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Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-22

off Corns!
 off with your finger an there you are pain-free and happy, with the toe as smooth and corn-free as your palm. "Gets-It" is he only safe way in the world 10 treat corn or callus. It's the sure way-the way that never fails. It is tried and true used by millions every year It al ways works. "Gets-It" makes cutting and digging at a corn and fussing with ba1dages. salves or anything else en. tirely unnecessary.
 "Gets-It" is sold by all druggists (you need pay no more than 20 cents). or it will be sent direct by F. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III.
 Sold Tn Bisbee and recommended as the worlds best com remedy by Phelps Dodge Mercantile Co, and Cen tral Pharmacy.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-22
State end County NetOs Briefs

torney cn the grounds of insufficient
 evidence, since none of the witnesses
 could identify Denny as the man who
 cashed tLc checks. Besides this there
 were number of sentences in court
 Alfonso Tellechen received , months
 in the county jail and S25 fine for
 bOOtlegging. LeandrO Rodriguez plead
 ed guilty to simple assault and re-
 ceived months at hard labor. Leo
 Ridle. received five months and S25
 fine and c suspended sentence for
 bootlegging, to which he pleaded
 guilty. Yesterday one of the six cases
 against Jack Sherman, for selling
 liquor, will be up for trial.
 Sergeant Chaplain. a negro soldier at Fort Huachuca, was killed Saturday
 night near White City, by a negro civilian banned Lou A. Davis, as re- suit of the soldier shooting at Davis. following an alteration Friday SheT- if Guy Welch and Immigration In- spector Jeff Milton went to the resort and arrested two Mexican girls for violating the immigration laws. Sers- cant Chaplain was living with one of them claiming that they were married and accused Davis of telling the of ficers about them. Davis denied it, and Chaplain shot at him. missing him. The civilian drew his gun and shot Chaplain twice through the heart, kill ing him almost instantly He then gave himself up to the officers and was brought to Tombstone yesterday by Sheriff Guy Welch. Judge Fowler and Deputy Sheriff Harry Ragerty went to the scene to hold an Inquest taking Davis with them.
 Seveaty-five Antwerp or homing generally known as carriers, have arrived at Camp Harry J. Jones and will he put to work in few days in practice message carrying. Because of this fact Lieut. w. ". Tabor. camp signal officer has been requested by the war department to give fullest pub licity to the fact that no army pigeon must be detained in any way by any body. \ recent statute enacted by forbids the dropping, captur- ing, shooting. killing. possessing or de taining any such pigeon carrying the '. s. \. hand on his leg Moreover. persons finding or getting such pi- geon are requested 10 notify the mili- tary authorities at once by registered mail. The punishment is a fine or not more than Sl00 or six months impris- onment or both. In addition Co the leg bond, the pigeon has it's serial l number stampcd on the sixth feather of the right wing and A. s. A. P. :. 90, ] the number of the loft at Camp Harry J. Jones, on the fifth feather. They are a fine lot of birds, said Lieut. {. Tabor this afternoon "and we don't !. want to lose a single one of them. ! They arc becoming too valuable. Forty i of them were sent here from Chicago, | 10 from Boston and 9 from San An .onio."
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-22
County Briefs

spur track has been built on Rail road avenue in Douglas, near the pass enger ststion for the accommodation of private cars while parties of rail road officials are in the city. Drains on each side of the track are now be- ing built and walks are to be cOastruc- ted on each side and the ground parked. The E. P. & s. w. railroad certainly does things right.
 Among the Tombstoneites who at tended the Red Cross dinner Sunday at the home of Forest Ranger R. A. Rodgers, near Camille, were Mir. and Mrs K N Coplen, H. s. Ross and wife, V. A. Wood, Mrs. J. M. PhilipOw- ski and A. H. Gardner. A crowd of over two hundred people were present from CoChise, Santa Cruz and Pima counties An excellent dinner was served.
 Daniel R. Hannah, Jr, a lieutenant of the national army who arrived at Camp Jones a few days ago for duty with the 302nd cvalry, is son of Dan iel Rhodes Hannah, publisher of the Cleveland Leader News, and grand son of Mark Hannah. He is Himself a newspaper man, assisting his father in the publication of the Leader-New3. but got al, army commission after he had taken the course in the first ot- ficers' training school at Fort Sheri- dan.
 At las. there is to be a change in the road situation in the Empire ranch country. About five miles of that i'm possible. as well as impossible, road way is to be changed and if Si Perkins, division engineer of the state highway department can accomplish 1t, the mudholes and adobe flats of that re- zion will soon be only memory. Engi- neer Douglas left yesterday to look over the country with the view Of i'm mediately lorating a new right of way so as to miss the mudhOles of that famous locality.
 B. A. Jennings. for several years a business man of Douglas. has enlisted in the army. and is now serving in the Philippines, according to word re ceived here by Mrs. w. L. Martin, whose sister, Mrs. s. C. Scudder nee Adelaide Smith, is in the Philippines with her hubsand, a doctor in the serv- ice. It will be remembered by many that Mir. eJnnings was married here more thar a year ago to Miss Barbara Guentz, a popular school teacher Of Douglas. Mrs. eJnnings is in the east with her parents.
 Sunday morning. shortly before 10 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Percy Bowden arrested l. B. Merk and placed him under $500 bond for appearance before the superior court on a charge of trans porting liquor. Merk was spied by Bowden just as the former was enter ing his place on c avenue, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, carry ing a cunny sack of whisky. He fol- lowed Mark inside and into dark back room, where after grouping aroud for a few moments he had the of feeling his outstretched arms close about the alleged bootleg gers neck He frightened the embrace an instant, then told Merk he was under arrest. and the 'spooning' in the dark was brought to an end.
 The case of the State vs. M. C. Den ny. for obtaining money under false pretenses. which started in tho Super for court Monday was ordered dis missed Ou motion of the county at
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-22
Brief State Notes

Ncgales will celebrate the Fourth of July in the forenoon, and in the afternoon will send a big delegation out Co Patagonia to assist that lively little neighbor in observing the na- tiOnal holiday.
 There has been a remarkable re- sponse to the food administrator ap- peal to the people of Arizona to join the nO-wheat-till-ueNtharvest move ment. which is being taken mp by clubs, communities and hotels and restaurants an over the country N. T. Grier. chairman ot the hotel and restaurant division reports that more
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-22

The case of the State vs. M. C. Den ny. for obtaining money under false pretenses. which started in tho Super for court Monday was ordered dis missed Ou motion of the county at
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

war The reason usually was that
they did not support their wives and
might be Of some service 10 the gov
ernment while around home they were
loafers and worthless. All such men
were sent 70 the army.
Another interesting case came to
us from a central county. A young
wife with a babe in her arms, told US
that her husband had been sent to the
army. leaving her with forty acres Of
alfalfa livestock, and a corp Of corn
20 look after and no one to assist
her. Her husband had waived his
exemptions, however, and we could do
nothing for her.
"But as | said before, the greatest
lesson the exemption board learned
was that not more than ? percent OF
the young men OF Oklahoma showed
any inclination 10 evade service"
Every decision OF this board was
sustained in Washington The board
has been in existence since, June, 1917,
and not a member has drawn a cent
OF pay, although giving more than half
their time TO the work
The board is composed OF John w.
Duke, Guthrie; Roy Stafford, Ollie
Wilson and Z. s. Vaught, Oklahoma
City, and Frank Carpenter. Hydro,
who succeeded John Whitehead Of
Doxie, when tho latter resigned to
make his campaign for president Of
the state board OF agriculture.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

served at 30 after which the guests
enjoyed dancing until a late hour.
\
The members OF the Sterling
Thimble club met with Mrs. Harry b.
Haugh,on. "a West Fourteenth street
as hostess Thursday afternoon.
Francis Weleh who has been sta
toned in Camp Pike returned We'd
neSday TO his home, 2ll West Ninth
street, having been released from the
army service.
20
Mrs Emma d. Manchester, supreme
guard OF the Woodmen circle, has des-
ignated Wednesday, December II as
peace celebration day. Mistletoe
Grove No. 3 will observe il with it.
ting services in the evening at the
home Of the guard, Mrs. Nora DeBolt,
U7 East Fourth street A meeting
for the election OF officers for the en-
suing year will be held Tuesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock in Westiall's hall
Mrs w. J Clark n Chicago ar.
rived Friday 10 be with her sister
Mrs. {. II. Clark. 700 North Broad
way, who Is improving from a seven
weeks illness.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
Less Than Two Percent of
West District Oklahomans
Attempt to Dodge Draft

That more than " percent of the
young men Of Oklahoma we're loyal
and anxious 10 serve their country
during the war with Germany was
absolutely demonstrated by the work
Of the western district exemption
board, VII ch goes out OF existence
next Tuesday. according to a state
ment made by f S. Vaught, one Of
the members
"Very few men tried to evade the
draft" he said. Some who we're
strongly suspected Of evasion by local
boards were found entirely innocent
by the exemption board. An instance
OF this kind occurred in southeastern
Oklahoma.
Fingers Shot off.
"A young married man, a farmer
had been placed in class two. While
hunting wolves that we're destroying
his chickens. he accidentally shot oil
the two first fingers Of his right hand
This was interpreted ts his local draft
board as a direct evidence that he was
trying 10 eyade army service.
The case was bitterly fought be
tween his local draft board and the
exemption board. II got to Washing
ton, but was sent back to US. Our de
eision that the fingers we're aeci.
dentally shot off finally stood. and the
young man was exempted.
I'VE had many wives call on us to
ask that their husbands be sent TO
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
N. y. UnioniSts
Join National
Party Movement

NEW YORK. Dec. THE Cen.
trail Federated union. representing
10000 trades unionisis in New York
city, decided las, nigh, to join in the
movement for the formation in the
United States Of a national labor par
ty similar to that in England. II was
explained that the party would in.
elude both those who work with iteir
hands and those who work with their
brains"
The resolution provided tina, all Of
sanired labor bodies be requested to
select two delegates 10 represent
them at conference TO be called
early in January for the purpose OF
organizing and adopting a tentative
platform looking toward a natioral
convention, At an early date 70 form
an American labor party.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
Weather Next Week
To Continue Warm

WASHINGTON, Dec Weather
bureau predictions for the week be-
ginning Monday are
West Gulf staies-Rain indicated
first half Of week with temperatures
above normal; generally fair second
half with nearly normal tempera-
lures
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
sour valley-Rain about Tuesday and
probably Wednesday; possibly snow
IN extreme upper Mississippi valley.
Temperatures above normal Gener-
ally fair the second half OF the week
with nearly normal temperatures.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
-Four and One-Haf Percent
Of All War Saving Stamps
Sold by This One Carrier
, w. LightIe, CoIcOrd Build
ing PoStman, Sells $34,-
900 of $1422,0OO Pur-
chased in Oklahoma City,

-Four and one-half percent, approx
imateIy Of all war savings stamps
purchased in Oklahoma county since
the war began have been sold by one
man.. W. Lightle. 90 West Seventh
street, a city postal carrier. His sales
total $4,000. Total sales of stamps
IN Oklahoma county are 81 10000
Wins Three Prizes.
Lightle has won three OF four
prizes offered for the individual sell
ing the most stamps in any given
month. These prizes were S stamps.
They we're Offered by the war saw
ings stamp organization. The only
month in which Lightle failed 10 win
was September, when he was on a va
cation.
Lightle disclaims any particular
system in selling stamps He merely
goes after EN-" he explains. with
all tie pep he has in him l.ightle
delivers mail in the Colcord building
but often strays away from his beat"
TO find prospective stamp purchasers.
This champion stamp seller has
been on the carrier force since Octo-
Der Is, 1911 His first beat was a
residence district and he was trans
ierred downtown abou, a year ago.
lie is single
Lightle Is Persistent.
Llghtle was told on" this morning
by friends in the Colcord building
They explain that his system" is
keeping eyerlastingly at it, Once he
spots prospect" they say. he keeps
after that man until he either buys
through being convinced Of The neces-
slty OF taking war stamps. or through
the necessity of getting rid Of the per
Slstent salesman
Pos,ofiiee associates say he works
on the stamp sale "side-line" after his
hours at the potoffice are finished.
and he puts just as much energy into
that work as that for which the gov
ernment pays him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

H instructor. Lieutenant Harper has
recently been released from military
service and will resume his residence
in Oklahoma City.
Miss Jeanette Sparrow. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. F. Sparrow Of 4j4
West Thirteenth street returned FRI
day from Virginia ln,ermont college
at Bristol. Va. Owing TO the influ-
enra quarantine in Bristol the school
will not open again until January J.
y
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. c. Chisum Of
Shawnee. Okla. who have been Wis
iting at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Longmire, SIS West Fourteenth
street returned to their home the first
Of the week.
80
Mrs Terry Conn Of Van Vert, Ohio,
who has been the guest Of Mrs. VIII
Guthrie for the past two months re-
turned 10 her home Tuesday Mrs.
Conn was the recipient Of many social
courtesies while here.
- q
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hopes coo
West Seventeenth street entertained
informally at dinner Friday evening
The guests were Lieut.. Shelly Tracy
Lieut. and Mrs. X. n. Haun Of Camp
Taylor, Ky. Lieut.. w. + Harper and
Mr., and Mrs, Raymond Locke.
Members Of the Woman's Altar So.
eis,y Of ST. Josephs Cathedral will
meet Monday at 10 o'clock for an all.
day session in the Knights Of Colum'
bus hall.
ea
Mr. and Mrs John Reese Jones oi
Shreveport, La, who have been Wis
i,ing friends In the city, returned tt
their home Friday. They we're ac.
companied by Mrs. c, r. Stewart oI
40 West Thirteenth street The party
will go from Shreveport to New
Orleans where they will attend IN,
wedding OF Miss Hazel Scoresby
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs o. c
Seoresby Of $50 West Thirteenth
street. TO Capt Richard Stewart which
will be solemnired early in the com
ing week
ee
Miss Josephine shearer Of Slj Wes
Sixteenth street entertained small
circle Of friends Thursday evening a
her home An informal dinner wa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
NewAnti-Sub
Device Death
ToSea-thugs
''Parayane," Fired by Press
ing Button, Saved British
Heavy Losses,

LONDON, Dec. S-The British
fleet in the harbor Of Scapa was
saved from a desperate attack from
German U-boat the day before the
armistice with Germany was signed
through the employment OF device
which gained for lis inventor. Lieut.
Burney, the gift from the government
OF $lS00O0 and the decoration Of the
c. NJ. G..
The submarine. which was managed
by a party OF German officers. at
tempted a feat that never before had
been tried in the entire war. Garry
ing eleven lorpedoeS she ap-
preached the entrance Of the harbor,
where she was detected. When she
came up 10 the surface an electric but
ton was pressed and she was blown TO
pieces. Lieutenant Burney's device
enabled the British warships 10 enjoy
almost complete immunity in the last
three years from German mines and
submarines, saving the lives OF hun
dreds Of sailors and preventing the
loss OF large number OF warships
The device is known officially as a
parayane and consists Of water
plane. shaped like a torpedo, with a
pair Of large flat fins projected on
either side Of the body. Its tail is
fitted with rudders to keep il at ahy
depth desired while operating.
In securing real estate, heed the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
Plans Called off
by Labor Council

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.-Thi,
city, scene of the preparedness day"
bomb explosion tragedy on July p
1910. will witness no strike demon
s,ration next Monday on behalf Of
Thomas 4, Mooney, the principal
bomb case defendant, who Is now
serving a life sentence In San Quen-
tin prison The labor council last
night tabled a resolution under which
affiliated unions would have been
called upon to render decision on the
strike question.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
BALTIC STATES
SEEK ALLY AID
Invasion Of BoISheyik Forces
Is Feared,

LONDON, Dec 7--(Britsh wire.
less serice)-rhe councils OF Livonia,
Isthonia and Courland have sent an
appeal to allied and neutral govern
menn urging Intervention in the Bal
tic provinces against the invasion Of
Russian bolshevik forces according to
telegram from Copenhagen. The
bolsheviki, who have invaded part Of
the provinces, are killing and burn
ing as they advance. The various,
ports Of the provinces are filled with
fugitiyes in expectation Of the arrival
OF allied and neutral warships to pro-
tect them.
Announcement was made in London
early in the week that British war
ships had reached Libau A Paris
dispatch Friday gave the Petit Jour.
nal as authority for the statement ''at
British war'hips had enered Reyal.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
PRESIDENT MAY CALL
BARUCH AND DAVIDSON

WASHINGTON, Dec. Bernard
BIuch, chairman OF the war indus
tries board, and Henry p. Davidson,
chairman Of the American Red Cross
war council. have been asked BY
President Wilson to hold themselves
in readiness to respond to a call for
their services with the peace delega
tlon in Europe.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
Board Is Planned
To Regulate Wages

NEW YORK. Dec 7.-Establish-
ment Of wage rates for the 2OOOOOO
railway workers Of the United States
to continue after the cost OF living
ha, decreased, is the aim Of the Unit
ed States railroad administration. ac-
cording 10 W. S. Carter, director Of
the division Of labor, who spoke here
today on "the effect Of federal con-
troll Of railway labor" before the
Academy Of Political Science.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
SPORT SCHEDULES
FOR 1919 DRAFTED

CHICAGO, Dec. 7-Anticipatiag a
great revival in all branches Of inter
collegiate athletics, coaches and a,h-
letie directors Of the western confer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
IS0dEfkSyfN'
M M

~ EMBERS Of the Thursday
MM Bridge club met Thursday
UNJl afternoon al the home Of
S'S Mrs. J. L. Mills, 6lO West
Sixteenth street. No special guests
were present During the after
noon a full membership game was
enjoyed The high score was won by
Mrs. Charles York. The next meet
ing Of the club will be with Mrs ].
Z. Sharpe, olJ North Harvey avenue
Mrs, c. 0. Bum Of Ardmore, Okla,
arrived Friday afternoon TO be the
guest Of Mrs r. Z. Looney. 1916
North Klein avenue for a few days.
Mr., and Mrs. Ralph Day OF l124
North Shartel avenue entertained with
an informal dinner party Thursday
evening Al their home. Covers were
laid for eight guests, Alter dinner
those In the party were the guests Of
Henry Hoffman at the dance At the
Oklshoms Golf and Country club,
a
Mr,. ID. W. Ohern Of SIS West
Fourteenth street has as her sues,s
her mother Mrs. w. w. Powers Of
Des Aoines, Iowa, who will remain
for the winter. and her sister, Mrs.
=, 3. Northup Of Marshalltowu, Iowa,
who will return to her home after q
visit Of two weeks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07


7NTEREST is on the increase
among pupils OF various ward
J schools Of the city in adoption
OF iatherleH children OF France.
The children this week Of the Haw-
thorne school, who had become en-
Unused over the condition OF the faith
erless ones, requested to be allowed to
make adoptions. On Thursday A. p.
Crockett, at the request Of the princi-
pal, Miss Ethel Mcmillan, and the
children Of the school, addressed the
entire seven grades. At this time the
children Of the school made two adop-
tlons.
Other adoptions for this week we're
made by Mrs, T. =. Martin jr., Mrs.
Walter d. Caldwell, citizens OF STRAIT
ford, Okla, and the Harmony club Of
Shawnee.
Mrs. A. P Crockett, in charge Of
state work for the iatherleS children
OF France says that many calls have
come TO her from god-parents OF
French orphans who wish to send
Christmas presents TO the little ones
overseas. II has been requested by
the United States government that no
pacakges be sent through the mails at
this time, as all ship space is required
10 ship food to the needy overseas.
Those desiring to remember their
adopted children may place orders
through Wannamaker and company in
New York and the orders will he
filled by their Paris house-the gifts
will be sent direct 10 the children. Or
those desiring to send money may Sc
cure foreign exchange through any
local bank and this may he sent by
registered .etter TO the French chill
dren.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

ence institutions met here today 10
draft schedules for the 1919 season.
The football program as we'll as the
schedules for basketball, baseball,
track and swimming will be mapped
out
A short cut TO Hope--the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
FAV0RITE RECIPES

Apricot Conserve.
One pound OF dried aprieoS. one
can OF sliced pineapple Wash apri-
cots and soak in water over night
and cook IN same water until soft.
Add chopped pineapple and is
juice and mix welf Add as much
sugar as the bulk Of fruit Boil
slowly until It begins 10 ihicken,
stirring often. as It scorches easily.
This does not have TO be sealed TO
keep we'll
MRS. RICHARD VOSE.
49, West Fourteenth street
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

In his final message TO the leglslns
ture. Governor Williams will feco1Ds
mend action looking toward final sst-
Element in the court Of a number G
disputed claims against the stats, n
is understood. The plan probably viii
be to empower Attorney General S.
p. Freezing to take action. No nsv|
legislation will be recommended u
Governor Williams, Il Is understeo(
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07

"A nRS W. T. SMITH of Tulsa who is visiting her par
JWll ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Folk Of 715 West
o'o Twenty-frst street. Mrs. Smith was a bride of
the late fall whose wedding celebrated Nov. s.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-07
BRAZIL CALLS
ARMY, RE)RT|
Mobilization Is Begun, Llma
Is Informed. \

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 6--Rsposts u
circulation In Lima tonight were u
the effect that Brazil had begua u
mobilize her troops There was n
official confirmation. 4