proper authority were con- ferred upon him, or if the interpreta- ton of the legislation under which he acts would permit, to hold the money received for the sale of German prop critics, so that he might be able to dis purse 1t in the settlement of claims which American citizens had against Germany or German merchants or manufacturers
 Perhaps additional legislation may be needed to do this. It may be that the millions, which soon will be approxi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
News of Bessen1er
MRS. H. L. BANS, Correspondent

to surprise his relatives by walking in some night, so his return is expected at any time. The letter was written November 25. Merritt has rendered dis tinguished service when his company was in action by carrying messages between battalions and was cited for special bravery.
 It Is requested that all the colored peo- pie who are to sing in the Christmas serenade, will meet at the Nelson com munity house Sunday evening at o'clock for the last rehearsal.
 An interesting programme has been ar ranged by the junior department Of the Jonesboro Methodist church and Will De presented at 9:30 o'clock The programme is as follows:
 Address of welcome, Edward saunders; song, Holy Temple" department; scrip ture reading, Percy Goodwin; prayer song, department; Silent Night" department What Shall l Give Him." Leon Bain- bridge, Roland Jones, Edward Bearden, Lila Paden, Bernice Glosson, Alice Ash worth, Edith High, Fred Shoemaker, u. H. Burridge; giving exercises, depart ment; Christmas pictures, superintend- ent; song, Joy To the World de- partment; Armenian chllds plea, Clara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
A Christmas Table Game

Lillian Dynevor Rice, in the Peoples Home Journal.
 When the coffee and nuts come around afte rthe Christmas dinner, or with the dessert at Christmas supper, games may be played as pleasant and novel ending. Everybody can take part, which isn't the case when speeches and toasts are being made.
 A good game is "Christmas Ana grams" Select as many words having
 some relation to Christmas as there
 are guests, giving the very easy
 words to the little folks. "Yuletide,"
 "Mistletoe,' Santa Claus,' Turkey"
 "Evergreens' are some of the words that can be used. and there are hum
 dreds of others. Print each word in
 letters half an inch high, all capitals, and in red ink, on white cardboard,
 then cut them apart and put each set in a separate envelope directed to the guest, with a holiday greeting. These envelopes can be used as place cards, or passed around with the dessert The hostess must explain that each must puzzle out his or her word
 The first one getting through receives permission to draw a little wrapped up mystery present from a box or basket passed around; the next to fin- 1 ish draws a second, and so on, but
 nobody may open his or her gift until | all have the words complete. After :, one has finished ones own word it is permissible to help somebody else The mystery gifts can be anything from a box of matches or cake of soap, to
 some 5 or Decent toy. The beauty
 of each of these contests is this: There are no blanks-everybody takes part
 or wins reward, which is as it should
 be at Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
SOCIETY NEWS
 OF BESSEMER

Bessemer, December H. H.-(Special )-The most elaborate social affair of the sea son will be the dance to be given by the young men of the city at the Wood man hall Thursday evening. Commit tees have been appointed for arranging for music and refreshments as well as reception committee, and large attend ance is expected and most pleasant evening will be spent A number or college boys and girls, who are spend ing the holidays in the city, will at tend. The checking list is as follows: Misses Eva Tailor, Bessie Herbert, Kath- ryn Maddox, Marion Neal, Marion Jeff fries, Willie J. Hollingsworth, Imogene Maxwell, Willie Lee Smith, Stacy Rob erts, Helen Drum, Francis McCambell, Rutk Olstead, Vernon Hayes, Vivian Crawford, Madred Fowler, Louise liar mon, Cleo Pierson, Mabelle Moore, Eu- lalee Riggs, Yankee Sibley, Caroline Har- ris, Rosebud McWilliams, Mace Glenn mons, May Harris, Ethel Coffee, Kath- crime Coffee, Lucille Keith, Margarite Cunningham, Dorothy Brown, Hattie Blalock, Laura Richardson, Margaret Golson, Dorothy Haffner, Estelle, Strick- land, Margaret Morris, Dessie Joyner, Oliver Robinson, Magdalen Paramore, Maxine Goldberg, Naomi Jaffee, Eliza beth Wilson, Helen Houppert, Annie Lou Laird, Francis DeVaux, Francis Harris, Eugenia Harris, Fay Layton, Margaret Ashton, Desse Stewart, Lola Mae Woods, Alice Erwin Katherine Lynch, Mary Cunningham, Maxine Harris, Jessie Darl- ing, Hazel Bissette, Mildred Brannon and Elizabeth Johnson. The chaperones are as follows: MT. and Mrs. F. U. liar ris, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Bumgardner, MT. and Mrs. Fay Randall, Dr. and Mrs A. S. Fitzpatrick, MT. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick, Mir. and Mrs J. c. Drum, MT. and Mrs. Joe Little, MT. and Mrs. Louis Berkowitz, Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. J. s. Winters, MT. and Mrs. w. E. McWilliams.
 The marriage of Miss Clora Jones and the Rev. Roy Niager will take place at the residence of Dr. Cook in West End Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, the cere- nlony being performed by Dr. Cook. Only close relatives will attend the wedding. Rev. Niager is the pastor of the Brigh- ton Baptist church, and the brides home is also at Brighton They will make their home at the residence of the bride s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jones, at Brighton.
 Mr. and Mrs. w. E. McWillams re- ceived telegram announcing the arrival
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

1 of Sergt. W. E. McWilliams in New York. Sergeant McWilliams is with the Thirty
 first division of the field artillery. l Mrs. P. H. Luttrell of Columbus, Ga,
 is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1 G. G. Neal.
 l Miss Emogene Maxwell is the guest
 of Mrs. w. w. HoIlingsworth. !! Miss Bertha Mann will spend the hol-
 idays at her home in Boaz, accompanied 1 by Miss May McCord. l Miss Rachael Ragsdale and Miss Lor- :, raine Buck are home from the Woman's s
 college in Montgomery to spend the holidays.
 1 Mir and Mrs. w. B. Neal of Chicago and family are the guests of MT. and Mrs. George c. Neal MT. and Mrs. George Rutlege left to- day for points in Florida where Mir Rut- lege will recuperate from his recent ill., ness.
 Mrs. J. c. Jarvis is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. David Trotter. Misses Nellie and Marion Neal are at home from school for the holidays. Golan Buck, Robert Lacey and John
 Hawkins from Emory college are spend- ing the holidays at home. Miss Inez Carter is visiting in Athens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
IT WAS DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA

This apparatus, the largest of it's kind ever made in the United States, or prob ably anywhere else, representing when completed operations of the companys Ohio, Philadelphia and other plants, was shipped to Austria within the time fixed by the contract Austria set up the ma- chinery and with it manufactured to the approval of the Austrian government the very large cannon which were subse- quently used in the war.
 Prompt payment was made. The funds were deposited in one of the Vienna banks to the credit of the American manufac- turers This was done only a day or two before Germany and Austria began the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
THEY HELD THE MONEY UP

The Austrian government therefore placed restriction of the sending of this money to the American manufactur- CTS so that this company has never been able to secure the money deposited in the Vienna bank to the company's credit
 Having seen in this column report of the statements made by Mr. Palmer to group of friends in New York, the company sought a conference with Mr. Palmer. They learned that if a court of competent Jurisdiction should decide that the claim is valid one, MT. Palmer should he come into possession of funds from the sale of property which he could properly utilize in the payment of this claim, would gladly do so. He, how ever, would not feel justified in paying over the money unless it came from sources directly responsible to the Ameri- can company.
 Immediately proceedings were brought
 in the United States courts at Trenton and should the court declare the claim to be valid one then in case MT. Palm CT has appropriate funds in hand he will pay the money over to this company This action may serve as test case. It Is sure to be closely followed by Ameri- can citizens who have claims against Germany or Germans. If the test proves satisfactory it is likely to be adopted in many cases, so that millions of Amer ican claims will be liquidated by Mr. Palmer in this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
BESSEMER BUREAU PHONE BESSEMER 612-J

Mae Lovelace; song, What Fer Jesus Tells Me-" department; lesson period, 20 minutes; song, The Son of God" de- partment; reports, secretary; memory verses, classes; Benner rewarded; closing exercises, 10:45; church service, Il o'clock
 A Christmas praise song service will be held at the First Baptist church Sun day morning at Il o'clock. The choir has made special preparation, and an entertaining musical programme will be rendered.
 The white Christmas exercises of the First Baptist church will be presented at the church Sunday afternoon at 5 O clock and the following programme will be carried out:
 Organ prelude; anthem, "In the Begin ming" herald, Miss Lucille Vickers; first tableau, "Annunciation," Mrs. Parker and Miss Mable Herbert; second tableau, an- gel appears to shepherds in the field; song, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night multitude of angels appear; third tableau, wise men see the star; song See the Wise Men," fourth tableau, Herod and scribe, MT. McEniry. MT. Halbrook; song, Grown Him." fifth tableau, "The Nativity Joseph, Mary and wise men; reading, Gifts of Our King" Mrs. Brooks; anthem, Glory to God"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

Yes, ma am, I know And you seen beautiful enough to be on the stage, bu evidently you prefer the simple hfe" He got a meal without any furthe reference to work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

An agent of the bureau of fisheries. S. F. Hildebrand. who conducted experi- ments in the vicinity of Camp Hancock, near Augusta, Ga. met with noteworthy success in controlling the breeding of mosuuitoes by the use of fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

nateiy N.0o0 .oo0,OO0 which Mr Palmer mas already received and will receive on account of the sale of German owned properties in the United States, may be considerably in excess of the aggregate or American claims against Germany.
 Recently there has come to the atten- ton Of Mir. Palmer single case in- volving no more than $53,000, and this may prove to be test case. The story behind 1t contains an interesting and almost romantic incident associated with the early days in the war. A year or two before war began the Austrian gov ernment entered into contract with the NlleS-Bement-Pond Manufacturing com pany with intent to secure a boring ma chine which would when in operation pore out cannon which when under manufacture would have the largest ca- pacity of any gun then manufactured in Austria. Although to expert workmen was committed the responsibility of man. ufacturing this apparatus, nevertheless the work involved a long time Manu- lecturers of apparatus of that kind say that at least one year and sometimes two years are needed to complete the manufacture of both machinery and of the great guns which the machinery per- fects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

of the Chaield bridge
 
  arch enem English and their associates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
Flattery Did It

From the Peoples Home Journal. You seem able bodied and healthy; you ought to be strong enough to work, "
 she remarked scrutinizingly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22
THREE STRONG CONDOLENCES

In many of the published reports of the death few days ago of James o. Bloss, reference was made to the unusual, al- ! most unique, friendship which bordered
 on affection that characterized the re- lation long established between John w. Sterling and MT. Bloss. Both were bach elors, both were of far more than local regulations, MT. Sterling being esteemed one of the ablest of New York lawyers and MT. Bloss highly regarded in the world bankers. One of these men was almost taciturn and excessively devoted | to his profession. He was lawyer who sat before his desk every morning not 1 later than o'clock and was usually the last one in the office to close the desk and go to his home MT. Bloss on | the other hand was fond of reasonable
 indulgence, very companionable, temper | amentally far different from MT. Sterl- ing; yet in spite of, or possibly because | of, these different characteristics these
 two men established, years ago, and
 maintained a relation which many spoke of as being equal to that of brothers who were on intimate terms. This un- usual relation which was often spoken of and commented upon was of less sig nificance possibly than was another fea- | ture associated with the death of Mir. Bloss, of which no public mention mas been made.
 l After the death of James Gordon Ben nett it was learned by the administra- 1 tors of his large estate that he had ap- | pointed James Stillman one of the ad- minstrators and trustees of MT. Bennett s estate. MT. Stillman was an intimate l friend both of John w. Sterling and l James o. Bloss. In fact it was the GUS l tom of MT. Stillman and MT. Sterling to dine with no other companionship than 1 their own at least once a week at the l Union League club Mr. Stillman had little or no opportunity to act under the authority of MT. Bennett's will He passed away few weeks after MT. Ben
 nett's death, leaving a fortune estimated
 at s4O,O0O,Oo0. MT Bennett's fortune was
 fixed at about $2o.0o0,O00
 l MT. Stillman named John W. Sterling one of the executors of the Stillman es- tate MT. Sterling could hardly have begun his duties under Mr. Stillman's S will when he, too, passed away suddenly, while upon a fishing trip in Canada, ex- cursions of that kind being his only recre-
 ation. MT. Sterling's estate was estimated
 at more than sl5 000,o GOO. s11, ,0oo,00O of which was bequeathed to Yale college. The l Bennett estate, the Stillman estate and
 the Sterling estate in the aggregate amounted to about $7500o,000. After Mr. Sterlings death last fall it was learned | through probate proceedings that he had appointed his long time intimate com panion, MT. Bloss, one of the executors. Now within a few weeks after MT Sterl- ling's death, MT. Bloss has passed away. He seemed to have been greatly affected by MT. Sterling's death and his grief was profound and long continued. What his estate will amount to is yet to be disclosed. But the probabilities are that this succession of mortalities of men who were named as executives of estates ag- gregating s75.oOO,Ooo is without parallel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-22

Bessemer, December N.-(Special) Steve Tarrant, negro, was arrested early this morning shortly before 5 O clock by Officer Thomas for violation of the prohibition law. Tarrant was arrested at Exeter avenue and Twenty seventh street, and he stated that he wes on his way to Woodward ore mines where the employees are being paid off today He was riding in a wagon in which was more than seven gallons of wildcat whisky concealed, five-gallon oil can being used to hold the larger quantity of it. Glass jugs contained the remainder of the liquor, which Tarrant had planned to sell during the day. The officers stated that according to the law. the negro's mule and wagon were con fiscated.
 Musician Warren Merritt, bugler of Company D, 167th infantry, writes from convalescent hospital in France that ne IS recovering after having spent two months in the hospital and that he is longing to come home. He signified his intention of not announcing the date of ms arrival, and stated that he wished
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-23
MUST WEAR BADGE
 ON HAT AT NENlNA

The quarantine regulations at Ne mana require the dwellers of that town to wear a red, green. blue, vel low or other badge displayed upon their headgear.
 This badge is not an indication that the wearer has the influenza or is victim of smallpox or other virulcnt disease.
 On the contrary, this red badge is the indication that the wearer is free from such disease. Its invention Is attributed to the board of health of Nenana Possibly three thousand such badges have been issued and dire penalties-fine and Imprisonment are threatened all who do not wear them prominently displayed on their headpieces few brave souls under took to wear them on their coats or sleeves or other parts. but the woh- derfulIy efficient board of health soon nipped that Iii the bud with the following proclamation:
 "Notice.-In spite of all you nave heard to the contrary, you must wear your quarantine ribbon on the hat or cap. To wear it elsewhere will sup feet you to a fine, which will De rigidly exacted-Local Board or Health"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-23
AMBASSADOR
 SUCCUMBS TO
 HEART DISEASE
(Continued from Page One)

Virtually all Mir. Pages life before his ambassadorial appointment had been spent in literary work. He was the author of works on the develop ment of the southern portion of the United States, in which he was par ticulally interested as q native of Cary, N. C., where he was born on August 15. 1855. In his work on the "Upbuildng of Old Commonwealths" Mir Page disclosed his interest il the culture of a broad national feeling in tho South. He was interested in the moral and political education of the negro, and formerly was a member of thc sanitary commission for the erad- ication of the hookworm, to which John D. Rockefeller contributed. For of finance Commissioned as an edu- Cational expert to visit all the prlnci- pal cities of the United States and in vestigate the work done in the public schools. Mir Page wrote a series of articles which were influential in causing the reorganization of school systems in several large cities.
 At one time MT. Page was engaged in Journalism, being connected with the staff of the New York Evening Post. For five years he was editor of the magazine. The Forum, after wards editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and literary adviser to the iIoughton- Mifnin Co.
 One of his books. "The Scutherner, aroused much comment in the South.
 As American ambassador. Mir. Page participated in many of the important diplomatic conferences and exchanges growing out of the delicate relations between the Unit ed States and Great Britain at the time when the British were blockading Germany before the United States entered the war. As ambassador he presented to the Brit | ish government American notes in i protest against the British treatment | of American commerce, and held nu- merous conferences with British statesmen over this and other moot questions rising from the war. One of these was the American note to Great Britain protesting against the misuse of the American flag when the United States was a neutral MT. Page was at that time one Of the agents through which the few diplo- | matic dealings between Germany and Great Britain were conducted. It was Mir. Page who effected an agreement between Great Britain and Germany under which the United States as well as England was enabled to feed the l starving Belgians.
 Mir, Page received numerous de gees and decorations for his dlpio- ! matic services abroad. He resigned as ambassador in the latter part ol August. 1918. on account of i'll health. 1 Regret at hlS retirement ""'
 pressed by the British press and by American circles in London. He re- turned to New York in October sui fering from heart disease, and so Ill that he was taken at once to hos pital.
 Mir. Page married Alice Wilson, daughter of William Wilson of Michl' gan. T!c leaye7 aon. Frank (. Page I.is daughter, Katherine Alice Page was married to Charles G, Loring in London.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-23

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