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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
I6ona| League Chiefs Against Disorder on Diamonds
CUB PITCHER IS
OPERATED UPON
Phil Douglas Is in Hospital at
Birmingham

CHICAGO. Fob rs. PHI Douglas,
pitcher Tor the cubs. was IN q serious
condition last night In ~. Nlhcont'H hoe.
pital. birmingham. Ala, whore he had
undergone an operation for appendicitis
early In the morning A message stAt.
cd Phil had a sudden attack and was
rushed 10 tho hospital IN the middle Of
the night His condition was critical.
and an immediate operation was neces.
rary. The outcome cnnn0t be- told for
another day or two.
Even n Douglas RECEIVERS II means ho
viii be- lost Ia the Cubs for az least part
Of the sehAon. II IL hardly likely ho
would be- able 10 attempt any vigorous
exercise for two or possibly three
months. then II would require a few
weeks 10 get Into pitching form Baf.
ring complications he may be able 10
take a regular turn on the slAb about
June rs.
Manager Mitchell was counting much
on the hurting Of Douglas this year. en-
pecting him 10 take a regular turn on
the mound with Alexander, Vaughn. and
Tyler. 10 the news from Birmingham,
undoubtedly was a sad blow 10 him.
Douglas, according 10 the message. vac
employed by The Alabama Power com.
pany near Birmingham. but was intend.
Ing 10 quit his place In n week or 40
and leave for Hot Springs TO get a sou.
pie Of weeks training IN advance Of the
departure Of the Cubs 10 California
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
Mechanics
Are Not Fit For
Airplane Service

WASHINGTON. Feb. lS.-W
thousands OF skilled mechanics on it,
rolls, the army aviation service still il
finding difficulty in developing mer
especially trained to inspect airplaneS
before they 20 up and upon whose Gaze
and %thoroughnesS the lives OF the avia-
tors depend The works distinct from
other mechanical phases Of the air SER
vice and requires men OF unusual tenn
permanent and qualifications. Failure
Of the inspector to note a seemingly in
significant fact may send the aviator
to his death.
The care with which the mechanical
elcmentS Of the aviation S~quadrons are
being selected is instanced, is was
learned today. by the fact that at one
camp $500 mechanics, enlisted because
Of their training and experience. have
been unsuited to the work. They will
be transferred to deal with motor
trucks!
1t is said that the average American
automobile mechanic does not make a
good airplane Inspector. More or less
hit or miss work is done on motor cars
and the infinite care required for air
planes does not admit OF the use Of
ordinary automobile men.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
Doc JOHNSTON
GOES TO BREWERS
Pirate Intielder Is
Traded for Pitcher
WITH BIRMINGHAM IN 1917
Cyril Slapnicka to Huh in the
Southern League,

BIRMINGHAM Ala, Feb ib-Wheel-
er C"Doc"J Johnston. first sacker for the
Bafons last season. has been traded TO
tho MliVaukes club Of the American IL.
ISOLATION for Pitcher Cyfil slapnleka and
a cash consideration. Manager Carlton
Wordsworth announced yesterday morn
Ing. The deal has been hanging fire for
several days and was completed yestsr-
Tho trade Of Johnston caused some
HurpfiSe. inasmuch ~ he was considered
one of the main cogs Of The 1917 ma
chine Docs passing practically means
that Molcy intends 10 depend on Ray
Bofnsen. a y%oungSter drafted from tho
Fort Worth club of the Texas league, to
nm the position Of initial sRsker,
~Hlhpnlcka, whom the Barona receive in
part payment for Johnston, IL n apltball
pitcher He was one Of tho top-notch.
ers In the American association. The re-
cent ruling of tho American association
mnEnateH In bsSring the spithall caused
the passing Of slapnloka TO another cir
cult
According to Moley. slapnicka IL a vet.
n years Of x He has been with Mil
waukee for three years, and vas for
merly the property Of the Chicago Ma
tlonnls. lie comes 20 the Barons highly
recommended.
The addition OF S~lapnicka will greatly
strengthen the BaroDiRl hurting staff.
with Comstock. Black. bowman. Coffin
dnffer and Slapnickh. the mound forces
N the locals should be equally M strong
~ any Outflt In the circuit. Moley, II
IN understood. also has lines on several
other pitchers, and expects 10 have at
least nine Fingers here In spring train
Ing battling for a berth.
Doc Johnston came 10 the paronn In
part payment for Burleigh Grimes from
the Pittsburgh Pirates. lie played only
fhIr ball Inst aenaOn.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
o(llET WINS HIS
SHOULDER BARS
Works His Way From Pri-
vate to lleutenancy,

INV YORK. Feb. Ih.-Once again the
ut 0uiIford combination IL out on
~ bfPtnG line, but this time II Ia not n
~ eoufse. their purpose being to help
VA ~ wal. For some time 0uimet has
- locAtsd At Camp Devens. Aver.
49,. and has worked his way from pri-
vo14 b corporal. corporal TO sergeant.
- sseostly passed his examination for
ySsss dSiifcrd has received word tina,
No. lave Massachusetts, on Febru-
ofv.19 for Ithaca, N. y, TO enter the avi-
canp at Cornell Last month the
~mnehusefts amateur golf champion
4QDo4 the test for admission to that
~ The service, With Guilford
en?tAer golfer. r.. 9. Van Arsdale
UAny nights In asroplanes. but also had
eSpef1encs o. going up In German
Dp9(lpe many times before the war.
peahs Russian. French and Ger
j(sessss Of the fact that many army
N4xy oftcsrs belong 10 golf clubs
Weshinstcn district Il L probable
tSsvv Gnsss, fcr Instance, . total q
oo1eeu ere IN the service, not In
thcse doing work on the outside.
n1nl pershinfs nephew, "A roller
Ca1caoQ and former football cap
q IL Diversity Of Chicago team,
- uppolnted TO serve in the OF.
NJ chisf Of the ordnance depart
% washington. Although far from
Dear golfer, young Pershing has
o. ~ Qualittea that 70 TO make for sue
49, - anything he undertakes.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
Oklahoma
Observings

or course Oklahoma is a garden spot
Of the world. Because OF that and a
number Of other important reasons. the
garden campaign should have an army
OF active workers.
Speaking OF the good results Of
gardening, the main object, Of course,
is food. but at Madill last year the
Nafarene church people proved a few
lots may be made profitable in cotton
growing. Needing the money, as so
many congregations do, they plowed
up three town lots and planted them to
cotton. The first planting was a poor
stand, so they planted again. As the
cotton was needed to make a payment
on a new church, they worked Il
faithfully, and after picking was over
they found the little patch had yielded
2S43S worth OF the fleecy staple.
Those naughty, naughty seniors Of
the Drumright high school, who went
on strike because they were denied a
half day off to get their pictures taken,
were suspended by the faculty, but have
been reinstated, and peace and
harmony again prevail in that institu-
ton Of learning.
According TO the Marshall Tribune,
Paul G. Smith is blowing the drum
in a military baud at Fort Logan.
Among other labor shortages, Il
seems there is also a dearth Of school
teachers in some parts of the state. AT
Camargo, Prof Claypool, principal OF
the school, has been called for military
service, and il has been impossible to
get a a to fill his place, so that other
teachers in the school will re-arrange
their work so as to finish the term with
n less teHcher. However, the
youngsters needn't become too hopeful.
There will be another quota Of teach
ers available next fall, so there is little
chance OF the schools shutting down for
the duration OF the war.
-
Note TO the class in journalism In
writing Of anyone, be sure to get his
or her name or initials, and get them
right. You will note that the preceding
paragraph neglects to state which one
OF the Claypool boys Professor Claypool
IS, and that is because the CamargC
Comet printed the news in that shift,
less n in the first place.
As further evidence that this is AZ
old-fashioned winter, or even more so
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
Nll VOTES
MINI BAN ON
'l8NDY TACTICS
'tSague Chiefs Get Busy After
the "Goat Getters,"

NV YORK. Feb B-Ths National
: ~ T. r . n. m Il. s.4. G soSIs s sss.
improved next summer. 80 they
or6efcd the staff Of umpiros 10 ria.
esforce the rules covering conduct
players on the field. The league
49, on record al being opposed 10
G6o onUasing cosohcs for the sole pur-
~ tr,ine 10 rattle the opposing
Nm n seems that some OF the clubs
uoasDn we're going 10 engage play.
voooe especial talent consisted OF
The opposing players These per.
: Known ,%ros.;ss.,srs
them sileuced n they Try 10 al.
~ tksir energies toward %antAgoniE-
" ~ Players on thu field.
siam q Gvers Of si.
~ 1tnsus AID not designate just what
~ Nh ney ruling va directed Al. hut
\ lects al Of them alike. II was stat
q /Aaf the league had such players a.
I0v Evers IN mind In ordering a rigid
D6oDsut Of the rule, a Johnny IL nov
lng With both the Chicago and
IDU5e clubs for a position as utility
- on6 coach. Eysrs 10 n Of the most
0oEnnGc coaches IN the business and can
& IL Witt soI a' A''
oesvss slen slsttsry.
fnsssA Braves today signed q now
ID Jack GlAttery, the veteran
vhe has bssn baseball coach at
cpllaGs, where he has turned out
81 -csass teams Battery 10 the
~ sftsation toward the opposl.
9of0g . same
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
Carpenters Must
Go Back to Work
Or Go to Army

NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Many strik
ing carpenters at Staten Island plants
have been notified BY their local draft
board to appear today for physical ex-
aminations because of fitness for in
dustrial work having been automatical-
ly rescinded when they quit such EN-
%ployment. Draft boards in Newark, n.
J., and other nearby points where car
penters are registered, are expected to
take similar actioo
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
EARL CADDOCK
CANCELS DATES
Wrestling Champion Gives
Entire Time to Army

OMAHA, Nch., Feb. Is - Earl Cad
dock. champion wrestler. will not take
part In any more wrestling matches
for a while. Caddook Is In the training
camp ut Camp Dodge.
While arranging for n match between
Caddock and stecher. Omaha promoters
have beer informed from Camp Dodge
that Caddock has been ordered TO cancel
all his wrestling dates and TO get down
10 the business OF soldering. II was in
tlmRted to the promoters that unless
Caddock settled down as n soldier Il
might result In the suspension Of all
furloughs TO men desiring to contest In
athletic events.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

Il is recorded that the water mains al
Durant froIe and burSted for the first
time in the mcmory OF the Oldest inhabi-
tant. The frozen pipes were from
fourteen to eighteen inches under
ground, and such shallow planting has
already cost about $500.
This tribute TO southern hospitality,
than which none is than whicher, is
from the columns OF the Shawnee
News-Herald That the good old
pioneer hospitality is not entirely ex-
tinet was exemplified last week in
Shawnee when citizens who were with
out water, some for "a week and more,
were not only made welcome TO carry
all they needed from their more
fortunate n%eighbors, but in several cases
the bathrooms with a tank OF hot water
was so cordially urged upon them for
their use that the courtesy was ac-
cepted in the spirit in which II was
given. To be deprived OF the convent
enccS OF the modern bath when &C
customed to II, is unpleasant TO say
the least, and perhaps no bath that
these people have ever taken wa so
thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated, not
TO mention the fun and novelty Of the
experience, especially to the children"
The unusual situation OF a vice presi-
dent of a railroad working as conductor
on his line is related by the Dilworth
New Era. The road is the Oil Field
Short line, and the industrious mag
nate is Tommy UT The vice president
was pressed into service on account
Of the illness OF the regular conductor,
O. NJ Boucher, who has govt or
rheumatism.
Ivan Keeney of ponca City, is a
patriot, Although married and above
draft age, he quit a $20O-a-month job
in the oil fields and has gone to North
Carolina to enter the army. We hope
the fact that he was married didn't
have anything to do with it, although
one never can tell, can ONE
IL
Inc Maysy'lIe News says that town
IS so pa'r'o'ic mat IT doesn't need an
o'u''dhCc 10 enforce tne 1000 regua-
l'ohS' Wnloh may possibly be true IN a
own Sc Sihai mat everyone knows
everyone else business.
II secms IN ~. ,Lo .,,,oL. rfo T..
. W,,Lom,s a, lea,, n- ,Lo ,rio w.,
' ,L. w,r There w,, y, no "",a'.o' ".
4 in that town This winter and ,h,r. ,5,l
! he ma cbaut,r,,, new svn,r,., o. '
n.' VIC mu',''u9e anu give INC 'hlRtt
-. ,uln,S III, S',''c Se'Nt'e' Nco
L o'u,o" auu .ouHe "Te''nsN SUI,
au,o.u n",n' oPpo,tu.'y VI d IoC'aI
r,o,, s ,rI'-s J"u ",'''' "aiu',, d,u uley
, H., VOW. w ,LE u' uaU' 'ot"'
ous US,o u'..'.S suERvS''oA
'''''' "'"'s VI uy pave ''"' Kills
To conserve fuel and afford finn,
outside of business hours for then, =,
make garden and do otner TING, :,
4 ne'p WI" ue wal ,ne merchants o
carmen nave eS'aol'shed D CLOCK a
Ine closing nour each evening eNccp
saturday. IAN OF the stores have DIS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

Take the Riddles to the Strand and
see The Babes in the Woods" a tale
OF Witches and Fairies, in seven
gorgeous acts. Also, VIM s. Hart, and
Charlie Chaplin Special children's mat
inecS 40 and ! daily and 9 o'clock
Saturday morning. See Strand ad.
(Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

Every War Savings Stamp and every
Thrift Stamp that YOU buy helps save
this country for the greatest heritage
OF all tines-that priceless treasure Of
liberty and democracy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
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7sea.D1o. Judd Mortimer Lewis
Judd Mortimer Lewis

WHEN | woke up this morning
w there vas a light and someone
w was in the kitchen but | knew
II was a friend OF mine because Rowdy
was not eating them up, so | got M OF
bed and went and looked and there
was Miss Sands and she was washing
the dishes my father had LETT piled up
in the sink, and | hollered boo and
made her drop and bust a plate, and
she looked so scared and sorry then |
laughed, for busted plates aren't any
thing around our house, my own true
daddy and ! are busting them all the
time. Then she asked me where |
kept my clothes and | showed her and
she got out some clean dresses and
some Of the christmaSsy undertakings
and helped me dress and she brushed
my beautiful hair till il was daylight,
then | asked her how she came to be
there and she just laughed and asked
me what | would give to know, and |
asked her what she would take to tell
me, and then she laughed again, and
then she made some dough, and she
sent me to the store for some syrup
and she made some coffee and had me
bring in the milk, and then my father
came home and he certainly looked
funny when he Nv her, and she looked
funny when she Jaw him, and | told
him who she island then they both shook
hands, and she said she had just come
owe to get acquainted and that | had
told her that my daddy worked nights,
and that made her think that he would
like a nice warm breakfast.
My father said then that | got him
as good breakfasts as he ever wanted
TO get, and she said that | was very
effishent which must have been some
thing good because my own true daddy
did not throw her out, then pretty soon
she took a pan OF biscuits out OF the
oven and dumped them out on a plate
and then she fried some PANCAKES which
were better than | can make, but | did
not tell my own true daddy they we're,
and my father sure ate a lot OF the hot
biscuits and syrup and pancakes and
syrup and he said the coffee was a
dream but Of course he was only jok
ing about that, for ! could sec it and |
knew it was real o am going to drink
coffee some OF these DAYS because it
must taste good.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

Unpaid telephone bills Tor the month
of February are past due II not paid
by S p. m. Of the 18th, Service will be
discontinued Southwest Bell Tel. & Tel
Co. (Adv)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

TUEN nv llILrr NIIol ~ D,,n III
NJ '',y' ',,,' "'l p'pv anu
L,L, 1I,''s ~ a ,'"'Ln IoI mn "
, yn", "''.n S'" ..'' Slc "'Sicu up
J'lJ '',"I, anu Sal on my own iruc
IA N,,I ANU N"''''cu nc' ana so
o o,J NV huu 'Iyn we WeI' 10 Scnoo,
WV ,.'oN ,'S'lI WIZ 'eI ana to,I
h1, NV was ', oolReu, ana Shc to'o
W. '., A. ,u',,'.u,' IT. So ne u,1nl any
-, ".' W. Me'" dlou,'u TO ine SISTER
s,,,oJ u' ,"' way 10 ''nooI a'u
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

EdllNl VIZ q INV MUS anu HdNN a h'NA
time and she said she thought that was
a good plan, and then she asked me
what time my own true daddy went
watching and | told her he had to be
at the bank at 3 a clock, and she
went along and then some more kids
come out but they went along talking
to each other and did not even see me,
though | was setting where they almost
stepped on me, but it is a good thing
for them that they didn't do il. | bet
il anyone steps on me they will be
telling their grand children sometime
that their face looks so funny because
they stepped on a little Irish girl one
time.
AFTER a while they we're all gone
"A and me and Rowdy went around
the school to see if there were any oi
them left, and there wa only one boy
with a clean collar on knocking the
chalk dust out of the racers for one
Of the rooms and me and Rowdy looked
him oveT and made up Il minds that
we did not want to play with him. Then
we went where some boys was in a
vacant lot marching with wooden sords
and we kinda liked that so me and
Rowdy got in back of them and
marched with them for quite a while
before they found it out, and then the
captain made us go away because he
said they were going to war and there
are no girl soldiers, so | told him |
would march If | felt like it and ! made
a face at him, and then me and Rowdy
went home, and when me and Rowdy
got home my own true daddy was out
in the yard working and Miss Sands
was in the kitchen with a white apron
on getting supper, and when my father
came in ! looked at her and | looked
at him but | did not say anything,
and when we were all eating supper
she said to my father that she thought
from something | had said that he was
about fifty years old, and he said he
was only thirty four, and she said she
was only thirty. and then my father got
up and lit his pipe and kissed me good
by and went away, and Miss Sands
said she would stay and sleep with me
if ! wanted her to. | told her ! didn't
want her to but she could If she wanted
to, so she did. Me and Rowdy kneeled
and folded our hands and paws and
then Miss Sands kneeled by us, and !
prayed, Dear mother which art in
heaven, this is Miss Sands my teacher,
she is trying to put one over on my
father, wouldn't that freeze you3 |
don't think she can do it but she is
a pretty good cook and | am a punk
housekeeper | started in keeping house
this week for a prize, but | fell down
the first day | didn't have much luck
finding kids to play with today, Ask
God to bless everybody, even Miss
Sands Amen"
ITO be " 'ued.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

The War Savings campaign. de-
signed 10 incre-se the average OF this
country to a point undreamed of, is
gaining great Roadway.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15
ID0opLANES SINK
tloAT WITH BOMB

kAlIS, Feb. l5.--An encounter be-
egp9n two French hydroplanes and a
'6etpan submarine In the English chan
- recently, probably resulted in the
glnl4ha OF the U-boat after il had been
$500 by the planes. according to an
setSfisl announcement by the French
sdasfaity.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

War Savings Stamps-the answer Of
great democracy for a democratic
form Of government security.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

In which the Waukomis Hornet re-
calls fond recollections Do you remem-
Der the days Of your youth when they
used to dope you with sassafras tea
and sulphur, apply the goose grease and
tie a hunk of asafetids around your
neck to ward oft contagious diseases?
You didn't need anything else, there
was punishment enough in the proven
t%atives. They don't do that way now,
the world is progressing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-15

or course Oklahoma is a garden spot
Of the world. Because OF that and a
number OF other important reasons, the
garden campaign should have an army
OF active workers.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24
Meet rna at the Branch, ALEX FRAZER

Broadway Bakery and Coffee House Lunches. all kinds of pastry and the best coffee in town. l.. r. i
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24

The Fl Roi Tan Cigar is particu- larly mild. Try one and yo- will ne g. regular smoker of the brand. J3
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24
PILE IN THE
 MONEY URGED FOR ALASKANS

Every chapter of the Red Cross ia Alaska is urged to go lover the top" in the war fund contributions. double and treble if possible. Chairman Sex ton has received cablegrm from C.. D. Stimson, of Seattle the latter stat ng that he has informed Chairman Davidson, of theAmerican Red Cross that Alaska has doubled it's quota be- ing the iirst division on the coast to even reach it's quota. MT. StimSon asks that all energy be expended by the various chapters in making the war fund donations as large as pos$- ible.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24

NJ. A. Powers, lecturer for he Am
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24

erican Red Cross. arrivedon the Ala meda, gave a most entertaining, inst ructive ana forciful talk at the Liberty Theatre at 1 o'clock, and then left on a boat of the San Juan Company for Latouche. Mir. Powers knows all about the Red Cross work and explained the needs for the war fund now being rais- ed. Mr. Powers showed slides illust- rating many features connected with Red Cross work.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24
Meet me at the Branch. JOE EVANSON.

Boys Dutchoss Corduroy Knicker- lockers. We pay you Toe for every button that comes off. Brown < Hawkins. Quality First" If
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-05-24

Tvinrude engines at J. L. Graefs If
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RATTLE MONEY COMES IN

Otto Poehlmann, who donated a lamp at the Fremen's meeting We'd ,,esday night for war fund raffIe last night turned in the amount to Chairman Sexton which was S7.75. Jonnic Nelson who became second possessor of the lamp, intends to put it up again for Red Cross rafile.
 NJ. 4. Homer, who won the fancy pillow, recently donated by Mrs. Bow CTS, for the war fund will sell chances again the revenue also to be turned .n- to the war fund
 George Smith. proprietor of the Seward Bakery, donated cake for a rafflc. The chances were sold yester- day and last night number 36, the 21st number drawn, took the cake, Fifteen dollars and seventy five cent. was the sum realized on the raffle.
 RED CROSS LECTURE.
 Ea.. L, A.NN
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SHGOL r,NTERTAINNlEhT

Toe rurils of the Primary and Sec ond grades gave most entertaining program tl!is forenoon at vde school, large audience being present. The silver offering taken up for rhe war fund of the ncd Cross amoua>cI to over $G.