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The Washington times., 1918-01-31
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WOMAN TELLSIN.
POEM HOW BILLY.
SAVEDHER HOME

one OF the most sincere testimonials
ever paid Billy Sunday came to hum I'm
the shape Of a poem written by n
woman whose husband was set right by
the evangelist while he was holding a
revival in Scranton. Pa. Ii abounds in
human interest, and will make any
reader stop moment and think about
doing q bit better" as the daily grind
Of life pouTs out existence. The poem
was written for publication and
signed:
God bless Billy Sunday,
Wherever he may be.
For he has made my Jimmie
Another man to me.
lie made my home a heaven.
Where hell once used to be
That's what Billy Sunday
Has done for Jim and me.
We're married nigh ten years
Oh. what a life we led!
Jim used to come home and kick me
And strike me round the head:
And. dulIed by his abuses,
! muurned my wedding day.
For booze had got my Jimmie
And robbed me OF his pay.
With no food in the pantry.
No fire in the CRATE.
I and my little children
Would cry till IT was late.
Then Jim would come staggering
home
From Mickey Horsns place;
He'd drag me by the hair around.
And kick me in the facet
/ don't know how 1t happened.
Twas Sunday. warm and bright.
Jim came home. God! Sober.
His face was set and white.
Maggie" That was all he said.
| trembled with my fears:
lie laid his hand upon my head.
His eyes were filled with tears.
lie Clasped me TO his bosom.
Something stuck in his throat:
He kissed me-then he murmured:
Bill Sundays got my goat.
went down to hear film
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ALL LCREEDSAMONG
.5,1S9 TRAIL H|FTERS
AT BIG TABERNACLE

How many people are there in
Washington who don't belong to any
religious denomination. and don't
claim fellowship in any church? How
many Jews have hit the trail at the
tabernacle? Which faith contributes
the most trail-hitters? How many
Catholics hit the trail? How many
soldiers? How many altogether?
Ever stop to wonder: The Times
reporter did stop to wonder. and here
are some facts that he gathered in
the course OF an Investigation at the
tabernacle last night.
Until January - there were al
togeth 51S9 registered trail-hitters.
OF this number 222I were contributed
from the member hips OF cooperating
churches. That Is to say, that number
were affiliated with the churches CO.
operating with the Sunday campaign.
And 1857 showed no church at all.
They all belong to some church now
or most or them do, those who were
serious.
There we're 66a soldiers in. that
bunch OF traIlhitters. They were all
kinds OF things, except Universalist.
Bsptisys, Presbyterians, and Meth
odists. of course. lead the list OF
denominations. But there are lot OF
good Episcopalisns also.
There were 1sS Catholics. Only
fifteen Hebrews have walked the
shavings-strewn aisle TO date. and
Billy's salvation mill has garnered
bh' twenty-five Christian Scientists.
but there were III miscellaneous"
tTail-hitters. This means different
things. such as Mohsmmedanisnl,
Buddhists. Chinese and japanese ad-
herents to the religion OF their fore
fathers: Turks, Russians, Greeks. and
newspaper men.
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whether Sunday ever came again or
not struck the table with a blow
hard enough to stop a clock and
yelled out for the damsel to ask what
she would of him and he would grant
it. He probably thought she would
ask for something like a sport skirt
and let il go at that.
But Herod didn't know that Hero.
dias had been hiding face cards up
her sleeve. So the moment Herod
slobbered ont his booZy promise. Sa
lone made a low salaam, pirouetteI
on the points of her toes. smiled her
sweetest, and with a look of baby
innocence and a baby lisp she said
May IT please your most gracious
majesty. will take the head OF John
the Baptist on a charger.
No CrawfishinE Allowed.
1T was an unwritten law in pal
aces that when a prince swore to
keep his promise for anything he had
TO stand by it, il it took the hair off.
There could be no crawfishing or
going behind the returns. Herodiss
had given him b solar pleyus blow
that staggered him and made the hi
larity Of his birthday party peter out
like a mock auction. He would have
been only too glad to save the Bap-
tist from destruction. but he was so
befogged in the head that he couldn't
figure out any way 10 hedge without
making the high rollers give him the
ha-ha for not keeping his promise
to the graceful high kicker. So he
had reluctantly TO give the order
that caused the beheading OF John
in the prison.
And now can't you see Herodiss in
triumph like that OF the wildcat
purring over the bloody spectacle?
She had killed John. but il was not
in this that the real tragedy consist
eda but in the awful fact that she
had first killed and damned her own
soul. No tragedy is so terrible to
contemplate az that. Never forget
this: Sin is self-destruction. no mat
ter how harmless il may look
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
BILL PROHIBITS RENT
PROFITEERKG IN NATION

Senator PoindeXter Of Washington
introduced a bill in the Senate this
afternoon intended to prevent profit
eering in rents at the expense of sol
dieTs, sailor!. civil employees OF the
Government and persons engaged in
the makinEfof war munitions and like
necessary war supplies. The bill DT"-
hibits any person from charging to
the claEses mentioned higher rent
than thar which prevailed December,
!, 1917.
The bill noes not apply simply To
the District OF Columbia. but Is in
general application throughout the
country.
Chairman johnson OF the House
District Committee recently introdu:-
ed a bill intended to prevent profit
earing in rentals at the expense Of
any class OF tenants in the District Of
Columbia.
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RUM SOAKSBELTED
BY BILLY IN TALK
AT DUTLERHOME

Attacking his detrsctors in 'ypi-
cal fashion. Billy Sunday today cleo
trihed an audience at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler by a
dynamic sermon.
More than $50 guests were present.
Billy dealt with the whlskey in
terests in front-handed fashion. deal
ing the Sri1g" interests straight
from-the-shoulder blows.
Take the whiskey gang" he said
passionstely. Even some OF them
are in the chirch-did you know
that? They are lined up against me,
and are keeping themselves awake at
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night deyising new schemes to -get"
me. Two hundred thousand dollars
have already been raised for cam
paign OF vilIifcatiou.S
Billy touched upon the patriotic pur-
chase OF War Savings Stamps IN a.
lustration OF one of his points.
Everything In this world Is an
expression OF some one thought. he
said. from automobiles to shoe horns.
the homes you liveSin. the things you
wear. Faith without work-expression
IL dead. To illustrate: 1 wouldn,t be-
lieve you were patriotic unless you
bought Liberty bonds or War Savings
stamps"
Immediately following Billy's ser
mon. which he delivered in the spa
cious library OF the Butler home.
luncheon was served. MA Sunday
was not present, having gone to Chi
cago Monday
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RAIL REVENUES DROP.

Net revenues from railroad opera
tiOn for November, 1917. were SET
500. .424. against S115.03i, so in Noysm-
ber. 1915. according to the monthly
report OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission today. Total operating
revenues were 54.96o.2 agai9st
S322. .TO9. .960 for the preceding Noyem-
Der.
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ALL WHEAT IN CANADA
SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT

WINNIPEG. Manitoba, Jan. SI.-AlI
wheat throughout Canada, aggregat-
ing 100000. 900 bushels. was seized by
the government today. Lake ship
pers must cancel all orders I'm the
United States and transfer them to
the wheat export company. q Govern
ment corporation for export over.
seas.
The Washington times., 1918-01-31
BILLY TELLSHOW
SALONE'S WIGGLE
GOT HEROD'S GOAT

Lessons in love and hate were the
basis OF Billy Sundays hot shots
at the tabernacle this afternoon.
lie called out OF The past an
intimate history OF Herod's re-
Iations with his people, and par
ticulariy of Herod's wife. who con-
ceived such a bitter hatred for John
the Baptist.
Billy said:
The man Herod's wife hated and
would have killed was John the Bap-
tIst. And what do you suppose il
was that had so aroused her hatred? !?
IT was just this: Johl had fallen into
the habit OF aiming his preaching at
the big sinners on the front seats,
and the man who does that Is certain
to stir Sp the cats and dogs. II no
one ever got mad enough to bite at
what ] say in my sermon J would be
scared dizzy, for would feel about
sure / had misunderstood the Lord
about my call TO preach.
Lacks HarpoOn Digs.
"Fhat is what is the matter with
some otherwise very fine preach
ing. The sermon contains nothing
that will lay hold OF sinner as a
harpoon digs into a whale and holds
him until be is landed. but in the
preaching OF the rough -and-ready John
the Baptist there was never any draw
back of that kind. John had alNay
plenty OF harRoOns on board. and
was especially. well prepared when
HeFod and Hcrodias. one day. drove
up in a great spIUrge TO hear him.
probably TO see how the rlfT-ran in
the crowd would be kept on the edge
In every plot Herodias Matched
there was a hitch somewhere. just
when she was most sure that she
would soon have John Oh the cooling
board.
This was the state or ansirs when
Herod's birthday clicked around and
he invited 4 bunch or hiSh-rollers OF
Eis own stripe for big carouse at
the palace.
1T may be that Hcrodias had sug
Fested the jambOree for the king. and
staged il herself
"A great supper was prepared. re
Gsrdiess OF eNp~ns". ana when the
swif; COMPANY came together the
waukee. and 6crpi a. his crowd
were not lonE - c"tiii!f, into a merry
1nl mellow condition
Una isNr NJ NcH hole.
An th.s Tim" Horudias probably
hs he eye At the kcyhoIr. and when
she saw her iipay spouse and his
noisy bunch OF gay boozers were too
far gone TO know what day Of tho
week IL WAS. She pushed her fsscin-
sting daughter Sal"me. into the room
with whispered instructions to give
them a mad dance. with plenty Of
high kicking. and soon she MAS 90
.ng it like smart Aleck at n steeplc-
chase.
old ier"d soon began to sit up
Snd take motto" and try 10 StraiEhter
his crown, which had tii.ed over one
ea'- As tn" girl was about TO bow
herself nU; ~ the conclusion OF her
diZzy Performance. the bcruddIed Old
monarch. who BY that time was 81
tanReI WU that he dfdn'f rarr
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HEAR GOD KNOCK?
OPEN YOUR HEART,
SUNDAY |MPLORES

speaking or community gather
ings,- community singing ideas, and
general all around sociable thronEs.
remarked member OF the sunday
campaign committee. an ardent work
er in the campaign who has not yet
missed a night at the tabernacle,
''lopk at that crowd out there.
About 1000 people, most Of 'em
from Washington. Just a sprinkling
of visitors; all the rest good Dis
trict folks. Now. any idea of the
main value in community exercises
of all sorts is this: They promote a
community spirit and the formation
of an internal organization within the
community that will weave more
closely the members into an har-
monious tapestry
The smallest crowd Billy sunday
has drawn to the tabernacle NJ any
night meeting greeted the evangelist
last night. And those who did go
had TO battle their wag through the
snow and slush.
In Fine FettIe.
Billy was in fine fetlle. His voice
is fully recovered from soreness, and
he seemed to be in a better humor
Before he began preaching he
thanked his audience for their faith
fulness in Drawing the weather to
come to the tabernacle.
The trail-hitting was unusually
good, considering the number of peO-
pie in the audience. 1t was estimated
that l5 per cent OF the people hit the
trsil-3O0 out OF 1000.
The rebel against God. said Billy.
is a traitor just as much as a soldier
who aids the enemy. 4 sinner has
the same relation with God and the
same position in His eyes as has an
enemy alien in the District OF Co.
lumbia.
I can easily understand" Billy
cried. how a man or a woman can
refuse to be a thief or a drunkard.
but it is beyond me to figure out how
they can refuse to be a Christian
Speaking OF world peace and OF
peace between Germany and Amer
lea, he said: we are not looking for
peace at any price. II must be peace
with victory. And" Billy added. lit
will be peace with victory. even il
we have osend every man and wom-
an in America across the seas 10 lick
that dastardly cUtthrost. Iow-down
German gang"
Ills declaration was greeted by
volley of cheers. But the evangelist
did not go further into the subject.
lie got back 20 the deyil in one SEN
tence. and stack 10 him through the
meeting.
Il have looked over this audience"
Billy declared, ominously. land | have
made up my mind where a I-t OF
them stand"
Billy hesitated a moment. and there
was an uneasy stir along some OF the
rows. fhe eyes OF the evangelist
searched among his auditors. as il
looking for some one in particular.
Some have heard and done many
things" he said, suddenly. and paused
again. The impression OF searching
was strengthened
Some OF you have not let God in.
although he has knocked at your
door. Some have not let Him in
enough to stop the brewery from COM
inE 10 your house. to stop talking
about your neighboTs. to pay YOUR
public debts. to give TESTIMONY in
public. You are counting the cost.
but don't forget. heaven or hell is at
the end Of Jour destination"
Billy again hesitated a moment. and
this time started on a different sub-
jcct. A sigh OF relief went up from
the audience. And the sermon was
over for the night.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
GETTING IN TRIM
First Casualty on The Prowers County
Front-Slightly Wounded.

The Associated Press announced
that the Huns were running like rab-
bits, and as Glen Kirkpatrick is pre-
pairing himself for the next officers
training camp he decided it would be
good practice to go out and shoot a
few rabbits. Startling rumors soon
came flying in from the battle front
and Register reporter hastened to
the bloody scene of action. He found
that the soldier to be was minus part
of a forefinger of the left hand, and
DR.. John Paxton and Bob McGrath
who were near at hand had rendered
first aid. On being interviewed Bob
stated il to be his opinion as govern
ment official that it was a deliberate
attempt to evade draft but that his
courage failed and he attempted to
draw back and saved most of the
finger. On the other hand DR.. Paxton
said that it was his professional opin-
ion as a veterinarian that it was an
act of the most courageous patriotism,
as Mr.. Kirkpatrick evidently had learn
ed of the strenuous efforts of the
government to conserve ammunition,
and realizing as an expert shot that
he was going to miss the rabbit, he
heroieally tried to stop the bullet with
his finger. Anyway the finger is not
sufficiently injured to bother him, and
he is around at work as usual.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
NEW TIRE COMPANY
LOCATES HERE
The ArdmOre-Akron Tire & Rubber
Co. 10 Open a Branch Office in
Lamar.

Geo. Il. Bohannon of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, spent several days the past
week in Lamar looking over the city
and territory in the interest of the
Ardmore-Akron Tire & Rubber Co., of
which he is western sales manager.
Mr.. Bohannon decided that this was
the logical place to establish branch
Of their big concern and accordingly
ne is making the auto owners of this
section the greatest money saving pro-
position ever put before them in the
line of tires and tubes. His company
manufactures the famous Ardmore
tire, which carries bonded guarantee
for more miles of travel than any other
tire that is made, and to the first 200
autoists who will join club to use
their tires discount of 80 per cent on
all tires and tubes purchased will be
given. This in the course of year
will mean a big saving to those who
make constant use of their autos. and
the guarantee is protected by a bond.
Mr.. Bohannon expects to return
here sometime the first of next week
and arrange for a local agent and or
ganize the club of boosters for the
Ardmore tires. On another page Of
The Register will be found the big an
nouncement of the plan and purpose
OF the organization of the club, which
it will pay all auto owners to care
fully read.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
FIRST PROWERS COUNTY
MAN KILLED AT FRONT
William W. Dumars of the Marines
is the First of Our Boys TO Meet
Death on the Battle Front.

Word was received at the land Office
last Saturday that William NJ. Dumars
of the Seventeenth Company Regular
Marines had been killed on the battle
front in France in the great Marine
drive. Mr. Dumars at the time of the
declaration of war was holding a home
stead about eighteen miles southwest
of Lamar, but very soon thereafter
enlisted in the marines and was among
the first sent over to France. His
was one of the daredevil companies
that have been making the biggest
fighting record of the war for the past
few months in France, and he has at
last been called to pay the last full
measure of devotion to his country
and the great cause in which it is en-
listed. According to the records his
only near relative is his father who
resides in central Kansas, and the
deepest sympathy of all our citizens
goes out to him in this great loss.
A Second Hero.
News was received today that a
second Prowers county young man had
been killed on the front in France.
He was Merle C. Rockwell of Holly,
and was also one of our early waI
volunteers, and likewise with the mar
ines. Like all that famous detach-
ment he did his full duty nobly, and
in death not only reflects great honor
upon his family but his county as
well. The long list Of our boys over
there now, and the growing casualty
lists since the Americans are in the
forefront of the fighting makes it GER
tain that our people will have to be
prepared for frequent reports of this
character from now until the end of
the war. Young Rockwell was excep-
tionally well known and well liked by
the younger set of Lamar as he was
a popular high school boy and on the
football and baseball teams of the
Holly high school. His death brings
the war very near to all our citizens.
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airyiew.

Miss Francis Reynold and her sister
Miss Ruby arrived in this section on
July 18th to spend few months with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reynold. Francis
and Ruby are from Emporia, Kansas,
Mrs. Charles Bethurum received the
sad news one day last week that her
uncle, or rather her foster father
was very low-the ouly relative she
says she has any remembrance of.
Mrs. Bcthurum is in Missouri at this
writing
Mrs. VIM. Swope is suffering from
severe shock from lightning during
the storm on July IL. She was split
ting kindling at the time.
Mrs. Bert Intehanspe has gone to
Manitou. where she expects to put her
Oldest daughter in school.
Mr.. Hoil Billingsley goes to Denver
on Wednesday of this week. He has
offered his services to his country.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Saunders left
for Denver on July 18th.
John Triska left for Fort Logan on
July 10Th. He was one in the July
call.
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,aC.,

and regular election, except with re-
gard to the state ticket. Here in
Prowers county, after the refusal of
the democrats to meet the republicans
in conference, there was a general
mix-up and it looks like there will be
more than the usual amount of hard
fights both in the primaries and the
November election. In this though we
are only following the lead of the state
as there are more contests for the
primary nominations this year than
usual and the fight promises to be
more bitter than ever. All this is done
to keep "honestjohn" in office without
the necessity of paying his campaign
expenses. That is really what is at
the bottom of the whole mess stirred
up. "Honestjohn" must have office
and is too tight to pay his legitimate
campaign expenses, so must work
some scheme to,rake $16 per head out
of the people. When governor he
made the state pay the bill and it was
plenty. He comes high but he just
can't live without Office.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
No Politics. or More Politics.

There seems to be no medium
ground with the American people.
They either go in for no politics at
all-or for all they can get of it. This
year throughout the country there was
talk of curtailing political work so the
people could devote their whole atten-
ton to war matters. Some places it
has succeeded and compromises have
been reached which will result in elm
mating politics entirely, but where this
has failed it seems to have stirred up
an extra interest in the game and
there will be more scraps than usual.
Up in Bent county they followed the
plan originally proposed by the two
party committees here and appointed
conference committees from the two
conventions. These succeeded in get
ting together and nominating a ticket
that both conventions endorsed and
there well be practically nothing but
a ratification vote for the primaries
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Farm Loan District Agency.

Mr.. ]. G. Gregg of Oklahoma City,
has been appointed district agent of
Freeman & Frick, well known farm
loan brokers of Freeport, Illinois. They
have decided to make reasonable loans
on the dry lands of this section of the
country on fair terms, and Mr.. Gregg
has decided that Lamar is the best
location for his central offices and will
make his headquarters here. He has
rented Offices in the Silver block, and
will soon have them opened and ready
for business. These loans are neces-
sary to enable many of our new farm
ers to make the necessary improve
ments and purchases of stock to en-
able them to efficiently farm their
newly acquired homesteads, and it is
fortunate that an outfit able to meet
the emergency even in war times has
decided to enter the field.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
Prowers County Sending 80 More of
Her Men This Week TO The Ma
tional Army.

Three new calls received since our last
. issue and most of whom have gone in
the past few days include the names
of thirty-six Prowers county young
men. With the going of all the men
called for August the list of Prowers
county men who have answered the
country's call since the war began will
reach a total of about 750 or almost
six per cent of the county's estimated
population. While this is more than
double the average for the entire
country, yet it is still less than half
what the average for the entire coun-
try was in the great struggle of the
eos.
A new draft bill including men from
Is to As has now been introduced in
congress with the backing Of the war
department and will probably pass.
The registration under this law will
be made on September 5, and the new
registrants will be classified just as the
old ones were.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
3 & )?:; So
Flashes From The Trees -
s.? :;() ?:;!'-s-'

A man in Lamar by the name of
Freeze
Attempted to climb up one of his
trees,
But a stray kilowat
Hit him in tender spot
And he yelled out "Helpl Pleasew
The fireman piled the coal on the
fire,
And piled and piled till it would go no
higher;
But still it was dark,
For every burned spark
Escaped to the trees from the wire.
The Lamar register., 1918-08-07
NOTICE

Attention is again called to all girls
who wish to enroll as student nurses.
Remember that all who enroll at this
time will be given the preferences for
positions in army hospitals and over
sea duties.
Any information will be given at
the council of defense room between
2:30 and 500 p. m.